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@purple cotton I suppose this depends what you’re looking for in this drama. If you’re here for the cinematography, the cast and just the fantasy elements, you’ll like it. However, if you’re for an engaging on the edge of your seat drama with profoundly written-characters and storyline ( as @Young Soo pointed out sometimes appears tedious) then this drama probably isn’t it for you.

@ZeeWoods There are comical moments in the series but a heavy part of it is quite dark ( especially with the backstories of our leads).

@ Faye Waters This could be the case, however, this may also be to do with KBS. Respectfully, the channel has always been very conservative when it comes to these sorts of issues, so it wouldn’t be surprising if they just scrapped it to avoid controversy…

I’ll definitely check them out :).

@ilovekcdrama No, please do not worry about your comment offending me. If anything this has been a very interesting talk as I love to see different sides. I certainly agree that hopefully future viewers will be able to make their own concise jugement on DAYS than some of the more ‘ extreme’ views on here. If anything thank you for the opportunity to have this talk. :)

@ DoctorBlackk I definitely like it I must admit :) ( Especially Darin’s ‘ We Are’- I haven’t seen the drama yet but I can tell already that this song will have been used to heighten more melodramatic or haunting moments as it is beautiful.) I’m sure you probably have , but have you ever heard Goblin or It’s Okay Not To Be Okay’s OST before? ( I know it’s cliche but I absolutely love Heize and Han Soo Ji’s Round and Round as well as Elaine’s Wake Up.)

@DoctorBlackk I don’t think I’ve heard that one before, so I’ll definitely check it out :).

Article 19 of the UDHR ( Universal Declaration of Human Rights) states that "everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference" and "everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice” so long as the individual respects “the rights and reputation” of others.That is a given that there are limitations on freedom of speech and I agree if it goes against the no-harm principle, then it should not be allowed. As someone sitting on the fence and without real strong emotions to either strong positivity or negativity for the show, I can admit as as an observer that both sides have voiced their opinion a lot in the comment section. Some of these are wonderful by validations or sharing constructive criticism, whilst others are more personal attacks upon individuals. As I said in my original comment, I am not validating this for either side nor am I stating that positive comments are not being attacked either ( I.e “ both sides”). However, I do believe that there have been some nasty things said by both sides in the comment section towards one another which are not particularly respectful towards the individual ( I.e along the line of argument of “ people who are overly pretentious who watch this show” or the opposite with “ people are not open minded or intelligent enough to understand this show”). It’s too idealistic, but I really do wish that we could be share our opinions ( evidently so long as they are not harmful to the individuals) with respect rather than being attacked personally ( on both sides) .
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@firechan This again boils down to personal taste. No problem if you like it, but respectively there are a lot of dramas with more ear-catching OSTs out there.

@kisses83 Yes, I’ve also seen Beauty Inside ( the screenwriter’s other work) back a couple of years ago. Ironically, I actually preferred the ideology of the side couple over our mains, but agreed it wasn’t coherently written in a similar manner to DAYS. Agreed entirely also on that aspect with the deity. A very interesting character but the show doesn’t really use this time to explore more with this relationship with Myul Mang. The issue of the side characters have been on my mind for awhile also. Ironically, there are times that they are more interesting than our main leads; Young Prince isn’t as arrogant as he seems( though it would have been interesting to have understood about how a teen has achieved so much success at such a young age), the Doctor has a heart of gold ( and seriously what about the book he’s writing upon? It seemed a wasted plot line not to talk more about this - especially as Dong Kyung is his patient and his publisher agent) and of course then there’s Dalgona ( I get that we do have a couple of interactions between Dong Kyung and Dalgona about their illnesses, but this was again a wasted potential as they are on the same wavelength. Even if it had just been a case that we saw Dalgona in a moment of weakness with her illness, ringing someone or planning her funeral, it may have helped to resonate and bring it home for Dong Kyung.)

@Spukhafte Fernwirkungen Agreed. I am glad it is possible to talk openly about these matters, and it was a very interesting talk. :)

@ muskan_agrawal I know that your comment was addressed to @Spukhafte Fernwirkungen, but I just wanted to say that you said nothing wrong, so please don’t feel that way :).

