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okay but like... did Sky get back home safely? 😅

The child was having breakdowns before the whole revenge thing happened, and they completely ignored it, did not even do anything to check if she is okay after the accident, acing as if nothing happened in front of her, without any care how their actions might affect her. But out of a blue now they care? The dude hide in the hospital to avoid punishment, they did not think to get the child to hospital to get some psychological evaluation. The idea that one phone call from a random girl, and then the daughter saying "I want to be a good adult" wad enough for a dude who clearly had close to zero morality, to willingly kill his career and go to prison is a bit ridiculous for me. Not all parents are good parents. He was not a good parent. The mother was better, but she also focused more on the husband than the child after the incident.

Guys, I don;t even watch it, but I know Mnet.
90% of the fights and drama did not happen, and for sure not in the way they were shown. Mnet can create a bloodbath from a conversation about favorite ice cream flavor. Too many people from other mnet shows talked about how some of the most viral fights were fake, and mnet just edited the footage from different moments to create a 💩 that never happened 🤣

Not the biggest fan of episode 6.
The resolution and the change of heart of the parents was ridiculous 🤣 It would make much more sense if they tried to avoid taking responsibility, but the kid went against them and gave a statement as a witness.
They were doing a good job keeping the balance between realism and positive hopeful note, but this was a full on Disney stuff.

they barely have scratched the surface of how one could think and feel in situations like these < EXACTLY. That's my issue. It's one and the same shallow representation of his feelings and his reactions to what is happening. With their writing of the struggle, this should not be this long.

Yeah, but if the struggle gets repetitive and the main dude does nothing to even try to deal with it - then the show should be shorter hahaha

Here's the thing - if I started to have feelings for a 17 years old child, I would freak out too.
But damn you gonna make a choice at some point. Either stop seeing the kid, even as a "friend" (which would be my choice lol), or embrace your questionable, borderline illegal taste and go for it.
9 fucking episodes and we did not really move forward lol

I am sure Dr. Yang has his story of why he is there, but he is the one that should be leaving if he cannot accept that. < from how they presented it, he has the final say about whenever the genie project can work or not. It's not their place. No volunteering team ever will have more say in how any medical related place in run over medical stuff. So the idea that he should be leaving is ridiculous. I like his character, because he is the only one presenting even remotely different perspective, that for me is just as valid (+ this one nurse that talked with Seo Yeon Joo).

I even forgot the fact they tried to go with that "moving out so I can pay for the mirror" plot. But the romance is overall going in a more unexpected way. I appreciate how it's not "enemies" to lovers, but she is understanding from the start.

It's both - case by case with each patient, but the cases will be the building blocks for the overall development of the characters, their relationships etc. While we will be also getting a bit of information here and there about the characters backgrounds.

too many things in pt 2 came out of nowhere I was just rolling my eyes. And I really enjoyed pt 1. But the differences between the two were too big and the transition was not smooth enough...

ML from the start was not cold. A bit distant, childish - yes. But her was "soft" from day one.

I really do not like how they emotionally manipulate Dr. Yang into not stopping them. Dude is just doing his job. If him doing his job well goes against your volunteering work, leave the hospital and do it elsewhere. And the other nurse has a point. They are extremely loud and vocal about granting last wishes in the hospital, it's a constant reminder to everyone they will die soon. Even the patients that are still in the process of dealing with it, and do not want to participate in their little volunteering.

Things like that kills any emotional impact I feel. When they do the musical scene the finale and everyone sings well... all the random volunteers know how to hold a note well. My brain goes - ah yes, this just Disney shit... And I stop feeling moved 🤣

God bless this show for realistic reaction to accidental kiss. Everyone just giggled, went like "oops" and "this was cute" and no big over reaction etc.

I think it tells a lot about the person, how the perceive life when faced with a lot of death. Will they started to see it as meaningless thing, since we all gonna die anyway. Or will they cherish each day even more, because we can't live forever.

I NEED MORE OF THE VET FRIEND! Also that cute 진구/친구 joke. Love it.

GIRL! YOU TRIED TO KILL HIM! WITH THE DOG! THERE IS NO GETTING BACK TOGETHER! NO CALLING BACK TO MEET HIM. THERE IS NO WAY TO SAVE THIS RELATIONSHIP 🤡

Dr. Yang obviously does not like Gyeo Re, we know. But dude also has some good points. While I don't think overall the dog is that much of an issue, it for sure not be allowed to run wherever he wants, even for its own good. Like the emergency situation - it might get hurt. And Gyeo Re should learn some basic first aid stuff, even if it's just volunteering so he won't go back to jail, that is the basic thing he can contribute with. He himself literally 30 seconds earlier said there is not much time left, but he barely did anything.
That said, this whole bullshit rivalry because of Yeon Joo is annoying.

I have to say, I like Dr. Yang the most. Everyone is a bit too nice and perfect for me. He seems the most refreshing 😅

About the money and gold mr. Kang has hidden - isn't it like future founds for the Genie Team after he dies?

I am honestly surprised how much I am enjoying this show.

So basically you enjoyed the things I did not 🤣
I do agree on Empress Xuan and Consort Yue. I would not mind a whole drama focused on them.

