Loved everything about this!
I just finished this and it’s going to take a couple of days to recover. This was SOOOOO GOOD!!!It ranged from suspenseful to cheesy to funny to heartbreaking. Every character in the show was great. The bromance between the male leads was hilarious and I laughed so hard I cried. They played off of each other beautifully.
The Reaper’s romance was adorable and heartbreaking. It seemed hopeless and yet I couldn’t stop cheering them on.
Deok Hwa was cute and entertaining. The sidekick ghosts were a riot. And the evil ghost was creepy as hell. They all did a fantastic job.
The main romance was thrilling to watch as they worked to overcome endless challenges. I know a lot of people have issues with the age gap, but let’s be real. Dude is 930 years old. No mortal woman is going to be close to that, ha. But they did handle it well, I think. There was a New Years kiss and a goodbye kiss when she was 20 (NOT a child). Without getting into spoilers, this show spans a LOT of time and there was no real physical interaction until she grew up more. He knew he was supposed to die, so he tried to avoid getting attached. It’s not like he was creeping on a high school kid.
There were a lot of extra things that tugged at the heart, like the old war couple being reunited in the reaper’s office. All those little side bits added a lot of depth to the show. Also, the music was incredible.
This is definitely in my favorites and I’ll be watching it again at some point- but not for a while because.. wow. It was a lot and I’m kind of exhausted now.
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Goblin S2 anyone ^^?
Goblin is my all time favorite! Everything about this show is just pure unadulterated entertainment! Lets not forget the beautiful visuals that is Kim Go Eun and Gong Yoo! Amazing chemistry from beginning till end. Stellar cast, amazing storyline, melodious music that makes this one of a kind show. The concept is so outstanding you cant help but cheer for everyone. Character growth especially for main cast comes in at the right pace and stays with you. Not to include any spoliers but KGE can make you laugh and giggle but also make you cry like a baby. Im so glad Kim Eun-sook picked KGE and Gong Yoo for main leads.Was this review helpful to you?
Also, yeah the relationship between the leads can be uncomfortable or a turn off to some people, specially when he treats her so much like a kid sometimes. Like i get it, she is but bro don't remind us that much if u want this to work for your audience 💀.
Overall i enjoyed the drama a lot but i gotta accept that it's very very far from perfect, and that's ok!
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A Once in a Lifetime Drama
As a fan of K-Drama, especially Kim Go Eun. I totally recommend you to watch it.I did watching while the drama was still on going, plus without any subtitle cause I can't bear to wait even a day for another episode. And tbh I've watched it over and over again.
Why I gave the story 9.5/10 is because I can't say that this kind of reincarnation is kinda happy ending or what, logically (I know I shouldn't talk about logic or something cause it's a fantasy but I have to) the Goblin (Gong Yoo) is ended up being an immortal and Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun) keep reincarnating and she only have 2 chances left in the last episode. It's painful to imagine that in the end the Goblin must live his life all alone if she has no chances left.
Anyway, I'm still LOVING this drama. It's in my favorite drama list. The casts is BOOM (I love the bromance between Gong Yoo and Lee Dong Wook, awwww they're so cute), the osts are freaking good (I know all of the song, and even remember some exact scene where the song appeared in), the cinematography, the setting, the vibe, the staffs, I love them.
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One of a Kind ⭐ A True Masterpiece ✌️
OMG ♥️ ❣️ this is one of the beautiful n amazing KDRAMAs I've ever watched ✌️ this KDRAMA really stole my heart & I'm in deeply love with it now 🥲 it was like a beautiful journey for me n I hated it when I realised it's about to end 😭 the chemistry between the lead actor n actress, the side characters, the story, emotions, laughters, sound track , background music, everything was amazing 🤩😍 this is seriously a MASTERPIECE hands down 🙌 I had never thought that I would see something this magical 🤩 THIS KDRAMA will stay in my heart for a long long time ❤️ I would really love to re-watch it again after some time when I'll forget it 😅 it's a must watch & I'll recommend it to everyone ♥️ From my side it's 10/10 💯Was this review helpful to you?
GY and KGE performance is wonderful to behold. They make you believe they are a fated couple and they make viewers want Goblin and Goblin wife to be always together. LDW & YIN performance also very commendable and their 2nd couple status complements the lead pair beautifully. Lastly YSJ is a revelation. It was amazing watching him able to match the light and heavy scenes of his senior costars.
Aside from the off-putting way of endorsement in some scenes, the drama is perfect. Production aesthetics, plot and acting are all top-notch.
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just 8 years late...
After 8 years, I finally sat down to watch Goblin, one of the most popular k-dramas ever. Did it live up to the hype? did it fall flat? Down below I break down what I liked about the show and what I liked less.What I liked
- Lee Dong Wook with his slutty trenchcoat and funny hat 10/10.
- The show probably has the most recognizable soundtrack around. Hits different.
- All of the friendships in the show, probably the best part of the show tbh. Specially the dynamic between the goblin & grim reaper.
