Deep story line, complex characters, I love it and there’s Ji Sung...what’s not to like
I love this show but end of season 2 was crazy can't wait for season 3.
half of the people that are in the header are dead or gone please change thank u
Now that I’ve watched the entire series in literally one sitting, I’m ready to go back and go through it more slowly. Maybe take notes on each ep about the things I love and things that might trigger others.
There is just so much world-building for all that it is set right here and now. The layers of detail and the breadth of the world created is just fascinating.
Each location truly feels separate, probably because they did actually film on location heh. And each culture feels very distinct which creates such a sense of realism.
I am genuinely impressed with the technical aspects of this show: directing, writing, editing, cinematography, etc. But the heart of it is the chemistry between the main cast and how well they demonstrate the sudden intimacy that their new situations create.
Nothing felt inevitable, there was always a sense of risk and possibility. At the same time, the things that do happen feel right and true to the characters and situations. It’s masterful.
I feel so fortunate that this show exists and that I got to see it.
All that said, there are some incredibly intense moments in the show. There is a suicide in the early part of episode one. Later there is various levels of gore and violence. And if you have any bodily issues, the fact that the show in no way ignores the biological issues of cis women’s bodies might shock you.
As far as I can recall, however, there is no animal harm or rape/attempted rape. I specifically recall a scene where I was like, “oh thank fuck! he’s only trying to murder her.”
At the end of the day, the people I cared about survived and/or triumphed enough that the hardships they went through felt worth it. Intensity level-wise (language, sex, violence, plot) I would compare it to Starz’s Spartacus series. Quality-wise too, it’s that good.
funny and sad (not a lot sad though) at the same time!
Lee Ji Yi's and Chang Soo's relatonship is the only thing that is worth watching in this drama. Instead of lead couple, I enjoyed these two more.
Jang Yoon Ha's relatonship with Choi Joon Gi was good but they made boring with her breakup and senseless revenge.
Some parts of the story was either senseless, bad or full of cliches. Yoon Ha's Mom was the worst character in the entire drama. Honestly I wanted to every scene of her as it didn't effect the story of the lead couple.
In short, it is an average drama with some beautiful moments. If you are watching for the first time, only watch the scenes of the two couples and skip rest of the story as there isn't any major development, just cliches.
Started off very good but ending really sucked. There was so much story building of so many characters and they only gave us the main couples getting together in the end. While that's great, I would have loved to know what happened with them after spending so much time with Yoon Ha, Chang Soo and Joon Gi's families. The main couple wasn't really convincing while the second leads really made the show. The acting, chemistry was so on point. I laughed and I cried when they laughed and cried. Their dynamic was something you enjoyed watching. For me, Park Hyung Shik was the best of all four main actors. He is truly a great actor and hope to see more of him in the future. I'll never forget the scene with his mom in episode 14. So intense and so well played with even the tiniest of facial expressions added to the performance. I also liked seeing Sung Joon in a more complicated, twisted role although his performance in Lie to Me was much better than in High Society, even though he didn't have a main role in that one. Overall, I'll give it a 7/10. Good build up, but lacked closure in the end.
it was the second couple that really gave me feels. i feel like their story is more well written than the main couple. And I also like the hate to love trope with a dash of love triangle, it just never gets old for me.
used to watch it when I was a kid xD it was my favorite part of the day, for sure.
So if you’ve seen the comments on any other place about this show, they aren’t wrong. It’s your cliché rom-com that you can most likely predict will happen. REGARDLESS...I did enjoy the show and watched all 20 episodes, sidenote no one cares about but I do plan to watch the second season when it comes out. ==So if you cannot stand watching another basic rom-com, this show may not be for you. ==
Overall the plot is as I said, you’re basic rom-com where this rich man falls for this [not really] poor girl. They end up getting married after forging a contract that benefits not only Xia Lin but also Ling Yizhou. (He gets the wife and relationship without all the drama of dating, and she gets his bone marrow so she can have a life.) However with each passing episode, they do end up falling in love with each other. Yet no drama is complete unless we have the villians, the people who try to keep them apart, the secrets, plus the family and friends.
