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Tbh, script contest winners don't always translate to well written dramas. Some examples are The Frog, The Interest of Love, Typhoon Family (debatable) etc. All of these were contest winners. However, seeing how this is a big production, there is probably a lower chance of this being a bomb.

I kinda felt bad for Kim Dami because filming this obviously couldn't have been easy, but this movie just has so many logical loopholes and flaws, that I couldn't take it seriously.

- Just what is the point of creating artificial humans as a way to save humanity? Isn't it way easier to save some actual people instead? Have they even confirmed that artificial humans are able to reproduce?? I'm not sure that a five-year experiment is reliable enough to create an entire new human race...

- Forgetting the first point, even if they were to create AI humans, shouldn't they prioritise creating a man and a woman so that they would immediately be able to reproduce? Why choose a mother and son? To train the mother's "maternal love"? Now that's just offensive tbh. So paternal love isn't necessary now?

- I am no expert in AI, but isn't the guy part of the scenario for every iteration? Why did he start remembering memories from the previous iterations? Since when was he also an AI model?

It's a shame that Kim Jun Han dropped out, I liked his character in S1 and was hoping to see a happy ending for him.

Oh, I've read this webtoon and I think they are both good fits ,especially SHS. I can imagine her pulling off the comedic parts well. IIRC, this had some pretty... spicy(?) scenes, at least for webtoon standards LOL. Wonder if they'll keep the spiciness since this is a Netflix original.

He and Park Boyoung are currently under BH Entertainment, aka the biggest acting agency in the industry. So it's no surprise that they've been getting more and better opportunities in recent years. And I personally don't think he's a bad actor.

She may not be as immediately likeable as Miji, but I like her characterization. Let's be real, someone like Mirae is the more realistic character compared to the leads. Many actual people leave their elderly parents in a day care centre and barely visit them. She just has room to become a better person, just like many of us. Plus her story has not been fully revealed yet.

So far this is almost a perfectly written character-driven drama, apart from the reason for Miji's trip during her race. It was a totally unnecessary misunderstanding that is going to create even more unnecessary bitter feelings in the later episodes. Plus it was simply not worth it as an indirect cause for Miji's slump for basically half of her life (which she is still going through). I really hope the show can stay as thoughtful as it is right now, but I can see it getting really messy due to this, along with the lies inevitably getting deeper.

Nevertheless, I still love whatever the writing is doing so far. Clues left in earlier episodes become unravelled gradually, and characters are like onions with layers slowly being pulled off. If it maintains this standard it will become my favorite of the year.

This drama's script was apparently the 2022 winner of the JTBC SLL New Writer's Script Contest, and was written by newbie screenwriter Chu Song-yeon. For reference, 2021's winner was adapted into The Frog - which I wasn't the biggest fan of, but here's to hoping this one will be better.

I just watched the first 4 episodes. The story is nothing groundbreaking and it features yet another perfect ML who only has eyes for the FL since he was born. But there is a lot of heart put into the dialogue and it hit many right spots. It also touches on sexism in more ways than most dramas would dare to, which gives it several plus points.

I am enjoying this show but I just wish Kim Taeri used a less theatrical tone for Jeongnyeon. She's playing her role like a pan-sori character all the time, or like she's straight out of an anime. I know it's an acting choice but it doesn't work well sometimes as everyone else is acting in a calmer tone.

Okay, saying she wasted her talent in the past few years is a huge exaggeration. Unless you're a chungmuro star like Kim Taeri who exclusively does prestigious or high-level productions, ups and downs are inevitable in any actor's career. I believe SHS likes taking on meatier roles and experimenting, even if not all of them work out well. Furthermore, success isn't everything; experience matters too. She probably bagged her new role after producers saw her performance in the movie Following.

Episode 8 is titled "Dear Viewers". In one of her incident reports for her radio show, Eunho writes about how hard she has lived, only for terrible incidents to keep happening to her. Imo, the episode is a cry for help from Eunho to the "viewers", whether it's us or the her radio listeners.

In fact, Eunho's mental state has been deteriorating fast in these 2 episodes. The look on her face when she saw the cut on her hand was kinda alarming. She was already at a high risk of self-harm, and it's dangerous that the injury might have given her new ideas. She also began to mutter to herself and get distracted in her thoughts during work. Eunho's team leader, Jion and Hyunoh at one point were clearly concerned for her, but no one has a clue about how bad her condition is. Unfortunately, that's often how it is for people suffering from mental illness in real life and in many cases, people around them find out when it's too late.

