In the midst of all the stressful company politics, I appreciate how Joo Inna's character stays so consistent and humorous. It keeps the show entertaining.
Love the character growth for FL at the end of episode 9! One simple sentence "Don't go, stay by my side", is such a huge leap for her. What a cathartic moment that made the whole scene much more meaningful.
For Ahjeong though, girl that's reverse character growth...
I continue to enjoy this drama, even though I usually HATE subplots about exes coming between the leads. And something tells me it's because of Shin Haesun and Kim Jaewook's gorgeous faces 😂 They do look good as a couple (though there's no way I'm rooting for their characters to get back together!)
I'm barely 10 minutes into ep 7 and I need a melodrama with SHS and KJW as leads NOW.
On the other hand though, their characters in this show are not compatible at all. The harassment she is facing is disturbing and it's complicated because of their professional positions. It also does seem like the relationship "stemmed from feelings of pity" which was hinted from the previous episode.
I think the show is handling the transition from comedy to slightly heavier themes pretty well. I did find the psychotic wife too makjang but then seeing what chaebols are allowed to get away with irl, it isn't that exaggerated after all.
I'm also liking the dialogues in this show. Natural, witty and realistic, sometimes with hidden meaning. I especially like how you can clearly tell whenever Inah is putting her guard up, loosening up, and again closing off from Kijoon. Which I find to be pretty expected for a person with that much silent trauma.
There seems to be some foreshadowing as well. What I gathered is that Inah's failed relationship involved "feelings that stemmed from pity", and nearly put her career at risk.
Frankly I didn't expect SHS and GM to have such chemistry. I knew they were both good at comedy so it was no surprise that their Tom-and-Jerry dynamic was fun, but damn they actually look really good together romantically too! Who would have thought lol
Honestly, this show is so refreshing among the other romance dramas! I'm satisfied with the boldness of the plot and characters, I have been saying before it aired that they better make it juicy if it's focusing on office affairs. It's been a while since I watched imperfect adults do imperfect things in a romance. Unfortunately it seems to be getting controversial with the koreans, not that it hinders my enjoyment.
On the other hand, it seems that the scene is getting some negativity from koreans on twitter, saying they're…
Korean content (especially their movies) haven't been shying from explicit material. I think it's more of the mismatch of expectations, people thought this was a workplace drama when it was actually meant to be a "sexy office romance" from the start lol.
Nothing could have prepared me for that ending lmao.
On the other hand, it seems that the scene is getting some negativity from koreans on twitter, saying they're dropping the show and even accusing it of "pandering to the male gaze" (which I don't get at all because that scene was filmed in a very non-suggestive way??). I really think these are overreactions -- we don't even know the backstory or its narrative significance yet.
I think if Dear X was a better show, she would have been nominated. Unfortunately it was shallow and most of it was just shock value, and neither did her character have any real substance.
Since they are already making a whole show about messy office scandals, and even marketed it as "29+" (whatever that means), I hope they go all out with the messiness. Keeping it tame will be boring. Bring on the foul, juicy office affairs lol
Maybe because Esom is also the lead here but this feels a bit like Taxi Driver to me but with ghosts. It doesn't feel like a law drama. And frankly the writing feels weaker than similar recent shows.
For Ahjeong though, girl that's reverse character growth...
I'm also liking the dialogues in this show. Natural, witty and realistic, sometimes with hidden meaning. I especially like how you can clearly tell whenever Inah is putting her guard up, loosening up, and again closing off from Kijoon. Which I find to be pretty expected for a person with that much silent trauma.
There seems to be some foreshadowing as well. What I gathered is that Inah's failed relationship involved "feelings that stemmed from pity", and nearly put her career at risk.