Just no. I wanted to like this, but, at episode 13, I can’t take it any longer.
The FL becomes completely unlikable. She’s rude, dismissive, inconsiderate, disrespectful and patronizing to the man who is supposed to be her bf. It becomes unbelievable that he would even like her, any longer. On top of everything else, she becomes a liar. It’s one thing to be conflicted, but she’s never honest or open. There is no bond or trust developing. She’s supposed to be the mature one - and is apparently very mature and competent at work - but she’s got the most toxic approach to her private life. Is she a split personality? Get her some mental health care, stat! The supposed naïveté isn’t cute, it’s unrealistically toxic.
She spends more time with the manipulative guy she supposedly rejected than the guy she decided to [secretly] date. (Ugh) Just date the reject, already, and stop torturing the one you’re supposed to be dating.
The 2ML is a conniving stalker. The actor is great at the comedy, but the character, as written, is despicable, so, it’s not funny.
The other good comedic performance is by the actress playing the niece. But, a completely stupid and shallow girl is also not funny. How does she even manage to brush her teeth?
But, when the uncle and niece are together, it is, admittedly hilarious, if you ignore the context. It’s just that the story they are tasked with carrying is gross.
I can’t imagine what could fill another 27 episodes. If there is that much of this to go through, I wish the ML a better life. I’m over here hoping that another character shows up and is a more caring, respectful partner that he deserves and he heads off into the sunset with them.
But, I won’t find out, because I’m heading off into the sunset without this horrible drama.
Thank goodness there is not romance in this. Because that would have to involve the FL and the character is so stupid, it’s embarrassing. If they were not going to make her interesting or sharp, it would have been preferable to just be a quiet owner of the Internet cafe. Being a daft and ridiculous fan girl doesn’t match with being a business owner. Did her dad leave her a fortune? How is she keeping that business alive if she’s so dumb? The story is an okay sort of inspirational tale, but it’s distracting how poorly written that character is.
Also, I get that China is producing a lot of dramas about esports and maybe it’s just not my drama. But, how is watching long animated scenes of a fake video game that no one is actually playing. engaging? I skip to the end of the end, just to catch any plot pint being made, but they lack any real suspense or excitement.
Wow. That was simply lovely from beginning to end.
So refreshing to have characters with normal range of emotions. Functioning adults and families. Supportive co-workers and friends. Facing realistic challenges based in the characters’ situations. Even having the fan base be respectful and supportive was such a nice touch.
All the acting felt natural. It was engaging from beginning to end, even as it presented a relatively mundane life compared to the melodrama we usually see.
Well worth watching and suggesting for other writers to emulate this kind of story which is closer to realism and offers people examples of how to navigate relations and work life in a functional way. So glad I was pointed to this.
I initially didn't understand it either. But I rewatched the scenes after understanding some things and I discovered…
I read the book and watched the drama. Also felt that the drama was more romantic. By removing the titillating aspects it became about growing into soulmates and overcoming so many obstacles within themselves and from the world to be able to live that truth.
That scene in the cave is so precious. The headband. The song. The panic. LWJ, who has been trained from birth to never express anything, sought moments to overcome his anxiety and send signals to WWX several times. I was so impressed with how well Wang Yibo played that role. The subtlety he had to manage required some depth of human understanding that we rarely see from someone so young.
Dropped on episode 3. Not for me. There's absolutely no chemistry between the leads, she looks much older than…
I found that, over time, you see them get more and more comfortable with each other and the chemistry builds. It’s sweet, slow burn type of relationship, built on trust and gradual bonding.
I also wanted to see him in another role. I enjoyed his performance here. A good balance of youthful playfulness and being mature behind his years. It was nice to see him as a more natural character. Looking forward to seeing how he grows as an actor.
I don’t usually enjoy CDramas in a contemporary setting, particularly when it centers around an office or business stuff. Reasons….
But, this was engaging. A lot more realistic than usual. In the beginning, when the FL is dealing with the misogynist BF who puts on a display of “romantic” and then sabotages her career when she rejects him, it was hard for me to watch. Hard because I have experienced it, almost exactly. It hit me right in the gut. And the way the men constantly try to undermine her simply because she’s a woman showing them up. Ugh. Way too familiar.
Some refreshing things about how the FL was written: she sticks to her convictions, very consistently; she is multi-dimensional with personal interests outside of her job; there is more to her personality than the “hard-nosed business woman” who has become heartless; she’s great with personal boundaries; once she makes a decision, she goes all in, no wavering.
