Hello, I heard that this drama has two versions. The one without the s*x scenes. Would anyone let me know where…
It's on Viki. No nudity and it's not "cut" actually, or if it is, that's just seconds. Don't know why they thought it would be a good idea to have those scenes bc my hunch is that people who watch on Viki like it better.
Let Wind Goes By is a finely crafted crime drama with some of the best acting I've ever seen. It's a sad story of 3 childhood friends whose lives and dreams get shattered by unfortunate events, poverty and sheer bad luck. Sometimes it feels like these desolate dramas where the setting and environment play a big role were made just for me. The setting in this is a mining town that is about to be closed down and the inhabitants moved elsewhere. The cinematography is beautiful. There story revolves around two different crimes 10 years apart. These two timelines are well woven together, with more focus on the present (2003) than the past (1994).
The 3 friends are so fully fleshed out as persons whose lives and circumstances get out of their own control that we don't get to judge them as either good or bad people. We try to understand them, watch them, and study them, with sympathy. If anyone looks for shiny happy people this definitely ain't the place. The 2 policemen in charge who are also main characters, are just very ordinary humans with their own strenghts and weaknesses. They have no superpowers but just bite into solving the cases and never let go. It's shown how their persistence and passion also takes its own toll on them.
About the actors, Jiang Qi Ming as Liu Bai, Yang Cai Yu as Mei Wei, and Huang Feng Feng as Lei Chugui, are all simply amazing. Such nuanced characters, fully fleshed out. What makes this drama so good is that we really never know what and who to trust in the story. Whether they had a plan or worked things out together or just deceived each other, whilst still remaining each other's closest friends, is what makes up the suspense in Let Wind Goes By. It seems like a small thing but if you're into character based dramas, this one is just fascinating. Very little action or violence shown, which I liked. Even the one near-psycho character, Lei Changtian, admits his own dumbness and impulsiveness. Just when you thought this character was going to be a psycho killer caricature, he sits down and admits he's a typical guy who does jailtime bc of lack of self-control and obsessive compulsive drives. That the veteran detective starts studying criminal psychology is one message for us watchers from the writer about how much thought went into building the story and characters. And how much they expect us to think, by ourselves.
The downside is that the pacing is slow. I recommend watching at 1.25 speed. And there were some things that were confusing or revealed too late, in the last episode, like what happened with the people in the burned car and who crashed the truck into the guy with a burned face. These things make me rate this 8.0.
I was relieved when the 2ML showed up, just because he seemed like a breath of fresh air. It's just difficult to get excited about the childhood friends becoming lovers trope. Them getting slowly back together is not something I look forward to, just because to Welcome to Samdal-ri and Love Next Door are in recent memory. I was pretty frustrated at both, too much lingering on the past, too many flashbacks. That the plot of Motel California seems a tired old one is not a fault of the writer and the crew, just an unfortunate timing issue. I like the cinematography, it's the reason I'm still going to watch next week. The level of the dialogues is unfortunately not on par with the artiness of the settings and cinematography. That the MCs were bullied in the past also makes them more stereotypical and less interesting. I hope to see more of the FL making her way up in her career in the present in the coming episodes.
Why am I still waiting it to get better after having skipped most of the last 2 episodes. Bc the writer. Wok of Love was just as whacky, random and silly in ep 1-2 but got much better as it progressed. In the end it was a sweet slow burn romance. Iron Family, same writer, is well written, the humour is genuinely funny. That's why I'm still going to give this a small chance. Although there's nothing sci fi here, twisted sperm getting straightened in space is not even a funny concept. Sci fi needs the science part too. I'm still hoping for this to get even slightly more serious and character-focused. I couldn't watch ML risking to burn down the space station. That was too frustratingly reckless.
This has gone from 8.8 to 7.9??? WTF is going on in MDL??? Trolls in action!!! with no better things to do. It…
no need to take up arms and go on full war mode just bc other people may have different opinions. This is a commenting and criticism site, not a fansite.
literally. put a man in power and all of a sudden he forgets all that you’ve done for him 😭 I feel so bad…
Lollol back at you. You said the queen had no role in his rise to the throne. Wikipedia says Lady Min (Queen Won Gyeong) was a partner in the coup.
