Powerful Opponents - episode 1
I’ve watched Episode 1 of Powerful Opponents! In a nutshell, I think it’s okay, but I didn’t love it the way I did about Hong Gil Dong or The Legend (aka Dian’s recent obsessions!).
1. I love the president’s daughter (Dalbi!!! But I shall call her Good Daughter here), her elegant hair braids, and chic clothes! She looks so much younger compared to her role in The Legend. And I like the fact that she is the responsible and caring sister, too.
2. alexandral nicknamed the president’s son Rabbit Teeth (RT). Well, I am calling him RT too, but it stands for Rebellious Twit. Hah. Can you tell that I don’t like him? Okay, so he showed off his back and scar in the shower, thank you for the fan service, but when he blasted rock music during the birthday celebration, thereby causing huge embarrassment and scandal for his whole family?! Urgh. So. Not. My. Thing. Sorry dude, but I cannot sympathise with that kind of immature behaviour, you childish, attention-seeking brat. And what’s with the graffiti on the painting? Puh-leez. I guess one of my biggest problem with Rebellious Twit is that I cannot sympathise with him (yet) since I don’t know his background. Maybe I will change my mind once I get to know his character better. Or maybe not :D
I always fall, or at least cannot despise, any fictional heroes who are in similar positions (ie. the son of a king, president, etc.) but try to do the right thing, even if it means selling a piece of their soul, or even worse, hurting others. Of course there’s a threshhold for my tolerance, but in general that’s how I feel. Take Yul from Goong, for starters. I didn’t like him trying to take the throne away from Shin, but that was mostly because he was driven by his mother’s crazy ambitions and desire to be with Chae Gyung. Then there is Ho Gae from The Legend. The poor guy practically sold his soul for Kiha, and was ready to kill and do anything to become King, but initially he was the pride and joy of his mother. Another example is Lee Dong Gun’s character from Sweet 18. He plays the grandson of the royal family, and has to marry a girl he barely knew simply because his grandfather made a pact with his good friend. Despite disliking the idea, he is still willing to follow his grandfather’s wish. And take Chang Hwi from Hong Gil Dong. Everything that he fought for was based on a lie, but at least he was fighting for something that he believed to be right. Claiming what was his in the first place, and also fulfilling his mother’s last wish. So yeah, in short, the idea of sacrificing for parents/family is very appealing to me.
Another scene which made me want to strangle Rebellious Twit even more was when Good Daughter visited him in the hospital (?), and he shouted at her, telling her to go away and never visit him again. Once more, drawing from my own personal situation, I can’t justify that kind of treatment to an older sister. My sisters, brother, and I are very close, and we would never do such thing to each other. To be seeing Rebellious Twit hurting Good Sister like that just makes me want to pull his hair out.
And the slimy grin on his face coming out of the closet, making people think that he’d run away? Heh. If it’s supposed to make me fall for the character, sorry, not working.
I was thinking, though, why I seem to dislike the Rebellious Twit character so much. I didn’t get the same feeling when I was watching Why Why Love. Huo Da (Mike He’s character) was as much a brat as Rebellious Twit, but his behaviour didn’t make me feel the way I do for RT. With Why Why Love, perhaps it was because I knew from the start that there was clearly an issue with Huo Yan being the father’s favourite, hence the sibling competition. But in RT’s case, what could have gone wrong, I still cannot tell. His family seems pretty much normal. At first glance, Rebellious Twit just seems so childish to me.
3. Chae Rim’s character totally rocks, yo! I love strong heroines, especially those coming from unpriviliged backgrounds who still manage to rise against all the shortcomings of her circumstances. In contrast, I can’t say I like her family very much. I won’t go into details because I’ll sound as obnoxious as I did describing my disgust for Rebellious Twit, but in a nutshell I can’t stand the family causing her so much headache and simply taking her for granted.
4. Tall Bodyguard (I recognised him as the hero in Miss Golddigger!) isn’t the most good looking actor around, but he does the stoic act exceptionally well. I think I fell for him when he purposely aimed one shot to land outside the bull’s eye, just so that our heroine could come in first place. Yay for being such a gentleman! ^^ I have a theory that he was previously dumped by a girlfriend he loved to death, and that’s why he is keeping a far distance from Heroine. Let’s see if my theory holds (though I highly doubt it, mwahaha!).
5. Interesting to note that Heroine’s father seems to be a ballroom dancing teacher. I was watching Dance With the Wind (2004) last night and found out that back in the old days in Korea, ballroom dancing was thought to be the source of evil (for marriages) because (men) who exercise it only want to get closer and swindle rich, respectable ladies. So that’s why it made sense to me when Heroine’s father was accused of swindling/cheating with another man’s wife, and we see the dancing hall and ballroom dancing pictures/trophies.
