I really hope we get to see more of the ML’s past relationship with the SFL. How they met, what their dynamic was like, and what made it meaningful. So far, we already got around 10 minutes dedicated to the FL’s past relationship, so it feels a bit unbalanced not giving the same depth and attention to the ML’s side. Relationships and emotional backstories should be treated equally, especially when both are important to the story. This isn’t a female centric drama. If both leads matter equally, then their emotional histories should be given equal importance too.
I just started this. I love these types of romance dramas and office settings. I hope the romance is good and fast-paced. Slow burn is ok, as long as it doesn't drag on for too long. This FL is very good at romance dramas. One of my favourites.
Yeah good. Luckily, there's romance. Otherwise, it would've been awful. I love the FL. She did well with this type of character. I almost couldn't recognise her compared to her typical romance characters. Hopefully she goes back to her normal romance dramas.
I just finished it. That's not the type of feelings from a SFL I'm referring to. They showed only 10 seconds of a short scene to show she had a crush on him in high school. That's not a love triangle or a SFL with feelings for him. And she wants to control him not because she has feelings for him but to stop him from becoming king. If you remember, she even tried to marry him off.
Very good, especially the second half. The first 6 episodes there was no progression in their relationship, well, not from her side. We could clearly see that the ML had consistent progression. Then, like a flick of a switch, she likes him. That was probably my main criticism. But the second half romance was great. They very briefly touched on the SFL's past crush on the ML (no feelings, just a crush from high school). They showed maybe 10 seconds of a single scene, but nothing came of it. So what's the point of it. I wanted the SFL to actively pursue the ML. Have her become infatuated with him for either her feelings or the crown. Kdramas needs to understand that it's ok to have a love triangle between a ML, FL, and SFL. And finally, IU back in romance dramas (I'm not counting that nonsense When Life Gives You Tangerines. That's not romance. That's a slice of life/healing drama). She's one of the best at romance. And she's very attractive. More romance IU.
Oh, finally, some progression in their relationship. But i just don't see her feelings growing over those last 6 episodes like how we saw with the ML. The ML's feelings makes sense. Hers doesn't. Let's see how the second half goes. Don't f*ck this up.
They’re openly and casually talking about divorce halfway through the drama, and there’s still absolutely no sign that the FL has any feelings for the ML, even though I've been watching him fall for her for ages already. The romance is painfully one-sided. She even has more heartfelt interactions with the SML. The pacing is beyond frustrating. I'm halfway through the series, and the relationship hasn’t progressed at all. Ridiculous.
A 12-episode drama doesn’t automatically mean the romance is fast-paced. Episode count and romance pacing are two different things.
A romance can still be a slow burn in 12 episodes if the writers choose to focus more on character development, emotional tension, misunderstandings, personal growth, side plots, trauma/backstory, or delayed confession/payoff.
Some dramas spend half the series just building chemistry before the couple even properly gets together. If each episode is around an hour long, that’s still roughly 12 hours of storytelling, which is basically the length of multiple movies combined.
There are also plenty of short dramas where the leads don’t confess until episode 9–11, they barely have skinship early on, or the relationship stays emotionally restrained for most of the show. Meanwhile, some 16–20 episode dramas actually move faster romantically because the leads get together early and spend the rest of the series dealing with relationship issues.
So episode count alone doesn’t determine whether a romance is slow burn or fast-paced, the writing style and relationship progression do.
"There is a SFL with feelings for ML but she doesn't want him for herself."??????🤔 Then she doesn't really like him. If someone genuinely has feelings for a person, of course they’d want them for themselves.
I thought so to both. Just wanted to confirm. And let me guess, it's a SML? And let me take another wild guess. The ML will have fans and admirers, but no SFL with serious feelings for him even though he's probably the most handsome male character in the show?
A romance can still be a slow burn in 12 episodes if the writers choose to focus more on character development, emotional tension, misunderstandings, personal growth, side plots, trauma/backstory, or delayed confession/payoff.
Some dramas spend half the series just building chemistry before the couple even properly gets together. If each episode is around an hour long, that’s still roughly 12 hours of storytelling, which is basically the length of multiple movies combined.
There are also plenty of short dramas where the leads don’t confess until episode 9–11, they barely have skinship early on, or the relationship stays emotionally restrained for most of the show. Meanwhile, some 16–20 episode dramas actually move faster romantically because the leads get together early and spend the rest of the series dealing with relationship issues.
So episode count alone doesn’t determine whether a romance is slow burn or fast-paced, the writing style and relationship progression do.
Fast-paced or slow burn romance?
Any love triangles?