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I agree. Not wearing any makeup is not watcher friendly. I does not does look good, period. Clothes are horror. Even just a little lipstick would make a difference.

Remakes are very unnecessary.

Cute little movie, but overly predictable and calculated. But who can remain cynical in front of IU, Park Seo Joon and a great cast of experienced support actors. I was happy to see the giant villain from Tree With Deep Roots. 7/10

This was unexpectedly good, 8.5/10. The mysteries unravel slowly, but luckily this means that the drama does not loose its momentum at any point. I didn't skip anything. The first episode is not very good, it made me think this is a melodrama. Which it is to some extent, since the side plots are somewhat ridiculous and initially not very interesting. But even the side plots gather some seriousness along the way: "Every family has its problems". Well worth watching.

no, it's a mystery/thriller drama

makes me smile that you noticed where it came from! really hope he comes back!

yep, it's an epic story and will be always have a big fandom globally. Salty o complainers are free to pass.

A nice, lovely drama but nothing spectacular. It lacked substance and I didn't feel attached to the characters. The cinematography was fine though. I don't know. It was boring in places and I was thinking why it was necessary even to make the drama. This is just my experience, and I don't regret watching. A solid 7/10.

Not much fun after they dropped the guessing game.

From the beginning, it was meant to be a 100 episodes drama. People misunderstand. From start to finish, the story arc was planned before they started filming.

That was not the producers but the actors' own choice.

It aired as one season and only later was divided.

From the beginning, it was written as a multiple seasons drama. That's very obvious if you watched it. Do not forget that the writers are the same as in Six Flying Dragons and Tree With Deep Roots, which are connected to one another although came out with the later period first (aka in the wrong order). That the Korean audience did not understand the greatness to be expected is a let down, but then again it was competing with a weekend drama. Those are always popular even when they are as poor as The Real Has Come.

the winking scene is another unforgettable one for sure!

only the kind of people who are zealots and like to threaten other people and would become real life terrorists if they weren't mere keyboard warriors chose to be impacted. We have all learned a lot about Saudi Arabia due to this incident, which I think is a basically good thing.

well said. it's also sad that the keyboard warriors derive a sense of dignity only from identifying with an authoritarian king and religious zealots. It seems they have no self value if they don't try to lend it from absolutist ideas, which have no relation to reality.

Pool scene is unsurpassed lol. But the scene where the guys were talking over Junho in the bed.

I think it's good to see it here where terrorism comes from. These people are very violent. Deriving a sense of pride, justification and feeling of strenght from waging a religious war. These people are so weak in reality they lend a feeling of strength from a king. whose rightful place is in jail. These people are the underdogs and religious warfare is the only thing that can make them feel superior.

It's good to be able to make a difference between reality and representation and not get worked up about comedy. Every country is misrepresented if you're looking for it, especially neigboring countries have since always made fun of each other. But in this case there's no misrepresentation, elite in Arab countries drink and misbehave. There's a lot to learn from this about the lack of democracy, women's rights and human rights in Saudi Arabia. Nobody should condone the double standards, the way the elite men can do whatever they wish, and the way women can't have anything of their own and will be disciplined cruelly. No one can touch the ruling elite, not even the western leaders because of the money and power will always lead to severe human rights issues being disregarded.

People deriving pride from royalty are delusional. In any country. No blood is more blue than any other blood. My country is steadfastly democratic, that's at least something to be proud of.