Sadly, I have seen this a lot lately. Like dramas marked with romance, but in the end nothing happened. Maybe…
Yep! It's why I usually ignore those tags and categorisations. It's just going to set expectations.
Unfortunately, for this show, those marketing Netflix did were so effective, not even I can get it out of my head = massive disappointment. I wish I knew the original material first so I could've easily rejected Netflix's English title and marketing, in my mind.
Alas, that wasn't the case. My mind just kept on, “maybe they'll launch the remaining nukes to divert it” and all those sci-fi expectations.
*sigh*
The cast did well. The production was good. But, expectations matter a lot. It would have been better if Netflix did not do any marketing, that way there won't be any expectation other than our personal assumptions.
yup! I think she's starting to realize her true feelings towards Hyunsung
SuJi is also starting to see the difference between the two guys, thus, making her doubt her own feelings. But, because of the Na Young drama, she can't fully commit in looking at herself yet.
Meanwhile, that jerk Hyun Sung, is taking advantage of her situation to get what he wants. Even sugarcoating it as “so I can protect her”. LOL. Bullocks.
He can't even protect her already, how much more when they're married? His version of protection is, “just be a housewife, I'll do all the work for you”.
A man like Hyun Sung, who is standing on two boats, should never be trusted with anything. They make decisions based on themselves. “How can I go about this while keeping my interests as the priority?” If he showed publicly that he sides with SuJi, he'll be terminated as well, and his reputation will be tarnished. If he side with his father, it will be obvious he can't protect SuJi. So, just don't do anything, and sugarcoat it.
Also, it clearly shows that he is doubting SuJi's integrity. He is far worse than those politicians who will protect their family even if they commit a crime. How can you doubt the integrity of the person you love? Do you even love the person in the first place? And then later forcing her to marry him? LOL. He's completely nuts.
Hyun Sung and Na Young are a perfect match, they should marry each other instead.
Hyun Sung is really sneakythis guy got rejected and he decided to go behind her back and tell her parents and…
Yep. That was very rude of him and showed how he only thinks of himself. His own words is also betraying him, he doesn't hear himself, or refusing to hear himself.
SuJi should stay away from that family, they're demons, sucking her dry, until she dies a slow death.
Hyun Sung's father will be happier if Hyun Sung married Na Young.
This has nothing to do with culture anymore. It is about being human or an animal. No. Being human or a demon. Hyun Sung, his father, are demons. At least Na Young can still get a get-out-f-jail card because of her psychiatric condition(s). But Hyun Sung and his father?
Hyun Sung is saying all the wrong things. Can he even hear himself? Does he even have a brain?
I no longer know how to describe him. He is full of contradictions. What did he even study abroad? To be an arse? Or, what wrong things to say to your girlfriend? ROFLOL!
And protect her? Seriously? He can't even do that! His feet are standing on two boats! This is why in the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, “True Neutral” was renamed “Undecided”, because the more you analyse it, the more obvious that there is no such thing as “True Neutral”, the person is simply “Undecided”.
Uji is far better than him.
And LOL. He even rushed to SuJi's family, and even admitted he'll force SuJi to marry him. What the F is wrong with Hyun Sung? He's a total arse. He can go marry Na Young, they're a perfect match.
I hope she starts winning some of the battles that soon. I put this series on pause because I really hope it's…
> I always get mad and stop watching. I guess that means they are good because I get so pissed. 😂😂
Yep. hahaha. The writer and actors really caught your emotions. :p
I totally agree, it is hard to watch. The only way I can stand it is, I keep on thinking she's going to get back up better and more successful, and everyone who doubted her, including her boyfriend's father, and especially her step sister, will fall very hard.
Hyun Sung is a bad boyfriend. If he truly cares about her, he wouldn't alienate her from her co-workers and friends, not even someone who could be his rival.
His insecurity is so high, he can't see that he's actually hurting her. In the first place, he's the boyfriend, he already “won”. He has serious trust issues if he needs to keep Uri away. No, not trust issues against Uri, trust issues with Suji. He can't trust her that she'll only love him.
If only he wasn't so insecure, he would have known there's another video and could have addressed it together. They can even join forces to help Suji and protect her.
Some men and their foolish insecurities and trust issues.
I just realised, how hard was it for EunJung to take on the role and the scenes considering how they went through something similar during their T-ara days?
Prime example of: 1. Useless English title. 2. Wrong marketing message.
The original Japanese and Korean titles are MORE ACCURATE. The English title «Goodbye Earth» sets the wrong expectations, which leads to disappointment from the audiences.
