Descendants of the Sun is such a ridiculous show. Yet I am still watching it.

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    I live watched this and I still don’t get the hype. Like, nothing happened. Ever.

    I mean, there were cute and “epic” moments, but honestly, that’s what youtube is for.

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      It’s a highlight reel they extended into 16 episodes. A drama is not sustained with that. It was fine for a few eps and I was able to look past it, but now it’s bothering me on a base level. It’s all flash, no substance.

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        Not a single character gets any development. You could watch the episodes in a random order and it wouldn’t matter because there is no significant growth or change at all. I don’t get it at all. I kept watching because I hoped that I’d get the hype at some point but I was so bored I think I spent most of my time “watching” scrolling instagram and cleaning my apartment.

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          Every country secretly loves flag waving and Tales of Their Glorious Troops. Actually, considering mandatory military service I’m surprised there aren’t more dramas based around it.

          This was typical Kim Eun Sook: a gorgeous over-produced piece of nothing.

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          You know what’s even more scandalous? I didn’t even feel the chemistry between the leads everyone goes on about and they’re married now… O_O

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            Same.

            Kim Ji-won and Jin Goo had more chemistry but their story was kind of dumb. Hell, Song Joong-ki and Jin Goo had the most chemistry of any pairing on that show.

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            I don’t feel it either. Nothing. I wonder if it was all saved for their real life cause in this show nothing.

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      I watched it over a year after the buzz and I skipped more parts than I watched. I still can’t figure out why it did so well. If it’d done okay or good, it would have made sense. Joon-ki wasn’t even an A-list A-lister. The show made him that big! It was nothing but fluff!

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        I keep asking myself that question- how was this such a popular drama? I know it’s a Kim Eun Sook drama and all that denotes, but like HOW?! I was actually look SJK’s filmography last night and was reminded how little he had done. I knew him from Running Man, Nice Guy (which I didn’t finish) and Werewolf Boy (which I didn’t see). This was his big drama.

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          While Goblin was slightly better, it had the same ‘flash no substance’ thing going on. LDW and GY saved the drama even though it had so much potential. I’d already written off Kim Eun Sook’s dramas as that – fancy, blockbuster but very lackluster! She did admit to it in an interview so, yeah. It was what made me almost write-off Mr sunshine but while I didn’t finish it, I’d heard it didn’t disappoint!

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            I couldn’t finish Goblin. While the characters were better and the writing a little more interesting the bloated episodes made me lose interest. I got halfway through episode 8 before I realized I was forcing myself to watch and decided to quit. As much as I loved Goblin and Reaper I could not sit through an hour and a half to only get a millimeter of plot movement. Plus, Yoo Inna was totally underused. I don’t fully get why her character was developed that way? Like, she was literally a female plot device, which, ugh. She had so much potential when they hinted that she may be a fairy or something at the beginning.

            I realized early on Kim Eun-sook’s writing style isn’t for me, but I gave her a shot whenever the story/cast seemed interesting. And even then I’ve always come out of her dramas feeling my time was wasted. The only one I think I genuinely enjoyed was City Hall which is ancient. I would’ve given Mr. Sunshine a chance, but it was just so loooong and I’ve been too disappointed too many times to try again.

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            @esther OMG Goblin. I remember watching it and thinking this should be way better than it is. I definitely enjoyed it on some level, but it is so flawed. When comparing DOTS and Goblin, they both have that highlight reel feel, but it’s more fleshed out in Goblin so it wasn’t as noticeable, at least to me until after the fact. Totally agree that LDW and GY saved that drama. If anyone ever asked me if they should watch it, their bromance would be the only reason I would tell them to watch and honestly just youtube that ish. The romance between the leads annoys me so much.

            @snarkyjellyfish We are of the same mind when it comes to Goblin. The episode length was killer. Especially cause not much happens in the episodes tbh. There was just so much potential and it just went by the wayside. I didn’t realize she did City Hall. It was one of the first dramas I watched and I liked it though I remember thinking that it dragged at some point. I’m still going to give Mr. Sunshine a shot…at some point….maybe…in like 5 years….

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        Right? And there’s nothing wrong with fluff – I love fluff! But this wasn’t even good fluff? It was mediocre bordering on banal. Nothing. Ever. Happened. Even the cheesiest of fluff has character development and clear story arcs.

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          I like fluff too. I mean I saw Strong Woman Do Bong Soo! I agree, this was particularly boring. Apart from the much parodied helicopter and flying scarf scene, I don’t remember much of the drama. I just remember googling eyes, cheesy lines and very a attractive couple. I never understood the villain or why he was there. I think there was more than one..? It was just fancy!

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            If someone asked me to describe DoS it would be this: Pretty people do stuff in a military camp. That’s it. That’s the entire drama.

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            The villain is such a joke. He’s not at all threatening. Not in the slightest. He reminds me of one of those villains who twist their mustache while saying something evil. At least he’s cute.

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          This is bad fluff. How it’s even possible to make bad fluff is beyond me, but this is it!

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    I lasted for about 6 episodes until the ridiculousness got to me.

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