Emily

One day I'm going to write about trends in Korean dramas. There are some hilariously specific ones. Also, in case some of y'all don't know, the word holo in Korean here is spelled "hollo", 홀로, and it also means "alone". So the title, 나 홀로 그대, has a bit of a double meaning in terms of the hologram and being alone being the same thing.

Absolutely devastating.

The themes present are rather complex, but I think the crux of the symbolism is understanding that the Kims thought that they were only doing what they needed to do, taking as much as they could from the rich family. They looked down on the other family, the basement dweller and his wife- at least they weren't that low, right? But they were, and they are, and that becomes even more explicit by the end. They started off in a semi-basement, below the fortunate of the world, and are pushed even further down- in death, in deeper poverty, and in the basement of the rich folk. Try as they might, there is no reaching above your station- and hope is the parasite that eats away at you for it. The final shot sort of really hones in that theme.

I think an alternate reading is that the rich and poor have a symbiotic relationship, both being parasites of the other- the rich need the help, incompetent themselves, and the competent need money from the rich.

The punch in the chest, that tangible despair, is the main draw of the film imo. It makes you feel the desparation and hopelessness of true poverty and to think about the circumstances of thosr above and below you.

Delivering such messages with great comedy, pacing, and cinematography- I totally get where the enthusiasm is coming from. I just sort of wish people realized that there is plenty more where that came from in the world of Korean cinema.

They had a daughter and named her after Hyang-Mi/Go-Eun! That's sweet.

Way better than I ever anticipated it being. Happy comraderie and romance with enough serious subject matter to give it weight.
I wish some elements had been given a little bit more time to develop, but the treatment of historians in this was fresh and fascinating. I enjoyed this drama.

Is it just me or do Kim So Hyun and Song Kang look... really similar. I can't tell if it makes them look like a good couple or a freaky one, but I think it's interesting.

Anyway, reading comments and it looks like this has a bit of a mess of an ending?

Lowkey rooting for Saya

This sounds so good T-T I'm ready for Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin to murder me with their forbidden love. My god.

It was really unique and definitely worth watching, although I feel like the writing could have been a bit neater, and I was rather disappointed with how unimpactful PSH's character was. She had so much potential and they barely gave her anything to do.

I'm loving how unexpectedly dark this drama is.

I keep waiting for this to be decent and it just... isn't

I literally just finished Empress Ki and started watching Historian Goo Hae Ryung, and he popped up! Looking very differently too, I must say.

I'm so hooked. Why did I start this with so few episodes out?! (Side note: I was not a fan of the male lead with his other drama. I didn't find him attractive, and his character was so damn boring. But slap a historical costume on him and like... I'm all in?)

Tal Tal being killed off screen is the single most devastating moment in history and frankly... if it wasn't the last episode I would have straight up quit.


I watched the majority of this drama like... at least a year ago. At least. Coming back to it for the last 10 episodes, I thought it'd just be a matter of getting through it. But I did not expect to be so thoroughly emotionally invested (and subsequently devastated) by it.

Canadian healthcare isn't "free" per se, but it's paid for by taxes. An essential operation would be fully covered, no expense to the patient. Medication and time off for recovery wouldn't be explicitly and completely paid for, so perhaps that explains it, but it's been 2 years and I don't remember the context in the slightest.

It was fine. The ending didnt have enough impact to pull off what it was going for. Enjoyable, but certainly not earth-shattering.

I'm not too far into it, but I'm not getting all the hate. I'm usually pretty critical of dramas, but... meh? This one isnt a masterpiece of careful thoughtful writing, sure, but it follows it's own internal logic and goes from crazy ridiculous thing to crazy ridiculous thing- which is really all I was hoping for from a drama with such a premise.

Then again, I've seen the truly dark side of dramas. Nothing can faze me now.

Thank you! I wondered if it was something like that. It didnt make sense to me that the word for dream wasnt the same between the two considering the people didnt have them, but then I realised the Neanthals were just saying 꿈 reversed. Lol.

Eventually I found https://m.ruliweb.com/best/board/300143/read/42616647 which confirmed my suspicions.

A conlang is a constructed language, made up by somebody rather than forming organically. The most popular examples are Esperanto, Tolkiens's Lord of the Rings languages, and more recently Valyrian and Dothraki from Game of Thrones. My big issue was that I didnt know the Korean word for it but apparently its 인공어!

Can somebody with a little more fluency in Korean than me look up if theres any news about if the "Neoantals" are speaking a proper conlang? Or at least link me an article discussing it? It'd be much appreciated!

She's gonna end up slowly breaking him down the more time she spends with him because of her effect on electronics. Get ready for a sad one, folks.