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I wouldn't blame netizens but predatory media. Unfortunately MDL is one.

I have the same thoughts and prob dropping at ep 5.

Now at ep 5. I lost interest in the drama when it became clear the strategies used by Hee Ae as the campaign manager are just as dirty and unacceptable as her acts in the company. Maybe I seriously expected the good politician's campaign to be good. Dramas where all or almost all characters are unpleasant are obviously not for me. I started this bc Moon So Ri is great.

no but it's not a very good one either. imo.

I'm so happy this is 18 and not 16 episodes!

The watchman is always near to the one he's protecting, in the shadows

Yes, comedy tastes differ

It may come as a big surprise but not everyone thinks the same way. I gave 10 to Narco-Saints, 1 to Glory, which is pure trash morally and philosophically. Just my opinion, but I'm completely entitled to it.

Just an okay-ish drama to watch as a filler. I didn't get sucked in, but will keep watching in small doses from time to time. Mainly because of Bona, she's so fine. And cinematography. Woo Do Hwan is maybe overdoing the comedy a bit too much for my taste although he *is* a very good actor. Or maybe it's how his character is written. Simplistic comedy is not my forte and I'd have liked this more if the elementary comedy had been toned down. But comedy tastes are as varied as people in general (so no attacks pls). AOS is a good example of really funny parts mixed with adventure and suspense, imo.

My picks:
Best Drama: Alchemy of Souls
Best manuscript: Alchemy of Souls
Best director: Yoon Jong Bin, Narco-Saints
Best actor: Kim Min Ki, My Liberation Notes
Best actress: Jung So Min, Alchemy of Souls
Best supporting actor: Jo Woo Jin, Narco-Saints
Best supporting actress: Lee El, My Liberation Notes
Best New Actor: Park Ji Hoon, Weak Hero Class 1
Best New Actress: Park Ji Hoo, Little Women
Daesang: Ji Chang Wook, Sound of Magic, If You Wish Upon Me

If someone's opinion differs from yours, you can call them trolls?

yes

hope you can learn to accept other people's opinions even when they differ from yours.

She is getting better all the time. It's fantastic to watch her acting, she doesn't overdo anything. She has a very serene vibe, which I find enjoyable and soothing. Hope for more lead roles.

Yes, although it's still very conventionally patriachal, it manages to show womens struggles. I hadn't given that much thought to the ex-gf, thanks for that. Personally, if I were God, I'd remove the word cheating from the vocabulary altogether in order to make the world a happier place. But I guess that won't happen in my lifetime. Cheating being a major source of drama and breakups within the dramaworld everywhere, makes the thinking that it is wrong or even criminal like some people claim, too mainstream. But this drama reminded me about a s-korean book I read about a housewife who lost herself to the tedium of housework and child-rearing the point of loosing her mind.

Awaken was so well written I'm going to watch other dramas by this writer.

Excellent, I don't know how I didn't watch this earlier. Not a boring moment. Really well written. The plot is interesting to the max, since these kinds of things (cruel brain experiments with unconsenting subjects, artificial prolonging of the life span) are based on real incidents in not so distant past. If you get interested in the experiments, there's a documentary Minds of Men in YT. And, 100+ year olds, Kissinger, Rockefellers and Rotchilds are very much still on top of the invisible influence pyramid.

I agree. They were both good but Lee Min Ki was phenomenal.

I agree. I don't really see the point of Joseon Attorney, for instance. Forbidden Marriage, Our Blooming Youth and Secret Romantic Guesthouse are okay to watch. but not serious. what's the point of having a historical setting when the plot has nothing to do with real history. The Red Sleeve was 11 on a scale of 1-10.

Six Flying Dragons and Tree With Deep Roots. Also have basis on real historical figures, which make them all the better imo.