I'd say if you are honestly interested in the genre, it's worth watching the drama since the first 10 episodes were great IMO (remember this is kdrama land though so don't overthink stuff like injuries- this isn't a documentary😉)
Ep 11 was fine too IMO but a few did complain about the ML's choices by the end of the episode - but I feel like again this is a kdrama about a traumatized overly protective ML, so it's not really surprising either why he did what he did.
Ep 12 - if you have read the novel, you will understand the episode better since they seemed to have rushed that episode by cutting out certain important explanations which in the end made certain scenes feel disjointed unless you remember the warzone hints from ep 1 and SE's reporter friends conversations. AGAIN, this is a Kdrama and if you are more into SAJU's romance than finding logical answers, you'll probably like the episode for the most part since we did get about 20 mins of their love arc + the drama did address one of the points that annoyed most viewers by letting HJ yell at SE but I guess it wasn't enough for some viewers (i personally liked it since it showed that the drama agrees that SE made a bad choice).🙈
The contraversial scene is right at the end of ep 12 and is easily missed (I actually didn't notice it since the contraversial line is barely 5 secs long and i missed that sub completely). So honestly how that scene affects you depends on what you want to see (not being judgy, just saying since I can't dictate your view and not everybody is reading too much into it specially after the possibility if mistranslation comments came up🙈).
Overall we got a happy ending and they ended it on a cheeky note between the couple so while ep 12 wasn't their best it's not that terrible depending on who you ask.
*** (Personally if you ever plan to watch it, I would recommend you to completely ignore MDL and watch the episodes with an objective mind BUT KEEP IN MIND that SE at the core is deeply traumatized too and the "character development " he had so far only covers a few weeks which isn't long enough to cement his rational thought process)
hey, may I ask you what makes you think they wanted to show support to the Palestinians? I haven't watched the…
The arguement for this is that there is a misinterpretation issue with the way how the subtitles captured the meaning behind what the New Anchor said.
Netflix's subs make it sound like Paltima is at fault but some native Koreans and certain other foreign language users mentioned how the subtitles do not agree with the audio because the dialogue is said in a way that needs contextualisation (this is a possible scenario because Netflix has a history of messing up subtitles alot- even I have noticed with dramas where i've watched in multiple platforms, they tend to simplify the meaning)
Also the news banner and other props clearly indicate that Izmael kidnapped the Koreans.
An indept explanation is available below if you are interested :
(I still think the writer should have been more careful with the name choice since it wasn't connected to the drama anyway but there's no point crying over spilt milk eh?)
I understood why he did it first time. Just don’t understand the execution. She was suffering needlessly. He…
It looked like SE (and the writer) were hoping HJ would remember what they discussed in ep 9 when he told her that if he ever disappears to not to look for him but wait for him. This ties with his reaction when he first saw HJ in Argan.
Does he care - thing with SE is that his actions are louder than his words.
This will all be explained within the future episodes but I'd recommend watching how he behaves. Also notice their sorroundings (fashion/ bed rooms for instance) since everything isn't what it seems. Specially, onwho actually has control between them.
(Sorry for speaking in riddles btw- wasn't sure if you wanted spoilers!)
As for the mum? It will be explained later too- if you watched ep 1 in full, basically the mum is a gold digger and expects Heeju to be like that too. She lied to SE because she thought HJ was upto no good so she tried to cover for her so SE won't get mad at HJ for roaming around.
NGL i'm surprised i didn't see that particular question floating around here (i noticed this question popping up alot in most of TVN's dramas with long suffering MLs) 🤣🤣🤣
Even in the off chance it was unintentional, they should have expected at least a 10% chance that this could cause a contraversy and they might have to take action🤷♀️
OMG WHAT HAPPENS?Why is the rating dropped? I stop it after Ep11I can't start final episode.
Ignore MDL and watch it when you get a chance with a fresh mind 😊.
Ep 12 wasn't the best since some scenes felt a bit rushed but it's not terrible (IMO they could have had a better finish if they had 1 more extra episode).
⚠️⚠️vague SPOILERS⚠️⚠️ The war zone arc in the first half of the episode- this wasn't built up well enough since they didn't mention that the ML was acting as a negotiator there (many were confused why SE was in combat there)/ they did hint about the country and SE's past experience there in previous episodes but it was abit too subtle I guess/ they summarised alot of important scenes so they could match the novel but the way did it felt out of place if you haven't read the novel.
SE's behaviour in the first half of the episode is also kind of contraversial since they over-relied on the hospital bed scene in ep 9 ("if i disappear, don't find me and wait for me")- in SE's pov, his behaviour isn't surprising since he freaks out over even little things related to HJ if you really think about it but fans were disappointed. The saving grace of that scene is that HJ didn't cut him any slack and called him out so it's ok since even the drama agrees he made a poor decision (at least in my opinion).
