I'm slightly disappointed as I don't find it very engaging so far. The suspense and impact is surprisingly lacking, we see two major events happen but the aftermath is barely being portrayed. That is not to say it's bad -- it isn't, but it also isn't really living up to expectations for me.
This seems to be an incredibly ambitious project. Everyone involved may be big names but they're taking pretty big risks imo on a drama centering on politics. Hope it pays off.
While some being sus too close off cam(don't ask me who), this set of costars were apparently fighting since the…
I can't tell if this was for viral marketing or if it actually happened. I never really paid attention to billing in dramas, I thought it only mattered for films.
It does give me hope though that this is actually good. Cos I imagine actors would be AVOIDING to be top billing if the script sucked 😂
Korean industry does extreme typecasting. It's because they don't wanna let go of a success formula. Why do u…
The typecasting is on a whole different level for MDS though. Like it makes perfect sense to capitalize the success of The Roundup IP, but at this point I can barely even differentiate MDS's other movies anymore. What's worse is they're all not great in quality.
I'm gonna be honest, Ma Dong Seok playing the same role in all his movies is going to result in viewer fatigue. I'd love to see him as a different character, or in a different genre for once.
I respectfully strongly disagree.There are similarties, but the gender swap in Mr Queen is an absolutely key to…
Exactly. Anyone who's seen the first episode of both shows can tell they will be completely different.
The whole gender swapping and identity conflict was the main source of comedy in Mr Queen. Its entire first episode was literally the main character having a mental breakdown over becoming a woman and having to wed a dude. Him being a chef ended up being a minor aspect of its plot. Also, he was a major playboy and kinda a cocky asshole. That's a HUGE difference.
Meanwhile, this show's first episode makes it pretty obvious that it will follow a more traditional romcom formula with her cooking being a major part of the plot. There isn't as much room to be bold here, and you can pretty much guess how the story will go. I'm not saying that's a bad thing though.
First episode wasn't bad in terms of quality, but it felt quite childish rather than witty, and didn't make me laugh. The good thing is Yoona's character is quite likeable. Looking forward to her cooking scenes.
2 episodes in, I do like the 2 female lead characters but the rest are frankly just over-the-top annoying and make me want to skip their scenes. I don't think the antagonists need to be caricatures to get the story's point across. The comedy is also pretty trashy to me.
It more or less revolves around the fact that the other candidates say what they think the interviewers want to…
Wasn't it the opposite - FL was the only one who sounded like she had any legal knowledge (which is exactly what interviewers want to hear) while the others answered with their opinions? Which is ridiculous, because any candidate for a technical interview would know they need to answer the questions from a technical standpoint. They straight up made a room of law graduates lack basic common sense.
This job interview in the first episode... you're telling me these law graduates can't even differentiate ethics and the law in a simple theoretical question..? Only the top student is able to answer with the correct legal terms? Really? Some writers need to know that having a smart main character doesn't require everyone else to be written to be stupid.
I skipped a few episodes and felt like I didn't miss much. The 5 lawyers were simply acquaintances in a similar age group who got along and were willing to help one another, but there wasn't a deeper connection outside of work. Which is true to real life I suppose, but doesn't make for a very engaging watch. I did think the show became slightly more interesting towards the end, but ultimately I didn't feel there was anything very memorable.
Feels like a winning combination though. Critical acclaim + popularity? If they pull it off, it'll be huge. And…
I know her scripts are mostly wildly popular. I'm just referring to QOT in particular as her previous work. To say the least, I was not impressed by the writing at all, and so were many others.
Feels like a winning combination though. Critical acclaim + popularity? If they pull it off, it'll be huge. And…
Critical acclaim ultimately needs to come from the script though. No amount of good directing is going to cover a poor script, we have seen many examples of that. And there are even more examples that show an A-list cast doesn't guarantee success either. I certainly hope the writer has improved from her previous work.
We've got a director with a pile of critically acclaimed works and a writer who... writes soapy, formulaic but popular romances. A slightly odd combination imo, but I guess there's only that many possible combinations of A-list directors and writers.
It does give me hope though that this is actually good. Cos I imagine actors would be AVOIDING to be top billing if the script sucked 😂
The whole gender swapping and identity conflict was the main source of comedy in Mr Queen. Its entire first episode was literally the main character having a mental breakdown over becoming a woman and having to wed a dude. Him being a chef ended up being a minor aspect of its plot. Also, he was a major playboy and kinda a cocky asshole. That's a HUGE difference.
Meanwhile, this show's first episode makes it pretty obvious that it will follow a more traditional romcom formula with her cooking being a major part of the plot. There isn't as much room to be bold here, and you can pretty much guess how the story will go. I'm not saying that's a bad thing though.