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I love the musical parts in TSOM. They are so integral to the entire drama and those were the scenes I re-watched multiple times. And this is coming from someone who dislike musicals and falls asleep as soon as the singing begins.

I second your comment. I enjoyed the first part but I have no desires to re-watch the 2nd half. It seems to me that by the 2nd half, the story was just going through the motions. I didn't get much feels. Even the ending wasn't very sweet either.

I cannot connect with their romance too. When I wrote my thoughts on this pertaining to what I saw were angst in ep 9, some people tried to shove their opinions down my throat telling me that I'm missing it and I should learn to appreciate their nuances. Well, I can appreciate their non-romantic interactions but like you, I find those scenes depicting their intimacy awkward especially after Gu said MJ scares him. I guess I just prefer they continue to worship each other with words, thoughts, and actions for each other but not with each other. LOL. But to add on, I found that kiss to be a liberation of some pent-up emotions or frustrations rather than longing for each other.

Personally, I love Lovestruck. It was not just JCW but the topics and discussions in the show were interesting and resonated with me. But I do know that some people dislike the interview format of the show so again, it's subjective. I started out apprehensive but by ep 2, I was wishing they had more episodes.

TBH, I wasn't so sold on Healer cos I dislike the flashback technique they used. It was too often and too distracting for me. But I did enjoy watching the romance. Suspicious Partner was enjoyable but I wasn't too hot about the FL. Haha. Anyway, the show that really made me his fan was Empress Ki because I was so impressed by his acting in there.

I wondered about it too but I guess cos of having to squeeze everything in 40 episodes, these less important matters had to be ignored.

You're not the only one who finds it boring. I'm sure plenty do too. It just depends if the drama is relatable to you. But for those who enjoy it, it's not overrated. The monologues, dialogues, and interactions are gold. Personally, I had found ep 1 and some parts of 2 boring but it picked up and was great till ep 8. Ep 9 was a tad boring for me cos of the focus on some angst in the relationship but it improved by ep 10. The last 2 episodes were great too.

I noticed that too.

Of the siblings, Chang Hee is the most lovable. Not only is he honest with himself, these 2 episodes also show him to have a high EQ. I wish he would find a girl who loves him for who he is. Am glad that KJ suffered no embarrassments in these 2 episodes. Hope she'll enjoy many more good days to come. As for MJ, while I enjoy hearing her thoughts, she's my least favorite. I hope she gets liberated from being pretentious toward people she dislikes.

JCW always owns the characters he plays. Every role that he plays is so different from the last. Ri Eul doesn't remind me of Park Jae Won, Park Jae Won doesn't remind me Choi Dai Hyun. Granted, they are of different genres. But even within the action genre, Kim Je Ha is so different from Seo Jung Hoo. Top class actor!

IKR? But the FL was good...saw her swallowing so at least it's more credible.

This is definitely a cult drama cos I see a lot of "interesting" worshippers' behavior in this comment section as soon as someone said something against the grain. Superiority complex at work? LOL. Enjoy the show!

Good you caught the point! Great for you! But just cos you caught what you wanna caught doesn't mean others missed it if they cannot connect. Since when does watching a drama becomes formulaic? Dramas that deal with human emotions will always affect people differently. I don't care if their relationship is typical or atypical. It just needs to convince me to root for them. At this stage, I find it hard.

Both MJ and Gu came into this "agreement" to worship each other with the view to make themselves whole. Even up to ep 9, Gu asked MJ why she bothered to tell her mom they're dating since this could end any time. Then MJ also said she's not gonna behave the same way toward this relationship like her last. But suddenly after he revealed his past, she's angry and she wanted him to apologize. I don't get it. What happened to the idea of worshipping? Abandoned? So yeah, maybe somewhere, her feelings toward him changed. But it was not portrayed in a way I was convinced. I can only assume. I make a lot of assumptions when watching dramas but some assumptions are so forced that even I roll my eyes at myself.

Anyway, just cos you get their romance doesn't mean others have to. Just cos you enjoy their romance doesn't mean others have to. At this stage, I feel meh about this romance but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy this drama. I don't have to like everything or agree everything in it to enjoy.

Oh please. As if I watched Business Proposal. I dropped it by ep 6. I don't care for romance or whatever tropes. They can be typical but work or they can be atypical and fail to connect. There is no formula to watching dramas...it's all about how it affects our hearts and how we relate. I watch this drama and praised it up to ep 8. But ep 9 was a bit meh for me. Ep 10 was a mixed bag for me. Do I have to love everything about the drama to enjoy it. Hey no.

That's why it's painful for me to watch. That she's crying over comments from people that doesn't matter. And can I add we all can be uncomfortable with different things/issues/people?

It's never about the timeframe in the story. They could have just met and launch right into a romantic relationship and I can root for them if I'm convinced.

I remember MJ said at one point once they are made whole, they can stop the worshipping. But to me, they have just started the worshipping and everything that has happened hasn't convinced me that they're in a romantic relationship. That's what I'm saying. I know that's an unpopular opinion. But it's still my opinion nonetheless based on what I've watched.

Good for you that you love KJ's story. To me, she's painful to watch right now. She herself said she's been embarrassed and her crying at almost every turn makes it hard for me to watch. I hope things take a turn for the better for her.

Not sure. But it might be to meet the expectations of the webtoon readers as the webtoon has an artistic feel.

2 months or 2 years...what I'm saying is that the romance is not convincing for me.

IKR? But I also attribute it to her jealousy towards FL. She has a bit of a love-hate relationship with FL based on what I saw right from the beginning. So when anything happens, she will blame the FL. And she's not too smart too. Overly protected brat.

Me thinks cos YY has more star power so for commercial reason, they would feature more of his story.