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random reactions to episode 3

oh no... So she wanted to audition for his debut movie, but it was film at the same time she was admitted to the hospital for the treatment. The way their paths almost crossed 😭

In case of terminal patients I honestly think they should be able to make whatever choices they want without people trying to guilt them or protect them etc. If they want to continue treatment till the end - ok. If they want to stop the treatment and leave their remaining days however they want - ok. I understand why her father in the previous episode did not want to let her out of the hospital, but at the end of the day, it should be her choice alone.

I am so ready for him to care for her and help her and then make stupid excuses that it's just for the movie and not for her 🤣🤣🤣🤣

When Lee Da Eum "passed out" when she was practicing her acting and her dad thought it was real 🤡 What a great actress 🥲

"I rather live half my time like this, than a full year in a hospital bed". Fair. I think that's the difference between even really bad scenario in case of illness and terminal patients. If there is even hint of hope, it's worth fighting for, but when you are terminally ill I do think acceptance and using your time to leave without regret is far more important. I understand her dad, but he should also see how selfish he is acting right now. It annoys me how sick people need to be careful not to hurt other people, instead of healthy people making sure they support whatever decision sick people make.

I actually like the CEO from Chae Seo Yeong's agency. She is a business woman, but she is not a cold heartless one. Like when she found Chae Seo Yeong and Lee Da Eum in the practice room. She was all polite and nice to Lee Da Eum and she did not try to act mean etc. Because she understood whatever was going on was not Lee Da Eum's fault.

omg Seo Yeong is going to know right? I want her to know. She is such a great person. I honestly want to see her, Da Eum and Je Ha to work on this movie knowing how important it is. I want them to work together knowing how much impact it will have and support each other through this. Coz we all know they will face a lot of setbacks... 😭

Predictions: I think at some point Je Ha will want to stop filming the movie, to prolong however much time Da Eum has, but she will want to continue no matter what and it will be the massive conflict between them. Like, it just fits the story and how the characters are written right now.

Out of all PPLs so far I only had issue with the shoes one. It was so poorly incorporated into the drama I kind of giggled.

Okay I like how they are mixing different film genres and filming styles for certain scenes. Like when she heard about getting the role and script and flew up - this was so musical coded. Then black and white scene before the test scene - black and white silent movies.

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHAT A MAN JE HA IS. When they were talking about possible failure he said it will be on both of them, making sure she does not feel too guilty about it. Lessening the burden. But when they actually got the investors approval, he said it was all thanks to her and the one scene she did for the test 😭😭😭😭😭😭

AAAAAAAAAAAAA THE SMIRK ON HIS FACE AFTER THE HUG AND HER SAYING IT WAS A THANK YOU HOLLYWOOD STYLE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

The scene in the hospital close when she talks about the perfect location that would make the FL in the movie want to live longer. I cried. 🥲

random reactions to episode 4

The way he got worried and asked if she is okay when he heard she had a seizure when practicing with Seo Yeong, instead of getting annoyed since it was literally in the contract between them that no one else finds out she is sick 😭 Like he is already prioritizing her over the movie. Because the more people know the bigger chance is the movie will not happen.

When Je Ha asked why he needs to be in the photoshoot, I went: coz you're handsome. When Seung Won said exactly the same thing I died 🤣🤣

Okay... 4th episode does a lot worse with PPLs lol Like the one when she was getting ready in her room. It's actually worse than the shoes one 🤡

A man who does not ask for favors... ask for a favor to make it easier for a woman. Like... I am curious when he will figure out he actually cares about her, not just the movie and how long he will be in a denial 🙂

Damn her constantly failing during the reading is really painful to watch. Like... I need to pause every few minutes, but I also want to skip the whole scene, but I also know it's hella important 🥲

Are we entering the jealous phase? 😉
- Just telling you to only rehearse in out scheduled readings. Don't meet anyone separately, except Seoyoung.
- But I have the most scenes with Jungwoo...
- And if he finds out you're sick?
My man, you suuuuure it's about that 😏

I almost died watching the last scene of the episode coz I legit could not breath at all. oof. I LOVE IT 😭😭😭 THE WHOLE FUCKING SCENE IS LITERALLY MAGICAL! The way the scene "ended" with him bringing back the umbrella and we got back to normal shot omg dfkghdgs FUCKING PERFECTION I AM FUCKING GOING CRAZY WITH EVERYFUCKING NEW SECONF BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT'S COMING AND JUST SDJHFGB EUIGHEWIT GBTER KTH DRGHER JRLUDT UEROTJRKLKUEPOTRJ LHEFI OPERU TOEROVTU

HELLO THE FUCKING BEST KISSING SCENE IN THE FUCKING EXISTENCE OF THE CINEMA 🔥
FUCKING ART!

