Michelle Topham

Same. Don't like the male lead either though :)

Bored stiff during the first episode. Not interested in either main lead (both dull and bland actors, IMO) and the plot is stupid. Will give it another episode before I drop it but, if it doesn't get any better than the first episode, it's a No Watch for me. As it stands now, a 6 out of 10, and I usually drop anything below a 7.

That's one thing I've disliked about a few K-dramas with similar characters. Someone who is absolutely vile suddenly being "forgiven" or "excused" because of "circumstances". Hope that doesn't happen here, as she really deserves her comeuppance :)

She's a theater actress and this is her first big TV role. She does an amazing job, doesn't she? Hope to see her in more TV dramas in the future, she's so believable in King the Land :)

Many young children of affluent families study overseas and travel backwards and forwards by themselves.

I used to be friendly with an extremely affluent Thai family whose 9-year-old son was being educated at a public boarding school in the UK ("public" in the UK means "private" elsewhere) and he traveled to and from London via Thai Airways by himself most times (Thai Airways allows children over the age of 5 to travel alone as they are taken care of through the airline's Unaccompanied Minor program).

He started school at Eton or Harrow (sorry, can't remember which?) once he turned 13 and, no, there isn't a school in Asia that can compete with schools like Eton or Harrow when it comes to both education and setting an affluent child up for life with "the right international contacts" etc.

Extremely wealthy Asian parents know this, which is why just about every wealthy Thai/Korean/Chinese family I knew while I lived in Thailand had their kids educated outside the country, and most in the UK or the U.S.

Sure, there are decent enough schools in many Asian countries, but most still cannot compete with the best schools in the west.

Take universities, for instance -- almost all the Top 20 are in the U.S. and the UK (15 of the 20 in the U.S. 4 in the UK, with 1 in Canada.

The best Asian university is in China (Tsinghua at #23), the first Korean university to hit the Top Universities list is at #129 (Seoul National University), and there are hardly any in the top 250.

It's the same with schools -- few can compete with western schools in prestige, education and in giving children the chance to create lifelong relationships with other children who will one day grow up to be some of the world's leaders (politics and business) just because they come from wealthy families.

Not saying it's right, but that's the way the world works for the rich.

Not a clue. :) They have always been on British TV shows since the 1960s. In sit coms, on serious dramas, etc (not all day :), but often). Same reason we had a 'Page 3" girl in The Sun, one of the national newspapers -- topless, every day.

That was discontinued when "wokeness" became a thing. A shame really, as it just celebrated the beauty of the human body, IMO.

And some of the women who did it carved out very good modeling careers for themselves.

I even remember watching the movie 'Women in Love' when I was 14 on late night TV, which includes a very famous nude wrestling scene between Alan Bates and Oliver Reed -- full nudity with no attempt made to hide anything. That would likely still never be shown on American TV even today (unless on cable), but it was shown on British TV in the 1970s.

Nudity overall in Europe is not thought of as a big deal like it is in the U.S. (which we don't understand, as you can show extreme violence in the U.S. but not a pair of boobs).

For instance, I currently live in Austria where I often see my across-the-street neighbor sitting in her window naked when it's hot, and where Austrians swim nude at local swimming pools and in the Danube, and when they go to saunas (no towel covering, just nude).

When you move to Austria you're usually warned by a local that you shouldn't get upset if you go to swim in the Danube and half the population swimming with you is naked :) . Nudity isn't a big deal here either :)

ROTFL "the wank over the ages of the cast" -- yep. Incredibly annoying.

Crash Course was superb. Only one episode was a disappointment, and the rest of the drama more than made up for it.

I loved it through the first 9 episodes. Bored with the last three, but hopefully it will pick up before the end.

IMO, the Thailand episode sunk the show as it was just filler. And I'm normally 'all in' on anything Thai as I lived in Bangkok for years, but I wasn't even entertained by seeing the places I've been to 9,000 times as the plot was non-existent.

The problem, IMO, is the entire drama could have been completed in 12 episodes as the story is dragging now. Not the worst thing I've seen though (and I'm still looking forward to the sister getting what she deserves!) and I'd definitely recommend it for someone who enjoys a sweet, funny rom com.

Hahaha, he really does.

Sure. I watched shows like this with my parents growing up (although I did grow up in the UK where we had topless women on national TV at all hours :) ) -- and it didn't harm me at all., ie: I'm no more perverted than anyone else :)

There are no sex scenes at all, just a few kissing scenes, and they are all very sweet -- would teach your son the sweetness of being in love, IMO :)

Webtoon is much better. Makes more sense too.

Started as a 10 for me. Finished as a 7. Too many changes compared to the webtoon that didn't really make sense, and a poor ending compared to the webtoon, IMO.

Webtoon is much better. Honestly, other than the main actors, I would rather not have watched this. Too many changes, especially towards the end, and a stupid ending compared to the webtoon. Not sure I'd recommend it, unless you're in it for the performances.

Bored now. Enjoyed the first 9 episodes. Bored stiff with the last three. The Thailand episode was filler, and the last couple of episodes have been stereotypically predictable. Sad, as it had so much promise. Now I just want it to end.

She is one of South Korea's most popular actresses. Her idol career ended six years ago when Girls' Generation went on hiatus, and she's been acting all of that time plus before that while still performing with the group.

Meanwhile, Girls' Generation had a brief reunion last year, but it's not likely they'll be doing much else going forward. They're all in their early to mid 30s, and few people are interested in 40-odd year old idols, especially when they're women. (Not my opinion, but the opinion of most of the world).

So what? She's supposed to just never work again because less than 1 percent of the planet knows her as an idol (and btw, I had no idea who she was until I saw her in a drama).

Yep :) I forecast that happening. Almost every time there is a boycott of any TV show/movie/video game/book/manga etc, it just makes even more people curious to watch it :) Thrilled though that its back at #1.

I would have hated it being any longer. 16 episodes would have made it draggy and boring. This way we get every main plot point, plus some extras, without having to sit through 4-plus more hours of things that don't really matter. And I thought the webtoon dragged in parts.

Some of the world is still very '18th century' when it comes to what they allow on TV, so that's why it's only a PG-13 in the US. To me, it seems very tame. But very cute and funny. Then again, I live in a country where I regularly see my neighbor sitting in the window naked when it's hot, and where many of its citizens swim nude in the river so there's that :)

It's not remotely R-rated. Very tame scenes on the 'mature audiences' spectrum, but very cute and funny. Recommend it. I started watching it just because the first episode was only an hour long. Already hooked.