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  1. "I wonder why the decision to make the moon enlarged. This is definitely a very specific stylistic choice. It adds a layer of almost fantasy that conflicts with the dreariness of real life that is portrayed in the show." 

     

    IU mentioned, I think in the V Live, that the moon is very important to the grandmother and that she asked the writer and director about it before writing the lyrics for Dear Moon.

  2. Glad it increased from last week 

     

     

    I guess it won't go much higher since this is quite a heavy drama

    Possibly as the tone shifts to a lighter one later on^^

     

    Nice to see it go up Nationwide compared to yesterday's episode, but dropped a bit in Seoul only.

    Will wait for TNmS to update the ratings table.

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  3. @lilah

     

    loool i know one factor is defs that i watch it raw before watching it subbed but i cant help it :(

     

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    It's hard to resist not watching it live.

     

    I watch only a few scenes that are released on Naver/Youtube before watching with subs, but if I sense that the scene needs context, I stop watching it. I check comments on Naver too, but those are usually low on spoilers.

     

    I'm also used to spoilers, since I go find them myself (one of my daily visited sites is spoilertv.com). So checking a few scenes before seeing the full episode with subtitles doesn't take anything away from me.

    But I also very rarely see stuff fully more than once, like a movie, drama or a full episode. I might re-watch a scene, but very very rarely do I watch the full thing again, because it bores me and there's way to much stuff to watch so why watch something that you already did.  jCQ9zCm.png

     

    So I kinda understand from where you guys come from, since both of you are watching it twice in a short period of time. It's not even re-watching a few days/weeks later, but almost twice in one day so I understand the feeling of repetitiveness.

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    what you've written here is precisely my problem at this stage. 

     

    We've had 5 episodes of repetition of exactly that and we already figured all of these things out by episode 2. I don't need more of this cuz I already got it. so I'm willing that the story, not really the pace, moves forward. which is...  but not exactly satisfying enough for my personal enjoyment. 

     

    Really? I find that if they put the changes that happened over 5 episodes to what is around PDH in 2 episodes that it would be rushed and badly written.

    He is learning about the affair, so his marriage is changing and will continue to change.

    His brothers's lives changed, they decided to start working together and take it seriously. So that dynamic changes too.

    Due to his brothers getting a stable job, his mother is changing too.

    His own job changed, since the Director he somewhat trusted was fired and the Director that he responds to is the CEO's lap dog, he almost got fired for getting a bribe, he must have felt like he was in the middle of a conspiracy while having to investigate the CEO. And now with what he learned, his job is tricky again.

     

    Maybe the issue is that there aren't changes, but that there are many small changes and so the impact that each has is more subtle. Which is not the usual for k-dramas, when something changes it almost punches you in the face with a neon sign.

     

    that's probably what I'm going to do . 

     

     

    Which is shame. Because I feel like the cake is turning into a soufflé and not that rich chocolate cake I was promised. 

     

     

    ^I hope not tho 

     

     

    i don't think this is it. 

     

    I'm glad you are fully happy tho 

     

    Hey, soufflés can be quite nice... jCQ9zCm.png

     

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  5. cool... You are enjoying the story, but for me, it's not meeting the point where I can truly say that I am... anymore.  

     

    We were never told in the drama about the son. We've only seen LOTS of pictures and DH mentioned his name once. 

    The've raised questions about JA's parents, hence I expect it to be explained at some point. (otherwise that would've been a pointless dialogue) . 

     

     

    what you've written here is precisely my problem at this stage. 

     

    We've had 5 episodes of repetition of exactly that and we already figure all of these things out by episode 2. I don't need more of this cuz I already got it. so I'm willing that the story, not really the pace, moves forward. which is...  but not exactly satisfying enough for my personal enjoyment. 

     

    Ji An's friend says that the son is studying abroad and so they can't use him to get info or to get to PDH. And in episode 5 PDH mentions his name like you said.

     

    Since you are not enjoying it, maybe you can skip some episodes and check back later if the story is progressing more to your liking.

