This isn't just the changes that come from adapting one medium to another. They made very deep, substantial changes…
That's my problem, though: the drama is misrepresenting the story. If someone only watches the drama and doesn't read the webcomic, they are going to come away with the impression that this is a story about the inevitability of destiny when the webcomic had the opposite message of choosing your own path. They are going to think this is another typical cliche "reincarnated lovers" story when it isn't supposed to be one.
I don't understood why they made the changes, myself. There was no reason to. Some of the stuff is more cinematic, I get, but changing Ji-eum's first life entirely just makes no sense to me. I know that Lee Hye was very involved in this production but I don't know how much control she had or if she really was okay with these changes.
First life is very important nd main track of show, so they have casted same lead actors so that viewers will…
But Ji-eum knew it was them because she recognized the faces. Based on the internal logic of the story, they should have looked like different people and she shouldn't have been able to know it was them based on appearance alone (much like Seo-ha and Cho-won didn't realize she was Ju-won, because she looked like Ji-eum). This isn't just a device to help the audience, it's driving the story. It's imo very bad writing.
"If you want to enjoy a show, just don't read the comments as they will ruin your watching experience." I completely…
This isn't just the changes that come from adapting one medium to another. They made very deep, substantial changes that not only change the story itself but directly undermine the themes and messages of the original webcomic. They included tropes that the webcomic went out of its way to subvert. Yet they keep certain scenes, certain elements they like from the webcomic, while trashing everything else. I find it disrespectful. Either adapt it faithfully or create your own story.
Can anyone explain to me the back-story of the 2nd couple - WHY does she like him; WHY does he like her? What…
The comic explains it better, although Cho-won it really was just love at first sight. Do-yun doesn't start really falling for her until the events of the story, when he sees how much she cares for him and also how he feels when she starts to move on from him. The drama cut out a lot of their relationship and scenes together.
I think it's love from the first sight for Cho Won, idk about Do Yoon side. On the other hand, I actually believe…
Yes, the comic has many more scenes of them, although it doesn't really show more about why they like each other. For Cho-won it's that she had that meet cute with him and then, years later, she saw him again when he became friends with Seo-ha. That made her really feel like the relationship was meant to be. Do-yun doesn't really start falling for Cho-won until the events of the comic, when he sees how much she cares for him and how he feels when she starts pulling away from him (I don't think that's a spoiler, the preview showed it). He liked her before that, but he doesn't develop real feelings until then.
Was waiting for the whole week for the second leads development, and all we got was Do Yoon breaking Cho Won's…
The reason is the same in the comic, but it's far better developed. Throughout the comic you see people making fun of Do-yun and saying negative things to him about how he mooched off of Seo-ha and now just needs to find a rich woman to mooch off. He also has another reason to hate rich people from his backstory, as his father died as a result of corporate negligence (his father was not connected to Seo-ha's accident in the comic).
I read some posts below that just boggles the mind. If you end up over analysing eerything about ages and logic,…
They didn't HAVE to leave out a lot of material from the webcomic. They chose to. And they added in unnecessary things while neglecting the relationships, which is the most important part of the webcomic. The time spent showing Ji-eum's past lives alone could have been used to give the second couple more scenes.
I don't understood why they made the changes, myself. There was no reason to. Some of the stuff is more cinematic, I get, but changing Ji-eum's first life entirely just makes no sense to me. I know that Lee Hye was very involved in this production but I don't know how much control she had or if she really was okay with these changes.