I think this is perception rather than reality.I admit that I haven't been on MDL for years (Btw..I can't comment…
" And I think we're going to see more and more moderate people alienated from this site due to extreme comments (on either end of the spectrum)" I totally agree.
I think this is perception rather than reality.I admit that I haven't been on MDL for years (Btw..I can't comment…
I think in the absence of stastical analysis about the comments it is hard to determine whether there are more positive or negative comments. We seem to have a different view on the dominant nature of comments, but since neither of us have solid proof, I wil leave it there.
I agree some of the negative comments are absurd in their nature, and have nothing to do with the drama itself. But, don't you think some of the gushing is equally ridiculous? Lots of the gushing is also superficial.
Now, on a purely personal level, I prefer superficial gushing over negative one. Positive vibes are always better.
However, I also noticed there is such a high level of defensivness. A criticism is NOT hate. You can love something, but still point out its shortcomings. Things are not binary. There is wide spectrum.
MDL should stop being so negative. Every single drama page currently (last 6-12 months) are drowning in negative…
I think this is perception rather than reality. I admit that I haven't been on MDL for years (Btw..I can't comment on Twiter because I have never joined it), but if I go through the comments then I would say the majority, maybe even the overwhelming majority, are positive and lots are even gushing.
But, I think there is something with the human brain (all of us) that retain negative comments more than positive. I have heard almost all the YouTubers I follow say that few bad comments ruin hundreds of good ones.
The other point is as Kdrama become more popular and more people are watching you are bound to get less favourable comments. That is just the nature of things regardless of the platform.
But, finally, and maybe most importantly, why negative comments are bad? Negative comments are just as informative as good ones. If I don't know anything about something, then a variety and contradicting comments are more useful than a uniform voice. I think viewing all dramas with rose glasses is more harmful than good. Because if all you read is positive comments and then you watch and you don't like the show, you simply stop ignoring all comments alltogether and therefore harm the genuinely good shows.
Sincere feedback is more valuable than blanket positivite one.
The story is interesting, but I'm so distracted by PMY face. It looks out of porportion or is this the result…
I just finished Healer few days ago. She is thousand times better there. Almost another person.
I have unpopular opinion, but I think she looks much better when she is dressed down in ordinary clothes. Of course, these are dramas, and there is lot of make up even in simple scenes, but strangley enough, I find her less attractive when she start wearing all these glamourous dresses.
Idk, I just think the "girl next door" suits her much better than glamourous lady.
For long time I passed on this drama because I thought this is going to be like those American dramas with loveable team that goes around solving stuff, and we will have case of the week type of show. I wasn't interested in that, so I kept skipping it.
One day, I felt like watching a case of the week show, so I picked it. OH! The irony of it all! lool. I finished it in 2 days. While it has some elements and structures of American dramas, it is most certainly Korean, and it is done better than anything I have seen before of similar nature.
The Koreans are MASTERS in genre blend. They just know how to mix them. This series has action, romance, mystery, humour and emotions! . One minute you are watching some cool fight scenes, the other you are crying over some deeply emotional scene, or swooning over some understated, gentle kiss (those few Kdrama kisses are more satsfying than all these full blown sex scenes in Western TV). The cast is brilliant. The leads chemistry is off chart. They are beyond fantatsic together!. I mean PMY has chemistry even with her clothes lol (and btw..I am not her fan or something. But here she is just amazing) Ajumma character is just A.W.O.S.M.E !! I love the actress playing her.
The show, unfortunately, has small stumble in its end. Nothing serious that ruin the enjoyment, but it leaves you a tiny bit wishing it was done differently.
I voiced my opinion few times that I thought Song Ha Yoon was the best actor in this series, but I also started to think about the reasons behind PMY popularity since I didn't see anything special in this series. So, I went back in time, and started watching "Healer". After 4 episodes I can totally see why she is popular now. In just few episodes she completely won me over. Idk, in those few episodes, she has both, great comedic timing, and great emotional scenes.