Just them having the dialects impact the presented story or do you need the actual knowledge as to why the matter? Does me knowing they had different dialects alone makes a difference when they don't show it actually makes the difference for the characters? You completely fail to see what my issue here is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm sorry but when one of the writers for this is the person who writes The Next Prince which is not even 10 years old level of writing, then it's hard for me to pretend that this show is not using historical setting for aesthetics and mild angst, the same way The Next Prince is using European culture for aesthetics when it makes no logical sense 🤣

I checked previous works from the writers and they all at least in the shows I had seen had exactly the same problem: shallow presentation of the issue they were tackling. There is pattern here. Lovely Writer with the shallow presentation of the toxic fans culture, TharnType with the shallow and borderline offensive presentation of personal trauma and internalized homophobia.

I mean one of the writers wrote After Sundown which was one of the worst BLs I have ever seen. There is clearly issue with the quality of writing here.

Also, you do not have to serve everything, but you need to be smart with what you show. There are many projects that do not show everything. Or movies. But there is a difference between not explaining everything, and not showing anything.

Good example: The Zone of Interest movie from 2023. All you had to know it;s about Holocaust. The movie technically shows nothing, we follow a german family, not Jews in the movie. But with what they show, they are extremely clear with the suffering of Jews. This movie is how you do not spoon feed the audience, but also make clear what you show and what is happening on the screen.

As for this show: either the historical setting was not as serious as I thought (but then why was it a vital part of the plot?), or the history was bad and painful and the show failed to show it.

Yeah I will not do research to watch a romance drama - all the important aspect should have been part of the story presented. If writer should never assume audience will understand the topics before they watch the title.IF they do, that leads to bad writing.

Exactly because these things were actually happening in real life, they should be shown in the drama. Otherwise it is a water down version of events that prioritizes viewers comfort over realism when handling serious topics. You yourself said how serious the events were, and the drama does not make it seem like it. Which I personally dislike. And I am entitled to dislike this type of presentation.

It's the same as many Korean period dramas - they are set in eg. Joseon, but the presentation and the story is modernized for the audience. I dislike it, other people don't mind.

At first I felt bad, but at some point I was like - you are just selfish. That's it. Even at the beginning when he just refused to talk to his ex, just turned around his head and refused to communicate. WILD.

Episode 2 was even better than episode 1.
I am sooooooooooooooooooo fucking ready for the pain 🔥😭🔥

First of all, I am really liking how the core of the drama so far is "simplicity and cliche" and how it's not a bad thing. When Lee Da Eum was screaming how people let these moment slip by, but for her they are all meaningful and precious - this hits. Yes, it's 100% cliche, but it's done in such a great way. There is a reason these stories and these sentiments became cliches in the first place - because people resonated with them. Cliches are not bad, poorly done ones are. But poorly done new concept is also trash. Quality of the show has nothing to do with how cliche or unexpected the plot it.

Anyway, Lee Da Eum is great. And she will break me for sure.
Lee Je Ha is also going to break me, coz I can already feel the angst happening. He is already softening up to her. When he fully falls in love? Fuck... I'm scared.
I also REALLY hope Chae Seo Yeong will be a good character. I refuse to accept we will have "villains" here. We already have the biggest obstacle that will create many conflicts anyway.

I cannot wait for next episode 😭

First of all, I am really liking the transitions. Like starting with showing a scene to then changed it into a cinema screen. Or when Lee Je Ha went home and the flashback starts with him as a child passing his adult self in from on the house, some filters put on the film, and then the flashbacks ends with his teenage self passing his adult self in the house. It's just smooth and well incorporated into the scenes and the flow.

I really like both FL characters. There are completely opposite from each other, but both written in a realistic and relatable manner.

Not sure about Lee Je Ha yet, since he is basically cynical emo, but I'm sure he will grew on me. Namkoong Min is so hot tho!

Plot seems predictable, BUT the whole episode one pointed out the cliche and mainstream "what sells" way of thinking as a flaw, so I guess they setting it up as a typical story to turn it 180 as the drama progresses. OR they will go "typical and cliche", but with the idea that there is a value in it, if presented well. There is reason why this stories become popular, because the reach a lot of people and make them invested in the story.

