purplebass
Italy
I really really really like this drama. It has a great potential and that je-ne-sais-quoi storyline that keeps you on your toes. Most of what happened this episode was unexpected. I didn't think they would show via the CCTV who was the one who tried to kill Mo Nae.
I believe the bossy co-chairman is trying to push Jae Won towards Mo Nae to use him like a puppet. He triggered his will to succeed through revenge. He is already a puppet somehow, and he instructed him well through all these years so that he would see no other thing but revenge and would be motivated to make Hotel Ciel the best. I also think he is keeping JW a secret... that he isn't the son of the dead chairman and then he isn't Mo Nae's brother either. I don't know, I felt it when he watched the CCTV and said something about keeping an eye on them... that bossy man scares me but hey, that actor always does roles like that. LOL.
If my theory is correct, Jae Won will slowly come to like and possibly love (like the synopsis says) Mo Nae despite he believes she's his sister. Like, he will start to feel that there is something wrong between them, an attraction that shouldn't exist between brother and sister. And he will change his attitude a-la-Lord Voldemort. lol.
The real brother, in my opinion, is Woo Hyun. He cares deeply for Mo Nae and the dead chairman and because of his kind nature, he treats her well. It's possibly the bossy co-chairman knows this and didn't "use" Woo Hyun for his goals because he didn't think he would be cold and reckless like Jae Wan... hence, he wouldn't make him reach what he wants. A part of my mind thinks Jae Wan is truthfully, bossy co-chairman's son.
The only thing that I ask myself, is how are they gonna keep this up for 32 episodes???!!!
We'll see.
I believe the bossy co-chairman is trying to push Jae Won towards Mo Nae to use him like a puppet. He triggered his will to succeed through revenge. He is already a puppet somehow, and he instructed him well through all these years so that he would see no other thing but revenge and would be motivated to make Hotel Ciel the best. I also think he is keeping JW a secret... that he isn't the son of the dead chairman and then he isn't Mo Nae's brother either. I don't know, I felt it when he watched the CCTV and said something about keeping an eye on them... that bossy man scares me but hey, that actor always does roles like that. LOL.
If my theory is correct, Jae Won will slowly come to like and possibly love (like the synopsis says) Mo Nae despite he believes she's his sister. Like, he will start to feel that there is something wrong between them, an attraction that shouldn't exist between brother and sister. And he will change his attitude a-la-Lord Voldemort. lol.
The real brother, in my opinion, is Woo Hyun. He cares deeply for Mo Nae and the dead chairman and because of his kind nature, he treats her well. It's possibly the bossy co-chairman knows this and didn't "use" Woo Hyun for his goals because he didn't think he would be cold and reckless like Jae Wan... hence, he wouldn't make him reach what he wants. A part of my mind thinks Jae Wan is truthfully, bossy co-chairman's son.
The only thing that I ask myself, is how are they gonna keep this up for 32 episodes???!!!
We'll see.
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We've finally arrived to the present.
Dylan/Dong Joo is adorable and selfless man. I'm interested as why Soo Wan's dad kept in contact with him but I'm guessing he feels guilty for the past. I still can't inquadrate his character.
Soo Wan is a nice woman who knows how to defend herself. I like strong female characters. I am curious as what happened after the surgery. If she kept thinking about why DJ left without notice (because as we see, her father hid DJ's letter for her). She still seems attached to DJ's mother memory though.
Seungri finally appeared! And I was LOL. His character is funny and cute when he speaks in Konglish. I also noticed something bizarre related to his character: Soo Wan's friend at the policestation had a jacket with US tvshow Friday Night Lights quote behind (no idea if anybody ever watched it). Teddy Seo said that he comes from Texas, and FNL was set there. What if there is a relationship between them...? Don't mind me, I just find this very weird XD
By the way, hope subs come soon for ep 4 because I want to see if Soo Wan finds out/is close to find out that Dylan is Dong Joo.
Dylan/Dong Joo is adorable and selfless man. I'm interested as why Soo Wan's dad kept in contact with him but I'm guessing he feels guilty for the past. I still can't inquadrate his character.
Soo Wan is a nice woman who knows how to defend herself. I like strong female characters. I am curious as what happened after the surgery. If she kept thinking about why DJ left without notice (because as we see, her father hid DJ's letter for her). She still seems attached to DJ's mother memory though.