Of course, that doesn't change my opinion about MMH, but it gave me a new perspective, and I will be now much more open to watch her other series. ..Oh! and if Healer keeps that quality of the first 4 episodes, then I think I am in for a treat.
it should have ended with Jang Bong Hwan seeing a man looking like Cheoljong on the streets of modern Korea, but…
Why? Let me first say that I have no issues at all with LGBTQ, and I even support them, and their rights. Even in fiction, some of my absolute favourite books, and movies the protagonists have a homosexual relationships both between men and women.
But, Bonghwan is not homosexual, or bi. He loves women. BongHwan during the entire first half was trying to avoid the King, and only when SoYoung started to regain some control of her body, the queen started to be attracted to him romantically. But, whenever bonghwan was in charge of the body, he was mortified with the idea of being inimate with the king. Bonghwan without any doubt came to like the King, but more as buddy, or friend.
Both the webtoon and the drama are adapted from the original web novel which included Yura. Her character was…
Adaptations shouldn't require prior knowledge of the source material. Also, a skilled adaptor knows how to tweak things to fit the new medium.
The last 4 episodes (that is 25% of the series, and its climax) had problems on multiple levels. By the end I can see the usefulness of Yura as a character, but the problem is her late introduction more than anything else. It is an incredibly terrible pacing that you introduce so late such a key character that litreally changed the entire nature of the series and was the instigator to everything. In a way, Yura's action had equal impact, if not more, than the main characters. The writer should have either planted the seed in a visible and very clear way to her arrival much earlier, or just replaced her with another one, and changed the ending. (also, it didn't help at all to choose poor actress to play her) The other major issue is that the last few episodes felt like a different series. We went from the slow, nice, and gradual build up to some crazy plotting and manic pacing. The series was still watchable thanks to the cast, especially Song Ha Yoon. ..
All in all a decent to good drama. I enjoyed watching it, but it is not going to leave any lasting or memorable impression on me. Highlight of the series was Song Ha Yoon for me. The best actor in the drama. 6.5/10
Haneul's so called best friend is such a jerk. At first when Haneul told her about her depression, she took it…
I think it is more like poor writing. I feel the series lacks cohesion. Mental illness is treated like plot device rather than genuine examination of these conditions (I already said this before: compare and contrast with Our Blues. In that series you see consistency) Second leads have very random scenes without genuine follow up. As if the writer suddenly remember that they need to give them some scenes. So that phone call is just a way for our FL to find out more than anything else.
The series is not bad. It has its moments, and there is some fun to be had. That bathroom scene in E8 was very funny. I would have accepted her decision without complain if that came before them opening up to each other. Now, it just seems contrived.
What a treat! lol
I totally agree.
We seem to have a different view on the dominant nature of comments, but since neither of us have solid proof, I wil leave it there.
I agree some of the negative comments are absurd in their nature, and have nothing to do with the drama itself.
But, don't you think some of the gushing is equally ridiculous?
Lots of the gushing is also superficial.
Now, on a purely personal level, I prefer superficial gushing over negative one. Positive vibes are always better.
However, I also noticed there is such a high level of defensivness. A criticism is NOT hate. You can love something, but still point out its shortcomings.
Things are not binary. There is wide spectrum.
I admit that I haven't been on MDL for years (Btw..I can't comment on Twiter because I have never joined it), but if I go through the comments then I would say the majority, maybe even the overwhelming majority, are positive and lots are even gushing.
But, I think there is something with the human brain (all of us) that retain negative comments more than positive. I have heard almost all the YouTubers I follow say that few bad comments ruin hundreds of good ones.
The other point is as Kdrama become more popular and more people are watching you are bound to get less favourable comments. That is just the nature of things regardless of the platform.
But, finally, and maybe most importantly, why negative comments are bad? Negative comments are just as informative as good ones.
If I don't know anything about something, then a variety and contradicting comments are more useful than a uniform voice.
I think viewing all dramas with rose glasses is more harmful than good. Because if all you read is positive comments and then you watch and you don't like the show, you simply stop ignoring all comments alltogether and therefore harm the genuinely good shows.
Sincere feedback is more valuable than blanket positivite one.
I just want to know if it has a complete arc?
Or does it end on a cliffhanger/no conclusion at all?
Thank you.
