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S2 is much better than S1 but the ending though.. Why Kdramas love pretentious ending I have no idea.

What is the inconsistent rule though? I watched it when it was aired but couldn't remember any inconsistent rules tbh.

How about worst hairstyle list? Goong will make the list again. :P

This story like is 100 times better than CLOY storyline imo. CLOY has generic plot for romantic comedy while this one was creative, unpredictable, think out of the box, nerve-wrecking and just awesome in a whole level -- even if you dont like video games.

Ah I get it. Thanks a lot for your time in listing those.

But just a question, usually main leads will suffers a lot like live in loneliness, being misunderstood and basically live a tragic and hard lives -- so you as a viewers tend to become emotional attached to the characters and want them to have a happy end. So when you want these characters to end tragically, is it because you have zero attachment to the characters? Is it possible to like one characters but wish them to end tragically? I hope my question didnt offend you since I want to see the POV of people who like/okay with tragic endings. Chinese historical dramas, despite being great always have tragic ends and it pissed me off lol.

Regarding Goblin, I didnt like the end either. It leave a bad taste to my mouth that he waited that long for her to reincarnate again. You shouldn't make your character that pitiful imo.

What is the examples of forced happy endings' dramas in your list?

There's none since the main plot is not about romance. But the friendship is one of the best I have ever seen though! And the male lead is charming as hell. One of the best male characters I have seen in recent years.

7.5/10 - Love the story but the ending was very predictable and disappointing. Nojima Shinji rarely kill his main characters but he did it TWICE with Tsuyo. ;_;

Getting a donor is next to impossible. People usually die waiting for a heart transplant. When she falls for him, she tried to cast him away and try to commit suicide as well so the daughter can get her heart instead (but its not allowed in medical POV).

9.5/10 - I freaking love this drama! A++ writing. Tsuyo is GREAT in this role. A rewatch material without a doubt.

Agreed. A legendary couple in J-entertainment without a doubt!

I forgot that Maeda got married lol! And was surprised that Mukai Osamu is married as well and its been years -- and despite having 3 children, he's still playing college student just couple of years back. :D

Just a note, there is a 20 episodes drama special edition of this drama released by the production team which they summarise the 50 episodes drama and focus more on the relationship between Wei Ying & Lan Zhan with a little added bonus scenes.

In that special edition version, they used the waterfall ending where both of them are playing WangXian. However, for this 50 episode version, the ending is Wei Ying playing WangXian with his flute and turn around to see Lan Zhan and smile happily. I personally think the production team rearrange the sequence for this version to meet China's censorship board on not to make it a total happy ending in your face that they are together in the end.

But tbh, in my personal opinion, both endings are happy ending since Wei Ying with Lan Zhan at the end are together (it cant be hallucination as Wei Ying turned around and smile happily. He wont smile that way if no one is there :P) but of course the ending at the waterfall is the more satisfactory one.

You didnt really see him becomes an Emperor. They never really show it. He becomes, then the drama ended. But it was a happy ending. We all know how the history turned out but nonetheless it was a happy end

No, he didnt kill his own brother. He is quite clever thats why he becomes an emperor in the end. Though I hate him with passion lol! By the end, he was so unbearable to watch haha

You should finish the drama. Its really awesome in sooo many levels. I mean, the level of shocks and twists were the highlight of this drama. I particularly love what they've done to the Queen. Yes, they follow exactly like the history and yet it was a happy ending. What a brilliant writing :D

Thank you! Everyone is saying how dumb he is which I admit that he can be very frustrating sometimes but he is very wise. That one we cant deny. Thats why even the clever Guo Jia trust him. :)

I dont consider her reaction to Seo Jin refuses to treat his illness as a plot hole but rather a normal reaction for someone like her. She is a strong and independent lady so despite being in love, she still have her brain and can think rationally thus her surprise reaction on why Seo Jin doesnt want to treat his illness. But on the other hand, she is also a woman in love thus she still treating Robin like any woman in love would.

I actually though it was consistent on the writer part to write her that way. She didnt turn 180 degrees after learning the truth (like other kdramas like to do) but she just a confuse woman trying to juggle between '2 men' rationally as the best as she could. That is why when she learned that Robin will disappear, she didnt stopped him but rather accept that fact and give him a one last good memory as she always knew that Seo Jin is the main personality.

You got to see Hana from her point of view. She happened to fall in love with Robin for months and feeling is not something that you can shut off just like that. After all, love is blind. However, after knowing the truth, she tried her best to handle everything for the best of both worlds. The timeline of her knowing the truth and Robin disappearing is only a matter of weeks thus it takes time for her to understand the situation and act on it which she did by making Seo Jin fight his cowardice and self-blame when she was with him. And note how she always and always stopped Robin from messing up with Seo Jin's life. And she also asked Seo Jin whether he is happy living a double life as she felt the guilt of sharing him with another person as she knew that Robin is an illness. Also, remember how she is mad when she knew Seo Jin decided not to cure his illness? If she is selfish, she will let it slide and let Robin become the dominant personality and encourage him to reveal his identity to the public but she nothing of those. If anything, her encouragement in asking Seo Jin to stop seeking Robin and handle his fears on his own is the reason why Seo Jin managed to cure his DID. Seo Jin might fall in love with someone else, but if that someone did not encourage him to become stronger like Hana, he will continue to lead the double life with Robin.

And Hana did explain in the last episode that she hoped that both of them to merge that is why she encouraged both personalities. It was selfish for her to think that way and she knew that -- thats is why she is avoiding Seo Jin due to that selfish wish and thought.

I knew that many people expect for her to shut Robin down and stopped seeing him altogether but human dont work that way. It took time to understand and gather your feeling esp when it involved someone that you love. Robin is a whole different identity with his own thoughts and memories (despite it being an illness). But despite that, many occasions that he hurt Robin's feeling just to protect Seo Jin's identity. That is why I personally think she handle everything with class. Had she avoid Robin once she knew the truth, Robin probably will end up growing stronger to seek his own identity and Seo Jin will disappear like what happened earlier when Seo Jin keeps missing his timeline. But as she decide to treat both equally, Seo Jin realized that he is after all Robin and start merging with him slowly.

To me, Tunnel is pretty stupid esp some of the characters' illogical actions (esp when the female Prof lure the serial killer on her own without telling anyone) but Nine was cleverly written with amazing concept.

There's so many explanations on the ending. Which one makes more sense to you?