I'm half way through the drama and I'm enjoying it very much. I do want to say however that Yang Yang has extremely limited acting skills. He speaks in an expressionless monotone constantly and his face is entirely devoid of any emotion. It seems pretty clear to me that he gets cast due to his appearance, and not his acting ability. While I'm having a rant, I'll also mention that I hate, hate, HATE the trope of noble idiocy that is used WAY TOO often by drama writers. In my opinion, it is lazy writing that reveals a lack of imagination from the script writer.
Quite a good drama, but not an easy watch. It is certainly thought provoking, but its also a bit depressing. If you're looking for a fluffy, feel-good drama, then this probably isn't for you. 8/10 from me.
The book had a 5 year timeskip towards the end. I suspect that this drama will bring that time skip forward, but because they made the characters older in the drama than in the book (by 2 years), there is less urgency to have an early time skip. But I guess we'll find out soon enough.
Attention almost all K-Drama screen writers. It is possible to have characters behave rationally and participate in a mature, healthy relationship and still produce an engaging, entertaining drama. But I will make this criticism, because it annoyed me so much. I simply didn't find it remotely believable that someone like Lu Zhao Xi would flirt with his ex-girlfriend in front of Ye Shi Lan to ... I assume ... make her jealous (the swimming pool scene). That is something I'd expect from a 12 year old boy, not the 30 year old President of a Hospital. Including that ridiculous scene was (in my opinion) poor writing. But other than that criticism, I found this to be an exceptionally good drama. 9/10 from me.
I would agree with "When the Camellia Blooms" except the insertion of a Serial Killer sub-plot spoiled it for me. I think far too many recent KDramas (Rom coms and Melodramas) have had serial killer plots unnecessarily inserted into them.
There is as lot to criticise with this show. Poor acting, uninspired cinematography, cheesy dialogue, hilariously excessive sound effects, terrible music, plot holes as big as a planet. BUT it's cute and fun and I'm enjoying it a lot. Also, Cris Horwang is smoking hot for a 43 year old woman.
It will be a time jump...If you watchthe teaser, you will see that Yoko is in school but later you can see that…
In the book, there is a 5 year time jump towards the end of the novel. I suspect that in the drama, they will bring this time jump forward and not have the women romantically involved until after the time jump.
In the book, the older woman works as a self-employed sketch artist, simply sitting in the market each day hoping…
I've just read on page 804 of the book that Anueng spotted Nueng in the market 14 days before she approached her, and she secretly spied on her for these 14 days before she worked up the courage to approach Nueng and have her sketch her.
[Edited after watching Episode 2] - 18 and 34 at the start of the BOOK, but we learn in episode 2 that the DRAMA has them aged 20 and 36 at the start. In Thailand, a person is not legally an adult until they reach age 20 (unless they are married), so I understand why they made both characters 2 years older than the book.
While I'm having a rant, I'll also mention that I hate, hate, HATE the trope of noble idiocy that is used WAY TOO often by drama writers. In my opinion, it is lazy writing that reveals a lack of imagination from the script writer.
But I will make this criticism, because it annoyed me so much. I simply didn't find it remotely believable that someone like Lu Zhao Xi would flirt with his ex-girlfriend in front of Ye Shi Lan to ... I assume ... make her jealous (the swimming pool scene). That is something I'd expect from a 12 year old boy, not the 30 year old President of a Hospital. Including that ridiculous scene was (in my opinion) poor writing. But other than that criticism, I found this to be an exceptionally good drama. 9/10 from me.