I actually calculated it out and the mains had around 34 minutes of screen time in episode 8 — and that’s me being pretty generous … including 8+ minutes of the family fight about her pursuing her dream and 10+ minutes of the ex visiting the ML office and her hospital visit at the end, etc.
everything else was the parents/family repeating their same old conflicts like a broken record, the exes, and only 10 minutes of the second leads (the only saving grace of this show so far, imo)
yea don’t try to convince me this isn’t poor or lazy writing
Just to give you all a blackpill, there is a reason why Seung Hyo was showed working diligently to build a ideal…
ughhhhhhhhhh are you serious
I completely forgot about that scene, and I remember now that it really puzzled me bc they really seemed to make a point of it and everything but it never tied into anything else afterwards so I forgot about it
the only happy characters rn are the second leads - everyone else is in drama land with all the ongoing angst…
at 8 eps it’s not particularly encouraging, so I’m not as enthusiastic about this show as I started, but will keep watching to see how it all pans out and ends. maybe it’ll turn around for the better.
Loved the countdown and I totally love his character-- especially the way he goes all out despite the doubts!!…
I agree, I think the ML finds out and is upset she didn’t tell him. I hope the ex resolves whatever he needs to quickly bc his return just feels so out of place to me. But so does the cancer plot line.
I agree I love the ML efforts that was one of the highlights for this ep.
I’m so sick of writing that throws in 20 different plot lines and cliff hangers in a cliche attempt to keep…
This last episode really turned the whole childhood friends to lovers thing on its head in a completely ridiculous and unrealistic way. Who keeps something like that from all their friends and family for no good reason?
Okay the writers are trying to stir things up to build the conflict necessary to propel the relationship forward, sure. But this is a serious stretch and overreaching. It’s like everyone in this show lacks basic communication skills, it’s just not believable. There are SO many other ways to pull the two of them together without adding in ridiculous extra plot lines just for the shock factor. Come on.
There should be some character growth happening for these parents and their broken marriages too, I mean. The FL mother is shamelessly selfish. The ML parents can’t even manage to look each other in the eye. Why is everyone acting like 2 year olds without any progress.
The FL and ML getting together would have made perfect sense without this unnecessary drama. She’s under a lot of pressure and burnt out/hitting kind of a quarter life crisis and wanting to restructure her life. She was in a long term relationship and almost got married but they weren’t the best fit in the end.
He liked her as teens but was afraid and missed his chances to let her know his feelings in time, so he went and tried to move on and focus on his career. Now they are reuinited at a more mature time in both their lives and its time for them to face the potential and chemistry that’s there.
This is plenty! There are so many fun and interesting directions that the writers could take with this all on its own. There are so many fun ways to build up tension and propel emotions and progress. What a great opportunity. They’re in there thirties, life is different now from when they were kids or teens or twenty something. There is so so much to work with here.
There is zero need to delve into a whole complex relationship with the ex fianc and the sudden cancer truth bomb she’s kept secret for literally no reason. She doesn’t want to burden her parents? PLEASE. Be more original. That’s the stupidest reason. Just because her younger son is a brat and she’s the responsible older sibling? Are you kidding?
A responsible child would NOT keep something like that secret in the first place. I don’t care how strict her parent are on her. She’s an adult she can separate that stuff in her head now. She would have have the adult mind to be able to weigh things out and consider the bigger picture a little. Pity’s sake.
It’s like these characters were written to have the emotional maturity of a three year old. None of this is realistic. And its definitely not romcom.
I’m so sick of writing that throws in 20 different plot lines and cliff hangers in a cliche attempt to keep viewership. Here’s a radical idea: write an actually interesting and realistic story without all the embellishment and drama just for the sake of drama. Viewers aren’t stupid! If the story is good, we will keep watching. Why is this concept so difficult for writers nowadays.
everything else was the parents/family repeating their same old conflicts like a broken record, the exes, and only 10 minutes of the second leads (the only saving grace of this show so far, imo)
yea don’t try to convince me this isn’t poor or lazy writing
seriously hope this is a misdirect too
I completely forgot about that scene, and I remember now that it really puzzled me bc they really seemed to make a point of it and everything but it never tied into anything else afterwards so I forgot about it
I don’t mind a little melo or angst in a romcom but for 4 episodes straight on repeat with hardly any legit arcs … seriously.
I agree I love the ML efforts that was one of the highlights for this ep.
It’s also the only part of this show that is actually consistent romcom so far
Okay the writers are trying to stir things up to build the conflict necessary to propel the relationship forward, sure. But this is a serious stretch and overreaching. It’s like everyone in this show lacks basic communication skills, it’s just not believable. There are SO many other ways to pull the two of them together without adding in ridiculous extra plot lines just for the shock factor. Come on.
There should be some character growth happening for these parents and their broken marriages too, I mean. The FL mother is shamelessly selfish. The ML parents can’t even manage to look each other in the eye. Why is everyone acting like 2 year olds without any progress.
The FL and ML getting together would have made perfect sense without this unnecessary drama. She’s under a lot of pressure and burnt out/hitting kind of a quarter life crisis and wanting to restructure her life. She was in a long term relationship and almost got married but they weren’t the best fit in the end.
He liked her as teens but was afraid and missed his chances to let her know his feelings in time, so he went and tried to move on and focus on his career. Now they are reuinited at a more mature time in both their lives and its time for them to face the potential and chemistry that’s there.
This is plenty! There are so many fun and interesting directions that the writers could take with this all on its own. There are so many fun ways to build up tension and propel emotions and progress. What a great opportunity. They’re in there thirties, life is different now from when they were kids or teens or twenty something. There is so so much to work with here.
There is zero need to delve into a whole complex relationship with the ex fianc and the sudden cancer truth bomb she’s kept secret for literally no reason. She doesn’t want to burden her parents? PLEASE. Be more original. That’s the stupidest reason. Just because her younger son is a brat and she’s the responsible older sibling? Are you kidding?
A responsible child would NOT keep something like that secret in the first place. I don’t care how strict her parent are on her. She’s an adult she can separate that stuff in her head now. She would have have the adult mind to be able to weigh things out and consider the bigger picture a little. Pity’s sake.
It’s like these characters were written to have the emotional maturity of a three year old. None of this is realistic. And its definitely not romcom.