Seungri finally appeared! And I was LOL. His character is funny and cute when he speaks in Konglish. I also noticed something bizarre related to his character: Soo Wan's friend at the policestation had a jacket with US tvshow Friday Night Lights quote behind (no idea if anybody ever watched it). Teddy Seo said that he comes from Texas, and FNL was set there. What if there is a relationship between them...? Don't mind me, I just find this very weird XD
By the way, hope subs come soon for ep 4 because I want to see if Soo Wan finds out/is close to find out that Dylan is Dong Joo.
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It's Okay, That's Love Episode 1
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From the moment the news of Jo In Sung and Gong Hyo Jin's involvement in this drama were confirmed, I was sure I would watch it and like it. Knowing the fab team from TWTWB wrote and directed this, I didn't doubt the product would be satisfying. Plus, since I've studied in the field of psychology et such, dramas that treat things related to this subject are my favorite.
The first episode was really fast paced, funny, smart, with nice interactions between the young and the older leads. I laughed, I got mad, and I was amused when I watched this episode.
GHJ's character Hae Soo is interesting. She is a psychiatrist (well not yet tho) who is very devoted to her work and looks at the patient before she looks at herself. I love how she defended her ideas againts JIS's character Jae Yul, an arrogant and narrow minded mystery writer. This ship is so so so approved!
Plus Kwang Soo's character... ahahah, really funny. Want to see what will happen between him and the others since he has an evident nevrosis (Tourette syndrome) unlike GHJ and JIS's characters.
D.O.'s character is also cute. His obsession with Jae Yul is funny... lol. The scene where he looks at his kraken made me LULZ.
Eager to see the dynamics in the second episode, so far I am really interested to watch this drama.
The first episode was really fast paced, funny, smart, with nice interactions between the young and the older leads. I laughed, I got mad, and I was amused when I watched this episode.
GHJ's character Hae Soo is interesting. She is a psychiatrist (well not yet tho) who is very devoted to her work and looks at the patient before she looks at herself. I love how she defended her ideas againts JIS's character Jae Yul, an arrogant and narrow minded mystery writer. This ship is so so so approved!
Plus Kwang Soo's character... ahahah, really funny. Want to see what will happen between him and the others since he has an evident nevrosis (Tourette syndrome) unlike GHJ and JIS's characters.
D.O.'s character is also cute. His obsession with Jae Yul is funny... lol. The scene where he looks at his kraken made me LULZ.
Eager to see the dynamics in the second episode, so far I am really interested to watch this drama.
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This episode was better at angst more than the 13th. And I liked that few hints and secrets were showed during this episode.
First of all. CJW and AMN as chairwoman and general manager. Wow, raw tension here that should be converted in a lot of sexy times tbh. The detachment JW is serving MN is taking out all of her authority rage of her position, but it's still too immature to be taken seriously. Still, CJW is bitter and harsh like he's never been in the beginning. He didn't like her too much, but he wasn't THAT rude to her when they first met. I don't know what he wants to achieve with his impolite manner. He could simply ignore her or reply with sarcasm, although being "brutal" with words may be good for her so that she will see how cruel reality is in that world. Their other scenes made me sad but hopeful because CJW shows his care in little gestures. It's hard for him too.
The back hug scene was my favorite perhaps, but in that one I thought Mo Ne was acting like a needy child more than a strong woman. A strong woman would probably tell herself: "Ok, fine. You don't want me. You know what? I'm better off without you." Sadly MN is stubborn and doesn't want to lose her love, so she keeps on going after JW, which will only hurt her more in the end. To live life one needs to have their eyes open and guard every corner. She is trying to block all of the things she is against of at the hotel, but the fact that she breaks down in front of her stuff it's not helping to build up her character as a chairwoman. I do hope that after the thing she saw at the end of the episode, she understands that she doesn't let her emotions put her down in front of people who should respect her position. She can't be taken as a joke from her staff too, otherwise nobody but Woo Hyun will remain by her side.
