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LucyL
Nearer to the Golden Gate
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What more could be said.......A LOT
The writer absolutley knows nothing about mental health issues.The FL's character was misinformation personified, and was astonishing given the Genre and Tags for Dear Hyeri.
The writer absolutley knows nothing about Narcissism, which is also a mental health disorder. Or maybe she does, and it's why she wrote......
The ML as a Narcissist who follows the standard narcissist handbook. The character is the most vile of ANY dramas MLs I've ever watched.
The writer for Dear Hyeri, apparently, believes a woman's happiness revolves around a man to give them the only healing they need. Psychiatry sessions were a filler and weren't needed.
The writer abandoned, not only the title of her drama, but the real Hye Ri, the D.I.D. personality Hye Ri, and Ju Eun Ho too. Not to mention, the relationship between the D.I.D. personality Hye Ri and the SML. Nothing was resolved in these areas. The last Ep gave the customary hit 'n miss to each character.
The writer expected the viewers to not remember info in earlier episodes were rewritten in later episodes, as if we were stupid.
The writer waited too long to include the ML and FL's initial 'relationship' from their first meeting to them living together. The man had red flags blowing for any viewer to see, from the beginning. There was more than one interlude before they cohabitated. The 1st being 4 months after, then the 2nd being 6 months; 10 months total of manipulation by the ML.
The writer EXPECTED the viewers to not remember why the ML broke off an 8 year cohabitation with a simple "Goodbye".
The writer EXPECTED the viewers to not remember the ML was the cause of the FL developing D.I.D. Yes, she had family issues that contributed, but the ML was the driver.
The writer EXPECTED viewers to be believe her gaslighting in ALL of the mid episodes forward. There were too many scenes to list them here.
The writer couldn't use the largest salvage vessel in the world for her drama after Ep 6/7.
And yes, I'm outraged the writer's script was such a blatant misrepresentation of what a good, or even great, relationship truly is between a man and woman. It's no wonder why young women and men are floundering. The thought that even 1 woman would see this as something to strive for hurts my brain, and my heart.
I thought a few other dramas which were released this year (2024) were pretty bad, but Dear Hyeri's writing surpassed ALL poorly written dramas in the last few years.
Casting was too heavy. With a convoluted storyline, too much emphasis was placed on characters that didn't add anything, such as the grannies and the office workers. Maybe that's why a few characters kinda sorta disappeared with no word of why.
The cinematography, the direction, the acting, and the OST were good. The storyline itself could have been great in another writer's hands. Or I would like to believe it could.
My 1 rating overall is for Shin Hye Sun ONLY. The Acting/Cast 9 rating was for Shun Hye Sun ONLY. She carried the drama. Her acting was impeccable, as usual.
The majority of viewers apparently have never encountered a Narcissist who is the complete opposite of a normal human being, nor have any idea what co-dependency actually means. A true Narcissist is not common among normal people (even if it's becoming less so nowadays).
Finally, I wouldn't recommend this for even the real Narcissists that I've had a personal relationship with. They do tend to pick up new tactics from any source.
The writer absolutley knows nothing about Narcissism, which is also a mental health disorder. Or maybe she does, and it's why she wrote......
The ML as a Narcissist who follows the standard narcissist handbook. The character is the most vile of ANY dramas MLs I've ever watched.
The writer for Dear Hyeri, apparently, believes a woman's happiness revolves around a man to give them the only healing they need. Psychiatry sessions were a filler and weren't needed.
The writer abandoned, not only the title of her drama, but the real Hye Ri, the D.I.D. personality Hye Ri, and Ju Eun Ho too. Not to mention, the relationship between the D.I.D. personality Hye Ri and the SML. Nothing was resolved in these areas. The last Ep gave the customary hit 'n miss to each character.
The writer expected the viewers to not remember info in earlier episodes were rewritten in later episodes, as if we were stupid.
The writer waited too long to include the ML and FL's initial 'relationship' from their first meeting to them living together. The man had red flags blowing for any viewer to see, from the beginning. There was more than one interlude before they cohabitated. The 1st being 4 months after, then the 2nd being 6 months; 10 months total of manipulation by the ML.
The writer EXPECTED the viewers to not remember why the ML broke off an 8 year cohabitation with a simple "Goodbye".
The writer EXPECTED the viewers to not remember the ML was the cause of the FL developing D.I.D. Yes, she had family issues that contributed, but the ML was the driver.
The writer EXPECTED viewers to be believe her gaslighting in ALL of the mid episodes forward. There were too many scenes to list them here.
The writer couldn't use the largest salvage vessel in the world for her drama after Ep 6/7.
And yes, I'm outraged the writer's script was such a blatant misrepresentation of what a good, or even great, relationship truly is between a man and woman. It's no wonder why young women and men are floundering. The thought that even 1 woman would see this as something to strive for hurts my brain, and my heart.
I thought a few other dramas which were released this year (2024) were pretty bad, but Dear Hyeri's writing surpassed ALL poorly written dramas in the last few years.
Casting was too heavy. With a convoluted storyline, too much emphasis was placed on characters that didn't add anything, such as the grannies and the office workers. Maybe that's why a few characters kinda sorta disappeared with no word of why.
The cinematography, the direction, the acting, and the OST were good. The storyline itself could have been great in another writer's hands. Or I would like to believe it could.
My 1 rating overall is for Shin Hye Sun ONLY. The Acting/Cast 9 rating was for Shun Hye Sun ONLY. She carried the drama. Her acting was impeccable, as usual.
The majority of viewers apparently have never encountered a Narcissist who is the complete opposite of a normal human being, nor have any idea what co-dependency actually means. A true Narcissist is not common among normal people (even if it's becoming less so nowadays).
Finally, I wouldn't recommend this for even the real Narcissists that I've had a personal relationship with. They do tend to pick up new tactics from any source.
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