Dammit, no time today to watch, but couldn't resist the first scene, and it looks like they compressed the whole of LOTR in it, LOL - I almost expected to hear Gandalf narrating how they dug too deep and too greedily, and then BAM! There's a green Arkenstone and we're basically in Moria but instead of a Balrog suddenly the Dead Men of Dunharrow come to life, blocking all escape routes from the Paths of the Dead.
I liked that first scene. First impression is good. I hope it's backed by the rest of the drama.
9.5/10. so good. The acting, the story, the production, the MUSIC! I loved it all. did we ever find out who snowman…
He was a giant really-fast moving and really strong albino guy who did what the prince asked of him. Walking out at night (obviously) and snatching kids when he could, or putting them back when the prince wanted to mess with the parents' minds.
These comments seem surprisingly negative.I thought this was captivating and I couldn't stop watching despite…
It's because of the ambiguous relationship. Everybody went crazy in Buried Hearts too when there seemed to be a chance that the romantically-involved leads could be half-siblings, LOL.
IMHO, that doctor was a lying quack who lied. Also, this deserves a better rating than the current one. For those…
It is NOT a HEA. We are not pleased.
Anyway, the slash-gore worked beautifully. But they freaking KILLED INHOE!!!! (I know he probably would've died anyway since he was a canvas too, but STILL. THEY FREAKING KILLED INHOE!!
The love story should've been worked on more, IMHO. I know last words must be said, but nobody, even HwiSu, LOL, has a complete, carefully worded conversation just before they die.
The poor little (actual) HongRang. His mom deserves her agony, too bad her mind's cooked.
Yay, a good drama for Lee JaeWook! Here's hoping for a lot more like AoS and this one and less of the TIH kind, LOL. Also, Kim JaeWook did wonders for the screen time he had. I mean, we all appreciate a mad prince. Still, the dodge-this moment was GREAT!!!!! Sorry KJW LOL.
PS I am totally sorry, but the chemistry wasn't really there between them. LJW CAN have chemistry (he did perfectly with the AoS S1 FL) but here... not really. He and JBA were just going through the romantic gestures at times. Sometimes it did work, but not really when it mattered - that ending really feels a bit flat.
Overall, though, a good watch, a lot better than what I expected.
PPS Just remembered - I HATED the bro, dammit, HE GOT INHOE KILLED!@$!@@$!#!~~ He should've suffered more. Like, a whole lot more. *sigh* Poor InHoe.
(ep6) I thought they wanna build, errr, catch a snowman? Don't they wanna build/catch a snowman anymore?
Other than that, I still like the story quite a lot. Sadly he's not THE one, so there go all my initial theories. I don't care, I'm invested now. I hope there's a HEA.
That Hindi-sounding song is pretty good. I hope they released it already or will, soon.
2nd ep's editing is much better. Also, some plotlines are now becoming apparent from all the whacky puzzle of…
What in freaking hell is going on in that town?! There are slavery rings that have been going on for at least 12 years or more, if not just the one, kids are presumably disappearing left and right for the slavers to have something to do, too, aside those taken by an albino Gigantopithecus and given to - ha! - the painter who happens to be a prince. A mad one too. With a dark room in which to keep his victims closed in - for painting them?!
Anyway, the (real/not real) Hongrang came to do some vigilante things and clean up messes. By now, if he's not the real one, he probably met the real one in the past and learned some info on the family. Or maybe it is InHoe after all, LOL.
2nd ep's editing is much better. Also, some plotlines are now becoming apparent from all the whacky puzzle of the first ep.
JaeYi is the first woman who can actually put on male clothing and pass that I've ever seen in a historical drama. Cho BangSuk should sell his remedy for eyesight too - having seen her from a distance, in the dark, from a shadowed half-profile, he recognised on a single glace a passing half-hidden woman in full daylight. I want some of those carrots, pass the plate.
I guess we'll be watching this after all. Hopefully it's a HEA.
