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Another Forgettable Fluff Story Between Commercials
Overall Review:The trailer of the series might present the series about universe jumping and its consequential complications, and the motivations to travel back to their original universe, but if you take out the different universe aspect out of the story, you still would have 10.5+ hours worth of same content, which is to say that it's not an important aspect of the story. But then you would assume it's more character driven; which again is false as the characters are mostly one dimensional are used way too often to sell things. So this is a series that doesn't deliver what it promises but forces you to watch commercials.
Plot:
- While the trailer and official synopsis promises a multiverse and body jumping plot, it is mostly treated as a side-note rather than the main focus, so much so that one can trim the universe jumping story out and still have 10.5+ hours of video.
- Aside from that main failing, the plot also lacks internal consistency, that is the things canonised to be true at the beginning of the series suddenly become non-canon at the end to further the plot.
- Moreover, all the important events driving the plot happen in the background, so the viewer is left to instead fill-up the plot holes on their own to try to make sense of the development in the plot.
- The plot also jumps time a lot, which again is a task for the viewer to keep tabs on, as this time jump is only displayed through text once, with no significant changes to establish that in the story.
- This plot at best revolves around a love story, but it is not a slow-burn at all, instead the couple-esque moments start pretty early, making it a non-stop cheesy lines & slow-mo moments saga of fluff.
Characters:
- The characters of the Series are pretty uninteresting on their own in terms that they are one-dimensional, their own life, thoughts and motivations are either non-existent or don't matter to their character's actions. Tun (Puen) is obsessed with Talay from the get go, and Talay is hesitant to his advances throughout the series- be it being strangers, friends or in a post-confession relationship.
- Tun (Puen) doesn't want to go back to his universe as he says that he enjoys his new friends and family, while Talay wants to go back as he says that he misses his friends and family; neither of these two motivations/reasons are established in the series as there are zero to none scenes depicting that - Tun cherishing the love from his famliy, and Talay missing his family (we don't even get to see Talay's real family until the end of the series). {Tun (puen) is moreover shown spending all the days mostly with only Talay.}
- Talay as much as he claims desperately wanting to back home, abandons all the work to find his portkey; and is shown as comfortably living in the new universe.
- There is also a second couple that the series starts establishing at the rear end of the of the series and is left unexplored.
- The original Tess and Pakorn are also left unexplored and frozen in time, and their story for these two years in which the main story takes place, is left to a minute of dialogues in 12 hours of the series (about 0.1%).
- The one-dimensionality of the characters is also worsened by the unnatural/unrealsitic actions of the characters.
- Whilst the characters proclaim time and again both directly and indirectly how they aren't attracted to each others bodies (which are also not their own bodies anyway); there are a lot of kisses, sniffing, bath scenes, etc set in slow-mo in romantic music, which signifies the opposite. Tun (puen)'s obsession with Talay, on a similar note, is also not logically explored; {why did he flirt with Talay but not his newfound friends, as all of them are strangers to him. It might not be much of an issue if characters didn't claim that physical attributes aren't important to them in the first place.}
Conclusion:
This series, in essence, is just a wasted potential of a story wrongly marketed with a false cover of universe jumping, when it is just another forgettable fluff-cheesy 'man' and 'woman' stereotyped homosexual couple story.
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is it love ?
sometimes people's wild imagination can be creepy and when you read their comments or watch their reviews, it effect your experience as a viewer too. this is my review , hope it help you and clear your head so you enjoy watching such a beautiful wholesome story.1- ( FL persona )
not every teenager act the same as you. FL is an introverted teenager but she is smart and doesn't hesitate when she wants to make a decision. i completely feel her cause i have similar behavior pattern but you may not. the way you talk and act at 14 is different than at 20, and you can act differently in front of your friends ,family or your crush (which is well portrayed in this drama).
2- ( chemistry and shipping )
if you don't feel any chemistry between leads by ep 8, well you are not supposed to. story is about a teenager who had a crush on an adult and after she go uni and met the guy again ,the guy fall for her. some of us are fan of actors and we were here before the drama air so it's obvious that we are shipping them more than you cause we saw the bts of this drama month ago.