Manager Baek and Roman Lee's relationship is interesting. The fact that she was praying and cried in the church meant that place must mean something to her. If she was married, she might have done the ceremony there... alone with her husband as they do on many kdramas (lol). So probably a secret wedding. When she sees Roman she asks why is he there and he says he remembers that is a tough day for her every year. This reinforces the accident theory (she lost either a son or her husband). Plus, the almost accident scene. Like I said yesterday, she was shocked and she must have been traumatized because she had an accident herself. It's like the images of the accident she might have had, passed in front of her eyes and scared her. I am glad we saw that Manager Baek has also a weak and soft side, considering she seems to be affectionate to her son so much. One thing I noticed during Loman's shower besides the wing tattoo (that is actually two eagles tbh) is that he also has a crucifix tattoo on his chest and a phrase dedicated to God on his left arm... "The kingdom of God is within you" that I googled is a book by Lev Tolstoy about Christ's message to give up violence and revenge, and a line from the Catholic Gospel (Luke 17:21) and is a passage about Temptations and Trespasses that will eventually block the man's way to the light. Could Loman be one of those guys who looked dead at the hospital but "resurrected" few minutes later? Sort of GC's cousin on MG. XD And he should be Catholic/Christian like BMN. A very devoted one perhaps. Could this imply Roman (I would call him with the R since the Catholic Church is ROMAN) will do his plan silently? Or does it mean he will be a sort of saviour of Ah Mo Ne and Cha Jae Wan? Perhaps the "angel" that was in CJW's painting, the one that will lead him to salvation and to take the "Ciel". The tattoo of the two eagles could also mean royalty since the eagle is the king of birds. The eagle also has acute sight and is able to kill the prey without needing too much efforts, and is also a loyal bird to his companion.
I really wish the angst isn't dragged too much. The noble idiocy mood by CJW has to end or else it's gonna be painful to watch.
First of all. CJW and AMN as chairwoman and general manager. Wow, raw tension here that should be converted in a lot of sexy times tbh. The detachment JW is serving MN is taking out all of her authority rage of her position, but it's still too immature to be taken seriously. Still, CJW is bitter and harsh like he's never been in the beginning. He didn't like her too much, but he wasn't THAT rude to her when they first met. I don't know what he wants to achieve with his impolite manner. He could simply ignore her or reply with sarcasm, although being "brutal" with words may be good for her so that she will see how cruel reality is in that world. Their other scenes made me sad but hopeful because CJW shows his care in little gestures. It's hard for him too.
The back hug scene was my favorite perhaps, but in that one I thought Mo Ne was acting like a needy child more than a strong woman. A strong woman would probably tell herself: "Ok, fine. You don't want me. You know what? I'm better off without you." Sadly MN is stubborn and doesn't want to lose her love, so she keeps on going after JW, which will only hurt her more in the end. To live life one needs to have their eyes open and guard every corner. She is trying to block all of the things she is against of at the hotel, but the fact that she breaks down in front of her stuff it's not helping to build up her character as a chairwoman. I do hope that after the thing she saw at the end of the episode, she understands that she doesn't let her emotions put her down in front of people who should respect her position. She can't be taken as a joke from her staff too, otherwise nobody but Woo Hyun will remain by her side.
Manager Baek and Roman Lee's relationship is interesting. The fact that she was praying and cried in the church meant that place must mean something to her. If she was married, she might have done the ceremony there... alone with her husband as they do on many kdramas (lol). So probably a secret wedding. When she sees Roman she asks why is he there and he says he remembers that is a tough day for her every year. This reinforces the accident theory (she lost either a son or her husband). Plus, the almost accident scene. Like I said yesterday, she was shocked and she must have been traumatized because she had an accident herself. It's like the images of the accident she might have had, passed in front of her eyes and scared her. I am glad we saw that Manager Baek has also a weak and soft side, considering she seems to be affectionate to her son so much. One thing I noticed during Loman's shower besides the wing tattoo (that is actually two eagles tbh) is that he also has a crucifix tattoo on his chest and a phrase dedicated to God on his left arm... "The kingdom of God is within you" that I googled is a book by Lev Tolstoy about Christ's message to give up violence and revenge, and a line from the Catholic Gospel (Luke 17:21) and is a passage about Temptations and Trespasses that will eventually block the man's way to the light. Could Loman be one of those guys who looked dead at the hospital but "resurrected" few minutes later? Sort of GC's cousin on MG. XD And he should be Catholic/Christian like BMN. A very devoted one perhaps. Could this imply Roman (I would call him with the R since the Catholic Church is ROMAN) will do his plan silently? Or does it mean he will be a sort of saviour of Ah Mo Ne and Cha Jae Wan? Perhaps the "angel" that was in CJW's painting, the one that will lead him to salvation and to take the "Ciel". The tattoo of the two eagles could also mean royalty since the eagle is the king of birds. The eagle also has acute sight and is able to kill the prey without needing too much efforts, and is also a loyal bird to his companion.
I really wish the angst isn't dragged too much. The noble idiocy mood by CJW has to end or else it's gonna be painful to watch.
