Is there any drama out there similar to
On the Way to the Airport? (From any country!)
When I say
"similar" I don't mean that it has to be about married people having
an affair, forbidden love, the same actors or about airports - even though it
can be about any of those things, of course.
I'm looking for something similar
in style and atmosphere/mood!
TL;DR - what I'm
looking for is:- Kind male lead
- Visually beautiful
- No stupidly evil, hateful
characters who meddles in other's business
- No dragging because of
unnescesary plot twist that don't make sense
- Simple story and natural
romance
In more detail:
What I like about
On
the Way to the Airport is that even though I exepcted it to be filled with
angst, clichés and melodrama, it's most of all
a beautiful, heartwarming drama
even though it's sad and starts with a tragedy.
The romance is
intense but natural. In a way they are torn apart inside because of their
forbidden feelings - Soo Ah because, well, it's forbidden and complicated and
Do Woo mostly because he understands her pain… I honestly don't think he feels
very guilty, because he realises that he can't connect with his wife
emotionally - but the main focus is not on the struggle within them but the
comfort they find in each other. They are soulmates.
The chemistry is real and
it shows in ther faces when they are together and it makes them happy, after
all.
Do Woo is perhaps
too good to be true but I love to see a male lead like this. (No
wrist-grabbing, no "I know what's best for you, let me decide", no
nonsense!) I love the way he is extremely patient, and kind, and honest with
his feelings and the way just lets himself love and be loved. And Soo Ah is a
character I can, for the most part, relate to and feel for.
It is calm and
slow-paced even though things are going on and there's a mystery in the
background (what Annie's mother is up to, the father and so on). I like that
the supporting characters are neither too
confusing (to be honest, I often find that things going on in the
background of k-dramas are a bit confusing) or annoying. This doesn't mean they
are all likeable- they're not - but they are somewhat "real" after
all. Even Annie's mother almost makes sense to me... I like that the supporting
characters have their own things going on but they don't take up too much
screentime = dragging.
I adore watching
this just for the pure pleasue to the eyes. I love the colours and the scenery.
So many scenes are filled with that soft, warm and sometimes golden light.
Visually it matches the theme of the story perfectly!
I still have two
more episodes to go. (And yes, I expect Captain Park to make a lot of trouble
before it's over…) When I like a drama very much I don't want it to end, that's
why. So I'm thinking: Is there something else out there that can make me feel the
same way when I'm watching it? I find
On the Way to the Airport so easy to
watch because it's not too heavy and not too light, it's slow but it doesn't
drag (never boring and the episodes don't feel like they're too long) and I can
feel the love so strongly.
