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There's been only three, right? At least through episode 6?
You're not an idiot. :)

after episode 6:

1. Perhaps he is mentally retarded.
2. Perhaps he is mentally ill, as in narcissistic personality disorder, manic depression, or inability to store long-term memories.
3. Perhaps he is psychopathic and cannot empathize with others.
4. Perhaps he will awaken and discover it was all a nightmare.
5. Perhaps he is simply an asshole.

To this point, the show has given me NO explanation as to why he does the same thing over and over, exactly the same way, leaving human wreckage along his path of destruction; so that I can feel the tiniest bit of humanity toward him, I can only conclude #5 is the best choice.

You don't get it. He doesn't even see what he's doing. He simply repeats the same, exact behavior, going from ecstatic lover to grouchy bitch to cruel dumper. He not only "makes and breaks relationships quickly," he does so in exactly the same way each time, and each time he believes his own bullshit; right down to the worst part of all: he feels sorry for and weeps for HIMSELF as if what happened is a new thing and he didn't just deliberately crush someone's spirit.

Perhaps he is mentally ill and I'll find this out in episode 8. That would explain a LOT.
Perhaps he had a brain injury and is unable to retain long-term memories, so he doesn't know he's repeating himself. He thinks each time is the first time.

BTW, I doubt young, Korean club-goers are any more promiscuous than anywhere else. What a limp explanation/excuse.

I like fucked-up, dark characters and stories. But what a lot of Korean movies do so well, especially in crime, mystery, and action films, is give me a reason to empathize with or understand, at least a little bit, why a vile, villainous person like this guy is the way he is and does the things he does. Thus, I indentify with and feel a tiny bit of humanity for, the awful turd.

This series gives me none of that. The guy is an asshole and I've no idea why, so I despise him.

lol I know, and it's fun watching these very serious MDLers take it as seriously as a heart attack. :D

Oh, I see.

Without an ass, where is the hole located?

Really? He has no ass, so how does he have a hole?

What show did you watch?
It certainly isn't the one I did.

After ep 6:
"...the world's dirtiest joke."
Finally...someone said it out loud.
I despise this dude.

I'm so disgusted, even pissed-off I don't trust myself to write more than that. Which means that I'm invested enough to feel so strongly about it, I suppose, but my god...

No, I mean, like, how do they do it? Where do they put it...you know without a hole there...?

How are all these men f**king this guy?
He has no ass.
He does have great legs though.

"The character is full of flaws, but that why was more realistic build.
Perfection does not exist."

I do not want a perfect character. I love imperfect, flawed, even twisted characters; but this one doesn't work for me. Like you, I am not able to find a way to empathize with his repeated turmoils and oblivious behavior. For instance, he has yet to notice there's a sharply defined pattern to these overnight marriages, I mean relationships of his. Maybe he's semi-autistic or something, though if so, it would be nice to be let in on that. Oh well, perhaps it will pop up down the line.

"I am not a sensible person..." I love your self-awareness. I'm ridiculous too.

After 5:

This has become for me, not a HATE-watch, but a MOCK-watch, as it is fun to make fun of upcoming plot twists as they are telegraphed ahead of time, take in all the cliches, tropes, stereotypes, and clunky direction, and gape in amazement how ALL the boys come to the MC's yard for his milkshake. :D

OK, THIS is the most absurd: The latest one is the THIRD hot guy to instantly fall groveling at the feet of our goofy-looking, neurotic MC. Spare me. Not plausible.
The MC does not date people; he MARRIES them on sight.
In a snap, rings, keys, and hearts are shared, and all is glorious and they can't stand being apart for a minute...like, overnight this happens. Because the lead is so hot or something.
I admire his sharing that one thing so soon, but then why did he not do the same with the other husbands?

Anyway, I could go on but I won't. On to ep. 6 and more yucks and mockery. Fun!

Stop-let me say it for you: "WHY DON'T YOU STOP WATCHING IF YOU HATE IT SO MUCH, THEN? QUIT SPOILING MY ENJOYMENT OF THIS FABULOUS MASTERPIECE!" I just explained why. And I don't want to.

And also, I have seen the word "masterpiece" tossed around this thread as per usual with MDL comment sections. lol It's all part of the entertainment. But remember: Plenty of people in the comment section of the juvenile/horrible BL, Bad Buddy, claim it as a "masterpiece!' too. That word means nothing here.

thanks

two more tonight, at least.

I have watched 1-4

Members Maggi64 and Honglou Meng are the two members I chat with a lot. In both cases, their writing, intelligence, and discernment put my feeble efforts to shame. :D

Thank you so much for the kind words about my writing. Appreciated. you know, I have never written an official review in that it was intended to be placed in the reviews section. I'm too obnoxious for that.

I like to put my views in comments where I'm sure they will annoy the greatest possible number of people. hahahhahahaha...sometimes I post a comment saying "review beneath spoiler button below" and then plant it there.

Maybe I'll just make the review out of portions of my earlier comments, copy/paste. :P

Oh, I think the production as a whole, ie. acting (directing sucks)/production values/lighting/music/plenty of extras to make the nightclub and other public spaces realistic/etc. is great; that's a big part of why I'm still watching. But as I've said, the plot and execution are lame in my view. Absolutely "redeemable."

I'm taking it just two eps at a time so far, through ep. 4. That's when it grows tiresome to me. However, I'm open to bingeing the rest of the damn thing if it takes a turn for the better. To say it is "not my cup of tea" is inaccurate.

Which leads me to a significant problem in MDL comment threads: There often seems to be a black/white perspective on shows here. If you like it, you're supposed to LOOOOOOOOOOOVE it and post lots of worshipful remarks. If you like it enough to keep watching, but see major problems, you're expected to not post "negative" (anything but worshipful) comments, STFU in general, or drop the show.

The thread is supposed to be one long stream of fawning comments because a vast swath of immature MDLers consider coming across a negative remark, especially one stated aggressively, as interfering with their "enjoyment" of the show. Defensive/immature in the extreme.

Which is ridiculous of course. If one loves it so much, why would a small minority of comments pointing out deficiencies one doesn't see, in any way disturb one's rapturous viewing experience? Or there's always the option to skip over comments if you see a screen name you despise. Lots of masochists here.

"Bitter, angry, overly emotional, rude, psychotic, who hurt you?, you have no life, touch grass, etc." I get a lot of all of those. lol. Cuts no ice with me.

For the record, I have mentioned aspects of the series I admire, like the overall quality of acting. I just don't like much of what they're made to act out. Critiquing a show assertively, but still finding enough in it to keep one watching, has taught me over time how to watch live-action fiction with a great deal more acuity than I used to. I catch tons more details than i used to. Much of that is due to two great MDL friends I DM with frequently here. Thanks to the friends! :D This carries over into all genres of films and dramas I watch.

It seems sad to watch shows with either blinders or a microscope, as though there are no categories of perspective in-between.

And I would consider allowing you to do so.