metrikfire

So I’m not going to write a review because I don’t plan on finishing this series.
I just finished watching episode 6 and I was actually upset at the trajectory of this drama. Like, physically, felt the anger. Gritting my teeth sh*t.
I really wanted to like this show. I really like GHJ and LMH as actors. And I thought perhaps the show was just earnestly trying to highlight Ryong’s persistence, but after…..

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Eve gives him a speech about breaking ethics on HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION and he has the guts to call her a murderer because she disposed off under developed fetal cells that could literally be a threat to their mother, let alone all of humanity…

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I knew that this was some bullsh!t pro-life agenda parading around in a space suit.
Eve is the voice of reason here and she manages to do the ethical thing, but she is painted as a bad guy.

What is the message here, people?
Kang Kang Su who impregnates his girlfriend without her consent is painted as some inevitable love interest because he’s more “interested in her” than Ryong, who saved her life from an ectopic pregnancy!
Above all, the very concept that a billionaire is allowed to have IVF, WHILE BREAKING SPACE AND SCIENTIFIC ETHICS, by the MMC Ryong nonetheless, who is a doctor himself, calling his commander a murderer for honoring the bare minimum that is required of a scientist, is absolutely appalling. Disgusting. Yuck. No. Get some class awareness. F**k billionaires.

THEN final nail in the coffin was when the rest of them ALL GET IN ON IT because Ryong BLACKMAILS THEM WITH A LOTTERY TICKET LOL. God.
This is some MAGA level pro-life propaganda. Unbelievable garbage.

Are you telling me you expected Hee Joo to end up putting up with abusive behavior and Sa Eon to remain reticent about talking to his wife? Lmao ok. We’ve been watching very different makjangs. The downward spiral is not the same as a status quo. But I guess what you’ve been trying to tell me is that’s what you enjoy, and that is the caliber of viewership expected from this drama. Duly noted.

I also honestly want to say that it’s OK to enjoy a shitty drama and accept that it’s a shitty drama. Two things can be true at the same time. You don’t have to defend it tooth and nail but I do appreciate that you’ve taken the time to do so.

Not disagreeing with you but just so you know, it’s not “reality” people are looking for, but character development. Which was completely undone in the last two episodes. Looking for ‘reality’ in TV is not the same as wanting a satisfying narrative completion.

I see what you’re saying, but I took that thriller tag to heart and assumed that’s what we were getting. Also, BEFORE HeeJoo fell off, the logic and plot were working fairly tightly. There were no major gaps in the universe or believability. We assumed that plot hole or not, the character arcs were going to have completion. Which was not the case because what we learned was that Hee Joo will continue to tolerate borderline abusive behavior if she loves the person and Sa Eon still can’t talk to his wife.

The problem is not that it’s a makjang. The issue is that it started of as a thriller romance. Which is what Netflix categorizes it as. It ended as a makjang which is false advertising so you’ll see the issue that people are having is in feeling betrayed, not in the show being a makjang

idc if it’s in the web toon. I’m watching a drama, not a web toon. If I wanted to READ a web toon, I’d READ it , not watch a half a$$ drama.

I was enjoying it until Hee Joo fell off that cliff along with any sense of plot or logic that was holding the show together. It’s sad because they could have spent the last 3 episodes making Hee Joo or SaEon a BETTER character, or idk sent them on a vacation to Malta to get away from trauma. But they choose to make it crap with hot cringe.

I read the reviews, and I have to say… am I the only one who thought the last episode was absolutely stupid and irrelevant? LOL

Just got to the part where he installs a tracker on her phone without her consent or even telling her?!???!!

I mean I get he’s concerned for her safety but this is demented! They’re priming him up to be the romantic interest and with that in mind, how CREEPY is this behaviour?! Nothing has technically happened to her yet, he hasn’t noticed anything askew around Mijin either so this is just him behaving as he would in any given situation. Massive red flags for toxic romance. NO THANK YOU, NEXT

Honestly up until episode 4 I was enjoying it despite the janky logic but the the lawyers deliberately trying to physically wear down someone older by punishing her for being effective though she is perfectly capable is cruel and an a€€hole move. Despicable, even. No respect for WhatsHisFace Lawyer #1 and Minion Lawyer #2.

