Moonstruck

Okay I'm in episode 6 now and Min's character is making my blood boil more than the villains themselves. I wish the writers could have written her character better. Nobody is gonna say 'aww, she's so sweet and selfless', NO! she's freaking dumb and stupid who won't mind her own business. I know lakorns are far from real life, but seriously her character is over the top martyr. She should atleast fight back a little bit, it's so frustrating to watch.

So true! It's the first time I liked the second couple in a lakorn.
They are soooo cute together and their relationship progressed naturally and realistically.

She has this natural acting vibes, not over the top or annoying.
I really like her in So Wayree and hope she gets more projects.

I know a lot of people read on the comments section to decide on whether to watch or not, so here it goes.
This series starts with a very controversial premise, FL got drugged by a 'friend' and was 'sold' to the ML who mistook her for a prostitute (not putting spoiler tags here as this is basically on the first 10mins of the drama). If you in any way cannot stomach this, then DO NOT CONTINUE WATCHING as this drama (similar to other lakorn) has many other questionable scenes and it will only for sure upset you and it is not fair to give it a very low rating because of this. Lakorns are their own kind and shouldn't be compared to Kdramas and real life. If you know you are being served chicken, you should not expect it to taste like pork.

If you are able to get pass Episode 1 and willing to open your mind and just be entertained then this Lakorn is WORTH YOUR TIME.
Now rating this as a lakorn, I would say I enjoyed it a lot and perhaps it is the best this year.

-it is surprisingly fast-paced with no annoying filler or secondary plot (I remember even in KluenCheewit which I like, I tend to skip scenes that are not with the maincouple as I find them tedious)

-on the first 5 episodes the ML is basically an obnoxious caveman, grabbing, force kissing, verbally abusing, literally harassing the FL. He seems non redeemable, but things actually gets better episode 6 onwards.

-this lakorn has the best second couple, usually I don't care so much about second couple but in this one I really enjoy seeing Chen and Na. Their relationship was the most natural, normal and comedic. I love this combination of the spoiled rich boy and the tomboyish no non-sense bff of the FL. Na's character is definitely one of the best, she's super chill and the voice of reason on this drama.

-the ending wasn't rushed. They took 3 episodes to start wrapping it up. Unlike other lakorns where you only get like 5 minutes of happy moments, in this drama it is satisfying to see how it ended for each character. It is also refreshing to see that the antagonist are not as evil or ridiculous as in usual Lakorn. By the end of the drama, they were able to humanize the characters.

-there are many eyerolling moments, but this is lakorn so just roll with it HAHA. It kept me watching and entertained the whole time so not much complaint there.

-The editing is also good, the story itself as mentioned is questionable at certain point, but the flow was good. I remember watching Husband in Law and the editing and cuts made by the director is so confusing.

-The script could have also been improved to justify the character's behaviors, specially on the controversial scenes mentioned. It would probably lessen the hate directed at the ML if he got a better script explaining why he did what he did.

-The actors seems to be rookies but overall okay. Kem's acting (ML) is no way near the level of Mark Prin or even Mik Thongraya but he did pretty well for a beginner. He is also handsome but I would say it's obvious he's still very young, there are angles where he looks kinda chubby with his baby cheeks. He could work out a bit to get more chiseled. Mookda (FL) is also okay, nothing spectacular but she delivered. Her makeup sometimes looks off though, the orange lips doesn't suit her and she looks prettier with her hair down. The person in charge of the clothing also seemed to think throwing in as much designer stuff into an outfit will make the characters classy, but sometimes it just looks tacky.

Heesung and Dominseok fought because the ahjumma saw when he took the last victim in the van. They both knew there was a witness. However, the ahjumma witness only filed her statement after Dominseok died, to let everyone know that there was an accomplice.

Yes, that is what I said, that it is a hit because of those factors. I am not refuting the fact that it became a hit. Wnat I'm saying is that the story isn't strong. I do not rate series highly just because it has a good visual or the actors can be veterans but story is crap. The plot and story flow matters a lot to me. Something that even if it is merely translated into a book it still speaks to me, sadly this is not one of those. This is subjective ofcourse. Turn Titanic into a book and I would still say it's a good story, and I do know low budget films which are rated highly because of great plot and storytelling.

There are anyway very few of them. I'm just worried that they are trying to bring the ratings down.

I kinda know what you mean, I understand those who do not like the ending but still appreciate the brilliance of this drama. But there few commenters who probably thinks it's cool to go against the majority (who appreciated this series despite our divided opinion on the ending) and spew hate. But usually I find their comments baseless. Just short whiny sentence how much they hate bla bla bla. No really substance and explanation what made them say so. Makes me think they did not really watched it or understood it all. There's only very few of them though, probably some hard fanatics of other series released this year.

