Nice drama, I just think they could have removed that awful wig earlier in the show and the end was really messy.…
Yeah I hate when writers do the whole staying away and not contacting thing. I mean....we live in an age of multiple apps that allow us to stay in touch....it's ridiculous how they expect people to buy that crap.
This drama could be awarded with the slowest moving plot of all time. literally there was nothing happening in middle episodes, as if the writers forgot there was a storyline that they should be creating.
As someone else pointed out our badass main lead becomes a wimp since there is nothing happening and so he just can't seem to be able to do anything. It frustrates the heck out of you. I also wish the female lead's wig was out sooner but it does kind of grow on you after a while. I forgot how pretty she was till the last episode. The synopsis is also kind of misleading the elder sister doesn't have much of a story line apart from being selfish and annoying and you can basically skip her parts and not even miss any part of the story (I can never get over the fact that Gong Shim's entire family was ok with her having no room in their own house!!! and then somehow be all loving towards the end).
That being said the show still gets a 7 from me for the romance (great chemistry wasted on an an extremely slow moving plot-line) but more so for the comedy. If there's one thing that happened in each episode it was that I was laughing out loud so much. There is so much comedy in this drama and all the actors all did a great job to bring it out (esp the episode where the 2 dads meet!). So watch it if you are out of dramas and want something genuinely funny and cute.
i guess i really shouldn't have watched this after watching signal, because the comparisons were inevitable. I found this drama to be quite lacking, the acting was weak, the murder case made unnecessarily complicated and didn't add to the suspense much. Towards the last few episodes I was skipping through just picking up the gist of what was happening just to finish it off. I'm quite thrown by the high ratings and glowing reviews cause I really didn't feel it in this. Tbh honest there is no character development and the plot is convoluted.. Unlike in signal you don't get the feeling there is any real profiling going on, it just seems to be random connections made.
The only thing i liked about this drama was the cuteness of the main female lead and her drawings which were awesome.
Aw this drama is such cotton candy fluff which gets a 9 because its cotton candy fluff done so well and with so much meaning behind it. It's one of those dramas that throws in almost every cliche in the book and yet doesn't drag any of it out and makes you believe that people are good, even the bad guys. It was balanced so well and was like a sweet stroll through drama land where everything has been very boring lately. The pacing is slower but matches the drama's feel and so you don't mind watching event unfold in an almost natural fashion. It's the kind of story that gives you all the feels and makes you smile at the end of every episode (also it helps that In Guk is my bias)
Highly recommend watching this drama as everyone acts really great and the story is one of the few that doesn't need to make you feel anxious to keep you watching.
The thing about the last episode I didn't get, they have Mirror, which is like the smartest thing in the world, and they couldn't ask her to quickly analyse the bomb and how to diffuse it? I mean she was right there....even if the communications had been cut off she still seemed to active so her database would still be able to have figured that out. It was such an easy cop out, although I understand that Yoo Jin dying was the only way to end the drama towards the end.
Still also felt kind of betrayed that Je Ha just runs away with Anna and leaves her to die....but ofcourse he never had any feelings for her and did repeat he would not be on her side anymore...conflicted feelings >.<
I love strong female leads, but never knew I would ever root so much for a strong female villain. Although I started watching this for Chang Wook (because of its similarities to Healer especially, which is amazing, similar set up and a better version of this drama) Song Yoon Ah became the sole reason for watching this. (Chang Wook to be fair was his usual great self as well, Song Yoon Ah just stole the entire show). You feel so bad for her despite every horrible decision she has made and the fact that she hurt so many people. Je Ha is right when he tells her -you kind of people only think about your own pain and the world revolves around that- and despite all that you still root for her. Her acting was so amazing!! She is someone you both pity, admire and are at times disturbed by.
The chemistry is unfortunately lacking between Anna and Je Ha, and the drama may as well have been without it. Yoona acted pretty well in the first episode but after that her role didn't really have any substance apart from being dragged around from one hostage situation to another so there isn't any more to comment on her in that aspect.
I wish they had developed Je Ha and Yoo Jin as the main leads instead of having a pretty flower girl in the show. It would have been a much tighter storyline with the amount of chemistry between those two. I also feel like there were too many filler scenes midway (like with head of JSS and the police chief, I always skipped their talks).
The drama is worth watching if you enjoy action scenes cause they were really well shot, the OST too is pretty darn good, it just lost a bit of its spark in the last quarter and the ending was more than a little disappointing if justified. Wouldn't rewatch this like I have done obsessively with Healer but it's still a great drama to watch, if just for Song Yoon Ah acting and Chang Wook's face and action scenes (which have developed even more than his role in Healer).
That ending.....it creeped me out quite a bit. I'm not sure i would forgive him if i were in her shoes, its actually really really really creepy and awful what he did. But it did make the movie heaps more interesting....
Not the bestest drama ever but not the worst. Actually if you go in with no expectations this drama is really quite sweet and Park So Dam comes off as a pretty adorable and likeable character which has always been hard in these kind of multiple male leads dramas.
