Can someone tell me the original webtoon ending of Nevertheless? I didn’t dislike the kdrama ending but I’m curious because I know it was different. The drama was really nice for maybe the first five eps and then it became draggy and lost the plot. If the whole thing was just to say these two people had trouble understanding their feelings, speaking their minds and trusting anyone, it was already done in the first five episodes. The entire character of DK was a silly filler as were all side characters.
I understand why people who know the source get so mad sometimes. I’ve always imagined the writers of kdrama think too little of their audience and like to choose what they consider to be the safe route, which of course leads to something that feels like a cheap copy of the original work. I do think this happened in this drama when they chose what they imagined would be considered a happy ending but I don’t think it was terrible because it really didn’t change the course it took in the second half.
I expected a very different tale from the webtoon, the best thing about the kdrama was the mind games both NB and JU played with each other and it felt refreshing to have this kind of thing in a kdrama. Na-Bi wasn’t the pure innocent heroine and JU wasn’t a bad boy either. Even if the kdrama had ended with that moment when NB rejects JU at her doorsteps in the rain, the message sent would still be completely different because the kdrama told a different story from the start. I would not say it was about “a toxic relationship where the girl plays into the boy’s game, and maybe the boy isn’t so terrible after all”. What makes something toxic is being bad and I think drama did a good job showing that NB needed to face those demons, she learned to communicate her feelings and be more honest with herself and future partners. She was always playing a game herself and we are never sure if JU was good or bad because no character in this drama was a hero or a villain or a victim. I can’t explain the purpose of those scenes on the street though, why drop his hand? Why can’t he have a cat? Don’t ask. kkk
I like that you pointed out how there was no real villain in this drama. Just a bunch of broken people who needed to learn to love themselves and others.
lol I was confused about the hand part too. I saw something on IG where someone saw it as Nabi being too conscious of what others would think of her for dating him or being judged by others or something along those lines, but then she decides it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks and decides to take his hand confidently again. As for the cat…..I have no idea. LOL.
Yes, exactly. I didn’t get it when I posted above but then when I wrote on the recap about the reason NB said to DH that JU would not make her happy I felt dumb for not understanding it before. She was always embarrassed about liking him, afraid it would not last and she would just be seen by others as a fool, and DH is the symbol of that judgement by a “nice person”. The cat might be a joke about JU taking his pet metaphors way too intensely.
Oh do not worry! You don’t have to feel dumb. I definitely missed things during my first watch because I was SO focused on when the scenes from the preview would show up and when they’d finally reunite lol. And not to mention that this director REALLY likes to include these small details and symbolic moments that can easily be overlooked. We should have had a drinking game for every time there was a metaphor (I’m looking at you, slanted shelf). Hahah. Yes, DH definitely represented that and also it makes me think of what she said before — that she didn’t want to disappoint him. And maybe even she didn’t want to hurt him more in case he happened to look over and saw them.
After reading some of other peoples’ thoughts, it made me think back about the meaning behind Nabi’s name that she shared with Jae Eon at the bar (when chased, it’ll fly away, but if you wait patiently, it might alight on your shoulder…something along those lines). In the beginning, I thought that Nabi was the butterfly, but halfway through, I felt that perhaps it was Jae Eon because of what Bitna said about him fluttering from flower to flower…but now that the drama has ended, it is pretty evident that Nabi was the butterfly all along,right? She was was the one to “alight” on (choose) Jae Eon and also when he let his butterflies free…that was symbolic of him letting Nabi go.
Lixie
August 22, 2021 at 2:05 PM
Can someone tell me the original webtoon ending of Nevertheless? I didn’t dislike the kdrama ending but I’m curious because I know it was different. The drama was really nice for maybe the first five eps and then it became draggy and lost the plot. If the whole thing was just to say these two people had trouble understanding their feelings, speaking their minds and trusting anyone, it was already done in the first five episodes. The entire character of DK was a silly filler as were all side characters.
mindy
August 22, 2021 at 2:06 PM
Not to promote myself, but…
https://sunsetdramaland.wordpress.com/2021/08/21/drama-vs-webtoon-nevertheless/
Lixie
August 22, 2021 at 3:28 PM
Thanks mindy!
I understand why people who know the source get so mad sometimes. I’ve always imagined the writers of kdrama think too little of their audience and like to choose what they consider to be the safe route, which of course leads to something that feels like a cheap copy of the original work. I do think this happened in this drama when they chose what they imagined would be considered a happy ending but I don’t think it was terrible because it really didn’t change the course it took in the second half.
I expected a very different tale from the webtoon, the best thing about the kdrama was the mind games both NB and JU played with each other and it felt refreshing to have this kind of thing in a kdrama. Na-Bi wasn’t the pure innocent heroine and JU wasn’t a bad boy either. Even if the kdrama had ended with that moment when NB rejects JU at her doorsteps in the rain, the message sent would still be completely different because the kdrama told a different story from the start. I would not say it was about “a toxic relationship where the girl plays into the boy’s game, and maybe the boy isn’t so terrible after all”. What makes something toxic is being bad and I think drama did a good job showing that NB needed to face those demons, she learned to communicate her feelings and be more honest with herself and future partners. She was always playing a game herself and we are never sure if JU was good or bad because no character in this drama was a hero or a villain or a victim. I can’t explain the purpose of those scenes on the street though, why drop his hand? Why can’t he have a cat? Don’t ask. kkk
Anna
August 23, 2021 at 3:34 PM
I like that you pointed out how there was no real villain in this drama. Just a bunch of broken people who needed to learn to love themselves and others.
lol I was confused about the hand part too. I saw something on IG where someone saw it as Nabi being too conscious of what others would think of her for dating him or being judged by others or something along those lines, but then she decides it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks and decides to take his hand confidently again. As for the cat…..I have no idea. LOL.
Lixie
August 23, 2021 at 3:48 PM
Yes, exactly. I didn’t get it when I posted above but then when I wrote on the recap about the reason NB said to DH that JU would not make her happy I felt dumb for not understanding it before. She was always embarrassed about liking him, afraid it would not last and she would just be seen by others as a fool, and DH is the symbol of that judgement by a “nice person”. The cat might be a joke about JU taking his pet metaphors way too intensely.
Anna
August 23, 2021 at 4:39 PM
Oh do not worry! You don’t have to feel dumb. I definitely missed things during my first watch because I was SO focused on when the scenes from the preview would show up and when they’d finally reunite lol. And not to mention that this director REALLY likes to include these small details and symbolic moments that can easily be overlooked. We should have had a drinking game for every time there was a metaphor (I’m looking at you, slanted shelf). Hahah. Yes, DH definitely represented that and also it makes me think of what she said before — that she didn’t want to disappoint him. And maybe even she didn’t want to hurt him more in case he happened to look over and saw them.
After reading some of other peoples’ thoughts, it made me think back about the meaning behind Nabi’s name that she shared with Jae Eon at the bar (when chased, it’ll fly away, but if you wait patiently, it might alight on your shoulder…something along those lines). In the beginning, I thought that Nabi was the butterfly, but halfway through, I felt that perhaps it was Jae Eon because of what Bitna said about him fluttering from flower to flower…but now that the drama has ended, it is pretty evident that Nabi was the butterfly all along,right? She was was the one to “alight” on (choose) Jae Eon and also when he let his butterflies free…that was symbolic of him letting Nabi go.
dramalover4ever
August 24, 2021 at 3:50 AM
Excellent review 👏 👌 Your summary of the webtoon added a whole other world of meaning. It does not correspond to what we got In any way at all.