Lee Jun Ki is a really good looking man. Haha, I hated his character in My Girl- the last drama I watched him in. I know he's a sold actor and really good looking but it wasn't until drama that I finally get to enjoy his work. I'm with you about Arang. She's a bit of a one-note character for me. She moves the plot along and all but the only time I felt sorry for her was when they showed how she went from being a naive ghost to learning how to survive tooth-and-nail as one.
Also, your Faith MVs are gems! I suck at finding good ones so I'm glad you posted them!
I haven't. Does it have a happy/satisfying ending? I think I'll put it on my list of dramas to check out when I head home in November :)
Yea, I wasn't too interested in Gumiho- it wasn't my cup of tea- at least not something I could watch from start to finish. Arang ends up being unique and independent but falls flat in gaining my sympathy. Essentially because while she often accuses of EO of using her to find out about his mom- she ends up using him more. I'm just indifferent to her outside of her relation to EO.
I'm quite fine with the pace too. It's basically a historic whodunnit and mystery stories never move at a frantic pace. The good ones don't anyway. It's not particularly practical nor fun if all the mysteries come out or get solved in first few episodes. What do they do with 15+ epis after that then? Unless it's one of 'em episodic shows
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I wonder if the Jade Emperor and Hades know that EO is the demon's son (whether biological or through possession of him Mom). They don't seem to know who the demon is, but you never know.
I think Arang is still fairly kickass, especially when you consider that she has bodily limitations now (her rescue of EO was pretty epic and I don't blame her too much for freaking out about the ghoul now that she's human-ish). My problem isn't that - she's had no emotional/character development at all and that would be fine if she was complex to start with but she has the complexity and maturity of a starfish so it gets a bit wearying...
I suppose the one complaining about the pace want Eun Oh and Arang to be lovey dovey with each other... As if every drama has to be a rom-com in disguise. But I'm with you in this: the pace is just fine and the romance is not the main point. And Arang should grow up a bit too (maybe she'lll change if/when she realizes she has feeling -maybe- for EO?)
The romance between Dol Swe and the mudang is hilarious (especially with the use of slow motions) IMO. Though Dol Swe is a pain with EO.
I can't stand Dol Swe with or without the mudang - I am afraid the comical characters in kdramas are a lost cause as far as I am concerned.
I wish I liked Arang herself, as a person, a bit more - as I said, she's entertaining and she is very important in the story but as a person she's...blank. I mean, I ship EO/A but mainly because I love EO and because they are pretty together - it would be fun to love both characters in a potential couple.
Finally, someone else that doesn't like the servant guy. I hate him with a passion and wish he'd stop ruining what is otherwise perfect.
I'm pretty sure when Demon Mama was talking to Joo Wal about why she needs Arang she mentioned that she needed her body because it couldn't die. Therefore, I believe that those of us that thought that EO's mother had been taken over by something are correct. That something's going to turn out the Death Angel's sister, I know it.
I also didn't understand exactly why Arang was so ticked off at the end of this episode. It'll probably remain one of those kdrama mysteries I have no hope of understanding. :)
Yesss! Everyone keeps going how funny/awesome/adorable the manservant is, but I think he's an irritating creep and every time he appears, it's like nails on chalkboard.
The thing about the demon possessing bodies makes sense - though poor Eun Oh cannot win either way - either his mom is the source of all evil or she's been taken over by a demon and thus is dead.
I really dont like him either. I just find him grating and annoying and kind of pathetic/pitiful. I know he's supposed to be comic relief but I'm not laughing and tbh it kind of grosses me out that the lower class guy is such an insulting caricature but oh well.
He doesn't particularly have lower class stereotypes that I am familiar with (doesn't mean they aren't there, just not the ones I know) but hmm...lack of life except for master might be it.
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Haha, I hated his character in My Girl- the last drama I watched him in. I know he's a sold actor and really good looking but it wasn't until drama that I finally get to enjoy his work.
I'm with you about Arang. She's a bit of a one-note character for me. She moves the plot along and all but the only time I felt sorry for her was when they showed how she went from being a naive ghost to learning how to survive tooth-and-nail as one.
Also, your Faith MVs are gems! I suck at finding good ones so I'm glad you posted them!
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Yes, Arang is pretty flat (and also very much like SMA's character in Gumiho). I just am not invested in her, the way I am in EO, and that's a pity.
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Yea, I wasn't too interested in Gumiho- it wasn't my cup of tea- at least not something I could watch from start to finish.
Arang ends up being unique and independent but falls flat in gaining my sympathy. Essentially because while she often accuses of EO of using her to find out about his mom- she ends up using him more. I'm just indifferent to her outside of her relation to EO.
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I love that drama!
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I think Arang is still fairly kickass, especially when you consider that she has bodily limitations now (her rescue of EO was pretty epic and I don't blame her too much for freaking out about the ghoul now that she's human-ish). My problem isn't that - she's had no emotional/character development at all and that would be fine if she was complex to start with but she has the complexity and maturity of a starfish so it gets a bit wearying...
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But I'm with you in this: the pace is just fine and the romance is not the main point. And Arang should grow up a bit too (maybe she'lll change if/when she realizes she has feeling -maybe- for EO?)
The romance between Dol Swe and the mudang is hilarious (especially with the use of slow motions) IMO. Though Dol Swe is a pain with EO.
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I wish I liked Arang herself, as a person, a bit more - as I said, she's entertaining and she is very important in the story but as a person she's...blank. I mean, I ship EO/A but mainly because I love EO and because they are pretty together - it would be fun to love both characters in a potential couple.
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I'm pretty sure when Demon Mama was talking to Joo Wal about why she needs Arang she mentioned that she needed her body because it couldn't die. Therefore, I believe that those of us that thought that EO's mother had been taken over by something are correct. That something's going to turn out the Death Angel's sister, I know it.
I also didn't understand exactly why Arang was so ticked off at the end of this episode. It'll probably remain one of those kdrama mysteries I have no hope of understanding. :)
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The thing about the demon possessing bodies makes sense - though poor Eun Oh cannot win either way - either his mom is the source of all evil or she's been taken over by a demon and thus is dead.
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