I've personally always felt this writer's dramas were fairly average as far as writing goes, but somehow she always manages to write wildly popular (if polarizing) dramas that have an amazing cast, lots of gripping spectacle, and an interesting/unique premise (and almost always amazing music).
She also changes up genres almost every time, going out on limb after limb to experiment and dabble. I do have mad respect for her boldness to try new things. The person described in Teddy Roosevelt's famous speech reminds me a little of her:
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena...who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." ("cold and timid souls," meaning Dante's nameless "fencesitters" in Inferno.)
Since you praised my genius, I couldn't help but share more timeless insights. 😉
can u pls recommend some cdramas pls :)the only ones ive liked so far and been able to finish without dropping…
Many of the "historical" costume/wuxia dramas are good: A Dream of Splendor, Who Rules The World, Blossom, Flourished Peony/In the Name Of Blossom, Love Like The Galaxy, New Life Begins, The Double, Under The Microscope, Nirvana in Fire Seasons 1 and 2, etc. All REALLY good.
Some modern ones I liked (action, thriller): Mobius, Under The Skin (so far), Reset.
Haven't liked the modern romance ones as much, though. Hidden Love has some great chemistry/flirting and somehow it keeps you engaged for so many episodes even though very little happens (compared to in a Kdrama!).
That's how I felt after watching Mr. Sunshine. Never again! 😅
That's why I haven't seen this one, or the one with Seo In Guk (can't remember the name, something with "heart" in it), and the IU Scarlet Hearts Ryeo drama. I know how they end, so why torture myself? 😅
Also, this is a binge-friendly drama; in fact, I'd encourage you to watch the episodes pretty close together since there's so much to follow. If you wait too long you'll forget all the details and be hopelessly lost when you come back to it. 😅
MCS gets back at every single enemy but without ever doing anything criminal, underhanded or immoral himself; he simply paves a path for those with selfish, greedy hearts to trap themselves in their own evil, and exposes them at their own game.
This has the potential to become a franchise!!! I wouldn't mind multiple seasons of Bai Jingting running around…
Yes. Did they leave it open if he took the antidote or not? I guess he did and still was loop-aware (even though she said he wouldn't be if he took it) since they implied he took the antidote with An Lan before he went out to eat with his buddies?
She also wrote Heir/Inheritors, for perspective. 😅 She either has hits or flops. No in between!
That's my point; she only gives one or the other, but she makes waves either way, even with her "flops" or badly written popular dramas. 😅
Goblin has gotten less popular in recent years from what I've seen due to the leads' age gap in the drama (not the actors, but the characters). Much of the comment section these days think it's creepy. I don't like her stuff as much as some other screenwriters, like Park Hye Ryun, but I get why she's popular.
Very different from Reset, but similar in that both are suspenseful and full of time loops 😉 (though I think the romance was not as well integrated into the plot in this one; it was more subtle in Reset, but ultimately more organic in Reset than in Mobius; the plot in this was also a little harder to follow).
I got a little lost by the end of December 12th's Day 5 loop 😅 (so much to keep track of!), but it was still super enjoyable from start to finish. My only gripe was the end had more Mo Yuanzhi, and I got more and more fed up with him as the drama progressed. There were also some funky moments here and there that made me laugh when I don't think I was supposed to, but they were minor. 😅
BJT was fabulous as always, and played a great character. I liked watching Ding Qi's story and finding out how he ended up becoming the man who stole everyone's hearts with his tenacious good-heartedness. All time-loop dramas I've seen (Reset, Edge of Tomorrow, Mobius, etc.), have this in common: the loops school the hearts of our protagonists into becoming the hearts of men who embrace the reality that caring for others is what makes life meaningful. 😉
Ding Qi lone-rangered it in this drama quite a bit, but when he wasn't carrying the weight of the world's fate on his shoulders, his dynamic with his team was endearing. Loved them!
Disappointed with the whole k-drama community seeing you all defending this shit left and right. Why? Just because…
Maybe she didn't realize a ton of Kdramas watchers are from middle eastern countries/cultures which means many also happen to be Muslim. 😬 It wouldn't create this stir for those who don't identify as Muslim, so she maybe underestimated her audience.
But, that said, she always goes big or goes home. To play with romanticizing a distorted version of Islam is playing with fire... she's either ignorant and uninformed (which makes sense, since Korea is a very homogenous country), or very gutsy.
I've personally always felt this writer's dramas were fairly average as far as writing goes, but somehow she always manages to write wildly popular (if polarizing) dramas that have an amazing cast, lots of gripping spectacle, and an interesting/unique premise (and almost always amazing music).
She also changes up genres almost every time, going out on limb after limb to experiment and dabble. I do have mad respect for her boldness to try new things. The person described in Teddy Roosevelt's famous speech reminds me a little of her:
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena...who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." ("cold and timid souls," meaning Dante's nameless "fencesitters" in Inferno.)
Since you praised my genius, I couldn't help but share more timeless insights. 😉
Some modern ones I liked (action, thriller): Mobius, Under The Skin (so far), Reset.
Haven't liked the modern romance ones as much, though. Hidden Love has some great chemistry/flirting and somehow it keeps you engaged for so many episodes even though very little happens (compared to in a Kdrama!).
MCS gets back at every single enemy but without ever doing anything criminal, underhanded or immoral himself; he simply paves a path for those with selfish, greedy hearts to trap themselves in their own evil, and exposes them at their own game.
Goblin has gotten less popular in recent years from what I've seen due to the leads' age gap in the drama (not the actors, but the characters). Much of the comment section these days think it's creepy. I don't like her stuff as much as some other screenwriters, like Park Hye Ryun, but I get why she's popular.
Very different from Reset, but similar in that both are suspenseful and full of time loops 😉 (though I think the romance was not as well integrated into the plot in this one; it was more subtle in Reset, but ultimately more organic in Reset than in Mobius; the plot in this was also a little harder to follow).
I got a little lost by the end of December 12th's Day 5 loop 😅 (so much to keep track of!), but it was still super enjoyable from start to finish. My only gripe was the end had more Mo Yuanzhi, and I got more and more fed up with him as the drama progressed. There were also some funky moments here and there that made me laugh when I don't think I was supposed to, but they were minor. 😅
BJT was fabulous as always, and played a great character. I liked watching Ding Qi's story and finding out how he ended up becoming the man who stole everyone's hearts with his tenacious good-heartedness. All time-loop dramas I've seen (Reset, Edge of Tomorrow, Mobius, etc.), have this in common: the loops school the hearts of our protagonists into becoming the hearts of men who embrace the reality that caring for others is what makes life meaningful. 😉
Ding Qi lone-rangered it in this drama quite a bit, but when he wasn't carrying the weight of the world's fate on his shoulders, his dynamic with his team was endearing. Loved them!
Highly enjoyable!
But, that said, she always goes big or goes home. To play with romanticizing a distorted version of Islam is playing with fire... she's either ignorant and uninformed (which makes sense, since Korea is a very homogenous country), or very gutsy.