Of all the things disappointing me in this season, the gestures toward a romance between Do Gi & Go Eun is the most frustrating. One of many positives in the first season was the total lack of an insipid, unnecessary romance, which is hard to find in K-dramas as a genre. The absolute last thing this rather sloppy season needs is a romance arc (well, outside of Kyung Goo and Jin Eon, whose bromance remains fun & engaging), especially when the siblings vibe between this crew is what makes their relationships so special.
Can't a male lead character & a female lead character just exist without forcing them into a romantic partnership? Ugh.
I genuinely do not care if King & Uea become a couple. Why is King even so in love with Uea? While the script keeps telling us that King is a whoremongering playboy, the series keeps showing us how devoted, kind, supportive, protective, & admiring he is toward Uea; it's easy to understand how anyone would fall for King, & when Uea inevitably does, it will make sense why.
Uea, on the other hand, only ever seems to care about King when Uea's trauma/insecurities are manifesting, & he just wants King (or a warm body) to comfort him. Yes, we're seeing that Uea is struggling with his growing feelings but I'm just too distracted trying to figure out what King sees in him to take it seriously. I don't dislike Uea as a character, I'm just not seeing any reason King would be so invested in someone who accuses him every episode of basically being incapable of love.
This has been a three-episode commercial for skin cream & the coffee industry. I don't know what happened between the prequels & the show proper but I'm getting severe "Check Out" flashbacks.
I so knew it! Bloody hell! Another Asian justification and free pass for the most atrocious pseudo-human parents…
I knew it was going to end that way but I'm still furious. The poor kid was being raised by cartoon villains. The only appropriate ending would've been him going off to University on a full scholarship, telling his parents to "Get fucked!" on his way out, & refusing to ever see them again, all while becoming an incredibly successful (& happy) professional.
Can't a male lead character & a female lead character just exist without forcing them into a romantic partnership? Ugh.
Uea, on the other hand, only ever seems to care about King when Uea's trauma/insecurities are manifesting, & he just wants King (or a warm body) to comfort him. Yes, we're seeing that Uea is struggling with his growing feelings but I'm just too distracted trying to figure out what King sees in him to take it seriously. I don't dislike Uea as a character, I'm just not seeing any reason King would be so invested in someone who accuses him every episode of basically being incapable of love.