This drama has me wondering if my own memories have been altered 😂
I think this was such great writing.
It's one of those dramas where I want to know about how it developed. Did the writer always know how it would end? If they came up with the ending first, how did they come to that beginning?! The story is quite simple, and yet the plot points are really layered. I'm so impressed at how they added so many layers to the plot, and yet, the story wasn't even as complicated as I had imagined. It's really difficult to invent new ideas when most stories have already been told, which is why I get excited when drama takes an existing idea and makes it almost unrecognisable. The destination is the same, but the journey is different. I think that's why I can watch a lot of different K-dramas that basically have the same plot 😂. I think My Fiction is a good example of transforming small, everyday things into big ideas.
Lastly, I used to think that the title referred to the world Masaki *thought* he was living in, but now I think it refers to the world Masaki was *making*. I think it's similar to how we sometimes feel helpless in life/we cannot write our own stories. And on the other hand, we can take control of our lives/write our own stories.
Episode 5 hit me so hard 💔 that I had to write something about it. I hope you guys like it. At the beginning…
Thank you @NLE for addressing the work transfer storyline. I was curious about what other people thought it meant. What was Shiono supposed to learn from it? Had it not been part of the story, would it have changed his reaction? Would he have stayed with Takoi?
LJ isn't perfect but I don't think he's this toxic idiot people are claiming him to be. Honestly, it seems like…
This is exactly why they need to communicate about their differences. This is why BJ at the end is like 'I don't understand. I don't understand.' And, why LJ has to make him understand.
I was genuinely scared to watch Episode 9 because of the comments I kept seeing. Some people were calling Little…
I would like to add that LJ seems to be the pillar of his family, as in he is the one the family go to the most when they are in trouble. Therefore, he has his own responsibilities to his family , which imo BJ just can't replace. Just because he is dating BJ, doesn't mean that his responsibilities disappear. In the same way that BJ is responsible for his business and looks after LJ, LJ needs to look after his family. And from a writing POV, LJ having his own responsibilities and life makes him more 3D/ a real character.
End of episode 6 didn't surprise me that much. But the end of episode 7? Yeah, it got me. Haha!!! I watch way too much drama now to easily be in disbelief anymore. So I love it when a drama catches me off guard, ha! I genuinely thought episode 6 was the final surprise haha. Kudos, well-played!
I don't think that S2 was as good as S1 :(. The problem I'm now trying to figure out is why...
1) I haven't read the book, so I don't know if the drama was just following the book. If so, then maybe it was the source material :\
2) It doesn't look like the writer or director changed, so I don't know if it was that.
3) The old cast did not change, but it did grow. And I think that might've been an issue. I'm one of the people who was surprised that we lost so much of the ensemble from S1 in S2. S1 felt like we were building a team, so it was a bit confusing to see the drama destroy something they had just created :\
4) Talking about the number of deaths, there was a lot of plot that felt forced. Whenever you're creating a story, you really have to ask yourself was it necessary? And if it wasn't, then just exclude it. I like action, but if it feels forced, then you lose some of the danger.
For example, S2 e8 the scene where Ji An and Jin Man hug. They had two people in the background on look out with weapons pointing in either direction. How did the one pointing right at Kusanagi miss her creeping up on them?!?!? The drama was more concerned with hitting plot points rather than creating a coherent story.
5) I get that S2 was supposed to reveal more about the background of the organisation and move the story forward, but I wonder if it removed too many of the elements that made me like S1. It's a tricky balance: moving the story forward but also holding on to what made the show unique in the first place. Sweet Home, I'm talking about you too. You went completely off-book haha.
I'm very frustrated by Kusanagi, but I'm choosing to focus on what she did right rather than how mad she makes me feel.
After watching many action dramas like this, I've realised that the fight is more interesting when the villains' abilities are comparable to the heroes' abilities.
Anyway, things I like about Kusanagi as a villainess (in no particular order):
1) She's not intimidated by working as a female boss in a male-dominated company.
2) She's very good at controlling information, such as hiding information from Q. She also helped split up Ji An's team, which delayed information getting from Uncle to Ji An. She at least trapped Uncle in a jungle! So even if he leaves the bunker, it will take him some time to escape the jungle.
3) She's multilingual and communicates with an international team.
4) She found their vulnerability (Pasin) and used him against Ji An and her team to infiltrate them. Doing so was more cost-effective for her company since they didn't have to work so hard to break into Ji An's base.
When I used to watch villains like this, I only felt frustration. But I've come to appreciate that a well-written villain can contribute to the hero's strength and character.
I'm curious to know what people who watched episode 37 thought of the ending.
The special episode focused on Hua Yong, Xi He, and their son rather than Hua Yong discovering the identity of his real father. Why do you think the director chose not to show Hua Yong reacting to this revelation? As a viewer, is that something you would have liked to have seen?
im on the edge of my seat every episode. it's such a solid thriller, and it's a shame more people aren't watching…
Jdramas were among the first dramas I watched before Kdramas. That was back when we had Jdramas like Liar Game and N No Tame Ni. I don't watch Jdramas as much anymore, but I still check the new releases.
When I read the plot summary for My Fiction, it just felt different from a lot of Jdramas that had been coming out recently. I added My Fiction, Ten Strokes to You and Labyrinth of Hortensia and the Minotaur to my to watch list. Out of all of them, My Fiction is the drama I look forward to the most.
