For those joining the comments after all episodes have aired to see if it's worth watching. Let me answer the basic. Is it worth my time watching? Yes, in my opinion, these are some of the best performances from some of these actors I've seen. Is there good chemistry? Yes. Very good chemistry between all the characters/actors. You can tell that though the subject matter was extremely heavy, everyone on set was very comfortable with one another, and it comes across in their performances. Is the ending any good? Depends on your preference. I will tell you what you should know going in is that this is not a happily ever after kind of story. We are dealing with a sociopathic female lead, who doesn't know when she should stop. And characters that either know full well they are being manipulated or remain clueless until it's too late. Do what you will with that information.
But please take these trigger warnings seriously. Suicide, child abuse, spousal abuse/domestic violence, alluding to CP, alluding to trafficking, murder, phycological abuse, drugging, general violence, toxic relationships, manipulation. If any of those subjects are going to be an issue, might want to just stick to the highlight reels on youtube and instagram and save yourself the 12 hours of trauma.
9/10 after adding together all of the scores from my usual 14 categories. But i think it's between an 8.5 and a 9, mainly for the ambiguous ending. Because I can't tell if they are trying to set up a part 2/second season or if they just didn't know how to finish it off. And although all the performances were top notch I don't see myself rewatching this one anytime soon, because of how heavy the main storylines are. They toned down a lot of what was happening/what happened to the FL for airing imo. It's a Light-R, by Korean movie standards, but I'm honestly glad they didn't put the young child actress through a lot of the things alluded to in the story. So technical 9 out of 10. But 4/5 hearts(aka 8/10 personal vibe scale)
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So I think my final count was: 2 murders(FL's mother and father) 3 suicides(3 men that actually loved FL) 3 accidental deaths(a grandmother, a step-mother, abusive father of assistant) 1 natural death(a grandfather) 3 jail sentences directly related to her(Father, boss, CEO/manager), 1 that was not related to her(assistant who accidentally killed his father)
Honorable mention: 4 murder attempts I believe all against the FL.
Did anyone else notice the continuity mistake made by production? I might be wrong, and will be looking it up, but the movie A Jin is filming in episode 10 is the same one shown at the end of episode 4. The one shown on the prison tv. Yup, just went back and looked at it. It's 100% the same outfit and church/storyline. So post production messed up in editing....
half way through ep 8....I need to sleep. I have to up in five hours. yes I realize what I am pausing in the middle of. But i need to actually be able to function when I wake and not have the sads while I sleep.
Ki Yong looks so good in all the Prada men's wear. They are covering all the tags but I know Prada when I see it. Model is going to model the clothes best.
Opinion : don't those actors /actress read the story or scripts before agreeing on a role in drama? Drama is so…
From what I've heard from Chinese social media, they(or some) were given multiple episodes worth of scripts before signing on for the production. After they started filming they scrapped all but ONE script that the actors had previously read. Aka the entire acting team was blindsided by the changes made. But because they already signed on they couldn't get out of the contract. I believe this is Allen's last project with his previous management team as well.
Very much worth watching. I think of all the dramas I've watched it has one of the best endings.
I'm not sure anyone has it in the original order anymore. I'm not even sure how it was reedited, as in the exact differences between the two edits. I wasn't taking extensive notes on it at that moment in time(I usually go back and rewatch at 2x speed for synopsis notes) and by the end of the week(aka the days off work when I do my most note taking) the show had already been reworked to a different edit. I went to show someone the show and was like...what the what is this.
이운 --> Yi Yun*김우희 --> Kim Wu Hui (or Li Yun, as for this surname usually an exception is made…
For 운 I spell it as Woon for 윤 I spell it Yun.
With 이 if it's a surname for royalty I normally do Lee in my head if it's apart of the main name then it's Yi. I don't know why, when I pronounce them the same E sound. I think this stims back to early subs I watched on Drama Fever and when Viki was still a fan translated platform. RIP DF you have been missed. RIP translator notes on Viki, you have been greatly missed.
Looking over a lot of the older drama notes I took I normally end up just writing out the hangul names instead of even bothering to translate it to English.
I'm so behind i think I paused episode 10 or 11 can't remember. But work plus other shows and dramas airing right now had me distracted. The writing is just very much giving 2000s drama the kind I first started watching in 2009/10 that were from the mid 2000s. I'm enjoying the performances, but the writing has me breaking my neck in confusion half the time. I'm looking forward to all of the actors future projects and praying they didn't get the rug pulled out from underneath them like they did on this production. They had a whole bunch of scripts before production that the actors sign on the project for only for production to just use ONE of those scripts and scrap the rest. So pretty much no one we see on screen knew what they signed up for.
