Anura
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For a slice of life lover
"While men stay friends when they still have some feelings left, women stay friends when they have no feelings left." - Lee Soo's father
A great drama, any narrative art piece, is one that foreshadows and alludes. This was filled with alluding lines. This was a deep drama where every essence added to a beautiful masterpiece.
For instance Lee Soo says near the start of the drama "If you knock 10 times, I'll give in."
When looking for a cafe they said "It's annoying because we went around 10 times and it's been here all along... like feelings you didn't know about that just show up."
If you don't examine the drama you won't see it's beauty. Watching them walk in circles 10 times might seem slow but with someone you love, it's no time at all. And I loved these characters. If you pay attention then with every circle they grow closer and slowly realise their destination. And what I love most about slice of life dramas is that I am meandering with them and growing with them.
This is one of the best slice of life dramas out there. These characters are not shallow beings that are created just to kiss. These are real people. Woo Yeon did not blindly fall in love with the school bully like in Boys Over Flowers and many other dramas. She fell in love with someone cute and entertaining who cared for her and she had deep conversations with. Who teased her and protected her. He was not a stupid jerk who was playing with her just because, he was scared and alone. These are real emotions people have and these are real reactions too. Plenty of people are scared of being alone but are even more scared of being abandoned and reject bonds before they can be formed to protect themselves. This topic is also explored in Healer. "Everyone wanted to be free but not everyone was able to come the way they wanted to."
and "People are wasteful, they throw things out then coming looking for it."
and "Running away doesn't have to be anywhere far."
People have flaws and there's good and bad in everyone. Do you think love stories always end in a happily ever after? No, a couple can be together for 70 years and love each other dearly but can also fight all the time. Even for couples like this there are misunderstandings and a want to be selfish. This drama is not about the destination but the journey.
I loved Ong Seong Woo knowing how hot he is, I love Shin Ye Eun in everything she does. In fact this might as well be Meow the Secret Boy take 2 with how cat-like Lee Soo is. Just when you think your cat doesn't love you, it comes back purring and rubbing your legs. Lee Soo referring to an animal... or perhaps himself... "Do you think it could've had a new start if it wasn't abandoned?"
A great drama, any narrative art piece, is one that foreshadows and alludes. This was filled with alluding lines. This was a deep drama where every essence added to a beautiful masterpiece.
For instance Lee Soo says near the start of the drama "If you knock 10 times, I'll give in."
When looking for a cafe they said "It's annoying because we went around 10 times and it's been here all along... like feelings you didn't know about that just show up."
If you don't examine the drama you won't see it's beauty. Watching them walk in circles 10 times might seem slow but with someone you love, it's no time at all. And I loved these characters. If you pay attention then with every circle they grow closer and slowly realise their destination. And what I love most about slice of life dramas is that I am meandering with them and growing with them.
This is one of the best slice of life dramas out there. These characters are not shallow beings that are created just to kiss. These are real people. Woo Yeon did not blindly fall in love with the school bully like in Boys Over Flowers and many other dramas. She fell in love with someone cute and entertaining who cared for her and she had deep conversations with. Who teased her and protected her. He was not a stupid jerk who was playing with her just because, he was scared and alone. These are real emotions people have and these are real reactions too. Plenty of people are scared of being alone but are even more scared of being abandoned and reject bonds before they can be formed to protect themselves. This topic is also explored in Healer. "Everyone wanted to be free but not everyone was able to come the way they wanted to."
and "People are wasteful, they throw things out then coming looking for it."
and "Running away doesn't have to be anywhere far."
People have flaws and there's good and bad in everyone. Do you think love stories always end in a happily ever after? No, a couple can be together for 70 years and love each other dearly but can also fight all the time. Even for couples like this there are misunderstandings and a want to be selfish. This drama is not about the destination but the journey.
I loved Ong Seong Woo knowing how hot he is, I love Shin Ye Eun in everything she does. In fact this might as well be Meow the Secret Boy take 2 with how cat-like Lee Soo is. Just when you think your cat doesn't love you, it comes back purring and rubbing your legs. Lee Soo referring to an animal... or perhaps himself... "Do you think it could've had a new start if it wasn't abandoned?"
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