Kate

It could work... it just feels like a rushed production...

well, this was entertaining read 🤣
basically people complaining without doing the work.
Realistically speaking, most shows outside of China that are propaganda do not get the tag, because people are too lazy to add it with proper links to prove it is in fact propaganda, because it's way harder to truly prove something, compared to other tags like "cold male lead" that is often part of the character description from the official site.

Don't project. I never said I dislike romance overall 🤣 I disliked this specific one. Some of my favorite romances are from dramas that don't have romance as the main genre.

people will not see the romance as the failure" SOME people won't. Some people will. You keep making statements as if it's black or white and everyone is either on one or the other side, when it's not true.

And I'm sorry, but you literally injected yourself into the middle of a conversation that was not about your personal preferences, but someone complaining why others dislike romance. I would say nothing if the OG posted about how much they loved the romance in this show. But they didn't. Instead they questioned why others dislike it.

You said you are only explaining your perspective, but you don't really say "I", from the start you said "many people"... While ignoring the fact most people who complained about the romance had different reasons for disliking it than age gap.

You do you, but don't come at me for my own preferences with "just enjoy it". (and by you, I mean generally people, not you as a specific person).

He will see the light at some point and, while still acting a bit like a dick, becomes better person 🤣
Also, somehow, with each episode he is actually more and more likeable, even tho he acts like a dick all the time

Oh it was nice at first. Nothing outstanding, but for sure the best we have seen from Mame. But then she added all her over the top bullshit problematic aspects and I was so done 🤣

It's better to actually read why people dislike the paring here, instead of projecting what you saw in comment sections under other unrelated dramas. The age gap and the fact ML is not hot young dude were not the main reasons most people dislike the idea of this romance.

A lot of people simply found it unethical and uncomfortable because of the initial dynamics of the people involved and their "starting point".

I honestly wanted a drama with deep platonic relationship between leads, so when the random last minute love on Jegal side happened, I was greatly disappointed. Especially since the writers did NOTHING to create even a possibility of this being a romance until like episode 10 if not later. After so many viewers started to love and enjoy the simply mentor/mentee dynamic. The romance here was poorly done in all aspects - from the writing, pacing, set up, ending on no romantic chemistry between the actors. But that chemistry was just cherry on top other more serious issues.

Deep platonic relationships between female and male characters barely exist in dramas, that's why when we get it I get so happy and excited... We have romance everywhere... can we get one not romantic relationship here and there? 🙃

Not really. Some people don't want romance in some dramas and it would make no difference who they cast.

This drama did not have any indication there will be romance. It's not in the genre not the tags. So it's fair for people to complain they got romance when they wanted to watch drama without it.

Mental Coach Jegal is NOT a romance drama. Not by genre and not by tags, so their reasoning was wrong in this case

If for someone one of the main reason they enjoyed the show was the mentor/mentee relationship between Jegal and Ga Eul, changing that dynamics can ruin the show overall. People also have their specific pet peeves - sometimes the smallest aspect of the show might ruin the whole experience if you are really not on board with it.

Not to mention, if someone did not like the romance, but the show ended literally on them getting together... it's like having your favorite meal, but the last bite is only stuff you hate. It just leaves bad taste in your mouth.

At the end of the day, it does not matter what was the specific reason the romance ruined it for them, it does not matter if we get it or not. The fact stays the same - the romance did ruin the show for many people, and it's not like it actually improved the quality of the show and was needed in the first place ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This is not a romantic drama tho.

It's neither in the genre, and it was not in tags when it started airing (don't know now, and don't care enough to check) so they have every right to complain about the romance in a show that they did not expect to have any romance in the first place.

I 100% agree that people complaining about the romance in a romance show is ridiculous. MCJ is NOT a romance show, so that argument does not work here.

Don't writers get tired of putting romance in every show ever because they fear they cannot attract the audience in any other manner?

Romance is great, does not mean it's needed in every show, especially if there are other plotlines that feel like they could/should be explored more - the screen time used on romance could have been used for these. And that's the issue in MCJ.

Also... in general there is nothing wrong with someone not wanting romance in the show they are watching and saying the romance ruined it for them. If someone does not want to see romance in the show, they can't just "enjoy it".

I was not as passionate about the romance here as some other people (be it in negative or positive way), but it did feel painfully unnecessary and poorly executed compared to everything else in the show. Hence it did make me enjoy the show a little bit less.

This was probably the best I have ever seen writing wise in terms of SA.
I think they truly made ALL the right choices. They showed the perspective of the victim, they showed how general public might react, they showed that whatever decision the victim makes (go public with it or not), it's not wrong and they should focus on themselves and healing, how they are not to be blamed for what happened to them etc.

I did not talk about it in my review, even tho I really wanted... but it is a huge spoiler in terms og Ga Eul's character so 🙃

Yeah... either give us more, or less... But this half a meal was disappointing.
And you saw the photo I took from the floor, so you know how I feel about the last scene 🤣🤣

I ended up on the floor laughing during the last scene of the last episode 🤣

Me few weeks ago:
"As for the "romance" twist - I am so not worried. Anyone who thinks this might go anywhere - are we watching a different show? Jegal already said he sees Ga Eul as a child, a kid whom he wants to protect, because she reminds him of his past and how he had no one truly on his side. There is nothing romantic about his interactions with her."

Me now:
🤡🤡🤡

this one was just.... nothing. i am not going to remember anything from it in a week.

That's what happens when you write reviews for everything you watch - people see you everywhere 😅I'm glad you were able to enjoy at least some of my reviews tho hahahaha

Exactly... the show was just too long. I understand that it's "realistic" that people run in circles when they are troubled about something, but don't know how to deal, but damn it does not make good drama. Things have to be changed to fit the media it's used for...

People use the "star of the show" to literally describe the main character, which he was. He was the center of the plot, whenever someone liked the character or the actor's performance.