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My Journey to You was epic to me (a 9/10). They managed to create such a credible immersive fictional universe. The drama is rather dark and melancholic. No big gestures (although the battles were also pretty epic), just calm quiet pacing, quiet talking. A drama that spoke in whispers and poetry. I don't know about others, but it moved me so much. Every actor did immensely well - especially Zhang Linghe and Ryan Cheng but also Esther Yu, which I didn't expect (I was prejudiced against her but here they didn't seem to use dubbing) There was the one comedic relief character that didn't quite work but I'm ready ignore that due to character growth. The cinematoraphy was just perfect. The ending was clumsy and abrupt, but that was only the last 5 mins. Maybe they left the door open for a 2nd season (not a good idea).

Planning to watch after I finish what I'm currently watching

I'm planning to watch. Have tried to change the title 10+ times but they ignore my edit (I seem not to be popular amongst the person who accepts the edits).

ML rapes FL. Until ep 15 I thought he was supposed to be a good guy in the drama

A delightfully different drama. Queen Cho Yeo Jung is perfect in this type of drama. If you like this, watch Cheat On Me If You Can. It's absolutely hilarious.

I read that they will have this sequence. My expectation whilst watching Chao's unravelling was: great, Chao will go to a hospital, they will get to the root of his problems and he will get better. But the portrayal of the private psychiatric hospital was directly from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest or worse. If you're sensitive or lack knowledge about real mental health care, maybe it's better to avoid this drama. None of the methods used (binding, isolation, electric shocks, noise torture) in those episodes are legal or in actual use today's healthcare. I was very irritated by the ridiculousness of the portrayal of those instutions which in reality are of course closely supervised by relevant authorities even if they're private like the one here.

I liked this until ep 10. Then it got too unrealistic. Too much screentime for bullies/bullying for my taste. The antagonists were cartoonishly bad, which is something that I'm tired of. I gave 7.0 for the effort. About the psychiatric hospital episodes, below.

Yes, she said they were more than friends, they were family. Aka a couple. It is shown pretty clearly e.g. in the last episode flashbacks.

thanks!

agreed

Very high quality drama

if reading comments ruins your mood, don't read comments. Love ahead. After 500 k-dramas you'll be expecting or even demanding something innovative.

The Douban score will be around 3.0-3.8. Never trust MDL ratings, it's mainly 15 yr olds

ZLH has so much lipstick, it's obviously uncomfortable, lip-drying and that's why. I like ZLH a lot btw

they say money laundering operation. joke of course but where did the money go.

not ever wearing a hat XD. 3.0 is where Douban scores will get set.

yes, what's the fuss about AI. Dialogues and immersive storytelling are everything.

that is true. He seems to be thinking "why am I here". He was good also in The Story of Kunning Palace. I know people disagree about what is good acting, but his acting here is not good and how could it be as the script and lines are ridiculous.

20 minutes is enough to see the ingredients of a drama. The quality of dialogues, cinematography, pacing. Sticking around and waiting means there's never enough time to watch the really great dramas (ones that are award worthy). Strongly agree about Silent Tides. Republican era in the context of Overdo means nothing but clothing style. I'd recommend The Guardians, War of Faith, Lost Identity, and Fearless Blood for absolutely great Republican era dramas.

The discussion is typical bloody MDL fan warfare. If you really like to know what people think of Overdo, you can check out cdrama reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CDrama/comments/1v0gwiq/overdo_%E8%BF%99%E4%B8%80%E7%A7%92%E8%BF%87%E7%81%AB_2026_what_are_your_first_impressions/

I've watched PoJ twice and loved also The Story of Kunning Palace. ZL can act, but Overdo is just so bad and I blame the director and script. Overdo is unintentionally comic over the top makjang. With torturous overdone background music on top.