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Good catch. This is such an anachronistic faux pas which takes the viewer out of the story. What the hell was writer-nim thinking?

Hopefully this one is actually written for 16-eps. There have been a few 14-eps stories packed into 16-eps seasons recently. Some people (not me) must enjoy having extra vibe episodes after the story is done.

I've rewatched Dex & Dahee's 2-part appearance on Chef & My Fridge three times, now. Even my family (who won't watch SI or typically watch anything that requires reading subtitles) got a real kick out of it. It's so fun & funny!

I LOL'd during the early episode when someone called her that! 🤣

My point is we will never see an MDL article detailing an OTT drama's (Netflix) decrease in popularity over the course of a season while we often see broadcast network's series dragged over ratings decline.

It seems to me that Netflix' Top 10 rankings are useless for any purpose apart from comparing the popularity of two or more different series of any category dropped concurrently within any given week.

You probably find this weird because you care about ratings. I don't. I care about finding quality scripted entertainment worth my time.

I picked this up again after having forgotten why I dropped it. Oh yeah. The ML is a complete idiot running an investigation impulsively on pure emotions fueled with rage. No wonder the corrupt villains laugh in his face, repeatedly. My only curiosity is how this Inspector Clouseau might bumble his way to solve this case? With a lot of help from the supporting cast, I'm certain.

FWIW, FYI, IRL futurist Alan Kay first predicted the smartphone (which he named 'Dynabook') in 1970.

Netflix originals like 'Can This Love Be Translated' deftly avoid this kind of headline by dropping all episodes simultaneously.

I totally forgot to watch the ending but am feeling only a little curious. Did I miss anything especially good in the final episodes?

I just paused mid-ep4 to come here and ask about this. Whether it is due to his athleticism or plot armor (the upcoming love story does not involve a gimp) he is healthy and can still play soccer.

Saving this for another time 'cos I enjoy the sci-fi time travel premise. 20 episodes is a lot in 2026, so I feel daunted.

Surprisingly watchable. Absurd premise, lots of fun, great cast.

There's enough other stuff available to watch that I don't mind leaving this one on the back burner for a while. I'll get to it, eventually. And it's a lot more enjoyable to participate on MDL forums for network shows which release gradually, than it is for an OTT original that drops all episodes at once.

I don't understand why MDL doesn't lock-out a series' rating until all episodes have been marked as watched? Network dramas (with weekly releases) are especially distorted by this. Why not simply allow viewers to rate individual episodes of on-going dramas (like this one)? Only dramas from OTT streamers like Netflix (where all episodes drop in mass) should allow series to be rated on the day of release.

USA has scam awards that ignorant people take seriously, so why not SK? For example, a couple of "journalists" created "The Hollywood Foreign Press" and have been accepting bribes from studios in exchange for "Golden Globes" awards for decades. It's a nice grift for those who thought of it first.

Still waiting a bit longer than we had anticipated for ep 1 to drop. I suspect Netflix is wanting to divert viewers to their original K-series love translated, which was also released today (in full).

I agree. Translating is not just substituting corresponding words.

They should always partner teams of bilingual translators for each language. Eg. A Korean-speaking native English speaker will catch things that the English-speaking native Korean translator will miss, and vice-versa. How else can they find an appropriate idiom?

Chef Choi Kang Rok cooks a bespoke meal for himself.

The Culinary Class Wars Season 2 finale doubles as an epilogue for this show!

It won't arrive before December.

More episodes would be welcome. I'd enjoy a return of the restaurant wars competition from S1.