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In the end whan you say "forced", I say it's because the genre of melodrama does not lend itself to easy reception overall. Oh well, I tried. Thank you for your comments, as always. <br /><br />Im sorry if you think I am attacking harry without knowing all the story but as I said his character/ the whole story is a little too hard to take. I may continue just to see more of his complex character. He IS an interesting/damaged character and certainly a challenge to act, I think, especially for one so young as Yoo Seung Ho. I guess I was looking for some motivation to watch on since it was beginning to be too difficult to watch, hence I shared what I thought so far.... Do you mind if I share opinion again after I've seen more of Harry.. Ultimately I am driven to think think it;s Han Tae Jun who is the real villain. All children were a victim of his actions.

Well, agreed and to be fair I am going to try and finish the drama one of these days. As I said overall I found it too heavy and hard to take Harry, much as I love the actor. I think maybe melodramas are not for me as I have little patience or tolerance for them; that's what makes me want to see the ending first usually: inability to tolerate the heavy-handed melodrama, all the cryong, all the twists, I go crazy when I see all that and it becomes way too maudlin. There was too much crying in there over all. Her mother got on my nerves with all the hitting too. I understand her situation, I do, but...it was too much. I"m glad she was able to find support in the end. Yoochun is not the most amazing actor, to be honest. His child version fares much better, but I did appreciate that he simply picked up from where the child version left off.

indeed, so we have Hanzawa samurai and now Komikado samurai maybe they should let Sakai just play a samurai in a taiga drama XD

Indeed, I get that artificial vibe off of him. i guess now we know why.

Yeah, it;s pretty good. It's a lot of fun. Christmas is a blessing for us the hard-workers. I'm relieved to be going on a break too, although I need to keep up with my writing.

So how did you like the episode? I thought the preview looks interesting. I do still enjoy mayzumi and komikado banter haha. and that speech towards the end of the courtroom speech was quite good Have to say. It seemes to me like everything is back on typical Komikado track, which is a relief. Ohhh but did you see the preview? haha what do you say about Hanyu now? Trust the scripwriter to offer a surprise twist at the end...though it;s not as good as Saori....oh well You can;t well have Saori number all the time.

woman falls in a love with a creep who mistreats her and then defends him even if he abuses her, psychologically or emotionally or physically. I am having difficulties accepting this.

Thank you for your thoughts. Sunflower, I was happy to read them, even though I disagree. I think Harry was not protecting her. Harry was protecting himself and acting as a creep. He is sympathethic but not in a manner that would make me root for him as a love interest on the contrary. It's good that he lives though: he has a chance to repent for his actions and start a new, better, more hopeful and meaningful life...I hope.

I hope you are having an enjoyable Sunday, Sunflower :)

He was a young boy And afraid, too. His dad has a lot more to answer for.How can we blame a young boy for not acting like a dashing hero? He could have also hated himself for what he was seeing. And Harry? Harry was manipulating her emotionally from the moment they met, stalking, I think there was even a case of using force. You Seung Hoo is a great actor but he becomes way too creepy to be considered a love interest. I had a look at the ending. I think he got what he deserved. He is alive at least. I do symoathise with him at times but I find him creepy. it would be too much if he got the girl. especially since Jung Woo showed so much repentance and devotion after what happened. In this case then I happen to disagree with you. Jung woo is the better guy. Harry is much too troubled. I find that this is type perpetuates the sterotype:

it's a case of sharing brithday with a few but BIG personalities :D Sir Walter Scott was born on August 15 too :D<br /><br />Oh and Bogart along with a few other. My favourite oldtime personality is fred Astaire though. He had such an aura of likeability about him and a lot of grace and charm. Where are such old-fashioned gentlemen these days? :sigh: <br /><br />

I'll send you a link. As I investigated the story later, the princess was called Bangja in Korean. She would have been queen of Korea had Korean not been annexed to Empire of Japan. They came so close to a union made by marriage.

