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I have seen them. And am very happy about SW's choice, if it stays this way. I love Jang Hyuk and his Chil Song to bits, but in this drama he's better suited as a guardian angel, in my opinion. A sexy guardian angel, that is. ;-)

Thank you. :D
This is such an old article - I believe it was the first editorial ever written on MDL. That's why pictures are not even visible anymore.
Some things have changed in the meantime: some others will always remain the same, I guess. ;-)

I'm not sure she really is his mom. She said something about them meeting at the hospital when he was barely born and that she was a caregiver. I interpreted it as a revelation that they have known each other much longer than we were led to believe in the beginning of the show.

Also, even though Gum Granny and Sae Woo's mom are played by the same actress, I don't believe they are related in any way. In my opinion, this is just another eccentricity of this show's direction (and one more reason why I like this thing so much). :)

Hi ylisse! :D
I don't think the fortune cookie is relevant. The way I see it, it has nothing to do with them being "destined" for each other; its purpose was that of a wake-up call for Poong, who still harboured feelings (or so he thought) for his wife.
The fortune cookie only acquired some significance the moment he himself realized he was falling for Sae Woo, that is, in retrospective: in fact, he never pursued her only because it was written on a piece of paper.

Sorry, it isn't very well articulated, I hope I am making sense. ;-)

Well said.
There's even someone believing they are doing us a service by reviewing "as soon as possible". Gah!
Perhaps they misread the word review and think it's "preview". :S
I have lost all patience with them.

I am actually curious about the 5th episode on Netflix, that is, whether they are showing the original version of the episode or the censured one. Does anyone know?

Oh yes, it sends the wrongest one: "if you smile while enduring, you look prettier" :P
I was beyond furious at this drama message and not only regarding the sexual harrassment issue.

I've come to the conclusion that if you don't get immediately attached to these characters, you never will. The people who loved this drama to the end fell in love with it very early on; those like me, who grew increasingly annoyed by it all, struggled to reach the end without falling asleep and throwing the laptop out of the 10th floor window upon waking up. :S

LOL, good luck with your instalments! :-)
Who knows, it may work for you to digest what's in store next. The half backed conservativeness you so rightly mention will never be cooked the right way.
First they take this glass of water and make an ocean out of it. Then, possibly realizing a 4 years gap between two adults is ludicrous even in their own eyes, they take that same glass of water and this time make it into a deluge of biblical proportions, with a conflict that could be resolved with just a little honesty or an ounce of courage.

I love the two lead actors too. They are both very talented and great to look at. However, on my part I truly need to erase from my memory the characters they play here if I want to appreciate them in their next projects.

P.S. I wanted to slap the brother too. He gets a little better though. At least, in comparison. ;-)

Let's see... there's a talking horse, a group of gangsters who quote Nietzsche, a mysterious ahjumma who sells chewing-gum for an inanely high price, a knife stuck in a door very Excalibur like, two ridiculously handsome male leads ;-) and a leading lady I'd date myself if I weren't already married. :P
In the midst of all this, there's a sweet story of friendship/budding love and a hopefully very satifying revenge. XD

It's hilarious, surprising and I personally find it highly addictive. :)

LOL, very true!
Ironically, that was the shortest walk they had in the whole drama! ;-)

A good friend here on mdl suggested an alternative ending: a loop! They meet again on Jeju and re-do the whole a hundred times until the mother dies of an old age or food poisoned. :P Hahahaha

What, you didn't appreciate the innovative 3 seconds walk in the sunset? :P

A good friend here on MDL (and casually on this feed) told me already after viewing the very first episodes that the plot was not "meaty enough", but I went on hoping for a barbecue that never came. :P
Who knows, it might be different for you, LaRagazza. :)

Lol, thanks DoYouLikeMessi, I'm always glad to entertain. ;-)

Since this is, as you righty say, a rant, it's per definition a very personal outburst. I wouln't want to discourage someone who could enjoy the show, after all. :)

Thank you, kingsqueen. Yes, a shorter lengh would have been beneficial not only for the narration flow, but I for one wouldn't have had the time to stop caring about these characters.

@sun
I'm curious to know what you'll think about the final episode. I'm not so much referring to the ending itself, but to a few parts that made me think "why oh why didn't they do this on episode... 8?"

I'd never thought the characters of a drama could go from decent to unresonable and from bad to worse. I have no idea whatsoever where this thing is going, what we are supposed to feel or why should we even feel something. The turn the already meagre events have taken in the last few episodes, makes me re-consider even the love story. Why are these two supposedly in love? What do they really know about each other? What do they have in common?
Jin-ah keeps on making the most idiotic and at times cruel mistakes, over and over, and every time all she can say is: forgive me. Let's eat. Let's drink. Let's jump in bed.
That's lust, not love. She's immature, often dishonest, and an egoist too. That he keeps on forgiving her is also kind of annoying.
I've come to a point where I wish JH will fly to China, America, Europe, Pluto or wherever and leave that brat behind for good.

Thank YOU, Siensielel! ;-) ;-)

*sigh of relief. I have tried to think of you as knkll, but it proved a little hard, lol.

I agree with you, Cncll (how do you pronounce your nick? :D ).
Here are my 2 cents.

There's a difference between a slow paced filming that lingers on little details and one that simply does not progress plotwise.
Let's take Just Between Lovers as a comparison, since you mention it and since I absolutely adored that one. JBL often focuses on small details - both visual as well as in dialogues - which reveal a lot about the characters, their feelings, their fear and explain why these characters are the way they are. The pace gives you the time to immerse in their world, which is great. Dialogues are deep and meaningful and the plot progresses everything but slowly.

Something in the Rain, on the other hand, has been dealing with the same issue for the last 6 or more episodes now. At times, we see a character running towards a building, entering the building, calling the elevator, waiting for the elevator, entering the elevator, reaching the floor, running to the office... all this, what does it tell us about this character? That (s)he's anxious to reach the floor? That (s)he is in a hurry?
When details become unnecessary to tell a story, the plot progresses too slowly. If we take one episode at a time, in 70 minutes we've had 20 telephone calls, 50 apologies, people running around and others kneeling in front of someone else. Dialogues aren't strong either. They are often left open and too much of their content is left to imagination, covered by some music with the characters laughing, kissing, crying, walking. The viewer's left out.

I too stopped caring. I'll watch it to completion because I want to write a review. Honestly.

And yes, "pensive" is often perceived as high quality. It's always been like this, even in literature. However, not all that is slow is good or deep and not all that is fast is shallow, all the more so when a show is slow because nothing much happens.

I thought you were going to suggest swords at 6 a.m. in the clearing, LOL! ;)