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Yes, the societal expectations of beauty are high and it is sad that so many people feel the need to complete plastic surgery. But, that doesn't give anyone the right to shame someone for choosing to do plastic surgery. If it makes them happy, who are we to judge? It is her body, her money, and her choice. I am not sure why you are so pressed :/

I don't know about that but I am sure websites like KissAsian, Dramacool and Dramahood will pick the show up. It will likely appear on Viki too.

Agreed! She even did a whole show about why we shouldn't judge people about their looks/their choice to get plastic surgery. Words can hurt and can have devastating subsequent consequences like suicide. I personally find Soo Hyang very pretty and she is a good actress in my opinion.

It's fine not to enjoy someone's acting but shaming someone for their looks isn't cool :/

With all due respect, I do not agree with some of your points Miss. However, I respect your thoughts and I appreciate you offering a new perspective. Thank you for sharing your insights. I wish you luck in all your future endeavours (:

Haha that's a different issue to look at. But thank you for your well wishes (: Same to you!

I actually tried to find studies about TV shows and their effects on the brain but could not find any longitudinal ones with long-lasting effects. I would appreciate it if you could link any so I could read them.

As for your second question, yes a lot of humans are more drawn to hearing about more negative stories. However, seeing sexual content/sexual-related matters is different from seeing sexual abuse. So I am not exactly sure what you are trying to imply in regards to research about sexual explicit context because I was referring to sexual abuse. Some people - unfortunately - do enjoy that content, but I have never heard of any studies proving that most people enjoy seeing people being sexually abused. However, again, if you have any studies proving otherwise, please let me know. Moreover, in the show, there wasn't really any sexual abuse shown. There was one scene where the female lead was tricked into entering the bedroom, but the kidnappers were aiming to seek revenge instead of raping her.

Last, I do not think using Goldilocks to understand about bears is a good comparison haha. A lot of shows nowadays actually do their research and even consult with professionals before going forward. For example, Dr. Romantic had their whole cast go to an actual hospital to learn some basic surgical procedures before filming. Furthermore, the recent movie Parasite was actually shown in universities for students to analyze concepts/theories like cool capitalism or how global warming has disproportionate affects on the poor. Of course, education is most important and media cannot really compare to the information gained in school. But sometimes, media can compliment that information well.

Thank you for sharing your insights (:

Ah, I see what you mean by thought-provoking. Of course, these topics are very thought-provoking ones. Albeit, TV shows obviously have a different standard of thought-provoking that cannot be compared to Science. I meant more in the sense that Extracurricular made its viewers think about their society. It may be in a rather dark light, however it still makes us realize its flaws.

Thanks for your reply! I would have to disagree with your point about people being excited to see sexual exploitation. I think some people enjoy seeing violence (which is definitely not good to see routinely) but I don't think a lot of people are fond of directly seeing sexual abuse. As you can see by the reviews, people enjoyed the show due to the plot and storyline.

As a pre-med, my classes do show me a scientific view of dark topics. However, as students, we don't always have access to seeing these people and situations in real life. Thus, seeing things in a more intimate and close manner through television allows me to make more sense of information I have learned at university. In fact, we will often even read books and reflect on movies dealing with such topics in class to understand these concepts in more detail. Even if it is fiction, there is a lot of reality to these shows and they allow people to better apply concepts to society. I would also have to disagree with 'a very negative effect on the brain.' These shows definitely mess with your emotions in the moment, but I do not think 16 hours will leave a long-lasting effect on most people (unless it triggers them in someway). Now of course, if people continuously see shows like these, then their brains may get used to overstimulation and it may mess with them in other ways. At the end of the day, binging TV shows itself have a negative affect on people as a whole. Everyone has the responsibility to take care of their own health and balance their lives.

