as sad as I am about the death ... I just gotta say that actually killing off characters in an highly dangerous plot is such a good storytelling tool bc it raises the stakes, the feelings and it brings a bit of realism into any kind of fantasy situation.
i was wondering if it's a part of when the game becomes real or just bad directing.
it's because of the game. Jinwoo was wondering about it too but just accepted it since he had to kill those terrorist NPCs but the preview of ep 11 shows that his limp is back, so it's not bad directing I'm sure.
who is watching this for the romance anyway? I mean I like PSH and I do think her character is technically realistic and relatable, but this drama is all about HB and how Yoo Jin Woo can escape or win the game. and it's all I need tbh.
i dunno why i just really don't care for anybody it's not even that i dislike someone, i just really don't care how their lives continue and i wonder why i still feel the need to keep watching
I could write a whole ass essay about why SJ's character doesn't make much sense to me and how she just chose to be ignorant about the situation so she can just eventually stop feeling guilty and paint herself the victim of the story. I really liked her in ep 5, but the writer really ruined it all for me in ep 6, so much that I start to dislike BS a little bit to be so much focussed on her, like boy, how long you gonna love somebody that didn't care for your opinion for 9 years????
let me just add my two cents about why ppl hate(ed) or liked SJ and not SH. I don't think it's about misogyny or feminism, I think it's about the narrative.
SJ was generally portrayed as a good or good trying character, that obviously did something really, really wrong and it is not clear as to why she did it, why she didn't ask any questions. because it is that unreasonable for the viewer, she is hated because it's seems hypocritical and two-faced. it's seems like the writer didn't put much thought into her personality and just lets her act however it fits the scene. however, those types of characters have a lot of room for development, improvement and revelation; perfectly shown in ep 9+10, that's why people start to like her now. (though SJ not necessarily being dependent on anybody else and being able to speak for and defend herself, would make her a feminist character in most eyes. personally, I wouldn't say that it's enough to give her that title, but it's definitely better than some other female characters)
on the other hand, we have SH who was this pitiful boy that knowingly, willingly ruined his friend's life and education. The difference is that we know he knows he did wrong. We know he is the villain of the story. There is not much to argue about the obvious. While we wonder why he did it, we don't question that he knew he was wrong, even if he is pretending, even if he himself might think he was in the right.
We have two completely different narratives of characters: the villain and a hero that acts like a villain. the last one giving much more space to talk and complain about, since there are much more interesting questions. especially, since she is the love interest of a very endearing characters, which foreshadows that she'll be forgiven at the end, the viewer, however, hasn't yet and it's frustrating and hurtful to see the loved main character trying to go for someone that already has been toxic to their lives.
If someone liked SJ before, I'd guess it's because most could tell that she was put up for character development, or because they like having a female character that, for a change, isn't the purest innocence found on earth. I'd also like to add, that in K-drama romances/comedies, it is not that common to have a female lead that isn't apologetic and perfectly nice, which could feel fresh for some and disturbing for others. With male leads, we really are used to it now, it's basically something you have to learn to accept if you watch K-dramas. as for the love for SH, I guess it's just the actor's mesmerizing acting, or just generally because, like I sad, it's obvious that he is the villain in this fictional story and at least in fiction, when the wrongdoings are not dismissed or romanticized, I'd say there is no problem with rooting or liking the bad ones.
ofc this is all based on my own opinions and feelings, for someone this might be still completely different.
Soo Jung really saved herself in this ep, because I really hated her until now. However, seeing that she indeed truly cares for her students redeemed her a little bit for me, she was less annoying and more reasonable in this ep. As for Bok Soo, I love him so much, he is so precious. I love him with all his faults. I would love if they would reveal something about Se Ho, that would make me understand his actions and motives, but for now, that "I grew up with pressure, but without love" is not enough for me, actually it's no reason for me at all to betray the only person that wholeheartedly cared for and loved you as a friend. I really like that all characters, even the minor ones, seem to have depth and a story behind them. everybody has a distinguishable personality and it just shows that the characters are created with care and thought and not only for the development of the main roles but for the development of the story.
I mean I like PSH and I do think her character is technically realistic and relatable, but this drama is all about HB and how Yoo Jin Woo can escape or win the game. and it's all I need tbh.
it's not even that i dislike someone, i just really don't care how their lives continue
and i wonder why i still feel the need to keep watching
I really liked her in ep 5, but the writer really ruined it all for me in ep 6,
so much that I start to dislike BS a little bit to be so much focussed on her, like boy, how long you gonna love somebody that didn't care for your opinion for 9 years????
I don't think it's about misogyny or feminism, I think it's about the narrative.
SJ was generally portrayed as a good or good trying character, that obviously did something really, really wrong and it is not clear as to why she did it, why she didn't ask any questions. because it is that unreasonable for the viewer, she is hated because it's seems hypocritical and two-faced. it's seems like the writer didn't put much thought into her personality and just lets her act however it fits the scene.
however, those types of characters have a lot of room for development, improvement and revelation; perfectly shown in ep 9+10, that's why people start to like her now.
(though SJ not necessarily being dependent on anybody else and being able to speak for and defend herself, would make her a feminist character in most eyes. personally, I wouldn't say that it's enough to give her that title, but it's definitely better than some other female characters)
on the other hand, we have SH who was this pitiful boy that knowingly, willingly ruined his friend's life and education. The difference is that we know he knows he did wrong. We know he is the villain of the story. There is not much to argue about the obvious. While we wonder why he did it, we don't question that he knew he was wrong, even if he is pretending, even if he himself might think he was in the right.
We have two completely different narratives of characters: the villain and a hero that acts like a villain. the last one giving much more space to talk and complain about, since there are much more interesting questions. especially, since she is the love interest of a very endearing characters, which foreshadows that she'll be forgiven at the end, the viewer, however, hasn't yet and it's frustrating and hurtful to see the loved main character trying to go for someone that already has been toxic to their lives.
If someone liked SJ before, I'd guess it's because most could tell that she was put up for character development, or because they like having a female character that, for a change, isn't the purest innocence found on earth. I'd also like to add, that in K-drama romances/comedies, it is not that common to have a female lead that isn't apologetic and perfectly nice, which could feel fresh for some and disturbing for others. With male leads, we really are used to it now, it's basically something you have to learn to accept if you watch K-dramas.
as for the love for SH, I guess it's just the actor's mesmerizing acting, or just generally because, like I sad, it's obvious that he is the villain in this fictional story and at least in fiction, when the wrongdoings are not dismissed or romanticized, I'd say there is no problem with rooting or liking the bad ones.
ofc this is all based on my own opinions and feelings, for someone this might be still completely different.
As for Bok Soo, I love him so much, he is so precious. I love him with all his faults.
I would love if they would reveal something about Se Ho, that would make me understand his actions and motives, but for now, that "I grew up with pressure, but without love" is not enough for me, actually it's no reason for me at all to betray the only person that wholeheartedly cared for and loved you as a friend.
I really like that all characters, even the minor ones, seem to have depth and a story behind them. everybody has a distinguishable personality and it just shows that the characters are created with care and thought and not only for the development of the main roles but for the development of the story.