emotionallyevil

The problem with TPR comes from the book and the scriptwriter tried to convey it but it was bad, whilst this one comes from the scriptwriter themself. They could both choose to edit out the love triangle but SRQ was plot device while Mr Sunbae is not necessary at all here lol.

TPR was a very long book condensed into a short drama focusing a lot on political manoeuvering while also adding in romance. They regressed some 20/30 years back, and it was always meant to be about the trio. SRQ lived and breathed with LR the whole time separating from PWX. They had a ‘close’ relationship. LR wasn’t ‘chasing’ PWX until way beyond the 2nd half of the book and most of every second was either about SRQ or rebuilding their career. You can’t delete this guy but someone said back when it was airing about how they added more screen time in some scenes even when he wasn’t there in the actual book, so as a book reader, I personally decided to not watch it for a better piece of mind.

OU is a very simple kdrama, the accident with the parents is simple, fl adapting WJ is simple, even the ml dad being in prison was simple. There’s nothing to the plot other than them and the 2nd ml forth wheeling disguised as a romcom. They could have made it even simpler by deleting the first love out bc they actually can but nope they choose to add more screen time, him showing up at the daycare was not it.

I don’t know if I hate SRQ more or this Mr Sunbae. 😂

Man, that was so slick! AF!!

I last saw a comment yesterday about how if the 2nd ml shows up at the daycare, it’s ruined.

✌🏼 It in fact, did get ruined. I was trying so hard not to comment on it but I don’t think anything can get any worse than this. I’m surviving this show purely for WooJoo. I’m seeing wayyy too much edits on it that it’s ruining my mood for the fl.

There was one pic that looks to be them shopping?? I’m like is this going to even show up in the next eps or what? 😂

break up era 😭

This guy tailgating on that small ass car with a whole big truck. 😂

That was fun. Remember guys, this has nothing to do with losing weight. 👍🏼

The cases were ok but I really liked the ending. The use of all female team is also nice too.

I haven’t watched any of these actors and actresses for a long time. Time flies so quick. 😂

So what do we think? How much is she really involved in it? This first ep was epic and the OSTs were amazing.

I haven’t seen ZYC since Desire Catcher days, it’s a new look to see him in shorts now. I’m not MangoVIP so stopped at ep 2 but the plot is going ok.

Why did the bro in law choose to be a policeman in the first place? Is his accident really just a coincidence? All these questions lingering in my head yet they choose to focus on the first love. 😐

So… how does daycare work? They have daycare for Woojoo on days that’s not needed and can’t on days that’s needed?? 😂

Lol today’s episode was like the first love third wheeling and I’m in the background like a love square. It was THAT bad. Someone, get me away from here!

Also, the in law went full out on breakfast, a literal full table and it looks and sure taste good, alright. 😍

This is what i think after watching halfway through, fl is a participant of Keep Love but hasn’t been revealed. Perhaps she joined to help ml but he doesn’t know about it and creates a plan using her too. Like a plan within a plan recreating their love story x2 (+ the ex and CMM which btw, I was weirded out by her using suicide to not break up as the fl did the same as coping mechanism) and the preview of ep 13 now shows the ml split personality.

In the book, JTH was pregnant but didn’t believe it because she was told the poison would make her infertile. She fled back to her country, and SZY found out so he tried to chase her and had one of his people prescribe her medicine to prevent miscarriage as she was having pain during the carriage ride. They ‘fought’ a war whilst trying to find out how to cure the poison only to find out, it can’t be cured. The very last chapter ends with them living secluded, and JTH goes into labour. They prepare for her to die but after giving birth, she didn’t, and her master figured out the poison had transferred over to the baby. The master takes the baby to try to cure the poison as there’s a few methods which only works when it’s started early in life. JTH parts with her baby in reluctance, SZY doesn’t seem too attached. The baby is never mentioned again after that or in the extra chapters (correct me if im wrong readers). The baby exists purely for plot device to ‘cure’ the poison. We are left to imagine ourselves what happens next as the cp lives out the rest of their lives happy.

What is the HE we want? SZY sacrificing himself or a baby?