Kang tae ohs overacting of dal is so cringee, I cant wait for this body swap saga to end or at least they figure…
I'm wondering if the actors had a chance to rehearse the scenes how they would play it in their own character for the other actor for continuity. Some productions do this others don't because of time constraints. As things are usually filmed out of sequence and add on the amount of night shoots they seem to be having they might not have had the time to rehearse. Also the director should have noticed and pulled him in or the editor could have taken the least exaggerated take. Tae Oh does need to bring it down just a tick though. I'm just saying the buck doesn't stop with him alone as there are many hands that make a drama. Kim Se Jeong has always kind of given off a masculine energy because she's a very confidant talented woman who isn't afraid to stand up for herself. So she already has that "Crown Prince"/royal vibe down. I'm not sure if Tae Oh has any stage experience(not talking about his idol days but plays/musicals) but I've always found the ones who can play the best "girl trapped in a man's body" characters are the ones who have the practice that comes with drama school/stage work. As a lot is just learning to mimic and be loose with you're own body. Please tell me you understand what I'm talking about with drama/acting training exercises?
Production should have paid closer attention to continuity overall with the performances.
are u talking about 2fl ... cuz her ears are weird.
Yes. It's very obvious on my tv that she's had cartilage harvested from at least her right ear(she's generally shot from that side more than her left side) for the close up side profile shots. I've noticed it in some other's as well, but normally you can't tell cause scarring is generally minimal. I just think she might have a condition when it comes to the healing process. I can't remember what it's called scientifically, but fluid builds up/scar growth and can cause permanent damage to the skin which is hard to repair fully because it could happen all over again. like a keloid scar, but different. I've seen martial artists in Cdramas with cauliflower ear, but that was from sparing/fighting and continued blunt force trauma. I can always tell when an older actor could potentially kick everyone's ass because of their ears. Looking at you Dad from Blossom...looking at you.
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Is it worth my time watching? Yes, in my opinion, these are some of the best performances from some of these actors I've seen.
Is there good chemistry? Yes. Very good chemistry between all the characters/actors. You can tell that though the subject matter was extremely heavy, everyone on set was very comfortable with one another, and it comes across in their performances.
Is the ending any good? Depends on your preference. I will tell you what you should know going in is that this is not a happily ever after kind of story. We are dealing with a sociopathic female lead, who doesn't know when she should stop. And characters that either know full well they are being manipulated or remain clueless until it's too late. Do what you will with that information.
But please take these trigger warnings seriously.
Suicide, child abuse, spousal abuse/domestic violence, alluding to CP, alluding to trafficking, murder, phycological abuse, drugging, general violence, toxic relationships, manipulation.
If any of those subjects are going to be an issue, might want to just stick to the highlight reels on youtube and instagram and save yourself the 12 hours of trauma.
So technical 9 out of 10. But 4/5 hearts(aka 8/10 personal vibe scale)
So I think my final count was:
2 murders(FL's mother and father)
3 suicides(3 men that actually loved FL)
3 accidental deaths(a grandmother, a step-mother, abusive father of assistant)
1 natural death(a grandfather)
3 jail sentences directly related to her(Father, boss, CEO/manager), 1 that was not related to her(assistant who accidentally killed his father)
Honorable mention:
4 murder attempts I believe all against the FL.
Yup, just went back and looked at it. It's 100% the same outfit and church/storyline. So post production messed up in editing....
With 이 if it's a surname for royalty I normally do Lee in my head if it's apart of the main name then it's Yi. I don't know why, when I pronounce them the same E sound. I think this stims back to early subs I watched on Drama Fever and when Viki was still a fan translated platform. RIP DF you have been missed. RIP translator notes on Viki, you have been greatly missed.
Looking over a lot of the older drama notes I took I normally end up just writing out the hangul names instead of even bothering to translate it to English.
I'm looking forward to all of the actors future projects and praying they didn't get the rug pulled out from underneath them like they did on this production. They had a whole bunch of scripts before production that the actors sign on the project for only for production to just use ONE of those scripts and scrap the rest. So pretty much no one we see on screen knew what they signed up for.
Tae Oh does need to bring it down just a tick though. I'm just saying the buck doesn't stop with him alone as there are many hands that make a drama.
Kim Se Jeong has always kind of given off a masculine energy because she's a very confidant talented woman who isn't afraid to stand up for herself. So she already has that "Crown Prince"/royal vibe down. I'm not sure if Tae Oh has any stage experience(not talking about his idol days but plays/musicals) but I've always found the ones who can play the best "girl trapped in a man's body" characters are the ones who have the practice that comes with drama school/stage work. As a lot is just learning to mimic and be loose with you're own body. Please tell me you understand what I'm talking about with drama/acting training exercises?
Production should have paid closer attention to continuity overall with the performances.
I've noticed it in some other's as well, but normally you can't tell cause scarring is generally minimal.
I just think she might have a condition when it comes to the healing process. I can't remember what it's called scientifically, but fluid builds up/scar growth and can cause permanent damage to the skin which is hard to repair fully because it could happen all over again. like a keloid scar, but different.
I've seen martial artists in Cdramas with cauliflower ear, but that was from sparing/fighting and continued blunt force trauma. I can always tell when an older actor could potentially kick everyone's ass because of their ears. Looking at you Dad from Blossom...looking at you.