I took time to think about why this show has fallen off for me and I think I've figured it out. It fell off from episode 9 onwards for me because: 1) It was at this point that Sun Jae became one-dimensional and flat. Before this point we saw alot of his character outside of Sol. We saw him pursue his dream of being an elite swimmer and how that got taken away from him. We saw him and his dad navigate losing swimming which was something they bonded over and that made the dad proud. We saw his relationship with his former teammates and even his rival. We saw him and his friends. From episode 9, his character became all about Sol and his feelings for her. Boring. 2) The serial killer scenario and Sun Jae dying is repetitive and draggy. A real shame because I really thought this would be in my Top 3 dramas of all time.
I'm actually getting bored with this story. It's draggy with the same scenario playing itself out over and over again with the serial killer dude. I was convinced that this would be in my Top 3 Kdramas of all time. Now, I'm not so sure.
These two episodes weren't my favourite. Think the misunderstanding could've been resolved in episode 9. Also, Tae Song is really growing on me. I like him. Sun Jae is still my guy though.
These two episodes weren't my favourite. Think the misunderstood could've been resolved in episode 9. Tae Song is really growing on me. I like him. Sun Jae is still my guy though.
I have come to realise that maybe I might be misunderstanding the genre and point of this show. With Kdramas, I, as an international watcher, am not the target audience. Koreans are. And so my critiques might not be relevant because the show was not made with me in mind. Perhaps this over-the-top melodrama is deliberate and suited to Korean tastes. Hence its incredible viewership. So yeah... I accept this and this show for what it is.
THIS. I thought he has the money and power. But it seems like the writer has no intention to drag his case futher…
This is the worst type of writing for me. Convenient tropes to quickly tie up loose ends. You can tell the difference in effort between this show and Crash Landing on You. She shouldn't have accepted writing this drama if she wasn't going to write something decent.
At this point, writer PJE is intentionally trying to force the story to be unfortunate, sad, torturing and just…
I wouldn't mind the stress if the writing was better, if the plot was top tier. But one hour of filler scenes and 20 minutes of descent progression is terrible.
I hate this episode so fucking much😭😭so many things were wrong and just plain stupid gahhthe last 20 minutes…
The fight scene with Soo Cheol was kinda ridiculous. I like the sentiment and that the writer wanted to convey how he has matured but that 'Karate kid' comeback was too unbelievable.
1) It was at this point that Sun Jae became one-dimensional and flat. Before this point we saw alot of his character outside of Sol. We saw him pursue his dream of being an elite swimmer and how that got taken away from him. We saw him and his dad navigate losing swimming which was something they bonded over and that made the dad proud. We saw his relationship with his former teammates and even his rival. We saw him and his friends. From episode 9, his character became all about Sol and his feelings for her. Boring.
2) The serial killer scenario and Sun Jae dying is repetitive and draggy.
A real shame because I really thought this would be in my Top 3 dramas of all time.