Pros...
- The cast
Honestly even from the beginning you can tell that all the actors get along and have great chemistry together. Sometimes, regardless of the great acting, you can tell it’s forced but that can’t be said for this show. It was all smooth sailing. I found Wen Li, Jia Fei, and Chu Yan to be very underrated. So definitely look out for them.
P.S. I hope they get more parts in the second season.
- The script.
Even though I have heard literally most of the lines in this show, the writers were still able to pull out some great jokes. There wasn’t a single episode were I wasn’t laughing at least in some part. Wen Li and Ling Yizhou’s dialogues are something all of you should look out for.
- The protagonists and their relationship.
Believe it or not, out of the little research I did, this seems to be the first time the two main leads are playing the leads in a show. I think they did a good job playing the protagonists also because the characters were well written. I do like that they portray (except for one part, and you’ll know what I’m talking if you watch) a healthy relationship. Despite it being a contract marriage, both Xia Lin and Ling Yizhou communicate and grow as a couple, together. Obviously they have their fights, but they portray a realistic and [for the most part] healthy relationship. I will say, I don’t condone or approve of some of the things that were done. But then again this is a drama, there has to be something so people come back for more. Besides the two, I especially like that the female protagonist does stand up for herself and speaks her mind. She isn’t like other female protagonists that stay quiet, endure, are made fun of, always run back to the guy, etc. I’m honestly not a fan of the latter since I feel it’s really demeaning/overplayed.
- Production.
In high school I actually had a TV class where we had to film for the morning announcements. There I ended up learning somewhat about how to shoot. So whenever I see good lighting, the camera angles, etc., it’s always a plus for me.
- The music.
It fit the overall mood of the scene, but it wasn’t overpowering. Pretty cheerful actually....but I don’t speak Chinese so I had no idea what it was saying ^^’
Cons...
- The acting.
Now don’t get me wrong, the acting wasn’t atrocious. I just found some parts to be...awkward?
• The first time where Xia Lin and Ling Yizhou kiss, Ling has to pull Xia by her neck to being her in for a kiss.
• When Xia Lin is drugged and she confuses Chu Yan for Ling Yizhou, she does this puckering face and tries to pull him closer.
• Nan Jintain slamming his hand on the table in front of Xia Lin (to scare her)
Those are just some instances off the top of my head, yet they don’t deter from this show having great quality, etc.
- The villians
Although they had [somewhat] good plans....the villians didn’t inspire fear and were taken down pretty swiftly. So they don’t get a good rating from me.
- Timing.
I actually didn’t have a problem with this at all until the last....3-4 episodes. The way it was portrayed made it seem as if a week had gone by when it was actually a day. That kind of threw me off and confused me. But again, this only happened towards the end for me.
- Some of the audio, especially when Xia Lin talks was so soft spoken and quiet that I had to turn my volume up high to make sure I could hear her.
One of the best shows, not just Kdramas! Everyone should watch it, especially parents. This was well-made! Well, except for the last part, which felt a bit rushed (like most Kdramas) and the happy endings felt a little too forced. Maybe it's because they didn't want to leave things on a sad, horrible note, but that would have felt more real. Of course at the time it calmed my heart that the characters each had a good ending in their lives.
At first I thought the show was that boring mature theme kind of drama. But every time one episode ends, it makes you want to watch more. And when you know it, you already finish the whole drama.
I may be the only one here, but i don't watch shows just to comment about the acting, visual effects and stuff. Actually I finished this one a time ago now. However i think it deserves some more credit, as i've seen shows with poor acting and terrible visual effects that surprisingly last more than 1 season. While of course, good series (like this or better, i should say) die after 2 seasons.
I may be a simple guy but i know what i want, and it's not about the acting or the script, it's about the story! Creativity, above all. Stargate sg-1 always had terrible actors, even for the 90's, and i don't see anyone complaining. Atlantis was similar, and then stargate universe came, with great production and better cast, and guess what? Ended after season 2. If you ask me, sci-fi is going to hell these days, but at least some shows like this can still make it.