3- ( age gap )
ML is 5 years older than FL . ML fell in love when the FL was an adult . it shows in story when he fell in love and why. he was not her neighbor and he was not grew up with her . ML was her brothers friend who lived and worked in dorm and THEN in another city , he did not know that FL loved her. you see clearly the way He act when She is minor, when She is an adult and in uni, when He start to falling for her and when He wanna pursue her. it's all clear in the drama . it doesn't seem creepy to me at all. ( and tbh 5 years is nothing )
4 - this is a very simple story. doesn't have messy or dumb plot to it . everything go smoothly and if there is a problem ,they handle it quick. so if you love messy drama, this drama ain't for you. this drama has simple plot and logic to it .
so for me it is love and it's a very sincere and healthy couple .
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No break up and no miscommunication
Chinese drama are setting my standard high this year this one and when i fly towards you are my on top 10 list of this year..l love the story and everything Zhi's love was so pure so was Jianxu's.
I have cried on that scene when she told him she liked his since her high school š .
Also the scene when his father died š¢ š š
I cried like a child š when he said " am really getting old"? " why my parent's aren't here anymore"?.
I also loved all those scenes when she reminded him that he is a great person and deserves to be loved .
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The acting and the whole vibe from this drama was outstanding and powerful. I loved the tragedy aspect so much,nowadays you can't really find stories like this one, it had the kind of angst that can linger on the viewers heart for a long time but...after watching the first half,my excitment for this show slowly went down. Some things were dragged out constantly and their moral choices made me lose interest. I wish i had enjoyed the story more without the main female lead annoying me and without rolling my eyes everytime the brother and his girlfriend spoke.
The ending was brilliant but again,i wish it didn't end so abruptly,perhaps it could've been more extended.
Overall,this drama has a lot of potential but it just wasn't what i wanted. Watch this for yourself,this was my honest opinion and it might be just mine.
Also,everyone of us is a Moo Young in our own world trying to figure out this life.
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Cun Xi was pretty annoying in the beginning. I mean, obviously his heart was at the right place more or less. But when he asked her to leave after giving birth I wanted to slap him! I mean, how can a mother (especially someone as gentle as Xin Yi) give up her baby without dying a little each second? I liked his character more after ep 12. As for Dylan, I really really really liked him in the beginning. But after they left for Shanghai (ep 12?) - Bleh. He just got annoying. EPISODE 12 T-T It was so sad! I dare you to watch it without crying! Seriously! EPISODE 12. The reason I still can't get myself to like Anna. I'm sorry.Generally I do believe in giving second chances to evil characters ( I DO I DO XD). But what she did pissed me too much. So even if the whole world is ready to accept her reasons for what she did (including Cun Xi and Xin Yi)- I CANNOT.
So, basically, Xin Yi and Cun Xi end up sleeping together because she thinks he's her cheating boyfriend and he thinks she's Anna. Now I know it sounds kinda ridiculous but he's so horny (long story) and she's so dizzy and it's dark. So yeah...after they're done he's like "Gu Chi?" and she's like, "Who's Anna?" and then lights on and TA-DA! BAHAHAHAHA XD XD
On top of everything she becomes pregnant with his child while he's still in love with Anna who (in short) is a selfish Beeaach. They decide to keep the baby and not get it aborted while the supercool grandma somehow manages to get them married. And then Cun Xi drops the bomband tells her to leave after giving birth and that Anna could be the mom to the child -.- But they keep getting closer and closer and now Cun Xi becomes conflicted about his feelings. Then comes ep 12. Honestly, I never expected the story to turn out this way. It really surpassed my expectations. Really nice story.
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The most addictive qualities of this series are very much present in this version as well. The things that Dao Ming Si say, and his endless longing glances at Shan Cai, are enough to make anyone weak at the knees.
However, at the same time it's his love for her that give birth to a couple of truly disturbing scenes.
Violence and possessiveness is a part of Si's nature in a shocking way. This wasn't there in the Korean or Japanese versions. It made Meteor Garden hard to watch.
