rationalbeings

I think I have watched too many c-dramas lately and they (romcoms at least) now seem so formulated to me. It's a wonder they can keep recycling plots and characters to the point (historical or contemporary) all the cdramas have blurred into one. Like maybe one or two stand out and the rest are....meh. Still I am in a drama slump and I absolutely love the way you have colour coded this so I will look into the ones on the list that seem a little different and I haven't already watched.

Please do one for 2020/21 kdramas too! The article is so great to read!

Wow, what a cast of ridiculously good looking people. Everyone was so attractive and the acting was good too! I really wouldn't have minded a proper 16 episode drama from this, it all passes by so quickly and by the end you miss it (it's not normal that I want dramas to be longer too!).

Did anyone else get Goblin vibes from this cute short drama? Esp since the main actor was given such a similar style to Gong Yoo in this. Anyway this is a really quick and cute watch. Good story, not bad acting, and good OST. Definitely recommend.

they break up, she gets a little suicidal at first but then learns to love herself more. They eventually meet a few times for coffee but just as exes nothing else. Although her character was kinda ignored towards the end, she had a good ending in that she learned to lover herself (though they really should have shown it more).

I also felt so bad for the middle sister and what she had to go through but glad she has such an amazing daughter who was seriously the best part of this show! That story line was the one that made me cry the most.

Yes for the main couple.

Not bad but I preferred When the Weather is Fine. There were some parts that were too drawn out. The issue I had was that the male lead was too perfect. He had zero flaws and it made the whole drama too unrealistic esp since it's kind of slice of life and melo rather than romcom.

I did however love the portrayal of the three siblings. It was super adorable and kind of reminded me of my relationship with my siblings. How they would fight and feel hurt but also love and support each other.

I do definitely recommend watching as it is overall a sweet drama to watch.

I know, they really had more chemistry. The female lead was too stiff in all her scenes I felt.

It was pretty boring, ML carried the entire drama.

I saw the trailer and read the comments but like you said the ending is just open so I feel like I keep wasting my time watching it because everything they did didn't really make a difference in the long run.

No, season 1 didn't give me any reason to.

Yeah I really thought I would like it a lot too, but it I was kinda disappointed. Poor script and acting ( on a lot of the other actors). Even the FL was bland and at times her expressions/kiss scenes were so blank I wasn't even sure she was interested in the role.

This drama was entirely carried by the male lead. Lu Jing's passion for his love and fighting for his love is really the only reason to watch this drama. That and the ost is pretty decent. Otherwise I found everyone else's acting/storylines subpar in comparison. Whilst there was nothing wrong with the story, I feel the script was really weak. It wasn't funny enough in the comedic parts, a little too cheesy in some of the romantic parts and it took me 7 episodes to even be interested in the drama.

The writer also really did the second female lead dirty. Instead of feeling sorry for her I was so annoyed with her for being that weak. She gave up years of her life for nothing and put herself and the people around her in misery. I get it, she was hurt but she spent so long being miserable but it went on throughout the entire series so any sympathy you start out with dissipates within a few episodes.

This drama should have been 20 episodes with a tighter script and would have been stronger drama.

hahahah ;) I'm glad I'm not alone!

MTE. I wanted them to tell us. You can't just go sell that much gold randomly and also spend money like that. The tax office would be all over you!

I really liked her from the get go but her acting reminded so strongly of Jun Ji Hyun in you who came for the stars, I kept double checking it wasn't the same actress (even though obviously not). But I found her character to really compliment Vincenzo. Their romance was very positively portrayed too, they were both independent yet so supportive of the other.

seo in guk has lost so much weight :(

I agree, it took me towards the last third of the drama for them to be likeable. But once they are, they are really sweet.

Despite a lot of it's shortcoming Vincenzo get a 9/10 from purely because it was so entertaining to watch. It didn't pretend to be preachy or realistic, it didn't pretend that the vigilante ideas could be carried out with clear conscience, but required you to get blood on your hands too. I agree with Vincenzo that "the people who are the least scariest are the ones who only talk about justice but don't actually act".

For those who think that the idea of the guillotine file was absurd, I guarantee you it's not that far out of the realm of reality. A lot of dictators (both tyrants and benevolent) who run countries for decades use this a tactic. They are definitely not doing it for justice, but are doing it as protection for themselves and to always have leverage against their opponents. I know of prime ministers who have had "secret files" on every member of their cabinet, the police, their opposition.

The pros:
-this drama has some really hilarious moments
-the overall acting is really good ESP by Kim Yeo Jin, man I have never hated a female villain more than her. And to think in real life she's really into social justice! Her acting was hands down what kept me hooked- I just needed to see her punished
-the hints of romance was sweet and quite nicely added so as not to distract from the main story
-the action scenes were pretty cool (but would had to see more)
-that ending was everything I wanted for this show

The cons:
-it took me a really long time to actually like the geumga gang. I think only in the last third I began to root for them
- some of the story lines were reaallyyy forced with too much foreshadowing you couldn't help but roll your eyes
- parts of the comedy seem a little forced, but there are also genuinely moments where I was laughing my head off.
-there are a lot of filler scenes you may skip through esp in the middle part of the drama

Finally a lot of the things in drama are completely unrealistic but I put it down to a lot of artistic license because * it is a drama* and not one that ever pretended to be realistic from the get go. I didn't watch it with a "this is a realistic look into the inner workings of the criminal justice system." mindset. Don't go into it with that perception and you will probably love it like most people do.

Thanks for the answer! I was explained this by another friend and so it was as I suspected a language issue. I still wish they would use normal female voices instead of such ridiculous voices that make all the FL in c-dramas seem like little girls (although I have a sneaking suspicion that may also be on purpose as infantalising grown women is done across the board in all media).

A good detective drama that really only picks up after episode 8. The first two episode pull you in but then it really drags till the halfway point. However after that it really gets going and you can't help but binge watch it. Seo Kang Joon was really fantastic in this and really was able to show his acting chops. However the script (in terms of dialogue) was not nearly as good as it could have been.

I might be a little biased but Han Seok Kyu's strength lies in his ability to give thought provoking and moving statements (Dr Romantic) and the writer totally wasted this opportunity. There was too much silence in his role which didn't even fit the vibe of the drama that well. Only towards the end we get to see him get lines he can really work with.

Overall I liked it a lot more than Stranger but it's no where close to Beyond Evil (them being the most recent detective series I have watched). It's right in the middle of those two so if you liked them then definitely give this a try.