People don't understand why I am so excited by this Jdrama! At first, I thought it might be like The Truman Show or Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. The theory about clones also passed my mind. But I wonder if it will be like Forgotten, which is also a great Korean movie. Anyway, I just love guessing.
and the worst part is that she has a conversation with the bitch director about how if you send them together…
Ever since I saw Q and Jeong Jiman fight together in that first episode, I wanted them to fight side-by-side together. Now, that might come true when Q finds out that her boss kept her brother's murder from her.
I dont have time to rewatch ep14 for you. Could you explain with examples what you mean by the "completely…
Yes, that helps! Thank you @ibisfeather and @DingDong. When I saw that scene of him drawing in on her after she wakes up in the bed, I was so shocked. I knew he was flirty, but in that scene he was being really confrontational. I think even the ML says he was being irregular. I was just like, 'What are you doing!?!?'. His playfulness is what I liked about the character.
I'm sure someone has already addressed this in the comments, but I'm too scared of spoilers to go looking for the answer. So I'm hoping someone can help me. After episode 14, I've been so confused about the ML's character. In episode 14, it felt like his personality completely changed in a negative way, and he turned into all the other princes. I stopped understanding how he is different from Prince Lie who also follows the FL and keeps pressing her to marry when she doesn't want to. Am I missing something?
I hate horror or anything ghost, are the ghosts here tolerable? Jumpscare? I love this two leads but I hate scary…
If I had to use my own 'horror measurement scale', I'd say that you could eat your dinner in front of Spooky in Love, but maybe you cannot eat your dinner in front of The East Palace. I hope that helps.
I think this was such great writing.
It's one of those dramas where I want to know about how it developed. Did the writer always know how it would end? If they came up with the ending first, how did they come to that beginning?! The story is quite simple, and yet the plot points are really layered. I'm so impressed at how they added so many layers to the plot, and yet, the story wasn't even as complicated as I had imagined. It's really difficult to invent new ideas when most stories have already been told, which is why I get excited when drama takes an existing idea and makes it almost unrecognisable. The destination is the same, but the journey is different. I think that's why I can watch a lot of different K-dramas that basically have the same plot 😂. I think My Fiction is a good example of transforming small, everyday things into big ideas.
Lastly, I used to think that the title referred to the world Masaki *thought* he was living in, but now I think it refers to the world Masaki was *making*. I think it's similar to how we sometimes feel helpless in life/we cannot write our own stories. And on the other hand, we can take control of our lives/write our own stories.
1) I haven't read the book, so I don't know if the drama was just following the book. If so, then maybe it was the source material :\
2) It doesn't look like the writer or director changed, so I don't know if it was that.
3) The old cast did not change, but it did grow. And I think that might've been an issue. I'm one of the people who was surprised that we lost so much of the ensemble from S1 in S2. S1 felt like we were building a team, so it was a bit confusing to see the drama destroy something they had just created :\
4) Talking about the number of deaths, there was a lot of plot that felt forced. Whenever you're creating a story, you really have to ask yourself was it necessary? And if it wasn't, then just exclude it. I like action, but if it feels forced, then you lose some of the danger.
For example, S2 e8 the scene where Ji An and Jin Man hug. They had two people in the background on look out with weapons pointing in either direction. How did the one pointing right at Kusanagi miss her creeping up on them?!?!? The drama was more concerned with hitting plot points rather than creating a coherent story.
5) I get that S2 was supposed to reveal more about the background of the organisation and move the story forward, but I wonder if it removed too many of the elements that made me like S1. It's a tricky balance: moving the story forward but also holding on to what made the show unique in the first place. Sweet Home, I'm talking about you too. You went completely off-book haha.
After watching many action dramas like this, I've realised that the fight is more interesting when the villains' abilities are comparable to the heroes' abilities.
Anyway, things I like about Kusanagi as a villainess (in no particular order):
1) She's not intimidated by working as a female boss in a male-dominated company.
2) She's very good at controlling information, such as hiding information from Q. She also helped split up Ji An's team, which delayed information getting from Uncle to Ji An. She at least trapped Uncle in a jungle! So even if he leaves the bunker, it will take him some time to escape the jungle.
3) She's multilingual and communicates with an international team.
4) She found their vulnerability (Pasin) and used him against Ji An and her team to infiltrate them. Doing so was more cost-effective for her company since they didn't have to work so hard to break into Ji An's base.
When I used to watch villains like this, I only felt frustration. But I've come to appreciate that a well-written villain can contribute to the hero's strength and character.
The special episode focused on Hua Yong, Xi He, and their son rather than Hua Yong discovering the identity of his real father. Why do you think the director chose not to show Hua Yong reacting to this revelation? As a viewer, is that something you would have liked to have seen?
When I read the plot summary for My Fiction, it just felt different from a lot of Jdramas that had been coming out recently. I added My Fiction, Ten Strokes to You and Labyrinth of Hortensia and the Minotaur to my to watch list. Out of all of them, My Fiction is the drama I look forward to the most.
People don't understand why I am so excited by this Jdrama! At first, I thought it might be like The Truman Show or Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. The theory about clones also passed my mind. But I wonder if it will be like Forgotten, which is also a great Korean movie. Anyway, I just love guessing.
When I saw that scene of him drawing in on her after she wakes up in the bed, I was so shocked. I knew he was flirty, but in that scene he was being really confrontational. I think even the ML says he was being irregular. I was just like, 'What are you doing!?!?'. His playfulness is what I liked about the character.