- I loved the character of Sunny, kinda obsessed.
- Loved the themes of death, god, immortality etc. Genuinely interesting
- The overall pacing is slow, but at least it's even which is the most important thing for me.
What I couldn't wrap my head around
- Ok, let's just get it over with and talk about the main romantic couple...it just didn't work for me at all. I normally don't mind age gapes that much, however, the main female lead acts more like a 12 year old than a 19 year old. I like Kim Go eun as an actor and she does a good job here as well, but it's more about how the character is written. I don't get why they didn't just age her up? Go Eun was like 24-25 during filming, there was no reason for her to be 19. They could just have made her a university student and written her in a more mature way and the plot would still make sense. Because of this, the main couple just have 0 chemistry, they act more like very fond siblings.
- Some of the editing and camerawork was a bit iffy at times, not a huge issue for me though.
- The ending seemed a bit rushed.
To be honest, this was a pretty difficult show for me to score, so I settled for an 8/10, even though I was planning on giving it a 7.5/10 first. Goblin for me is a show with a lot of great aspects that do a lot of heavy lifting for the show, but also some critical downsides. I did enjoy this show overall and felt emotionally invested in the characters. Do I get why this is one of the most popular k-dramas ever? yeah I can see it. Is it one of the best k-dramas in terms of entertainment and quality? No, absolutely not. Does it live up to the hype for me? Unfortunately, I can't say that it does, but it's still a steller k-drama.
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Real fantasy, we escape from reality...
Nice storyline for this Kdrama with Kvalues that really make us thing the whole story is just a kind of fairy tale far far away from reality. To me, I would have liked the drama to end on episode 14. I didn't like the last 3 episodes certainly because I am not Korean.If you don't like love stories that are too much deja vu and cliche, if you look for real kisses and passion and dislike stories that deal with destiny and reincarnation, Goblin is really not for you. Neverthless, this drama is worth to be watched for the staging, the music and the casting.
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It was actually amazing and good ngl, but rlly overrated
A small review without spoilers -It was nice good, humourous and all but it's overrated, overrated part makes it even worse, but yet the drama was good the chemistry between the leads was amazing, the bromance was to die for... But you'll be disappointed tbh, overall it's a above avg or a mid drama
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This is an honest review
It started off rlly well, it was funny, romantic, broo the bromance 🤌🤌🤌, the main leads were literally the story was going really well, it had me almost in tears and had me laughing it was going really good.
The relationship between the main leads was developing really well, loved the cool guardian and grim reaper vibes.
Loved how they both cared for eun tak.
It was a nail biting, romance, it makes u so excited to watch the next episode.
Ngl everything was going well the relationship between yoo in na and going yoo was going well siblings rivalry and all.
But lol there's always a but from the moment lee dong wook was recovering his memories it started to go down hill
Why did kim shin hate Wang yeo sm, I hate how Wang yeo was left as a sinner and how he blamed himself,
When did lee dong wook and yoo in na ever have a proper couple screentime.
After all this, the two reincarnations of couples were stuffed in 8 frickin minutes like how what tf do u mean, and bruh if kim shin is immortal, ji eun tak is a human she's Bound to die someday, how many life's will she take on to be w someone immortal.
No proper storyline tbh
the first half was chef kiss🤌🤌
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Love Love Love
I have watched this show at least 50 times. I cannot say enough about how I love this show the actors the character the story all of it was wonderful and well written. If you are wondering should you watch this heck yeah please do it. The comedy in this show was priceless, the music fit the show. The acting was so phenomenal I can't even begin to say anything bad about it . I laughed, I cried, I even got a bit angry at times but I never regretted watching.... MUST SEE. The chemistry between the goblin and the Grim reaper had me dying, the bromance was perfect how can a girl like me not wish to be in the same house with these two cuties. The only thing I wish more would be if they did a second season of this show using all the same character because seriously you want to know what happened to them I know I do,Was this review helpful to you?
10 stars just not enough!
If I could give this drama 100 stars I would. I don't like to write long reviews so I'm not going to hear suffice to say that, there are so many dramas to spend my time watching but this one will want you to watch it over and over. I beamed at the adorably cute Kim Go-Eun (can we be besties??), fell hard for Gong Yoo, and laughed like an idiot at Lee Dong Wook (hey guys, can we go fishing together sometime?). Their bromance was on another level. I cried pathetically several times. You will relive the series through the OST, and maybe smile and cry again. Beautiful story, perfect drama.Was this review helpful to you?
What’s not to like
I’m not very good at writing reviews but I have to for this drama! The acting was top notch, the story was beautiful and the ost was incredible. This drama had me crying, laughing and feeling upset at times. I had all the emotions in the spectrum. The 2 main were perfectly cast and the supporting cast felt like the main as well. I was so invested in the secondary relationship as much as the first. The way everything came together was perfect! To be honest it took me a while to actually watch it this drama. But I’m so glad I finally did.Was this review helpful to you?
