rationalbeings

"expensive warehouse dramas, ie the leftover scripts with loads of shiny shiny looks and such but lacking in the components to make many of them have long-lasting legacies." - THIS SO MUCH.

They have high production value cause these platforms have $$ and expensive cast but they lack the soul of dramas that the likes of TVN have produced.

All these new platforms trying to quickly suck in the kdrama market are really missing the mark. There are some good Netflix ones but Disney + is really floundering all over the place.

That was a fiasco. And I can't believe they are going to handle season 2.

At this point even a hug tbh.

Did they completely forget the ML has a son in the last few eps? like he disappeared....what happened to to his company? and does his backstabbing friend just get away with everything with his scheming ex wife? like.....there were so many filler scenes - could have used up time to answer more interesting subplots.

Honestly as a revenge drama I found this lacking. As a romance drama (honestly what romance?) I found it lacking. As makjang also I found it lacking. It's not the lack of episodes that make this drama fall flat for me. It was the weak script and predictable actions of each character.

The FL is not strong at all and thus as the main character seeking out revenge she fails. She is the epitome of a character who is passive in every situation. She depends on the men around her to save her- so the revenge isn't even satisfying. Tbh she doesn't really do anything herself. She isn't doesn't have a ferocious bone in her body and the script made her come-backs so weak. In contrast the antagonist is what kept me watching. Girl was really relying on her body and brains for the most part. She was definitely rotten to the core but she had more of my respect than the FL. She was so vicious and dramatic it made the drama somewhat worth the 8 eps.

The romance.... man I don't know if they were maintaining covid restrictions filming this for the main couple but I haven't seen that much distance even in PG13 youth dramas. I read below in the comments the actress doesn't do intimate scenes- fair- but she shouldn't pick mature scripts then. It was like they were strangers...and then they were suddenly so in love that the ML can't be without her? How? When? Where?

All in all- you watch this to fill time but it's not as exciting as a revenge drama should be and basically every female except the FL sucks.

Oh thanks for the rec. I did try watching Love O2O when it first came out but I couldn't get into it. Characters felt too plastic for me. But thanks!

It meams sad endings. And yayyy! I'm glad you are enjoying this!

Oooo I just looked it up. I think I may pass since I never watch SE dramas. It's just too heartbreaking for me. But I'm glad you are enjoying Fated Boy! I can't remember where I watched it now but the subs were pretty decent and I think it's on YouTube too? The FL is really good in that. She's not perfect like this drama, has her own flaws and is struggling with her own issues but she tries to learn and grow.

If you know please let me know!

haha i don't blame you. I had to rewatch clips of dramas that made more sense than this as well!

I hope you like My Fated Boy, I really did enjoy it more than this drama.

Ooo also I didn't know the history behind Lai Kuan Lin. That's interesting. His acting here is decent but needs improvement. Not bad though!

Oh also disliked the fact that this drama was 50% business conflict which was also written sooooooo boring. I was falling asleep in their boardroom fights.

At ep 8 and I'm dropping this. I was already not in love with how this was directed and filmed. It's supposed to be mainly a thriller but the director seems to think this is a slow burn? It's too slow paced to be a thriller that can keep you engaged. There are so many slow camera pans and long pauses in dialogue that would have worked if this was just slow burn romance but it's just not that...

But what really annoyed me was how terribly they handled the se*ual assault case. I kept waiting and waiting and waiting for that to be treated more seriously by anyone. The main FL doesn't really, no one else does, and then it just get treated like something that is almost completely normalised. Like...no. Even if you want to show how justice is never served to the elite, how they treat this as nothing, you can't write it in a way that forces the audience to pretend it's not a big deal. It was just a complete disappointment.

IMO 7.6 rating is fair- I gave it a 6 but I dropped it so...

Can't even make it to ep 4. FL is really obnoxious after the 1st ep (which was so promising!) and judging by the rest of the comments it's only downhill from there. How can they make such a weak FL a gang leader....seriously...she's praying on a shooting star in prison instead of strategizing...what kind of gang leader is this ? Even the first episode she was so useless at the bet and we are told that she has the "respect" of all the men in her gang....ok.

Dropped.

Let me know if you can finish it and if you liked it!

IKR! Sometimes I wonder what makes the writers think people react like this. Like have they interacted with humans before? Such poor writing!

You made the right choice by dropping this cause it will only infuriate you how quickly this drama devolves. FL is back at square 1 with her immaturity and has dragged the ML down there too. Totally a waste of time.

Agreed, there's no story here. Just a bunch of pretty people on screen.

Dropped this at ep 13. I kept trying to give it a chance since it's got such good comments and I really wanted some non-angsty lightearted fun but this wasn't it for me. The leads lacked chemistry that is usually so important in a noona romance. Honestly most of the time I could see them as on screen siblings too.

The FL and ML characters are both very sweet and nice and that's the reason I kept trying to watch it. But there's just nothing interesting about either of their personalities. It's like I'm watching the first draft of a character board.

There's no real plot so there's no tension. Even the FL doesn't really worry about the age/sibling status much. Like...it's a drama where nothing happens but it's not presented as a slice of life so it all just came across as bland. I think I rewatched recaps from 3 different dramas whilst watching this cause I kept being bored.

Also Xiaoman's character is the reason I dropped this drama. I couldn't take watching her onscreen anymore. She's selfish, weird (not in a good way) and just completely lacks any common decency. First with just barging into someone's house, then what she does to the FL and just has so much thick skin to ask anyone for money. But the best thing is EVERYONE just laughs it off like "oh haha what a silly girl". Just wow. What was her character based on? A 5 year old who was never taught basic manners? Why do writers do this? Why do they include characters who are just super annoying/selfish/criminal but present them as comedic relief?

I don't recommend this. Go watch My Fated Boy instead. Now that's a great younger man-older woman drama with tons of chemistry, great acting and writing.

umm... this was terrible. It can be so hit and miss with these short web series. The only joy is the child actress. What a joy!

Right? She never grew, never learnt. All she did from start to finish was run away constantly. Both guys are begging her to just communicate and she's like no I'm going to act like I'm 15 and not know what an adult conversation is. She was written horribly. I feel bad for the actress who had to read the script. Sometimes these actors must be thinking- Why do I have to act like this? It makes no sense.

I hope you did drop this and not continue til the end cause it just got worse and worse.