The K-Drama Meta.
I HAVE EXAMS ON IN A FEW, WOULD YOU BELIEVE. PRAYER CIRCLE FOR MY CONTINUED ACADEMIC EXISTENCE. And in the meanwhile, I don't even believe this myself.
Female (Second) Leads: Narratives vs. Tropes:
[In Defence Of] Coffee House.
When do I suggest reading this:
- If you're not planning on watching Coffee House , because you should. I think it's ( Read more... )
Female (Second) Leads: Narratives vs. Tropes:
[In Defence Of] Coffee House.
When do I suggest reading this:
- If you're not planning on watching Coffee House , because you should. I think it's ( Read more... )
I mean, I would assume people hate on the show because it's PROBLEMATIC. But in that case, WHY WOULD YOU THEN GO FOR ES/KT? LIKE. WHAT NOW? Also, this has been very opposite to my experience trolling Tumblr, where most people who hate on the show still prefer YD's character because he is at least presented as a reprehensible person.
RACHEL AND YOUNG DO ARE SECRETLY THE FANDOM'S DARLINGS, IKR. Although Rachel still gets plenty of flak for being a ~bitch. And it's kind of expected that ES wouldn't foster much fandom love, but afaik there's still a fair percentage of fic about her? SHE IS DOING BETTER THAN TAN, OK.
HOLD THE FUCK UP. LEE JONG SUK IS IN SECRET GARDEN? THE SAME LEE JONG SUK FROM SCHOOL 2013??? I SIMPLY DID NOT KNOW.
Yeah, I don't think El cares about the framing of Tan. Usually IDGAF about authorial intention either, but when it concerns whether or not we're supposed to endorse a vv problematic "romance" then TRUST NO DICK.
POSITIVE THINKING, ZOE. Like you said, it's about time for contrived obstacles to hit ES/KT, so let this happen.
Also, it'll be very interesting to see how the ES/YD dynamic develops now because although the chemistry is bangin', they really haven't had scenes hinting at romantic/sexual undertones? Usually these sorts of dynamics are all SEXUAL!! TENSION!! but ES/YD has been a lot more understated (with the exception of the pool shenanigans, which, lol). AND LISTEN, I WILL BE DEVO IF THEY NEVER MAKE OUT BECAUSE HOW COULD YOU WASTE THAT POTENTIAL SEX.
DUDE, YD IS SO BAD AT EMOTIONS. Supposedly his IQ is 150 or some shit but his emotional intelligence is like -500. Or, at least, his attempts to emotionally manipulate are the most pathetic because he does not know what to do with his own emotions e.g. the golf course standoff of doom. This is the most endearing thing about him lbr /pets. AND YES, HIS MISUSE OF SARCASM IS GPOY TBQH. So bad at human-ing. /pets
because that's where he went wrong, and he's constantly picking on it, when all it's doing is reminding him that it's mostly his fault and he can't fix it (he always chooses the worst endings.)
THIS IS PRECISELY WHY YD IS A RUBBISH OPPONENT TBH. BECAUSE HE IS ULTIMATELY ALWAYS LASHING OUT AT HIMSELF BY PROXY. (Not just with Tan, but arguably with Joon Young and whoever else he has terrorised in the past.)
BRO, THE NEW EPISODE IS OUT. HOLD MY PEARLS.
(I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR EXAMS RN. /o\ /o\ /o\ GODSPEED FOR ALL OF THEM THEN.)
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