rationalbeings

"Drug dealing? By all means press criminal charges. Addiction? Jailing is the worse thing you could to an addict" - this x 10000000000000000

Finished this in one seating. I have bags under my eyes because of this season.

This is a really really dark drama so don't watch it when you are feeling blue already- and have sugar waiting for when you finish. It's sad that this is a reality in Korea, that bullying is such an endemic and that not enough is being done. A lot of it is rooted in class warfare and it's so sad that real people have lived through these situations. I happened across a clip where a young woman came forward with how she was tortured in highschool in a similar fashion and still has the MULTIPLE cigarette butt scars on her arms.

Acting wise - it's the first time I have seen SHK as a proper actress. She has always been a bit meh in her acting but she really stands out here. Everyone else is really fantastic too, they really have a great cast. I won't say much on the plot for now since so much is pending, lets just hope season 2 gives us the resolution we all need!

No he really only loves himself. He's a selfish villain.

This was an interesting watch. They portray mental health well enough and some (not all) of the things the therapist talks about actually make sense.

The leads were good and I liked their story and how strong the FL was as she tried to stay by ML through all the issues. It is something that is ridiculously hard to do and I liked that they show her wavering from time to time but overall being firm in her decision to stay. They also had decent chemistry but it wasn't sizzling for me. The ML was really like a kid at times which is exactly how I imagine dating someone that age would be like. So overall the portrayals were pretty realistic.

I didn't care at ALL for the secondary couple and FFwd through all their scenes unless the leads were present. I specifically didn't for the TA character. She was so weird in how she kept chasing the second male lead around to make him study. I think the actress herself acted so strangely in that role that it came off as annoying.

Plot wise I think too much was happening, it all began to feel super unrealistic. Every episode was a new attack on the FL and it was exhausting to watch it. But what really made this drama lose points for me was the last 4-5 eps. It just was all jumbled up and then suddenly everything works out. It didn't make sense and they could have focused more on recovery instead of the numerous attacks on the FL. The way the mom's storyline was wrapped up really didn't make sense and it just turned everything into a bit of a farce.

Overall though, I think it's an ok watch. Just don't think too much and be generous with the FF button.

Yeah, unless the story centers around the pandemic...I'm not interested in having it thrown in randomly like it was here. Although yes their business would heavily be impacted because so many hotels shut down but 2020-2022 was hard enough irl, I don't need it in a stupid fluff piece like this!

"Unless, you are into ....interesting...scenes...... "
Read your comment before watching and I was like....how weird can it be ? .... I was not prepared for what followed....

Cute fluff, with a portrayal of a really healthy relationship where leads actually tell each other lets communicate and then follow through! Although the direction some of the scenes took... really ruined this show for me so it can't be given that high a rating. An ok watch if you just want some light nonsensical romance.

Yesssss I have missed her!

Do you know the name of the BGMs? They are soo good!

Um, cringe aside I have to say this went wayyyyy above my expectations. Probably one of the best FL's I have seen in a drama of this genre (fast/obsessive/slightly toxic /lots of skinship romances). The acting from the FL was great and for once she was written smartly. She was strong but not in an OTT way, she wasn't stupidly reckless but not cowardly either, she understood logically what she had gotten in to, that it was bad for her, and accepted emotionally that she was in too deep already. Even the ending scene was written in that way that you appreciate the FLs intelligence. It's so rare to see an FL like this in a drama like this. Usually they just whimper and look madly uncomfortable but this one holds her own whilst still showing the audience her vulnerable side.

I really think this should be one of the few dramas that should be rated higher. Obvs there are cringe and cliche parts and I feel like the ML could have acted better, esp in the first few eps (it took me time to warm up to him). I also thought they were too obvious with the lighting and would have had a higher quality drama with more subtlety. But the writing/script kind of makes up for what it lacks.

Recommend this one for those hesitating.

Yup it's a slow paced slow burn with really good conversations and just all around healing vibe.

YUP! Sk government has long used idol scandals to cover up bigger political issues. Tbf tax evasion is no joke but it is a little eyebrow raising that they are all coming out at once.

"because most readers aren't interested in a list of sources." - not related to this article but I wish more readers were interested in sources! That's why now seem to have people who think the Earth is flat and measles are back!

That's always my number 1 suspicion when so many celeb scandals come out at once.

Same! I hope more of the ost comes on spotify!

Ikr. They literally get away with murder everywhere. I wish that was hyperbole.

I am obsessed with with 半點心 by Grasshopper. Even my sister who hasn't watched many cdramas and defi not this one loved it and actually commented "where did you find this song- it's like something you would hear in an old chinese hair salon" LOL little did she know.......

40% of this drama's credit needs to go to the music director. Osts are always an added bonus to a good drama but honestly in this the music is used as if part of the script. It's so captivating.

I might put this drama on hold though cause I just can't deal with the angst I know is coming after ep 15. Not ready for heartbreak when Meet Yourself just healed me.

Hellbound won't be the same without him :( but I hope he takes time to get treated and the help he needs. Even if he steps away from the industry permanently he should just heal.

Yupp.....the burning sun scandal is all but forgotten but the victims and details of that scandal were so many and traumatic. NVM that only really seungri got jail time, none of the politicians etc that were part of it. They all got away scott free.

And someone who suffers from drug addiction (which let me repeat : is a disease) is treated like trash instead of taken for treatment.