I dunno how I feel about this. I am still recovering from my Moon Lovers scars (see what I did there)! But on the other hand if we get more of Jeon Ji Hyun's antics, I think i would enjoy it- a lot!

Huh..... Didn't we just go over this with "Moon Lovers", SBS??

Romantic Teacher Doctor Kim has also released director's cut versions of the first two episodes as well.

Not a good sign. Even with the good ratings, i read some netizens reactions and complaints about the plot.

Every show SBS made this move with the "directors cut" versions hade serious problems with story lines. Entertainer and Moon Lovers, for example.

Never realized the cons of extra, unreleased footage... makes sense, though. Y'know, I hate to bring up another show in this post, but I couldn't help thinking about Cheese and how extra goodies like this would've helped them and us tremendously, possibly making the viewing experience a more positive one? Anyways, I haven't even watched Legend yet (I know, what am I waiting for?), and didn't watch Moon Lovers to experience the crazy and confusing various versions of one scene, so I guess I'll see how it goes down this time around.

"but I also wouldn’t mind getting more building of the relationship, or a drawing-out of the emotion of their first meeting"

Tbh this is the reason why I felt that the show was actually slow. I think we saw more comedic moments than growth in the story itself in the contemporary setting. That is why the few minutes of sageuk shine more in the entire hour.

I just watched both episodes last night, and didn't think there was anything wrong with them... In fact, I enjoyed them both quite a bit. Here we go again, a la MOON LOVERS.

Burning Question: Why is a re-edited version called a "director's cut"? Wasn't the director the one who called the editing shots the first time around? Or is it a tacit admission of "director's remorse" (over ratings, reviews, box office, etc.)?

Granted, back in the good old days of the Hayes Office that censored Hollywood movies, lots of stuff was taboo. I can understand how a director forced to omit dialogue and scenes that contributed to the plot or character development might want to tweak a movie to more closely resemble his/her original vision, perhaps for re-release with a non-PG rating. But this is getting ridiculous, and verges on drama vivisection.

/rant off

The way I see it, it's just SBS' way of encouraging people to watch the re-run episodes so that the ratings at that time slot kinda increased? Maybe?

My husband told me a couple days ago that native Koreans did not like the editing of the first two shows, so that might be why they are releasing this directors cut.

Ok...now I worry if I would like the alternate version better.

Groan. So which version should I watch? I am even more certain now that I'll wait a few weeks before giving Lobster a try. It's good to see so many positive comments though, gives me hope.

I feel a bit iffy and skeptical probably cuz I'm still haunted by the multiple versions of Moon Lovers that I had to watch. I really think when you put out a story, that's the best cut you've got. Not this let's add some more footage after-the-fact though I guess it doesn't hurt to see what those extra minutes are.