The confrontation with Juyeon in episode 7 is very unfortunate. It was her very first time disclosing her DID to someone other than her doctor, and his response didn't come from a place of understanding. It is subtle, but I think his words had an effect on making her even more reluctant to open up about it. In an earlier episode, Hyunoh asked her if she was ill, and she did respond with a "Yes, I am ill" before quickly changing the topic. This time, when her team leader asks her about it, she simply stays quiet and smiles to herself. She might have been genuinely glad that someone is concerned for her, but I believe she's thinking about how telling him wouldn't change anything. The biggest takeaway here is that we should always be understanding and sensitive when around people who are mentally struggling. It can make a huge impact on their lives.

Opinions on acting are subjective, but calling her "very bad" is pushing it imo. Eunho is a very flawed and mentally unstable character. Portraying her isn't just about the double personalities, it also requires the skill to make her inconsistent behaviors make sense. I can't think of more than a few actresses who can pull her off without looking utterly ridiculous.

I do think the failure of the relationship is on the both of them, but HO has hurt EH much more than she did to him. His words to her after their relationship ended, like the whole "embarrassing" conversation, would be a huge blow to even someone not going through a crisis.

Re-watching ep 5 after finishing the 6 episodes, I realized the main problem with HO. The man is popular in his workplace and is generally seen as a nice guy, but he actually doesn't know jacksh*t about forming deeper relationships. His relationship with his grannies, the people who are closest to parental figures in his life, are transactional in nature. The only way he knows to "love" is to take care of people, the way he took care of his "family". He has no qualms about vacuuming, cleaning and cooking for his gf all the time, but there's a lack of basic consideration in his actions. He constantly pulls her to places without asking her, nags her for the smallest things, talks without filtering his words through his brain etc. Basically, he has no idea how these all have an impact on her feelings. The biggest problem is that he leaves suddenly without prior notice, which is traumatic for someone with abandonment issues. You can see that EH started getting disoriented when she searched for him in the house. All these little nuances are hurtful to EH, but he doesn't even seem to realize it. Now idk if EH ever told him about this, because it's also on her if she didn't communicate this across to him.

However, the time spent with EH has clearly formed a deep connection between them, despite the lack of communication. He's deeply in love, but has zero experience in expressing such deep love. And every time he attempts to show his love, whether through his words or his "sacrificial" controlling ways, it ends up hurting her instead. It's not that he's inherently a bad person, it's mostly a result of his dysfunctional background. And the reason why EH is so frustrated but also can't get over him, is because she knows that he's never hurt her intentionally. In fact, EH and HO are similar in some ways.

I don't think their chemistry is bad at all, in fact they are very convincing as a couple that dated for 8 years and still harbor feelings for each other. Rather, there are many intentional nuances that display the problems in their relationship (most of which come from the ML), despite the love.

Wait, did Hyunoh invite her to his house? I might have missed that. They did show Eunho waking up at Juyeon's house when he invited Hyeri home though.
I do think some of the incomplete scenarios are meant to represent her fragmented memories and confused mental state. Whether it's effective is another discussion though.

So far, I think the biggest flaw this show has is the inaccuracies in its depiction of DID. The way they showed how her DID symptoms disappeared during a period of emotional stability, is a little questionable and unrealistic. It seems like a choice made for the convenience of the plot. But apart from that, the show has an emotional complexity and depth that is rare in recent romance kdramas. I am still very drawn to the story and cinematography, but it needs some suspension of disbelief on the DID part.

People don't seem to be talking about how Juyeon is also very damaged (understandably, given his backstory). He has closed himself off from the world his whole life. So once he started to open up to someone, he has no idea how to set emotional boundaries at all. He brought a girl who forcibly kissed him to his house, paid for a mirror she damaged (knowing she probably can't afford it), and let him visit his mother way too soon. The pre-release of episode 5 shows that he spent hundreds of bucks of taxi fare just to see Hyeri. Not sure about the context there, but it's yet another sign of impulsiveness. Anyone who functions like that in real life would be extremely vulnerable to emotional manipulation. He has huge issues and needs help as well.

The ending depends on the screenwriter, not the director. Looking at the screenwriter's history of endings will make more sense.