I am on episode 2, and this has been happening quite a lot. I don't understand Korean, hence the need for subs,…
Also pieces are completely missing, too, LOL - she saw his face, presumably asked why it's swollen (I don't know enough to tell if she said that) then added "Did my father [do it]" which never got TLed at all. Oh well. I hope at least the core of it remains true to the words spoken.
Whoever wrote that OST really likes Hindi music, LOL. Or so it sounds. I might be wrong. So, first impressions…
If the kid is dead, she did it. He was calling for his sister, so maybe she did (accidentally/on purpose) kill him and now she's looking for redemption or just forgot she did. Or maybe the prince did, him with the butterfly fetish.
If the kid is alive, maybe it's InHoe, LOL. He didn't come into the picture a lot yet, I almost wondered if he's actually a disguised girl. Or maybe it's the actual pretender. TBH I'm not really invested on who the real heir - if alive - is, because I don't actually care for the plot yet. If ever.
The worst of it is I didn't recognise Kim JaeWook until I looked at the cast and character names. They did him wrong LOL.
Whoever wrote that OST really likes Hindi music, LOL. Or so it sounds. I might be wrong.
So, first impressions - I really don't like the editing. They made it jumpy and kind of annoying, hopefully this changes in the next eps. Or at least gets bearable. Then the opening scene (the chase and following search) really didn't connect. What followed was better. Kind of.
I mean, this is based on a novel, so I guess they tried to make it mysterious and all... but nobody has a past in this drama. I have no idea why the prince is even important (though he's a bit cuckoo too), what the power standing is and why should it matter who adopted whom.
Anyway... I mean to continue for now. If only because I have some theories and I might be interested to see if I'm right.
PS the adopted bro is a bit too creepy for my taste.
Anyway. I'm here mid-watching ep1 because a character said "I've missed you very much" in Korean and the TL said "95 days". Now I know the TL is also adapting the actual words, but I'm just curious if this keeps on happening (TLed parts that do not fit the words spoken.)
TBH I'm watching and not skipping because (at least for the latest ep) I was dream-casting the actors in other…
Dew is going to be in Burnout Syndrome with Gun and Off, LOL. They cheat on the drama's poster, I BET Dew is taller than Off, so they had him set a bit lower, then Gun, then Off over the two of them hahaha~ I have no expectations of an actual Thai threesome, but who knows. They can surprise us all :D
I haven't watched Pond in anything else yet, I hope they manage to find a tighter way to tell the story in this one, so that all the cuteness isn't wasted :D
I think lowkey, the reason people think the pacing is slow is because there is no urgency (in the acting as well),…
TBH I'm watching and not skipping because (at least for the latest ep) I was dream-casting the actors in other stories LOL.
Because daaamn is Dew tall and handsome. I keep wondering where could they put him in dramas based on danmei novels or yaoi manga and have him be the top ('cause he's got that aura LOL). And also who could be found to be his counterpart, because this drama right here is showing a great tall-guy/smol-guy pairing (and a tall-guy/smol-gal pairing, too). I've been missing that setup since Under the Skin, LOL. Not sure about the acting chops yet, though, so he'd need to be somewhat silent and just... there. But he has the strong and handsome part down already hahaha~
Still amazed by how small Gun still looks. He didn't look as small even in NM. He could play students (I hope he doesn't though) til his 40s if he wanted LOL.
If I'm watching this, I'll be watching it for CHK, he managed really well in Castaway Diva and while the drama's subject isn't precisely drawing me in, and neither is JKH (he usually does great, but I'm left with a bad aftertaste after CCR, though maybe not really because of him... it's just the association), a good showing from them all will help a lot.
As long as they keep it palatable and don't try to get too "zany" (which in kdramas usually means unhinged), this might be a good thing. We'll see.
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I liked that first scene. First impression is good. I hope it's backed by the rest of the drama.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQAuza7q1Wo
Anyway, the slash-gore worked beautifully. But they freaking KILLED INHOE!!!! (I know he probably would've died anyway since he was a canvas too, but STILL. THEY FREAKING KILLED INHOE!!
The love story should've been worked on more, IMHO. I know last words must be said, but nobody, even HwiSu, LOL, has a complete, carefully worded conversation just before they die.
