Extraordinary You (2019)

Ugh. Where should I start? I believe this drama is overhyped and overrated. It was good the first two episodes because the female lead had an actual significant role and it looked like she was ready to do something to fight her destiny and get her happy ending.

Ever since the romance took over the show, though, Dan Oh forgot who she was, what she wanted, and everything else apart from her boy crush. I swear her running after the guy and going "Haru-ya" every half a second was the most annoying thing EVER. For a drama that was supposedly about gaining your agency and becoming the owner of your own choices and life, Dan Oh became a non-entity outside of her romantic storyline. Not happy with that, the writers made her two love interests (Haru and Baek Kyung) far more relevant than her character and completely sidelined her. She became a damsel in distress waiting for the "Haru in shining armour" to save her. Where is the empowered female lead we were introduced to in the first episode? All I see is a girl with no character growth and an obsession with romance. SMH. However, I didn't drop the drama right away hoping for an improvement. I waited patiently... until the moment Dan Oh threw away her medication because Haru had disappeared. (*facepalm*). That was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. What's the big idea? If the object of your affection disappears, you're supposed to throw away your life?! That's about the most messed up message I've ever seen in all of my kdrama watching history. Wasn't Dan Oh absolutely desperate because she didn't want to die? Let me get this straight, was Haru her only motivation to want to live? Has she forgotten that other people love her too? I never expected this drama to stoop to Twilight-levels of terrible writing, but it did. It had so much potential but it threw it away.

Anyways, this show is a parody of the godawful "Boys Over Flowers", but it wound up being equally terrible because of its one-dimensional characters, cliche tropes, and messed up messages. The only saving grace is the cast's acting. Hard pass.

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Primeiras impressões:

Resolvi assistir esse drama logo depois que terminou com a minha irmã, mas confesso que nós quase desistimos depois do 1 episódio porque parecia uma copia barata e clichê dos dramas: W/boys over flowers/The Heirs, mas por algum motivo resolvemos dar uma chance e ir para o próximo episodio.

Não fui com altas expectativas sobre esse drama, porque quando as pessoas badalam demais algum drama, eu geralmente não curto. Claro que nao foi nada extraordinário como me disseram que seria, mas senti que a historia começou a melhorar o ritmo a partir do episodio 3 e 4, o que me motivou a prosseguir. O ar de mistério que vai se instaurando ao longo da história, te deixa com varias perguntas sobre pontos mencionados, e na expectativa de uma resposta mais adiante.

Sobre os personagens:

A protagonista é tão performática que chega a ser divertido ver suas caras e bocas ao longo da trama, mas o Haru mais parecia um robô sem expressão. O mais estranho de tudo é ver esse contraste cada vez mais evidente entre esses dois. O que sobrou nas expressões e atuação dela, faltou demais na dele.

O noivo dela é um babaca completo em vários momentos queria dar na cara dele para ensina-lo agir como gente, ja achava ridículo o comportamento dele no palco de ficar sempre maltratando ela so porque ela estava doente, mas foi depois que ele ficou consciente de si dentro da historia dos quadrinhos que tudo piorou ainda mais, o suposto amor dele por ela era doentio demais, e as coisas que ele fazia o tempo todo me tiravam do serio ao ponto de ficar irritada so de ver a cara dela, ja que eu sabia que ele ia aprontar alguma. É lamentável que ele age assim durante toda a historia, realmente esperei ver algum traço de mudança nele em algum momento, mas isso nunca aconteceu, ele é um idiota completo.

O casalzinho de protagonistas da historia em quadrinhos é tão bobinho que faço de conta que eles nem existem, tenho ate preguiça de ve-los, é batido demais o romance deles.

O friendzone é tão fofinho que quero leva-lo para casa , o menino gente boa e bonitinho ele, sinto que foi injustiçado já que mesmo depois que a Ju Da tomou consciência, não quis lutar contra o roteiro do escritor e ficava passeando entre um e outro sem decidir com quem iria ficar.


SOBRE O FINAL

Sinceramente ficou muito maçante e super repetitivo da metade para o final, tive vontade de acelerar o passo para me ver livre logo desse drama porque os flahbacks da historia antiga que foi escrita pelo autor dos quadrinhos eram gigantescos e pareciam que nunca iam ter fim.

Além disso, tive a estranha sensação de que até as coisas que eles achavam que estavam fazendo por conta própria, eram na verdade o que o escritor queria.

Depois de finalizar, infelizmente a conclusão que chego não é que Extra-ordinary You é um drama que vai do nada para lugar nenhum, porque as questões que vão sendo levantadas e que te deixam intrigado ao longo da trama, são deixadas de lado e nada que vc espera que aconteça no final acontece.

