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Eh, so no slot for "Moving" yet? Feels like I've been waiting forever. But pumped up at "Thirty-Nine", may check out "Forecasting Love and Weather"

You have a very good point. I mean, if you read about making of Squid Game for example, it was brought up by the director that no Korean TV wanted to take part in creating that show, only Netflix was interested. What's the harm to Korean economy in creating that show then? I am aware that Netflix's productions can't always brag about their quality (I'm speaking mostly about the non-korean ones), but as long as they work with different creators and bring something new to the table, I can't just complain.

Just like @_Ian_ mentioned, the local economy is supported anyway. And if the show isn't successful, Netflix takes the fall, not the Korean economy. It can be a risk for them too, and the whole situation is not either black or white. Also, big corporations like Samsung (or Korean TV companies for that matter, as I suppose they are not so small either) are well enough on their own, no need to advocate for them. Can you be 100% certain that their revenue goes straight back into Korean economy? The situation is definitely not that easy to portrait.

Yes! I feel like people overlook tha fact that PMY had such a high number of good dramas so far, especially in recent years. Like it isn't easy to build a career that well, especially when the quality of a show rests not only on one person. Also, I don't get why she should somehow legitimize herself by taking roles in other genres - acting is a job, is it so bad to choose the jobs that bring you more joy and satisfaction (as I hope it is in her case)? Life is not about proving yourself to others. Besides, I definitely wouldn't say that all of her roles are the same, and she always gets into the character impeccably.

He looks like Gong Myung and Yoo Yeon Seok combined. It's such a pleasure to watch him in OBS!

Hahaha, I love the development of your comments ><

A very unpopular opinion, as I gather from the reviews and comments. But I hated ML and FL together. I get misunderstandings - he didn't get her pain as the one taking care of the kid, and she didn't know how much he was struggling at work. Blaming him for not being able to see her mother is also shitty. But to see him, time and time again, undermining her self-esteem was just straight up disgusting. Examples from the top of my mind: how he told her that she could not possibly by anyone's first love, to him doubting that Nam Gil fell for her, telling her that short dresses are not appropriate for women her age, then in the past always bitching no matter what she did and ridiculing her. Maybe that's realistic, but for a toxic relationship. No matter how old the relationship, you deserve a partner who believes in you and is always supportive. A lot of their issues were the outcome of not talking, but I still believe they would be better divorced.

The rest of the show is painfully mediocre. What also standed out for me is making a repeated joke of "ugly girls" falling for "attractive guys", and painting it to be SO FUNNY. Meh. The only part I liked is the FL's relationship with her mother, I could relate all the way. In the end, I wouldn't recommend. Go watch 18 again instead, or even better Vip for more realistic depictions of relationships falling apart and getting back together - or not.

Finally someone pointing this out. There's no justification for being such a jerk to anybody, and especially the person you should support the most. The scenes when he's just straight up making it seem like she's worthless are disgusting.

Yes!

Right? I thought I'd go in and express a VERY unpopular opinion about not being a fan of the pairing, and then half of the comment section has already expressed my sentiments XD

True - they did add a resident who was into Gyeoul, so it resulted in Jungwon being a bit jealous, but was kinda pointless for me, as it did not result in any tension or anything (none that I can remember). Whereas for Min Ha & Suk Hyung's relationship it would serve some kind of purpose. I mean, if you're already using cliche trops, make it make sense XD

Unfortunately, I feel the same way. Actually, as the show went by, critical voices began to appear, so I started to feel that I'm not alone in my disappointment in S2. But now I'm very confused about the consensus and rating of S2 on MDL - how is it so extremely high, with 9.1/10? It was okay, but not near that good - I was expecting the rating to go down with time, but that doesn't seem to be happening. Guess my expectations were a bit off from the general public.

A very good article! Very interesting insight about power inbalance in Winter Garden couple. I didn't enjoy them quite as much this season (mostly due to their lack of communication though), even though I shipped them real hard. Something just fell off about them, and it might be what you pointed out.

Woah, that was really good. Found it on Netflix on a boring afternoon, and was little taken aback by the low rating on MDL, but started it nonetheless. It's been quite some time since I have seen such a range of different characters on screen, with almost all of the cast getting proper development. I loved how sensitive issues were handled the way they should be. The pace was just right to me as well (I fast-forwarded few longer scenes, but it's really nothing). My female-protagonist-focused-show loving heart was incredibly content. Not a show that would make my heart ache after finishing it, but it had a lot of things I related to, and was a true pleasure to watch. Very very very solid show, recommend all the way.

Yes, exactly my sentiment! I guess maybe sth happened behind the scenes for Woong to agree to break up (as he had just put Yumi as his 1st priority, he shouldn't break up so easily without a reason), and that's why he agreed on the breakup. But still really weird that he didn't even ask why she brought up that subject. For all the times they shared, weird to break up with no argument between them whatsoever.

To be honest, I was a bit disappointed with how the breakup went. I mean, we as viewers knew all the things they were bottling up, what Woong was hiding from Yumi and so on. But from character's perspective, it just felt that Woong didn't really know why Yumi wanted to break up with him, and didn't even ask. Like he expected that she didn't like the way he responded to her and didn't like that he didn't give an answer about the marriage. And similar to Yumi - the breakup just felt very sudden, and they went from living together lovingly to breaking up few weeks later. I know that that might just be how some couples are, and the lack of communication was a big problem for them from the start, but I was expecting at least some conversation like: "Yumi, why do you want to take a break?", "Woong, I'm breaking up because of this and that". Or maybe it's just that I have a very different perspective from my own experience. Anyways, they are a very cute couple, too bad they couldn't talk more to each other and work it out. I guess we will see more growth from them in the later season(s?).

I think hardly anyone knew he was an undercover cop (I believe that only his superior knew or sth?). Especially that he was undercover for more than 10 years and changed his name. But yeah, the show has a fair amount of things that make little sense (his daughter didn't know her dad's true name? She must have been 5-8 years old at this point...)

Well, in S1 we got Andrea accepting that he can lead a fulfilling life outside of priesthood, Gyeo-Ul warming up a lot to patients, Jun Wan getting into his first serious, longlasting relationship, and these are just from the top of my head. You could argue if there is character development in S2 (I think there is some but handled way worse than in S1), but 40-year olds definitely still have a room to grow.

Yes! It can be really hard to overcome your pride, so I'm glad that Yumi decided to take action instead of holding it in and regretting after.

Yes, it most probably happened during the time skip, and it was inplied that it was unsuccessfull.