I think 19th Life tackles serious concepts, in an entertaining way, but it is more thought-provoking so I tend to think each ep over. King of the Land, is just great entertainment.
I find this absolutely engrossing, how children's lives are affected by their parents actions. The siblings mother is not a barrel of laughs, it made me think was the new wife a way out for the father, even if she was shallow. Being seriously ill is not an excuse for opting out of your children's lives, I know because I have been there. They are all damaged through lack of communication and the need to please, and fill their expected role. I have trouble with the concept of parents controlling adult children's lives,The mother leaves doesn't visit when their father dies, but expects to know things, her main input is to make a meal and pass judgement. She knows her children's characters, two want to live in a fantasy land, of having a perfect boyfriend and being a singer, but expects WJ to sort things out. WJ is seen as crazy, but she has the most grasp on reality, her emotions boiling over because she feels powerless, and the rest of the time just trying to control the damage This is like a jigsaw, each character as piece that holds the picture together, and frightened to move and change the picture, the step mum although awful, in a way has forced change, and she is a wolf in wolfs clothing, The mother damages her children by ingraining passiveness and inaction, and a lack of emotional support. Do you call that love? The acting from the ML's is suburb, the micro expressions that convey often fleeting emotions. Its a drama with a romance in it, its more like Jane Austin novels, a not a lot is said, but the meaning is there.
I agree that leads attraction was so understated to be non existent, but I watched to the end. There was nothing bad just a bit, meh. There is a bit in the credits in the last episode that just about saved it for me. The couple at the end look like a real couple, the reality of a normal relationship starts, now could be the real rom com.
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I have trouble with the concept of parents controlling adult children's lives,The mother leaves doesn't visit when their father dies, but expects to know things, her main input is to make a meal and pass judgement. She knows her children's characters, two want to live in a fantasy land, of having a perfect boyfriend and being a singer, but expects WJ to sort things out. WJ is seen as crazy, but she has the most grasp on reality, her emotions boiling over because she feels powerless, and the rest of the time just trying to control the damage
This is like a jigsaw, each character as piece that holds the picture together, and frightened to move and change the picture, the step mum although awful, in a way has forced change, and she is a wolf in wolfs clothing, The mother damages her children by ingraining passiveness and inaction, and a lack of emotional support. Do you call that love?
The acting from the ML's is suburb, the micro expressions that convey often fleeting emotions. Its a drama with a romance in it, its more like Jane Austin novels, a not a lot is said, but the meaning is there.