TamzinMillemni

I don’t know about that. I know this isn’t based on the webtoon but I’ve watched several dramas adapted from webtoons and I enjoyed both versions. I didn’t find any of the drama adaptations disappointing. For example, I just finished Good day to be a dog and I enjoyed it. I read the webtoon prior to watching. I also did the same for Perfect Marriage Revenge, Death’s Game, Tomorrow etc. All dramas I thoroughly enjoyed and viewed after reading the webtoon first.

People’s comments on shows are often valid but yes, you should always see for yourself.

Some of us know that Su-Min’s craziness towards the FL isn’t done yet, so to say that ppl weren’t expecting anymore struggles is wildly disingenuous. If it’s unclear to you what people are critiquing it’s that the conflict with Su-Min and co is written and executed far better than the conflict with Yu-Ra, which is playing out like a rookie k-drama instead of the polished episodes we’ve had prior. And what’s worse, how this whole Yu-Ra thing is being portrayed isn’t the only issue with these last two episodes. The quality of the storytelling has dipped. Here’s hoping they’ll bring the quality back.

Death’s Game. Part 1 started at the end of 2023 and part 2 concluded in 2024.

2024 starting off with a bang with now 2 stellar k-dramas under its belt. 🙌🙌🙌

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Thanks for clarifying. I’m quite surprised MDL allows viewers to rate future episodes. I would have thought that was something they wouldn’t allow. Anyway, you learn something new everyday. 😅

I think I get what you are saying. That is a fair assessment. However, whenever I was reading a chapter of the webtoon I never felt dissatisfied with the events. Every route it took made sense. I know I had the advantage of binging the webtoon but at no point did I feel annoyed or critical of the way things were unfolding from one chapter to the next. I’m in danger of sounding like someone who has a problem with adaptations in general but that’s not where I’m coming from. I love adaptations. I love adaptations that are done well. I love stories that are told well. I am not precious about keeping things true to the original source material or any prior adaptations. I’m watching this with fresh eyes. The comparisons come when I notice that certain parts have been executed better in the webtoon. In the same way I noticed that I am enjoying some of the ‘new to me’ parts in the drama better, such as this version of Mr Lee and how they’ve make Mrs Yang’s story more reflect Ji-Won’s past life. You’re right that they can develop characters further as there are 4 episodes to come. Right now though, the school friends are still coming across as bullies. I look forward to them developing these characters further.

Just a quick question to people in the comments. Who is voting on/rating episodes that haven’t been released yet (or have I read wrong and misunderstood the ratings system)?

Not disagreeing with anything you said or even the intention behind what was portrayed on screen for these characters. I just don’t think they did as convincing a job in this dramas as the webtoon did of getting that message across about the bullies changing. If the drama follows the web novel exactly in this regard, then that means the web novel didn’t do a good job of getting that across either. The writer’s intention is one thing but is that the way it comes across on screen? To me it comes across as more bullying. If you go back to the reunion scene in the restaurant, Ji-Won says to the girls that because of some wrong they thought she had done, they made her life hell but it was just an excuse to torture her. Sure seems like it’s the same reasoning they’re using for Su-Min (even though she does deserve it). Again, not saying this is the intention but unfortunately, this is how it’s coming across.

A good watch. The conclusion made sense to me. I pretty much gathered the nature of each character but I didn’t know exactly what/who each character would turn out to be, so was not surprised by the twist. It’s unpolished but a decent drama.

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Yes, 100%. It’s the inconsistency that people are picking up on and this criticism is valid and not to be dismissed. Storytelling IS supposed to be consistent. Otherwise things start to feel ‘off’ or like the reasoning doesn’t make sense, like you said. For all the people in the comments being deliberately obtuse and saying that people are just mad they’re not following the webtoon because they’re following the web novel; MOST PEOPLE HAVEN’T READ EITHER OF THESE and still they’re picking up on how inconsistent the storytelling has gotten in the last two episodes. Maybe that means this part of the web novel is not so well written. I can’t say. I haven’t read it. All I know is that from watching the last two episodes, the story seems a little all over the place. The previous episodes were tighter, more cohesive and the story more linear.

He knows. That’s what he likes about her and that makes his character all the more f-ed up. 😳

I have read the webtoon but not the web novel. I’m told this is following the web novel. At this stage the story differs a lot from the webtoon so I can’t say what to expect next. I personally find the way the story plays out in the webtoon more satisfying and the better adaptation so far, but that’s just me.

I’ve been thinking now that we’re in 2024 it might be time to retire certain tropes. It’s becoming clear that there are certain k-drama tropes that absolutely nobody likes and what’s worse, it makes the drama go down in the viewers’ estimations. I’d love to see MDL do a ‘Marry-Kill-Avoid’ poll of k-drama tropes to see which tropes we’d like to axe for good, which tropes we just prefer to avoid and which tropes we’d like to keep.

People are really sleeping on Strongberry. They should be given their flowers because almost all of their short films are well executed, have interesting concepts and great acting. Truly their only limit is funding, because they have the talent as a studio to create full length masterpieces. Someone said over on YouTube that if Strongberry ever receives the funding to do full series all the time, they’re gonna dominate the industry and I have to agree.

Strongberry is still a relatively small studio compared to the other bl giants such as GMMTV. This is why Strongberry does a lot of bl short films. I quite enjoy these and never want the creation of bl short films to stop. Every once in a while, one of their short films gets picked up/receives funding for a full series, like ‘Long Time No See’ and ‘Choco Milk Shake’. So many other small studios produce one episode or two episode bls and short films. The lack of funding is the reason for this.

Some of the directions this adaptation has gone in has made some of the satisfying moments from the story less satisfying, The school bullies is one of them. As someone who has read prior adaptations and now watching the series, I also feel the bullies’ redemption arc was lacking somewhat in the drama. It’s a shame because unless that redemption is done right, they still come across as bullies. Their redemption essentially, is now them bullying someone else.

This was my way of saying the story still has a lot of obstacles left to flesh out. We’re only just about half way through the actual story even though we are over half way through the show, so it was never going to be boring if they never introduced any new stuff. But I’m not knocking the new additions, I’m kinda excited to see where it goes.