The Director Who Buys me Dinner (2022)

Uma série que não funcionou

Para mim não funcionou direito essa mistura de fantasia e realidade. Essa receita está presente em produções maravilhosas, mas nessa, em específico, não funcionou.

O roteiro é muito confuso, muitas coisas ficam sem explicação e é bem fácil se perder na história. Não foi explicado nada sobre as energias negativas que se mostravam, ora em forma de fumaça esquisita, ora possuindo algum corpo. Não foi explicada a missão real de Dennis, a série se arrastou de forma chata e entediante, e olhe que os eps eram bem curtos! A direção também não foi boa, pq afinal de contas, o resultado foi bem medíocre.

As atuações são boa, a fotografia é boa, a ost é boa, a química do casal é boa, tinha tudo pra dar certo, mas deu errado.

Enfim, não é algo que eu veria de novo, mas se pretende assistir vá em frente e tire suas conclusões.

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Not bad for a KBl

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Thoughts:
I’m honestly a little disappointed. The webcomic for this drama has 48 episodes while the drama has only 10 episodes that are about 15 mins each. The director in the webcomic is drawn to be a bit younger and acts more flirtatious and full of emotions than the drama one. The webcomic Seol DongBaek is just so cute. He acts super sweet and innocent. Now, typically I don’t find myself enjoying KBl due to the incredible short amount of run time and lack of understanding. However I think this KBl is by far one of the best ones that explains what tf is happening. In other Kbls it mostly just skims around and jumps so you can never fully grasp but I found myself understanding for the most part what was happening. The concept of this was actually pretty interesting but I feel like it just told what happened to them 300 years ago and doesn’t like explain much about why they like each other or what they did together as a couple 300 years ago since they were definitely not of the same class in hierarchy. It just said ‘hey you name that kid? Well he’s going to die and now you guys are stuck reincarnating to fall in love. One of you is going to remember the other is not. Oh and btw if you guys fail to fall in love one of you is going to suffer and yk possibly die.’ And that’s pretty much it. I feel it didn’t explain enough about the curse at all. The curse was just ‘y’all are going to live forever and fall in love or else die on each reincarnation.’ It never really explained how the curse would be lifted or when they would know.

This is a pretty cute Kbl. The acting isn’t bad at all. Although I am confuzzled because before the director is like kind of emotionless and serious but after um everything he’s like oddly warm and welcoming to Seol DongBaek. Maybe it’s because he don’t remember anything. Idk anymore. Although in the drama when the director gets flustered I must say it is funny and kinda cute in a sense. The acting is nice and pretty believable. I think the chemistry is great and was not bad at all. The way the cast acted was very good.

The story:
Firstly I have a theory that Denis may in fact be the killer from 300 years ago who was also cursed to keep reliving over and over again. So maybe the curse is more of a ‘hey fall in love or your killer will like yk become a murderer again.’ The story is not bad at all. It’s nice and has a good flow of events. However I personally would’ve liked to see Seol DongBaek regain his memories. I mean it’s fine that he doesn’t and it doesn’t change the story but if he did I think that would’ve been pretty cool. I would’ve definitely like to have seen more of the director and Seol DongBaek’s relationship. I almost feel like Seol DongBaek spent more time with Denis than the director. This may be petty but I need more of jealous director moments. I swear if the director found out about the um cosmetic situation with Denis he’d flip. This Kbl definitely has its comedic moments though. I mean I’m sure some of you have seen shorts on YT about it. This Kbl actually has a lot of emotions happening. So be prepared *dabs eyes with tissue*

Music: The music was actually really good. I think the intro music was really cute and I thought it was very nice. Now the OST was freakin beautiful. It fits perfectly for this Kbl. It was so emotional.

I definitely have already rewatched it because I think it’s pretty enjoyable. It’s nice and simple with just the right amount of emotion. I just pray we get a second season because WTF was that ending? I mean come onnnn. You can’t end a Bl like that and make no announcements about a second season. Although it is pretty in line with the ending of the webcomic so I guess I can’t be too mad at it.

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Don't think of this as a series...

I have read many of the reviews and found that because expectations were not met - this is a bad series or, has too many flaws.
If you haven't seen it yet - remove that thinking before you even watch this.

Think of it as a movie cut up into a mini series. What I have found and, thanks to Viki - many of these productions are movies that are cut up and presented as series. On some platforms you have the choice to watch the 10-12 episodes with recaps - five minute intro songs and 4 minutes of closing credits. Or, you can watch it as it was originally made - a three plus hour movie in one wonderful sitting (Semantic Error and Wish You are two good examples).

I watched The Director... in its multiple episode format and forgave them for all the wasted time. I learned to fast forward through the beginning and skip the credits. This is a movie and should eventually, be presented as one.

If you look at the story (and I have watched it whole three times), they covered all the bases. They showed you:

- Who - the principle characters back then and now. Back then and now - he only thought of himself and didn't think about or, care about the repercussions. It was only after ignoring the warnings and watching him die again that he let go of all the control and regardless of what would happen to him - begged that Dong Baek's life be saved. The universe gives them another chance - wonderful ending.

- What - while we would all like more detail, they covered everything. Back story, reasons why and good character development. All we needed to know about the Director Yu Dam is he is singularly focused and doesn't care who gets lost in the shuffle when he is going for what he wants. We see that he has used and tossed aside Dennis while waiting for Dong Baek.