Refreshing things about the ML - he’s patient and never crosses any inappropriate lines. He appreciates who his love interest is, as a person, and respects her way of being. He never once implores her to change or imposes his feelings upon her; he is perfectly comfortable being in the support role for a woman, while also maintaining his own ambitions. (A great example of how it’s not either/or, it’s both/and.)
There are other aspects that I appreciated and some that I didn’t so much, but, the very well-paced development of the central relationship and the way the lead characters approached everything made for a thoroughly enjoyable story. One that I’d tell my daughter to watch as a good example of generating a mutually respectful and trusting partnership. And that’s rare. So many of these dramas present absolute trash as “romance”. This is worth it just for that.
Among many other dumb scenes....The episode where they raid the center who exploit the homeless' organs... How…
Omg, the basement scene! It’s a police building. Send people from the next room! Plus, How did Hyuk get there before people who were in the same building?
This is the first show that made me write a review here. It was so frustrating. The police just run like a bunch…
I’m struggling to finish it. I can’t even begin to note all the stupidity, inconsistencies, poorly written dialogue, and bad acting. Plus, Voice has a FL with a very annoying voice.
I wanted to watch it because I can’t think of another Korean drama that got 4 seasons. I wanted to see what the phenomenon was.
I’ve concluded that the phenomenon is that the viewer is tortured as though we’re another victim of the psycho killer.
Every single thing was so unrealistic, illogical and overly-contrived. The dialogue was stilted and trite. Why…
Also, the FL lacks the ability to show gravitas. She just speeds up her speaking pace to sound “serious”, but it feels like when a child tries to be serious and everybody gets a laugh out of it. I saw her in something else and didn’t think she was this bad. What the heck happened here?
This drama over dramatic for me very thing was stretch simple Stab wound turn into a bacteria virus WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…
Every single thing was so unrealistic, illogical and overly-contrived. The dialogue was stilted and trite. Why was it always preaching at the viewer? There was really nothing in this story to engage a viewer and have them wanting to come back to see where it was going. I find it hard to believe that professionals got paid to write this.
I have to say, the first prince she married was really a good person and what they said later that he is to blame…
That’s not really true. He knew she loved Chu Che and he took the excuse of peace between nations to ask the king to hand her over to him. While he wasn’t directly involved in how it went down, he knew that she was being forced against her will.
Then, he’s just creepy, being happy that she’s with him, without caring at all that she’s miserable. She was a possession and the one woman who was hard to get. I mean, at least he didn’t rape her (though he tried once) and, yes, to keep her at his side, he was willing to adopt the baby. So, he wasn’t a total monster, but he was a creep. He makes my skin crawl every time he smiles when she’s clearly so unhappy.
I was kinda liking the slow burn relationship build up. But, then, all of a sudden, it goes from nothing to marriage talk.
I’m may be stopping at episode 11, as I found it infuriating that the FL would use such a manipulative tactic. He agrees to her request in order to stop her suicide. But, if I were him, I’d then say, “Ok. I made the promise you asked for a and that’s the end of our relationship, because I can’t be held hostage to this kind of manipulation. End of story.”
I came here to see if anyone was as annoyed about the FL brother, like dude she was raised as your sister!!! yuck!!!…
I mean, he can have the interest, as long as he doesn’t impose it. He is a bit dumb, though. Many people don’t trust government agents. That’s not the issue, per se. It’s that he is so patronizing to his sister that he thinks he knows better than she does. And that his jealousy clouds his ability to see how the prince treats her with so much care. And that, even if you don’t trust government, why would just believe what some guy whom you don’t know, at all, without verifying anything? Again, his jealousy is clouding his judgement. I think the writers are trying to present him as a hick. That’s fine, I guess, but he’s rash and patronizing.
The FL becomes completely unlikable. She’s rude, dismissive, inconsiderate, disrespectful and patronizing to the man who is supposed to be her bf. It becomes unbelievable that he would even like her, any longer. On top of everything else, she becomes a liar. It’s one thing to be conflicted, but she’s never honest or open. There is no bond or trust developing. She’s supposed to be the mature one - and is apparently very mature and competent at work - but she’s got the most toxic approach to her private life. Is she a split personality? Get her some mental health care, stat! The supposed naïveté isn’t cute, it’s unrealistically toxic.
She spends more time with the manipulative guy she supposedly rejected than the guy she decided to [secretly] date. (Ugh) Just date the reject, already, and stop torturing the one you’re supposed to be dating.
The 2ML is a conniving stalker. The actor is great at the comedy, but the character, as written, is despicable, so, it’s not funny.