Hadn't it been for those scenes I would have had no qualms giving the drama a 9 or 10. Simply for how kick-ass Shan Cai is and the way Si makes my knees wobble.
As I see it, HYD is a mash-up of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and her other books. The arrogant Dao Ming Si and the introverted Hua Ze Lei represent the dual aspects of Mr Darcy's personality. Si's domineering mother is Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
Don't let the fact that this is from 2001 scare you off. It's a timeless story. Even crazy hair, bad outfits and old cell phones can't distract you from the heart at its core.
(Plus, he loses the headband and pineapple-hairdo a couple of episodes in. :) )
My advice is:
Watch! But be prepared for a flawed hero that wouldn't work outside of the realm of pure fantasy.
The pluses:
+ Shan Cai's reactions feel more convincing than in any other version of the series, and are full of girl-power
+ The way that the character are explained and the story plays out makes more sense than in any other version
+ The music is less imposing and annoying than in the J&K-versions
The minuses:
- Si's violent and possessive tendencies are on occasion creepy and downright shocking
- The sound and other production values leave something to be desired
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āæ which version is better āæ
"The thai version is better" , these words is coming from person considered the Korean version one of her favorite .why ?
the difference between them is great. If it was not the same basic idea, I would have thought that two of them are two different dramas . The acting is clearly much weaker than the Korean version, but I felt the FL/support actors acting was getting better as the episodes passed .. The ghost stories are more realistic they are somewhat better than the Korean version even the villain ghosts have sad stories which broke my heart (warning the ghosts here is more scarier) , plans of the villain was different and I did not expect what is his next step would be .
chemistry between ML and FL was perfect they both looked like 2 high school lovers *cuteeeee*
What annoyed me in this version :
FL and her red dress I was so happy when she changed it xD , ML gives Weird looks and smiles ( he was trying to be sexy i think lol) , there was some silly scenes i couldn't take, also villain is supposed to be a nice person in the beginning, but from the first start he was suspicious and weird however in general I do not regret watching this drama. I have been suffering for some time from not being able to complete any lakorn finally i did it....
Won't forget uncle's quote
"No one can escape their karma"
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Heartwarming, and beautiful
** I didn't read the manhwa so this is fully on my perspective as a viewer of the drama.PLOTS
First, of course the story. This web drama is basically a light mini-series thus the plots of this drama is not that complicated, basically easy to understand, easy to follow the flow. It started with some fresh beginning, everything going on smoothly but somehow there's a little glitch towards the end. I donāt want to spoil it to new viewers but all I could say is that the writer decides to compress everything there, thus making it seems a little rush but thankfully it's going well towards the end. I believe this story is not completed yet because thereās a lot of things thatāre not happening yet, but if they do want it left cliff-hanging just like this, I think itās fine. The main couple already got their happy ending, and we canāt imagine how bad some characters would be later in another season (if itās based on the manhwa.)
SETTINGS
It's basically a typical high school kind-of story so for sure they focused on them being highshoolers//teenagers. Having to deal with academic, talent, bully, and free-spirit things are one of the things focused on here. Above all that, this series values friendship and love the most, how important to have someone who will be there when you're in need. Someone to understand and help you when youāre needing them. This value is the most beautiful thing happen in this story.
CHARACTERS
The main leads; Gong Ju-young, played by Park Jihoon. His character really is a cute and fresh one, literally a high-spirit teen which is so blinded by love towards the female lead, Wang Ja-rim. Some of his scenes are weird, childish and unpredictable yet making sense to the drama itself, a romance-comedy drama and somehow portray our real life when we were at their ages. Park Jihoon's character is also this lively and fresh, justifying him playing the role of Ju-young, and he really did great in in his character. For the female lead, Wang Ja-rim played by Lee Ruby. At first, I find it a little uncomfortable to see her playing the role because she seems a little awkward. I don't know if that really is her character in manhwa so please forgive me if it is. Ja rim's character is actually fun to look at, because we don't know what would she do when she's with Ju-young. She can be very tough, scary but at the same time, she's also can be cute and kind to others around her.
