I agree whole-heartedly! I also think that part of the drama's decline is...Dal-mi and Do-san just don't have…
For something cute: knitting is weak vs Yeongshil. For underdog background: daddy issue is weak vs struggled orphan. For premise: really nothing is a match to the writer of the letters. I believe you, she got too excited writing HJP but yes it's hard to believe it's a "mistake". Like you said this went through writing professionals plus the entire production without hitting a red flag.
Is it also possible that maybe it was the writer's intention to confuse us and then "break the cliche" because we'll all be expecting the ML to be the writer of the letters? Maybe she intended a Reply series guessing game with surprise at the end. Maybe it's the production that failed because they credited ML right off the bat and casted 2 actors of different "status" giving it away. I mean it's not hard to believe they'd do this to get a bigger budget or to get the hype they want.
During the weekly wait while everyone was frustrated (myself included) of the turnout from ep 11 on, I shared my view few times that I'd still rate this overall 8.0 to 8.5 despite of downhill plot bc of other aspects that I liked. And here's the important part:
NOBODY ATTACKED ME.
Even though most didn't feel the same so I don't think it's fair to say "I'm glad I didn't come here while it was airing because those people are toxic". Just saying
For those who are just tuning in, I would still recommend it. The first 9 episodes were 10/10 imo. Although it went downhill after, at least you can expect it. Plus binge watching is a different story, a lot less torture.
1. it's okay not to be okay2. prison playbook3. hospital playlist4. crash landing on you5. flower of evil
[Just in case] It took me up to maybe ep 3/4 to get hooked but after that you'll be laughing wild. Every chacter is a gem. It's one of my three 10/10's
Is it also possible that maybe it was the writer's intention to confuse us and then "break the cliche" because we'll all be expecting the ML to be the writer of the letters? Maybe she intended a Reply series guessing game with surprise at the end. Maybe it's the production that failed because they credited ML right off the bat and casted 2 actors of different "status" giving it away. I mean it's not hard to believe they'd do this to get a bigger budget or to get the hype they want.
NOBODY ATTACKED ME.
Even though most didn't feel the same so I don't think it's fair to say "I'm glad I didn't come here while it was airing because those people are toxic". Just saying