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I agree with a lot of what you say, but South Korea and China also have extremely difficult education regimes. There is HUGE competition to get into one of the SKY colleges, and SK literally bans all construction work and stops planes from landing on the main exam day. So I doubt the reason is a harsh education system.

But you're right about the disciplining of students playing a part in stopping bad behavior.

I completed my schooling in two schools in South India and one in North India(Mumbai)... I haven't seen any serious bullying happening, either. If the boys fight, they do so with their own friends. I've never seen someone pick on or beat up someone weaker than they are. Especially in Mumbai, I had classmates from all over India, so there was enough scope for discrimination and bullying but it never happened. I wonder what the reason is...
Is it because kids are genuinely scared of the consequences if they bully someone? Or is it because everyone is more easygoing? Or is it because there are lots of students who readily snitch? Or is it the very very low tolerance for violence most schools have?

I agree. His royal elegance was something to behold :) He even looks shorter to me now 😂

Pretty sure everyone who sees it after SG thinks the same thing 😂

Always here to support our penguin^^

Also, WHEN will they release Along with The Gods 3?

I mean... she literally chooses the WRONG allies. If I was a psycho witch intent on making a guy fall in love with me so I could be with my son, who I abandoned on the road a few years ago 🙄 I still would try to gain the favor of the children FIRST. They are literally the closest people to YG's heart. Even amnesiac YG is starting to take notice of DD because the kids love her so much! SR is brainless.

i can't even IMAGINE how someone found that... unless someone followed her? She totally looked like a tropey k-drama serial killer.... they usually bury their victims in the forest while it's raining. And they ALWAYS wear that black raincoat XD

Your article convinced me to watch this one!!^^
One tiny correction, though... under the "Acting of Seasoned Actors" section, you wrote "Joe Chen" instead of "Joe Cheng." Joe Chen is the name of another veteran Taiwanese actress, who has also been acting since the 2000s. I got confused for a while 😅

I totally agree. Another reason why I don't want her to leave is Jae Ni and Se Chan... poor kids it's not like they CHOSE to be YG's biological children! Sa Ra is disgusting.

Actually, I don't want her out of that house. I want her to assert herself and STOP taking their nonsense. I'm not asking her to take revenge on them. She doesn't even have to verbally abuse them. I just want her to let them know she is not a doormat and stand up for herself. She doesn't have to be rude to do that. You can be a kind, polite person, and still not be a doormat. What can those witches do? They're not her bosses. She's answerable only to YG in that house and it's about time she realizes it.

The witches are the ones who don't belong in that house. How do they help, anyway? I only see DD and Yeo Ju actually doing their jobs.

Hyun Woo really can act, though... his whole demeanor has changed. He is not our elegant prince anymore, and there's a very boyish, youthful look in his eyes... it's so cool to see and observe the changes in him! Even the little things... the way he just squats on the ground with DD, the way he's sprawled on the sofa playing video games, the way he walks... He's literally changed the way he carries himself!

It's like Se Jong's love is a prize she wants to win. I hate how she just disregards the other two. It's infuriating to watch.

well not really... weekend dramas usually have an average of 20-25% viewership because they're aimed at the family/older audiences.

I was going to feel bad for DD, but then it just keeps frustrating me — WHERE did that badass who fought Jae Ni's bullies go? And how can she believe anything that comes out from those witches' mouths when she clearly knows they lie a lot and don't like her?? I can't feel too much pity for this character.

I actually want to agree with you! Though I did fast-forward through most of Ep 18, I'm not ready to leave the drama. There was definitely a spark between YG and DD at the end of the episode. Mi Rim and Jun Ho are also adorable, and I don't want to leave them.

I also feel sooooo bad for Jae Ni and Se Chan... with Sa Ra in the house, there's going to be SO much blatant favoritism -_-

Honestly, even though the ahjummas are AH-NNOY-ING and have WAYYYY too much screen time, it's kinda interesting(?) to watch them pull each other down... each person is working for their own/their daughter's benefit. So it becomes a bully-bullying-another-bully sort of situation. All of them are crazy Mama Bears. It's intriguing to see the way their minds work. See how Sa Ra's mom was totally on board with everything she did until she noticed that SR was becoming genuinely unstable and obsessive. They aren't devoid of hearts. They're just too stupid to see that they're hurting others and themselves by the dumb things they do. I'm hoping the writers flesh the characters out properly.

Loved Song Zu Er in The Bond! Definitely excited for this!

I watched the drama. It was cute, and there were some things I liked more, but overall, I think I like the movie more. Since the drama writers had more time, they added a lot of details about living with/as a paraplegic. But I felt that they spent too many episodes on the "forbidden-love" and separations plotlines. I wanted to see their lives TOGETHER, not them constantly trying to be together.

I can't really decide which ML I like more because both were really amazing characters. I love their never-give-up attitudes towards all the obstacles in their lives. Drama ML's expressions tugged at my heart, and he has this one vulnerable expression that never fails to turn me into a crying mess. The drama FL was a better actor than the movie FL, IMO. Another good thing about the drama was that there are two characters with leg-related disabilities. ML is mature and accepting, hiding everything inside, while the other guy is younger, immature, hotheaded, and explodes easily. You get to see life from both their perspectives.

The father-in-law/son-in-law relationship was explored more. It was slightly more dramatic, but it was more satisfying to watch. There's one OST in the drama that I really, really liked.

right now Lawyer Go and Cha Gun are my only hopes

I would LOVE a White Truck of Doom trope right about NOW