I love how fearless and take-charge she is, and how she manages to somehow address each one of his worries and OMFG his eyes…I am pretty sure he won’t be able to resist and cling to his noble idiocy for much longer…

thenerdyunhealthybrit

I recently discovered that there’s a Chinese remake of this. I don’t know how much they will adapt because the cast is younger (the men are portrayed as being in their 30s as opposed to 40s), so I would be highly surprised if they go the surprised kid route.

Also the fact it’s 40 episodes, I think the tone will be different. Less rom-com more drama.

But honestly, seeing the comments on MDL (because I’m always curious how remakes go) made me realise how lucky A Gentleman’s Dignity was to air at the time it did because the characters would have gotten obliterated (by foreign viewers). Because the comments are hating FL for her feelings for another guy. Hating on ML for not moving on. If AGD came out now…

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ultirex

go to this random coordinates generator and say in the tags how you would fare if you were dropped where it generates without warning. i’ll go first i’d be dropped in the middle of the fucking south atlantic ocean and perish

quixoticalpostsager

Thank god I’m still in Europe

I should be fine just gotta find someone who speaks English and start crying

sleepy-frog-lady

They dropped me in the middle of the ocean I am going to die

quixoticalpostsager

Everyone who has reblogged this from me so far has ended up in the ocean

My plot armour strikes again

teal-sharky

Hundred miles off coast of Honolulu. I'd like to believe that on favourable wind I'd have a chance with a row boat and a GPS but without at least that much yeah I'm dead

katelyn-danger

Nihao motherfuckers

deathcomes4u

*Freezes Instantly and dies* This is fine

fluffmugger

Phillip island are you fucking kidding me (I live in Melbourne)

crookedfandomquill

Middle of nowhere in Pakistan but Google earth shows lots of tire tracks in the dirt so hopefully someone nice will pick me up eventually?

dangermousie

More specifically:

Well I speak Russian but it’s uninhabited as hell and cold - it’s Chukotka!!!! (Which also makes me think Russian might be useless - Chuvanskoye, the closest inhabited spot, is a tiny village of fully indigenous people. I am not sure if they speak Russian and I do not speak any non-Slavic language used in former USSR territories.)

Also, I am no tracker so I am gonna die long before I get to Chuvanskoye (makes me think of my grandma who was evacuated from Ukraine to the Urals during ww2 and got lost in the vast woods after she went cranberry picking or similar and only was able to find a way out because people in the Old Believers hut in the woods she stumbled into took pity and even tho they didn’t let her in, told her how to get out.)

thenerdyunhealthybrit

Fuck me. I think I’m closer to Antarctica 🇦🇶 than Australia. Daylight or death?

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mytalemyworld

Anonymous asked:

What’s your opinion on dramas where there is an apparent age gap between the leads.

Personally I think writers do well with noona romance kdramas. Of course chemistry between leads matters as much as the writing. The other way round, older guy and younger woman is harder to achieve but I do see it occasionally if the characters look the same age or if the writing is EXCELLENT (not just good) it may work again.

But I have had issues with Turkish dramas pulling it off. Why don’t they cast people around the same age. I hadn’t realized HOW MUCH younger Asiye was than doruk.

And the fact that I’ll see an actress as a teenager in one show and in the next, she’s cast against a guy in his 30s

It’s just a personal thing of mine, I’m sure everyone has their own opinions about it but I am curious to hear yours

mytalemyworld answered:

In Kardeşlerim two characters are around the same age, the couple itself doesn't represent age gap romance. Whereas the aim of noona romances is to show that age gap isn't an obstacle for two people to have feelings for each other and older single women who usually are labelled by society as not suitable for marriage and childbearing can have romance and find their true love at later ages.

So the feelings are different, there isn't any similarty between these.

If you ask my thoughts on the age gap between the actors in a tv show whose aim isn't to tell an age gap romance story, I can say yeah, it depends on writing and chemistry. Tbh we always call chemistry but tv show is just a product. Our personal preferences, likings make us choose what we want to watch. So "chemistry" is more like an ability (acting?, writing?, physical features of actors? a mix of these? I don't know, there isn't any definition) to sell the show or couple. Some find a couple looking good together and some don't. If the majority enjoy it, then it means they are good at selling the show. But still, you can't put a 50 year old actor next to a 20 year old actress and wait for people root for them. No matter what they show their ages. I am talking about lesser age gaps.

