common sense, finally! even if the controversy hadn't existed, why are they still producing shows where poor fl marries her rich boss in 2023? and so blatantly at that, like yeah patronize us some more and is the obsene wealth supposed to dazzle us? it makes me feel unconfortable and furious, under every shiny thing they show there's underpaid labour and environmental destroyal. riches are used in many dramas, but at least in some they have a point. for example in the penthouse, it signifies greed and inhumanity, in the glory it's what protected perpetrators from consequences. here it is used to show us why the ml is desirable. i mean, write him a personality and you wouldn't need to make him rich. i wouldn't be so mad if not for lee junho's GODLY charm that's been wasted on this 13-old-girl's fantasy
why can't kdramas have rules for space-time travel and follow them?? i'm with you on this one. like, i know it's fictional but i need them to sell it to me. also, from now on i will include your female empowerment score (it's already my deciding factor in rating a drama)
it's rare that actors choose to act in fewer but bettee scripted kdramas rather than take every opportunity to stay relevant. i like that she's picking meaningful projects like One Day Off and Romance is Bonus Book, dramas that stay with you long after they're finished
not best by any count, but it's a list of action movies that are available. the viallainess is great, snowpiercer and night in paraside. other recs are Kill Boksoon, No Mercy, Midnight, Recall
quick review of the 1st ep: Riku is SO cute when receiving a message from his crush, this is the appropriate reaction, i'm into it. she works in an office, so i guess she's older? she has a beautiful smile. the older brother who speaks english out of the blue is so annoying, but most brothers are so i'll let it pass. overall, i enjoyed the first ep and wished it was lenghtier
i didn't comment on your last review but i remember that i agreed with your points and wanted to tell you. basically, as you said i can temporarily ignore a fl who thinks marriage is the only point of a woman's life (cause otherwise i'd watch like, 3 kdramas in total) in and only if the story is engaging enough to make me suspend the inner critic. but besides yoo in a's charm, which is the main event and what kept me going for the first episode, everything else is flimsy and badly written. and because they have shallow, toxic storylines they use the H metaphor as if it was the edgy comparison to prove their badly made point. what i mean is, if the story was good and actually taught us something, they wouldn't go for shock value and racism, they'd go for quality. i've seen enough portrayals of other cultures in kdramas to be appauled that this is still happening in 2021 and for a show that's broadcasted by amazon prime nontheless.
and is the obsene wealth supposed to dazzle us? it makes me feel unconfortable and furious, under every shiny thing they show there's underpaid labour and environmental destroyal. riches are used in many dramas, but at least in some they have a point. for example in the penthouse, it signifies greed and inhumanity, in the glory it's what protected perpetrators from consequences. here it is used to show us why the ml is desirable. i mean, write him a personality and you wouldn't need to make him rich.
i wouldn't be so mad if not for lee junho's GODLY charm that's been wasted on this 13-old-girl's fantasy
other recs are Kill Boksoon, No Mercy, Midnight, Recall