Also, ML does not seem to show any interest in women or even men at this point. So, ML's orientation is very difficult to ascertain. May be he is on puberty blockers...who knows what's happening with Kdrama ML's anyway!
Lol everyone dramas is just recycling trope with different story, this drama is very interesting tho i don't care…
It's not just the story that makes a drama interesting. Characters play a more important role in making the drama interesting.
the ML and FL in this drama are similar to multiple other Kdramas and Cdramas currently running. The same boring ML, FL, 2ML rinsed and repeated in each and every drama...
That's why drama 'moving' is so interesting. The characters are so brilliantly portrayed in that one. You don't find them boring.
First 2 episodes have some of the worst Kdrama tropes. Rich Eunuchy ML - check poor me FL - check FL crying about another guy in front of ML - check and we are just in second episode
No, her ex works in the same office; but she's moved on, and was interested in the ML instead. So, it's a good…
FL has more screen time with her ex than with the ML,
In fact in many episodes, the ML is there for few minutes. in each and every of the 40 episodes, FL and 2ML interact.
If a person who is married and in love keeps finding excuses to meet their ex, it's a huge red flag. the ML is a cucked simp & instead of confronting the FL would make up silly modern excuses to hide him being cucked by the FL.
Whoa, hold up! 🛑 Let's not go paintin' all men with the same brush here. The drama might've shown some intense…
that modern turn to insult men is pretty strange.
sadly in kdramas and Cdramas it is pretty common to demean men. Abusing and thrashing men by women is never an issue in these dramas. It is either shown funny or inconsequential.
Whoa, hold up! 🛑 Let's not go paintin' all men with the same brush here. The drama might've shown some intense…
to be honest, men do most of the heinous crimes by a large margin in the world. but they are also by a large margin are the protectors when needed.
Just look at Ukraine war, I don't see any women rights activists demanding equal front line duty for Ukrainian women. The most by a significant margin fighting in front are men. The most dying are men and the most losing their limbs are men. The women have run off to other countries and found other men.
in domestic scenario, while men do get flack, deservedly so, for abuse. Women on other hand don't. There are many cases of women birthing another man's child & the husband blowing his brains out after finding about it decades later.
Ep 11 has to be one of the best episodes in Kdramas ever.
Every second counted and the senior actors are killing it. I liked the last 4 episodes more than the first 7. The acting, the story line and execution is off the charts.
i also think kanghoon move the plot bc he is the more complex character out of the 3 youngsters imo so his scenes…
the younger 2ML knows who is, he is in control of his powers, but you also know there is something waiting to go off in him, positively or negatively.
While the FL and ML are taking their strides, this guy is already there ready but has nothing to do....it's that quiet boredom or impatience that comes off him.
Out of all characters, he is the one that is not concentrated on. What is his background, what is his motivation etc etc....Hopefully it is good when ever the drama decides to focus on him.
Characters are nicely built, even ones with limited time, like the barber lady, the book store owner etc leave great impression.
While the two youngsters form the core of the plot & the actors do very good job, it's the older generation that moves this show from very good -> great.
Each character's journey makes sense. There is no kdrama jolts in characterization or are they out of place. They are in the middle of a journey, both the older and younger generation.
Best thing about this drama is that there are no unnecessary scenes. Even when the younger FL is saved by the 2ML, it is used as plot device for the younger ML to explain to his mom his insecurities etc. It did not come out jealousy as we first think. It was nicely done.
The villains are well done. Inserting their back stories is a good thing.
Best thing about the drama is not just the ML and FL getting nice screen time but also the bad guy getting lot of screen time. Both the male leads nailed their roles and the script has enough juice in it for these 2 to go to town with their roles.
can they atleast be realistic with weight classes? the first fight of her vs the foreign boxer would never happen.…
or not call the drama as sports.
fiction or fantasy drama would have suited better.
Anyone who has played professional sports would tell you how fake that whole thing looked like. Even in non contact sports, there is a reason why men and women have separate categories.
Serena Williams probably has one of the finest tennis technique in the world but a 500+ ranked male would smoke her. Not because he plays better tennis but because of everything else.
in boxing, weight category matters. It matters tremendously. 2-3 weight class difference, the smaller one would have almost zero chance. here, the FL looked 4-5 weight categories lower, she might as well be throwing pillows at the guy. In reality a high school boxer smaller than her would have knocked her out under a minute.