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Honestly I have no idea if I like this show after watching only one episode. I am not hooked yet. Most of the screentime of the episode was spent to explain the protagonist future link with the chaebol family... in a little unbelievable and predictable way. I was annoyed at some parts because it was too obvious what this or that would do. I mean, at the end of the episode I didn't feel like I wanted to watch more to find out what would happen next. This episode didn't move me at all, besides enrage me when stupid chaebol parents acted like they owned the planet. The only thing I would save is the acting but not of everyone. Sufficient, but not enough to catch my attention... yet. That is why I'm giving it a 6.5.
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Finally Soo Wan is getting closer to know the true identity of Dylan Park. It's adorable she still misses him after twelve years, he had such a great impact on her life that she can't get over him and his mother because they "showed" her real life and happiness even if she wasn't able to see with her own eyes. The second male lead is also cute... and a little submissive. He looks like the type of guy you can order around and won't budge. This is probably why even if SW's dad seems to like Dong Joo a lot, he is scared of having him as a son in law. Maybe he also has an inferiority complex because Dylan Park will surely become a better doctor than he is? He is also reminded every day of the fact that he didn't save DJ's mom, which is painful. I hope for DJ that he will find out about this, probably from SW's cop friend. It's also possible SW's dad is the one who got DJ's mother killed as an excuse to find someone kind who would donate their eyes to his daughter. He is so fake, ugh.
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I cried a little while watching ep 1, but this second episode made me cry more. I liked how the timing for all the stuff that happened was good for some but bad for others. It was like one was at the wrong/right place at the wrong/right time... it depends on the prospective. Who knows if the mystery will be solved someday? Hehe.
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Very good episode and nice OST. I wanted to know the titles of every song they used! Maybe the special effects they used in the beginning were a little meh, but this is a drama so I won't complain that much.
The acting is great and there were a lot of moments that made me cry. The sad scenes balanced the funny ones. I can't wait to see how things evolve and how Soo Wan and Dong Jong's love story will develop before they have to separate. I'm already excited for the moment where they skip to the future.
The acting is great and there were a lot of moments that made me cry. The sad scenes balanced the funny ones. I can't wait to see how things evolve and how Soo Wan and Dong Jong's love story will develop before they have to separate. I'm already excited for the moment where they skip to the future.
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PDJ and YSW's relationship seems to be rekindled at the end of the episode. I don't know, I think this is happening too early... at first I thought that I couldn't wait for the couple to be reunited, but now I want everything to be paced slower. Anyway, this is just my point of you. I believe that when a couple gets together too early, they might have tougher times in the future. This is a melodrama after all, so I would think that is going to happen.
DJ and SW's scenes are always sweet, but there is a lot of unresolved feelings and things they still don't know... for example, what is behind the hit and run case of DJ's mother??? Soo Wan's father is so fishy and controlling. His daughter believes she's free, but her father has already planned her wedding with a man she likes but we see she doesn't love like Dong Joo. And I have to say poor Ji Woon because he looks like a good guy.
We also got a glimpse of how the detective worked on the hit and run case. He wanted to resolve it, damn. In the first episodes it looked like he didn't want to work OR he had been paid to drop the case, but now it's clear somebody behind him did this. It's possible his career as a detective was also destroyed because he wanted to continue his investigations. This whole thing is twisted but at this point I may be lead to think that Soo Wan's father arranged DJ's mother to die in what appeared like a hit and run case, so that she could be a donor? Killing DJ or his sister would have been too much. If this is the case (I am just speculating)... what a disgusting man. He paid for DJ's tutoring abroad so he could redeem himself because he felt guilty. Things may change if SW and her father find out that DJ's father tried to save SW's mother during the accident where SW lost her sight.
DJ and SW's scenes are always sweet, but there is a lot of unresolved feelings and things they still don't know... for example, what is behind the hit and run case of DJ's mother??? Soo Wan's father is so fishy and controlling. His daughter believes she's free, but her father has already planned her wedding with a man she likes but we see she doesn't love like Dong Joo. And I have to say poor Ji Woon because he looks like a good guy.
We also got a glimpse of how the detective worked on the hit and run case. He wanted to resolve it, damn. In the first episodes it looked like he didn't want to work OR he had been paid to drop the case, but now it's clear somebody behind him did this. It's possible his career as a detective was also destroyed because he wanted to continue his investigations. This whole thing is twisted but at this point I may be lead to think that Soo Wan's father arranged DJ's mother to die in what appeared like a hit and run case, so that she could be a donor? Killing DJ or his sister would have been too much. If this is the case (I am just speculating)... what a disgusting man. He paid for DJ's tutoring abroad so he could redeem himself because he felt guilty. Things may change if SW and her father find out that DJ's father tried to save SW's mother during the accident where SW lost her sight.
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