I know a lot of people felt let down after a few episodes. I'm not one of them. I've been watching KD for a year now, non stop, and this show is the one that ousts them all out of my heart (almost all of them).
I kept avoiding it because (not proud of this) Park Seo Joon looked unbearably unattractive to me (that was before Hwarang ) and the trailers were poorly chosen. But from the moment I started, there wasn't an episode without me pausing to think, gosh this is good!
Yeah, this story has been told many times before. Not usually my taste, by the way. And yet I liked every single bit of it. Every character, every villain, every move, every reaction, let alone, the acting, scenery, pace (except for the last episode: admitedly, that one was dragged out beyond my tolerance).
PSJ is incredibly versatile in this role. And he manages to be handsome with that awful haircut. Even Park Bo Gum (cameo) couldn't catch my eye.
The love story was boring? Although I thought it impossible, I swear I spent nights thinking of alternative endings were Seoroyi would chose Yi-Seo at some point. Like a fool, I begged with hands and knees for them to end up togheter. Was my wish granted?
Of course, there was the whole gay-transgender-black thing, that will make you throw up after watching so many western shows. You'd think they just forgot to add a disabled person. But this is Korea, man! They dare show a black guy, a Korean black guy at that! There were scenes with people touching him, holding his hands, hugging him!! This does not happen in KD land! This is just not done! Racism isn't even considered an issue in Korea because most people don't understand what's wrong with judging people over skin color.
In "Fight For My Way", same PSJ basically says there is no difference between an island natives and monkeys!
I finished this just a few minutes ago, so I'm still experiencing the excitement of the aftermath. Maybe ten stars isn't my final rating. Still. This show is one of the best ever.
I kept avoiding it because (not proud of this) Park Seo Joon looked unbearably unattractive to me (that was before Hwarang ) and the trailers were poorly chosen. But from the moment I started, there wasn't an episode without me pausing to think, gosh this is good!
Yeah, this story has been told many times before. Not usually my taste, by the way. And yet I liked every single bit of it. Every character, every villain, every move, every reaction, let alone, the acting, scenery, pace (except for the last episode: admitedly, that one was dragged out beyond my tolerance).
PSJ is incredibly versatile in this role. And he manages to be handsome with that awful haircut. Even Park Bo Gum (cameo) couldn't catch my eye.
The love story was boring? Although I thought it impossible, I swear I spent nights thinking of alternative endings were Seoroyi would chose Yi-Seo at some point. Like a fool, I begged with hands and knees for them to end up togheter. Was my wish granted?
Of course, there was the whole gay-transgender-black thing, that will make you throw up after watching so many western shows. You'd think they just forgot to add a disabled person. But this is Korea, man! They dare show a black guy, a Korean black guy at that! There were scenes with people touching him, holding his hands, hugging him!! This does not happen in KD land! This is just not done! Racism isn't even considered an issue in Korea because most people don't understand what's wrong with judging people over skin color.
In "Fight For My Way", same PSJ basically says there is no difference between an island natives and monkeys!
I finished this just a few minutes ago, so I'm still experiencing the excitement of the aftermath. Maybe ten stars isn't my final rating. Still. This show is one of the best ever.