Comments | dangermousie: I have started a rewatch of one of my all-time favorites

dangermousie

I have started a rewatch of one of my all-time favorites

Aug 07, 2009 10:45

I was in a very bad mood last evening, so I did what every girl will do - bought a dozen-and-a half cupcakes and put in the DVDs of My GirlThe cupcakes were overly ambitious (I ate 2. Luckily my Lord and Master likes cupcakes as well and we have a fridge) but My Girl was, as always, perfect. I only got through half an ep before needing to go to bed ( Read more... )

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ladysaotome August 7 2009, 15:08:52 UTC

My Girl made me laugh so much during the first half. But the last few episodes infuriated me. I need to rewatch though. It really is an excellent drama. And make an MV.

dangermousie August 7 2009, 15:10:29 UTC

Infuriated? Why? I loved the second half even more, because it made me laugh but it also made me bawl - I got so ridiculously invested.

ladysaotome August 7 2009, 15:25:13 UTC

I think I was just too angry at the grandfather & very annoyed that everyone obeyed his rediculous commands. (the filialty in Kdramas is amazing but sometimes it runs smack into my American upbringing & makes me yell, "Why?!! Stand up for yourself!!")

I hated that he kept the discovery of his granddaughter a secret & that "forgave" the main girl but sent her away. And then they still had to beg him at the end. I had really liked the grandfather until that point so I felt a little betrayed. I guess I don't mind that kind of thing if I feel that it helps the characters develop but I didn't feel that that part of the storyline really did anything. It didn't confirm main guy's feelings - they were already confirmed. So I never understood the point.

dangermousie August 7 2009, 15:45:24 UTC

I was very not surprised when he went 'evil' - it just seemed to make sense - he was a benevolent dictator only when things went his way - he clearly didn't learn anything from his past and most people do not - I bet if he disowned GC/YR, he would have been quite sad if they got killed in a car crash or similar.

I actually loved that part - I love my angst and to me it really showed how much Yu Rin and Gong Chan loved each other (she was willing to sacrifice so much to keep him with his family and he never was going to let go no matter what it would have cost him - and he believed her despite her trying to make her best to make him view her as evil) and added dramatic conflict - it was relatively too smooth up until then. It just confirmed the depth of their love to me.

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miss_magrat August 7 2009, 15:17:04 UTC

Seol Gong Chan would SO be my drama boyfriend if I didn't hate his Grandfather (hilariously, that visceral loathing came upon me as soon as we saw him this time - because I remember his actions)

I find it quite funny how it was something that, in hindsight, we should've seen from the start. I mean, the WHOLE PREMISE of My Girl rests on the assumption that the grandfather is an evil bastard who rejected and disowned his own daughter. But we meet him as this poor dying old man, quite sympathetic - and when seeing it for the first time, you don't start hating him until he starts messing with Yoo Rin and Gong Chan.

I loved it though - it had just the right amount of comedy and drama, and the OTP had chemistry to kill for.

ladysaotome August 7 2009, 15:30:10 UTC

You're right. I guess I thought he'd actually learned from his mistake. So when he instantly set out to do the same thing again I got sooo angry!

miss_magrat August 7 2009, 15:36:25 UTC

Yeah, I think everyone falls into this trap? Even though I immediately realized it made sense, I was SO angry and frustrated with him at the end!

dangermousie August 7 2009, 15:47:27 UTC

I hated him to bit but I didn't love him from the start because I kept thinking 'sure, you are nice now, once they are dead'. The thing that made me the angriest was his lying about finding out the real granddaughter, leaving GC in torment all this time, because he was worried GC would ditch. I am firmly convinced that the only reason he finally relented was that he saw Gong Chan was going to walk out anyway.

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mishane August 7 2009, 20:56:14 UTC

Ahh My Girl. My first. I think this will be the drama I recommend to every Asian drama newbie. I think if I had started off watching any other Asian drama, I would have pressed the stop button and said, "No more!" but something kept me coming back.

This is also the only drama I've seen twice. I did a re-watch a couple months ago and it didn't disappoint.

I can't say why I like it so much and it's not even on my top top lists, but it's just so enjoyable and fun and . . . yeah. I like it. :)

dangermousie August 9 2009, 04:39:07 UTC

It is just fun but with enough angst to keep me happy.

ambergold August 8 2009, 00:22:33 UTC

I think I need to re-watch this so I actually remember what it's like:) plus, Lee Dong Wook is so fantastic in Partner that it's wetted my apettite, but he hasn't been in any other even half well-known ones aside from La Dolce Vita, which I have to be in a very specific mood to watch. So My Girl re-watch, I think here I come sometime within the next few weeks.

dangermousie August 9 2009, 04:39:20 UTC

Ooooh, rewatch!

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dangermousie August 8 2009, 03:52:33 UTC