I find it interesting that you believe that people enjoying this show should feel guilty for seeing it yet you also enjoyed The World Of The Married. Now, of course, Extracurricular takes it to another level and deals with a lot more dark topics. Albeit, both shows deal with things like abuse and manipulation. If we should feel guilty to see young kids being assaulted, shouldn't we also feel guilty to see adults abuse one another and manipulate their child? Both shows really mess with your mind, and it could be argued that The World Of The Married also 'resets your dopamine levels.' While Extracurricular is a work of fiction, it still contains themes that are very real. The lack of rights sex workers possess, juvenile crime, importance of parental guidance, and lack of mental health supports are all very real issues which were highlighted in this show. The show really goes to show how far people can go for money and the dangers of the hierarchy system set in our world today. Of course there are holes in the plot and scenes that may not make the most sense but it still brings lights to important issues. As pre-med, shows like this only motivate me more to study harder so I can hopefully work to enrich the lives of people one day through my medical endeavours and by joining Public Health Institutes. After all, doctors should be the lawyers for the poor, right? Of course, I cannot do much alone, but collaborating with my community could perhaps create butterfly effects.

I personally found the ending a little dissatisfying but also...it made sense. Different viewers will have different judgments of the characters. This can go for any show, but I think there would be more conflicting opinions in regards to the characters for this show due to it's rather dark nature. Thus, I can understand why the writer decided to let the viewer decide the end.

I completely respect your thoughts and opinions on this show. I can see why people would not enjoy the dark nature of this show, or be bothered by the open-ending/plot holes. However I found it a little odd that you somewhat...invalidated the positive opinions of people who actually liked this show.

Haha, I think we all have different ideas of what is thought-provoking. Extracurricular did a good show of showing issues like cool capitalism, bullying, prostitution, disordered neighbourhoods, pressure of school systems, and more. It made me think about my Psychology & Health Studies classes and realize the impacts social determinants of health have in our society today. However, I'd be happy to see what you deem to be truly thought-provoking (:

I AM SO EXCITED

Haha, thank you! But my mom's argument was that he is a doctor not a firefighter haha. However, I personally do really admire my dad and his bravery, and I would love to be like him one day. Albeit as his family, I guess I feel selfish and do not want him to get hurt where he does not need to. I wouldn't want to lose him like that, you know?

Hmm, yes I see what you mean and actually agree. I guess a lot of people were just annoyed by how the scene was included with the kidnapping :(

By ratings I meant like the ratings given by people who actually review. The overall ratings are pretty high, but if you see the reviews section, there are quite a few critical reviewers haha.

Ah, I think it is because MDL is generally pretty harsh with ratings. I joined recently and noticed that most people who actively review shows here have very strict standards.

I do too lmaooo. I think most people did. Why would you not get down on your knees to save someone you love? Hell, I would get down on my knees even for someone I don't love. My pride is nowhere as important as someone's life. I do think that it was odd to include that type of scene in the context of the show tho. I don't think I would have included it personally.

I completely agree with most of what you have said! However, with the love story, I wasn't as bothered because they went four years into the future. We did not see those four years thus I assumed that he developed feelings over that time. And since the show never focused on romance, I didn't mind it. I actually really loved the scene where he realized his feelings, I thought it was executed very very well! However, the confession was super lame imo lmao. They were literally running for their lives (THAT WHOLE ADDITION OF KIDNAPPING WAS SO DUMB!!!! As you said, it was literally as if the writers randomly switched and the new writer had no idea what the first 14 episodes entailed ://) so I was frustrated about him confessing then.

As for Sae Ro Yi sacrificing himself, I am pretty sure he did not know about Geun Soo's betrayal. I also believe he did it out of duty in a sense? Since Guen Soo is younger. My dad is actually that type of person, so it just made sense to me lmao. He was a doctor working at this jail, and it caught on fire one day, and he literally stormed in the fire to save literal criminals oml. I was young but I remember my mom literally yelling and crying at him and he mumbled about how he took an oath and had to fulfill it haha

tbh it really frustrated me too. i loved the first 4 episodes and this one was a lil disappointing. but i guess it is a sort of trauma for him and he is scared of confirming his suspicion? if he did, he would be a lot more hurt and i guess he does not want to lose his closest friend. but it still is odd that he is letting her take care of the cat. there are def some loopholes ://

ah i can understand why you may feel uncomfortable but he aged in cat years. thus he is currently an adult. in his current form, he has a brain of an adult and his human biology is also one of an adult. it is a fantasy drama thus there will be these unrealistic components, but i am sure the writer and directors did not mean to show anything weird.