This isn't Squid Game or Alice in Borderland. The best recent comparison is Pyramid Game. It's not some big bad or organization to blame like in Squid Game. Instead, it's like Pyramid Game in the sense that the players are doing it to themselves and engaging with the class/ranking system. The players are making their own choices; they have the power. There aren't any rules about hurting someone, but there aren't any restrictions on helping either. They chose the violent route; the system was designed to pit them against each other, but they made that choice. Even in the ending on the 1st Floor, he chose that path.
Additionally, regarding the class system, the players themselves know it's not unfair; they choose their rooms, so you can't blame any dealer, only themselves. In the end, the system was fair and honest—just not the fellow players.
This is what I need from a Gl series, I was given more in one episode than whole of the 11 episode snoozefest of 23.5, The acting the emotions, the arguments, the dialogue was great
Wow, that was good! I can't wait for season 2. I'm glad because I was losing all hope for the GL series. Sure there is more being released each year, but all are low quality, low budget, with bad acting or extremely short GL series. One minor caveat: They should have gotten Freen and Becky to reprise their roles and fully capitalize on the fanbase gap
The clichés in Episode 12 totally ruin it for me. Like, why did they have to throw in that unnecessary ex-fiancé antagonist? And contact killing? Seriously? Soo-min was already killing it as the main antagonist. A crazy psycho >>> old white truck trope
nope, that's not what he intended, just wanted to make her study abroad, if you listen carefully to what he said,…
I can understand that I might have interpreted that scene wrong, but the neglectful behavior definitely makes him seem like a bad guy to me. And why would he separate Cheong Ha from her mother with no visits or anything?
For point 1, when eun gyol is looking at the page of yichan , you can see that he graduated in USA, so you can…
Yeah, I get that point, but the way the father phrased it seems like he was trying to keep them apart while covering the expenses. And how did Yi Chan manage to get to the States?
Absolutely enjoyed this drama; going to miss it a lot. However, a few loose ends stood out to me like:
1. Wasn't Cheong's father taking her away from Korea forever, intending to keep what happened to Yi Chan a secret from her? Did she end up leaving, and how did she find out about the accident?
2. Shouldn't Cheong's father be considered an antagonist as well? After all, didn't he get rid of Cheong's mother? His redemption arc didn't quite make sense, especially considering he was somewhat complacent in her abuse.
3. How did Eun Yu recognize that guy as her grandfather? And how did her life change after the conversation with her mother and grandfather?
Overall, fantastic drama, but these lingering questions are on my mind.
The two episodes this week were kinda slow for a sixteen-episode drama. I didn't expect it to slow down so soon. I think I'll just put it on hold until it's done airing.
No, these episodes are too short. I feel like it's just one episode. A drama episode should be an hour long, so we should have two hours' worth of content each week
The drama received great reviews, so I decided to give it a chance, only to discover that it was quite boring and getting through it was tedious. There were just too many uninteresting political storylines that really didn't pay off. While I've enjoyed political TV shows before and consider myself a fan of the genre, this particular drama simply fell flat for me. The best rating I can give it is a 6.5/10.
Additionally, regarding the class system, the players themselves know it's not unfair; they choose their rooms, so you can't blame any dealer, only themselves. In the end, the system was fair and honest—just not the fellow players.
1. Wasn't Cheong's father taking her away from Korea forever, intending to keep what happened to Yi Chan a secret from her? Did she end up leaving, and how did she find out about the accident?
2. Shouldn't Cheong's father be considered an antagonist as well? After all, didn't he get rid of Cheong's mother? His redemption arc didn't quite make sense, especially considering he was somewhat complacent in her abuse.
3. How did Eun Yu recognize that guy as her grandfather? And how did her life change after the conversation with her mother and grandfather?
Overall, fantastic drama, but these lingering questions are on my mind.