In 1398, Jeong Do-jeon, who was enjoying great power at the time, enforced the Enforcement Breakdown Act and returned all the private soldiers and weapons to the state, but Lady Min had hid the weapons and private soldiers, that belonged to her family, in her house. Shortly after Taejo fell ill, the Min clan took advantage of this opportunity to give the weaponry and resources to Yi Bang-won to which Lady Min tried to encourage his coup.
Yi Bang-won then rose up with his brother-in-laws, Min Mu-gu and Min Mu-jil, and immediately revolted and raided the palace, killing Jeong Do-jeon, his followers, and the two sons of the late Queen Sindeok, Grand Prince Uian and Yi Bang-beo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Wongyeong
As you can see, you can link your source to your answer. Whatever article you're referring to, pls provide a link.
literally. put a man in power and all of a sudden he forgets all that you’ve done for him 😭 I feel so bad…
Queen's Min family with the private army was behind his rise. As in Six Flying Dragons, the queen had a big role. I don't think Wikipedia lies bc SK has a detailed recorded history which most countries don't have.
how accurate is the show? as far as I know King Sejong was already born when his father ascended the throne?
It corresponds to what we can read in Wikipedia about King Taejo, King Sejong, and queen Won Gyeong. Lee Bang Won (already adult or almost adult) played a big role in the forces that enabled his father to become a king.
Based on ep 1, this one is a fast-paced quality historical drama. I was instantly immersed. What makes it extra interesting is that it's based on real historical characters. It feels like a sequel to Six Flying Dragons although it isn't. SFD ended when Lee Bang Won became the king. In SFD the relationship between Lee Bang Won and the queen was relatively non-romantic and distant, based on mutual interest to take the throne. Lee Bang Won was in love with Boon Yi. I haven't watched Lee Bang Won the King of Tears yet, but it's fascinating to see these different versions of history.
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The 3 friends are so fully fleshed out as persons whose lives and circumstances get out of their own control that we don't get to judge them as either good or bad people. We try to understand them, watch them, and study them, with sympathy. If anyone looks for shiny happy people this definitely ain't the place. The 2 policemen in charge who are also main characters, are just very ordinary humans with their own strenghts and weaknesses. They have no superpowers but just bite into solving the cases and never let go. It's shown how their persistence and passion also takes its own toll on them.
About the actors, Jiang Qi Ming as Liu Bai, Yang Cai Yu as Mei Wei, and Huang Feng Feng as Lei Chugui, are all simply amazing. Such nuanced characters, fully fleshed out. What makes this drama so good is that we really never know what and who to trust in the story. Whether they had a plan or worked things out together or just deceived each other, whilst still remaining each other's closest friends, is what makes up the suspense in Let Wind Goes By. It seems like a small thing but if you're into character based dramas, this one is just fascinating. Very little action or violence shown, which I liked. Even the one near-psycho character, Lei Changtian, admits his own dumbness and impulsiveness. Just when you thought this character was going to be a psycho killer caricature, he sits down and admits he's a typical guy who does jailtime bc of lack of self-control and obsessive compulsive drives. That the veteran detective starts studying criminal psychology is one message for us watchers from the writer about how much thought went into building the story and characters. And how much they expect us to think, by ourselves.
The downside is that the pacing is slow. I recommend watching at 1.25 speed. And there were some things that were confusing or revealed too late, in the last episode, like what happened with the people in the burned car and who crashed the truck into the guy with a burned face. These things make me rate this 8.0.
In 1398, Jeong Do-jeon, who was enjoying great power at the time, enforced the Enforcement Breakdown Act and returned all the private soldiers and weapons to the state, but Lady Min had hid the weapons and private soldiers, that belonged to her family, in her house. Shortly after Taejo fell ill, the Min clan took advantage of this opportunity to give the weaponry and resources to Yi Bang-won to which Lady Min tried to encourage his coup.
Yi Bang-won then rose up with his brother-in-laws, Min Mu-gu and Min Mu-jil, and immediately revolted and raided the palace, killing Jeong Do-jeon, his followers, and the two sons of the late Queen Sindeok, Grand Prince Uian and Yi Bang-beo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Wongyeong
As you can see, you can link your source to your answer. Whatever article you're referring to, pls provide a link.