I have a theory, so I’ll reply to this with spoiler obfuscation on, so if anyone who’s read Payback either in novel or manga form cares to confirm or deny that’d be great.
Anyway, Min’s awesome, and Top’s solid. They’re another pairing, like Boat & Oat, who have amazing chemistry, and a baby-faced senior member. Smart & Boom were the same. I’m beginning to wonder if having a slightly older, more seasoned cutie is a good way to ensure chemistry is incendiary, because they’re burning s#!t down.
For those thinking His Highness, the emperor’s heir apparent, is his son, if he were his son he wouldn’t be referred to as heir apparent. He’d be heir. He’ll be the younger brother who doesn’t treat Aji like family. The subtitles saying “father” when the heir apparent addresses Aji will be a mis-application of the word “Sire.” In English sire has two uses. When used as a noun it means “father”. To have sired a child is an extension verb for that usage. When Sire is capitalised and used as a title it means something like “Your Majesty”, used to refer to or address the head of the ruling house.
This feels like a Sino-safe heterosexualised BL to me. It’s so romantic. I haven’t finished though. I’m at episode 21, after Ximeng saved Aji, at the point where they’re marking his birthday, in a suspiciously royal manner. Ximeng is so naïve.
I really wanna confess thisI really dislike P'Fei 🙂 I really do :(I can't just bring to like her
I love the actor, but she’s playing a character that’s about as deep as a puddle. The secondary characters are all paper-thin. Even the leads are barely rendered in the writing. The actors are doing the heavy lifting, especially the antagonist’s mystic.
He knew in episode two when he took him to eat at the end of the day. All that “remembering the dishes they always ate together as kids” put that to bed.
Absurd in the way most vertical dramas are, but a bit more entertaining than most. The GAI remake (My Ex Became My Stepmother) is also available on iQIYI, but I’ve only had a look-in, so I can’t compare storylines.
I got snuck up on by Suea’s trauma response in the promo for episode 18. Is it just that bit when he comes back to Nao, or is the episode showing more emotional damage? I basically need to know if I should skip that episode or just part of it. I have have a complex and debilitating case of PTSD, so any help is welcome.
This is good. Dramas tackling real world social issues often aren’t entertaining and humorous, but here they’ve managed to address some really dark subject matter in a way that is both, but without in any way diminishing the the tragedy and horror of what’s going on. The bullying side is devastating, the organised crime stuff pretty depressing, and, as I’m only two episodes in, I will no doubt get smashed in the feels a lot more, but it’s balanced with the crazy, action movie style violence, which is weirdly unreal. It’s so distinctly Korean to do beautifully shot and performed over the top violence, interleaved with humour and bad-arsery. It’s implausible and almost comic bookish in the extremes gone to, but very relevant to Korea right now. This show will trigger those who’ve been in abusive relationships, such as with a violent partner or school bully, but it’s a solid social commentary, a violent action series, and comedic AF by turns.
Anyone who tortures goldfish deserves to cry. I’m not sure I’m going to watch the last few episodes, given that I want to kick the lead couple in the shins, hard, and over an extended period.
They’re spreading it too thin. We’re half way, and I can’t see how they’re going to resolve all the stories in the remainder. It’s either going to be rushed, or lots of loose threads are going to remain untied. Also, the central pair aren’t getting enough screen-time together.
Anyway, Min’s awesome, and Top’s solid. They’re another pairing, like Boat & Oat, who have amazing chemistry, and a baby-faced senior member. Smart & Boom were the same. I’m beginning to wonder if having a slightly older, more seasoned cutie is a good way to ensure chemistry is incendiary, because they’re burning s#!t down.