Emma

The problem with this movie is that it's too obvious that the plot governs the characters, so that everything they do or say feels contrived and written to drive the story forward. It feels forced, and staged. With an ensemble cast of characters AND a disaster/zombie movie, it just needs to be character-driven, because we need to care about and sympathize with them. If we don't, it's just frustrating to watch (they make bizarre decisions, suddenly act selfish/altruistic without rhyme or reason, have awkward exposition dialogue) simply because everything doesn't happen "naturally" but because the plot calls for it.

I'm an hour into this and it doesn't matter one way or another who lives or dies, I just wanna fast forward to the end out of pure curiosity, not genuine interest :(

Yes, I was gonna say: Netflix has nothing to do with this. Also, sorry to say but Disney+ doesn't have anything to do with the writing either lol. I'm not inherently disagreeing with you; I'm not a fan of super streaming platforms AND I think the first two episodes of this second season were a bit lacking, but I highly doubt Disney+ executives were sitting around discussing plot points and plot holes. That's on the writers. (I haven't read the novel (?) so I don't know if they're following the plot though.)

For that matter, season 1 was also produced and streamed on Disney+, so like... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I don't know, honestly season 1 wasn't that logical and completely devoid of plot armor either, so there weren't a lot of ways they could have gone with season 2 to squeeze another 8 episodes. They need a new bigger, badder bad guy, some fresh blood (new characters), and higher stakes.

I hate Netflix and Disney+ too, for different reasons, but they're always blamed for things that are not really within their responsibility.

What's this NF you keep mentioning...? Netflix?

lmfao you and me both. I watched a weird pieced-together-from-different-clips-and-different-fansubs low-res version (but it was complete, and articulate enough yay!). The lengths I will go to just to watch my favorite little characters............. crazy. I rarely feel the need for second seasons, but this time, I'm begging on my knees.

The actors for this were a stroke of genius by the casting director. I loved the natural, easy quality the whole show had. It's soooooooooooo hard to find, I swear.

I'm gonna lose my mind if I don't get to watch the special eps. I hope someone subs and releases them 😭🙏🏼 I'm on my knees

Thank youuuuuu 🥰 (looks like it's going to be a liiiiiiiiiiittle too late for me after all lol)

9/10PM of which time zone? Just so I can have an idea of when it should be uploaded for me :)

choke on it :D

please, they have no idea 😭 they're just saying stuff. Korean media has ALWAYS been violent, it's not a new thing, it's not a western thing, or an American thing. Korea's favorite motif is vengeance/revenge lmfao, the weirder, the better. I'm not even saying this particular movie will be good (idk BECAUSE IT'S NOT OUT YET) but this person is just boring lol

lmao you sound very measured, nuanced, and open to discussion :D

this isn't even a drama, it's a movie.......

Edit: Finished it! There's a fun blooper reel at the end that, dare I say, is more entertaining than the actual show.

Imma be honest with y'all, the show doesn't make a whole lot of sense lmao. Every time it switches to the next episode I feel like I have missed like 10 scenes 😅 (I have not. It's just the VERY CONDENSED format). The dialogue is so basic that i can watch without subtitles and understand all of it with my wonky ass bootleg Korean. Am I going through a loooooot of trouble to watch this? Yes. (shout-out to that one billibilli user 🥰) Am I watching for Hak-yeon? Yeah. Is he good? Yeah! Is the potential wasted? YES. What on earth possessed him to accept this project? Idk!!!! Could have kissed another man in a drama with a better script lmao.

I honestly didn't like the writing AT ALL. But the plot/characters are interesting. I have hopes the remake will improve on the original.

I'm not your therapist :) Have a great life.

A LOT to unpack here lmao.

I knew the comment section would be Very Sane and Very Normal about this lmao. MDL continues to host the most dumpster fire discussions I've ever come across👍🏼and that's saying something because like, twitter is right there.

They mean he often plays a "good boy" (no pun intended). He obviously has done a variety of roles BUT he's somehow always kind of innocent/pure. Here, you could argue he's finally branching out, as he's a skilled boxer, impulsive and kinda dumb, but he's... sweet. He means well, he's nice, he's sincere. Like you can go through MOST of his filmography and he usually plays a Certified Good Boy.

Can't handle the machine translation. Someone be nice to me and let me know when proper subs come out.

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