AnotherSeason

Maybe put a spoiler alert for this review.

Wow. That was so boring and sappy. I feel bad for JKY. He's totally been typecasted since My Ajusshi.

Korea did develop a partnership (mentorship?) with Thailand on cultural products at some point. That became apparent to me about four years ago. Thailand also consumes a lot of Korean cultural products.

It's so sad. I wanted to skip the scenes with JSY right at the first scene with her but I waited. Then, she started having monologues and that was all I could take. Won't get past episode 3 because I'm skipping so many scenes.

I got to say that that was the most random show ever. It cycled through 3 different genres at least from the beginning to the end.

I stuck with this drama until episode 12 because I saw that they were bringing in stronger actors as the show progressed. Still, I find Confession suffers from a weak and predictable plot, a ridiculous character relationship web, and lousy dialogue which makes even the veteran actors seem over the top. Otherwise, the pacing is good, and I'm surprised that the background sounds-music doesn't bother me as it does with most dramas these days. Can't say I will finish it.

Stranger is a higer calibre work than Confessions. The pacing and music is good here though. The central characters don't have great actors but I see that the actors are trying. Even so, there have been some cringe-worthy moments.

Is it just me or is there an ex-detective running around like he still has his badge. If so, why are none of the people in authority questioning this? I'm at episode 6, and it seems to make little sense. For example, he tailed the guy who left prison. Doesn't that become stalking when you are not even assigned to a case and more so when you are not an officer of the law?

I started watching because of the ending comments from the final episode review on dramabeans. meh... i didn't like this one. there were jokes but they got old. the female character's logic of trying to use him as a worker after begging him to help her out and marry her made absolutely no sense to me. at moments when these issues could be addressed in the drama something else happened and they dropped the ball. no reason to think deeply about this. i finally dropped it after she slapped him for asking her why she didn't marry the old dude and become a concubine. his logic was sound. not to mention, the classism also seriously bother.

I love how this post off mine sparked a discussion when all I was doing was sharing my personal feelings about the drama. @Lilly - I would rather my character not be judged by a two simple statements. Also, @Forgotten, it's okay that you don't find the dialogue cheesy, I do though. I also watched to episode 9.

i miss my sweet girl. welcome back to dramaland eun hye ssi.

Oh I forgot our leads brooding face never changing expression and our female lead’s ornament-like placid role to the male leads. Okay maybe it’s not so good. Can’t see myself going far with this one after all.

This show. I have such mixed feeling about it. It’s good. BUT the shots and dialogue are sodamn cheesy. The traditional themes are overstated and the music- this new trend of using early 20th century Hollywood movie themes drive me up the wall.

I love the whole America this America that. It’s so prejudice. First, these are not the values of Americans, these are the values of snobs which you can find anywhere. Second, most of the things they are prolejudice against comes from the American Chinese community. Whether they are native or immigrated. Third, what kind of inferiority complex does one have that he/she has to put down another’s values to feel good about his/her own. values. Neither capitalism or (capitalist) communism has shining ideals. They are equally faulty and equally of merit.

Couldn’t agree with you more. Though, I already dropped it.

I decided to give this drama a start after 4 years of anticipating that it would be a disappointment. It didn’t let me down in. Coupled with seeing Ha Ji Won playing the same character for the umpteenth time, I had to put up with the gender bender stereotypes, the cliches of kick ass heroine and her abominable actions passed off as on par with the guys, and the everybody loves me syndrome. This historical accuracy is so distorted on the main characters it’s laughable.

1. The portrayal of black men is abhorrent: words towards the African man on his sexuality and the amount of kids he has, the roughhousing in the factory, the self-deprecating demeanour and language of the assistant (same African man).
2. The nonchalant mistreatment of the immigrant workers as comedy is not just not funny. Let’s bring up assistant asking for rightful breaktime. Then let’s sweep it under the rug as a boss gotta do what he gotta do. Still he’s their saviour? So confused.
3. I don’t even have enough words to describe the self-righteous attitude and behaviour of the pregnant girlfriend toward boyfriend’s mother. I feel she’s written as society’s POV telling mother to reign in her desire and decision to fight for herself. Honestly, I get angry and frustrated just thinking of the implications of this character and that for one so self-righteous she’s lived a very pampered life.
4. The horribly sexist portrayal of male characters as comedy is way too WTF. I don’t like sexism in any form whether towards men or women. If this is not the case, the writer is being lazy and just milking the political climate or is making light of the issue of role men play. Still confused.
5. The messy and not very thought out portrayal on women’s issues that the show banks on is really too makjang. That this is not #ownvoice writing says it all.

IKR. I find this drama sends a lot of mixed messages and some very bad ones. In the wake of the #metoomovement and aftermath, I understand the writer wanting to tackle such issues and more, but, wow, so poorly handled. Look below for spoiler:

Congrats My Misterfor being the highest rated show by number of viewers!

I'd be surprised if this gets made at all.