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it doesn't get better

I liked this drama in the beginning, but really stuggled to finish it. The second half was all filler scenes and nothing to be excited about.

The last 4 episodes made me angry. What right had to FL be so sour and angry at him when it was she who had completely cut him off? How was the FLs family supposedly "better", upper class and MLs family lower class? Where did this class division come from. It was crazy thinking to me. And poor ML striving 5 years to achieve "the level" of FL's family made zero sense. Complete rubbish.

And I hated how the FL really only looked bored during the last 4 episodes. She barely smiled after they got together. They had like 2 romantic moments and that was all. 15-20 eps would have sufficed. I finished this because I liked Li Yunrui, his acting was good.

If you're looking for a sizzling romance, this will be a total letdown in that department.

it doesn't get any better, I wish I had dropped it

Lee Hong Nae was so much fun and I hope to see much more of him in the future.

He was supposed to only be a guest in a couple of episodes. They just took him in. Shows how much they were creating the script on the spot.

Many thanks for this comment.

Does anyone have a link to the song the prisoners performed in the prison? It was so powerful, would love to hear it again.

I also loved the ending theme sung by Sun Hao.

Many thanks for the companion piece. I agree with you on the rating and the Douban score.

One of the greatest dramas I've ever seen. Cried sm at the end. Still raw from the experience, but I especially loved Sun Hao and the other 2 masters. Happened to come across a YT video about Sun Hao's life https://youtu.be/l-CPt7CHcg4?si=fGAQeFhGi31fvcLB. 9.5/10

I understand avoiding the idiots. One more good reason to drop a drama: a page is full of idiots who can't take other people's opinions.
The Lead is magnificent. Serious high quality drama. But downside is dramas such as this make it difficult to continue with fun fluff.

Thanks for writing the comment I was looking for. I found out that at the beginning of ep 7, I didn't have any motivation to watch this anymore. It seems there's nothing more to look forward to, nothing that we haven't seen a thousand times before. (Am glad I'm not a completionist but can just let go). (It's also that as I'm watching The Lead, which is fantastic, the contrast just gets too big)

very true. The last 2 episodes were full makjang and I dropped my rating to 7.5.

Dong Hyeon's tears and a hug from his superior. They're so precious! Nothing is tropey or standard in this drama! Ra Mi Ran and Yoon Kyung Ho looked so good together on that mini scene, btw, like they were meant to be a couple in k-dramaworld.

Skipping all scenes with Mun Do. This is getting predictably tropey, propable drop next week.

"You weirdo"? Pls read that text above the comment section: "kisskh is a space for respectful and thoughtful discussion. Harassment, hate speech, personal attacks, and inappropriate language are not allowed and may result in content removal or account action. Please keep things kind and civil." Reported you - not that it helps but just so you know.

Pls learn to write your opinions on your own line instead of attacking and denying others opinions. People like you are the reason why this place needs a functionality that prevents people from answering. You just can't figure out how to make this space comfortable (and I guess you don't want it to be).

Yes, that moment showed limited range. I agree that he's good in picking the roles that suit his range. But he did have scary sides in Wonderful World. I think the director of Wonderfools was not the best and the whole thing and acting got too unhinged and chaotic toward the end.

I agree he's actually very good in True Beauty and Wonderful World. I particularly liked him in Hit the Top, he was so funny in that one. I can easily name 100 idol-turned-actors who are worse actors...most of the time people really do not see the acting bc he never overacts (which in itself is a talent).

I noticed the eye bags too! The criticisms have always been overly unfair bc he's neither the worst or the best actor. I really like his eyesmiles. He's much more comfortable and natural in his roles than many other idol actors.

The first 4 episodes were good. The big twist in the middle totally killed my enjoyment of this drama, unfortunately. The last 3 episodes were filled with forced humour and overacting (from all mains except CEW). Director is to blame and I felt second hand embarrassment for the actors who definitely deserve better than this. It took me ages to finish and am glad to be done with it. Not saying CEW was particularly good but underacting tends to work better for me than overacting for being able to relate to the character. PEB was pretty good and delightful in the first half of the drama.