seimei

I wouldn't mind them in a drama together. I heard they knew each other before AOUAD, hence the playful bickering.
Actually Yihyun seems to have chemistry with the other guys as well, even Insoo (that time with the blindfold game).

Following news in SK where bullying laws and womens rights is sh*t, it's realistic. The public even have specific term for those bullies. The term's image is so bad that when a celebrity gets labeled by it, it'll damage/end their career.

Patriarchy and reputation/saving face. The principal and teachers care about the school's reputation. There could be different reasons why victims don't fight back or report. The bullies could have something on them. And most of the times, its always the victim that gets judged or questioned (your comment) and not the perpetrator. Esp. girls/women, some will hide it like Eunji because they'd be shamed, judged, labeled, not marry well, etc.

And yes the bullies are violent. They've beaten a victim so bad he was bleeding and couldn't walk. There was one where bleeding was internal it resulted to death. Another jumped to death, leaving a suicide note of detailed bullying. Yet those cases are dismissed and bullies are protected, just like the school here did.
Just 3 days ago a student commited suicide after being raped by a senior. And Korean Supreme Court just said its not related.

So yeah, bullying and violence (mishandled, ignored and dismissed) in kdramas/movies is SK's reality. Just like molkas, nth room, burning sun, etc.

Same. Though I'm from a neighboring country, I wasn't into shows like SG because we have lots of that genre here but I unexpectedly enjoyed this one.
And you mentioned PH, its #1 and popular there it has so many parodies online and memes even posted on huge billboards across big cities.

It's not uncommon here in mdl to have the negative review as most upvoted. My recent kdramas here are the same.
I guess others expected tired, hungry and thirsty teenagers who are trying to be emotionally stable to act and think like adults in the span of 3 days. Even the writer avoided using some words as it will make him think from an adult's pov.

The teacher one was more of her human cells vs zombie virus fighting because she tried the animal first but it didn't satisfy her so she eventually went for the human. And I'm glad it was the teacher because it was deserved. Though she still threw up after.

But yeah, as someone who gets mad from the real life news/cases in SK about bullying and women in general, I wanted to see her get her revenge. If it can't happen in real world, at least on screen. But I guess the writer wanted to be realistic. Even in the end she (victim) was isolated from the world, while Gwinam (perpetrator) was free to continue hurt others. Damn.

Like many, I too waited for the face off, but based from the science teacher, it made sense. When she went out the school in a bike, it looked like for the first time she was was free. She was never a violent person, revenge was not her goal. Its not what viewers want but what fits the character. Even in the end, she was fine up until she got hungry.

Yeah, its the reason why the virus exist in the first. Its not supposed to be amusing, my take is its supposed to be uncomfortable/evoke emotions and be talked about (just like Sewol references) because its realistic just like SK's bullying laws getting buried/dismissed. Just 2 days ago, a student commited suicide after being raped by a senior. Not everyone gets justice/revenge.

And/or there's always S2.

It's a good tease. A reunion but not a proper one, or else it might look like a closure/ending.
And it worked too, now people are asking for more of them in S2.

It was never shown that Onjo was properly bitten (nurse). Its either a scratch or got hurt trying to avoid. If it was a scratch, nothing happens unless infected (Gyeongsu/Nayeon). And compared to Gyeongsu, her wound was treated/covered the whole time.

Yeah, so I thought you took my comment negatively.
I was saying he is fine. But others seemed to have expectations because of previous rumored castings.

I don't get what you're implying here but since you seem to be a fan of the idol, then my comment meant that there shouldn't be a problem despite him being a newbie since he's not taking the mc role.
No one is talking about overshadowing anyone.

Exorcisms had been done a lot but since it's an asian horror I had expectations.
Lots of gore, but personally, it doesn't work as a scare tactic to me. Though there were some good build up scenes, it wasn't scary.
The thing I found interesting is the setting. A Catholic priest in a country where Catholics are minority (seen as a cultlike) and featuring a country that is the exact opposite, where majority of the people are Catholics.

Overall, the acting was good but the story and ending was predictable and felt rushed/incomplete.
The actors made this watchable.

The pd really had S2 in mind with the ending. Even Lomon wants a "Thank you for being alive. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. I missed you" scene with Namra.

Main couple had a small misunderstanding when they were kids but none when they grew up. They have a healthy relationship from friends to lovers.
There's a slight triangle with ml, fl and 2ml, but only for a bit because 2fl was honest with 2ml. While 2fl didn't interfere with main cp, she liked 2ml from the start.
All 3 cps end up with their respective partners.

Agree. It's the reason why a lot of viewers ended up liking Namra when they didn't at first.

I stated what actually happened from what you "remember" and information from pd and writer, that have S2 in mind. Not saying the show is perfect or you/others can't have an opinion.
But yeah, my mistake for taking "can someone please explain" seriously.

Based on the billing, WG and ZLS are the male and female protagonists. The story will revolve around mentor and student, and traditional medicine.
So I guess it makes sense why her love interest is a newbie.

Hence why I replied with what actually happened.
They all saw zombie Gwinam bite Cheongsan with their own eyes, while they didn't with Namra. Onjo did stop Cheongsan but he already made up his mind. The others also tried but was stopped by Suhyeok.

The whole time Namra was fighting the virus from overpowering her. She was having a seizure that she was actively suppressing that's why she was biting herself instead of giving into the hunger.

"didn't do anything, same expression"
Namra was strangled, punched, thrown and dragged by Gwinam. She's strong but not as strong as zombie cells dominant Gwinam.
Emotions being triggered activates the virus. Her being calm and staying calm is very human Namra.

Everyone? Cheongsan and Jimin were actively booting Namra out. She would've fallen from the window when Cheongsan tried to hit her if it wasn't for Suhyeok. And Onjo, other than siding with Suhyeok, had her basis. But she too gave up in the end. Only Suhyeok genuinely wanted Namra to stay.

"didn't even try to save him or fight Gwinam" Suhyeok almost died.
"even Onjo didn't even say a word" They had an entire moment.

Completely different situations. Cheongsan had Gwinam pursuing him specifically, Namra didn't. The group didn't have anywhere to run. Suhyeok couldn't even match up to Gwinam, what can the others do? Even if Cheongsan becomes a hambie as long as he is alive, Gwinam will still be after him. Cheongsan himself knew that, thats why he left voluntarily.

If Kingdom had released eps 1-12 all together, it would've been better.
And I haven't read the original source for Sweet Home so I watched without expectations, but between the two, I also like AOUAD more overall. Even the villains/bad/useless characters were better.

Yes! I was hesitant to start this at first because I thought it might be like Kingdom S1.
Fortunately (personally I think) this one had a better season ender.

I wanna add on the distinction, I noticed that Namra is suppressing the virus so her human cells are more dominant.
While Gwinam has fully embraced it so his zombie cells are dominant, meaning stronger/quicker/more sensitive, harder to kill.

With Eunji, the process was shown. She tried an animal first but it didn't satisfy the hunger. Then she went with the teacher but threw up afterwards. In the end, she eventually gave in with Cheolsoo. The zombie cells overpowered the human ones, screaming to the military that she is still hungry.