Good at depecting kdrama industry from director POV, but... here is the most incomprehensible breakup I've ever seen in a drama. If someone could explain it to me...
many commented that it is boring. I think the problem is because those people start watching with high expectation,…
No high expectation, it's deadly boring with crazy mistakes like no-conflict, low goal-scenes sometimes insanely long with trivial chit chat, no rendering, no plot, repetitives scenes (let's talk and eat), people perpetualy speaking about other people not in the room (the way situations resolve instead to show it), worst about people you don't know, or don't remember who they are because they were barely introduced, making that so exhausting to follow, draining attention for nothing. BUT, the drama can appeal to some audience because of affect to the characters, friendship, some good feeling vibes, and the ship game. Also because some realistic aspect of hospital, as there was investigations from the writer and training for the actors, even we could say an hospital where all students have a crush for the professors isn't real.
I don't write reviews but I want to share some thoughts ☺️I thought it would be decent sci-fi, it was more…
English often has only two words, science fiction or fantasy. In my language there is also a term that would be "fantastic", which means something abnormal, paranormal, or that leaves a doubt. It fits for this story, whose concept is reminiscent of Twilight Zone type stories. Logic is not excluded, on the contrary, the high concept has its own logic, even explainable in a rational way. It is therefore a fantastic situation where doubt is always present when it comes to the supranormal aspect. There is only one element that breaks this, it's in the last episode (I won't say more to avoid spoilers), and indeed there it becomes paranormal.
It's thriller too. Crazy complex one, you understand nothing. The beginning of the episodes have a "previously on..." montage. This montage is so over the place, full of twists and shocking events but you don't know why, that you lol a lot when watching that. What is this crazy story?! Sometimes I rewatch just the beginning sequence when I wan't to laugh.
Sometimes, a drama looks like nothing, and seems long and slow. And yet! Love In Sadness: the most suffocating of all the dramas. A feeling of not being able to breathe almost from the beginning to the end. That's why I watched the episodes as fast as possible, to be relieved of the permanent anguish of the main situation.
From your list : Flower of Evil!!! As enjoyable than mouse but different. Suspens scene on the balcony,, episode 3. Woo!
Kairos! Great!! One the very few one drama that contains one true multi contextual scene (a key scene where fantastic concept trigger high emotion in a smart way). It's a scene about a support character, a bad guy, about the way his love story end.
Drama "the king eternal monarch" was also the king of PPL! I remember a funny scene when a character act like as iron-man when wearing an PPL iron mask.
lol 8.1 is already generous but I agree. It must be the LMH fans. I actually like him maybe out of nostalgia for…
I add time or motivation to watch few dramas, so at least I connect so I can update my watchlist, as it help me a lot to track what I watched. 2 very good dramas: Flower of Evil and Mouse (the story structure was so great in that, about that specific point it's a masterpiece). I MP you for informations.
i watched it, its a solid 7/10 i like how they portrayed the ugly side of mental illnesses through kang in wook…
Yeah, and if we look more, all characters suffer from mental illnesses in their own way. Explaining many weird decisions and feeling. It's not a story about what it should be in a ideal world with some expected morality. It's great for audience liking somewhat twisted stories.
lol 8.1 is already generous but I agree. It must be the LMH fans. I actually like him maybe out of nostalgia for…
Hello!! As you know my review is quite harsh on this drama. I formulated all is wrong in it. Now, on more thinking, there is still some good points. The writer still make a good job about creative writing and screenplay (It was so clear in my mind after watching hospital playlist, lol). So there is beautiful and poetic visuals. Some elements you never forget in the story, like a king on white horse in Seoul (followed by a nice episode 1 cliffhanger). Last episodes, when the story is at its worst for some fantasy concept logic (no explanation about how a king kid grow up and mysteriously is only one king when the other one return from the past), there is well directed scenes, like the crossing of the ML and BadGuy in the other dimension and various things of this kind. And I still enjoy this more than Goblin because it's a bit less boring. Really I was too harsh on TKEM. ^^
Don’t know how this series got this much rating here. I saw this rating here and started watching it, could…
Well, on the other thread, I saw you like W, so of course, it's difficult to like TKEM because it's uselesly confusing, spreading in all directions, and low logic about concept. For a fantasy/SF concept, we can say these two dramas are opposite, even if I think W could do a better job at explaining better part 2. As TKEM explain nothing and create inconsistencies, we see how much it's dammageable.
