Kate

they use psychopath and serial killer as synonyms.
The idea that "removing" psychopaths would lead to crimeless society is such a joke, it makes the whole premise of the show seem dumb...

Listen, I am a big fan of Astro and I love Eunwoo as idol and I think he is amazing entertainer, but his acting is not his forte. Being critical over something is not the same as spreading negativity.

One of the reasons I dropped Rookie Historian was Eunwoo's performance, which for me was not strong enough. And while you could argue it's just me and my taste in acting that is a problem, Eunwoo faces quite a lot of criticism about his acting, not just from me.

Also, do you have problems with reading? My initial comments clearly suggest the problem were his roles not necessarily his acting.

Did I like 2nd episode? Yes. Tho I was not as crazy about it as episode 1. I hoped it would be more focused on the industry and the behind the scenes of it and less... grocery shopping? I kind of wanted it to be us viewing BL industry via the eyes of someone how has no interest in it, even tho they are forced to be part of it: Gene. Tho, there will be more of it in future episodes I guess, so that makes me excited! He was invited to observe production as a way of gathering information for his new BL novel after all.

Last scene tho, oof. Nicely done. I honestly LOVE the narration added. Such an amazing idea to give us better understanding on what was Gene feeling when it was happening. BUT that said, get ready for me describing how I would direct the scene, coz that white screen was annoying lol

Cue: Kate the Director

Basically scene goes the same as in the original up to the "fade to white" moment - scrap that. The kissing scene continues and they add narration to it. Right before the last line rolls in, we get "fade to black" screen, so the last line is the only thing seen/heard on screen (the lines about him not wanting to stop to not get out of the character). The fade to black turns into either a/ shot of the computer screen with the previous narration shown b/ Gene's hands on keyboard indicating he was just typing that c/ both scene one after another. Then we get wider shot of Gene sitting still kind of in daze (as he was just reliving the kissing via his writing basically). Then he relaxes a bit leans on the chair back and that's when he touches his lips. End of the episode.

I feel like doing this the way I said would make the transition smoother and less in your face. When the white screen showed up I legit was like: the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck is going on lol It just didn't feel connected. "my way" we would have smoother transition between reality and what is happening between Gene and Nubsib and Gene's writing. I don't know... I think continuing the scene without the cut makes more sense than starting the scene, stopping it in quite rigid way, and then restarting it with narration and mixing scene of Gene's writing in.

So, that would be my vision based on my non-existing directing skills ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I am 100% preparade for the fact no one will read that and I'm taking to an "empty void" hahahah

Some viewers tried to excuse it as satire but it's ain't that. None of the people involved in production label it as such, and the source material was not satirical novel either. It's just poorly written show that went too far on jokes based on stereotypes and sensitive topics.

I have learned quite a bit about them while getting my clinical and neuropsychology degree

Jisoo could have been bully. Or he could have not been on.
The victim could have been a victim, or could have not been a victim.
We don't know that since there was no prove beyond "someone said something, and someone denied".

Also, I quite dislike this article (and majority of articles about bullying topics recently) coz it brings more harm than good. The article states "He also shared evidence of him attending the same school." so why is that proof not included? (talking about the original source articles, since this is mostly translation I guess?). Where did they share it? What was the proof? Did anyone verified that? Is there any other proof? Just coz two people were going to the same school does not mean much. News outlets are so f****** lazy I cannot. All they do is going through social media and looking for cases that will sell well, but they don't actually do the work to find out anything beyond online post.

Don't call the alleged victim a liar, don't cancel Jisoo just yet. Freaking wait for more information (if we will even get any). The only right answer to the question: Was Jisoo a bully? is I DON'T KNOW.
It's okay to not know until you have enough information to base your opinion on.

Well i tried to give him some excuse. That maybe his unconvincing performance was a result of how flat the roles were written and he can do better in different roles. But if they are all not demanding, no excuse for him, since other actors his age are giving better performances in these not demanding roles.

So out of all not demanding roles Eunwoo was picking the least demanding ones

oh... oof. ok.
Thanks :)

Can anyone tell me how old the ML is suppose to be?

