Kate

There is a difference between being mature and responsible in your professional life (as they are in this drama) while letting more immature side show up when you are literally having fun with your friends and being immature in all aspect of your life, not knowing how to handle problems and real life situations.

The only truly questionable thing is Chan Young's situation, but the drama was CLEAR she is in fact in wrong here, and she herself knows it. But it's not like by the age of 39 you became emotionless person who relies on rationality only.

I'm appreciating how the drama shows you can be professional is your working environment while not having a stick in your a** in the personal life. I appreciate how the drama shows there are no limits in making mistakes and learning is a process that takes the whole life. Even by 40 you can mess up and have to deal with the consequences it had on you and people around you.

People who say these three do not act their age are for sure really young themselves, coz they have some weird ideas on how adults act and behave 🤣

To put it simply:
The same way not everyone who consumes alcohol has problem with addiction and substance abuse,
The same way not every kink is rooted in psychological issues that need treatment.

and awch that must hurt but ohhh so sweet < how we all experienced the movie 🤣
The consent was such a big deal in the movie. Love how it was pointed out with the fake dom dude. Great to point it out in a review :)

I would not even name Lee Jong Suk or Ji Chang Wook as a truly good actors. They are good for the roles they are taking, but the fact is, they do tend to take similar roles, so it's not even easy to judge how versatile they are. So you naming these two, shows we have quite different standards to what is means to be a good actor.

And I strongly disagree with using different standards for idol actors and just actors. He decided to pick a lead role, I will judge his acting according to what lead actor should deliver, not what I can expect from idol turn actor who took his first role.

And even idol turn actor, he is not really doing that great of a job compared to others. Doh Kyung Soo, Im Si wan, Seo In Guk, Kim Se Jeong, Park Hyung Sik, to name a few idols/singers turned actors who did a better jobs with their debut projects.

I love Kang Daniel as an idol, artist, performer and even entertainer in variety shows, but his acting is quite lacking. He should have taken some supporting roles before diving into a lead ones.

What an innocent view of the industry you have.

1. It's naive to think it was Kang Daniel's skill that got him the role and not the probable profit they will get from using his name thanks to his huge popularity. We are talking about Disney here. They put 💲 over integrity and skills any time.

2. No director ever will say bad things about their production. Who would give themselves bad press? Not to mention he would not want to piss his fans off. Saying good things about the actor is the only way to go, no matter how well they truly performed. You get good press AND you make fans happy = profit.

There is a reason why so many people are not fans of Kang Daniel's acting, and even the people who try to defend him do not say: he is acting well, but rather: "he is acting well for a rookie" or "he is acting well for his first role" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Comment section delivers better comedy than the show itself, when people talk about how nuanced Kang Daniel's acting is 🤣

Here's the thing - he took a lead role, he should deliver acting worthy of a lead role. Not "decent for a first role" or "better than some other rookie idol actors" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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I understand his motivation, I don't see it in his behavior and emotional reactions to anything. There are all the reasons, but there are no emotions behind it.

when Hwal started to plead and be all sorry before dying... I was soooooooooooo done 🤣

For someone who went for 600 to took his revenge, he felt too empty for me. I felt nothing for him, coz I questioned what exactly motivated him to even look for her for 600 years. Revenge that takes such a long time has to be fueled by some kind of emotions, and I did not feel them from him.

For me the ending kind of undermines the stakes of the whole show. The idea that Bulgasal can only reincarnate if they are turned into human. They went "fuck it" at the end without giving any explanation.

While I truly loved Lee Joon in the role, it could be seen as a partially flaw, when the villain overshadows the main characters. When I think about it, he his performance was weaker, maybe I would care more about the main duo. But it was so hard not to love Ok Eul Tae. I remember I had a similar problem while watching Duel. The good guys were too good and one dimensional, while the "villain" was so complex and gripping, I wished him the happy ending instead of the true lead characters.

Lee Joon truly ACED the role. As far as I know, he stole the show.

Lee Joon is truly a man of many talents. Back in his idols day he was great performer, singer, dancer and variety shows star. Now he exceeds everyone's expectations in his acting career.

I would have preferred this drama to be set entirely in Goryeo or Joseon < I agree. Honestly speaking, the same vicious circle of fate and revenge could have been kept without the present time line.

As always, great review :)

yeah, i would hide it under spoiler

For me the concept was so interesting, I don't think I would be satisfied even if they used these 121 minutes to the fullest.

the concept was too complex for a short drama like that.

Since I'm getting ready for sleep, and this is a longer read, I will read tomorrow after work, but just scrolling through I am just AMAZED with the formatting and how beautiful it is 🥰

Insulting actors looks is not hate watching, it's being an asshole. Same way insulting people who dislike a drama is not appreciating a show, it's being an asshole.

I had such a hard time with this show, coz they did some things extremely well, but some were just poorly written/executed.
I loved the story and the idea behind it, but the directing bothered me quite a bit.

but I can totally see all the strong points you mentioned :)
Great review!

Well... some people have brains and actually use them.
Saying I'm overanalyzing coz I mentioned obvious flaws in story building is a reach ¯\_(ツ)_/¯