I don't really agree with a lot of the comments on how the quality of dramas is going down, I just think that…
I know there is an effect about kdramas that the first ones you watch are often remembered as good, because nostalgia. And rewatching it, there are not so good. Or just after that, with more time, we can dig into better dramas. It's why some dramas I don't like now, I think maybe they could be good for a newbie.
Then, before to watch kdramas, I watched a lot of series and movies. Some great classics. So my taste was more stable when I started kdramas (about 12 years ago). More easy to spare the good and the bad. I can be unlucky of course, but rom-coms I tried two last years were bad. I've been a bit more lucky with serious dramas, like Castway Diva, Death Games or The Glory.
Some mess with Han, unexpectedly dead drunk here. So it triggers an argument scene between the two leads. I find Han situation difficult to accept because his wife is better in every aspect than the FL of the drama. It ends on Hae Young having trouble at work because she's a little tyrant. 😄 But it was wrong and just a plot device so Ji Uk reveals he's her husband as cliffhanger. Planification is short-timed in this drama. There was no real tension about the fact he must hide his identity. We just got a guy from the team about to say something (suspens!) but it wasn't that. Well, there was no real suspens anyway in this not-funny scene where they wait while swallowing.
Terrible new about this episode 5: we didn't see the cat! 🙀
50:00. A good scene here, she says he should die, and he's almost killed by a truck. I'm not sure why the driver does "ok" with his thumb, like it was prepared. Alas, dramatism and feeling scene following that is turned into derision with a ultra-cliché sound effect (from 6 millions dollar man). Just in case we could stick for a secondary love story and make sure we won't and it matters nothing. CEO is doomed to be a clown A to Z.
40:00... Sleepy feeling... It lacks dramatic momentum and we are stalling on endless relationship after-points with grotesque background music. I can wake up a bit with a classic cheabol situation of son about to loose inheritance.... tension is soon desactivated by mother protecting the son. Ok. So what was the point?
EDIT: my guess is to show us the father made another inheritance contract. And so Ji Uk would be his hidden son. It's why the mysterious man just tell him to work hard in the company, in case he would be more legitimate to be next CEO and heir.
21:00, looong scene in slow motion about "how he's beautiful" when he removes his helmet. A bit repeatitive with that kind of cheap effect now. Situation jumps into a more dramatic situation about a beaten kid. But I guess it will be used as plot device for Ji Uk to have a fight with the father.
Ep5. They want to hide he's her husband. Is it really a good strategy? At one point she would probably have to show her husband in another event. Anyway, it's a good situation to create some mess to make the story more exciting. It jumps to secondary characters... I take that as fillers.
I really want to know what did the cat do to get banned from the set?
We should see the cat again. Absence of the cat was used as an analogy with absence of Ji Uk. I'll take care to check if it's the same cat or they changed the cat-actress! 🧐
Bah, fans of the drama are happy too because it increases number of comments and popularity of the drama. Even when they are not so happy to see I post often negative critiscism, lol. 😅 I'm used to do that because rewatch party on my fav blog. It's such a mess to take notes in notepad and put a big comment nobody want to read. At least, people can react to specific points I post.
Sure, I can't break my TV when I've falling asleep before it.
People often post me that, but I choose my pseudo for other reason: it's for fans of the drama who want to read the season 2 (visual-screenplay on my blog, check my profile here). I'm agree with you: the drama has a true end (not like "Signal" which obviously need a season 2). But the concept is so big that it had easely potential for a sequel.
Ep5, live comments. Start with resolution of a mini-cliffhanger situation in previous episode when Ji Uk makes a mysterious encounter at night. Some makjang stuff about bird secret... Consequence: he has to go to work for the company. Yo I was expecting that. Plot contrivance is a bit loud.
Anyway it's not really possible to do a drama without tropes. Try that and you'll get David Lynch's Eraserhead.
Yeah, I'm agree with you. I should say "average". But let's say "good" if I compare to recent rom-coms. By the way I dropped WWWSK, because at mid-point I was feeling second part would be long and boring. How to say, sometimes you get this strong feeling it's the time to drop. I hadn't real engagement with the drama, so I just enjoyed what it gave me without looking for more.
Anyway it's not really possible to do a drama without tropes. Try that and you'll get David Lynch's Eraserhead.
Yep, I know. And the tone is terrible, to boot. My best drama example about to make a good drama with only clichés is "what's wrong with secretary Kim". For unknow reason, it works well.
She's hysterical, it wasn't her first day on internet, bit of a snowflake isn't she?
Yeah. The dude post comments (not even so harsh ones), but she does worst and goes for physical assault. By the way, she looses her phone as consequence.
Finally - Cliffhanger: Ji Uk newbie at the company. Ok. This episode 4 was a disaster of bad comedy and boredom. I rarely saw a rom-com falling down so quickly.
Then, before to watch kdramas, I watched a lot of series and movies. Some great classics. So my taste was more stable when I started kdramas (about 12 years ago). More easy to spare the good and the bad. I can be unlucky of course, but rom-coms I tried two last years were bad. I've been a bit more lucky with serious dramas, like Castway Diva, Death Games or The Glory.
It ends on Hae Young having trouble at work because she's a little tyrant. 😄 But it was wrong and just a plot device so Ji Uk reveals he's her husband as cliffhanger. Planification is short-timed in this drama. There was no real tension about the fact he must hide his identity. We just got a guy from the team about to say something (suspens!) but it wasn't that. Well, there was no real suspens anyway in this not-funny scene where they wait while swallowing.
Terrible new about this episode 5: we didn't see the cat! 🙀
Alas, dramatism and feeling scene following that is turned into derision with a ultra-cliché sound effect (from 6 millions dollar man). Just in case we could stick for a secondary love story and make sure we won't and it matters nothing. CEO is doomed to be a clown A to Z.
I can wake up a bit with a classic cheabol situation of son about to loose inheritance.... tension is soon desactivated by mother protecting the son. Ok. So what was the point?
EDIT: my guess is to show us the father made another inheritance contract.
And so Ji Uk would be his hidden son. It's why the mysterious man just tell him to work hard in the company, in case he would be more legitimate to be next CEO and heir.
Situation jumps into a more dramatic situation about a beaten kid. But I guess it will be used as plot device for Ji Uk to have a fight with the father.
It jumps to secondary characters... I take that as fillers.
I'm used to do that because rewatch party on my fav blog. It's such a mess to take notes in notepad and put a big comment nobody want to read. At least, people can react to specific points I post.
Start with resolution of a mini-cliffhanger situation in previous episode when Ji Uk makes a mysterious encounter at night.
Some makjang stuff about bird secret...
Consequence: he has to go to work for the company. Yo I was expecting that. Plot contrivance is a bit loud.
My best drama example about to make a good drama with only clichés is "what's wrong with secretary Kim". For unknow reason, it works well.
It's more easy, else I will forget over time.
This episode 4 was a disaster of bad comedy and boredom.
I rarely saw a rom-com falling down so quickly.
I'd prefer fake clapping and laughing like in US sitcoms.