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Are we serious

I’m actually livid that I wasted my time on this. The ending was incredibly rushed, cliché, and predictable. JUSTICE FOR YUZU. He was yearning exactly the way a lead should; he showed up, offered comfort, and stayed present while the ML was nowhere to be found.

I loved the ML from Mysterious Love, but he was so jarring here. He lacked any real personality compared to Yuzu, who was funny and was in a band. THE CRAZY PART, he never told her she was his childhood friend, which was the entire point. They spent so much time on the grandparents and the grandmother’s dementia, yet never used it to address the forgotten memories of the FL —what a waste of screen time. Why would you even raise this point if you weren't going to develop it.

There was zero communication. He never explained why he called her "easy,"no communication clearly and his move to America felt like a self-inflicted "crash out" rather than his mother forcing him. SHE NEVER forced him to pick between his grandparents' happiness and his. The fact that their long-distance relationship just "faded" made their entire bond feel surface-level and worthless. Then, after years of ghosting each other, he just reappears, they kiss, and everything is fine? It’s nonsensical. What kind of message is that even sending? Its not ok they were in a toxic relationship.

Overall, it wasn't sad at all, just very annoying. It would have been more emotional if they had done something similar to '20th Century Girl,' where he and the dog were both ill and died in america and she found out years later why they lost contact. Also, the dog storyline fell very flat; it wasn't even that sad that it died, to be honest.

Anyways they really pieced it together to get that ending. It's almost like they had decided the ending before the plot. This would have been way better if they changed the genre to a sad one because that's where it was heading for realistically. It did not have to be cliche they should have just faded out of their lives. He could never have shown up to that wedding, which also sends across an important message of moving on.

Yuzu was robbed 😔😔😔

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My fault for picking it ig

We are witnessing a genuine K-drama epidemic. As the traditional 16-episode format vanishes in favor of shorter streaming seasons, the writing is clearly suffering. While we don't always need 16 episodes, this new trend of 12 - 14 episode runs is leaving plots feeling hollow and rushed.

Wasted Potential and Shallow Themes
On paper, this drama was a goldmine. It raised heavy, classic questions: Mortality vs. Immortality, the corrosive nature of Human Greed, and the age-old debate of Money vs. Happiness. The tragedy is that the show raised these issues only to abandon them. It never truly explored the philosophy behind these themes, leaving us with a surface-level experience instead of a meaningful, coherent emotional journey.

Kim Hyeyoon Deserved Better
It is devastating to see such incredible leads, like Kim Hyeyoon, stuck in a project that doesn't do them justice. People are criticizing the acting, but the reality is that no actor can save a script that lacks character depth and logical progression. Hyeyoon is a powerhouse, and this project is a poor representation of what she can do. Since "re-pairings" are so rare in this industry, it’s a shame this was the project they were given. I will not stand for the hate against her based on just this drama.

Choice: The Subverted Trope
To give credit for a "first," the show subverted the standard Gumiho trope. Usually, the immortal sacrifices their divinity to grow old with their human partner. In a controversial twist, the FL chose to remain immortal. While this is "new," it ultimately feels shallow. By refusing to make that sacrifice, it makes the central romance feel surface-level—as if their love wasn't worth the weight of a human life and the difficulties it brings. I dont understand what message they were trying to send with that.

When a drama feels more like a collection of "cool ideas" but there is no follow-through on the themes, it just becomes a frustrating waste of time.

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Netflix and kdramas

We are witnessing a genuine K-Drama crisis and this was the beginning for me. The shift away from the traditional 16-episode format is ruining the writing. There is no set rule that says a drama must be shorter now—writers have the free will to take the time they need. If you can't wrap up a story properly in 12 or 14 episodes, don't force it. Why cram an entire series worth of resolution into the final hour? It’s pure sabotage, and you did it yourself.

The influence of Netflix on these shows has destroyed the pacing. This left huge gaps in the story:

: It was painfully obvious to everyone except the FL that the ML wouldn't have cared about the contract. Instead of addressing it, we just watched him suffer in silence. (Though, let’s be honest, we do love to see the yearning—so we can let that slide, actually)

The Forgotten Sister: The sister was the literal catalyst for the entire plot, yet she vanished without a peep by the end. How do you ignore the person who started it all?

Unfinished Business: The second couple . Are they together? The audience shouldn't have to guess.

This is what you get when you try to act new with your 14 episodes.

It’s wild that they forgot the sister entirely. When the literal "reason for the season" gets ghosted by the writers, you know they were just checking boxes to finish the contract. Do you think this "14-episode trend" is just a way for studios to save money on production days, or are they genuinely convinced that modern audiences have no attention span?

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