Eleison

I'm surprised by the low number of watchers for this on MDL, considering how much I've heard people rave about this sageuk for years as one of the best sageuks of all time (alongside Moon Lovers, of course, which I don't ever think I can bring myself to watch). Curious! I wish it was on Viki so I could finally try it for myself (I don't do unofficial streaming sites). 😔

The poster is scaring me off...

Oh right, they starred together in that! And they were both in DOTS. I bet it's fun for actors to reunite like that on different sets.

I haven't caught up yet to the most recent episodes, but from what I'm seeing people say about him, it sounds like he's playing a similar character to his role in Vincenzo? Annoying and problematic, but ultimately pretty sympathetic once you know more of his story. Now that I think about it, The actor for Soo Cheol, like Soo Kim.Hyun, tends to pick strong dramas with good scripts.

Good to know, thanks! I grew to like him more after watching My Lovely Boxer. :)

Cool, thanks. :)

He's still a lawyer, so he could always be a public defender or a prosecutor! 😂

That's fun! Reminded of how global the MDL community is!

But he and his wife character end happily?

Yes, Kdramas at their best!

I love Lee Sang Yeob! Is he good in this?

Awesome, thanks for the info! :)

Oh yes, I know that, but some dramas with just bromance seem to still have undertones of romantic tension (like Devil Judge or The Untamed between the MLs) and I was wondering if this drama was like those or not. :)

Does this feel like BL bromance or just friendship?

But I found her super annoying to watch. She was a slightly toned down version of the mother-in-law of the eldest daughter in My Father Is Strange (couldn't stand her; she was SO awful 😭) who felt like a Mrs. Bennet from Pride and Prejudice but 10 times worse.

Yes, that's true, but after the first watch I didn't enjoy their plot, largely because there wasn't enough time to develop the ice queen into someone I really cared about, she was so clingy foe the ML, and then the 2ML died. That was the nail in the coffin for me. I also disliked the 2FL's mother, and it seemed the mother and daughter were always in scenes together which turned me off from the 2FL's scenes.

Interesting, I didn't care for them. I skip all the second leads' scenes on CLOY rewatches...

That did bother me about her other dramas; they were fantasies or fantasy-esque also, and she still didn't give them super happy endings (except Legend Of The Blue Sea). 😅 Does make me a BIT nervous...

It's all thanks Mr. Sunshine. After getting completed deflated by the ending of that one, I now am very, very careful with starting dramas unless I know the ending ahead of time. I'm breaking my process with this one; hopefully I won't regret it!

Thanks for checking! It's perfect timing for us west coasters. 😉 It would be hard to wait until the end of the day for it to post...