InspectorMegre

I am not sure why they think that!!! that was so 1960s in the West. Now what is popular is TONED MUSCLES, a yoga body, an athletic body, unless maybe if you are a model.
MAYBE THEY ARE ALL PROFESSIONAL MODELS???

Thank you for your patience.... I was in a rush, I just spent a few minutes to put it into a spoiler

I share the same concern as you. She is too tiny and frail. Missing one molecule is going to reduce her body weight by 25% LOL But in general... a liver transplant is not a joke and can have severe consequences for life. For anyone.

Donating might be in sync with her character as she was before. She should be a lot wiser now. Her bro did not show up for 30 yrs and then showed up needing a liver. Sure buddy. Let Ms. Ko donate or buy it for you.

First the drama was so boring. EH is flat and lifeless boring, JH was a dick, Dad is too flat, and we saw mostly them. Luckily JH became more human fast enough but still... that was insufficient to liven the drama. There was too much time on JH close ups being tortured by his hormones. The drama was just ... stuck.
There was always ZERO chemistry between EH and JH bc EH actress was just ... blah. JH actor tried but he is helpless when his pair is just unresponsive.
EH actress was so ... not interested in JH even when EH loved him.

SJ and EH interactions were some of the most boring scenes I have ever seen in my life. It is not fault of SJ actor but of EH actor. She dampens every scene she is in. She is somehow NOT in the scene. I dont know how to describe it but I will try. Probably there is ONE technical term that conveys this LOL. EH actress is floating somewhere in the space doing her own thing, doing her job as motions for money, and not thinking of us the audience watching her character live. That actress has no connection to the audience. She does not give anything to the audience. She seems to be doing her own thing and going through the motions so that she can get a paycheck and clock out, and could care less we are watching. She does not seem alive. She seems half asleep in all her scenes - except Woo Jin... )

In the beginning, we got to see mostly boring EH, annoying than overdone JH, stiff Dad, and did not see the side actors much. But we said that they are cute so we got to see them a little more.

The youngsters stole the show every time they showed up for a few seconds. The Driver-Mama Girl pair is so cute. He is so alive and vibrant and their interaction was so cute.

Then Su Bin actress stole the show when her character started "growing up." SB is a strong person and SB actress has PRESENCE and VIBRANCY, she is ALIVE and that actress really brought SB to life.... her presence "woke up" the asleep SJ, so now as a pair, they are really fun to watch. So we got to see them a little bit more...

Then Moma Girl character "woke up" and became more independent, and the actress is actually very skilled in portraying that, so the drama lit up a lot. That actress is super talented. She showed a wide range - someone lost in space wall flower to a very vibrant and playful woman who can stand up for herself and even be cunning and nasty. She showed weak and strong. She acted all that range so well, it feels real. So I think we have a next rising star there.

Then Dir Ko took over. That character is a nasty villain but the actress is very skilled, she commands presence, so she livened up the drama. And her daughter opposing her also really helped the plot.

At this point, SB-SJ, Driver-MomaGirl, and DirKo took over and the drama was rolling!!!! (The only thing I disliked is EH donating her liver to this stranger who showed up after 30 yrs. But that's not important to what I am talking about now). I am talking about:

THE SIDE CHARACTERS TOOK OVER AND THE DRAMA GOT BETTER.

And then Woo Jin showed up. The actor acts well, and really pulls you into his "sadness" and "dying" and also, for the first time ever, FL actress is showing signs of life and is a little more animated bc she LIKES Woo Jin.
Ep 9 is the second time ever I saw her with some emotion on her face. First time when in ep... 7 or 8? when she was snidely rejecting Dir Ko, and ep 9 when she just flutters all over Woo Jin, who really, IS cute and laying in bed all helpless ... wow... Yeah what a chance to be happy... Sure EH is supposed to be happy for her lon-lost brother... but how come she was never happy around JH, even when she "loved" him... ?

That is when I noticed that the drama took off. andI connected the dots. FL had so much screen time before and she was not really acting, so the drama was super boring. Then . FL was not as much on the screen as the side characters took over, and when she showed up. she acted her emotions.

Bingo. Take her off and bring her in in small dosages and only with a guy the actress likes .

Then the Model Grandma took over with her modeling and also the scene with her son. SHE IS SUPER SKILLED. Just a few scenes with her alone or in a close up pair, was WOW acting, she commands presence, she pulls you in she makes it real. I am remembering her!

Seeing Grandma in close-up made me reealize - OMG one good actor on the screen and it is super engaging.

AND THEN IT DAWNED ON ME -
the whole drama was boring so far bc it relied on FL who imo is completey incompetent. SHE IS BORING. She cannont act. She is just BLAND. Always the same. Somehow "distant" and it is just not fun to watch.

The FL character is interesting, I am interested to know and see more of EH, but the actress just does NOT bring EH to life.
Someone said this actress got awards for her acting? How? Why? I saw her in DNA drama she was totally lousy and the same bland acting as here. She has no facial expressions or body language. She is just flat, flat. flat.
maybe she needs some cute guy like Woo Jin to inspire her??? I hope not. But it sure looks like it.