This show needs to get its crap together and actually pay attention to its messaging and character development. Gonna watch one more episode before and hope Despicable Lawyer #1 learns his lesson and gets a better character arc because I hate him rn.

Watched episode one and there were some really cute bits with mijin but there is WAY too much crying and pouting already. Like, she wears misery like a blanket. I’ll watch episode 2 and see if her character feels less like a stinky wet towel.

It doesn't make sense to you because you're not actually focusing on what the show is trying to say. Could it have handled things better? Yes, they could have taken other routes, but the point was that 'age gaps are nbd when it comes to love' --- except they forgot that it can be predatory so I do understand your feelings of discomfort as well.

You know, I'm kind of loving this discussion actually. I think its really interesting how people are taking morality standpoints in this scenario.

I definitely understand the "didn't need to include it" perspective because there is a thread of discomfort with 'normalizing' the idea of a 14 year old and 24 year old and painting it as romantic. They could have aged him to 17 or 18 or whatever. I appreciated the comment that said it IS NOT a historical retelling and did NOT need to add it in, so the choice to add in the romance is deliberately provoking feelings of discomfort.

However, maybe its because usually, actors in the 17-18 year age range tend to be "idol"-types and thus bring out their army of fans who refuse to see their idol be paired with an older woman. In my experience, this is regularly the case with kdramas with older female leads. I've been in MANY discussions with rabid fangirls crying about how its SO GROSS that a woman is 30 and the boy is 20. It's SO GROSS that he's 25 and she's 50. I think the point the creators of the show might be trying to make is "So what?"

Unfortunately, they did not take a very holistic approach and left out the fact that age gaps are not the problem, it's the predatory nature and power imbalances of age gaps. They've highlighted how Hana is a companion and friend to the CP but have not yet acknowledged the power dynamic. I mean, CP and Hana just don't have enough screen time together for us to understand their relationship.

All in all, I think its useless to argue about the morality of two fictional characters and maybe think more deeply about what message the show creators are trying to convey, which is far more important than "Is it okay for these two fictional characters to be together" -- I mean who is the authority on that anyway? What moral baseline are we working with? So MY CONCLUSION IS, its far more constructive to be discussing the show's message.

Im not against CP and Haena. Kings have a habit of marrying girls who haven’t even bled yet, so why is it an issue if the Prince is 15 and she’s 25? It’s not predatory, even though he’s 15, he literally has all the power and force to subjugate her, even if she is 10 years older. If you’re thinking about them doing the deed, then don’t. Lol. Like bruh, take your mind out of the gutter. He doesn’t have to impregnate her to marry her.

Omg guys. I’m loving it. I love the direction it’s all going in. I love that Shim Jung Woo did not fight and basically had to be saved, but this did not diminish his value. I love that they’re so candid about him being an agent of love. I love Soon Duk’s conniving but somehow still very righteous mother in law and her involvement with her husband’s affairs. She has power and she knows it. This is how feminism should look like in media. This is K-media feminism taking a whole new angle. Move over Hollywood, you’re stale bread.

Most likely he’s gonna be coupled with Yeon Woo’s maid, Sa Wol

What the hell is happening with this story?! Like, figure out which genre you want to be in, ffs. The new villains are so effin stupid, they’re making the main characters act stupidly too. The Yul story was cute and funny but Hae Na was basically useless background wallpaper through episode 6 and 7! She went from being cute and spunky to dumb and directionless.

Lol the guy even looks like a predator

It’s just so cute and entertaining. I love his thirsty vibe LOL

I had very low expectations for this show but I kinda love it, even if RoWoon’s character feels like an extension of Jang Shin Yu hahaha