Of course some people look younger or a good make up can make a difference. Korean dramas can pull it off thanks to that. In Turkiye, you need to be more careful for the same reason and also acting and writing is not as good as in kdramas. So in the end it's all about how you market your story, how you write your characters and how the actors play the characters.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

My issue with age gaps and dizis is that it’s always the men paired with younger women.

And it’s trend that highlights the sexism in the industry because you can have a male leading actor that’s been in leading roles for years while the female leading actors change more. Because newer younger actresses are cast against much older male leads.

And there are some actors who are consistently cast against younger female actresses and the gaps are getting wider and wider - I’m looking at Ozcan Deniz, the biggest “guilty” party of it and I struggle to believe the female leads would be attracted to him. And the chemistry is rarely there with him.

Now give me a dizi where the woman is older than the man…

mytalemyworld

Yeah, exactly. Özcan Deniz must be going through a midlife crisis, I can't believe that he has that power on the producers.

I actually like Ömer (Selahattin Paşaoğlu) and Gamze (Gökçe Bahadır) pairing in Ömer. The show is really not my cup of tea, still I gave it a try but the non stop background music really ruined my fun and gave me a headache. Also there was so much drama going on and I was so done with every one of the side characters. There is not a single likeable character except the leads which is killing my curiosity.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

Ozcan was the first one I spotted it, but then I noticed an increasingly alarming pattern in recent years.

I forgot about Omer. I’ve not watched it. I remember seeing some gifs and clips of the sister, because I like Merve Dizdar in Masumlar Apartmani. And it was her and some chef.

But never gone round to actually watch it.

mytalemyworld

Merve Dizdar is the sister and her story is of course devastatingly frustrating which is why I am hesitant to watch it. I really don't want to engage with this kind of stories, they bring nothing but pain. I am not that masochist. Kardeşlerim is a melodrama as well but it still gives you positive feeling and comic relief characters. On the other hand in Ömer, there are too many insufferable characters and unfortunate events happening all the time.

But the plot for the main couple is interesting and if it was a kdrama/cdrama, the series could be a slice of life story. And they look good together.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

I’m still waiting for a good dizi to pull me back. Right now I see some with actors like like and plots that are okay. Like they are interesting but familiar but nothing is making me want to immediately watch it.

mytalemyworld

Yeah, I can understand that. I sometimes miss my unhealthy excitement over dizis, because you know, when they hit the right notes, you just can't get over it, but it's like there are just same stories with different actors. I don't even have any expectations at this point.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

Yeah, even the Summer shows haven’t clicked in years. There hasn’t been a hit for a while and I find comfort in some older 10s summer shows.

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mytalemyworld

Anonymous asked:

What’s your opinion on dramas where there is an apparent age gap between the leads.

Personally I think writers do well with noona romance kdramas. Of course chemistry between leads matters as much as the writing. The other way round, older guy and younger woman is harder to achieve but I do see it occasionally if the characters look the same age or if the writing is EXCELLENT (not just good) it may work again.

But I have had issues with Turkish dramas pulling it off. Why don’t they cast people around the same age. I hadn’t realized HOW MUCH younger Asiye was than doruk.

And the fact that I’ll see an actress as a teenager in one show and in the next, she’s cast against a guy in his 30s

It’s just a personal thing of mine, I’m sure everyone has their own opinions about it but I am curious to hear yours

mytalemyworld answered:

In Kardeşlerim two characters are around the same age, the couple itself doesn't represent age gap romance. Whereas the aim of noona romances is to show that age gap isn't an obstacle for two people to have feelings for each other and older single women who usually are labelled by society as not suitable for marriage and childbearing can have romance and find their true love at later ages.

So the feelings are different, there isn't any similarty between these.

If you ask my thoughts on the age gap between the actors in a tv show whose aim isn't to tell an age gap romance story, I can say yeah, it depends on writing and chemistry. Tbh we always call chemistry but tv show is just a product. Our personal preferences, likings make us choose what we want to watch. So "chemistry" is more like an ability (acting?, writing?, physical features of actors? a mix of these? I don't know, there isn't any definition) to sell the show or couple. Some find a couple looking good together and some don't. If the majority enjoy it, then it means they are good at selling the show. But still, you can't put a 50 year old actor next to a 20 year old actress and wait for people root for them. No matter what they show their ages. I am talking about lesser age gaps.

