amrita828 wrote: So I'm a little confused now. Did you complete the drama? And if so, I infer you didn't like it. Sure, Goo Yong Ha IS the best thing, absolutely delectable with his mannerism and his fantastic wardrobe. However, I thought the drama was very well done, never boring, entertaining and although it failed on the realism department, I loved it. I usually don't like historical dramas because I can't stand long political intrigues and the like, so I was very happy to find out the intrigue here is more of a literary kind.
amrita828 wrote: LOL, Lis, I must say you're very brave - or perhaps you're just masochistic - if you keep on trying something you clearly don't like. If it were me, I'd have dropped it at episode 1. If you are hoping for a lot of SJK's screen time, I'm afraid you will be more and more disappointed since - ALAS!!! - he has got less than he deserves.
As for my post, I was actually referring to RF. She forgot about this thread and then came back to say the only good thing about is SJK. Which implies she either dropped the drama or completed it without liking it - which would make her an even bigger masochist than you. ;);)
I started SS when i was on my travels cos of the hype I had heard good things about it...I found it bit slow but after reassurances from kamz & I think C4U i stuck with it till about ep 10 when I was tempted to drop it, the only reason I didn’t is that SS was available on YouTube & whilst I was in Asia I had dodgy wifi connections & also a lot of sites that I could access in UK I couldn’t access over there even Dramacrazy, & even the sites i could access the buffering speed was slow that i lost all patience so as SS was on YT with a relatively quick buffering speed I had little choice but to watch it I left it at ep 18 when I got back to UK & I recently decided to finish it cos it was only 2 more hours out of my life lol.
The above explains why I watched it haha generally Im not a masochist & drop a drama quicksmart if I dont like it.
OK my views on the drama itself the main couples chemistry I didn’t find convincing also the so called second lead Yoo Ah In I hardly saw him languishing away for his lost love he was too busy running around on rooftops with his red letters lol….
The story wasn’t compelling enough to hold my interest over 20 episodes perhaps if it had been condensed into 16 episodes it might have been more punchy. Don’t get me wrong I am a fan of sageuks & loved Iljimae, Chuno & The Princess Man – SS just wasn’t in the same vein & I found it disappointing overall I still gave it a 7 out of 10 though
The best thing about the whole drama was the lovely Song Joong Ki his mannerisms & way of speaking I found totally captivating. I also found his love for YAI endearing he truly cared for him! I found THAT story more fascinating than the main couple & I like Yoochun as well, maybe hes got the same problem as Kim Hyun Joong who doesn’t come across well as an actor either although to be fair to Yoochun I have only seen him act in SS & KHJ I have seen him “act” in a couple of dramas & I remain unimpressed.
I know plenty of people loved this drama & it was pleasant enough just not exciting or angsty enough for my tastes…as I say each to their own.