I have unpopular opinion, but I think she looks much better when she is dressed down in ordinary clothes. Of course, these are dramas, and there is lot of make up even in simple scenes, but strangley enough, I find her less attractive when she start wearing all these glamourous dresses.
Idk, I just think the "girl next door" suits her much better than glamourous lady.
I wasn't interested in that, so I kept skipping it.
One day, I felt like watching a case of the week show, so I picked it. OH! The irony of it all! lool.
I finished it in 2 days.
While it has some elements and structures of American dramas, it is most certainly Korean, and it is done better than anything I have seen before of similar nature.
The Koreans are MASTERS in genre blend. They just know how to mix them. This series has action, romance, mystery, humour and emotions! . One minute you are watching some cool fight scenes, the other you are crying over some deeply emotional scene, or swooning over some understated, gentle kiss (those few Kdrama kisses are more satsfying than all these full blown sex scenes in Western TV).
The cast is brilliant. The leads chemistry is off chart. They are beyond fantatsic together!. I mean PMY has chemistry even with her clothes lol (and btw..I am not her fan or something. But here she is just amazing)
Ajumma character is just A.W.O.S.M.E !! I love the actress playing her.
The show, unfortunately, has small stumble in its end. Nothing serious that ruin the enjoyment, but it leaves you a tiny bit wishing it was done differently.
I binged 9 episodes in about day and half.
It might not be the deepest or most thought provoking, but it is fantastic entertainment with great cast.
I Love Kim Mi Kyung!
I am going to finish it because there is enough I like, but I can't see myself rating it high or thinking about it once it ends.
So, I went back in time, and started watching "Healer".
After 4 episodes I can totally see why she is popular now. In just few episodes she completely won me over. Idk, in those few episodes, she has both, great comedic timing, and great emotional scenes.
Of course, that doesn't change my opinion about MMH, but it gave me a new perspective, and I will be now much more open to watch her other series.
..Oh! and if Healer keeps that quality of the first 4 episodes, then I think I am in for a treat.
And her showing up with him happened much faster than I predicted.
Let me first say that I have no issues at all with LGBTQ, and I even support them, and their rights. Even in fiction, some of my absolute favourite books, and movies the protagonists have a homosexual relationships both between men and women.
But, Bonghwan is not homosexual, or bi. He loves women.
BongHwan during the entire first half was trying to avoid the King, and only when SoYoung started to regain some control of her body, the queen started to be attracted to him romantically.
But, whenever bonghwan was in charge of the body, he was mortified with the idea of being inimate with the king.
Bonghwan without any doubt came to like the King, but more as buddy, or friend.
The last 4 episodes (that is 25% of the series, and its climax) had problems on multiple levels. By the end I can see the usefulness of Yura as a character, but the problem is her late introduction more than anything else.
It is an incredibly terrible pacing that you introduce so late such a key character that litreally changed the entire nature of the series and was the instigator to everything.
In a way, Yura's action had equal impact, if not more, than the main characters.
The writer should have either planted the seed in a visible and very clear way to her arrival much earlier, or just replaced her with another one, and changed the ending.
(also, it didn't help at all to choose poor actress to play her)
The other major issue is that the last few episodes felt like a different series.
We went from the slow, nice, and gradual build up to some crazy plotting and manic pacing.
The series was still watchable thanks to the cast, especially Song Ha Yoon.
..
Highlight of the series was Song Ha Yoon for me. The best actor in the drama.
6.5/10
I wanted to watch Pinocchio few months ago, but I just don't like Lee Jong Suk (as an actor. I don't know the person).
I feel the series lacks cohesion. Mental illness is treated like plot device rather than genuine examination of these conditions (I already said this before: compare and contrast with Our Blues. In that series you see consistency)
Second leads have very random scenes without genuine follow up. As if the writer suddenly remember that they need to give them some scenes.
So that phone call is just a way for our FL to find out more than anything else.
The series is not bad. It has its moments, and there is some fun to be had. That bathroom scene in E8 was very funny.
I would have accepted her decision without complain if that came before them opening up to each other. Now, it just seems contrived.
Kudos to you if you come up with it.