It wasn't recorded in front of Hyunsu and Dominseok. It was recorded right after Dominseok died while Heesung was in the bar. As you know he was also a special customer hence the bartender is carving ice for him. The background sound triggered Hyunsu's memory of the time he and his Father went there.
Also Heesung had nothing to do with the Foreman's death, he just said that to scare the witness.

Glad you see it that way too! I will also watch it again after some time. It's truly one of the best all time! No exaggeration in that. :)

Agreed. This was even the statement made by the Director. I do not understand why others fail to see it this way. Anyway, it's all subject to individual interpretation, I just hope they don't bring the ratings down in here.

Okay, I see we are now getting divided opinions and also on the ending.

I kinda came to the conclusion that this is actually best appreciated and understood if you had watched it while it was airing (having weeks break in between to give time to think about it deeper, have all these sort of theories etc than just going episode after episode and seeing only it's facevalue).

I had observed the comments while this was airing, everyone watching it during it's runtime was very satisfied with the story. We had divided opinions about the ending but we do not see it affecting the overall quality of the show. Each and every twist was refreshing and a surprise for us. The thrill of going each week with a new theory and analyzing the characters and their motivations was a huge part of the viewing experience. In fact the only reason we were nitpicking on the smallest details is because it was too perfect especially in the beginning and we only have these little things to complain about.lol

I guess the experience will be different for those who are gonna binge-watch it and see all these spoilers out already. They go about starting this series wondering why others are calling it masterpiece, you already have a preconceive idea about it , you become hypercritical and therefore your brain starts to negate this idea whenever you see something not to your liking. By going one episode after another also is prone to missing details as it is too fast paced. It's like quickly skimming on the story without realizing that the characters are going through different mindset and struggles in each episodes. Like seeing Hyunsu cold and then after a few hours of binge-watching he's crying like a baby.

I really really hope people actually see the messages the writer and director are trying to convey and not just see it for the action and romance sequence.

I STAND BY MY WORD THAT THIS SERIES IS A MASTERPIECE!
IF YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO IS WONDERING WHETHER TO WATCH IT, YES DO WATCH IT AND STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMMENTS BOARD WHILE DOING SO.

I think it actually did pretty well considering the very late timeslot and as it is cable tv. It has 6.something rating in the end going against the 2% of the other shows on the same timeslot.

He wasn't complaining haha
He was just being his playful self as ever.
Yeah definitely.
I think Viki still got exclusive rights to FoE, maybe after some months it will be in Netflix too. If Netflix got it first I bet it would have exploded even bigger and trended every episode.

OMG!!!! For real?????
Do we need to sign a petition anywhere? I feel so happy!!! Let me share it to the FoE page too. :)
Funny tho on Joongi live some weeks ago so many people are commenting asking for Scarlet heart and iljimae season 2. He replied ' why are you obsessed with season 2? If FoE ends well , are you gonna ask for a season 2 too?" Haha

But to be honest, the ending is already perfect but I could use a few extra episodes with their happy moments..
A good idea for a season 2 though is a spinoff of the Detective team with Moojin tagging along . It gonna be a thrilling and comedic at the same time lol.

Ahhh lucky you, I want to erase it from my memory and watch it and experience the whole thing again. haha

Yes. I see it more like Inuyasha and Seshoumaru thing. (If ever you know that anime). They don't get along but probably in the end work together towards a common goal or enemy.

yess! It is also one of my all time favorites now! I hope Joongi and Chaewon pair up again on another amazing project. They are definitely one of the best actors in Korea.

As for "Tale of the nine tailed", I hate to admit it but I do not think it will be an amazing story (atleast for me). Seeing how comedic the teasers are. Seems like it will be one of those high budget series who will get a lot of hype but no real substance in the story. This is just my feelings. I'm really really hoping it is not like that and will actually surprise us.

Oh we have same taste then. Yeah, it's so hard to find good series with real story depth nowadays. T.T
That's why I get hyped when I find something new that I really really like. For this year I only have Flower of Evil. Hopefully we get new quality dramas again. :)

I'll check this turkish series. But I must admit I haven't seen one before and feels strange watching turkish drama and turkish guys hahaha
Must be the same feeling when westerns watch asian series for the first time and see all these 'feminine looking' oppas.haha

Yes, it's true his normality level is limited to his family. But I do not know if outside these people it's really ASPD, he does feel. He got angry even in the last episode with the witness. I think he just lacks some level of empathy towards others, when he sees other people's emotion (not understanding how certain things made them react that way) although he could mimic it, he couldn't really feel it. I would say he is capable of first hand feelings (those natural coming from within him and his own reaction), but not secondhand feeling (those that require you to empathize). Lol if that even make sense. Or is this the definition of aspd? Haha

yay! do we have similar taste?