Move on to the 2nd lead; Lee Kyungwoo, played by Kim Younghoon. To be honest, as his first acting role he played his character really well despite being 180ā° different in real life. I heard that he attended an acting academy before being an idol so I guess thatās explained well. His character is a big one, he played a role as the best friend, the mature and and the problematic one to the story. The problem of him being the 2nd lead is that his chemistry with Ja-rim is not that strong since they didn't have many scenes being just two, plus the writer kind of hurry things up. Above all that, honestly, he played Kyungwooās character flawlessly so Iād really hope thereāll be more acting opportunities for him in the future.
As for Minji, Jung Daeun played her character really well, being the sad girl in the story, holding everything in her heart; really does portray a teen who has a crush on someone, but couldnāt express herself. Apart from all that, we have characters that making we smile through the story which is Ah-ram (WJSN Dayoung), Byunghoon (Ko Chanbin), Kyungmin (Ahn Dokyu) and Seunghee (Hong Jinhee). They has made us full of laughter throughout the whole series and Iām so thankful for that.
Thatās all my review for this cute web drama. Whoever thought about watching this, go on. Youāll never regret it. ^^
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OVERRATED, needed 6eps only
don't get me wrong, I love the main cast and I loved them as characters but as a plot it offered nothing new. it was just a mix of every other dramas;the bullying happens in every school genre, the evil corrupt politician happens in every law/crime genre and the main evil spirit was like every other psychopath, like strong woman dobong soon.
the only things I enjoyed were the hugs, the unexpected familyness and the 1st big fight when the evil spirits collabed which created a good amount of angst.
afterwards it was just another repeated mess of cliches. they kept trying to kill of Mae Ok becasue she was the "weakest" link.
the bullying honestly felt like a fight club, there's no way anyone could not see what was going on. with that severity of bullying every kid would've been dead or crippled..
Wi Gen "betraying" them the 1st time made no sense. she didn't talk about it and she wasn't against them but it was just used for cheap struggle.
the bully just looked like a 30 year old hurting kids and well the actor is 30 so that was a big mismatch ;/ and the whole wrap up of that part is a horrible lesson to teach kids. "take bullying, don't fight back, love and forgive the bully until they redeem themselves" ;/
the pace was slow, the evil people got too much screen time and they didn't achieve their full potential, I don't know if the writer change happened in this season, but they need a better writer.
though nothing will make me watch s2 ;(
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Pyo Na Ri engages the world like an underdeveloped child. Her codependent interactions, emotional instability and what could only be called pretending to be interested in her high school aged brothers life should serve as no example for an adult woman trying to make their way in the world.
The undeserving male lead remained self absorbed and undeserving for the duration of the show. The second male lead character was so much of what you want in a man and definitely should have received more air time.
The music was appropriate and hilarious at times (no, no, no nooooo! lol) the wardrobe of everyone EXCEPT Pyo Na Ri was on point.
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THE REAL THING , STRICTLY FOR ADULTS
Don't watch this if you're an idealist .You can't pretend to live in a La La Land forever .
This drama is an absolute depiction of how politics work .
It's cruel , sweet but most of all overwhelming to most extent .
We all start by thinking
' I will change the world '
How ?
' By my sense of justice and righteousness '
It all starts with such self belief and shit !
Everything comes at a cost .
And that includes power too .
This is the first season so it's a cliffhanger right now .
But always remember
' You don't cling to the wrong to climb up else you're bound to fall and there's no standing after that '
This is it . It's not a review but an explanation of what to expect in the drama .
It's not a plot to please you , but to depict how things work .
Enjoy !
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A Watchable drama
Its acceptable because all the struggle they faced during this whole journey but still they managed to produce a decent Watchable drama in the end. I felt the end seems very forced but apart from that i liked the whole drama.As you all know they changed the main actor in the middle so from there it's looks like a complete different type of show, i still remember the cuts of 8 and 9th Episodes looks really wierd. Accepting a new actor in the place of jisoo was not easy, But somehow Na in Woo and Kim so hyun chemistry looks very cute and interesting, so it was good watching them together atleast.
