Kate

Remember that meme picture of a drawing of a horse getting worse from left to right?
That's the progress of this show 🙃

"Thirty Nine is… a show that I never particularly looked forward to each week, won't particularly miss now that it’s over, and wouldn't really recommend it to people when there's a host of other dramas. " this sums up the show perfectly. I actually looked forward for it to end...

Well, I am a sci fi fan and for me this show is mediocre ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
That's my point - you should not judge everyone by what you like.

It's not like this show well represents sci-fi genre to then base ones opinion the genre might not be for people, if they dislike this title. This is more of a thriller with sci-fi elements.

Again, the idea that it's wise to assume a whole genre might not be viewers' cup of tea, just because they did not like one show makes little sense.

Ah yes. Gotta love the: you don't like this one drama? I guess the whole genre might not be for you. Type of comments 😂

If you want a casual relationship and you know for a fact the other person wants a serious one, you don't go after them. It's that easy. Even after she told him this won't work and tried to break up whatever they had, he still acted jealous and tired to get her back. He gave her just enough attention to keep her around, and when she wanted to be free from that, he tried to prevent her from moving on.

They were both wrong here. He should never try anything with her, when he knew she wants a serious relationship. She should be responsible enough for her emotions and cut him off right away when she found out he is a player. But acting as if he did no wrong and is not manipulative is just factually wrong.

Also... people in their 20' can be manipulative. Let's not act as if he was some 13 years old boy who did not know better. Give some credit to emotional capabilities of young adults.

Honestly speaking, everything that happened so far seems like a long ass exposition, and should have been cut down to 2-3 episodes. It feels like the plot will truly only start now, with all the characters having more clear motivation, goals etc. But we have less than half of the number of eps left 🙃

Yes, this had that low-key sitcom vibe to it. I actually enjoyed it quite a lot.
I completely agree on the acting - truly good. I am so use to mediocre delivery in BLs, I was pleasantly surprised here :)

I was sold at "So bad it is good... Cringe and Cuteness" 🤣
starting it now

annoyer & annoyee relationship < I love it and it's so true!
and yeah, cliches are not bad, as long as they fit the story and are executed well, and this is how it went with SE :)

this drama was something special. We all agree it was not really good, but we also all agree fightor is life 🤣

If the synopsis is kinda offputting to you then that's normal but I guarantee you that it works. < I literally did not plan to watch it coz of that ridiculous premise, but everyone was like "IT'S SOOO GOOD" so I gave in, and they were right. Somehow it works SO WELL.

Most people I know (if they check anything) they check comments and that's the sentiment I hear on mdl a lot. Since comments are usually shorter and easier to digest compared to reviews (that last part is just my assumption).

That's why I don't get dramas pass for "little screen time coz of shorter format" coz it's possible to do good job with anything.

saw it, enjoyed it a lot, gave it 8/10!

aesthetic were truly good. For a short drama like that, I took quite a number of screen shots. That was probably my favorite part. I truly enjoy the aesthetics that are similar to web dramas and smaller production shows.

I was laughing the whole time watching the cart driving date. It made no sense in the context of who the characters are 🤣
I honestly had a little bit of expectation because it was collaboration with Thailand, and they are the leading country for BLs at the moment. Rather than lower quality than other k-BLs, I was expecting some improvement because of that collaboration 🙃

Can't talk for others, but I brought in my comment Taxi Driver not because it's a drama I personally disliked, but rather because it's completely different from this show (in any aspect one can think of) while also dealing with crime - and ALL people who wrote lower rated reviews for Through the Darkness rated this one high (2 out of 3 giving it 10).

So it made sense for me to use that drama as an example to point out that if someone's taste is rather action packed, fast pace exciting thrills, it's obvious they will most likely dislike this one.

I prefer slow paced shows, so this one fits my taste quite well :)

As someone who loves watching content about criminal profilers, this show is definitely my favorite k-drama regarding to topic to date < 100% same!