Of course some people look younger or a good make up can make a difference. Korean dramas can pull it off thanks to that. In Turkiye, you need to be more careful for the same reason and also acting and writing is not as good as in kdramas. So in the end it's all about how you market your story, how you write your characters and how the actors play the characters.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

My issue with age gaps and dizis is that it’s always the men paired with younger women.

And it’s trend that highlights the sexism in the industry because you can have a male leading actor that’s been in leading roles for years while the female leading actors change more. Because newer younger actresses are cast against much older male leads.

And there are some actors who are consistently cast against younger female actresses and the gaps are getting wider and wider - I’m looking at Ozcan Deniz, the biggest “guilty” party of it and I struggle to believe the female leads would be attracted to him. And the chemistry is rarely there with him.

Now give me a dizi where the woman is older than the man…

mytalemyworld

Yeah, exactly. Özcan Deniz must be going through a midlife crisis, I can't believe that he has that power on the producers.

I actually like Ömer (Selahattin Paşaoğlu) and Gamze (Gökçe Bahadır) pairing in Ömer. The show is really not my cup of tea, still I gave it a try but the non stop background music really ruined my fun and gave me a headache. Also there was so much drama going on and I was so done with every one of the side characters. There is not a single likeable character except the leads which is killing my curiosity.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

Ozcan was the first one I spotted it, but then I noticed an increasingly alarming pattern in recent years.

I forgot about Omer. I’ve not watched it. I remember seeing some gifs and clips of the sister, because I like Merve Dizdar in Masumlar Apartmani. And it was her and some chef.

But never gone round to actually watch it.

mytalemyworld

Merve Dizdar is the sister and her story is of course devastatingly frustrating which is why I am hesitant to watch it. I really don't want to engage with this kind of stories, they bring nothing but pain. I am not that masochist. Kardeşlerim is a melodrama as well but it still gives you positive feeling and comic relief characters. On the other hand in Ömer, there are too many insufferable characters and unfortunate events happening all the time.

But the plot for the main couple is interesting and if it was a kdrama/cdrama, the series could be a slice of life story. And they look good together.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

I’m still waiting for a good dizi to pull me back. Right now I see some with actors like like and plots that are okay. Like they are interesting but familiar but nothing is making me want to immediately watch it.

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mytalemyworld

Anonymous asked:

What’s your opinion on dramas where there is an apparent age gap between the leads.

Personally I think writers do well with noona romance kdramas. Of course chemistry between leads matters as much as the writing. The other way round, older guy and younger woman is harder to achieve but I do see it occasionally if the characters look the same age or if the writing is EXCELLENT (not just good) it may work again.

But I have had issues with Turkish dramas pulling it off. Why don’t they cast people around the same age. I hadn’t realized HOW MUCH younger Asiye was than doruk.

And the fact that I’ll see an actress as a teenager in one show and in the next, she’s cast against a guy in his 30s

It’s just a personal thing of mine, I’m sure everyone has their own opinions about it but I am curious to hear yours

mytalemyworld answered:

In Kardeşlerim two characters are around the same age, the couple itself doesn't represent age gap romance. Whereas the aim of noona romances is to show that age gap isn't an obstacle for two people to have feelings for each other and older single women who usually are labelled by society as not suitable for marriage and childbearing can have romance and find their true love at later ages.

So the feelings are different, there isn't any similarty between these.

If you ask my thoughts on the age gap between the actors in a tv show whose aim isn't to tell an age gap romance story, I can say yeah, it depends on writing and chemistry. Tbh we always call chemistry but tv show is just a product. Our personal preferences, likings make us choose what we want to watch. So "chemistry" is more like an ability (acting?, writing?, physical features of actors? a mix of these? I don't know, there isn't any definition) to sell the show or couple. Some find a couple looking good together and some don't. If the majority enjoy it, then it means they are good at selling the show. But still, you can't put a 50 year old actor next to a 20 year old actress and wait for people root for them. No matter what they show their ages. I am talking about lesser age gaps.

Of course some people look younger or a good make up can make a difference. Korean dramas can pull it off thanks to that. In Turkiye, you need to be more careful for the same reason and also acting and writing is not as good as in kdramas. So in the end it's all about how you market your story, how you write your characters and how the actors play the characters.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

My issue with age gaps and dizis is that it’s always the men paired with younger women.

