Oh, my. I dislike the Fl's character so much, it's making my head throb. If you met this character in real life, her bubbly, smiling yet persistent incompetence would annoy you. A lot.
Her goofy, enthusiastic optimism and innocence are unsexy and unappealing. People are attracted to others for reasons wide and mysterious, but she it's incredibly unconvincing that she can induce anyone over the age of 15 to find her of interest as a romantic partner. There is an unexplored age/experience gap between the FL's character and the ML's, and the ML's attraction to the FL makes no sense at all.
The FL's character improves marginally toward the end of the drama, but not enough. Unfortunately, I had to watch all the episodes to find that out. So not worth it.
This is not the sort of drama I like to watch, but there was something so initially ridiculous about the synopsis I thought I'd check out a few minutes of the first episode, and holy shit, I love it so much . I'm laughing so hard, and rather than being ridiculous, it's wonderful.
Don't waste too much time looking for a plot, but you don't really need one for this show. Featuring abundant skinship, attractive performers, and a romance so sweet you'll need to see your dentist after, this drama is an excellent watch when you just wanted to settle down with something soothing and easy.
On the plus side, this is a Netflix film, so maybe not so tame, you could take your 8 year old brother. On the negative side (for this type of thematic material), it's S. Korean production, so it will probably tame enough for your 13 year old sister.
I like hard core slap kiss as much as the next person, but this show is not it.
The ML is a self-entitled, abusive douche, but the FL's constant, wide-eyed submission to every nutball character with a bad idea is more like abuse porn, written by a misogynist. Step around this like it's a very large and unwelcome pile of poop.
It's got Ken. And Anne. Together again. If this remake has all of the tension and excitement of Kdrama original, it could be fantastic. If it doesn't get subbed . . . . massive frustration.
And people are finally getting into Asian dramas because of Parasite...
It's more likely to be their availability at Netflix. Netflix makes a lot of its foreign drama catalog internationally available (although I wish Netflix would pick up more Thai and Turkish content.)
It's a tragedy that I've watched every single one of these except the ones that haven't aired yet. (Not optimistic about seeing those. Finding places to watch Lakorns these days is pretty difficult.)
Imma go back and read the rest of the article, which is just as excellent as the first part, but I had to drop down to the comments section immediately after reading the part about "Pin Anong". Oh, that was funny, So funny. I'm still laughing. Okay, I'll finish the article now.
After all the brutally cat-dog fightings in the company, it boils down to one and only one reason: build a low-income…
I don't know how you can watch "Ideal City", with its cut-throat politicking and rapacious profiteering and conclude "ugh. Socialism."
I'd much rather work in a company with employee stock ownership than one where every possible decision and consideration made by the company is about advancing share-holder value, and where CEO compensation is routinely many thousands of dollars more than line and staff workers. But that's just me.
when i saw that scene i personally like it that they made her like that. bc i have seen lots drama shows when…
No person of good character allows their friend to be beaten without doing something to help. (A trained person may assess the situation they're jumping into for risks--how many attackers? Are they armed? With what? What's the terrain? Is it raining? Broken pavement? Obstacles? Broken glass? In that regard, your point about untrained people being a liability and not a help is correct, but that is a completely different drama.) The scriptwriters make the FL not just a coward in that scene, but also a disloyal and unworthy friend. If you're the person who is taking the beating while your friend stands there and does nothing, you'll be unfriending them as soon as you get out of the hospital.
Honestly I feel like as she grows she get better at standing up for herself. Being timid is not a crime. She was…
I think you're very understanding and kind.
It's just that girls in Cdramas are always so badly represented. They may or may not get character growth in their drama, but almost all of them start out the same way. The timid, modest, clueless, witless, clumsy and weak FL in Cdramas is criminally over represented--rarely balanced by girls who are smart, fearless and aggressive. Those types of girls exist in real life, too.
When you watch drama after drama with these passive girl characters, it begins to look like a blueprint for how girls are SUPPOSED to be.
every girl will not be brave . she is shocked and its first time for her smthg like that so the girl character…
Every girl will not be brave, but neither will every boy.
I don't have any friends who would do nothing to help me if I was being physically attacked, and I don't want any who would do nothing, either. At the very least, they'd run to get help and not stand there with their lower lip sticking out, looking down at their shoes.
It's a drama: except to highlight the current uselessness of the FL's character, there was no need to write a script that called for her to stand there, doing nothing.
Unpopular opinion, but I'm at episode 8, and the FL's character so far excels at weakness, timidity and pouting. This episode, while the ML has come to her aid and is facing 4 other boys who have every intention of beating the ML to death, the FL listens to the beating behind a closed gate, looking down at her feet, helpless.
If it's me, and my best friend is getting beat half to death, I'm not cowering behind a door while it's happening. I know that lots and lots of people--if not most--would be scared in a situation like that, but standing around doing nothing while your boyfriend is getting pulped is not it.
I really, really dislike FL characters who are drawn like this. What a terrible example for girls.
If only the last episodes had lived up to the edginess of the first few. It's as though the writers read how shocked and scandalized the audience was in the beginning, and said "oh, dear, we can't have that!" and turned this sloppy but original and fairly realistic portrait of messed up university relationships into a box of ordinary romance tropes. The first episodes, I could hardly wait for each week's episodes, and starting with episode 6, I struggled to stay awake. What a shame.
Her goofy, enthusiastic optimism and innocence are unsexy and unappealing. People are attracted to others for reasons wide and mysterious, but she it's incredibly unconvincing that she can induce anyone over the age of 15 to find her of interest as a romantic partner. There is an unexplored age/experience gap between the FL's character and the ML's, and the ML's attraction to the FL makes no sense at all.
The FL's character improves marginally toward the end of the drama, but not enough. Unfortunately, I had to watch all the episodes to find that out. So not worth it.
The ML is a self-entitled, abusive douche, but the FL's constant, wide-eyed submission to every nutball character with a bad idea is more like abuse porn, written by a misogynist. Step around this like it's a very large and unwelcome pile of poop.
You're welcome.
Together again.
If this remake has all of the tension and excitement of Kdrama original, it could be fantastic.
If it doesn't get subbed . . . . massive frustration.
Thank you for the article. Enjoyed it so much!
I'd much rather work in a company with employee stock ownership than one where every possible decision and consideration made by the company is about advancing share-holder value, and where CEO compensation is routinely many thousands of dollars more than line and staff workers. But that's just me.
It's just that girls in Cdramas are always so badly represented. They may or may not get character growth in their drama, but almost all of them start out the same way. The timid, modest, clueless, witless, clumsy and weak FL in Cdramas is criminally over represented--rarely balanced by girls who are smart, fearless and aggressive. Those types of girls exist in real life, too.
When you watch drama after drama with these passive girl characters, it begins to look like a blueprint for how girls are SUPPOSED to be.
But thank you so much for your thoughtful reply.
I don't have any friends who would do nothing to help me if I was being physically attacked, and I don't want any who would do nothing, either. At the very least, they'd run to get help and not stand there with their lower lip sticking out, looking down at their shoes.
It's a drama: except to highlight the current uselessness of the FL's character, there was no need to write a script that called for her to stand there, doing nothing.
If it's me, and my best friend is getting beat half to death, I'm not cowering behind a door while it's happening. I know that lots and lots of people--if not most--would be scared in a situation like that, but standing around doing nothing while your boyfriend is getting pulped is not it.
I really, really dislike FL characters who are drawn like this. What a terrible example for girls.