School dramas are SO give or take. Either the leads are 10 years older than the average high schooler, or the side characters are bullying the mls into oblivion, with no ml character development. I love how we listen into the mind of Dan Oh in this, and how she chooses to do what she wants, rather than following the drama algorithm set out for her.
After watching the first and second episodes, I've thought enough about it to put I think is my two cents into the whole negative reactions: What I do like: - The attention to detail of 1999. I've seen dramas that have completely missed the mark on this large aspect of a drama. If it's supposed to be in the 90's, you can't have something as small as technology not used at the time, or a computer in the background that looks out of place. I appreciate their attention to that, because it helped for it to seem more realistic. - Small bits of humor. As a science fiction fan myself, I have seen a lot of different interpretations of humor in science fiction. There is always one character that brings the reality back to the situation, and helps make the reader feel more assured that what they are watching- can't really happen. For example: In the Maze Runner (which there are a lot of comparisons to this drama) has characters like Minho and Frypan that have small bits of humor incased in their dialogue to keep everyone from freaking out, and to keep the viewers know that these characters are still human, and deal with emotions as well. This can be the same with Ron in Harry Potter, and Ceaser/ Haymitch in The Hunger Games. Just for some screen adaptations of Science Fiction that (what I think) are on the same cinematic standpoint.
It's not like it's The Handmaid's Tale, which is actually derived from events that have happened. This drama has a main core concept of many Science Fiction books/ movies and mini series with freezing bodies included.
What I think they could work on: - Plot holes, and lots of them. I am not one to mind the background music and sound effects- but I am one to be sticky about plot holes, and missing information that they should've added but different. It's the big ones that everyone else also picked up on- and not one small one that only I can pick apart.
- Is it fluffy? Yeah... but has the screenwriter ever written anything really serious, with dark undertones? I feel like this kind of thing can work on young audiences- as seen previously, but I think to make it work on more of a dark level, the level of background information should have been significantly shorter, and more drawn out through context clues. I feel like a lot of it was explained to us, and not shown to us.
Okay but how the heck did those two manage to come out with all their clothes on AND with their belongings. Did…
They probably stored them in the capsules- and Hyun Gi (and the other man in there) got the autographs and snuck them in her purse with her belongings.
The beginning almost reminds me of the chambers used in The Maze Runner. When they placed people unaffected by the disease in chambers to keep them alive to find a cure... it would be cool if they would've made them try to get out of a maze-like situation, but I think the movie did the book justice enough. ^^
I mean, there are some weird plot holes in this series... but like my female crush has always been Suzy and this fulfills my need of seeing her in a drama recently... so
I ALREADY SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING AND IT IS ONLY THE FIRST EPISODE OMG ... also can we talk about how high the rating is on only the first episode? This hasn't happened since the Goblin era. Is this a new Goblin era popularity spike in kdramas?
As I am watching K2- I do understand how it can be frustrating. But, one thing I may add is- from a cinematic standpoint, a lot of the shots (even within the first couple episodes) are beautiful. I think Yoona provides the audience with a good take on a girl who has been locked up in a convent for years on end. Her white dress could symbolize her not being exposed to much in her life. She knew she didn't want to be a nun, and I think she might've been barefoot because of her actions of escapism. Quick on feet without shoes make it so that she doesn't make as much sound.
There are a lot of parallels I can make to other movies and series with how she acts from being isolated. I think that is very well done.... now with the incessant need of power from the other female leads? That has me wanting to break my computer.
WHAT A WHIRLWIND! - DA HUEN MY BBY GIRL! SHE PROTEC! MY HEART STOPPED WHEN OH JE SAID THAT BUT SHE WAS READY TO THROW HANDS THE SECOND IT GOT OUT!!! - OH JE HAVING THE STRENGTH TO COME OUT - MR. O IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TEACHERS I'VE EVER SEEN IN A SCHOOL DRAMA - Ro Mi being nice?! - Hwi Young being nice and finding out that his grades were tampered without his permission ????!?!!!!! him being sarcastic on the phone?!!!!! Did he get 5 wrong on purpose? - The ending?!?!?! oh my god. So many exclamation marks. So much excitement.
you sound so prejudiced.. btw, you seem not to have watched it at all. so, before speaking that way, try watching…
I know! The ‘folk’ music sounded more like an instrumental type folk to me. Focused more on instruments and less on lyrics. Such ‘folk’ artists that have this same feel are Novo Amor and Sleeping at Last. They probably chose the song because it had an intense build in the song. Folky in my mind is just bango and twang.
What I do like:
- The attention to detail of 1999. I've seen dramas that have completely missed the mark on this large aspect of a drama. If it's supposed to be in the 90's, you can't have something as small as technology not used at the time, or a computer in the background that looks out of place. I appreciate their attention to that, because it helped for it to seem more realistic.
- Small bits of humor. As a science fiction fan myself, I have seen a lot of different interpretations of humor in science fiction. There is always one character that brings the reality back to the situation, and helps make the reader feel more assured that what they are watching- can't really happen. For example:
In the Maze Runner (which there are a lot of comparisons to this drama) has characters like Minho and Frypan that have small bits of humor incased in their dialogue to keep everyone from freaking out, and to keep the viewers know that these characters are still human, and deal with emotions as well.
This can be the same with Ron in Harry Potter, and Ceaser/ Haymitch in The Hunger Games. Just for some screen adaptations of Science Fiction that (what I think) are on the same cinematic standpoint.
It's not like it's The Handmaid's Tale, which is actually derived from events that have happened. This drama has a main core concept of many Science Fiction books/ movies and mini series with freezing bodies included.
What I think they could work on:
- Plot holes, and lots of them. I am not one to mind the background music and sound effects- but I am one to be sticky about plot holes, and missing information that they should've added but different. It's the big ones that everyone else also picked up on- and not one small one that only I can pick apart.
- Is it fluffy? Yeah... but has the screenwriter ever written anything really serious, with dark undertones? I feel like this kind of thing can work on young audiences- as seen previously, but I think to make it work on more of a dark level, the level of background information should have been significantly shorter, and more drawn out through context clues. I feel like a lot of it was explained to us, and not shown to us.
Have any differing opinions? Let me know! (:
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... also can we talk about how high the rating is on only the first episode? This hasn't happened since the Goblin era. Is this a new Goblin era popularity spike in kdramas?
There are a lot of parallels I can make to other movies and series with how she acts from being isolated. I think that is very well done.... now with the incessant need of power from the other female leads? That has me wanting to break my computer.
- DA HUEN MY BBY GIRL! SHE PROTEC! MY HEART STOPPED WHEN OH JE SAID THAT BUT SHE WAS READY TO THROW HANDS THE SECOND IT GOT OUT!!!
- OH JE HAVING THE STRENGTH TO COME OUT
- MR. O IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TEACHERS I'VE EVER SEEN IN A SCHOOL DRAMA
- Ro Mi being nice?!
- Hwi Young being nice and finding out that his grades were tampered without his permission ????!?!!!!! him being sarcastic on the phone?!!!!! Did he get 5 wrong on purpose?
- The ending?!?!?! oh my god.
So many exclamation marks. So much excitement.