And it’s trend that highlights the sexism in the industry because you can have a male leading actor that’s been in leading roles for years while the female leading actors change more. Because newer younger actresses are cast against much older male leads.

And there are some actors who are consistently cast against younger female actresses and the gaps are getting wider and wider - I’m looking at Ozcan Deniz, the biggest “guilty” party of it and I struggle to believe the female leads would be attracted to him. And the chemistry is rarely there with him.

Now give me a dizi where the woman is older than the man…

mytalemyworld

Yeah, exactly. Özcan Deniz must be going through a midlife crisis, I can't believe that he has that power on the producers.

I actually like Ömer (Selahattin Paşaoğlu) and Gamze (Gökçe Bahadır) pairing in Ömer. The show is really not my cup of tea, still I gave it a try but the non stop background music really ruined my fun and gave me a headache. Also there was so much drama going on and I was so done with every one of the side characters. There is not a single likeable character except the leads which is killing my curiosity.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

Ozcan was the first one I spotted it, but then I noticed an increasingly alarming pattern in recent years.

I forgot about Omer. I’ve not watched it. I remember seeing some gifs and clips of the sister, because I like Merve Dizdar in Masumlar Apartmani. And it was her and some chef.

But never gone round to actually watch it.

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mytalemyworld

Anonymous asked:

What’s your opinion on dramas where there is an apparent age gap between the leads.

Personally I think writers do well with noona romance kdramas. Of course chemistry between leads matters as much as the writing. The other way round, older guy and younger woman is harder to achieve but I do see it occasionally if the characters look the same age or if the writing is EXCELLENT (not just good) it may work again.

But I have had issues with Turkish dramas pulling it off. Why don’t they cast people around the same age. I hadn’t realized HOW MUCH younger Asiye was than doruk.

And the fact that I’ll see an actress as a teenager in one show and in the next, she’s cast against a guy in his 30s

It’s just a personal thing of mine, I’m sure everyone has their own opinions about it but I am curious to hear yours

mytalemyworld answered:

In Kardeşlerim two characters are around the same age, the couple itself doesn't represent age gap romance. Whereas the aim of noona romances is to show that age gap isn't an obstacle for two people to have feelings for each other and older single women who usually are labelled by society as not suitable for marriage and childbearing can have romance and find their true love at later ages.

So the feelings are different, there isn't any similarty between these.

If you ask my thoughts on the age gap between the actors in a tv show whose aim isn't to tell an age gap romance story, I can say yeah, it depends on writing and chemistry. Tbh we always call chemistry but tv show is just a product. Our personal preferences, likings make us choose what we want to watch. So "chemistry" is more like an ability (acting?, writing?, physical features of actors? a mix of these? I don't know, there isn't any definition) to sell the show or couple. Some find a couple looking good together and some don't. If the majority enjoy it, then it means they are good at selling the show. But still, you can't put a 50 year old actor next to a 20 year old actress and wait for people root for them. No matter what they show their ages. I am talking about lesser age gaps.

Of course some people look younger or a good make up can make a difference. Korean dramas can pull it off thanks to that. In Turkiye, you need to be more careful for the same reason and also acting and writing is not as good as in kdramas. So in the end it's all about how you market your story, how you write your characters and how the actors play the characters.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

My issue with age gaps and dizis is that it’s always the men paired with younger women.

And it’s trend that highlights the sexism in the industry because you can have a male leading actor that’s been in leading roles for years while the female leading actors change more. Because newer younger actresses are cast against much older male leads.

And there are some actors who are consistently cast against younger female actresses and the gaps are getting wider and wider - I’m looking at Ozcan Deniz, the biggest “guilty” party of it and I struggle to believe the female leads would be attracted to him. And the chemistry is rarely there with him.

