Kind of don't understand all the people complaining about dragginess. For me, yes, episode 17 was a little slower,…
I never hit fast forward on this too. Just have a little mental drinking game with myself for every time Hong Joo has a knive on her throat or Seo Ri is set on fire.
Actually that begs for a comparison when the show ends: who was nearly dead more times - Hong Joo or Royal Gambler's Lee In Jwa? /I think it's she, but I still have two more eps of Gambler.
the teaser it's out! I'm fangirling like a maniac. https://youtu.be/PoqXEAH5Tg0
/ seriously, guys, watch it even if you don't usually click in video links (I don't). It's beyond adorable.
Episode 17 is a BIG JOKE! Can the story be more draggy than that? Oh gosh! This drama is good but please don't…
[not that I defended the extension, because it could have been easily wrapped up in 16 or maybe even 12 eps, but...]
Funny thing is the dragginess actually fits those characters, it's not completely unmotivated. Like with not killing the head taoist when he turns evil - it's weak and naive of them to expect of him to just shake it off, but there's a whole fragile structure of interconnected choices and a proper sequence of events that must be followed in order to get rid of the curse.They have their fatal flaws that make them act the way they act. One part of me screams 'security measures for the love god! don't leave important artifacts unprotected! when you inprison your enemy make sure to, idk, maybe capture her warriors too? urghhh', but the other part just enjoys the puzzle.
i'm i the only one who think that Kim Hyun Ji is still alive? maybe she is just in a coma! because she looks different…
I think it's just a part of a convention. When a ghost is a leading character, she or he rarely looks as scary as other ghosts (see: Arang and the Magistrate) - we are too accustomed to have pretty heroines. And even when it does look scary, it mostly happens at the beginning to make a strong point (clearly differentiate him or her from the living). Why?
1. heavy make-up is time-consuming, destroys the skin and obscures facial expressions. Why hire a popular actress only to never show her face?
2. CGI is expensive and time-consuming. They aren't going to bother through the entire season. Point made - not necessary anymore.
3. Mainly for supportive characters: as a story goes on, ghosts become more familiar (=less scary). They talk instead of screaming inarticulated things and look more and more like a human being. (see: Master's Sun)
At first I was like: "wooow, nice expensive effects you have here", then I was like "what the heck,…
She is, isn't she? I just finished watching Arang and the Magistrate and the difference in quality of acting between her and the vilain there is striking. When Arang's vilain tries to act vicious and out-of-the-worldly, she resembles a reptile instead.
Gotta admit, I'm pretty surprised at all the "REVERSE HAREM!!" complaints. Have we all collectively…
Well. I don't mind RH as a genre as long as it's clearly stated as such. Some of my favourite anime are RH and I still enjoy watching them. Maybe the poster should look a little differently, because now it doesn't really reflect the dynamics.
It's not the reason I'm dropping this (frankly, more like promising myself to drop it but still fast forward to YGS's scenes every week, because I'm a sucker for 2nd leads).
There are plenty of other reasons to drop any show. Prioritizing other tv series. Having seen better medical dramas and not really caring about this one. Having seen dramas in which the main theme had more impact on the plot and wasn't just for the decoration or dramas with fuller developed, more complex power struggles. Being let down with Seo Woo's character development (I really expected more from her than being petty and insecure).
I'm yet to see how Jisoo's character adds anything to the plot. He had a 30 sec scene carrying a barrel and people are freaking out. Over what? Does he serve any purpose other than being an emergency taxi? The same goes for the gangster. I honestly thought they are the same person, because I see no use for them both. I'm just overloaded with them and in all this the main guy somehow fades. That what makes a "RH" / emotional porn for me. An excessive use of plot devices, a ready-made, prefabricated and easily digestible story that generates "feels". I can have it anytime without covering my eyes on medical scenes.
/ but that doesn't make Hye Jung any less cool!
