Kate

If someone's interpretation is based on original work and not the actual drama they are watching, then yes, one can say they misinterpreted it. There is difference between having different interpretations based on ones view of the drama, and someone using original work a drama was inspired by as the reasoning for their interpretation

I think my issues are not even the comments about gwtw, but how I sometimes feel like people misrepresent and misunderstand the characters, because they view them from the gwtw perspective. Like... when people describe to me how FL in gwtw is, I'm so confused where the big comparisons even come from, because the description completely does not match who Gil Chae is. Sure, on the surface level first episode of the drama maybe, but that's it. So when people analyze the show not from the perspective of how characters behave in the show, but how the characters were and behaved in gwtw, that's my issue...

I dropped Moving. Personally i did not like the format, it feeling like a short movies is not my favorite type of storytelling 😅

For everyone who is like me and my friends Mariaaa13 and xinya - struggling to watch anything other than My Dearest now, I cracked the code:

My Dearest in Jang Hyun, we are Gil Chae and all the other dramas are Yeon Jun - we are trying to convince ourself that we like them, but our heart is somewhere else.

the close up to his hand locking the door and that click omg 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

It's official - I watch it for Sang Yeob's face and the romance 😂
The ending of episode 4 is A fucking +
The way he pulled her back and closed the door I'm like : biiiitccchhhhh yes!
That's all I have to say 🤡

I was misled with the subs. Coz to get someone, means to capture
To get someone out means to rescue them. And since they translated it to get him, I thought he is not waiting to be saved, but hiding from Jang Hyun.

But the actual korean word is closer to rescuing/picking someone up from somewhere I guess...

They said one of the officers became insane, women could not be officers, so that solves the issue I guess.

Now that I rewatched, they use "데리러 온다" to describe the whole "Jang Hyun will get him", but as far as I know it does not have the same ring to it in Korean, 데리러 온다 is more like pick up, while to get someone (if we don't add out) has a negative feelings to is.


So maybe it is Rang Eum... 😅

gwtw does not matter tbh. There is literally no one else to kill for it to make an impact. It's either the closest person to Jang Hyun (Rang Eum) or Gil Chae (Eun Ae).

I still bet on Yeon Jun. What I think will happen - Yeon Jun got disappointed with the King, so he will switch his loyalty towards Crown Prince. The man person called themselves loyal subject of the Crown Prince after all, and I don't think Ryang Eum would. something bad happened because of Yeon Jun's blind loyalty towards the royal family (maybe someone dies - Ryang Eum, Eun Ae or even Gil Chae), hence Yeon Jun fears Jang Hyun will come get him for revenge, the same way he went after the enemies who killed the old couple.

While ML might be dead, I don't think he is. If it was confirmed he died, there would be no reason to investigate his whereabouts.

If I had to guess, we will get a happy for romance, but overall bittersweet ending. Gil Chae and Jang Hyun will end up living a happy and peaceful life in some remote small village or something like that, but under different names. Jang Hyun historically speaking will be removed from records, but these who remember the past will claim he was the traitor and the reason Crown Prince got all fucked up.

oh I am completely unable to comment on the editing, I was so high on everything that happened in the episode I was not really focusing on the editing. Will pay more attention during the rewatch. But I'm also no getting into discussion about the editing aspects of the criticisms 😅

It's not just the fantasy ones, for example:

Moon Embracing the Sun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNmUuD4IPGc 2:29 surprised wide eye kiss, zero passion.

Queen for Seven Days - the proper kisses happened when they both already knew they love each other, and that one kiss before that was him literally pinning her against the wall and forcings himself on her ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Empress Ki is a borderline historical makjang with how everything was so dramatic so i won't even comment here.

Kisses are context driven. In most saeguks the first kiss is either "fish kiss" or borderline assault ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and for the few shows that have a proper first kiss, it's when the characters are already mostly sure about each others feelings for each other. Which is NOT the case in My Dearest. You cannot have Jang Hyun teach Gil Chae to slap and defend herself if someone tries to force themselves on her, while also having Jang Hyun forcing himself on her. And Gil Chae would not kiss back at that moment, she was still convince Yeon Jun was the man for her, tho close to figuring out it ain't him. I just fail how you think passionate kiss between these two characters could happen in that moment of the story while still making sense with how they were written till that moment.

