Extensions ahoy! Guess we?re just going to be neck-deep in overlapping dramas for a while. Eek! We?ll have to reserve some extra time in the fourth dimension and eat all our wheaties to make it out of this alive.
KBS has confirmed a 4-episode extension for its Wednesday-Thursday epic action-adventure drama Gaksital (Bridal Mask), bringing the new total episode count to 28. It?ll now conclude its run on August 30 and push Nice Guy?s premiere to September 5.
Gaksital was the Wednesday-Thursday ratings leader right out of the gate, and has maintained its lead, now at the 14-15% range. Because it?s doing
well and was originally conceived as a 30-episode drama, it makes sense that KBS would push for an extension. I do think that it?s a drama with a rich enough world to sustain an extension ? there are certainly plenty of characters (one might even say too many), and I still want to spend a lot more downtime with each of the main characters to fill out their stories and their motivations.
And perhaps they?ll take the four extra episodes and give us an even more satisfying build-up to Kang-to?s growth and transformation into a hero for the people. It will! It can! It might? *whimper* I think the tapestry of the Occupation era and the portrayal of a 1930s Korea is endlessly fascinating, and if the hero?s journey steps it up a notch, I could be persuaded that an extension is worth it. Make a believer outta me, GAKSITAAAAAAAAAL!
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Initially, when I hard this I thought that the drama won't be that good if it's extended, but since it was originally conceived as a 30-episode drama I think that this is actually a very good thing.
I'm so so so happy. This is for sure one of my favorite dramas ever, at least for now, and not just because I have a huge crush on JW.