Cleo_007
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Those 5 stars are ONLY for the actors and actresses that did their best in a poorly written script!
I REFUSE to continue watching a tv series that promotes rape culture.
When a woman says NO that means NO.
Writernim Lee made the stellar character of Song Hwa a caricature, normalizing rape culture in the process.
In the beginning of the Season 2, SHwa made pretty clear that she rejected IkJun.
But little by little, they made her to change her mind in a way that is awful!
ShinLee duo used their cast to validate such behaviors as:
- It is alright to have a stalker! The girl or boy will eventually change her / his mind!
- It is alright to stay in a toxic relationship, manipulation and gaslighting doesn't matter!
You are just imagining things! If he / she lies or doesn't say the truth (lies by omission) then that's okay too!
-It is alright to stay in an abusive relationship, if you don't die in the end!
(I am using sarcasm obviously!)
Some might think that I am exaggerating, but since the Pandemic and the lockdowns around the world, have you seen the Femicide rates by country?
ShinLee basically told us that:
*WE* don't know what we are thinking!
Women can hold grudges for over 20 years and stay forever in a 19 year old mindset, where being dumped is something that can happen to anyone,
BUT
Instead of making women or men move on and grow mentally, emotionally and intellectually, that makes them indecisive!
We can be brilliant to our occupations, but we don't really know what we really want from a partner!
Is that a HEALTHY ROLE MODEL in its 40s?
Should all women in their 30s-40s something, out there in the world, feel imcompetent, just because they are not married?
Should they lower their standards, in order to find someone to marry, in order to be accepted that they are following indeed our society's standards!?
Every woman has its own path, that is different from others and that's okay. And that applies to men as well!
If the script was better written I wouldn't object to that pairing, but it isn't.
Hence my frustration and disappointment!
They also did disservice to the character of Ahn Jeong-won.
DLL was used for what reason exactly? Why did he give it to Song Hwa for?
What happened with his ultimate dream? There are so many loose ends that go nowhere.
We didn't see at all IkJun spending time with Uju.
We got almost 2 hours episodes every week, that didn't have a scene with the boy.
Do you think that is okay for a single father not to spend time with his son?
THINGS I LIKED:
The only healthy relationship is the Bear Couple.
MinHa and Seok-hyeong show to the world, how a relationship should be approached!
Also, Seok-hyeong as a doctor saved the day several times over.
The best character development is that of JWan's.
JWan along with JaeHaek are the stars of Season 2.
IkSun made the best apology ever to JWan about their breaking up.
If you want to watch Season 2 be prepared for a poorly written script that has nothing to do with the stellar Season 1. It contains fillers, scenes that doesn't bring emotional build up and a brilliant cast that is trying to save the day!
When a woman says NO that means NO.
Writernim Lee made the stellar character of Song Hwa a caricature, normalizing rape culture in the process.
In the beginning of the Season 2, SHwa made pretty clear that she rejected IkJun.
But little by little, they made her to change her mind in a way that is awful!
ShinLee duo used their cast to validate such behaviors as:
- It is alright to have a stalker! The girl or boy will eventually change her / his mind!
- It is alright to stay in a toxic relationship, manipulation and gaslighting doesn't matter!
You are just imagining things! If he / she lies or doesn't say the truth (lies by omission) then that's okay too!
-It is alright to stay in an abusive relationship, if you don't die in the end!
(I am using sarcasm obviously!)
Some might think that I am exaggerating, but since the Pandemic and the lockdowns around the world, have you seen the Femicide rates by country?
ShinLee basically told us that:
*WE* don't know what we are thinking!
Women can hold grudges for over 20 years and stay forever in a 19 year old mindset, where being dumped is something that can happen to anyone,
BUT
Instead of making women or men move on and grow mentally, emotionally and intellectually, that makes them indecisive!
We can be brilliant to our occupations, but we don't really know what we really want from a partner!
Is that a HEALTHY ROLE MODEL in its 40s?
Should all women in their 30s-40s something, out there in the world, feel imcompetent, just because they are not married?
Should they lower their standards, in order to find someone to marry, in order to be accepted that they are following indeed our society's standards!?
Every woman has its own path, that is different from others and that's okay. And that applies to men as well!
If the script was better written I wouldn't object to that pairing, but it isn't.
Hence my frustration and disappointment!
They also did disservice to the character of Ahn Jeong-won.
DLL was used for what reason exactly? Why did he give it to Song Hwa for?
What happened with his ultimate dream? There are so many loose ends that go nowhere.
We didn't see at all IkJun spending time with Uju.
We got almost 2 hours episodes every week, that didn't have a scene with the boy.
Do you think that is okay for a single father not to spend time with his son?
THINGS I LIKED:
The only healthy relationship is the Bear Couple.
MinHa and Seok-hyeong show to the world, how a relationship should be approached!
Also, Seok-hyeong as a doctor saved the day several times over.
The best character development is that of JWan's.
JWan along with JaeHaek are the stars of Season 2.
IkSun made the best apology ever to JWan about their breaking up.
If you want to watch Season 2 be prepared for a poorly written script that has nothing to do with the stellar Season 1. It contains fillers, scenes that doesn't bring emotional build up and a brilliant cast that is trying to save the day!
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