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I know they get together (it's the basis for the entire show) but 20:00 into episode 5 and my stomach is in such a knot. So, so many selfish bastards in this drama already.

I got half way and then I realized I didn't care about how it ended. I like him. I like her. I like them together, but the story is just so . . . blah? (It's pretty good, though, if you look at it as an extended commercial for a national paramilitary force.)

You know, the good thing about these pocket size dramas is that you can wait a bit, and then watch the whole thing again with hardly any time commitment, unlike re-watching a show with 24 regular length episodes.

A brilliant question.

Well, it wouldn't be a Kdrama weekender without an evil female character. And aren't we lucky? This drama has two--a grandmother so insufferably selfish and controlling, every time she clutches her chest, you hope it's because she's dying. And also, a lying, grasping 2FL, whom we're supposed to have sympathy for because she has a spendy mom. Unfortunately, we know she won't be exiting the show until the bitter end, when she'll get the typical character transplant and become a decent human being--but that's at least 40 episodes away.

Of course, not to be over looked is the FL's own family, consisting of a brother so hypocritical, you'd like to slap him a few times with a mackerel, an incompetent uncle who ran off with her father's insurance money, but returns to the family so the FL can support him, and a mother whose principal interest in her daughter is bragging rights. We're meant to understand her family as "flawed", and not "awful", but awful is winning.

So, naturally, the only thing to be done is to watch every episode that comes next.

It's a Kdrama weekender, so yeah, there's going to be some drama, probably one or more birth secrets, a super annoying 2FL or 2ML or both, family dysfunction and two or three couples. That's what Kdrama weekenders are about, and why they draw huge ratings. Notable past weekend dramas are "Father is Strange" and "Once Again". These are great examples of weekend dramas that are done very well.

I think the trick to successfully watching and enjoying shows like this is not to binge watch them. This is the type of drama you enjoy more if you watch it as it airs.

Only two episodes in, and I love it already. Definitely sticking around to see what develops.

Well it's much too good a word for us not to use it, so try to think of something!

I'm not doubting you, but the heck is "showned"?

I have a lot of complaints about Lakorns (I watch 'em anyway :-), but the biggest complaints I have is that the Thai police are frequently represented as dunces or Keystone Kops and evil doers escape justice. Characters can do shockingly bad things that would frequently get them serious jail time in RL, such as commissioning murder or serious injury to other characters.

How did you skip a lot in a drama that's only 75 minutes, total? By the time you click on the FF button, the episode is already over. :-)

I was just going to ask that question. There isn't even a hint of funny in the trailer.

One of my favorite actors, and I'm terribly sorry that his troubles have taken an ax to his career. I hope he is rescued and goes on to do brilliant work.

That would still be odd, though--you train, practice or drill exactly as you would in a real life situation. It's not an effective simulation if instructors, bystanders and students aren't wearing protective gear.

Good idea.
I wait until 12 episodes pass and they're all subbed. If it's a Jdrama, it needs to finish airing and be completely subbed.

These are both excellent actors, but I don't see the chemistry (Park Shin Hye is good at a lot of things, but chemistry isn't one of them, and I don't think even Park Hyung Sik can make the difference. )

But people improve, so I'm optimistic.

I really like MDL's commenting community, where people from everywhere post what they think. Especially disagreements!

Thanks for the reply!

I think the ML's revenge arc was not filled in enough, myself. He was as traumatized as the FL, and finding each other saved their lives.

The first part was brutal, you're so right about that.

Part 2 is more intense than part 1, but somewhat less satisfying for some reason. Also, this is the first Kdrama where one of the characters exposes her breasts, and I was really not prepared for that.

This is not a fast, light or easy watch, and the story had too many plot points that happen off screen, but ultimately, this is a very, very good drama.

Rewatching it right now.

Like almost all truly great dramas, it's better every time you watch it.