Secondly, they marketed it as sci-fi and apocalyptic when it has nothing to do with those other than as a literary device to set the stage for the story. It is a life and social story, nothing sci-fi, nothing “let's try to save the Earth and show world unity”.
They should've simply translated the original Japanese and Korean titles, which are the same. Whoever thought that it is appropriate to give it a different English title, did not even bother to watch the series or check the original source material.
Wrong marketing + Wrong title = setting the wrong expectations = massive disappointment for many.
Using the word “fat” is itself inappropriate and offending. It is also unscientific and not the proper term to use.
So… ^_~
Anyway, you are forgetting that, borrowing your terminology, “fat” is used as literary device. When you write stories where there are special abilities, the golden rule is to have an antithesis to that power. In this story, they used, borrowing your word again, her being “fat” as the antithesis to her ability to fly.
In addition to that, there is a world of difference between being, “fat” (again your own word) and being “obese”.
In this show, they made it crystal clear that the character is “obese” not “fat”. Don't ever mix the two words.
There are, borrowing your word, “fat” people who are not obese. So, mixing the two is very inappropriate and can cause unnecessary confusion and misunderstanding.
The character in question is obese, the show made that crystal clear. She has depression, and goes through a lot of stress, and food is her escape. Sadly, her body cannot metabolise the food she's eating fast enough, which resulted in her getting obesity.
It is okay to be “fat” but not okay to be “obese”.
Final nail here, they've shown that her character also have an issue in confidence. She can fly even though she is, borrowing your word, “fat”. They showed two scenes, one in each episode (1 and 2). So, while she has an obesity issue (NOT being “fat” issue), they also want to show that being “fat” should not make a person discouraged.
So, calling them out for, your term, “fatphobia” is inappropriate as they've showed the message that it is okay to be “fat”, but not “obese”.
They addressed the difference between “fat” and ”obese” carefully, and it is very sad that people missed it because they only looked at the surface of the show.
Remember, it is okay to “fat” but not okay to be “obese”. It is also important to remember there are people who are “fat” but are not ”obese”. Two different things that shouldn't be mixed.
I was thinking about “little bro” power and its limitations. From the last episode we can confirm he really…
Yep. He can also travel anywhere if he wants and discover and listen.
You are right, I'm thinking as well that he'll found her family are scammers through his traveling and he'll probably go down another emotional rollercoaster. Probably this time, they will lose their connection and he won't be able interact with her when he's traveling, preventing them from changing things (through the FL by giving her information from the future).
One of the posters for the drama (the one with the windows) make it seem the father's power is/was super strength.…
If the father also have fathers, hmm… that means it can either be triggered, or he came from another line with powers.
Maybe, the FL indeed have powers of her own, something like sending good vibes and restoring people. Or, if she was the girl with the dog named “Happy”, ML's constant traveling to that point somehow transferred or triggered something in her.
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Maybe even the editor likes her. They used a lot of close up shots for the final cut. Hahahaha.
Unfortunately, for this show, those marketing Netflix did were so effective, not even I can get it out of my head = massive disappointment. I wish I knew the original material first so I could've easily rejected Netflix's English title and marketing, in my mind.
Alas, that wasn't the case. My mind just kept on, “maybe they'll launch the remaining nukes to divert it” and all those sci-fi expectations.
*sigh*
The cast did well. The production was good. But, expectations matter a lot. It would have been better if Netflix did not do any marketing, that way there won't be any expectation other than our personal assumptions.
Hyun Sung's father and Na Young's mother are a perfect match, too! They should get married after Hyun Sung and Na Young registers their marriage.
Meanwhile, that jerk Hyun Sung, is taking advantage of her situation to get what he wants. Even sugarcoating it as “so I can protect her”. LOL. Bullocks.
He can't even protect her already, how much more when they're married? His version of protection is, “just be a housewife, I'll do all the work for you”.
A man like Hyun Sung, who is standing on two boats, should never be trusted with anything. They make decisions based on themselves. “How can I go about this while keeping my interests as the priority?” If he showed publicly that he sides with SuJi, he'll be terminated as well, and his reputation will be tarnished. If he side with his father, it will be obvious he can't protect SuJi. So, just don't do anything, and sugarcoat it.
Also, it clearly shows that he is doubting SuJi's integrity. He is far worse than those politicians who will protect their family even if they commit a crime. How can you doubt the integrity of the person you love? Do you even love the person in the first place? And then later forcing her to marry him? LOL. He's completely nuts.
Hyun Sung and Na Young are a perfect match, they should marry each other instead.
SuJi should stay away from that family, they're demons, sucking her dry, until she dies a slow death.
