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Slow Burn or Slow Deep Frying?
Alright, I'm disappointed.
First of all, the plot is good. Like the story, the idea, some of the plot twists, the sub-plots, it's all good. But man, was this too slow. Like okay, she lands in North Korea, meets this handsome guy who's helping her escape safely with his friends/crew, and in the meantime, she is learning about the North Korean lifestyle and people. Then, finally, she escapes, but then he runs after her bc he wants to save her from danger. I understand that this is a classic kdrama plot, where there are constant twists and turns, and it's like: "Who's gonna die? When are they gonna die? Omg are they dead now? Oh no, she's in trouble! Oh no, he's in trouble" But I feel like there was too much of that. Their romance was destined not to work out from the start (even though they made it work somehow at the end?), but whyyyy, whyyyyy, was it soooo long and slow?? Personally, episodes 9-15 were really draining; the whole time, I just wanted them to get to the point.
And yes, Gu Seung-joon's death PISSED. ME. OFF.
LIKE WHY WOULD YOU KILL SUCH A GREAT CHARACTER WHO FINALLY, AFTER SO MANY YEARS, FOUND JOY AND HAPINESS AND LOVE AND SUNSHINE IN HIS LIFE????? WHY WOULD YOU BREAK UP MY FAVOURITE COUPLE???
Basically, the only thing that really annoyed me in this show was how slow it was, and the fact that they killed Gu Seung-joon. Like, I literally finished the show for him and Seo Dan.
The four soldiers and Jeong Man-bok were amazing, though I loved them, as well as the women from the village.
It's also possible that it was right kdrama, wrong time, bc I was really stressed out with personal stuff and this show was not really comforting me.
Justice for Gu Seung-joon and Seo Dan, I want them in another action drama together, where they actually survive, and they "get to the point".
First of all, the plot is good. Like the story, the idea, some of the plot twists, the sub-plots, it's all good. But man, was this too slow. Like okay, she lands in North Korea, meets this handsome guy who's helping her escape safely with his friends/crew, and in the meantime, she is learning about the North Korean lifestyle and people. Then, finally, she escapes, but then he runs after her bc he wants to save her from danger. I understand that this is a classic kdrama plot, where there are constant twists and turns, and it's like: "Who's gonna die? When are they gonna die? Omg are they dead now? Oh no, she's in trouble! Oh no, he's in trouble" But I feel like there was too much of that. Their romance was destined not to work out from the start (even though they made it work somehow at the end?), but whyyyy, whyyyyy, was it soooo long and slow?? Personally, episodes 9-15 were really draining; the whole time, I just wanted them to get to the point.
And yes, Gu Seung-joon's death PISSED. ME. OFF.
LIKE WHY WOULD YOU KILL SUCH A GREAT CHARACTER WHO FINALLY, AFTER SO MANY YEARS, FOUND JOY AND HAPINESS AND LOVE AND SUNSHINE IN HIS LIFE????? WHY WOULD YOU BREAK UP MY FAVOURITE COUPLE???
Basically, the only thing that really annoyed me in this show was how slow it was, and the fact that they killed Gu Seung-joon. Like, I literally finished the show for him and Seo Dan.
The four soldiers and Jeong Man-bok were amazing, though I loved them, as well as the women from the village.
It's also possible that it was right kdrama, wrong time, bc I was really stressed out with personal stuff and this show was not really comforting me.
Justice for Gu Seung-joon and Seo Dan, I want them in another action drama together, where they actually survive, and they "get to the point".
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