The poor little (actual) HongRang. His mom deserves her agony, too bad her mind's cooked.
Yay, a good drama for Lee JaeWook! Here's hoping for a lot more like AoS and this one and less of the TIH kind, LOL. Also, Kim JaeWook did wonders for the screen time he had. I mean, we all appreciate a mad prince. Still, the dodge-this moment was GREAT!!!!! Sorry KJW LOL.
PS I am totally sorry, but the chemistry wasn't really there between them. LJW CAN have chemistry (he did perfectly with the AoS S1 FL) but here... not really. He and JBA were just going through the romantic gestures at times. Sometimes it did work, but not really when it mattered - that ending really feels a bit flat.
Overall, though, a good watch, a lot better than what I expected.
PPS Just remembered - I HATED the bro, dammit, HE GOT INHOE KILLED!@$!@@$!#!~~ He should've suffered more. Like, a whole lot more. *sigh* Poor InHoe.
Also, this deserves a better rating than the current one.
For those wondering about how it ends...
That was AWESOME!
He'd better survive. Or ELSE.
Other than that, I still like the story quite a lot. Sadly he's not THE one, so there go all my initial theories. I don't care, I'm invested now. I hope there's a HEA.
That Hindi-sounding song is pretty good. I hope they released it already or will, soon.
Anyway, the (real/not real) Hongrang came to do some vigilante things and clean up messes. By now, if he's not the real one, he probably met the real one in the past and learned some info on the family. Or maybe it is InHoe after all, LOL.
The adopted bro is still being creepy.
JaeYi is the first woman who can actually put on male clothing and pass that I've ever seen in a historical drama. Cho BangSuk should sell his remedy for eyesight too - having seen her from a distance, in the dark, from a shadowed half-profile, he recognised on a single glace a passing half-hidden woman in full daylight. I want some of those carrots, pass the plate.
I guess we'll be watching this after all. Hopefully it's a HEA.
If the kid is alive, maybe it's InHoe, LOL. He didn't come into the picture a lot yet, I almost wondered if he's actually a disguised girl. Or maybe it's the actual pretender. TBH I'm not really invested on who the real heir - if alive - is, because I don't actually care for the plot yet. If ever.
The worst of it is I didn't recognise Kim JaeWook until I looked at the cast and character names. They did him wrong LOL.
So, first impressions - I really don't like the editing. They made it jumpy and kind of annoying, hopefully this changes in the next eps. Or at least gets bearable. Then the opening scene (the chase and following search) really didn't connect. What followed was better. Kind of.
I mean, this is based on a novel, so I guess they tried to make it mysterious and all... but nobody has a past in this drama. I have no idea why the prince is even important (though he's a bit cuckoo too), what the power standing is and why should it matter who adopted whom.
Anyway... I mean to continue for now. If only because I have some theories and I might be interested to see if I'm right.
PS the adopted bro is a bit too creepy for my taste.
Anyway. I'm here mid-watching ep1 because a character said "I've missed you very much" in Korean and the TL said "95 days". Now I know the TL is also adapting the actual words, but I'm just curious if this keeps on happening (TLed parts that do not fit the words spoken.)
I haven't watched Pond in anything else yet, I hope they manage to find a tighter way to tell the story in this one, so that all the cuteness isn't wasted :D
Because daaamn is Dew tall and handsome. I keep wondering where could they put him in dramas based on danmei novels or yaoi manga and have him be the top ('cause he's got that aura LOL). And also who could be found to be his counterpart, because this drama right here is showing a great tall-guy/smol-guy pairing (and a tall-guy/smol-gal pairing, too). I've been missing that setup since Under the Skin, LOL. Not sure about the acting chops yet, though, so he'd need to be somewhat silent and just... there. But he has the strong and handsome part down already hahaha~
Still amazed by how small Gun still looks. He didn't look as small even in NM. He could play students (I hope he doesn't though) til his 40s if he wanted LOL.
As long as they keep it palatable and don't try to get too "zany" (which in kdramas usually means unhinged), this might be a good thing. We'll see.