- When - both past and present are covered enough for a K Drama movie. Just thank god it wasn't a Chinese 42 episode drama where they keep some of the main characters with mental issues so, they learn nothing for the first 24 episodes and only start to show growth after.

- Where and Why - Selfishness and single minded thinking drive the past and present. Everyone reacts to that. After he finally lets go of that need for control can we see finally working out.

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Worth it only if you want to be pissed off in the end

I hate sad or open endings in romance dramas. I don’t watch romance to be fucking depressed. That’s stupid. The content was squished into these small af episodes which left the viewers with no closure even though the webtoon gave us. I don’t want a BL that does not necessarily have a chance for a second season to have such an open ended shitty ending. I want closure and a happy ending. The writers and director just need to be creative if they want to create a second season that doesn’t suck as well. Not this though. Both of the main actors were amazing. Denis was such a stupid character. Angry and insane with no little to no explanation unlike in the webtoon. At least make the dumb shit he does make sense. Too bad these two amazing lead actors were stuck with such a shitty ending. Worth it but only if you want to be pissed off in the end.

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NOT FOR COLD BLOODED HEART

This series is the perfect example of kdrama series. They have the heart throbbing scene and the plot is interesting since it involve supernatural as well. I did read the manhwa but I dropped it because it is too boring but this SERIES!!! Miss gurl- Its just a simple BL manhwa that potrays excellent innocent and pure relationship between two men that was suppose to be together in their past life.

I know that some of the viewers will say they dont understand the ending and thats only because they need much straight forward answer but for me, I understand them perfectly. Life is unfair. So when Youdam request God to save Seolbaek in exchange of their memories, it was granted but Seolbaek can remember him. So at the end of the series, its Seolbaek’s turn to pursue Youdam this time.

To be honest I could understand the series easily but i dont understand why the others say the ending is unclear. Anyway, I just wish the kiss scene would look more passionate during the time they agreed to date each other and the runtime really pissed me off but the plot doesnt look rushed at all. They were pretty chill but I think if the runtime is longer, the story would have been better.

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it was a bit too short :(

The general concept is one that's really intriguing, but the run time per episode was just too short to really develop a nice plot with more facets to it. The characters lacked personality and really only existed to serve the plot. There wasn't much development in terms of getting to know the characters so they appeared very flat and boring. The first five episodes I had wondered if they forgot to put the comedy tag because the whole scenario and lack of explanation as well as the characters' demeanors with each other had me laughing my ass off. The last couple of episodes I did feel moved when Yudam remembered what happened in the past (loved the historical garb! they were so pretty <3) and then watched the love of his life die before his eyes again by the same person. But, other than that, there weren't very many high points to the show. Like others, I'm hopeful that there will be another season so that maybe they can be fleshed out a bit more, but I highly doubt there will be. It seems like that kind of show that's supposed to be left open-ended.

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Sweet.. but too short

I don't really have anything to add from other reviews.

The main characters all did a good job with what they had to work with. What I really don't understand is the view that wtchrs want these short shows. There is so much they could have done with this, but they turned it into just a sweet, short story with only a little emotion. Nothing is explained, kisses are sweet, but there is no passion, too many blank looks and a lack of a really solid storyline.

Maybe it's true that many manga's do not make the best stories for series, or whoever is making them into series isn't really concerned with what the viewers want, or maybe they just don't have the budget, who knows.

I am not the only one who longs for more bl's.... but they need to be as high a quality as other dramas. And this one is not.

I hope things pick up for 2023 or I may have to give up on bl forever.

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Good - in the right mood

Here are some cons and pros:

Cons:
-The acting is mediocre. Not the worst, though.

-It's way too short for it's story. We don't even know what happened to Denis! Why is he the way he is?
The story wanted an action but it didn't have the time for it.

-The characters are kinda dry.

Pros:
+The ending broke me, in a good way. (But it ended way too soon.)

+On the other hand, when it comes to fluffy love story it's really good - perfect example of "short and sweet" - 10 episodes with like 12 minutes of action.

Overall: good drama, there must be a mood for it.

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Had potential

I read the manhwa, and I like some of the changes they made, even the flip at the end but the series left out some critical details that some of the character's actions did not make sense. They never explain Denis' purpose or why he kept saying the Director always abandons people, etc. I get why they did not show the moments from the other lives they lived, but even a montage could have helped explain Denis' behavior. It had a lot of potential, but ultimately it left me scratching my head. I would still recommend it as a series to watch, but if you have a lot on your list, I'd say it is not one to make a priority.

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Great Story - Just too Short

I love supernatural stories and this one was very interesting. I was hooked from the first episode. Both lead actors did a great job convincing me of the story. The death scenes were so well done and had me crying both times. Denis was also amazing. He played the part perfectly.

I only wish it could have been longer. 10 episodes are okay but 10 minutes each (minus opening and closing)? Really? That is shorter than a typical movie.

You really had to fill in the details of the story but at the end I had it figured out. I just wanted to see it acted out. Plus, I would have liked to have seen more of why Denis was such a mess. I felt bad for him.

I enjoyed this. I have less tissues now. Watch it. Just know that it is short.

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