Coming to the story and screenplay, it has nothing particular to offer and looks pretty much a usual type historical drama with patriotism and politics. 20 long episode was understandable the very first they slowly and internationally creating a very hard chaotic environment and for a viewer, u will feel very complicated and tensed in the end the whole thing was messed up.
Everything was exactly happen what u expect, But it could have been a better ending. I read some comments that the end was not exactly from the original novel. Anyway happy to see kim so hyun with her cute acting which makes other things forget also hats off to the cast and crew especially the producer who not just reshoots the rest of the Episode from where jisoo left and also from beginning to the sixth.
Overall a watchable drama
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Not My Type
I tried my best to write this review so pardon me if it's not the best. I'm not gonna entertain people who want to defend this show.First of all, I would like to apologize to those who love this series. This series isn't made for me and it is a chore for me to finish sadly. I tried to like it but I didn't like it from the beginning till the end. While the show has some problematic issues with disrespecting and misuse of mental health topics as well as the sexual abuse portrayed there, I don't wanna address it as many helpful reviews on Tharntype's review page has already done it anyways and mine is gonna be similar, if not the same as well. While I appreciate the writers for trying to go complex in this BL with all those mental health issues, I just think they have done it wrong and no proper research is made on it.
I wanna talk more about the storyline because I do have my problems with it. The show tried to do so much in those 12 episodes by adding more storylines and it became over complicated. Instead of having unnecessary antagonist, pointless characters like the guy who tried to be Korean and Tar's story, I would rather focus more on Tharn and Type's relationship progress. Those times spent on them could have been spent on those two. How they met, see their ups and downs in their relationship, and slowly let it develop. I also want to dive in more in Tharn and Type's character even if I dislike them both. What's the point of adding more storylines if their relationship is not fully developed in the first place?
I'm personally not a fan of their relationship. Let's start from the beginning. I find it rushed especially with how the relationship of Tharn and Type is like starting. As I have recalled, they are only roommates and I am not sure if they are even friends in the first place since it's not established there. I remember questioning Tharn on when he fell in love with Type. Did he fell in love at first sight? Moving on to journey with their relationship seeing them having sex and all those crazy tragedies and that's where I conclude that I just don't like their relationship at all. I mean, yes it's realistic for couples to fight all the time and jealousy is normal, but to add in those physical abuses is such a turn off for me. That is not a healthy relationship for sure. If you're asking which one I'm talking about, it's in episode 9 (The part where Type slapped Tharn because Type misunderstood the situation going on there) To be honest, both of them need help and are not ready to be in one yet.
All in all, I feel like the series has potential, but it's just wasted in the end. I do love the fluff moments between them and Mew and Gulf have amazing chemistry together that I can't help but squeal as well as a normal fangirl LOL. You know what I'm talking about for those who completed the series. I just couldn't bring myself to ignore what happened earlier. I don't want to go in detail with this review as my review is more of a rant haha. I don't want to rewatch it again. Instead, I'll just watch those crazy MewGulf videos together because what's not better than seeing two hot men being so cute together? UwU
As I've said earlier, everyone has a different opinion for this show. Some may love it, some may not. Sadly, my opinions went in the opposite direction of not loving it. That's all I can say about this show.
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I would say if you're a Kim Soo Hyun fan then sure, have a go at it, but it isn't anything like a K-drama (nudity, drug use and violence), and you won't finish it with any more understanding than when you started.
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The visual of the main leads soo ??
i love the story, the characters, the visual of the main leads, i learn so much from this drama, not too much conflicts so yeaah this is joyfull drama, i found that the mainleads have developed their acting skills, for me 25 episodes is not enough, this drama should be 35 or 40 episodes š, about rewatch?? of course, i rewatched more than 3x, love all the soundtracks either, i would recommend this drama to my friends too, oh and the makeup suits the story, overall this drama is worth to watch š„°š„°Was this review helpful to you?