Also, ML does not seem to show any interest in women or even men at this point. So, ML's orientation is very difficult to ascertain. May be he is on puberty blockers...who knows what's happening with Kdrama ML's anyway!
Characters play a more important role in making the drama interesting.
the ML and FL in this drama are similar to multiple other Kdramas and Cdramas currently running.
The same boring ML, FL, 2ML rinsed and repeated in each and every drama...
That's why drama 'moving' is so interesting. The characters are so brilliantly portrayed in that one. You don't find them boring.
it's like the 20th Kdrama with same plot, this year.
in fact there are few more Kdramas currently on air with same theme.
Rich Eunuchy ML - check
poor me FL - check
FL crying about another guy in front of ML - check
and we are just in second episode
hard drop for me.
Same shit different drama.
You can fill an ocean in the gap between these 2 dramas.
Most romance centric Kdramas are absolute trash. Most of them are reaching as bad as romance Cdramas, which now a days are beyond bad.
This one would have been fine if the drama did not show ML having any feelings for FL and they are just friends.
In fact in many episodes, the ML is there for few minutes.
in each and every of the 40 episodes, FL and 2ML interact.
If a person who is married and in love keeps finding excuses to meet their ex, it's a huge red flag.
the ML is a cucked simp & instead of confronting the FL would make up silly modern excuses to hide him being cucked by the FL.
Why should ML end up with a woman who likes some other guy?
It's one of those filthy tropes in Asian dramas.
the FL suddenly fails in her romance with 2ML and viola the ML is just there as back up sucker.
sadly in kdramas and Cdramas it is pretty common to demean men.
Abusing and thrashing men by women is never an issue in these dramas. It is either shown funny or inconsequential.
but they are also by a large margin are the protectors when needed.
Just look at Ukraine war,
I don't see any women rights activists demanding equal front line duty for Ukrainian women. The most by a significant margin fighting in front are men. The most dying are men and the most losing their limbs are men.
The women have run off to other countries and found other men.
in domestic scenario, while men do get flack, deservedly so, for abuse. Women on other hand don't.
There are many cases of women birthing another man's child & the husband blowing his brains out after finding about it decades later.
She was a coffee girl but other coffee girls seem to offer extra on the side.
Probably is a cultural thing which is obvious to Koreans and me is missing the point.
the parents story line is much better....by a distance in fact.
Every second counted and the senior actors are killing it. I liked the last 4 episodes more than the first 7. The acting, the story line and execution is off the charts.
he is in control of his powers,
but
you also know there is something waiting to go off in him, positively or negatively.
While the FL and ML are taking their strides, this guy is already there ready but has nothing to do....it's that quiet boredom or impatience that comes off him.
Out of all characters, he is the one that is not concentrated on. What is his background, what is his motivation etc etc....Hopefully it is good when ever the drama decides to focus on him.
Characters are nicely built, even ones with limited time, like the barber lady, the book store owner etc leave great impression.
While the two youngsters form the core of the plot & the actors do very good job, it's the older generation that moves this show from very good -> great.
Each character's journey makes sense.
There is no kdrama jolts in characterization or are they out of place.
They are in the middle of a journey, both the older and younger generation.
Best thing about this drama is that there are no unnecessary scenes.
Even when the younger FL is saved by the 2ML, it is used as plot device for the younger ML to explain to his mom his insecurities etc. It did not come out jealousy as we first think. It was nicely done.
The villains are well done.
Inserting their back stories is a good thing.
but anyone who has ever any amateur sports will feel very awkward watching it.
especially considering the drama is 'sports' kind.
Best thing about the drama is not just the ML and FL getting nice screen time but also the bad guy getting lot of screen time.
Both the male leads nailed their roles and the script has enough juice in it for these 2 to go to town with their roles.
fiction or fantasy drama would have suited better.
Anyone who has played professional sports would tell you how fake that whole thing looked like.
Even in non contact sports, there is a reason why men and women have separate categories.
Serena Williams probably has one of the finest tennis technique in the world but a 500+ ranked male would smoke her. Not because he plays better tennis but because of everything else.
in boxing, weight category matters. It matters tremendously. 2-3 weight class difference, the smaller one would have almost zero chance.
here, the FL looked 4-5 weight categories lower, she might as well be throwing pillows at the guy.
In reality a high school boxer smaller than her would have knocked her out under a minute.
The way he called the gangster lady as sister as his wife would say, if she was there is hilarious.