CLOY was just not a show for me. I enjoyed it in the beginning but at the end found myself not caring for the leads. To be honest kdramas are not the most sensible and that is why I like them at times, so for me to say CLOY was bad because it wasn’t sensible is a bit hypocritical. I always had issues with this writer, I wasn’t on the you from another star hype train either, all her shows at the end become too dramatic. I do like the characters in her shows at the beginning but their charm gets drowned in the drama which just puts me off. Then her characters always have past encounters, I don’t mind the destiny themes but they always bother me in her shows and the characters become too cheesy as well. Similar flaws exist in other kdramas I like I guess this writer’s execution is just not my thing.
In CLOY I still cared for the second leads, I liked how their story progressed but they got that ending, not only was is it sad it was executed in the most cliched way ever, I cringed so much when he came to rescue her, I felt like I was watching an 80s movie instead. Plus I find it sad how most writers only care about giving the main leads a HE and used the second leads to inject some sadness. Kept Dan pining after RJH because they wanted to create conflict and then killed GSJ and gave her lonely existence.
I agree – I only watched 2 episodes of CLOY and dropped it because I realized that this writer has a gift for characters but not for story/plot, and honestly, these days if it’s not slice-of-life, then characters alone are not enough to keep me engaged in the story. I think that’s why I liked The Producers (though it’s far from perfect), but also explains why I couldn’t make it more than an episode into Legend of the Blue Sea. I suspect I could binge CLOY if I’m bored and need something mindless, but like YFAS I would probably rarely think about it again as a whole, though the characters would certainly be memorable.
I enjoyed it because of all the side characters plus a curiosity to see how they treated North Korea in the drama. As a stand alone love story I would skip it, but with the ensemble cast from North Korea it had the heart that keeps me watching.
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booming system up up
February 16, 2020 at 10:30 AM
CLOY was just not a show for me. I enjoyed it in the beginning but at the end found myself not caring for the leads. To be honest kdramas are not the most sensible and that is why I like them at times, so for me to say CLOY was bad because it wasn’t sensible is a bit hypocritical. I always had issues with this writer, I wasn’t on the you from another star hype train either, all her shows at the end become too dramatic. I do like the characters in her shows at the beginning but their charm gets drowned in the drama which just puts me off. Then her characters always have past encounters, I don’t mind the destiny themes but they always bother me in her shows and the characters become too cheesy as well. Similar flaws exist in other kdramas I like I guess this writer’s execution is just not my thing.
booming system up up
February 16, 2020 at 10:42 AM
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In CLOY I still cared for the second leads, I liked how their story progressed but they got that ending, not only was is it sad it was executed in the most cliched way ever, I cringed so much when he came to rescue her, I felt like I was watching an 80s movie instead. Plus I find it sad how most writers only care about giving the main leads a HE and used the second leads to inject some sadness. Kept Dan pining after RJH because they wanted to create conflict and then killed GSJ and gave her lonely existence.
SnarkyJellyfish
February 16, 2020 at 3:03 PM
I agree – I only watched 2 episodes of CLOY and dropped it because I realized that this writer has a gift for characters but not for story/plot, and honestly, these days if it’s not slice-of-life, then characters alone are not enough to keep me engaged in the story. I think that’s why I liked The Producers (though it’s far from perfect), but also explains why I couldn’t make it more than an episode into Legend of the Blue Sea. I suspect I could binge CLOY if I’m bored and need something mindless, but like YFAS I would probably rarely think about it again as a whole, though the characters would certainly be memorable.
mugyuljoie is preciousss
February 17, 2020 at 4:23 AM
I enjoyed it because of all the side characters plus a curiosity to see how they treated North Korea in the drama. As a stand alone love story I would skip it, but with the ensemble cast from North Korea it had the heart that keeps me watching.