Despite all of that, as i'm not just a stupid fanboy, i will admit the second half of season 5 was horrible, so thank god they finished it there. But i can't complain about the overall story (and acting). I just can't, guys, sorry!
This is one of those Korean dramas that has so much potential at the start, but about five or six episodes in, it just dies out because producers restructure everything for ratings and not for story. ~Throw in all the Korean drama clichés! All of them!~ Ugh. You can pretty much go down a check list of typical Korean drama scenes, and this drama will have them all.
The best (read: only) way to watch this show is to fast forward through all the unnecessary/terrible scenes. First, all the chaebol family scenes, starting from about four or five episodes in. Second, all the Yewon or mistress scenes; they add absolutely nothing to the main plot. Third, all the Yoonha & Joongi scenes, starting from when Yoonha finally figures out Joongi's real intention. What you'll have left are all the scenes with Changsoo and Jiyi. That couple is the only reason why you should even bother with this show.
If you believe that women emerge from cryosleep chambers in full hair & makeup after 22 years of hibernated space travel, this show is for you.
I can't believe I used up all my brain power each week for no reason. I'm lowkey disappointed with how it ended.
THE HIGHEST RATED KDRAMA IN CABLE HISTORY
One of the best kdrama I've watch!
Even if the plot does not really convince you, you should give it a try because it's worth it.
For me this is one of the best kdrama in history not only because they knew how to handle a plot a bit cliche to perfection, but also because the performances were impeccable although I think the stars of the show were Kim Seo Hyung (Coach Kim), Yum Jung Ah (Han Seo Jin), Lee Tae Ran (Lee Soo Im), Kim Bora (Kim Hye Na), Kim Jung Nan (Lee Myung Joo), Song Geon Hee (Young Park Jae), Yoon Se Ah (No Seung Hye) ), Kim Hye Yoon (Kang Ye Seo), Lee Hyun Jin (Cho Tae Jun), Park Yu Na (Cha Se Ri), Cho Mi Nyeo (Key) and last but not least Chani (Hwang Woo Joo), they show off and interpreted their characters to perfection!
The direction by Jo Hyun Tak was really good but the biggest star here was the screenwriter Yoo Hyun Mi, WOW! A perfectly executed script, one of the best without doubts.
The soundtrack was good and the sound editing and mixing were excellent!
In conclusion it is an excellent drama, great performances, a good direction, a perfect script and a lot of drama!
My score is 8.7 / 10
Tons of funny scenes, good acting, lovely characters and a really good plot
I could easily rate this with a 9 but since this was a super high production I'm going to see those little details! TvN gets used to fill their high budget dramas with unnecessary scenes and this wasn't the exception. The first half was really good I can't complain, the second half was kinda meh and predictible, the chemistry between Yejin and hyunbin was so good, all the cast was super funny and watchable, not so sure about the side couple, looks like Kim Jung Hyun can't do comedy anymore without remembering his character from "Welcome to Waikiki" and to be honest all the scenes with him and Seo Ji Hye were boring and somehow longer than what I expected. Glad to see Kim Soo Hyun and Choi Ji Woo as guests.
Obviously this isn't the best drama from TvN but is good enough to be at least one of the best of Winter Season.
The effects are really bad and cheap but it is so faithful to the book they don't matter at all.
I love Natasha Lyonne so much.
Good show not as polished as the stargate shows or BSG but well worth the watch and at over 15 years old still seems current
The Good Wife left me wanting more, and to my surprise they delivered.
After 10 superb episodes I keep wanting more from them, they took the best from The Good Wife and made The Good Fight with a lot more at stake and keeping you at the edge of your seat. A familiar feel but a more exhilarating pace, one that The Good Wife did not have which makes it different and honestly keeps you hooked. I loved The Good Wife and they ended it on a high note in my opinion, with this they deliver a new story with more punch. The introduction of the new characters with multiple story lines just keeps you wanting more.
This must not be missed - The Good Fight - stop reading a go watch it, can't wait for Season 2!