The other good comedic performance is by the actress playing the niece. But, a completely stupid and shallow girl is also not funny. How does she even manage to brush her teeth?
But, when the uncle and niece are together, it is, admittedly hilarious, if you ignore the context. It’s just that the story they are tasked with carrying is gross.
I can’t imagine what could fill another 27 episodes. If there is that much of this to go through, I wish the ML a better life. I’m over here hoping that another character shows up and is a more caring, respectful partner that he deserves and he heads off into the sunset with them.
But, I won’t find out, because I’m heading off into the sunset without this horrible drama.
Also, I get that China is producing a lot of dramas about esports and maybe it’s just not my drama. But, how is watching long animated scenes of a fake video game that no one is actually playing. engaging? I skip to the end of the end, just to catch any plot pint being made, but they lack any real suspense or excitement.
So refreshing to have characters with normal range of emotions. Functioning adults and families. Supportive co-workers and friends. Facing realistic challenges based in the characters’ situations. Even having the fan base be respectful and supportive was such a nice touch.
All the acting felt natural. It was engaging from beginning to end, even as it presented a relatively mundane life compared to the melodrama we usually see.
Well worth watching and suggesting for other writers to emulate this kind of story which is closer to realism and offers people examples of how to navigate relations and work life in a functional way. So glad I was pointed to this.
That scene in the cave is so precious. The headband. The song. The panic. LWJ, who has been trained from birth to never express anything, sought moments to overcome his anxiety and send signals to WWX several times. I was so impressed with how well Wang Yibo played that role. The subtlety he had to manage required some depth of human understanding that we rarely see from someone so young.
I also wanted to see him in another role. I enjoyed his performance here. A good balance of youthful playfulness and being mature behind his years. It was nice to see him as a more natural character. Looking forward to seeing how he grows as an actor.
But, this was engaging. A lot more realistic than usual. In the beginning, when the FL is dealing with the misogynist BF who puts on a display of “romantic” and then sabotages her career when she rejects him, it was hard for me to watch. Hard because I have experienced it, almost exactly. It hit me right in the gut. And the way the men constantly try to undermine her simply because she’s a woman showing them up. Ugh. Way too familiar.
Some refreshing things about how the FL was written: she sticks to her convictions, very consistently; she is multi-dimensional with personal interests outside of her job; there is more to her personality than the “hard-nosed business woman” who has become heartless; she’s great with personal boundaries; once she makes a decision, she goes all in, no wavering.
Refreshing things about the ML - he’s patient and never crosses any inappropriate lines. He appreciates who his love interest is, as a person, and respects her way of being. He never once implores her to change or imposes his feelings upon her; he is perfectly comfortable being in the support role for a woman, while also maintaining his own ambitions. (A great example of how it’s not either/or, it’s both/and.)
There are other aspects that I appreciated and some that I didn’t so much, but, the very well-paced development of the central relationship and the way the lead characters approached everything made for a thoroughly enjoyable story. One that I’d tell my daughter to watch as a good example of generating a mutually respectful and trusting partnership. And that’s rare. So many of these dramas present absolute trash as “romance”. This is worth it just for that.
This drama was made for heckling.
I wanted to watch it because I can’t think of another Korean drama that got 4 seasons. I wanted to see what the phenomenon was.
I’ve concluded that the phenomenon is that the viewer is tortured as though we’re another victim of the psycho killer.
Then, he’s just creepy, being happy that she’s with him, without caring at all that she’s miserable. She was a possession and the one woman who was hard to get. I mean, at least he didn’t rape her (though he tried once) and, yes, to keep her at his side, he was willing to adopt the baby. So, he wasn’t a total monster, but he was a creep. He makes my skin crawl every time he smiles when she’s clearly so unhappy.
I’m may be stopping at episode 11, as I found it infuriating that the FL would use such a manipulative tactic. He agrees to her request in order to stop her suicide. But, if I were him, I’d then say, “Ok. I made the promise you asked for a and that’s the end of our relationship, because I can’t be held hostage to this kind of manipulation. End of story.”
He is a bit dumb, though. Many people don’t trust government agents. That’s not the issue, per se. It’s that he is so patronizing to his sister that he thinks he knows better than she does. And that his jealousy clouds his ability to see how the prince treats her with so much care. And that, even if you don’t trust government, why would just believe what some guy whom you don’t know, at all, without verifying anything? Again, his jealousy is clouding his judgement. I think the writers are trying to present him as a hick. That’s fine, I guess, but he’s rash and patronizing.