É até engraçado ver um drama em que os únicos cenários são a escola e o hospital, que falta de criatividade minha gente? e o que foram todos aqueles closes intermináveis nós sapatos deles, mais parecia um comercial de calçados kkkk

Terminei com mais milhares de perguntas além das que já tinha no inicio da historia: O que eram aqueles buracos negros que apareciam? Nunca existiu saída daquele mundo?como a doença cardíaca dela foi milagrosamente curada?Porque toda a história se repetiu ? Depois que a historia em quadrinhos supostamente terminou porque os personagens nao desapareceram? A historia deles na faculdade é uma nova historia em quadrinhos com os mesmos personagens? Quem estava ciente de si mesmo na nova história? Onde o Haru estava durante todos esses anos que desapareceu?Qual foi o motivo do comportamento suspeito do Lula durante a trama? Seu comportamento não fez o menor sentido....

Quando vc termina um drama com esse turbilhão de perguntas sem resposta nao pode chegar a outra conclusão que não seja que roteiro foi mal produzido. Como amar algo tão vago assim? Impossível!

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So Bad! Even though the plot seems really interesting you'll regret watching it

This drama is so bad. Don't waste your time on this instead go help your mom/dad with the house work. The female lead is really annoying and a bad actress. The writer (of the drama, not the character "Writer") is even worse. Overly complicated plot and most of it make no sense. Really repeatative and the story makes little to no progress in most of the episodes. Even when it make some progress then in the next couple of episodes they backtrack all the progress and take it back to square one. The characters have no growth. They become more cliche every episode. The ending is one of the worst I have ever seen. The only intersting thing about this drama was the 2nd lead couple. But they gave them an ending so cliche and so bad that you would want to gauge your eyes out and erase your memory. I skipped through most of the episodes still I was frustrated from the bad writing.

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A fascinating plot ruined by poor writing and too much repetition. It started off with a bang but got boring too soon too fast. I didn’t even reach half of the show and the story got boring .I couldn’t find a reason to continue. There was zero chemistry between Rowoon and Kim hye yoon. I didn’t feel anything looking at them. It was blank. The 2nd lead couple was more interesting and had better chemistry. Don’t even get me started on baek kyung, he was a toxic character. And had serious anger issues.
I need to feel chemistry between main leads even if the story gets boring otherwise I can’t keep watching.

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If the story and acting was good?

It was super drama...especially the cast and rowoon was extraordinary...I liked this drama very much...watched it repeatedly 3 times...I actually don't like to watch anything twice...but I liked this drama a lot...rowoon acted extraordinarily and his visuals were mind blowing...I can watch him all day...all the other members also acted so well...overall I like the drama....I loved it ...rowoon was extraordinary...I hope he acts in many many more dramas....
It was super drama...especially the cast and rowoon was extraordinary...I liked this drama very much...watched it repeatedly 3 times...I actually don't like to watch anything twice...but I liked this drama a lot...rowoon acted extraordinarily and his visuals were mind blowing...I can watch him all day...all the other members also acted so well...overall I like the drama

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So this kept showing up on my Netflix recommendations and I kept skipping over it because the name sounded so boring. But then when I read the synopsis I was hooked. I had to watch it.

Story - I love the ideology behind the story and the conceptualization of the storyline. The idea of becoming self-aware that you are actually a character in a comic book, and then everyone having to come to terms with the fact they are not actually the protagonist, or even an important character. I loved that.

Do-Hwa is probably my favorite character in this show. Him and Dried Squid Elf. He was just so cute and adorable. With his "I'm gonna give up on you, but I can't, but I'll support you from the sidelines, why must I play this stupid violin" "OMG this is so cheesy" and he's so cheesy! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH! HE IS SO CUTE! SOOOO CUTE!!

DSE was so cute too. With his cryptic yoda-ing, and the way he's cold to Gyeong. And the way he's secretive and dodgy. I love it. I love how protective he is of YKW. I'm so glad she came at the end. <3

Gyeong is my second favorite character. Second-lead syndrome it is real! Although, I totally get not rooting for him. I wasn't in the beginning, but when I started to realize that he was being self-aware. When I started to realize that he did actually love Dan Oh, but was stuck in the role he had to play. In the Shadow is when we see how frustrated he is by the fact that his father is using Dan Oh for her money, and using her sickness and her affection for Gyeong to his advantage. In the Shadow we see how much Gyeong is suffering. How much he doesn't want to lose Dan Oh like he's lost everyone he loves, like his mom. The reason he hates the hospital is because he watched his mother suffer and die there. And now he's watching the woman he loves do the same. It's so sad. I actually love Gyeong and his suffering so much. And I usually don't like the tragic boys who don't like to talk and hurt the girls they love. But Lee Jae Wook was adorable. I totally felt everything he was putting down. I love his story with his brother - I wish they expanded more on that. I wanted more. That was such a sweet ending for them. I'm glad they have each other even if they have a horrid father.

Dan Oh was annoying! At least in the first few episodes. And then later on when she refused to listen to what Gyeong had to say, and she just kept talking over him. But I guess I can understand where she's coming from, when you're constantly never given a voice, and you're having to shove your feminist side down because of external factors, and then you're finally allowed to be yourself. It's freeing. But she grows on you. And I really love how strong she is.