Hyun Sung's father will be happier if Hyun Sung married Na Young.
This has nothing to do with culture anymore. It is about being human or an animal. No. Being human or a demon. Hyun Sung, his father, are demons. At least Na Young can still get a get-out-f-jail card because of her psychiatric condition(s). But Hyun Sung and his father?
I no longer know how to describe him. He is full of contradictions. What did he even study abroad? To be an arse? Or, what wrong things to say to your girlfriend? ROFLOL!
And protect her? Seriously? He can't even do that! His feet are standing on two boats! This is why in the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, “True Neutral” was renamed “Undecided”, because the more you analyse it, the more obvious that there is no such thing as “True Neutral”, the person is simply “Undecided”.
Uji is far better than him.
And LOL. He even rushed to SuJi's family, and even admitted he'll force SuJi to marry him. What the F is wrong with Hyun Sung? He's a total arse. He can go marry Na Young, they're a perfect match.
Yeah that. That was very rude of him.
Yep. hahaha. The writer and actors really caught your emotions. :p
I totally agree, it is hard to watch. The only way I can stand it is, I keep on thinking she's going to get back up better and more successful, and everyone who doubted her, including her boyfriend's father, and especially her step sister, will fall very hard.
His insecurity is so high, he can't see that he's actually hurting her. In the first place, he's the boyfriend, he already “won”. He has serious trust issues if he needs to keep Uri away. No, not trust issues against Uri, trust issues with Suji. He can't trust her that she'll only love him.
If only he wasn't so insecure, he would have known there's another video and could have addressed it together. They can even join forces to help Suji and protect her.
Some men and their foolish insecurities and trust issues.
This 1-episode delay messed up the entire flow of the series.
There's a theme every 5 episodes.
E26 to E30 is SooJi's downfall.
E31 to E35 is SooJi fighting back… and potentially discovering her mother is still alive.
1. Useless English title.
2. Wrong marketing message.
The original Japanese and Korean titles are MORE ACCURATE. The English title «Goodbye Earth» sets the wrong expectations, which leads to disappointment from the audiences.
Secondly, they marketed it as sci-fi and apocalyptic when it has nothing to do with those other than as a literary device to set the stage for the story. It is a life and social story, nothing sci-fi, nothing “let's try to save the Earth and show world unity”.
They should've simply translated the original Japanese and Korean titles, which are the same. Whoever thought that it is appropriate to give it a different English title, did not even bother to watch the series or check the original source material.
Wrong marketing + Wrong title = setting the wrong expectations = massive disappointment for many.
Such a waste.
This was very fun, and educational, too.
I hope to see the other members if ever they'll make S02.
So… ^_~
Anyway, you are forgetting that, borrowing your terminology, “fat” is used as literary device. When you write stories where there are special abilities, the golden rule is to have an antithesis to that power. In this story, they used, borrowing your word again, her being “fat” as the antithesis to her ability to fly.
In addition to that, there is a world of difference between being, “fat” (again your own word) and being “obese”.
In this show, they made it crystal clear that the character is “obese” not “fat”. Don't ever mix the two words.
There are, borrowing your word, “fat” people who are not obese. So, mixing the two is very inappropriate and can cause unnecessary confusion and misunderstanding.
The character in question is obese, the show made that crystal clear. She has depression, and goes through a lot of stress, and food is her escape. Sadly, her body cannot metabolise the food she's eating fast enough, which resulted in her getting obesity.
It is okay to be “fat” but not okay to be “obese”.
Final nail here, they've shown that her character also have an issue in confidence. She can fly even though she is, borrowing your word, “fat”. They showed two scenes, one in each episode (1 and 2). So, while she has an obesity issue (NOT being “fat” issue), they also want to show that being “fat” should not make a person discouraged.
So, calling them out for, your term, “fatphobia” is inappropriate as they've showed the message that it is okay to be “fat”, but not “obese”.
They addressed the difference between “fat” and ”obese” carefully, and it is very sad that people missed it because they only looked at the surface of the show.
Remember, it is okay to “fat” but not okay to be “obese”. It is also important to remember there are people who are “fat” but are not ”obese”. Two different things that shouldn't be mixed.
You are right, I'm thinking as well that he'll found her family are scammers through his traveling and he'll probably go down another emotional rollercoaster. Probably this time, they will lose their connection and he won't be able interact with her when he's traveling, preventing them from changing things (through the FL by giving her information from the future).
Maybe, the FL indeed have powers of her own, something like sending good vibes and restoring people. Or, if she was the girl with the dog named “Happy”, ML's constant traveling to that point somehow transferred or triggered something in her.