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Kelekat
Atlanta, GA USA
I’m not at all disappointed about who Deok Sun ended up with. I’d have been more upset if she didn’t end up with Taek honestly. What I AM upset about is how much focus and time went towards the adults in this drama, while most of the neighborhood gang’s stories were rushed and told primarily as rushed narrations glossing over stretches of time rather than actually being shown. It’s not like the challenges faced by the two main couples (dealing with their families, laws, stigmas as well as crazy hectic schedules) wouldn’t have been enough to keep us entertained - it absolutely would. The series focused too heavily on emphasizing the challenges of the times. Of course those things should have been addressed, yes, but it should have been told from the perspective of the kids and seeing how their parents were affected by it, secondary to the story of their relationships and friendships as they grew over time. This was still enjoyable but it wasn’t what I expected or was looking for in a ‘Reply’ series.
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Okay, so at this point I finally have to say I’m tired of seeing the adults, especially now that we’re down to the final few episodes. I’m about a third of the way into this episode. While I’ve enjoyed the series tremendously up to now, I’m really not interested and in seeing more of the adults’ stories. The show’s ending up being more about them than the kids at this point. If you focus on just the neighborhood gang their stories have actually been more glossed over than anyone else. It’s not like there hasn’t been a multitude of opportunities to do more with them. There’s starting to be more and more unnecessary fluff (not involving them mind you) as we get closer to the finale. I have to say I’m very disappointed now.
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Okay that Director acting all jealous, especially when he already has a girlfriend and had been jealous of Lee Shin being around her before, is REALLY starting to tick me off. Ugh!
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I’m having a really hard time watching this. Gae In is simply too weak, gullible and pathetic for me to watch. Her character seriously annoys me. Along with that stalker-like chick and all the horrible behavior and ethics of most of the characters it’s just a bit too much of a turnoff for me. Think I’ll be taking a break from watching more of this for a while. Not sure if I’ll even actually go back to finish it...
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Dong Man is sooo seriously adorable! And his dad is the best father, sooo sweet! I love the romance between he and Ae Ra. They are such a cute couple. This series wrecks me.
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I can’t do it. I can’t stand that girl AT ALL. And the way she lets her push him around is ridiculous. I want to see the reason for the high rating on this episode but I honestly don’t think I’ll last that long.
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I swear I'm going to be seriously pissed if she doesn't expose her boss' real mistress to his wife and give her all of the info she needs. I'm sure they'll make it seem like she'd never get another job as a secretary if she did but one way or another a package was going to show up at that woman's house with all the info she could ever want.
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First, let me say that the directing in this drama was spectacular. Without the directing I wouldn't have even made it to the end of this episode. They were able to portray the right emotions despite the obvious problems.I've got soooo many issues with the writing. This requires more than just turning off your brain. You need to be damn near retarded to ignore the issues:1) Why kill your soldiers when the submarine is already there to get them? They're soldiers. They'd be court-martialed if they spoke anyway and since they believed in what they were doing they wouldn't have said anything about it if they were ordered to. Soldiers don't speak about their missions anyway. So why not just pick them up and bring them back home like a Black Ops mission. Destroy the evidence and leave it at that. 2) Why in hell did that man steal the woman's baby? Yes, you want to train him to take revenge but do you really think the mother would have been against that? They betrayed her husband too you moron! And it's not like you can train a baby. Just wait until he's older and train him in secret or something! I get that Korean mindset is that women with children are stigmatized but telling her the truth would have given her motivation. Stealing her child and thinking she'd be able to find happiness after that is just fucking moronic!3) When ML arrives in Seoul his 'father' says to forget his life in America....what? What part of where they were was America? The only place you can find an elephant in America - north or south - is in a zoo! No one spoke spanish, so it's not south America. It's clearly Thailand or thereabouts so why not just say that? Maybe it's a poor translation on dramacool? If not, these people REALLY didn't do their homework.4) Lastly, "if they find out who you really are those around you will be covered in blood." Why? As far as everyone else knows he's just a baby that was stolen. How in hell would they make the connection that he was there to hunt them down especially when everyone assumes all 21 soldiers were dead. Even the officer who knew he was alive wouldn't think anything of that son being 'found'. Like, what the hell?I just don't understand how people found this to be great writing. Great directing - yes, all day long - writing? Hell no. I'm gonna need a break before I try starting episode 2.
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How DUMB can that sister be?! You’ve never met those people before but you go sharing that kind of information? What a complete moron? Who does that?
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Assistant of Superstar Episode 19
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A company that puts zero effort into supporting its main entertainer because of a love scandal should be fired. They put every effort into making sure he didn’t succeed or regain support. He and his agent/manager should both quit and go elsewhere and expose that company for its treatment of its entertainers.
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I’m only halfway into the 1st episode and have to say I don’t care for Lang Lang’s behavior or attitude towards Xiaoyu (the rich girl) at all. She’s being antagonistic for no reason. If you know you’re going to be living with someone why not at least try to be cordial. I get it. She thinks Xiaoyu will be the typical snotty rich girl who acts all entitled but the fact is - other than the bed issue, which she won anyway - Xiaoyu actually hasn’t been mean to her at all. Most bitchy rich girls would have had a suit fit until they got their way and she hasn’t done that at all. So Lang Lang needs to drop her shitty attitude. It’s a turnoff. My first time seeing this actress play a role in a somewhat negative light.
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While You Were Sleeping Episode 20
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This is my 3rd or 4th time watching but I’m STILL baffled by that itty bitty wound they decided to give ML from a close-range shotgun blast. I mean, I realize Koreans aren’t as familiar with guns as we are over here in the wild, Wild West but of all the gun shots to get wrong you go with a shotgun? Everyone knows that the one kind of gun that leaves a big ass gaping hole is a shot gun blast and that’s even from a distance. Close range like that? His stomach should have been gone. Very, very sloppy. Still love the drama though.
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FL’s friend/coworker is sweet and adorable but they’re starting to take her clueless and gullible behavior too far. It’s starting to irritate me enough that I’m starting to skip her scenes.
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@ShenSui only 70% responsible? More like 99%. He moved another woman into his home! The nicer one too! And completely behind her back! What’s irking me like crazy right now is that no one’s bringing up the issue of why she fully believes he’s in a relationship with that stupid fake chick. They should all be mad at him and telling him off for that but NO ONE has said anything about it. He doesn’t even think he’s done anything wrong other than asking his friend to look after his girl! Not even that he did it to help move another woman into his bone! He’s an absolute asshole. Completely. I wish she’d completely break up with him and cut him off.
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You're All Surrounded Episode 19
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My #1 pet peeve with kdramas is how often they gloss over deplorable behaviors. It’s to the point that I’m relieved when I came across the few which shows antagonists actually reaping what they sow. Luckily it seems to be improving with more recent dramas (not close to enough though). Team Leader Seo’s whole reflective speech about not trusting the police chief to the end was absolute bullshit. He was right not to trust as she was constantly doing very bad shit and kept on doing so with the excuse that she’d eventually turn herself in once she got what she wanted. What absolute horseshit! I already have soooo many issues with the writing for this drama but this aspect straight up disgusts me. Ugh!
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