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Horrible

I enjoy cheesy romance and all the cringey little things that come with it, but this one... oh my god, this one is beyond horrible. Predictable story line, horrible acting, horrible shallow writing with no thoughts behind all the horrible overused word choices.

I was interested in this drama for the descriptions and the cover art. Honestly, knowing its a k-drama with that very typical description of the shallow power difference between the two main leads, my expectation is on the floor. I was ready for everything, really. I was just looking for ways to waste my free time.

Lo and behold, 7 episodes in, i just cannot continue anymore. Not even interested to know the ending from spoilers. I have forced myself to enjoy it but every minute of watching it is a torture. I feel like i have to dumb down myself to the level of an elementary school kid who has a hard time figuring out that 2+2 is 4. My god i wanted to throw up. This is just pure stupidity. Forget about morality talking, which is even horrible, but the writing.. i cannot. The "are you lost baby girl" line is pale in comparison to all the stupidity this drama has.

-10/10 because you will lose some braincells trying to convince yourself this drama is at least decent.

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The first thing I notice was the OST kinda mission impossibleish!! for the lack of a better word, not bad actually fits the scenes.. Hang Geun Suk did a decent job in portraying both characters of Do Chan and Joon Soo, from his posture, body language and his facial expressions. I was annoyed with the female lead. The first few episodes showed her to have brash, condescending, and irrational ( for a prosecutor at that). Her and her chief cannot keep a poker face and their demeanor are dead give away regarding the fake Joon Soo. I cannot believe that she had the nerve to ask if Do Chan was jealous of Joon Soo. I was grateful that Do Chan set her straight when he told her no more disrespect and no more name calling (CON ARTIST). Not quite sure if I can endure her till the end. I've seen KDramas tend to over exaggerate the main characters in the first few episodes for character development. I'm not rooting for a happy romantic ending between Hara and/or Joon Soo, Do Chan.

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Good characters and writing

Somebody stop Kang Si Young from crying!!! It's also annoying that she's always running after Dr Cha like a lost puppy and seeking to find somebody she can relate with since they both committed the same act/crime. She's very nosy. Too many characters that are after or against Dr Cha seem to be doing so for personal reasons that are somewhat unknown. They believe in the same things he does but still feel better about themselves for villanising him because they dont have the courage to do what he did. Or they are willing to keep him around because then they can have someone to blame for the personal "issues" they are fighting. It's a good drama and I love Dr Cha's commitment to fighting for his patients.

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Don't waste your time

Season 1 is really good, interesting, compelling keeps me watching regardless of a simple story.But,however, it leaves us to wander around to find answers and even didn’t give us a proper hint to find the person behind it.

Then, I thought, maybe season 2 would give answers as season 1 ended without proper explanation but sadly, the second season comes with another blanch of new artists. The story remains the same as well but it keeps on dragging.

I really can't tolerate the dragging more with the same story so,I dropped it.The season one is far more better and interesting.

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I have been watching and enjoying although there aren't any English subs yet. I really like all of the characters and the actors, especially the strong women.

In each episode there is a new mystery or puzzle they work on together in addition to the larger story. The setting and period costumes are so beautiful, they pay attention to the smallest of details (My favorite little detail is the changing creature during the scene transition as the carriage roles, everything else is the same only the creature changes - it's a very small detail, but it's indicative of their effort).

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Memórias não desaparecem, elas estão manchadas na sua alma.

Um romcom que não se esperava nada mas entregaram tudo! O plot de viagem no tempo é um tanto difícil de sustentar sem perder o ritmo, e sem deixar pontas soltas. Mas conseguiram manter muito bem a trama! Achei que faltou um pouco de explicação sobre o vilão, mas isso não faz falta. O casal principal, é uma graça, o romance deles ultrapassando o tempo, espaço e a memória! A Sol (parece chuva de tanto que chora) é uma personagem maravilhosa, que fez de tudo pra salvar quem ela ama, as vezes dava uma raiva de suas ações, mas era completamente compreensível. O Sunjae (eita como gosta de morrer) o último romântico, sempre amou a Sol, muito antes de tudo! O Kim Tae Sung (meu personagem favorito) amei ver ele evoluindo a cada lapso de tempo, se tornando uma pessoa melhor, um amigo querido, que no final salvou os protas.

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As of Episode 4, I have officially decided that this drama is trash. The cast is great, but the story -as well as being fairly cliche-is NG.

I get that this story has a lot of secrets that will be revealed "in due time," but beyond that teasing intrigue there is almost nothing else going for this drama. The progression of the romance is weak and unbelievable. The rationale behind the VP's behavior doesn't make sense. I mean, you're together for 9 years and then all of the sudden, let me act a lovesick fool around you. There's nothing gradual with how things are progressing and honestly the romance is taking up too much of the story time. I'm only hanging in there because Park Seo Joon is bae.

I'm skipping over everything else. Will update as the series progresses...if I even make it to the end.

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I hope my interest kicks in.

I am only on the 6th episode and I really want to like this drama. When I am watching, I usually connect with a character and love to watch their story unfold. However, so far, I have been unable to connect to any character. All of their personalities are terrible. One is supposed to be super kind and gentle but ends up just looking weak and submissive, one is supposed to be the "hero" but just seems stodgy, and judgemental, one is supposed to be the anti-hero but just looks devious and cold, and the last one is the reason I want to turn off the entire thing. The sister that is supposed to be wild and mischievous is just bitterness in the flesh. All of her actions have a very bitter tone to them. Her rebellious nature just comes off as ignorant. She is thoughtless and mean, not in the least bit funny.
The plot really caught my interest because I am a big fan of that theme, but it has been a real disappointment and hasn't shown any signs of getting better. However, I will continue to the end and see if I can find the reason so many people gave it a great review. It deserves a chance and I will return with a final verdict.

