Comments on: Can’t Lose: Episode 18 (Final)

By: Fiona Chan

Fiona Chan — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:40:16 +0000

Thanks for the recap posts, they’re really great!

I actually saw a little bit of an episode on TV but am too lazy to actually watch the whole thing, so here I am reading all your recap posts.

I feel like I was watching the drama too, albeit in fast-forward mode I guess. There were a few instances when my eyes got teary. I think your screencaps helped a lot too haha.

Thanks!

By: Abbie

Abbie — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:14:14 +0000

I really enjoyed this series! It’s probably one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. I loved all the characters and all the plotlines. It was really refreshing. The ending was great, because it gives a little life lesson and shows that marriage is full of ups and downs. It also gives hope for the future for Hyung-woo and Eun-jae and that I really appreciated and liked.

Thanks for the recap, Girlfriday!

By: Cas

Cas — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:37:32 +0000

That was excellent. The post episode comments were particularly great here. I love it!

By: sarah

sarah — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:25:48 +0000

I personally reaaly enjoyed the first 10 episodes than the latter episodes except ep 18 which I liked. I find petty fights to be funny & entertaining, totally made the drama more watchable and light. surrisingly I find JW to have a knack for comedy because she was hilarious!

ep 11-17 -> it changed the tone, although it’s necessary I found it less entertaining & more serious. got frustrated a couple of times in ep 15-17.
overall, it’s still a very good drama and enjoyed it throughout.
I am married and still find the drama relevant.
most of my friends who are divorced or considered divorce are like EJ-HW although not necessarily because they had a short courtship, but because of personality differences , unreconciled differences. In fact, statistically most divorce cases in my country are due to unreconciled differences, and not infidelity like most movies often portray it.

By: Mirror

Mirror — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:04:14 +0000

This drama is the most illogical. You have 1000 years vs 1001 years love unchanged?

If they can live for another 60 years, we can absolutely certain that every passing day is a day less for them to love each other.

That’s why they are destined to suffer and quarrel forever if they think of 1000 year love-love affair? They should change their mindset to count down on their love, then they can cherish each other more!! Logical?

By: Mirror

Mirror — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:54:37 +0000

The comments sound a lot more sensible than those in soompi. bwahaha….soompi bunch is forever doing matchmaking job!!!! never once successful, always betting on the wrong horse. Come on, CJW is a lot smarter than you all think!!!

By: KDaddict

KDaddict — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:14:10 +0000

I love YoonSH and CJW. If anyone told me 2 months ago, that there’d be a KD featuring these 2 that I wouldn’t enjoy, I’d have said, Impossible. But it happened.
The writer/PD spent 11 eps to show that our OTP didn’t get along. Viewers had to see them bicker, mistrust, mishandle each other for 11 eps. There were some small funny moments, but hardly enough. Mostly it felt petty n unnecessary.
Most ppl who have been married for a while know that marriage is hard work. You don’t mention the D word until u have worked, worked n worked on your differences. EJ didn’t give HW that much of a chance b4 calling it quits. That didn’t make her a sympathetic char. With ep 12, they were headed towards reconciliation, but the tone of the drama had already been set, n viewer patience ran low. EJ was such a flawed individual with so much baggage fr her family history. It might be closer to reality than most KDs, but it wasn’t funny, which was what they led us to believe fr the start.

By: asianromance

asianromance — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:06:33 +0000

Like some else said, the ratings were due to other dramas and probably due to the fact that it wasn’t really as dramatic and fast-paced as some other kdrama rom-coms. I think the drama is an interesting commentary on relationships (rather than marriage) and a good reminder to keep good communication.

Because this is a drama about a couple who invested very little time in getting to know each other before getting married in the first place, have only invested a year(?) into the marriage, and don’t have children involved – i don’t find it too heartbreaking to watch. Not all divorces in real life are the same. I think Eunjae and Hyung-woo’s represent a small subset – a subset that is given a second chance at love with each other.

By: asianromance

asianromance — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:45:47 +0000

Thank you, javabeans and girlfriday, for the Can’t Lose recaps! I haven’t been invested in watching it, but this is definitely something I am marathoning one day when I get the chance. The 2-episode extension felt really natural, too!

By: manshan

manshan — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:51:21 +0000

thank you! really enjoy your write ups finishing the show feels incomplete without reading your take on it! im most pleased with the finale. indeed it’s hard for people to change their core, but its how they stay together and overcome every argument that counts. finally, i understand the title of this drama! haha!