     

    Also, aren't you watching it live and then again with subtitles? Maybe that's why you are also finding it repetitive... This drama is low on dialogue, so that might come across as repetitiveness, since you are actually watching multiple times and there's not enough dialogue to differentiate both viewings.

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  6. totally agree with the 180 comment and sure its actually refreshing to see characters more true to real life ..

     

    ... (but also i mean everyone is going to view the drama differently) but i feel like rather than wanting the characters to change or the healing to begin i want more story? whether that be more backstory or something that makes me not want to turn away. not that it needs to be SENSATIONAL you know but there's realism in drama and then there's realism with bite and i think i just want a little more bite?

     

     

     

     

    i think i just want a little more bite?

     

    Get a dog. 

     

     

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    You guys are a bad influence, I'm starting to get snarky.... 

     

     

     

     

     

    I understand what you want, however I'm not sure this is the type of drama for that. Next episode might tell if it is or not, since things seem to start to unravel for multiple characters.

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  7. ^but there's absolutely no need to show us something they've showed us before. which is what I feel just happened. 

     

    What do you think was shown before that didn't need to be shown again?

     

    And considering how the drama has tried to stay true to reality, life is kinda repetitive...

     

    However, I'm not finding the drama or any scene repetitive... I'm weirdly finding it calming and peaceful. Weirdly because I don't think "calming and peaceful" would be something used to describe this drama... But hey, here I am.

  8. i'm still hooked. 

     

    But I need to get something out of it too by now. Like, where's the son, what happened to JiAn's parents, why is DH so depressed, etc. 

     

     

    it's on the verge of becoming repetitive. 

    I hope writer is brave and take us there. If she wants to talk about suicide, then talk about it. if she wants to talk about abuse and adultery, then talk about it. 

     

    the first 4 eps had me in a really good place, but ep 5 had me feeling we've taken a step back.

     

    The son is studying abroad in the US.

    Ji An's parents we might learn about them or not.

    PDH being depressed is easily explain by the narrative itself. He is in a marriage that is clearly not working, not only because the wife is cheating, but because they act as almost strangers living in the same house. His son is away. He is working in a job that he doesn't like, like his wife said, a job that looks like he is walking to a slaughterhouse every day. His brothers are down on their lives and since he cares for them, it hurts him to see them like that. He most likely would like for his mother to not have worries, but she worries about his brothers and that makes him sad. And I could go on...

  9. I have no issue with the pacing and with the behavior of PDH, his behavior seems to fit his character.

     

    It's only been what? A month or so in drama time, it's a bit hard to pin point since we don't have many temporal clues in the drama itself.

    And considering how only now he is putting the pieces together, I find a bit too much to expect his character to just flip, it would be for the sake of plot instead of good characterization.

    I really dislike when characters do a 180º in behavior or personality, to me that's a tell tale of bad writing. Maybe that's why I'm enjoying this drama so much, it's not using the characters to go from point A to B for plot sake, it's using the characters as if they were real and with real and believable reactions to the situations that they are presented with.

     

    Let's not forget that we as viewers see everything and from multiple points of view, but that does not apply to the characters, so we can't expect them to behave as if they had the same knowledge.

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  10. ^ I need subs to better understand the nuances.

    I didn’t interpret jian giving him the hint and then watching them as anything malicious but rather as a payback for the ceo to have treated him badly.

     

    Now DH knows their secret, now he has some moral ground over the CEO (and his wife), and if he so wishes, he can use that knowledge to his advantage. He knows the reason why the CEO wants to fire him.

     

    So yes, I also interpreted that look as ‘satisfaction’ but not with the intent of hurting DH.

     

    But ofc, DH is sensitive , he’d probably hurt a lot before he decides to do anything.

     

     

    Idk.

     

    Need subs.

     

    I'm debating if I should watch it with subs now or go to sleep and watch it when I wake up... 

     

    Decisions decisions...

     

    Also, yay for ratings going up... Usually ratings go down on the first episode of the week for most dramas, and My Mister is no different, so can't wait for tomorrow's ratings.

    Will update the ratings table when TNmS's ratings are released.

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