And the way episode 1 ended... goosebumps. Fuck... this drama is going to break me 😭

I want to be clear - I love the "10 years old fan fic" romance, as long as they don't introduce any serious topics. I feel like stories like that fit full on fantasy more coz then you can ignore all real life limitations 🤣

I had similar issue with The Next Prince (which I dropped) coz while the romance was fun (both main and supporting leads), the whole set up was dumb. Like why is this Asian country so Eurocentric in terms of all the culture and aesthetics? 😅 How is the whole economy based on rare materials? How it even survived when they were basing who the king is on their kid's fencing abilities? < all of that screams "written by a child" 🤡

Meh for me is 5.5-6.5 😅

even if you occasionally stomp on my faves like Godzilla in a hanbok.😂😭 < omg that;s great 🤣🤣🤣🤣

it's just my pet peeve when dramas don't take their setting seriously. Because this is some "I'm 10 and I'm writing my first fanfic, I don't know how to do the research so I'm just writing what feels ok" 🥲 That's also the reason I for the past few years skip majority of Korean saeguks and period dramas - they are too modern in approach and use old times just for aesthetics 🙂

But I rather them just use them as aesthetic than trying to actually introduce important topics and then do not actually commit - which is exactly what this drama did. Be a time-travel romantic escape or tackle hard topics and be serious... But personally I dislike when dramas try to balance the two. Kind of like korean rom-coms that are never just rom-com and they often try to also be a crime and mystery show - it almost never works.

As for 7.5 - in my brain it;s not a low rating 😅 There are many dramas I really liked I rated 7.5 (A poem a day, 365 repeat the year, age of youth, Futmalls.com... and honestly maaaaany more). That said, ratings for me are 10000% personal and subjective and I go full on "this feels right" so even if everyone says a drama is a masterpiece and I also think it's objectively good, if I did not vibe with it, I did not vibe with it and that's that 🤡

And thank you for not killing me for the review 😅

then bam, someone acting nothing like her, zero of her mannerisms or ways of speaking carrying over < this. There was no connection in how the character was portrayed by two actresses... They were simply completely different characters.

Not gonna lie, did not pay attention to dubbing at all. But that's probably coz I was not that invested in the show anyway. My brain worked on like 30% while watching.

now I'm scared 🤣 coz it;s not some masterpiece, but it is a really fun and entertaining and well made rom-com. And that's why I liked it so much. Coz it's not easy to find just a fun rom-com lately. Production team always tries to make them into something "more", when the simple rom-com is literally the best for the genre 🤡

I was quite surprised by episode 1 too. With how the first poster with Bo Gum looked like, I did not expect it to be this silly. It did got a lot better with episode 3 tho 👍🏻

episode 1 is full on comedy,
episode 2 tones it done a bit.
episode 3 feels less 🤡🤣 and more 😭🤬🔪 in terms of audience emotional reaction. It got darker and heavier in tone. I'm sure by episode 4-5 it will be a bit more light anagin, but I doubt with how they currently set up the plot they will go back to a full on police comedy. Not to the extent episode 1 was presented.

Definitely bad. Based on everything they showed it's clear he used other people to get away with his own crimes. On the gas station the way the suggested Gyeong Il was not the first one to go to prison for him. Hanna's father's case was obviously also related to him. How he now looks into Hanna because she might have seen the case file. He is the evil mastermind.

The way episode 1 was borderline sitcom and now episode 3 leaves me with 😭🤬😭
Also, I totally want Park Bo Gum to play a character similar to Oh Jung Se's here 🤡

Not gonna lie tho, I do not fine Min Ju Yeong that compelling as a villain. He seems to take a lot of risks for someone who apparently puts a lot of work to minimalize and remove the risks 🤣

Bo Gum is just 🔥

Plot wise, Min Ju Yeong clearly got a lot of people into prison/framed for his crimes, and that would include Han Na's father. Quite excited for the dynamics between him and Dong Ju.

I do think the characters were there to narrate and show other stories of the other characters and I'm not quite mad about it. There was no big massive character development, but some subtle changes in approach and perspective as they interacted with more people. But I do think it would work better as a slice of life and sitcom 🤣

They should have been honest and just say it was a sitcom 🤡 All the complains would not be there is the genre was set correctly. This borderline caricature of personalities etc are typical for sitcom, but when someone views the show as just rom-com they expect something more grounded in reality.

anyway, yeah... misbranding for sure 🥲

Second episode was so much better than the first one.
But I'm I getting more into the drama
or more into Bo Gum? 🤣

To be fair, been a fan for 10 years already. 1/3rd of my life. He is my weakness 🥲