Fun article, thank you! I'm pleased to read something against the flow. I never hate a character, it's just I know or I feel this character shouldn't get the ML or the FL in the end. Just with an example, I like Kim Tae Hae in "Starway to heaven". Yeah, she's more like a bitch in this, almost a criminal. But she's more pretty than the FL, I really like to see her on the screen preparing sneak attacks. But I don't wan't her to be the final ML love. Just not! I prefer the official FL far much for that. You like or dislike them, they are good or bad, anyway, SML and SFL will suffer a lot lot lot until the end of the drama. Poor Moon Cha Won in "Shinning Inheritance", far much pretty than FL, always nice (until her mother end to corrupt her). She deserved to get the ML. But instead, she'll just suffer a lot. Don't be too harsh about these characters because if you look more closer, they really don't need us to hate them, they already suffer such a lot.
Starts off hilarious in the beginning and enjoyable to watch but the 2nd half went downhill. Should have just…
Burlesque comedy was too much for me during episode 1. To the point I was about to drop it. But then come the "horse" scene... so grotesque and over-the-top I ended to LOL!!! Then I was definitively convinced when reaching episode 3 with this scene : They are in 2 differents places, shouting at each other then... WHAT ??? Ignoring law of physics, one character go into the other one split screen!!! Just awesome.
YKS’s portrayal of JSG is so on point. Only one thing he and Yoo Jung doesn’t give a lovely couple vibe. Kitchen…
I like the main actor too. Tall, strong. For a long time I didn't recognize him. Quite stupid, it just needed to read the actor background. Of course, it ring a bell, he's Mu Hyul in Six Flying Dragons !!! One of the best character, quite simple, tall, strong, nice and faithfull warrior.
But if you are younger than 10 you will appreciate it.
BUT, the drama can appeal to some audience because of affect to the characters, friendship, some good feeling vibes, and the ship game. Also because some realistic aspect of hospital, as there was investigations from the writer and training for the actors, even we could say an hospital where all students have a crush for the professors isn't real.
Yeah, background music too are so good.
Love In Sadness: the most suffocating of all the dramas. A feeling of not being able to breathe almost from the beginning to the end. That's why I watched the episodes as fast as possible, to be relieved of the permanent anguish of the main situation.
From your list :
Flower of Evil!!! As enjoyable than mouse but different. Suspens scene on the balcony,, episode 3. Woo!
Kairos! Great!! One the very few one drama that contains one true multi contextual scene (a key scene where fantastic concept trigger high emotion in a smart way). It's a scene about a support character, a bad guy, about the way his love story end.
Someone get angry and the cafe is throw in the face of someone else, instead to be drink.
I remember a funny scene when a character act like as iron-man when wearing an PPL iron mask.
I never hate a character, it's just I know or I feel this character shouldn't get the ML or the FL in the end. Just with an example, I like Kim Tae Hae in "Starway to heaven". Yeah, she's more like a bitch in this, almost a criminal. But she's more pretty than the FL, I really like to see her on the screen preparing sneak attacks. But I don't wan't her to be the final ML love. Just not! I prefer the official FL far much for that. You like or dislike them, they are good or bad, anyway, SML and SFL will suffer a lot lot lot until the end of the drama. Poor Moon Cha Won in "Shinning Inheritance", far much pretty than FL, always nice (until her mother end to corrupt her). She deserved to get the ML. But instead, she'll just suffer a lot. Don't be too harsh about these characters because if you look more closer, they really don't need us to hate them, they already suffer such a lot.
To the point I was about to drop it.
But then come the "horse" scene... so grotesque and over-the-top I ended to LOL!!!
Then I was definitively convinced when reaching episode 3 with this scene :
They are in 2 differents places, shouting at each other then... WHAT ???
Ignoring law of physics, one character go into the other one split screen!!!
Just awesome.
Quite stupid, it just needed to read the actor background.
Of course, it ring a bell, he's Mu Hyul in Six Flying Dragons !!!
One of the best character, quite simple, tall, strong, nice and faithfull warrior.