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dangermousie

Devil Beside You: can I have some whine with that cheese?

Sep 02, 2006 04:03

I finished Devil Beside You last night but forgot to post about it.

It definitely is the cheesiest dorama I've seen. I don't know if I'd rec it as I didn't care for the lead couple (but the leads are cute and have good chemistry) and it had some moments I really liked and some that didn't work for me at all. Too OTT for me, generally.

( Thoughts with rant on the ending )

doramas, devil beside you

Comments 14

ficchica September 2 2006, 08:50:02 UTC

It was fun but I really didn't like how he disappeared off to Italy, he could have asked her to go with him. Then the way he came back. On the other hand the secondary relationship had enough legs to have been the primary relationship, and the guy was really hot.

dangermousie September 2 2006, 17:30:18 UTC

Definitely. And the way he came back? Ugh. Seriously, I wanted to smack him by the end.

On the other hand the secondary relationship had enough legs to have been the primary relationship, and the guy was really hot.

Definitely. I kept wishing the show was actually about them, I would have really enjoyed it. And oh yeah, he is yummy (and is also in Silence. I actually checked after DBY to see if he was a lead anywhere, but unfortunately not).

autumn_yaar September 2 2006, 11:17:34 UTC

I just finished "It Started With a Kiss" and though they took FOREVER, I just died of happiness.

Dude.. I can NOT wait for the sequel. Plus, I'm in lowe with that Joe Cheng guy. :p

dangermousie September 2 2006, 17:21:43 UTC

I am watching ISWaK right away.

Btw, I finished ALtK (http://dangermousie.livejournal.com/527218.html) and want to discuss the ending :)

kitsune714 September 2 2006, 14:41:19 UTC

dangermousie September 2 2006, 17:28:34 UTC

I was very disappointed by the ending too. Up until end of 15, I wasn't excited by Meng/XY but I liked them well enough as a couple. But the last ep just ruined the ship for me.

I am actualy perversely eager to see Love Contract now, because Mike He gets to angst in it a lot, and I think that's some karmic payback for Meng (yes, in my weird head it makes sense). But after I watch ep 5 of Silence (I've been putting it off because it's sort of like really nice chocolate, aka I don't get it often so I sort of anticipate each new subbed ep), I am going to continue with Tokyo Juliet (9 and 10 are now subbed). The complete series that I am going to marathon though is It Started with a Kiss. And then either Chun-Hyang or Sang-Doo, let's go to school (though after ALtK I think I need a longer angst break).

I am nevah evah watching 'Sorry I love you' because even though I believe it's very good, it's too angsty even for me.

kitsune714 September 2 2006, 18:17:27 UTC

dangermousie September 2 2006, 18:33:51 UTC

I actually like Ariel Lin (she is in Tokyo Juliet). I also have no hesitation in using the ff button (my player reads subs even then) so... :)

Thread 7

klmorgan September 5 2006, 20:45:55 UTC

Yes, yes, and furthermore, yes.

These are exactly all my problems with DBY. I LOVED the way it began -- with Meng being the one in hot pursuit, but still managing to be the alpha male Asian dorama standards required he be as the primary male lead. It was interesting and different.

But then it suddenly switched, and XY seemed to be the only one involved emotionally, and then the Italy thing. (And oh jeez, the glove he made. Such cheeeeeeeeeeeeeese.)

It's interesting how we were discussing how much we love dramas based on manga/manwha in another thread, because I feel like this is an example where it actually didn't translate. I'm not sure if it was because of script rewrites, or the actors, but after watching DBY I managed to find a very nice translation of the manga, and it's like reading about a different couple. There are subtle dialogue or relationship changes (and not just between the two of them) which makes the whole thing work that much better -- especially when it comes to the Italy segment. I won't spoil it for you ( ( ... )

dangermousie September 5 2006, 22:47:16 UTC

Yes, I just didn't care for Meng to be some sort of 'prize' XY would get for doing the right things and being the good girl. Not every drama has to be a Meteor Garden type thing with the guy chasing and chasing and chasing (I love the 'established early as a couple' dramas just as much, see Mars or Tokyo Juliet), but this really made me annoyed at Meng and made me feel as if there was a huge power imbalance in the relationship.

I won't spoil it for you (unless you ask), but there's an interaction which pretty much outlines why Meng/Takeru acts the way does, how he feels, and what he wants from her

Spoil, spoil, spoil.

As to Mike He, that's why I started Love Contract too, and so far (a measly ep in), I am loving it.

The bday cake scene was cute. I also adore the scene where she saw 'the full monty' because she walked into the restroom and then bolted out and is all'I didn't see anything, I didn't see anything...should have looked more carefully.' ROFL. And then he drags her into the bathroom but grandma annoyingly interrupts :)

klmorgan September 7 2006, 19:37:03 UTC

There really was too much of an imbalance... again another reason to read the manga, in that I think they nicely underscored the fact that Meng/Takeru is actually younger than his girl, and he's fairly insecure about it.

*g* I can spoil you, or now that we can meet up some time, I can burn the whole scanlation to disc and hand it to you then -- your choice!

As to Mike He, that's why I started Love Contract too, and so far (a measly ep in), I am loving it.

He's gorgeous AND adorable, which is unfair. One at a time!

Oh, yeah, the full monty scene also rocked. ;) And I loved the entire first two episodes... Mike's unfortunate hairstyle aside.

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAH must watch Love Conract...