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Are we confident that it will end after 16 episodes? I don't want to start this until it's sure.

It isn't perfect, but I strongly recommend you give "Extraordinary Attorney" another shot. I watched this show after a really extended Kdrama drought,, and I'd watch a Kdrama every day if I could find others as good as this one. I've also watched "Red Sleeve" numerous times. If I'm short of time or just in a mood, I watch episodes 1, 2, 15 & 16 of this drama, and it's very satisfying.

Two minute episodes, though. Gosh.

This entire drama is only 7 episodes, 2 minutes each? Is it a college project or something?

Gosh. Some parts of this have been unbearably stupid, with bonus! dig at US Civil Aeronautics. If you ignore that, it's not a bad show. depending on your appetites for sexism and controlling mothers. And noble idiocy. There's a noble idiocy arc that lasts for several episodes. So there's some of that, too. Also, love triangle. And hopelessly infatuated 2nd (or 3rd, depending on how you're counting) FL. And 2nd male lead. It's a multi-dimensional love triangle.

I like Seven Tan in everything I've seen her in, but she does tend to play the same plucky, upbeat, bright character in all her dramas, and she has about the same kind of chemistry with all her co-stars. I'm coming to the conclusion that if you've seen one of her dramas, you've seen them all.

It may not be up to her, but I hope she can choose some parts that let her stretch outside her usual characterizations, assuming she's interested in becoming a better actor.

No matter what project he's in, or who his character is, I can never unsee Kim Byung Chul as the hideous ghoul from "Goblin".

The bottom line is that no matter how dumb the plot is (it's pretty dumb), or how much you want to throttle the ridiculous loud and silly second FL (you'll want to, trust me) you stick around for the ML, who is charismatic, elegant, sexy. and hot. 24 episodes of the other nonsense is completely worth it.

At least it's earlier in March, and not the end of the month. Now watch Netflix drop the episodes two at a time so it takes a month to release all of it.

Stylish. A bit confusing, to start. ML is way over the top with attitude and rage directed at FL for no discernible reason. My biggest issue is the terror of the FL. She's in a scary situation, for sure, but I don't think I can put up with 24 episodes of her trembly, breathless panic. Watching her being bullied by everyone except the neighbor's goat and wondering what it would take for her to tell one of them to fuck right off. I want to watch that show instead of this one.

I'm not a cardiac surgeon (I just play one on TV :-), but organ transplants are pretty big deals. Post surgery, there's a huge amount of medicines you take, several for the rest of your life. Diet and activity are also likely to be closely regulated, and while you'd be in better shape after your transplant than you were before it, you're not 100%. I think the writers should have clued her in earlier in the drama than they did, so that people like me don't come along and think she has no practical sense.

Still, and this is the important part, your comment is really excellent.

Great list! So sad that I've watched almost all of them.

You might add "Secret" from 2013. The first half of the drama, the ML is obsessed with making the FL's life as difficult as possible, and his interest in where she is, who she's with, what she's doing is off the charts. The second half of the drama, he still obsessed, but now it's because he loves her.

Ronda Rousey, undefeated UFC until her match with Holly Holms, is a champion judoka. Many MMAs have a background in Judo and wrestling, and if you train in BJJ, you will get at least an introduction to Judo.

Cruelty, violence, aggression or ruthlessness have nothing to do with any sport, including martial arts, and are also largely forbidden in combat.

Competitively, no. If she exhibits a maiden's heart on the mat, she's going to get beat a lot in matches. Martial arts isn't like running track or swimming. It's a sport, true, but underlying the sport is combat.

This a good comment.

I don't know what "having the heart of a young girl" actually means, but aren't young girls immature and rather silly? That doesn't mean the same thing as stupid, of course, but immature and silly isn't a good look on martial artists.

All kinds of FL's are acceptable, but if they're given a character such as martial artist [or heart surgeon or whatever], the writers typically undermine that by also making her silly, dumb or clumsy, or stupid around the ML. It's awful and we should call that out when we see it.

I'm four or five episodes in, and I like the cast quite a lot. Struggling a bit with the story/plot, though.

If the ML was the recipient of her brother's heart, ergo heart transplant, why, when she sees him shirtless in the bathroom, doesn't she wonder why he doesn't have a scar? Even if he'd had the operation a decade before, the scar from a heart transplant is pretty large and noticeable. Unless she's a complete half-wit, shouldn't she be connecting some dots by now? [i.e., the ML plays basketball competitively, doesn't appear to be taking post surgical medication, has no scar, etc.,]

Is this bad writing, is it a plot point, or are the writers just drawing another dumb and clumsy FL?

She can absolutely have the heart of a young maiden, or a penguin, for that matter.

But, you know. I guess a female judoka who has the heart, mind and muscles of a warrior would just be too unfeminine. I mean, how else would we know it's a Cdrama if the FL isn't cute?. Bonus if she's clumsy, too!

Yikes, this is so tiresome.

This plot device is completely worn out. Even if everything about it was completely excellent, it would still be a Cdrama that uses traveling into a game so that they can do time travel.

This is a hard pass for me, and so are the 352 other Cdramas coming that will be just like it.

It really does! Thanks for the link.