Bc JH did not inspire her at all. Even when she "loved him" and even when asked him out. It felt like she was around a nasty boss applying for a job she hated.
SJ did not inspire her. JH and EH have ZERO chemistry. She does not like him, period.

So no matter what JH actor does, it is not going to work, since EH actress is dead weight.

The drama made a mistake and gave most screen time to JH and EH and that was a total disaster.

Now the drama is finally rolling.

I want to see the other actors bc I am really enjoying watching them.
So I should stay with them even though the drama script is stupid, giving WJ the liver.
Everyone who wanted EH to donate the liver to this stranger was ah sooo generous donating EH's liver... but would they donate THEIRS if a stranger showed up after 30 yrs to ask for it.

So I might stay and watch to the end, and just ff through dead scenes with EH.

Anyways, FL actress cannot act, and Dad actor and somewhat the Mom are not really great. JH actor is ok but on his own, he cannot do anything.
BUT FL AND ML HAD MOST OF SCREEN TIME.... AND FL ACTING IS BORING. Wow what a mistake.

In last ep, I finally feel like I am watching a drama. There is life and characters seem real.

SO the key to that was kicking FL into the background and giving her WJ cute dude to entertain her
and bringing all the side characters up and front and giving them screen time.

I think the side characters took FL job, for sure. I will skip any drama with that FL actress.

By the middle of ep 9, scenes of JH concerned about EH going to surgery and Driver/MomaGrirl going to hospital, I felt like I was standing in a lively and well lit up place, like someone turned on the lights in the dark room. The drama lit up finally

So it struck me that the drama improved a lot since side characters took over. Finally the drama feels like it is rolling and it is fun to watch. It became ALIVE.

Until a few episodes ago, it was so lukewarm boring bland to watch, to be honest. I finally connected the dots - it was FL actress who is so bland and boring to watch, and she had most screen time. JH actor cannot save the game when his acting partner is not responding.

I noticed that the drama improved A LOT when Dir Ko started showing up more and when her daughter started fighting her.

*** INTERACTION *** IS THE KEY TO CREATING ACTION
AND "INNER PRESENCE" OF THE ACTOR WHO IS GENUINELY **IN** THAT CHARACTER

A scene like YR ducking from her mom at the hospital and pulling Driver with her is THE scene I remember!!! why? Bc she was so alive and present! the scene looked real.

I have done improv comedy so I know a tiny bit about acting, but I am not educated enough to precisely "diagnose" what I am seeing, so please bear with me.

So I wanted to figure out WHY the drama is so much more watchable now, and so I backtracked:

so many if not most ppl online are young and they like cheesy simple stuff

I would love that!!! Season 2 might be too much and unrealistic. I think 1-2 episodes of time jump within the existing series would be super

I saw a tv interview with JH and SJ actors, and JH actor said that the drama ppl asked him to go on a diet for the filming. Ridiculous isnt it. He too is too skinny in this drama
Why are kdramas demanding skinny actors

I think muscles look a lot nicer :)

Well the preview I think has the "surgery turned out well"
If indeed it was EH's donation then you will know why I wont be here anymore :) In that case, see you in another drama

"a small lie" - hey it is LOTS of lies non stop - and she had so many chances to fess up too

So basically this drana boils down to - is chronic lying ok or not? Should Da Rim be held accountable for her chronic lying or not? And missing soooo many opportunities to come out clean...

There is this huge camp of people who consider chronic lying acceptable and always defend Da Rim's lying ("yeah she lied but she had a reason to" "yeah she lied but didnt lie this one time" "yeah she lied but she is doing the best she could and trying hard" "yeah she lied but she really could not tell the truth" etc)
The only reason why this kind of thinking is happening must bc those people are comfortable with chronic lying in their own lives
I learned a lot here

Imo too many ppl on this site are super comfortable with chronic lying and keep defending FL. It is astonishing how lying is socially acceptable and defended and justified

It is amazing to me how many ppl defend Da Rim lying non stop. It really shows how many people lie non stop in their daily lives and consider it normal

Of course. confirmation is always necessary. In fact, DR should have come out first without him catching her red handed

Yes!!!!

2ML wants a doggie for happy safe companionship. He has no real feelings for FL. He wants a relationship that is comfortable, distant, never challenges him, never hurts,... so yeah get a dog.

i 100% agree

i 100% agree

he doesnt respect her boundaries... he is all over her, snagging her at any chance. He doesnt openly go all the way but he tried - told her he is swayed and tried to kiss her. etc He is meddling into her life . Yeah he talks to himself not to do it and then does it and feels guilty. He is in hell.
He is like a bull in mating season with brain turned off and hormones raging and he is too immature to talk about everything with DR.

the situation is very ugly. It is fueled by Da Rim's CONSTANT CHRONIC LYING

BUT all ML's suffering it totally NEEDLESS. FL should have told him when he saved her from loan sharks etc. FL should have mentioned to 2ML that she dated someone wonderful on Jeju. and most certainly should have told him when she met ML as her boss!!!! how does she expect SU to lie for her???

THE WHOLE DRAMA IS A MESS BC FL IS A SLIMEY LIAR and ppl defend her