Ahn Eun Jin aced it as a young Kim Mi Kyung. That was impressive.
And the 4th-wall-breaking jokes actually made me laugh.
But other than that, I got bored with all the mythical stuff. Too many lore elements getting handed out in tiny, spaced-out doses that felt like constant teasing. Not my jam.
And I liked the main leads' relationship well enough, it was fun in a lighthearted way, but I'm just not curious about the end or invested in seeing them work out. Quitting at a little over halfway.
I saw Go Ahead, and I took one look at the poster for this one and suspected it had missed the heart of the original. Where are the DADS? If you don't put the dads on the poster for your remake, you missed something. Also, although I find most C-dramas bloated and far too long, Go Ahead was a rare gem that needed all that time to develop, and I would be willing to bet that shortening it wouldn't do the story any favors in this case.
So I believe I would probably agree with you and I will gladly save my time for other things. :)
maybe its just me but i feel like the team kind of edited/filtered the faces of all the cameo actors?? like all…
The color intensity was cranked up in the virtual world, compared to the real world. That's probably the main reason. And the dates all had a lot of makeup on.
BTW do we need any more proof yet that Lee Soo Hyuk should play romantic male lead? COME ON! His character was a trash-fire of boring cliches and he STILL sold it 100% solid gold. <3
Man, I wish there was more of Kim Young Dae's virtual story. If I'd been using BoD, I'd have CAMPED OUT in the Joseon-Era Romeo and Juliet premise with KYD. I could watch a whole drama of just that. <3
I wish there was a fan edit of the Penthouse that just shows his scenes so I could watch them. Sorry Penthouse fans, I tried, and I couldn't get through the first episode. Nonstop screeching women - I can't. I mean, I don't expect a ton from a soap opera anyway, but I'd still like to watch KYD ππ
Well...no. I watched it because I like both the leads from other dramas and I prefer shows with older characters. I hate it because the writing is terrible. But not everyone seems aware of that, so I guess the litmus test is - if you think it's cute when 35-year-olds go on an amusement park date and act 12, you will probably enjoy this drama a lot.
I was shocked that they didn't start giving her a little bit of a baby bump as the weeks passed. Just baggy clothes…
Honestly, how hard is it to stuff some padding in there and wear maternity clothes? I'm not asking for a skin-textured realistic 8-months prosthetic here :P
I was shocked that they didn't start giving her a little bit of a baby bump as the weeks passed. Just baggy clothes…
To be fair she did have "morning sickness" for a little while, but it cleared up pretty fast. Then she was randomly crying over-emotionally once, and I thought maybe they were going to start bringing in the hormone fluctuations, but they kinda dropped that immediately. :(
Clearly, the pregnancy premise was a sham. The biggest payoff is having them go shopping for baby clothes now that they're in the "Cute and mutual" phase. :P
After watching 10 episodes (waiting for ep 12 to be out to watch the last 2) I can safely say this is an ok drama…
I was shocked that they didn't start giving her a little bit of a baby bump as the weeks passed. Just baggy clothes that maybe are supposed to make her look wider? But she's wearing JEANS. Not maternity ones. Normal ones. Jeans don't stretch, man. How's your sonogram showing that much development and you're still wearing jeans? Wow.
Also like, how many times are we going to have the same scene where someone tries to make her drink alcohol and she just can't say a word until someone else rescues her with some dumb excuse? Maybe you should have at least told your team that you're pregnant as soon as you decided to keep the baby. They all like you, they won't gossip. I understand the potential stigma of a relationship with the company president, but you can just say, "Sorry, the details are a little personal and I don't want to talk about it, but anyway I'm having a baby so I will work hard until maternity leave, but I won't be able to drink for a while."
I agree with a lot of this, especially the Adults in an Adult Premise acting like teenage virgins (and btw refusing to do ANYTHING realistic to deal with the pregnancy situation after deciding to keep the baby - literally HOURS of dramu could have been erased by some simple honesty in advance) - but I wouldn't scream "ban the director" necessarily. Clearly they are inexperienced, but some of the garbage of this show is a result of the screenplay. I don't know about the webtoon's story, but there are massive writing issues here too, which is not the director's fault.
I actually think I blame the marketing department the most. The drama itself is locked into all the worst and most childish cliches, but they decided to sell it on this "pregnancy first" premise, tricking me into thinking this might be a more mature romance with something interesting going on. Very mean trick, marketing people. :(
Agreed, both excellent actors. I think it really depends on the tone of the overall show and what kind of personality or vibe they're going for. Too soon to say. But I'm always wishing for LSH because I need him as ML more. XD
And the 4th-wall-breaking jokes actually made me laugh.
But other than that, I got bored with all the mythical stuff. Too many lore elements getting handed out in tiny, spaced-out doses that felt like constant teasing. Not my jam.
And I liked the main leads' relationship well enough, it was fun in a lighthearted way, but I'm just not curious about the end or invested in seeing them work out. Quitting at a little over halfway.
And this guy is #1. π
So I believe I would probably agree with you and I will gladly save my time for other things. :)
Thrillodrama.
Clearly, the pregnancy premise was a sham. The biggest payoff is having them go shopping for baby clothes now that they're in the "Cute and mutual" phase. :P
Also like, how many times are we going to have the same scene where someone tries to make her drink alcohol and she just can't say a word until someone else rescues her with some dumb excuse? Maybe you should have at least told your team that you're pregnant as soon as you decided to keep the baby. They all like you, they won't gossip. I understand the potential stigma of a relationship with the company president, but you can just say, "Sorry, the details are a little personal and I don't want to talk about it, but anyway I'm having a baby so I will work hard until maternity leave, but I won't be able to drink for a while."
Eesh.
Confession? Getting together? End of episode 7
But acting like adults? kinda never
I actually think I blame the marketing department the most. The drama itself is locked into all the worst and most childish cliches, but they decided to sell it on this "pregnancy first" premise, tricking me into thinking this might be a more mature romance with something interesting going on. Very mean trick, marketing people. :(