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Yes, this the THE place to spew hate on romcoms, it seems. Carry on, sorry for the interruption.

It's nothing like Firefly. Firefly is full of tongue-in-cheek humour. None of that in Silent Sea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_(TV_series)

Sarcasm at its best :)

Would you please some thought to why romcoms are important to women.

You don't have to hate romcoms so deeply or slander MDLers to praise a series. Give some thought to your attitude please. This is the 2nd time saying the same thing.

totally agree. 8.5/10.

nothing that comes from Hollywood is worth watching. I'm all done with it, K-drama is superior. And I've lived a long time to fully appreciate the differences. I thought you would say what sucks in Netflix productions is bringing the Hollywood elements to k-dramaland. K-originals are more focused on bringing the characters to life rather than superficial elements (sex, etc). I wouldn't think Hollywood would understand Gong Yoo qualities.

I really appreciate the series, its intelligent and gives a lot of food for thought. I wouldn't deny the plotholes either. Especially, given that its hinted that Ruy and the Captain knew nearly all about what had happened earlier, howcome they made the decisions that they made during the exploration? It makes no sense to me that the crew shared so little information after their mission had been changed. Rather than the shock effects being at the core (they still are, even though this is not Sweet Home or Kingdom) I'd have wished more focus on the crew and their thinking and moral decisions. Netflix k-dramas don't bring the characters as closeand as alive as k-originals, they focus on a few superficial characteristics and great actors are left with little to work on.

You're All Surrounded (crime, humour, romance). Tried to add the tag, let's see.

Yes, it's very painful, that speech. But I appreciate for that very reason, it's so real. how our background and experiences influence our reception of a series is def a factor.

This is a psychological thriller with hitchcockian undertones. I'm stunned by how original and interesting this is. Capturing. The writer and director have achieved an amazing series. I guess pychological dramas are not everyone's piece of cake (comparing to likewise low ratings of Cheese In the Trap) but this is definitely amongst all time top serious k-dramas for me. It's offering a lot of food for thought. I don't think the descriptions the drama or its themes do any justice to it - jealousy and vengeance are too superficial ideas/drivers and this drama is much more deep and layered to be described in those terms. If something, it tells that some people just don't seem to have the gift for happiness. Looking for another person to deliver all the goods things in life is a doomed mission. Happiness is a choice as much as anything else. The writer would deserve the award this year, that much is already clear. All the actors are great in their roles. There is no overacting . I was always wondering why didn't we hear more of the Leo in "Black". Here he is now, maybe still starting but starting good. Poor Kim Bo Yun always has these roles as the obnoxious mother - she's good but I'd like to see her in the "good mother" role for a change :)

Real Christmas feeling from this Junho song & vid ("Believe") https://youtu.be/xKPRkpcawL4

K-drama and raunchy scenes never belong to the same sentence. Luckily.

I agree, that was a masterpiece of acting from Jung.

Her Private Life. Wok of Love.

My Only Love Song. Man to Man.

The first 10 episodes were sort of funny. It was more about the friendship and the baby. I laughed aloud several times. The humour in the second half got cheaper and kind of cringey. Mostly I experienced second-hand embarrassment. They set the bar really low (=fart and poop humour), I prefer more intelligent and absurd types of humour. I started from 8.5 and ended giving it 7.5.

This was actually quite entertaining until episode 20. It's more liberal than most would be ready to accept, exploring the possibility to love more than one person and other less discussed topics (asexuality). JJS makes his best role, he's in fire here. Whatever clear or implicit interesting themes there were, are sort of completely lost in the 4 final episodes. I guess they lost courage. For more open-minded viewers, this drama still manages to invite thoughts on what are the best foundations for a successful marriage. I just wish the whole crew, especially writer & director, would have been more on board with their idea of what the key themes are and not watered it down.

Amazing double roles are also worth mentioning: Lee Junho in the Rose and the Tulip, Song Joong Ki in Arthdal Chronicles, Yeo Jin Goo in Crowned Clown.

Such a beautiful drama. Sad but healing. The background research about catastrophe survivors impeccable. The overall atmosphere and theme was so solid all through, extremely good pacing. Kudos to both the writer and director. This drama wouldn't have been what it is without Lee Junho, we really feel what he is feeling. Unique achievement in a unique role. All other actors give impressive performances too. This is only the 4th k-drama that got full 10 points from me (the others being Mr. Sunshine, IOTNBO, CLOY) and I've watched 130+ k-dramas so far. I'm so happy Netflix showed this.