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@Sylvia—You've clearly put in more effort than the show's actual writer. All your scenarios would've been more interesting than what we've been served so far.

The main problem for me is that the show lacks a spine. I initially thought the through line was to live your life now and hold on to love. But OH! MASTER flits about from story to story, diluting anything from having a deeper impact.

The supernatural arc could've been the main story, shaping the ML's pursuit of love and finishing the script. Instead, there's nothing holding it all together—making it feel episodic and disjointed.

Watching only for the two leads and the Moms. Will never watch this writer again—if he ever gets another show.

Cool! I'm fascinated by the informal gendered linguistic rules we absorb from our culture.

Many, many years ago, I observed a young family walking through a home furnishing store: The mother and father were in their late 20's or early 30's and their son was about six. As the boy ahead of his parents down the aisle, he pointed to items left and right saying, "That's cute. That's cute. That's cute. That's cute." The father snorted and said to his wife, "Cute? He spends too much time shopping with you."

@SeanFletcher! My favorite commenter from LONGEST DAY IN CHANG'AN! I'll have to look for the Blood Sweat & Tears version. I discovered Erik Satie via the 1981 French film "Diva." I didn't see it until 1986 or '87 and the music left a lasting impression.

Second half of Ep. 10 reminded me of what was so appealing about the show in the first place—Nana and Lee Min-ki! I fully accept internal conflict as a source of opposition to the hero's journey but, my God, do NOT drag it out! Thankfully, our ML is listening the his elders and understanding that he has to live his life NOW.

Y'all have proposed some fascinating theories that make me want to stick around. Shout out to @kortkrachtig for rewriting the show description!

If this ends up being a script or a coma dream, I'd like to revoke the writer's guild card or whatever they have in S.K.

That said, that theme was done very well in the Korean film WONDERFUL NIGHTMARE (2015). Asshole lady lawyer gets hit by a car and is accidentally reaped before her time. She has to temporarily take the place of homemaker while the afterlife bureaucracy sort out their error. The 2017 Chinese remake BEAUTIFUL ACCIDENT was even better.

Fast forward. ;)

Melo was lovely. It had moments of joy, laugh-out-loud humor, tenderness, deep female friendship, and a handful of sweet romances. There was only one character whose story I FF'd through (the younger male assistant in the toxic relationship) but everything else enthralled me.

Ep. 9 (53:10) musical surprise—when Kim Chang Gyu (the record store ahjussi) plays Erik Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1 on his guitar. Originally composed for piano, it sounds great on guitar.

See how it looks on a keyboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WfaotSK3mI

It's a circle of of disappointment—negative buzz can't help the ratings. I will note, however, that great shows sometimes get low ratings despite their high quality (BE MELODRAMATIC, I'M NOT A ROBOT, THE RUNNING MATES: HUMAN RIGHTS). OH! MASTER isn't one of them.

Yeah. It's a bit cringe-y. They could be so cute without the ... baby talk. ;P

Other alternatives to the writer being high as he "writes" the script:
(1) Trope bingo
(2) Trope dartboard
(3) Trope jar—He pulls random little slips of paper in a giant fish bowl.
(4) He's already been fired and this is his way of saying "F*ck all y'alls."

Scenes with Bi-soo and Joo-in are so nice that the LACK of them is all the more irksome. (Writer hates us!) Also didn't like the Dad revealing himself to be absolutely soulless.

Which second lead couple are you referring to? The ass't writer/road manager or the Joo-in's manager/Bi-soo's manager?

Curious about what Korean fans/anti-fans are saying on Naver? I use the GoogleTranslate extension on my Chrome browser to read web pages in other languages: https://program.naver.com/p/16058572/talk

I agree with this comment: 이 드라마는 조진국과 사람들의 싸움입니다
"This drama is a fight between Cho Jin-guk (the writer) and people"

Sounds about right.

OMFG. I love fan fiction but "bad wattpad story" is all too accurate (and hilarious!)

Daaaaayum. I didn't even consider this. The Korean film, MY WONDERFUL NIGHTMARE (2015) and its 2017 Chinese remake (BEAUTIFUL ACCIDENT) played with that idea.

@thanhpi—Throughout Ep. 9 I kept feeling like I'd missed something. Either they edited out chunks of exposition or I'm having a stroke.
–Was there a date Bi-soo skipped?
–When did Joo-in tell Yu-jin she chose Bi-soo? That seems to be an important moment, especially since he'd pressed her to make a choice. (So pushy!)
–Why are they so chaste now that they're officially dating? I'm not saying they have to be making love in every room in the house, but it seems natural to be a bit more affectionate, no?

"Oh FFS" was pretty much all I could say the first half of Ep. 9. It makes ZERO sense that Bi-soo expressed no curiosity about his biological father. If you learned that the man who raised you wasn't your biological father, wouldn't your first questions include varieties of:

"How did this happen?"
"Why did you keep this from me?"
"Did you use a sperm donor?"
"Who's my biological father?"
"Did you have an affair?"
"You raised me from birth. Did you (Dad) ever really love me?"
"Do I have grandparents?"
Etc, etc., etc

Bi-soo's father isn't a plausible character. He's merely an amalgamation of shitty behavior. There are no shades of grey to this guy. Further proof that writer-nim doesn't know WTF he's doing.

Looks like OH! MASTER is ramping up the paranormal aspect of the show. Could be interesting even though it isn't what I signed up for.

Ep. 9 in which people do not act like real people. But first, a question—did I miss something? Characters are referring to Bi-soo not showing up for a date. It seems they edited out a big chunk of already-shot footage and didn't change later dialogue.

Brief thoughts on Bi-soo's family issues:

I'm gonna put all the Subway sandwiches on my drama altar (for the Drama Gods) and hope they pull out a good ending! Fighting!

@thanhpi—Yup, the kdrama system runs close to the wire. From what I understand, a series typically premieres with about four episodes already in the can. As the show progresses, they can react to audience feedback and cast dynamics.

This seems like It can be a brutal system, even if well-managed. HWAYUGI / A KOREAN ODYSSEY(2017-2018) was my first k-drama that made news because of workplace chaos. The first episodes had incomplete CGI where green screens and wires were still visible. A worker even died in an on-set accident.

MIRACLE THAT WE MET (2018) changed the story midstream when they seemingly got rid of a key love interest. I don't know if he was ever supposed to be a full-on 2ML, but Joseph Lee played the FL's new boss and was clearly set up to be a romatic rival to her estranged husband. His character was cloying and added nothing. Then he was on screen with zero lines and then, he was gone by the 4th episode!

My main complaint about k-dramas are the weak ENDINGS. Honestly, I’m pleasantly surprised if a show sticks the landing.

I don’t know what to expect from OH! MY MASTER at this point. It’s everything and the kitchen sink. For me, it still has its charms so I’ll catch it next week!