Kate

Not a problem, I'm starting to regret posting it tho. I was kind of hoping it would be buried at the bottom of all the other reviews and not be the top one.... I hope soon the fans will make my wish come true ;)

would you still find the action attractive if the character as not < I like what you wrote and this is exactly what I meant.
My rate is EXTREMELY subjective, I was annoyed with this drama since episode one. But truth to be told, all ratings from other people are subjective. I see comments saying: I know there were many flaws but the chemistry was amazing so I don't care. How objective their view on the drama might have been, you know?

I don't think there should be different standard of judgment for men's and women's rights. I did read your post some time ago. It was quite interesting . While it was interesting there is no way of knowing it can be applied to BL dramas. It's a good hypothesis that should be researched.
Also just because something is part of a specific culture or is a result of how the society works (like with removing stigma of being gay with the rape scenes) it does not mean that it cannot be criticized. I as in individual can state my views and opinions on how the certain topics are handles and represented.

It is critical review. I don't just throw hate comments without any basis for them. I explained what in my eyes were the flaws of the drama. If the writer was not willing to put a minimal effort into the serious topic, they should have not introduce them in the 1st place. It's that simple. Just because there is a representation of mental health problems or LGBTQ, it does not mean it's a good thing, if the representation is lazy and full of mistakes. They didn't want to introduce the idea of Type going to the therapy? Sure. As you said, you need to be willing and ready for it yourself. But then they should have kept his panic attacks. All the other symptoms he had. But they were there in one episode, and gone in all the rest till the last one. It's a lazy writing if you use mental health issues of your character as a plot device when you need it and forget about it when it makes the progression of your drama hard.
The actors had amazing chemistry, but this is not enough for me to give the drama higher rating.

Are there many ways to deal with trauma? Sure. Is it possible to cure panic attacks after one short talk? No. I don't know if you read the comment of anchorenomore under my review but she works with people who were assaulted so it would be good to read it too. I myself have been studying clinical and neurpsychology for years in university. I did not speak from the view of a narrow minded person, but from someone who have been studying topics of mental health for years. It's not mu opinion on how people with panic attacks and ptsd acts, it's what research, psychological practice and the whole field of psychology says.
Even if Type was attracted to Tharn, the scene with bj starts with Type pushing Tharn away and saying let me go. That's when the scene should have ended. How much must a person say "no" for it to be considered "no" for you?
I once wrote in the post on feed, I don't blame the characters, but the writer. It;s obvious the writer did NO research on the topics they included in their drama.

It would not be a lie. Literally after that bj scene all the panic attacks went away. I should change my profession to a sex worker if I truly want to help people with their mental health lol

Oh yeah, I agree 100%. There was overall lack of serious conversation about what happened to him in the past. Like Tharn once said 'I'm not like that man. I will not hurt you" or something like that. But it's not enough. If you introduce such a serious topic, you better treat it with respect and make sure you explain the nuances behind it.

I mean depending on the environment and personal characteristics, one person can equal pedophiles and gays, assuming all pedophiles who assault boys are gay. Not everyone is educated and there is so many ignorant people. Type didn't exactly seem like a bright guy who would know anything in these aspects. So technically speaking it it could be possible that he would generalized hatred towards gays and not all man, if he rationalized what happen in criteria of that man being gay. It would not be the weirdest thing people under stress and when they don't even try to deal with said trauma. Was it correct on his side to associate all gays with pedophiles? Nope. Would it be realistic that it could have happened? Yes. What you said is 100% it just not everyone knows that. Many people in my country thinks that all pedophiles whose victims are boys must be gay.
And I 100% agree with your last paragraph! I am honestly surprised no one "called me out" on my opinion so far. Might be coz my review is so long, so the fans don;t even bother to read it.

Truth to be told, I quite enjoyed the 2nd part of the drama myself, but with how poorly the important parts were written I could not force myself to give it a higher rating. It the serious topic were never introduced in the 1st place and they would pick less traumatic reasons for Type's homophobia and their initial disagreement, I might like it. But since the autor decided to use mental health issues in such a disrespectful way... I was hard to me to focus on the fun, cute and nice parts.

depends on what you understand by BL. There are openly gay characters that will probably end up together at some point. But I don't think every gay love story is bl.

I just want to say to the people who wanted Dong Sik to turn into a true psychopath: it would be impossible with how the presented his injury in episode 1 (or 2, I don't remember). You don't just turn psychopath after you hit your head. I think the whole point of this drama is the existential crisis Dong Sik has coz he thinks he is a psychopath (up to some point) when nothing about him fits being psychopath.

The Beauty Inside, Goddess of Fire Are two that come to my mind. I am not the biggest fan of her myself so I have not seen many dramas with her tbh. That said, I just think she is doing really good job with the role she was given in Black Dog.

It had extremely good beginning, but now it's just flat. I feel like the hype comes from that good start. It had great potential and good cast but they went too strong with comedy and Dong Sik and his interactions with the coworkers.

I don't get what you mean? I agree with how she acts externally, I just don't agree with your explanation on why she acts the way she does. You put it into "her trying to look pretty", I put it into her being insecure and not sure about her position and if she should or should not act on her believes.

I would love that, but it would make the drama into something else. I think the politics of it are really important. She wanted to learn how it is to be a real teacher and what you are saying is exactly what she expected: her talking to students, teaching them and all the "fun". And now her hopes are clashing with the reality, when the teachers spend most of their time not in the classroom with students, but outside of it, dealing with the system and other teachers. I feel like this is kind of the point of this drama. That being a teacher is not just teaching students.

If there will be any, I'd say maybe Go Ha Neul and Do Yeon Woo. It's really slightly hinted and like really slightly. The fact he is concern about her because she is all "I will change the system" but she might be criticized at the end. But I highly doubt it will be anything more than a hint every few episodes. I don't think they have time to dive into romance with the plot like that.

The hair thing has nothing to do with looking good, it's a coping mechanism when you are nervous or unsure. Things are not always what you like and claim them to be. I actually like her character a lot. You can be smart and want the best for you students and still unsure about how to approach the topic. I don't see how her acting nice and cute around people she is comfortable around takes away from her character. Not everyone has to fit into those stereotypical boxed: someone smart has to be always well spoken, distant and strong willed, and someone acting cute must be shallow. And it's perfectly realistic how at times she is smart and at time she is clueless coz we are all like that. No one knows everything. The important part is, the moment she gains enough information she is ready to dive deep and learn what she has to, to understand the situation.

Don't know how well written it is since I don't really touch on acting nor production quality, but I guess I just liked the message the drama sends :)

Yeah I was not crazy about Mork and Sun, I just really liked that one line.
It's true that Pete was way too possessive and because of that it was hard for him to accept how much Kao was struggling and how hard it was for him to just come out and be true to himself when he was not sure how much of an effect it will have on his life and his family.

yes to all that hahaha
I like how they addressed the issue of coming out to your friends and family and how hard it is if you are not sure they will accept you. Also when Mork said to Rain that it should be his decision to tell or not tell and it should not be taken away from him. It was just one line and not the focus of the scene but I found it very true and important.