Lol @ people always asking for season 2. What kdramas in a whole history of kdrama ever got second season (variety…
Thanks! I sincerely wanted to know since I didn't watched those and the only thing google could spill was some lists with comments like "yeah, Master's Sun should totally have a season 2, they could travel the world and solve ghost-puzzles! yay!"... *facapalm*
So, how does everyone feel about it?
Essential or skippable?
for the new version of Park Shin Hye - essential.
Plot-wise - boring af. I skipped every other scene last ep. Just another reiteration of hospital power struggles on top, betting with patients lifes down on the operation table, blah blah blaah. And I'm so let down with what they made of Seo Woo's character - she had a potential to be something more than a jealous, spoiled 2nd female lead, I'm dissapointed with her.
Now I'm only watching for the 2nd lead emo-pRon and hoping they don't make a reverse harem out of it (of course they will).
Who else was disappointed not to see Amy get a Bonui-knockoff haircut and realizing it looks so bad on her she has to return to Canada at once and take Gary with her? Such a wasted opportunity.
I'm kinda glad Suho's mum didn't make a total makeover for the heroine. The way they're handling makeovers doesn't even annoys me anymore, but when I think about it, it's ludicrous. Are we supposed to believe Bonui walks bare faced? Lol, she clearly doesn't. She wears the exact same shade of lip product she applies later in the boutique, just less of it. And the main shareholder's comment about braces was really dense. Dalnim doesn't wear it for her own pleasure, does she? She wears it precisely to look better in the future, she wouldn't just take it off one day because she's told it looks ugly...
wait, were there haters on the drama? Am I missing something? True, some characters were sometimes hard to root for, but the drama? What can one possibly hate it for?
Two quick thoughts on fashion, because it seems to bring a LOT of comments here, on streaming sites and DB:
1. they are trying to purposely de-sexualize her by hiding her silhoutte under tons of layers, to counter-balance the initial theme of "catching the tiger" (well done, 100% success here - and I'm not necessarily against it, not every female lead has to be super pretty or attractive or whatever. Plus, it contrasts nicely with Amy's clothes / th usual sexy-style of female leads, or more often supportive characters and ex gfs).
2. Slip dress + t-shirt / sheer longsleeve combo (or layers in general) is huge now [exhibit A: https://66.media.tumblr.com/95a3b32a5ae2d0459f3b2d2850bde3b4/tumblr_o9flphdw491r1obk0o1_500.jpg]. Actually, I've seen it for a while in kdramas (think Gong Hyo Jin in The Producers). The problem with kdramas stylists is they often overdo it and/or chose the visuals (prettiness/novelty) over veritability (a certain wanna-be screenwritter owning an Isabel Marant coat among her humphteen other coats and only wearing it once, anyone?). Clothes are so on point, they seem too much anchored in time and quickly become outdated (so 2016). Remember Blood or Hyde, Jekyll, me? The clothes there were ridiculous, because in some sense they were too fashionable. It's similar here. A current trend escalates on the entire wardrobe of Bonui. It's not what happens in real life.
But hey! Kudos for limiting it only to her! I hate when stylists don't differentiate characters' style and the entire crew seems to have one closet.
Actually that begs for a comparison when the show ends: who was nearly dead more times - Hong Joo or Royal Gambler's Lee In Jwa? /I think it's she, but I still have two more eps of Gambler.
https://youtu.be/PoqXEAH5Tg0
/ seriously, guys, watch it even if you don't usually click in video links (I don't). It's beyond adorable.
RJY - 10/10, drama - 6 at best.
Funny thing is the dragginess actually fits those characters, it's not completely unmotivated. Like with not killing the head taoist when he turns evil - it's weak and naive of them to expect of him to just shake it off, but there's a whole fragile structure of interconnected choices and a proper sequence of events that must be followed in order to get rid of the curse.They have their fatal flaws that make them act the way they act. One part of me screams 'security measures for the love god! don't leave important artifacts unprotected! when you inprison your enemy make sure to, idk, maybe capture her warriors too? urghhh', but the other part just enjoys the puzzle.