The ending to me was lacklustre in both drama and the book. They went through so much and couldn’t even keep their own child.

I went back a couple months worth of comments, and it was all about dropping it after the cliff scene and what not or the ending. In terms of the plot, the book is better but the ending is still the ‘same’. This is for future or revisiting viewers who were disappointed with the ending.

In my opinion, the ending of the book is a little lacklustre but it’s better than the drama. It seems they diverted the plot line towards the ending, I haven’t watched. Sorry, it’s months late lol. Essentially, fl fled the country, a lot of things happened between ml and fl, she realised he was making plans to go to war with her country whom her brother was going to take over the thrown. She was pregnant but didn’t believe it bc she was poisoned and was told it would make her infertile. He chased after her and gave her some ‘antiabortion’ meds, as she was at risk, they reached her country, they ‘fought’ the war and then made a treaty, her bro ascends the thrown. Ml realise the poison can’t be cured and they leave to live in a secluded place for her to give birth and spend out their days together while she’s alive. The ending is that she gives birth but doesn’t die bc the baby absorbed the poison from her. Her master took the baby to try to cure the poison as it was still young and no one told the fl her brother died from the same poison but bc he wasn’t young enough, he couldn’t be cured. The extra chapters goes into details about them meeting ml family and how estranged the ml before becoming who he was. There were one chapter about the ml ‘body double’ too and his love life.

Yh you’re not the only one, back then, people had theories that she was his daughter! He always had a soft spot for her. They may remake S2 idk. Happy watching! 🙂

Are you watching with subs? I’m not so it’s not super accurate as to what exactly they’re saying, sorry. 😭 Aim was kidnapped as a child along with the uncles daughter and others. She gave the hair pin to Aim which is why she had it but doesn’t remember much bc it’s traumatic. I think they tried to outrun the kidnaper but the daughter was captured and Aim escaped. The uncle knows about it bc they did a dna test on the pin I think and they go to the place where she was held. The kidnaper was released from the police and found Aim at the location. He took her hostage on a bridge, Tham and others tried to negotiate but the police shot him, he fell over the bridge and grabbed Aim at the last minute, they searched for her in the lake but couldn’t find her. That guy ended up showing up at the village, they lock him up and practically beat him up and burned his soul. Tham wouldn’t believe Aim had died, and it ends with Aim showing up at the entrance of the village behind Jimmy who had stepped outside the entrance boundary, Aim gives Tham a hug.

The uncles daughter is dead. Aim is up to interpretation. It looks like they’re doing the same thing like they did to Chat where she could be hanging on and is temporarily there in the village or she is dead but the village has changed bc Jimmy could also walk out.

The plot is getting more and more intense.

Plotwise, it’s interesting, not too bad but I think only having 8 eps that’s only 45 ish mins means it’s too fast paced and short. I like the plot but can’t see much chemistry between the leads either. I’m so used to watching longer kdramas running more than an hour for 20eps, this change is like getting into low budgeted shorts that’s edited for longer. I think it’ll pick up by ep 3.

Things start shifting in the 2nd half towards the finale, I’m on the fence as to whether I like these changes. Ie, Lada and Tham’s mother turning into evil spirits, needing both Tham and Chat to ‘cleanse’ them up. Chat was on the verge of death and somehow ended up there, convenient for the plot. The GB construction thing seemed too big of an issue for the way it ended and capturing Lada killer was lacklustre. The whole thing with Aim’s background is nice but her being ‘dead’? She wasn’t even meant to die. I guess the ending is to signify the change in tone of the plot bc S1 ended with a scene showing us places exist with spirits in them other than the village. Aim, Jimmy and others are no longer bound to the village?

What I liked most though was how the grandma was shown buried in cement as oppose to everyone else in abandoned buildings. It showed how much resentment he had for her, how ruthless he is as a killer and to hide his crime. I just wished they could have helped more spirits, I was looking forward to the lady in boran clothing. Even the og ml interacted way way more in the village. To me, this adaptation isn’t as plot oriented like the og but on the leads relationship connected to that village.