In conclusion, I’ll continue watching this since I’m digging Heroine and Bodyguard. Hopefully they’ll end up together. BUT… why do I get the feeling that that won’t be the case?? On my DVD cover Lee Jin Wook (Rebellious Twit) is credited next to Chae Rim, so I am guessing that they’ll be the main OTP. In fact, I actually have the whole storyline plotted out in my head already: Together with Bodyguard, Heroine looks out for Rebellious Twit. In that process they (Heroine & Bodyguard, I mean) come to know each other better, and one of them (I believe Heroine) will start falling for the other. And then after some time the feeling becomes mutual. But oh no! Not long after Mutual Love between our Heroine and Bodyguard, Rebellious Twit comes to his senses, and he turns from Family’s Worst Nightmare to Decent Son. And he falls in love with Heroine ‘cause she is his saviour from what seemed like an escapable doom. After a long, hard try at flirting with Heroine, he finally succeeds and they both agree to get married and have a zillion kids. However, the idea is strongly rejected by Presiden’t Wife since *gasp* unbeknownst to all, Heroine is in fact her illegitemate daughter (she had an affair with Heroine’s dad when she signed up to his ballroom dancing classes). Heroine and Rebellious Twit then run away to Jeju Island, aka Most Frequented Tourist Destination by South Koreans. Broccoli Hair (refer to screencap below) is on the hunt for good stories of the couple, as is Bodyguard (because he wants to shoot Rebellious Twit for stealing his lover), but then everything works out well because Broccoli Hair and Bodyguard met and fell in love. So everyone’s happy, and they all stare at the beautiful rainbow from their picket fenced houses on the hilltop. Now I just need to think of a good storyline for Dalbi Good Daughter.
*ROFL*
I am getting too melodramatic and clearly not thinking straight :D I’ll make up a new plot after I watch the second ep.
My favourite caps so far:
Broccoli Hair! She was only on for a few seconds but I liked her style, dude. I always love women with cameras anyway :D
Nice poster. A pretty good looking guy. But I am so not into his attitude >_>
I thought of Kill Bill when I saw this shot :D
A sexy scene. I think it's the ears and the fact that they're neck to neck.
Eeee! Confessing that he let Heroine be #1! Yay! And THE POT PLANT! I want it! Does anyone have a clue what the plant is called?
1. I love the president’s daughter (Dalbi!!! But I shall call her Good Daughter here), her elegant hair braids, and chic clothes! She looks so much younger compared to her role in The Legend. And I like the fact that she is the responsible and caring sister, too.
2. alexandral nicknamed the president’s son Rabbit Teeth (RT). Well, I am calling him RT too, but it stands for Rebellious Twit. Hah. Can you tell that I don’t like him? Okay, so he showed off his back and scar in the shower, thank you for the fan service, but when he blasted rock music during the birthday celebration, thereby causing huge embarrassment and scandal for his whole family?! Urgh. So. Not. My. Thing. Sorry dude, but I cannot sympathise with that kind of immature behaviour, you childish, attention-seeking brat. And what’s with the graffiti on the painting? Puh-leez. I guess one of my biggest problem with Rebellious Twit is that I cannot sympathise with him (yet) since I don’t know his background. Maybe I will change my mind once I get to know his character better. Or maybe not :D
I always fall, or at least cannot despise, any fictional heroes who are in similar positions (ie. the son of a king, president, etc.) but try to do the right thing, even if it means selling a piece of their soul, or even worse, hurting others. Of course there’s a threshhold for my tolerance, but in general that’s how I feel. Take Yul from Goong, for starters. I didn’t like him trying to take the throne away from Shin, but that was mostly because he was driven by his mother’s crazy ambitions and desire to be with Chae Gyung. Then there is Ho Gae from The Legend. The poor guy practically sold his soul for Kiha, and was ready to kill and do anything to become King, but initially he was the pride and joy of his mother. Another example is Lee Dong Gun’s character from Sweet 18. He plays the grandson of the royal family, and has to marry a girl he barely knew simply because his grandfather made a pact with his good friend. Despite disliking the idea, he is still willing to follow his grandfather’s wish. And take Chang Hwi from Hong Gil Dong. Everything that he fought for was based on a lie, but at least he was fighting for something that he believed to be right. Claiming what was his in the first place, and also fulfilling his mother’s last wish. So yeah, in short, the idea of sacrificing for parents/family is very appealing to me.