Now give me a dizi where the woman is older than the man…

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mytalemyworld

thenerdyunhealthybrit asked:

So they are really killing off Doruk? AsDor are the main reason (on social media) that people watch and care it seems? I know the show isn’t about them, but still… I think it’s clear this season will likely be the last. I get why the actor quit. This show is running longer than probably expected and he’s much older that Su Burcu. He’s 28. I think she is 18. He’s nearly 30 and his character is STILL in high school.

mytalemyworld answered:

Yeah. I think it's really happening. I remember I wrote that the writers wouldn't kill off Asiye or Doruk unless the actors wanted to quit the show when Kadir died. So the actor who plays Doruk wanted to quit which is a good decision btw, and they had to write an ending by killing off the character. Sending a hug to anyone who needs it or is upset about the news but honestly I think there wouldn't be a good storyline for them even if he stayed in the show, I lost my hope about that months ago. If you take away secrets or main plot from the couple, Asiye and Doruk are just an ordinary high school couple. In S3 there was no progress, no conflict, no good type of angst written for them. The show turned into a mess (it had always been a mess, I know but I couldn't put up with the nonsense they wrote last year anymore) And now Doruk won't be there, so the whole Romeo & Juliet kind of love story is built up in vain. I'm sure that the problem is the production company. I think the company just wanted to milk the show until the very end and the writer team had no choice. Because the quality of the sets, the spending for the show seems low but the ratings and the sales to the other countries are good. So when there is an easy way to make money (which is to increase the amount of the episodes with spending less money) why would the producer care about the story? We have to remember this every time, this is an industry where people make decision not by thinking the quality but quantity -more episodes, more ratings etc. So I am adapted to the system, when things don't go in the way I like I just quit, don't do hate-watching and remember the times I have fun happily. That's it.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

I haven't watched it, just lurked - back when you watched it and then on Twitter. I think part of the problem is also they spent too long on the high school drama. 4 seasons in and they are still in high school because the ratings are strong as well. They play it safe. They could've taken a risk with a soft reboot - with a time jump and they could play adults instead. Because like you said they were just an ordinary couple and the drama and angst is limited as a high school couple (by dizi standards). I'm curious to see where they go forward with Asiye. Whether she'll get pushed to the background or leave - I remember reading how they wrote of Doruk's sister. Or given a new love interest. So I might continue lurking if tweets appear on my Twitter.

But good on the Doruk actor for leaving, because he looked too old to be in high school and who knows how long these characters will stay in high school. Theoretically the writers could get 10 seasons and they'd still be months away from graduating high school.

mytalemyworld

Yeah, they play it safe like every other Turkish drama. This is the problem. As long as they know that everything they write is watched, they just don't care about the plot or writing. In these days plot is only necessesary at the beginning. You may remember our conversations about Yasak Elma. The same thing happened for Kardeşlerim. People like the characters and chaos, as for plot, only loyal fans have expectations.

I can't imagine how a person like Asiye can bear all of these sufferings. If this was a Hollywood movie or a kdrama, I am sure she would turn into a villain but we all know this is not gonna happen. I quitted watching the show long time ago thankfully so I don't have any feelings for the couple or characters anymore, still it's pity that they end up this way.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

Yeah it’s rare for a dizi to be consistent throughout and last so long. Like with Yasak Elma you have to adjust your viewing lens but it’s clear what it became was not it’s intention.

With Kardeslerim…I’m surprised it became a hit because not many teen led dizis become hits, let alone run for so long.

It’s a shame because there hasn’t been a hit dizi for me lately. The summer dizis have done nothing for me and the new and existing crop of dizis. Nothing.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

Looks like the Mr and Mrs Chen poster has been released.

I’m torn cause I’m a sucker for Republican era CDramas but it sounds like it’s the latter part of the era. Not the era that I’m a sucker for.

But Elvis Han was dishy in Siege in Fog…

@dangermousie My resident (period) CDrama expert…will this peak your interest?

#TheNerdyUnhealthyBrit talks CDramas #Mr and Mrs Chen #CDrama

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mytalemyworld

thenerdyunhealthybrit asked:

So they are really killing off Doruk? AsDor are the main reason (on social media) that people watch and care it seems? I know the show isn’t about them, but still… I think it’s clear this season will likely be the last. I get why the actor quit. This show is running longer than probably expected and he’s much older that Su Burcu. He’s 28. I think she is 18. He’s nearly 30 and his character is STILL in high school.

mytalemyworld answered:

