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fromthedepthsandbeyond replied to your post:As a die-hard fan of both Lee El and Park Ki…
These people also wrote Giant (and Empress Ki), right? I’d think they’d know how to pace a 50-ep drama…presumably…

You’d think, especially since Empress Ki was gripping up until the very end, and while I still haven’t moved further than half-way through Giant (60 eps, though!), I thought the pacing was well-done from what I did see.

I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact it’s a different director than they’ve used before, because I was thinking we’d get something more like Giant based on what I knew of it before the premiere. But instead it’s more like History of a Salaryman/Incarnation of Money lite. I think it’s at its best when it comes to the comedy and spy stuff, but it seems to be a little bogged down and confused by all the daddy issues/business politics.

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As a die-hard fan of both Lee El and Park Ki Woong, and who greatly enjoys the chemistry between Kang Ji Hwan and Sung Yuri (who are also faves), I shouldn’t be complaining, but I don’t know why Monster is 50 episodes when it could easily and reasonably be a 20-episode show. I just don’t know how they’re gonna keep dragging out the story that long.

We’re already at ep 12 and I’m thinking people can’t be in the dark about people’s true identities and motivations for too much longer. 50-episode shows do allow for deeper character development, but I’m not sure that’s going to happen here. It also still seems to be mildly confused about what kind of show it should be.

This writer is known for dramas that are hard to classify, but for good reason, typically (hello, History of a Salaryman and Incarnation of Money). Here, it doesn’t feel as cohesive or balanced in terms of the melo/comedy/revenge/thriller genres.

It still keeps my interest, which is all that matters in the end. I’m just already worried it might start to flag soon and we’re not even halfway through yet.

Previews for Dear My Friends

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A lot of it what we’ve seen in previous teasers, but there’s some new stuff and lots of behind-the-scenes cuteness. Plus this cast is amazing so it’s worth watching again anyway.

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Note: tumblr only allows 5 vids to be embedded, so the final preview can be watched here. You’ll definitely want to click the link because that’s where they showcase all the cameos.

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Now that I don’t have to be at work at the crack of dawn tomorrow, I’m suddenly paralyzed by choice. I’m so behind on all the dramas (except, bizarrely, Entertainer, which a little over 24 hours ago I’d assumed I was going to drop it altogether) that I need to get caught up on everything but I don’t know where to begin so I’ll probably watch some dumb American show instead because that’s way easier.