@jiya kwon As divided as this comment section is, I think this depends a lot on what you’re looking for in a show. If you aren’t a fan of the second lead syndrome ( as @morpheus has commented) or more peppered logic storyline and characters, then you might not like it. If you like the actors and have a keen eye for aesthetics, then this will be up your street. It just depends on tastes.

@ lokoloko Entirely agreed on this front. Yes, there is the argument that the love triangle is “ subplot”, however, sadly due to underdevelopment it just drags. I can understand if they did link it more coherently in the show with a greater purpose or the main storyline, but they don’t.

Whilst I hate to bring up comparisons, there is the evident example with Goblin where the second main leads had their own story, but were eventually brought into the main storyline and interlinked . So far in DAYS, as you said , this love triangle makes this show feel decisively divided into two. Aside from the tenuous bonds (e.g. friend or boss), there isn’t a lot to really grasp here with the main storyline. Yes, I agree also that I have no qualm with the philosophy front . I love philosophy and I do think that DAYS does attempt to raise some fairly interesting questions . However (as you mentioned), it just sits there in between all the melodrama and love triangles like a dead weight rather than as a catalyst to allow the plot to start moving . By far there
were a myriad of opportunities over the past free episodes alone to manipulate philosophy into Dong Kyung’s scenario and Myul Mang’s. Hopefully as you said it will hopefully improve in this final part.

@_thegreenmatcha That’s fair enough. :)

@ Spukhafte Fernwirkungen This argument could go round and round and it is striving from the original point . I understand that you’re having a bad day, but please do something to calm down by stepping away from MDL before spreading these types of feelings. ( They are not good for yourself and whilst you commented about a toxic atmosphere , this isn’t very welcoming for others .) I don’t know why you seem to be looking for a fight , but I’m just going to be honest and say forthright that we could argue until our eyes go blind and still probably not see entirely eye to eye. In order to avoid this for both of our sakes, I’ll just finish by agreeing to disagree.

@_thegreenmatcha Well-said. It’s surprising the amount of comments who say openly that people should “ just drop it” simply if they don’t agree with something. As someone in that margin who is trying to watch it to formulate a more overall commentary, this is incredibly irksome. Though I must admit, the problem at the minute is that the show is just a little repetitive- there’s nothing which generally which feels surprising.

@MimM Agreed. You don’t agree or stand by a view with something and suddenly you’re enemy. 😔 I get that this comment section isn’t exactly the most healthy of places at the minutes ( on both sides), but it’s tiresome that free speech seemingly no longer exists...

@Spukhafte Fernwirkungen My lexical choice of “ defender” admittedly tends to be a generalisation towards the two sides you often find on comment sections; the “ defenders” ( I.e. those who will do anything to protect the drama) and the “ critics” ( those who will really dig-in into it). I apologise if it seems like I’m stereotyping you as I am aware from your previous comments that you are fairly meticulous with your analysis ( rather than turning a blind eye towards DAYS being flawless ). Yes, I have come across Dreamy’s analysis beforehand and I must admit it is a very well throughout and objective commentary without allowing a personal biased view to take hold of their analytic tone. In relation to the toxic commentary, it’s undeniable that there are comments on here which are off-putting and should consider a more relative picture. That is very true. However, I must comment that I wasn’t like to get into a debate here either. It was a mere observation that we should ( regardless of whether we love or hate or drama nor agree with views) consider them ( as just as you’re commenting that annoyed with people not acknowledging more positive things) on all sides as well acknowledging that all individuals ( including those who you have mentioned have ‘ toxic comments’) are allowed to have free-thought. That’s it.

@ Spukhafte Fernwirkungen I’ve seen beforehand from your comments that quite a strong defender of the series. Honestly, no hate. If you like a series then you like a series. I agree as someone who is sitting on the fence that this comment section can be a little off-putting ( as I said before , I know what you’re trying to say here). However, I believe a lot of these comments are just voicing opinions just as you are doing . If they were personally attacking an actor or the screenwriter in a harsh manner (I.e “ they are the worse actor in the world”) then I agree this wouldn’t be fair.