If you don't overthink the 10 second subtitle misinterpretation in the last news room scene, the ending is good since they gave us about 20mins of SaJu moments instead of a last minute happy ending.
Hey got your notification!The fact that SW wasn't aware of a fourth missing kid seems highly suspicious considering…
No worries! 😁
MDL comments section....i know the feeling. Even I was stunned when I saw the comments on Sunday morning (it was chill on Saturday when the episode was first released/ when I watched it).
I loved the 604-406 connection too. SE can't help being the biggest loser in the series....then again his name says it all (Baek Only Love)🤭🤭🤭
You are so right! And the fact that they can continue to role play as 406 and 604 was so cheeky but cute🙈🙈🙈
YYS and CSB seriously did justice for their roles. Like knowing how shy CSB is, Idk how she brought HJ to life🙊🙊🙊
Btw did you see their wedding shoot BTS? Sooo cute!
I need to check the boathouse flashback scene again to look at the grandfather's stare. I was too focussed on SE's fear and the red glow on the grandfather reminded me of the 👿🙈
Your analogy on how the 3 victims were affected by the love they received sounds pretty perfect honestly and resonates with the real SE too. Tthe kid may be murderous but the family didn't even give him a fighting chance to at least control his urges in the right way 🫠🫠🫠
I really liked the last scene how they captured SE and PDJ like they were spies and Heeju their chief ordering his return🤣
Lol now that you mentioned it, most villains' eyes do twitch🤣🤣🤣 Apparently the kidnapper and YYS have worked together before in theatre or a musical. Villains in S.Korea are good looking too🤭
I mean look at PDJ? Nobody could hate him even before they knew about his brother.🙈
Haha me too! I had a great time playing detective with you too! It made the drama experience more fun- thanks for taking the time to respond 😁😁😁
I feel like they had to trim alot to fit in the 12th episode. That's why the pacing is off with ep 12 compared…
True- the real villains were the Baek family and not real SE.
It's even kind of implied that his murderous tendancies seemed to have stopped at fish while he was with the fisherman so the guardian must have done something right compared to the parents.
Yeah it's not a good excuse- shoukd have planned better or removed the scene since they did make other changes.
Last episode was a little let down, so from 10 to 9. But not for political reasons like others mentioned. Just…
I feel like they had to trim alot to fit in the 12th episode. That's why the pacing is off with ep 12 compared to the other episodes.
The Argan arc for instance isn't as simplified as the way they portrayed it. Even HJ's hostage situation and their reunion had more reasoning and depth in the novel- it wasn't a simple stroll that went wrong.
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Ep 11 was fine too IMO but a few did complain about the ML's choices by the end of the episode - but I feel like again this is a kdrama about a traumatized overly protective ML, so it's not really surprising either why he did what he did.
Ep 12 - if you have read the novel, you will understand the episode better since they seemed to have rushed that episode by cutting out certain important explanations which in the end made certain scenes feel disjointed unless you remember the warzone hints from ep 1 and SE's reporter friends conversations.
AGAIN, this is a Kdrama and if you are more into SAJU's romance than finding logical answers, you'll probably like the episode for the most part since we did get about 20 mins of their love arc + the drama did address one of the points that annoyed most viewers by letting HJ yell at SE but I guess it wasn't enough for some viewers (i personally liked it since it showed that the drama agrees that SE made a bad choice).🙈
The contraversial scene is right at the end of ep 12 and is easily missed (I actually didn't notice it since the contraversial line is barely 5 secs long and i missed that sub completely). So honestly how that scene affects you depends on what you want to see (not being judgy, just saying since I can't dictate your view and not everybody is reading too much into it specially after the possibility if mistranslation comments came up🙈).
Overall we got a happy ending and they ended it on a cheeky note between the couple so while ep 12 wasn't their best it's not that terrible depending on who you ask.
***
(Personally if you ever plan to watch it, I would recommend you to completely ignore MDL and watch the episodes with an objective mind BUT KEEP IN MIND that SE at the core is deeply traumatized too and the "character development " he had so far only covers a few weeks which isn't long enough to cement his rational thought process)
Sorry for the long rant btw!🙈
Netflix's subs make it sound like Paltima is at fault but some native Koreans and certain other foreign language users mentioned how the subtitles do not agree with the audio because the dialogue is said in a way that needs contextualisation (this is a possible scenario because Netflix has a history of messing up subtitles alot- even I have noticed with dramas where i've watched in multiple platforms, they tend to simplify the meaning)
Also the news banner and other props clearly indicate that Izmael kidnapped the Koreans.