I was about to sit down and read your review after finishing cleaning 🤣

yeah... the pacing for character development and romance made it almost impossible for me to care. they have spent too much time on her being childish for the quick change later, and she was too unsure about her feelings - it took 3/4th of the show before she started to even consider she might like him.

Episode 8 was probably the weakest up till now - it completely lacked direction.

They touched on a few issues, but nothing was truly THE focus of the ep, so it all just felt like a filler. I think they could have made Na Kang Nam potentially leaving a 2 episodes type of a deal, so it would overlap with the scouting offer Seok Ji Hyung got. It would make his role in that incident more complicated, as he would be part of the potential switching companies. It would make the conflict more interesting and even more big/important...

Poome issue kind of... started and went nowhere. How come Joon Young did not tell about it anyone in the webtoon team is beyond me. This is a serious issue.

I also kind of dislike how no one pays true attention to Shin Dae Ryuk's state. He is not just introverted guy, he has serious issues...

This show was for sure nothing new in terms of Chinese costume dramas. Most are same old tropes and stories and it comes down to how well they were executed. Here, it was not that good, especially in pt 2.

pt 1 felt more like a family drama, but they completely changed the tone in pt2 and the transition was just not done well...

I'm emotionally tired after each episode, but in a good way.

What I liked about this 4th episode was the few scenes with the doctor. He does have a point in criticising Seo Yeon Joo. In her behavior she does put her volunteering job ahead of her duties as a nurse. Others are not part of the medical staff, they do not need to care nor worry about the clash of roles they have. With her tho, it is a different story. Sometimes what she is suppose to do as a nurse and what she is suppose to do as a volunteer is not the same.

In the previous situations, while he was against the granting wishes as a concept, he still allowed it, because it did not really affect the patient in a negative way. Whenever someone dies in a hospital bed or in their past house medically speaking makes no difference.

But with Se Hee it is different. They are asking him to administrate medication so she can push through the performance, potentially die. So they are asking him to assist her with potentially dying, to fulfill her wish. And as a doctor, I think it is something he should be able to not comply with. One could say it's similar to assisted suicide, but it's not. She does not want to die earlier because of her pain. She wants to perform and does not care if the consequence might be her death.

Another thing I like about this drama is how technically Kyeo Re is learning how to deal with death (be it with his dog being ill, his conversations with Yeon Joo, interactions with patients), but the truth is, he is learning how to live, how to care, feel emotions, make connections and relationships with people.

Overall, for now a solid drama.

You know what it is? Trash entertainment. It is, what it is.
As long as a show does not try to be more than trashy entertainment, does not try to pretend to be serious, touch serious topics - I'm gonne watch, laugh and enjoy it.

The issue I had with most Mame's stories in the past is the fact she tried to make more out them than just cheap entertainment. She unskillfully added some serious topics, which were grounding the shows more in reality. But at the same time she was not addressing the problematic toxic stuff in it. So it was sending mixed messages - on one had it's "just a drama that should not be taken seriously, so there is no issue with some toxic things", on the other hand it introduced issues that cannot be just taken as a fun simple entertainment.

So, as long as this show will keep to the "over the top, toxic romance" that can be entertaining, I'm fine. And yes, I have a double standard here. Attempted AS is obviously a serious topic too. I guess because the toxic dominant relationship is such a wildly used fantasy in media, and it's undeniable people enjoy watching it, it's hard for me to not see the levels of how it's shown and what I can accept and what is a complete red flag.

Like here, the scene in the bedroom - real life obviously awful. Drama wise? Did not mind it as much because of the "context" aka we knew what Rain was thinking, and Phayu did stop after like 2 kisses on the neck. If it went further, that would be a drop for me.

I know some people say it's slow, but for me, with some dramas and some topics we need to dwell on the emotions and messages a little bit longer. I feel like this drama lets the topics breath a little bit, which encourages me to think about them a little bit more myself.

Personally I loved episode 7. They were able to close one side plot with Dong Hee, while also use it to develop On Ma Eum as a character. Dong Hee never felt like just a background for her, but he also did feel like a part of the overall plot. That's rather skilful presentation. Too many times side plots are completely separated from the main cast, or they feel like a filler with little content that serves the purpose to ONLY support the main cast.

I feel like it was rather painful episode. Especially when Dae Ryuk told Dong Hee how he liked his webtoon and understood the concept. I could not stop myself for thinking - what if he heard these words few days earlier. What if he got the analysis from Ma Eum few days earlier - would it change anything? At the same time they clearly showed that he does not regret his decision, that he feels liberated from his dream and ready to start new chapter of his life.

There is tho one complaint I have about the show - extremely dramatic previews. It's ridiculous. They made it look semi-makjang, but when the episode happens, most of the drama is resolved right away, or does not really cause that much issue. I know that most dramas use this tactic to make viewers check next episode, but they are doing it on a whole new level 🤣

to be honest, i don't even pay that much attention to family relations unless they indicate they are important. Here, all I had to know which one are her brothers so i did not even notice we saw 2nd and 3rd, but not the 1st 🤣