Yeah. I think it's really happening. I remember I wrote that the writers wouldn't kill off Asiye or Doruk unless the actors wanted to quit the show when Kadir died. So the actor who plays Doruk wanted to quit which is a good decision btw, and they had to write an ending by killing off the character. Sending a hug to anyone who needs it or is upset about the news but honestly I think there wouldn't be a good storyline for them even if he stayed in the show, I lost my hope about that months ago. If you take away secrets or main plot from the couple, Asiye and Doruk are just an ordinary high school couple. In S3 there was no progress, no conflict, no good type of angst written for them. The show turned into a mess (it had always been a mess, I know but I couldn't put up with the nonsense they wrote last year anymore) And now Doruk won't be there, so the whole Romeo & Juliet kind of love story is built up in vain. I'm sure that the problem is the production company. I think the company just wanted to milk the show until the very end and the writer team had no choice. Because the quality of the sets, the spending for the show seems low but the ratings and the sales to the other countries are good. So when there is an easy way to make money (which is to increase the amount of the episodes with spending less money) why would the producer care about the story? We have to remember this every time, this is an industry where people make decision not by thinking the quality but quantity -more episodes, more ratings etc. So I am adapted to the system, when things don't go in the way I like I just quit, don't do hate-watching and remember the times I have fun happily. That's it.

thenerdyunhealthybrit

I haven't watched it, just lurked - back when you watched it and then on Twitter. I think part of the problem is also they spent too long on the high school drama. 4 seasons in and they are still in high school because the ratings are strong as well. They play it safe. They could've taken a risk with a soft reboot - with a time jump and they could play adults instead. Because like you said they were just an ordinary couple and the drama and angst is limited as a high school couple (by dizi standards). I'm curious to see where they go forward with Asiye. Whether she'll get pushed to the background or leave - I remember reading how they wrote of Doruk's sister. Or given a new love interest. So I might continue lurking if tweets appear on my Twitter.

But good on the Doruk actor for leaving, because he looked too old to be in high school and who knows how long these characters will stay in high school. Theoretically the writers could get 10 seasons and they'd still be months away from graduating high school.

#TheNerdyUnhealthyBrit talks Dizis #TheNerdyUnhealthyBrit talks Kardeşlerim #Kardeşlerim #AsDor

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thenerdyunhealthybrit

JDramas and their fascination with adults and minors(?)

TW: Grooming and Adult-Minor relationship

Jdramas are funny with the amount of dramas about an adult/minor relationship. Whether it’s teacher-student of not. I get that probably a huge chunk of them are adaptations of mangas.

But I can’t help but laugh at how many dramas are still going on that romanticise this as oppose to addressing the things. Maybe it has to do with how its perceived in Japan. Like take this example:

So I decided to watch Takane and Hana because I was curious by the plot synopsis and how it addresses the issue.

This is the plot from MDL:

“ After her older sister refuses to go to an arranged marriage meeting with Takane Saibara, the heir to a vast business fortune, high schooler Hana Nonomura agrees to be her stand-in to save face for the family. But what happens when Hana meets Takane is an unexpected pairing of utter opposites! “

Now. I don’t know what I was fully expecting. To be honest, I thought it would be, at least for a good chunk of the series about Hana, the high schooler having to pretend to be an adult and “deceive” the rich guy to avoid getting her father and family into trouble. I don’t know. I was expecting more of a comedy like she wants nothing to do with him but has to pretend she he believes she’s her sister.

What I got instead? The reveal happened within the first half of the first episode (unexpected). And in the original meeting they hated each other (expected). His response? Go to her school and shower her with flowers.

There was then a bit where the sister whose vain, dumps her boyfriend and decides she wants to be in the arranged marriage with Takane and her family agrees since she’s the original one (an adult) and the “pretty” sister. So then I thought it was gonna develop into Hana feeling unwanted by her family and Takane and the sister in the arranged marriage agreement but Takane not wanting it but trapped. What we get is Takane refusing the sister and insisting the arrangement is with Hana. So it becomes this weird thing where you have an adult actively pursuing a high schooler (though they try to play the narrative at times that he’s just doing it to get him to “submit” to the lavish lifestyle she despises. The you have his friends, her friends and HER parents all being chill about the whole thing and encouraging this relationship.

It’s all very wtf and not what I fully expected.

I think from what people said about the Manga is that the relationship is more friendship and feelings (at least on Takane’s side) don’t develop until she’s older or near the end of the manga. And that cause the series is only 8 episodes and 25 mins each - the last arc is crammed severely. Whereas the TV series has them kissing in episode 1 or episode 2 (not a “real” in love kiss) and the series portrays them having feelings early on but both react differently to having feelings.