I don't know how I feel about it. Up till now Eun Woo did not really play any demanding (acting wise) character, and they were either similar to each other, or one dimensional side characters. Because of that, there was not much nuance to his acting. So on one hand it will be interesting to finally see him play something new, but since i don't really know much about his acting ability (because of the roles he was picking up till now), there is this fear of: what if he cannot do the role justice?

Trusted source does not work for me most of the times, because I enjoy watching shows (especially k-dramas) as they air, so there are no opinions about them at the time I'm starting. Not to mention, the only opinion I trust is my own haha My taste in dramas is just all over the place. Two similar dramas in concept, writing, characters etc. can make me have vastly different reactions. With that, I rather just check the shows myself and drop them. And I get that some shows take time to truly start, and you need few episodes to get into them, but for me it's still the same logic: why would I waste time watching these episodes I don't really enjoy with hopes I will enjoy the show later, when I can start a new show I will enjoy from episode one? There are so many dramas, I don't have to be worried I might not have any quality shows to watch if I drop so many.

As for the drama I ended up loving: Project S: Skate Our Souls. Up till now I picked up 26 dropped dramas, 10 I finished (with various levels of enjoyment, but mostly around 6-7.5 rating) and dropped for the 2nd time 16.

I have no problem with people writing reviews if they drop shows. There is a mark for them and in the review it shows on which episode they dropped too, so people reading are aware the writer is basing their opinion only on the part of the story they saw. Explaining why someone would drop show and what they didn't like to the point of giving up on it is also valuable information.

"I've also learned over the years that I would have missed out on some really good dramas if I had dropped them within the first few episodes." this is interesting, coz in my case, I would miss a lot of amazing dramas if I was more strict with picking and starting only the shows I know I would enjoy. For me, being selective would mean I would not watch many amazing gems that were out of my comfort zone and did not seem like a stories I would normally enjoy. That's why I easily start dramas, but I also easily drop them.

For a few months now I've been doing a "2nd chance project" and gave my dropped shows 2nd chance. Most went back to dropped list, few I finished but the ratings went from 4.5 to 7.5. Only one drama that I've previously dropped, I ended up loving. And the more I do this small project the more I'm starting to trust myself with my choices of dropping shows.

I mean... their comment is pretty empty and fully of generalizations without giving any specific. Which scenes they had problem with and why? It's not a hard question to ask. I'm literally just asking for more into about their own opinion...

My favorite part of that comment was "uninformed seemingly cool shade on BL industry" simply because they are calling people who work on the series and are active creators in BL industry, which makes them part of the BL industry, as "uninformed". Them writing uninformed shade means they are uninformed in the eyes of the OP. So from the looks of it, OP thinks they have better understanding how BL industry works from people who are part of and literally work in BL industry.

I've been called Eclectic watcher, easy dropper on feeds for a reason lol
For me, I like to try many dramas from different countries and genres. Sometimes it's miss, sometime it's hit. I hate checking a lot of details before starting shows, usually I just check the genre, first few tags and cast - I don't even read synopsis. Why? Coz in many cases going blindly into a show is more funny. Many synopsis have quite a spoilers in them too.
With me starting many different shows, it's given sometime they will end up not being my thing - hence a drop.
That said, I am doing the 2nd chance project (which tbh, only proves to me that I did a good job dropping these show in 80% of situations lol) and I'm in the process of writing article about it.

Great articles guys! I love reading the ones that are more focus on users and their habits and opinions, rather than shows themselves :D

Even if we call it giving up, there is nothing wrong with that. For me, I see literally no point wasting next 10 hours or more of my time on something that not only doesn't bring me any joy, entertainment or satisfaction, but at times even annoys me.

Excuses are given when one does something wrong. There is nothing wrong in dropping dramas. Hence they gave explanation what makes them drop shows and not excuses why they drop them.

Baek Yi Hyun is one of my favorite characters of all time, and for sure in my top3 favorite "villains". The heartbreaking complexity of his character was just amazing to watch.

you did not reply to my comment under your review, but I see you are replying to people here, so let me ask the same question here:

could you perhaps elaborate which parts exactly were the "uninformed seemingly cool shade" and why you perceived them as such?

could you perhaps elaborate which parts exactly were the "uninformed seemingly cool shade" and why you perceived them as such?