But i expected emotions and i didnt see them. < this is exactly the interpretation and expectations I talk about. I'm fine with the scene, I think it was fitting, I preferred the subtle emotions over the heavy breathing full on angst. You wanted something else, on my eyes it would also fit the story and the characters. I completely understand why you disliked the scene. That';s why I did not discuss it with you, because I can clearly see your point and think it's fair 😂

His face is not doing it for me 🤡🤡

That's why I said "not full, they still make a lot of modern tweaks to make it more digestible for modern audience". But the tweaks also have level of how far do you want to push it, and putting your sock lower so maybe or maybe not it will show your ankle is smaller tweak thank having a young unmarried noble lady having make out session with a dude in a tall grass 😅 It's not black and white, it's about how far you want to push into either realism or lack of realism. And for me passionate kiss would be a step too far especially in that part of the drama ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

And putting realism aside, passionate kiss still makes no sense with how the characters are written here.

have not seen Princess Man coz I cannot stand Park Shi Hoo's acting 😅 It's not like I have seen all the dramas they listed, but the fact they put some fantasy shows, when my point was being more than less realistic is the key here.

I loved the subtle uncertainty and I did not need a full on angst pain from the kiss. So that's the matter of preferences here, when what you want and what I am fine with both still perfectly fit into how the characters are written and the setting of the story.

Passionate make out session with lip biting is not 😂

All of them would never be praised for realism tho, would they? You literally names some shows with modern characters time travelling 😅

That's my point. One of the best aspect of My Dearest is the realism of it (not full, they still make a lot of modern tweaks to make it more digestible for modern audience). To give a passionate kiss at that moment of the story would mean taking away from realism which is one of the aspects a lot of viewers love about it.

Inspired means it can be changed to fit whatever the end produce must be and the cultural setting of it. This ain't US production with US culture. The idea they should have a passionate kiss in a drama set in Joseon, when we started to get passionate kisses in MODERN dramas in Korea as a norm in like 2010' sounds ridiculous.

The only way to deliver a passionate kiss in that scene was to ignore how the characters are written and the historical setting of the show.

Jang Hyun and Gil Chae are not characters from GWTW, even if inspired, they were changed and tweaked to fit the setting and the story Hwang Jin Young tells. Being so stuck on the fact it was inspired by GWTW so you cannot see how it's not a perfect copy paste, and expecting the characters to act according to what you saw in GWTW is for me not fair for the show and its creators.

For god sake, Civil War happened 200 years after the events of this drama. One would agree the social norms and standards can change a lot in 200 years. You are comparing 1860' of a rather socially open country (in terms of romance and what was fine) to a 1630' of a conservative country. No noble ladies were going around having passionate kisses with not their husbands in Joseon 😂

I'm not sure we are watching the same show 😅 Anything other than what we've got would make no sense with how the characters are written.

Jang Hyun is literally willing to risk his life to help stop the war for Gil Chae to be safe. He was the one to teach her she needs to defend herself if anyone tries to force themselves on her, during kissing scene he thinks she is still in love with Yeon Jun and he cannot be sure she would even want the kiss to happen. He obviously is the only male characters that puts any value in women's autonomy. And what's most important - he knows Gil Chae is naive, innocent and painfully inexperience in love. He can see through her "silly over the top flirting" right away and even calls her out on it.

On the other hand Gil Chae is a young lady (not older than 20 most likely), who never even had a chance to hold hands with a man, not to mention make out sessions. I mean, girl was literally want to make men go crazy showing 1cm of her ankles.

For me sacrificing characters' integrity and realism for a "passionate" kiss would be a sign of poor writing. Jang Hyun did not go for a full kiss not because he is prude, but because he truly cares for Gil Chae ¯\_(ツ)_/¯