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An enemy to lovers trope, starting in childhood and reconnect as adults. The FL assuming burden of supporting father, but can someone please help since I missed it, but where the hell is her brother? Did he disappear or something?

What resonated with me is what happens in a realationship with one person caring for (NOT ABOUT) someone else. Jun took up the responsibility to care for his little brother when their parents died. He, in essense lost his youth. Also, he had nobody to confide in or help relieve the stress of those responsibilities, although a friend who watched Gyeom while he stayed home and watched videos. Even though these are choices, the weight of burdens build up. The person being cared for has guilt on being cared for and think the other views them as an impediment in life. The other understands this is a choice, but burdens the one they are caring for because they never put their own needs first and that adds to the guilt. I am not sure I am articuating this correctly but as a caregiver for a spouse, and then a sibling, these blowups happen. And we feel guilty when these blowups happen. And we feel deep grief when the other passes and that we had felt these feelings. This drama had it's highs and lows, but I think they nailed this dynamic and the heavy toll on both ends very well.

I am curious as to where this will go, as Netflix previews show something different so I was expecting a completely different plot. The promos showed what looks like an impending disaster for earth, what looks like people in traffic trying to escape, and our leads saying something to the effect of shall we go up? So I was expecting something similar to Armageddon.

Having said that I think I am one of the rare birds who is enjoying this drama and interested on how the will wrap up, with once again our ML taking on the load of punishment because of coersion by CEO - who plays the evil billionaire focused solely on his needs - THAT seems to hit a bit close to home these days.

Out of curiousity I looked up what is allowed as research in the space station. Human cells and stem cell research is ok, but as for embryo research the NIH has banned that, and in fact a researcher was sanctioned for using NIH funded facility to research DNA of embryos to screen for defects as part of pre-implantation. What was wild is the article I read was on the same page as an article about the space station and the need for Russian spacecraft to increase shielding for protection against space debris. https://www.nature.com/articles/385190c0.pdf

I was glad to see Lee Jun Young shine in this drama, doing so well after Impossible Heir, which I strongly disliked. I was struck by the notion that these characters felt lonely, even with friends nearby. This loneliness theme I something I am noticing more and more - in the middle of Lost, and the sense of loneliness and the struggle to make an impact in this world trying to make a living doing what you like - the realization that sometimes we do live very ordinary lives vs how we envisioned our dreams and expectations - how some gave up and switched, and others managed to hang on. Not my favorite drama, but it did give me a lot to think about.

side note - I am saddened to see more and more use of cigarettes and smoking in these dramas. It was ubiquitous growing up as a kid seeing smoking, and the huge effort for the entertainment industry to change and not glamorize something that costs so many people their health. It is my wish that they would reconsider this. Sorry to be so preachy, but my mom bought into the glamour of smoking and could never give it up, and spent her last years very ill as a result.

Episode 7 is the one that had a devastating emotional impact.

More of a comedy in the style of Anderson movies than simply a zombie movie. The absurdity such as sticking to elevator rules in the middle of a zombie attack or prideful bragging about safety features of sprinkler system when defending against zombies with fire. If this style of humor not your cup of tea there are many other kdrama options.

How many years were wasted by not communicating. This is a tragedy. Especially frustrating as the FL character tries to do everything on her own and gets it so wrong. I want to throw a brick at the TV. Also I am only feeling a connection with the 2nd leads

criticism is fair game, but looking at the comments section it is absolutely rediculous. People rating this drama as a 1 based on 1 or 2 episodes. Judging the entire drama on their bias for or against Jisoo. It has a Wes Anderson type of feel, and if that isn't your cup of tea, ok. But some just post bashing comments over and over, whereas elsewhere on the internet people really enjoy it for the same reasons I find it entertaining. To each their own, but some are seriously overdoing it.

I really wished they didn’t make us dislike the mom that suffered domestic abuse. Sad

I don't know about Korean culture regarding military humor - it has been popular in the US for ages - Gomer Pyle, McCales Navy, Hogan's Heros, MASH, etc. I don't see it harmful in they way that some dramas protray authority figures as evil.

Someone rated this a 1? Get serious!

Agree I thought the same about Wes Anderson vibe which I adore. If people have seen Wes Anderson movies, they would get it

I love this. It’s hilarious and fresh and different. There is even a bit of Wes Anderson vibe to it. A refreshingly change of pace. If this isn’t your cup of tea, fine. Just move along and watch something else you like.

Red Sleeve based on history, so they couldn't exactly change that, but the did the best they could with pairing them up for eternity. For those of us left behind, it is a comforting fantasy.

When Ester catches her husband cheating, she suddenly experiences symptoms of a miscarraige. Kang hui rushes her off to the hospital. We do not see if Ester is ok, or if her ex is told that his punching of her husband was justified. I hope we see that in more detail and those 2 get together, as they both have big hearts. As for Chun Pil, I think the sudden change in attitude regarding his daughter - is it due to anger that his wife ran off with the ML father? Will we finally learn where the heck he was when his wife had a miscarraige and then her affection for him ended? The ending "accident" did not look like a collision or severe enough to cause brain damage or a coma for our FL. The gossipy town is now turning against Yeon Su too, including his so called friends, so I think it is time to pack things up and leave, as living in the rural village will now be intolerable. As for evil mom... I can't even type my thoughts here, so the writer did a good job stirring up my anger, but gosh, I will need to switch to a drama where the parents are good people. :-(

a little more time was needed to smooth over a plot point - spoiler below

Pachinko is a great drama. What's wrong with it?

I enjoyed it. Sort of a Korean version of the Godfather, in that the ML works to build a life from the bottom up to achieve his dream of being at the top, via classic organized crime method - not that much different from stories in the US and even Korea on organized crime. As the saying goes, keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. Certainly not boring if you are watching the progression of building power

this as well as many dramas of late really pile on early a negative FL character. Usually the arc or explanation kicks in to soften us up to accept and understand the character, but this drama had that very very late, and at this point it is really hard to embrace even if we understand. It is a trend I hope goes away, because I love a redemptive arc but heck, this is really challenging, even though I adore the cast and their acting.

rather harsh judgement for merely voting in a poll. Do you realize how many polls pop up in our feeds? Are you sure you have been as super careful with each and every like or vote? This level of perfectionism is toxic, and in some cases, deadly.