Ha Ru was my least favorite character. I mean I get it. Love has the power to transcend the will of the writer and all that junk. But oh gosh. When he was a background character his arc made sense. When he was an "extra" like Dan Oh and Dried Squid Elf, his arc no longer made sense with the whole "he can change my story" thing. Because then he was a character in the book. He was no longer a nameless, background character who could do whatever he wanted whenever he wanted. It made no sense. Whatever.

Overall. I loved the idea of it. Execution was mediocre. I loved the whole idea of the two books thing.

I loved the peripheral characters like the best friend of Dan Oh who was also the bully of Yeo Ju Da, because she seems like she would have been a nice girl, but then she's a total B**ch.

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this drama broke my heart and glued it back together...

I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed Extraordinary You! It was a bit of a surprise just how much too. Now I do I love stories that deal with meta things, and characters in a comic becoming self-aware fits the bill perfectly. But I really wasn’t sure what kind of story this would be or what tone it would have, and aside from Kim Hye Yoon, I wasn’t very familiar with most of the other main actors.
Extraordinary You is a very easy watch. It is bright and fun with plenty of humor. The comic world is portrayed as a stereotypical romantic comedy, so that is ripe for all kinds of jokes to poke fun at the classic tropes we all know.
When Dan Oh finally becomes self-aware, she goes through a lot of confusion and emotions. Not only does she find out she is a character and has no control over her own fate, but she’s not even the lead. She’s just an extra! She was then able to see how cringy the comic story and all of the parts being played were.
I loved delving into the rules of how the comic world operated. I thought it was really interesting how when a character became aware, they still had to follow the script set forth by the writer whether or not they wanted to. They were compelled to play out the scenes.
But when a scene ended, there was a space called the Shadow which took place in between the scenes. This is where the characters had freedom. And Dan Oh uses that freedom to try to change the story and her fate.
I really loved Dan Oh and Ha Ru’s relationship. It was super sweet with plenty of heart as they struggled to beat the story and be together. But their actions have consequences as the comic world begins to change in unexpected ways. They have to face some major trials in their attempt to be together. Their love story was a great mix of cute fun and low-key angst.
Then there’s Baek Kyung, the man that Dan Oh is engaged to in the story. I had a lot of negative feelings towards this character. He really is a complete jerk in every way and was always so mean to Dan Oh. For most of the drama, I just couldn’t feel for him.
Extraordinary You also had a very serious side as characters are really put through the ringer. They deal with separation, helplessness, and life and death stakes. Learning the back story behind the characters and the comic was really fascinating.
It’s a hard battle going up against an all powerful writer, but even when the characters had limitations, they made the best of them. Seeing their friendship, growth, independence, and determination was very inspiring. Dan Oh and Ha Ru in particular really fought for what they wanted in their lives, and no matter what they faced, they never gave up on each other.
Extraordinary You was perfect in every way. I loved the characters and the world that they inhabited. It was all kinds of fun with lots of heart. I had such a wonderful time watching it.


More detailed review here: https://bookswithnatasa.home.blog/category/kdramas/

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Entertaining Drama

This is one of my favourite korean drama. I decided to watch this when i first heard LJW was gonna be in. I was a fan of him since he acted in Memories of Alhambra. As more episodes goes by, i started to enjoy the drama because of KHY. She was a very refreshing cast in the drama. She brings comedy to this drama in which if they were to cast someone else, ngl its gonna be plain as hell. She is dramatic but at the same time we could relate to how she acted.

I like how she plays the positive but sick FL with a sad background. Tbh it fits her and i can’t name anyone else who can do better. All i could say was i enjoyed this drama because of her. The other casts are fine but as compared to her i could say she really did an amazing job here.

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fofinho mamae

comecei esse kdrama na intenção de relaxar após sofrer horrores vendo sky castle e funcionou, não eh um dos melhores dramas do mundo mas pelo menos pra mim deu pra assistir tudo, confesso que me cansei um pouco, em alguns episódios só queria fingir que vi pq não aguentava mais

sobre os personagens: alguns eram legais, já outros eu queria sair no soco
a hyeyoon como sempre atuou muito bem, gostei muito do personagem dela,
o rowoon parecia um robô vei kk, assisti ele em where stars land e não lembrava da atuação ser desse jeito (talvez pq ele não tinha sido o personagem principal)
o gunjoo já eh o meu nenezinho, eu AMEI ele e o personagem dele, merecia MUITO MAIS, além de lindo eh gentil e engraçado, esmurrando todos os outros personagens
gosto muito do jaewook mas nesse dorama só queria sentar com ele e dizer: meu filho PARE!
confesso que esperava que a jooda e o namjoo não ficassem juntos por tudo que ele fez com ela e que ela odiasse ele fora do palco mas nee...

enfim, pode ser legal pra quem gosta de drama mais bobinho etc

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