As a whole, I liked the start of it, it was fast paced, but I got bored around the midway point and the development was rushed. I don’t mind watching series about student-teacher relationships since they are problematic and it’s my first time watching an adult-minor relationship. But it did leave me icky how there was no real opposition to them because of this everyone was rooting for them. The series just wasn’t strong enough for me to forget my morals and enjoy the fictional drama cause I got bored easily.

At least with TWDrama, Lessons in Love - it addressed the themes, they had opposition. And even though the relationship was romanticised, they had moments where you could see the power imbalance between the teacher-student and the level of grooming when they first hook up (which stops on the student’s side because he felt uncomfortable and the teacher was clearly doing it at revenge at his mother). They had strong opposition from adults (and some students). It also turned into a revenge drama and thriller later on. And while it still had some issues, the teacher’s best friend who is the school nurse encouraging her to hook up with the student and of course the happy ending for the relationship. You can abandon your morals for the sake of a fictional drama because it was quite solid and it addressed other themes like social class, wealth, rich/poor, the influence of parents on a child’s education (and the influence of a rich parent on their child’s education.

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Well…it’s a year late but I decided to start Maid’s Revenge.

Normally I avoid short dramas that are 10 mins long cause they are low-budget and the acting tends to be bad, the story is either fast and boring or just rushed without development cause it’s 10 mins an episode.

But this one seems like pure crack. And that crack is the plot:

Aka “hot uncle of my fiancé”.

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Anonymous asked:

What are your favorite Turkish TV series?

Ooh that’s hard to say. I will say there is rarely a perfect Turkish dizi. Because ultimately they are driven by ratings - a bit too much - and therefore you will often get storylines dragged on or repeated, characters becoming out of character or doing out of character things.

In terms of shows I’ve watched through, Bizim Hikaye ranks highly for me, I liked the family vibe while still having romance and it’s female centred, S2 is not as good as S1. But still watchable. What I liked was that even though the male lead had his issues with his family of exes, it never took away from the focus on the female lead and her family. Which a lot of dizis do. They down the line stop writing the female lead. Another slight issue is maybe they became too much focused on moral compared to its UK and US counterpart. Especially with the female lead.

Kiraz Mevsimi was my rom-com, although by the time S2 came out I see why it flopped. Even midway through S1 there was some ridiculous filler episodes with no plot. But I liked that there were multiple couples, the chemistry with the now married couple was 🔥. But to this day, I still don’t know why the FL got upset with her husband after they got married and fled to Italy. It just became very immature. But it’s still a good plot in the first half.

Vatanim Sensin is another I love but having finished and that’s for a multitude of reasons. The main one being when it aired subs were behind a paywall. Now it’s available but I’ve just never gotten round to it.

There are others I’ve enjoyed but either dropped or not finished it. There are also others I enjoyed but would not rewatch.

Also shout out to Binbir Gece. It was my first dizi. The plot is bad and you shouldn’t root for the couple because of the plot but I was hooked to that show when it was on Netflix. Again, I never finished it. And that’s because only S1 was on Netflix and then they removed it without adding the other seasons and subs last I checked were behind a paywall again. I remember watching clips with English subs on YouTube but they were by a fan page of the ML, so it was just his scenes so I got a rough idea of what happens with the main couple but not the full picture.

Dizis I want to watch and not got round to: Kardeslerim and Yali Capkini. YC especially because the FL and ML were in Ogretman together and I shipped them hard at the time.

Also Baba for the secondary ship. But I hear it can be boring and I expect it will be cancelled soon. And I’ve heard mixed things for Uc Kiz Kardes. I kinda want to watch but feel the plot might frustrate me at times.

Feel free to message back. I’d like to know if you’re a dizi newbie or if you have your own preferences.

There are also some summer rom-coms that aired this year and last year I want to watch. I followed them on Twitter but didn’t watch live because there was usually an aspect of the plot I disliked or thought would be frustrating to watch live week by week.

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Thornton smiling at/about Margaret

“Margaret liked this smile; it was the first thing she had admired in this new friend of her father’s; and the opposition of character, shown in all these details of appearance she had just been noticing, seemed to explain the attraction they evidently felt towards each other.” (Chapter X, Wrought Iron and Gold)