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I hate it when you don't get what other people see in highly rated dramas, but this is one of those dramas for me.

I totally enjoyed the first episode, it was thrilling and set up a great killer mystery plot. Then they pulled the 180/time jump/complete style shift/slow down that you usually get when they try to hook you with an awesome first episode. Episode 2 was like a different show. I almost didn't make it through episode 2 because it lost me that much, but I forced myself to episode 3 because of the reviews. It hadn't hooked me by then so I dropped it. The plot went from thrilling and fast paced in episode 1 to slow and a little comical. It just didn't do it for me.

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Can't help smiling

I have not seen every episode but this woman is a South Korean national treasure, she's so brilliant and funny. I mean she's a singer and dancer and she does her thing and she's bold and brassy and doesn't pull punches. I feel like there's no one like her out there in Korean Tv land. She's confronting and hilarious and maybe sometimes she makes people, celebrities a little uncomfortable but so she should, one thing she is never ever boring. I'm so glad she's out there shaking things up a bit, we need more people like that. Its a joy watching her put celebrities on the spot.

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So it's finally started. After the success of the (admittedly gleeful) trainwreck that was KinnPorsche, Thailand is now proceeding with the various third-rate knockoffs involving problematic relationships and tonal confusion. It's true the terrible Unforgotten Night came before this but here we are. Now instead of producing a series of cheap Lovesick imitations we're in for a long hard couple of years of KinnPorsche wannabes with little thought or planning behind them.

I'd explain what happened in the first episode I watched but none of it made any sense. And, in possibly a worse criticism (considering the genre), the sex scene was clunky and, well, unsexy. At least KinnPorsche's sex scenes were genuinely erotic (as long as you didn't think too hard at the relationships and circumstances around it) but the one that underpins this episode is just flat out badly written, acted and directed.

I didn't know why these two men were having sex. Nor why one of the main characters decided he needed to remodel his bar afterwards. All I knew was that I was confused and bored and, if the former can be handwaved, the latter cannot.

So unless your commitment to watching awkward men simulate bad sex is high, avoid for now. Its not like there won't be a new version of this story next week.

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I tried y'all, I really did.

A running gag in my Korean class is how I am an avid reader of romance novels, but I am pretty much averse to Romantic K-Dramas. Crash Landing On You so far is the first and only one that I have loved. I would count Mystic Pop-Up but that's more of a Fantasy Family drama. I'll try to be brief, but this was a new record for me, I got 2.5 episodes in before I permanently clocked out for 3 reasons.

1. Ko Moon Young tap danced on every last nerve I had.

Pretty much every romantic K-drama I have bailed on has MLs who behaved similarly or worse. This trope of love interests being cruel until they fall in love/sleep with a virgin (looking at you After/Kissing Booth) is TIRED. No, you don't need love you to save you, you need to leave us the hell alone so we can find something healthy and won't run up our blood pressure up. Plus, I know they tried to work in the aspect of KMY having severe mental health issues as the reason, but that doesn't seem good enough an explanation considering the harm done. At no point in the episodes I watched did I think, "Hmm, she seems really seems ready and deserving of love.

2. Most interesting storyline wasn't the main one.

I was more into the Moon Brothers' story because it seemed more realistic in it's depictions of being a caretaker to an intellectually disabled sibling, autism (for Korean standards) and the fine line between support and codependency. Would have loved to watch it unfold, but Miss Author got in the way.

3. Kim Soo Hyun's sexiness couldn't save me.

Okay, it was at this point that I was SHOOK. Kim Soo Hyun could literally read me obituaries and I'd think it was the sexiest thing ever done. I sat through ALL TWO HOURS of REAL yet, couldn't make it through 2.5 episodes of this show. Seeing him in this show? It just didn't connect for me like it usually does.

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Promising 1st episode!

Promising 1st episode giving me Tony Stark-In-Heroes-TV-Series-kinda vibe with that time travel I hope the viewers who left bad comments of The King can understand this drama. This ahjussi does not really do much dramas so probably he's new face for some, but then there's warrior-from-the-future Park Shin Hye who'll do all the saving (saw the stunts in teasers, I'm just wow)

Love the plot, it's evident they really invested millions in this drama. Happy 10th year JTBC! Hahahaha
I'll probably update this post after watching a few more episodes since this started to air last night.

P.S. Wished they casted a more genius-cocky-oppa-vibe actor like Ju JiHoon, Park Seo Joon or Lee Min Ho but they prolly wanted a late-30s oppa they could go for Ha Jung Woo or Hyun Bin jk. Anyway, this ahjussi looks okay but I don't see the chemistry yet.

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SAME NAME BUT DIFFERENT PERSONAS

First Epi: The episode starts with T-rex(Gun) introducing his housemates and their habits. The house owner Watee decides to rent his house after his mother's death to pay all the debts. Five guys come to stay in his house. Each of them is a student from different faculty. So the first episode was nice and entertaining to watch. I'm eager to watch the next one too.
Acting: The cast is very talented. They have already proved their ability in their previous shows. Krist nailed his expressions who mourning for his mom's death. Off was perfect to portray as a quirky guy and the scenes where he gets scarred of ghosts were funny. Other phobias like Euphobia which Singto has is something I never heard of. Overall the acting was decent.
Story: Six guys who are all Tee have very peculiar and weird habits decides to stay together. This would create many conflicts as some characters are very rigid. It's an interesting concept. I want the script to establish this conflict and provide a good climax.
Lastly, I didn't understand the reason behind Krist wanting roommates by the name "Tee". But that's what drama wants to establish. Even though they all have the same name differ a lot in their habits. Nice start.

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