I committed to doing something called “shitposts” for a kdrama. It’s the worst drama of 2019 and I promised to stand sentinel as it unfolded; charting its progress as it progressively disappointed even the most ardent Wookie fan.
My problem, dear Abby, is that the show is so bad and so repetitively so that I have been left speechless. I can’t simply repeat my post from last week even though it applies completely to both this week’s episodes. I simply don’t know what to say.
The characterisation is really shallow, the plot makes no sense and there was so much PPL I can’t decide if I want to buy a Dyson, a car, a smart swatch or a Samsung. A cryo chamber maybe? I mean, even Kim Jong-un wishes he had one for Kim Jong-il. I know this because they had a weird scene where Kim Jon-un bemoaned the technology wasn’t available to save his father.
No, really, dear Abby THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
And you know those two old geezers at the broadcasting station? They had the same shrieking conversation they’ve already had three times before – twice, TWICE, again this episode.
The OST farted, Dear Abby. The incidental music. It FARTED. How do I even post that? I can’t gif it. How do you gif bad background music?
But the worst thing, Abby, the very worst thing is this OTP. You can excuse a lot for a good OTP. But this one? This one is not working. I could be here going, “This show is ridiculous and has made some big big mistakes but I AM SHIPPING” (like a certain other show I won’t mention, why can’t I get more episodes of that instead!?)
But I’m not shipping them at all. She’s far too much of a Candy and he’s nursed a broken heart for a mere microsecond before making googly eyes at her bouncing around with naive childlike joy. It’s kind of gross, Dear Abby. He was engaged ten seconds ago and has just found out his fiancé took a promotion instead of looking for him. He doesn’t even blink before checking out another girl. Who would ship that?
I mean, look at this
That’s definitely the expression of a man who just ended his engagement and found out his fiancé betrayed him, right?
I can’t ship this.
Finally, dear Abby, shouldn’t the show be “Warming Me Softly” because they need to be warmed up?
Do you have any advice for me, Dear Abby? What should I do?
I’ll stand in for Abby and give you some advice: DROP THIS DRAMA RIGHT NOW!
The premise of this drama was potentially interesting and I loved the idea of a guy having to come to terms with the fact that his fiancee was suddenly 20 years older than him, and how he was going to deal with that.
And then the show threw all of that out of the window around ep 2 and went with humour that isn’t funny.
But added over-the-top unfunny sound effects to tell us that it was supposed to be funny.
I realised what the very worst thing about this show is. I keep saying it’s “not about anything” and that’s because there’s no narrative arc for our leads. None. She’s a 24 year old student who gets frozen for 20 years and when she comes out she goes back home to her loving (now rich) family, her University lets her pick up her studies where she left off, she blackmails her way into an internship at the same broadcasting station she was working at, and then starts hanging out with all her old friends while her dumb ex is an idiot around her. NOTHING’S CHANGED. Where’s her arc?
His entire arc is “oh I guess my fiancé wasn’t very nice, guess I better date wide-eyed Candy instead”. How is that an arc?
Who can possibly sit down at their desk and write such a ridiculous scene? Is this suppose to be comedy?? I like to give writers the benefit of the doubt but this…THIS! **runs** I was tempted to watch this to join your sadist club but I think I’ll leave you to it. 😁
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
October 14, 2019 at 2:25 AM
Puddle of Wookie
Episode 5&6
Missive 2: Melt Me Recap
Att: Camp A, Team This is Terrible
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
October 14, 2019 at 2:26 AM
Dear Abby
I committed to doing something called “shitposts” for a kdrama. It’s the worst drama of 2019 and I promised to stand sentinel as it unfolded; charting its progress as it progressively disappointed even the most ardent Wookie fan.
My problem, dear Abby, is that the show is so bad and so repetitively so that I have been left speechless. I can’t simply repeat my post from last week even though it applies completely to both this week’s episodes. I simply don’t know what to say.
The characterisation is really shallow, the plot makes no sense and there was so much PPL I can’t decide if I want to buy a Dyson, a car, a smart swatch or a Samsung. A cryo chamber maybe? I mean, even Kim Jong-un wishes he had one for Kim Jong-il. I know this because they had a weird scene where Kim Jon-un bemoaned the technology wasn’t available to save his father.
No, really, dear Abby THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
And you know those two old geezers at the broadcasting station? They had the same shrieking conversation they’ve already had three times before – twice, TWICE, again this episode.
The OST farted, Dear Abby. The incidental music. It FARTED. How do I even post that? I can’t gif it. How do you gif bad background music?
But the worst thing, Abby, the very worst thing is this OTP. You can excuse a lot for a good OTP. But this one? This one is not working. I could be here going, “This show is ridiculous and has made some big big mistakes but I AM SHIPPING” (like a certain other show I won’t mention, why can’t I get more episodes of that instead!?)
But I’m not shipping them at all. She’s far too much of a Candy and he’s nursed a broken heart for a mere microsecond before making googly eyes at her bouncing around with naive childlike joy. It’s kind of gross, Dear Abby. He was engaged ten seconds ago and has just found out his fiancé took a promotion instead of looking for him. He doesn’t even blink before checking out another girl. Who would ship that?
I mean, look at this
That’s definitely the expression of a man who just ended his engagement and found out his fiancé betrayed him, right?
I can’t ship this.
Finally, dear Abby, shouldn’t the show be “Warming Me Softly” because they need to be warmed up?
Do you have any advice for me, Dear Abby? What should I do?
Cloggie
October 14, 2019 at 3:13 AM
I’ll stand in for Abby and give you some advice: DROP THIS DRAMA RIGHT NOW!
The premise of this drama was potentially interesting and I loved the idea of a guy having to come to terms with the fact that his fiancee was suddenly 20 years older than him, and how he was going to deal with that.
And then the show threw all of that out of the window around ep 2 and went with humour that isn’t funny.
But added over-the-top unfunny sound effects to tell us that it was supposed to be funny.
Which made it even less funny
Run away now!
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
October 14, 2019 at 12:31 PM
I realised what the very worst thing about this show is. I keep saying it’s “not about anything” and that’s because there’s no narrative arc for our leads. None. She’s a 24 year old student who gets frozen for 20 years and when she comes out she goes back home to her loving (now rich) family, her University lets her pick up her studies where she left off, she blackmails her way into an internship at the same broadcasting station she was working at, and then starts hanging out with all her old friends while her dumb ex is an idiot around her. NOTHING’S CHANGED. Where’s her arc?
His entire arc is “oh I guess my fiancé wasn’t very nice, guess I better date wide-eyed Candy instead”. How is that an arc?
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
October 14, 2019 at 2:29 AM
PS Dear Abby
These idiots
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
October 14, 2019 at 2:37 AM
PPS Dear Abby
PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Dolphin
Kairoskat 💐
October 14, 2019 at 4:12 AM
Kdrama fish trend is going strong.
yongsital 🐧 ❄️
October 14, 2019 at 4:45 PM
Who can possibly sit down at their desk and write such a ridiculous scene? Is this suppose to be comedy?? I like to give writers the benefit of the doubt but this…THIS! **runs** I was tempted to watch this to join your sadist club but I think I’ll leave you to it. 😁
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
October 14, 2019 at 4:48 PM
Fly free! Save yourself!
Also, calling it my “Sadists Club” really brings it home that I should drop this thing and stop torturing myself and others.