shiawasenohikari

Tell me about it. There are WTF moments in CDramas all the time. However, either do such a good job that the viewer doesn't realise or do it properly. There are amazing realistic dramas as well but they are usually not rated highly here on MDL. 🤷🏻‍♀️

True. The story flows better when they are both in China. The story beats in Eastern Country make me facepalm.

IKR?! For reason, I was expecting something with more depth, an idol drama nonetheless. Something in the vein of Better Days. I don't mean the theme but the manner of story telling. I have read the novel and it is beautifully romantic and sad. I wish the drama had better captured the undercurrent of sadness that is present in the novel.

IYKYK. 🤷🏻‍♀️ To be honest, it is kind of ruining my overall experience.

Actually, I feel it's to do with subpar execution of the scenes. I have watched way more WTF scenes yet never gotten caught up in how unrealistic they are. That's because I didn't have trouble suspending my disbelief as I was way too immersed in the romance. Here, the execution is clunky at best which took me out of the drama quite a few times.

I don't like the direction of her character at all and I happen to be a huge fan of LJ. What a shame.
Contrary to the opinions of many here, I don't think it's her best performance.

Oh, alright, LOL. So, it was indeed a rhetorical question. 😅

Yeah. Fingers crossed.

Mapi's last fight scene with the OST and the cuts to In Seong being welcomed was chef's kiss. One of the best KDrama scenes ever.
P. S. : KSO is so underrated. This guy can do both comic and gray characters with finesse.

I don't think they wished to fill up the episode, I think they wanted to bank upon long pauses to subtly show that they are falling in love. However, the execution just doesn't work.

He feels every bit of the mercenary that he is playing. 😁

This! I totally feel you. Somehow, there's no sense of urgency... Don't know how else to explain, but the scenes in Eastern Country feel too languid. The frenzied moments don't feel desperate enough.

That's why he sounded a bit more natural than others.

I did, that knowing smile, LOL.

I was bothered by her internal emotions showing up on her face too easily. I wish they had relied more on her internal monologue to tell us how she felt about Azan than have her visibly reacting to his presence. Unfortunately, the depiction of a war time correspondant is not at all convincing. Meanwhile, I like how GZC plays SX, I like SX's spunk, he does come across as someone who has grown up watching his country embroiled in conflict and wishes to be of use through covering the news related to the same.

No, you are not the only one. I think they got a bit carried away in using silence as a plot device. When it's done well...

No worries! 😅

I guess we are done with "blossom" in the English titles for dramas. 😂

I concur that viewers of Japanese dramas will enjoy this one more.

I know right. In dramaland, a man and a woman cannot only be friends. I admit, I would have liked it more if SH had become KH's platonic best friend.