An indept explanation is available below if you are interested :
https://kisskh.at/discussions/the-number-you-have-dialed/134050-long-thread-debunking-this-whole-mess-before-mbc-releases-a-statement-if-they-do
(I still think the writer should have been more careful with the name choice since it wasn't connected to the drama anyway but there's no point crying over spilt milk eh?)
I liked how informative your content was since you used links to back what you said. Pretty airtight!
(In reality they probably ran out of time)
Enjoy (but don't forget your exam)!
Good luck btw!
This will all be explained within the future episodes but I'd recommend watching how he behaves. Also notice their sorroundings (fashion/ bed rooms for instance) since everything isn't what it seems. Specially, onwho actually has control between them.
(Sorry for speaking in riddles btw- wasn't sure if you wanted spoilers!)
As for the mum? It will be explained later too- if you watched ep 1 in full, basically the mum is a gold digger and expects Heeju to be like that too. She lied to SE because she thought HJ was upto no good so she tried to cover for her so SE won't get mad at HJ for roaming around.
Even in the off chance it was unintentional, they should have expected at least a 10% chance that this could cause a contraversy and they might have to take action🤷♀️
Ep 12 wasn't the best since some scenes felt a bit rushed but it's not terrible (IMO they could have had a better finish if they had 1 more extra episode).
⚠️⚠️vague SPOILERS⚠️⚠️
The war zone arc in the first half of the episode- this wasn't built up well enough since they didn't mention that the ML was acting as a negotiator there (many were confused why SE was in combat there)/ they did hint about the country and SE's past experience there in previous episodes but it was abit too subtle I guess/ they summarised alot of important scenes so they could match the novel but the way did it felt out of place if you haven't read the novel.
SE's behaviour in the first half of the episode is also kind of contraversial since they over-relied on the hospital bed scene in ep 9 ("if i disappear, don't find me and wait for me")- in SE's pov, his behaviour isn't surprising since he freaks out over even little things related to HJ if you really think about it but fans were disappointed. The saving grace of that scene is that HJ didn't cut him any slack and called him out so it's ok since even the drama agrees he made a poor decision (at least in my opinion).
If you don't overthink the 10 second subtitle misinterpretation in the last news room scene, the ending is good since they gave us about 20mins of SaJu moments instead of a last minute happy ending.
Would love to comment - but why bother eh?
MDL comments section....i know the feeling. Even I was stunned when I saw the comments on Sunday morning (it was chill on Saturday when the episode was first released/ when I watched it).
I loved the 604-406 connection too. SE can't help being the biggest loser in the series....then again his name says it all (Baek Only Love)🤭🤭🤭
You are so right! And the fact that they can continue to role play as 406 and 604 was so cheeky but cute🙈🙈🙈
YYS and CSB seriously did justice for their roles. Like knowing how shy CSB is, Idk how she brought HJ to life🙊🙊🙊
Btw did you see their wedding shoot BTS? Sooo cute!
I need to check the boathouse flashback scene again to look at the grandfather's stare. I was too focussed on SE's fear and the red glow on the grandfather reminded me of the 👿🙈
Your analogy on how the 3 victims were affected by the love they received sounds pretty perfect honestly and resonates with the real SE too. Tthe kid may be murderous but the family didn't even give him a fighting chance to at least control his urges in the right way 🫠🫠🫠
I really liked the last scene how they captured SE and PDJ like they were spies and Heeju their chief ordering his return🤣
Lol now that you mentioned it, most villains' eyes do twitch🤣🤣🤣 Apparently the kidnapper and YYS have worked together before in theatre or a musical. Villains in S.Korea are good looking too🤭
I mean look at PDJ? Nobody could hate him even before they knew about his brother.🙈
Haha me too! I had a great time playing detective with you too! It made the drama experience more fun- thanks for taking the time to respond 😁😁😁
It's even kind of implied that his murderous tendancies seemed to have stopped at fish while he was with the fisherman so the guardian must have done something right compared to the parents.
Yeah it's not a good excuse- shoukd have planned better or removed the scene since they did make other changes.
The Argan arc for instance isn't as simplified as the way they portrayed it. Even HJ's hostage situation and their reunion had more reasoning and depth in the novel- it wasn't a simple stroll that went wrong.
It's so obvious most don't even know why they are outraged🤷♀️
It's interesting how there's hardly anybody calling out for Netflix to address the issue interestingly enough
You may have not seen it but on Sunday for instance there were certain users openly hating on her because she read the piece in question.