Dude the fl and sml have some crazy chemistry together. The enemies-to-lovers trope hits harder anyway so im not surprised. Their banter is way more intense than any other interaction I’ve seen so far.
That said, I’m still rooting for the main leads because there’s no way they’re not ending up together😭 The ml and sfl have chemistry too, but I can see the creators trying their hardest to make his expressions and intentions seem completely pure and detached. I’m guessing they’ll end up being the bestest of friends. right now, im not really interested in whatever they have going on. its cute but that's all.
Also, are we getting some terminal illness foreshadowing here? This episode had SO many instances of the FL dying.
wait, are they marrying off that girl to a thirty-two-year-old dude with a kid? the girl looks hardly 18. i get that this is historical, but it's still problematic to portray it as completely normal.
not sure i follow, how are they similar? they feel very distinct to me, thus far.
They aren't similar but people were very offended by the realistic portrayal of romance there too. But it leant more on the toxic side, here it's more reasonable and tame. the similarity is in the whole hating the fl discourse which I found interesting.
FL is complex... ??? wow then what is simple? She is an entitled ditz who cannot cross the street or handle her…
Woah, chill out dude 😭
to answer your question, yes, I’d consider the fl a complex character so far, and hopefully we’ll see more of that as the story progresses. We're too early into the show to have any strong opinion in the first place but i digress. what is simple? someone whose personality is relatively straightforward. The ml, for example, is pretty much a caricature of a green flag love interest. He is kind, considerate, supportive, but with very little internal conflict so far. (That's why everyone likes him lol)
The fl, meanwhile, is far from entitled. a lot of her decisions actually come from not wanting to become dependent on him. She loves the ML, but she also has conflicting feelings about her career and what she wants for herself. Those competing feelings are what make her interesting to me. I don't really see the ml “babysitting” her either. Checking on someone you love and helping with their mess is hardly babysitting.
some of the criticism is just coming from not liking her choices, which is fair. But disliking a character and finding them poorly written or simple are two different things. Some are basically hating her for not being easy to digest.
Both can be true at the same time. Someone's complexity becomes more clear when they are down on their luck. The writer had to have a non-offensive conflict anyway.
people can’t handle a complex fl and then complain that the characters aren’t “four-dimensional.” both leads have valid reasons for feeling the way they do. do you want them to be perfect replicas of each other just so their conflict is easier to digest?
The problem isn't that the drama is so generic, which it is, no matter how trope-aware or satirical it might be. The problem is that it’s still so painfully under-stimulating.
i thought this was just five episodes but im glad its 22 episodes long. i wonder how they will explore this plot for so long without dragging the investigation. for now, im immensely engaged with the plot. i was shedding tears every episode. i don't know if it is supposed to hit this hard.
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That said, I’m still rooting for the main leads because there’s no way they’re not ending up together😭 The ml and sfl have chemistry too, but I can see the creators trying their hardest to make his expressions and intentions seem completely pure and detached. I’m guessing they’ll end up being the bestest of friends. right now, im not really interested in whatever they have going on. its cute but that's all.
Also, are we getting some terminal illness foreshadowing here? This episode had SO many instances of the FL dying.
to answer your question, yes, I’d consider the fl a complex character so far, and hopefully we’ll see more of that as the story progresses. We're too early into the show to have any strong opinion in the first place but i digress.
what is simple?
someone whose personality is relatively straightforward. The ml, for example, is pretty much a caricature of a green flag love interest. He is kind, considerate, supportive, but with very little internal conflict so far. (That's why everyone likes him lol)
The fl, meanwhile, is far from entitled. a lot of her decisions actually come from not wanting to become dependent on him. She loves the ML, but she also has conflicting feelings about her career and what she wants for herself. Those competing feelings are what make her interesting to me.
I don't really see the ml “babysitting” her either. Checking on someone you love and helping with their mess is hardly babysitting.
some of the criticism is just coming from not liking her choices, which is fair. But disliking a character and finding them poorly written or simple are two different things. Some are basically hating her for not being easy to digest.