Couldn't say the same for Son Na Eun, unfortunately i could feel nothing for her throughout the drama. Everyone else was cute and funny. Would recommend this drama if you are looking for a lot of fluff.
this drama was ok, the first few episodes were a little odd, i couldn't seem to get in to it. But by the 4/5th episode I was really enjoying this drama, however the last episode seemed a little ridiculous and kind of ruined it for me, too many things were rushed and the relationship between father and son seemed to have been just waved off. The leading lady also never felt like main lead to me. Overall though, it was pretty good. Would watch when you are in between dramas.
Loved the power rangers though! and the younger doctor and nurse Jang! so cute.
The basis of this drama was really interesting, the concept of Do Kyeong's visions were explained in a really believable manner. It's a fascinating theory. Enjoyed it a lot but felt the main and older sister couples lacked chemistry (especially towards the end). Eric was fantastic but the female lead's character could be a little immature and irritating at times. Her parents were amazing though, they were not flawless super parents but they were so supportive even when they didn't understand. It's not the best drama but its very cute and worth watching, if only for Eric being adorable in it!
My favourite couple were definitely the youngest brother and his amazing girlfriend. They were so happy and positive, the two had great chemistry on-screen.
Hahahaha I laughed a lot reading this article and I have to say I do agree with you so much! We don't get a lot of decent guys but when we do they just melt us into a puddle of wonderment. I loved most of the guys on this list, and I completely agree with the main lead in Moon Embraces Sun! hahaha that king was always crying, which wasn't annoying but at times I did think, come on man even I can hold it in more and I'm weepier than most! But like you said he was such a sweetheart and in the end, its not so bad that a man has that as his biggest flaw!
Good article, pretty accurate I think in terms of the double standards women have to deal with, not just in Korea but everywhere. There are very few few dramas which have pulled off strong female characters whilst showing them to be 3 dimensional instead of just pure evil, like Miss Korea which will for that reason always be one of my favourites.
This drama was much better than I thought it would be after having read the reviews posted below. First, the cinematography, the costumes and the ost (esp the instrumentals) in this drama were amazing. The cameraman and director really knew what they were doing visually. The plot of the drama was a little on the weak side, at times really contrived and dragged out as other people have commented, however the script had a way of making one think. Some of the lines said in this drama are really well thought out. The best part of it is ofcourse the romance between the two leads. They had pretty good chemistry and were very adorable when alone on screen. The best acting in this drama has to go to the villain, he did an amazing job of being charming yet evil.
The only thing I have to comment on is that I couldn't help but compare this to Arang & The Magistrate because of the similarities in the drama, although without a doubt Arang was a much better drama than this, Night Scholar is good to watch if you are killing time (or sick in bed like me).
As someone else pointed out our badass main lead becomes a wimp since there is nothing happening and so he just can't seem to be able to do anything. It frustrates the heck out of you. I also wish the female lead's wig was out sooner but it does kind of grow on you after a while. I forgot how pretty she was till the last episode. The synopsis is also kind of misleading the elder sister doesn't have much of a story line apart from being selfish and annoying and you can basically skip her parts and not even miss any part of the story (I can never get over the fact that Gong Shim's entire family was ok with her having no room in their own house!!! and then somehow be all loving towards the end).
That being said the show still gets a 7 from me for the romance (great chemistry wasted on an an extremely slow moving plot-line) but more so for the comedy. If there's one thing that happened in each episode it was that I was laughing out loud so much. There is so much comedy in this drama and all the actors all did a great job to bring it out (esp the episode where the 2 dads meet!). So watch it if you are out of dramas and want something genuinely funny and cute.
The only thing i liked about this drama was the cuteness of the main female lead and her drawings which were awesome.
Highly recommend watching this drama as everyone acts really great and the story is one of the few that doesn't need to make you feel anxious to keep you watching.
Still also felt kind of betrayed that Je Ha just runs away with Anna and leaves her to die....but ofcourse he never had any feelings for her and did repeat he would not be on her side anymore...conflicted feelings >.<
The chemistry is unfortunately lacking between Anna and Je Ha, and the drama may as well have been without it. Yoona acted pretty well in the first episode but after that her role didn't really have any substance apart from being dragged around from one hostage situation to another so there isn't any more to comment on her in that aspect.
I wish they had developed Je Ha and Yoo Jin as the main leads instead of having a pretty flower girl in the show. It would have been a much tighter storyline with the amount of chemistry between those two. I also feel like there were too many filler scenes midway (like with head of JSS and the police chief, I always skipped their talks).
The drama is worth watching if you enjoy action scenes cause they were really well shot, the OST too is pretty darn good, it just lost a bit of its spark in the last quarter and the ending was more than a little disappointing if justified. Wouldn't rewatch this like I have done obsessively with Healer but it's still a great drama to watch, if just for Song Yoon Ah acting and Chang Wook's face and action scenes (which have developed even more than his role in Healer).
Couldn't say the same for Son Na Eun, unfortunately i could feel nothing for her throughout the drama. Everyone else was cute and funny. Would recommend this drama if you are looking for a lot of fluff.
Loved the power rangers though! and the younger doctor and nurse Jang! so cute.
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My favourite couple were definitely the youngest brother and his amazing girlfriend. They were so happy and positive, the two had great chemistry on-screen.
The only thing I have to comment on is that I couldn't help but compare this to Arang & The Magistrate because of the similarities in the drama, although without a doubt Arang was a much better drama than this, Night Scholar is good to watch if you are killing time (or sick in bed like me).