1. heavy make-up is time-consuming, destroys the skin and obscures facial expressions. Why hire a popular actress only to never show her face?
2. CGI is expensive and time-consuming. They aren't going to bother through the entire season. Point made - not necessary anymore.
3. Mainly for supportive characters: as a story goes on, ghosts become more familiar (=less scary). They talk instead of screaming inarticulated things and look more and more like a human being. (see: Master's Sun)
It's not the reason I'm dropping this (frankly, more like promising myself to drop it but still fast forward to YGS's scenes every week, because I'm a sucker for 2nd leads).
There are plenty of other reasons to drop any show. Prioritizing other tv series. Having seen better medical dramas and not really caring about this one. Having seen dramas in which the main theme had more impact on the plot and wasn't just for the decoration or dramas with fuller developed, more complex power struggles. Being let down with Seo Woo's character development (I really expected more from her than being petty and insecure).
I'm yet to see how Jisoo's character adds anything to the plot. He had a 30 sec scene carrying a barrel and people are freaking out. Over what? Does he serve any purpose other than being an emergency taxi? The same goes for the gangster. I honestly thought they are the same person, because I see no use for them both. I'm just overloaded with them and in all this the main guy somehow fades. That what makes a "RH" / emotional porn for me. An excessive use of plot devices, a ready-made, prefabricated and easily digestible story that generates "feels". I can have it anytime without covering my eyes on medical scenes.
/ but that doesn't make Hye Jung any less cool!
Plot-wise - boring af. I skipped every other scene last ep. Just another reiteration of hospital power struggles on top, betting with patients lifes down on the operation table, blah blah blaah. And I'm so let down with what they made of Seo Woo's character - she had a potential to be something more than a jealous, spoiled 2nd female lead, I'm dissapointed with her.
Now I'm only watching for the 2nd lead emo-pRon and hoping they don't make a reverse harem out of it (of course they will).
I'm kinda glad Suho's mum didn't make a total makeover for the heroine. The way they're handling makeovers doesn't even annoys me anymore, but when I think about it, it's ludicrous. Are we supposed to believe Bonui walks bare faced? Lol, she clearly doesn't. She wears the exact same shade of lip product she applies later in the boutique, just less of it. And the main shareholder's comment about braces was really dense. Dalnim doesn't wear it for her own pleasure, does she? She wears it precisely to look better in the future, she wouldn't just take it off one day because she's told it looks ugly...
1. they are trying to purposely de-sexualize her by hiding her silhoutte under tons of layers, to counter-balance the initial theme of "catching the tiger" (well done, 100% success here - and I'm not necessarily against it, not every female lead has to be super pretty or attractive or whatever. Plus, it contrasts nicely with Amy's clothes / th usual sexy-style of female leads, or more often supportive characters and ex gfs).
2. Slip dress + t-shirt / sheer longsleeve combo (or layers in general) is huge now [exhibit A: https://66.media.tumblr.com/95a3b32a5ae2d0459f3b2d2850bde3b4/tumblr_o9flphdw491r1obk0o1_500.jpg]. Actually, I've seen it for a while in kdramas (think Gong Hyo Jin in The Producers). The problem with kdramas stylists is they often overdo it and/or chose the visuals (prettiness/novelty) over veritability (a certain wanna-be screenwritter owning an Isabel Marant coat among her humphteen other coats and only wearing it once, anyone?). Clothes are so on point, they seem too much anchored in time and quickly become outdated (so 2016). Remember Blood or Hyde, Jekyll, me? The clothes there were ridiculous, because in some sense they were too fashionable. It's similar here. A current trend escalates on the entire wardrobe of Bonui. It's not what happens in real life.
But hey! Kudos for limiting it only to her! I hate when stylists don't differentiate characters' style and the entire crew seems to have one closet.