Another scene which made me want to strangle Rebellious Twit even more was when Good Daughter visited him in the hospital (?), and he shouted at her, telling her to go away and never visit him again. Once more, drawing from my own personal situation, I can’t justify that kind of treatment to an older sister. My sisters, brother, and I are very close, and we would never do such thing to each other. To be seeing Rebellious Twit hurting Good Sister like that just makes me want to pull his hair out.
And the slimy grin on his face coming out of the closet, making people think that he’d run away? Heh. If it’s supposed to make me fall for the character, sorry, not working.
I was thinking, though, why I seem to dislike the Rebellious Twit character so much. I didn’t get the same feeling when I was watching Why Why Love. Huo Da (Mike He’s character) was as much a brat as Rebellious Twit, but his behaviour didn’t make me feel the way I do for RT. With Why Why Love, perhaps it was because I knew from the start that there was clearly an issue with Huo Yan being the father’s favourite, hence the sibling competition. But in RT’s case, what could have gone wrong, I still cannot tell. His family seems pretty much normal. At first glance, Rebellious Twit just seems so childish to me.
3. Chae Rim’s character totally rocks, yo! I love strong heroines, especially those coming from unpriviliged backgrounds who still manage to rise against all the shortcomings of her circumstances. In contrast, I can’t say I like her family very much. I won’t go into details because I’ll sound as obnoxious as I did describing my disgust for Rebellious Twit, but in a nutshell I can’t stand the family causing her so much headache and simply taking her for granted.
4. Tall Bodyguard (I recognised him as the hero in Miss Golddigger!) isn’t the most good looking actor around, but he does the stoic act exceptionally well. I think I fell for him when he purposely aimed one shot to land outside the bull’s eye, just so that our heroine could come in first place. Yay for being such a gentleman! ^^ I have a theory that he was previously dumped by a girlfriend he loved to death, and that’s why he is keeping a far distance from Heroine. Let’s see if my theory holds (though I highly doubt it, mwahaha!).
5. Interesting to note that Heroine’s father seems to be a ballroom dancing teacher. I was watching Dance With the Wind (2004) last night and found out that back in the old days in Korea, ballroom dancing was thought to be the source of evil (for marriages) because (men) who exercise it only want to get closer and swindle rich, respectable ladies. So that’s why it made sense to me when Heroine’s father was accused of swindling/cheating with another man’s wife, and we see the dancing hall and ballroom dancing pictures/trophies.
In conclusion, I’ll continue watching this since I’m digging Heroine and Bodyguard. Hopefully they’ll end up together. BUT… why do I get the feeling that that won’t be the case?? On my DVD cover Lee Jin Wook (Rebellious Twit) is credited next to Chae Rim, so I am guessing that they’ll be the main OTP. In fact, I actually have the whole storyline plotted out in my head already: Together with Bodyguard, Heroine looks out for Rebellious Twit. In that process they (Heroine & Bodyguard, I mean) come to know each other better, and one of them (I believe Heroine) will start falling for the other. And then after some time the feeling becomes mutual. But oh no! Not long after Mutual Love between our Heroine and Bodyguard, Rebellious Twit comes to his senses, and he turns from Family’s Worst Nightmare to Decent Son. And he falls in love with Heroine ‘cause she is his saviour from what seemed like an escapable doom. After a long, hard try at flirting with Heroine, he finally succeeds and they both agree to get married and have a zillion kids. However, the idea is strongly rejected by Presiden’t Wife since *gasp* unbeknownst to all, Heroine is in fact her illegitemate daughter (she had an affair with Heroine’s dad when she signed up to his ballroom dancing classes). Heroine and Rebellious Twit then run away to Jeju Island, aka Most Frequented Tourist Destination by South Koreans. Broccoli Hair (refer to screencap below) is on the hunt for good stories of the couple, as is Bodyguard (because he wants to shoot Rebellious Twit for stealing his lover), but then everything works out well because Broccoli Hair and Bodyguard met and fell in love. So everyone’s happy, and they all stare at the beautiful rainbow from their picket fenced houses on the hilltop. Now I just need to think of a good storyline for Dalbi Good Daughter.
*ROFL*
I am getting too melodramatic and clearly not thinking straight :D I’ll make up a new plot after I watch the second ep.
My favourite caps so far:
Broccoli Hair! She was only on for a few seconds but I liked her style, dude. I always love women with cameras anyway :D
Nice poster. A pretty good looking guy. But I am so not into his attitude >_>
I thought of Kill Bill when I saw this shot :D
A sexy scene. I think it's the ears and the fact that they're neck to neck.
Eeee! Confessing that he let Heroine be #1! Yay! And THE POT PLANT! I want it! Does anyone have a clue what the plant is called?