Ohhh, the same person who penned Horation Hornbowelr? Fascinating, dd you see the adaptation? If you like ships, try reading Conrad's "The Mirror of the Sea" if you haven't yet he talks beautifully about the sea and ships; it's a collection of his essays on seafaring. I am particularly nostalgic when he says that ships which are in harbour are like prisoners; when they sail they are like live creatures, like birds in flight. Can't remeber the exact comparison now but something to this extent. I think you may find it interesting. Conrad very much loved the mast and sail ships too.

Reise...I think in your case

Enjoy your freedom!!! Have a great Sunday :)

Well that's good to hear :D Thanks, I will also post a new post at least from my likeable characters series. I need to come up with new angles on these themes -.-

how can anything be more unlucky than friday 13? 0.o Were you grilled so much during the class? Well you survived it, that's what matters, you can put it all behind and rest a little!

I will sleep a little and watch Ryome den and work on my final class for next week. I also need to pace up with my chapter and then I"ll probably go buy something sweet for dessert after dinner.

Ps: Even if there was, who says we can;t do our own take?

he;s okay to me, to be honest and in missing you he mostly pocks up from where the younger self left off, it;s not bad. Except the drama is so heavy ;_; and Yoo Seung Hoo is so creepy in there. He's got a manipulative character, I will probably finish eventually. Having a good weekend?

Also, if you have the time could have a look at my draft about guys in the blog and maybe you have some ideas on what could be added?

by the way, maybe this will be of interest to you as well: http://mydramalist.com/japanese-drama/6715/niji-wo-kakeru-ouhi I thought this was really interesting. The special is sentimental but quite lovely. I think the story behind it is fascinating too.

Episode 9 of legal high is out and the preview for ep 10 looks REALLY interesting, but they spoiled it majorly in the preview lol. ep 9 was rather nice. I think I will try watching Missing You. I mean I already started, got up tp ep 5 or 6. Heavy melodrama. YSH is playing a major CREEP but I like the young actor, he;s 16 and he;s pretty good, and plays Micky;s child version. He also starred in Giant. Micky;s character is pretty endearing with all the love and devotion he has. But it;s terribly heavy melodrama.

evades me now. I should rewatch. Perhaps I will see it differently now. I think it ended on a positive note which led me to think it is one of the more romanticise taigas but I think it maintained decorum most of the time.

Yes, I was hoping to watch Taira too.

Really? Three times? What a picky guy. Or maybe he;s just a little too capricious. Or maybe since he is so popular anyway he doesn't feel the pressure to act in everything they offer him. Well it indicates some self-respect, good for him, bad for us drama addicts :D Ohhhh and I just discovered he and I were born on the same day. Lucky me :D

ohhh Sabrina, you say? Sabrina is one of my favourite old-time romances, so elegant and classy. I remember investigating after this hos relationship to ships. Apparently he had a thing for ships, at least several of his movies had ships in them. African Queen is my favourite though. Casablanca is great but in African Queen he and Katherine were simply a riot. King of dramas happens to be one of my top favourite korean dramas so it sounds very good to me.

I watched Gou aaages ago, so the thing I remember most was Kishitani Goro as hideoyshi leaving an impression on me, Gou annoying me but I liked the first couple of episodes. I had a sense of sacrifices being made. I think it;s still a good story overall, very interesting character too, a kind of independent-thinking headstrong woman. There was some cuteness in her interactions with her husband Hidetada but much of it

Hi Sunflower. How are you? I've been trying to watch Missing you... This is pure torture- too much melodrama in the melodrama and too much crying. The first several episodes are quite nice. Watch Yeo Jin Goo in Giant, the boy shows promise, really. Jung woo's dedication is really touching too and I'd like to see it rewarded. Harry is so creepy I am dumbfounded any sane woman out there would even root for him! Overall I like Micky;s character in this but I"m just having such a darn time moving on with this drama becaise of harry. I've always like Yoo Seung Ho but his character here is really too much. I see you gave it a 7. What did you think of it?