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That's why I said, not in every case, but usually shorter shows better written because the story is not stretched out. To be fair, it's all on the writers, if the writer is not good it doesn't matter how long a show is.

But usually with 16 episodes long (or more) dramas, they solve everything in the last 2 episodes, the first 8 episodes are basically the build-up and the rest is filler.

The funny thing is, most of my fave historical dramas are longer than 30-40 episodes, but only because it's not a fantasy, but episodic slice of life, like "Hur Jun 2013" 135 episodes or "Queen Seon Deok" 62 episodes. When you mix historical dramas with fantasy, it can't be longer than 16 episodes, because they always mess up the story in a way. Like Alchemy of Souls, it's a good show, but the 2nd season was 100% unnecessary. They could've done the whole story in 20 episodes.

Yeah, and half the season is a filler without actual story. I prefer shorter shows because it looks better, the budget can be spent better, and the story can be better written as well. Not in every case but still.

It just shows the hypocrite side of people. Most Kdrama fans and people in general loves the typical cute romance with pretty lead actors. They don't care about representation or anything else. They rate shows 10 if the leads are cute enough.

It was a pretty good drama, and it was a lot of fun, but the crime story was annoying a bit, they didn't do a good job with that.

But they did a great job with the most important story-lines: the mother-daughter duo, and the whole school system was well-written.

Overall, it was a predictable show, I mean, everything that happened I saw it from miles away. When I say, everything, I mean, literally every plot in the series, but it's still worth the watch.

Yeah, I know, acting and liking actors is different. I rated some of my biggest faves' dramas lower than most people, because the script was bad. Many people love "Descendants of the Sun" but I dropped it after 2 episodes, even tho I love all the actors, and I don't drop many things, especially if my faves are in it.

It's funny, because I watched a lot of crap shows, but sometimes I can still finish it, but with DoTS my expectation was too high, and it's not a brain-off fantasy, I'm more judgmental with more realistic dramas.

Alchemy of Souls, for example. It was a lot of fun, but if I want to rate the script alone, it was average. Especially the 2nd season.

Yeah, that's why I don't care about ratings. There are a few people here who actually write decent reviews, so if I'm not that interested in something, I can rely on them.

At least, MDL is not as bad as VIKI where all you can see is dramas with 9+ ratings.😂

I don't watch trailers because of spoilers, unless it's something I don't want to watch, and I need to judge if it's worth the watch.

I had a feeling they're not real siblings. To be fair, in historic dramas, it's not an unusual thing to see relatives getting married.

The acting in dramas are usually decent, so the only thing I care about is the writing. I don't give a higher score, because I like the actors, like many people do. That's the main reason we can see so many overrated drama on MDL. People rate their faves and some cute love scenes, not the whole show. Or give low rating if they hate someone or some parts of the story, even if it makes sense. That's why I don't care about ratings. I watched so many show and movie with low ratings and I still liked those.

Why people acting as if 7.9 rating is low? This is why you should NEVER trust MDL ratings. 7.9 is basically 8/10, and it's above average or good. Let's be real, at least 90% of drama on MDL don't deserve higher score than 7/10, yet most of them has higher than 8.

Anyway, I'm interested in the show, but not sure if I want to see a romance story with half-siblings. It feels weird as hell.

I was talking about TV ratings, because you mentioned that. Honestly, I liked both seasons, S1 8/10 and S2 7/10, but they could've done the whole story in 20 episodes easily. I feel like I watched 30 episodes of slice of life fantasy. Not that I mind, but in S2 I didn't feel we're going anywhere. To be fair, yes, S2 has a darker tone and I liked that more, but I loved the comedic side of S1 and the banter between the 2 main lead. The romantic chemistry was better in S2, but the overall chemistry was better in S1, and some decisions in S2 were weird.

Comparing the 2 seasons makes no sense, it's just one show. Even the cast is the same except Somin, but that was obvious from the start, but I do miss her in S2.

Don't believe what other people say, but also don't let ratings fool you, either. Season 1 was better. S2 was basically a non-stop drama about nothing.

Okay, but this time she's gonna prove she can do this role as well. I mean, being a CEO is probably one of the easiest roles. Just wear expensive clothes and act cold.😂

Never said my taste is superior. A genre can't be superior anyway, because it's about taste. Some people prefer horror, some people love typical cheesy romcoms with the prince and the princess, and some people love scifi, fantasy or badass action. Sohee did almost all of these, so you can't say she's a "Typical".

Well, I don't have a problem with strong female characters. I love that more than the typical "Please save me" princesses.

What? She did drama, action, horror, melo-drama etc.

And how many times Min Young should play the same role? I prefer actors who do different roles.

Since when a CEO has a standard "look"? 😂 I mean, there's not much difference between her or Kim Jiwon for example.

When you actually understand what I'm talking about, we can have a conversation. Till then, sweet dreams.

Couldn't care less what they're doing, that wasn't my point. Also, debunked? By whom? By his agency. It's like when two people fighting: "You did it." "No, you did it." So, nothing is debunked at all.

LOL! I actually wanted to rewatch Age of Youth again. 😅

Imagine them saying: "Okay, it's all true, now we're gonna send our actor to prison."😂