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People who like The Glory will not enjoy Oasis.

Doo Hak is usually the one doing all the punching. The drama isn't very simple in terms of good guys versus bad guys. The genre is tragedy. Tragedies have been written since always.

I won't ever be able to understand the current obsession with revenge. Or that people find revenge dramas fun. But to each their own.

There was zero incivility in the correction. Pls take a look at the comments section of Kill Boksoon and you'll get the gist of the usual style in MDL (aka wishing other commenters dead)

I don't think there is, actually. Outside of dramas, in the real world. In any case, not around the world. Show me the statistics. 99 % of killings are done by people with weak impulse control. People who have substance and mental health issues, who have a poor family background. Not well-to-do members of the society. Drama is drama, but criminal psychopaths are a very rare species.

Highest of all time would mean higher than any other drama ever.

One of the key scenes was when Soo Yeon said, "for 2 hours I could be more than a mother and a worker". In those moments she was able to be more of herself and explore more of what she could be. Personally, I expected the drama to be even more liberal since I'm all for freedom and not ownership. We are all different persons when meeting a new person, learning about new dimensions in ourselves. Yes, it can be quite emotional and mutually supporting and not just a superficial game as with Yoon Gi. The way people people are expected to restrict their exploration of themselves and of others and of the world is quite clear in the comments. But coming from another direction, those restrictions do not make much sense and that's why expected this to be more liberal. But there were good insights and definitely no glorification of cheating. Also I was stunned by how good Song Ji Hyo was in this drama.

Just as with Reborn Rich, people here mostly ignore all of the historical context. Only interested in whether boy gets girl. As if this was just a flawed and failed version of What's Wrong With Secretary Kim. How can people write about the drama as if the characters existed in a vacuum. When Cheol Woong was tortured by the secret police and forced to become an informer. When Doo Hak's sister was similarly tortured and is even in a relationship with the student opposition movement leader.

Prior understanding of the cultural context is a must.

This may come as a big surprise to you, but people have their own tastes and opinions. You have yours, I have mine. Capisce?

Just as with Reborn Rich, people here mostly ignore all of the historical context. Only interested in whether boy gets girl.

prior understanding of the history is a must, imo. Nothing conventional here, tragic undertones.

completely agree.

heartwrenching drama. like a Greek tragedy. Definitely not for everyone.

I think everything will get sorted out, happy ending.

well said indeed. King in Love, personally I loved that one.

There was a crown princess selection, the selected one got killed. The princess still alive is the crown prince's sister.

I don't see how people expressing their sheer delight with Lee Jae Wook's acting merits calling them fangirls. Derogatory.

No reason you should, better not trust the hype.

Yes, indeed. I don't know of any religion or philosophy that applauds revenge. Except old testament. Seems we're back in those times. Nobody says that dedicating one's life to revenge is an absurd and bitter way to live.