Kate

They sneak on you with this one 🤣 I liked episode 1, but around episode 2 is when it truly made me love it.
But I have to say, I am very satisfied with the romance and how it all complements Kano’s growth. < this. I love how it all feels like a part of one story, rather than two completely separate storyline parallel to each other.

As for the intimate scene, the only reason I was 100% fine with it was the silly twist to it. Like... it was not all "hot and serious" but rather light in the tone.

Anyway, great review! 🔥I do agree that for 6 episodes they did the best job they could have. I do appreciate how last episode had different POV, because without it I for sure would feel like something is missing,

First thing first: Marry Christmas to you too! 🎄🎁🎅🏻

Truth to be told, I did not expect to like this show so much. I thought it will be decent mediocre watch, but something I was able to relate to the characters and for only 6 episodes they managed to present rather well structured story 🔥

I see alot of people who might just come in for romance, might be disappointed lol < yep, this is also what worries me, coz they show is so good, and the romance is in fact really nice it;s not end all be all 🙂

I totally agree that 2 more episodes would be ideal. But even with just 6 they did quite a good job to make it cohesive and easy to follow, understand and feel.

What if I am the change I have been waiting for! < first of all what a great title! 🔥

but it was refreshing to see a plot where you are not rewarded for enduring but rather noticing yourself and prioritizing. < omg yes. the whole drama was about taking accountability and going after what you want instead of waiting for it to be delivered to you. Because if you get what you did not earn, you won't be satisfied anyway, the same way ML was not in this "perfect" world.

Moving to romance, I would say this is not a drama you solely watch for romance. It is definitely present but it is not loud < bitch, we are one and the same 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Some reflection scenes work well, but a few felt very fast-paced. < funny enough I think they delivered Ogami's side of that romance a lot better and I understood how he started to have feelings for Kano. With Kano I kind of get it, but I don't fully feel it.

Girl, this time we are 100% in-sync lol

It's worse than trash tbh, it;s disappointing. It started to well to burn at the end.

^OP gets annoyed people don't read their minds. Classic.

This is exactly my experience. I was raving about it at first. I LOVED female lead and I adored how they showed her kindness as her strength. But in the second half they focus was far more on her naivety than her goodness, and sadly yes, they did make her dumb, especially in last few episodes. Which was even more annoying, because she was great at first.

Checking completed list is hardly staking, it's better to know who you talk to before you reply to them so you don't talk shit out of your ass.

let me know if you need a more comprehensive explanation, since you didn't seen to get it the first time. < there was no explanation in your first comment. Just a question you asked ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I honestly see no difference between writing 3 lines comments after each episode about things someone does not like, and writing whole ass review about things you don't like. In both cases you watch shit you don't like till the end and complain about it. Writing these reviews probably takes longer time than these few comments.

i don't know, I see that The Atypical Family sitting on your completed list rated 2.5,maybe you should ask yourself that question - why you finished the show instead of dropping? 🤔 Or all these dramas you rated 5 and below and written reviews for. I mean, you must have the answer if you think long enough 👍🏻

I see you are in a positive Christmas spirit 🤣

They tried to fit so much into this drama and by the end they fucked it all up 🤣

It's finally over. Giving 🏅 for the worst last two episodes coz what the fuck was that? I am impressed, amazed, shocked. I did not expect it to be that bad.

Random points about my empierce, read the review for more elaborated takes lol
🔥 First half, 🗑️ second half.
🙄 The started with good number of fun cliches, ended up with just throwing shit hoping it will stick. It didn't.
🤡 ML was fun, but so fucking stagnant as a character I am amazed by the lack of development.
🥲 FL basically regressed so maybe being stagnant was the better option.
💖 Mother's team was amazing and I wish this was more of a slice of life focusing on them.
👑 ML's mother was Queen.
❓ The way me, characters, writers, directors, producers, viewers and even FL forgot about her problematic sister was a circus itself.
🤣😭 Villains were so bad I don't know if I should laugh or cry. Probably both.
🫂 SFL and SML had more interesting story and dynamics and were honestly better written than leads.
🤬 The way they turned Da Rim's good natural into naivety, making her strength into her weakness.

My review: https://mydramalist.com/profile/theKate/review/522954

Me watching the 2nd half be like:

I for sure agree the ending is... sad. I went into it thinking it's gonna be more case by case, but with first flashback to the past events I started to see that there is a larger picture hidden behind these separate puzzle pieces.

Many understand he claims to do it for him, but that's full of bullshit, because if he actually cared for YSL he would leave, since he is the sole reason he wants to kill himself ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but he rather just "minimalize" the risk of him killing himself, to keep him close. He is willing to risk his life. Finding out it was yet again the scheme would push him over the edge, but for the time he can keep stalking him and pushing himself into his life before he finds out the truth - he is willing to risk it. That's trash. He is doing nothing for YSL, he is doing it all for himself.

And that's my point - people analyze the show differently. You can disagree with the opinion, since it's different from yours. But you are not right just because you claim you are. You place different value on different aspects of characters actions hence see their motivation in a different light. That's it.

Fiction is there to be discussed in various ways. There is nothing wrong with complaining about things people dislike. There is a difference between going into a show wanting to complain about it, and getting into a show and slowly getting disappointed with what is being presented with every new episode.

but in that case he wanted to help < no he did not. If he wanted to help, he would leave, He wants to keep him alive for himself and not for YSL sake. That's the difference. He did not want to help him, he wanted to help himself keep his property alive. He is doing it all for himself, not for YSL.

If the show exist there just to be complimented and never analyze and criticized, what's the point of comment sections, reviews etc to exist. If you only wrote about your own opinion about the events, I would not care. But you started the episode dismissing other people's view as them not understanding the plot and actions of the characters. That's why I wrote reply to you. Because it was your take on other people's opinion.

I did not reply to even one comment that just said what they thought without bringing up conflicting takes.

I actually felt disgusted by the end of the episode 12. Fan Xiao is the most awful dude ever.
There are red and black flags and there are psychopaths who should be locked up for life.

There is no redemption arc, there is nothing they can do to fix it, Fan Xiao is just psychotic trash, that's it. Like, it's an achievement for a show to make me want to see the good guy die, just so I can see the bad guy suffer.

Everything he does just disgust me. No matter how much we twist his "logic", excuse his action and pretend he has noble reasons - he does not. He is selfish to the core. Metal gymnastic Olympics that are being held to "explain how he does it all for You Shu Lang to keep him alive" BITCH HE WANTS TO DIE COZ OF YOUR PRESENCE. You know what would make him want to live again? Your ass away from him forever. Preferably dead ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ You want him to be happy and alive? Stage an accident you die in. this way he will not feel guilty thinking you died coz of him, but he will also feel total freedom knowing you cannot fucking hunt him for life no matter where he goes 🙄

Damn this series is basically psychological horror. I miss Chi Cheng and Hua Yong - they were so normal compared 🤣

ah yes, because the moment he finds out it was yet another manipulation it will not make him want to kill himself even more 🙄 How about letting him be free which would actually make him not want to kill himself 🤡 Manipulating him behind the scenes while still spying on him and forcing his presence into his life is selfish, not selfless. There is nothing good and noble with what he did.

exactly. it would work better if they actually aimed for simplicity.

Honestly there is no redemption for Fan Xiao. I mean in the newest episode we literally got compilation of "after rape scene". There is nothing they can do for me to want them to end up together.

I guess one of its shortcomings is the inability to really delve into the complicated relationships and spend time exploring the backstory of each character. < this is for sure what I also thought after finishing. We've got solid set up, and solid closure, but the middle part where all the development should happen was a bit rushed coz of the short format.