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Top review. Ant-icipation Gives Way To Enjoyment. A comedy? A drama? Horror fiction? I expected a comedy, based upon television ads, so I watched episode one waiting for the moment when it diverged into that genre, but that moment never came. Would the show reveal itself to be left-leaning like most everything from the west coast or would it use Trump l'oeil to sway viewers to the right side?
I watched episode two in anticipation. Although the main character, Laurel Healy Mary Elizabeth Winstead , seems somewhat apolitical, she works for her brother, a Democratic senator, so much of the story originates from that point of view and I think that's why some viewers think it espouses a left-of-center political viewpoint.
But the barbs were evenly distributed on both sides of the aisle, I thought. I noticed that when Laurel didn't like the right-leaning political commentary on one channel, she switched to a left-leaning channel.
This appears to be a more objective commentary that skewers the simplistic assertions of both extremes and I use that term in a non-pejorative way. So now I consider the show a mystery. What will it reveal itself to be? I hope so. The cast is excellent. I especially enjoy Ms. Winstead, who I had not seen before.
She has an every"man" appeal and Laurel seems like someone you'd like to know. She is more than the token "person of conscience" in D. Tony Shaloub plays a meaty role as Red Wheatus, the colorful Republican opponent of Laurel's brother.
Johnny Ray Gill plays Gustav Triplett, a quirky genius who struggles to understand the odd happenings around him. I am raising my grade to "9". Besides, there's a nagging voice in my head compelling me to up my grade Details Edit.
Guess whose lying next to her and over hears her conversation? TADA, none other than Pres. Oh herself! Wait until you see Pres. Maybe Pres. Oh will intervene on behalf of 1st Dr. Geum and madam chef with Dr. After all, they hit it off like mother and daughter!
Oh will be a huge influence over 1st Dr. Ensuring that their relationship is nothing short of being pure and upright! The accident hopefully will knock down that chauvinistic, cave-man wall in his head! By the way…in ep. I wonder what happened between Sa Ran and Da Mo! Then later, all smiley-faced with pep in his step, he goes looking for her at her home inside???
Meets her sister who tells him that Sa Ran has gone to Buyongkak to become a gisaeng I can tell this is going to be really good!
Who is Kyle? Okay…I just recalled someone. Geum at the hospital sometimes about patients? He bumped into Ra Ra a few episodes later after the ski trip. If so…yum, yum, mmmmmmwah! Throwing virtual kisses at him! Mary: I got it now. We saw Da Mo fall off his horse, but there is no more mention of it after that one scene. She is scheming to marry Dr. What is it with Korean parental authority??
Kyle is the nice American guy who teaches English to the gisaeng girls. I was joking abt RaRa marrying him. DaMo will go bonkers looking for SaR at Buyongak.
I completely forgot about him. So Pres. Oh wants 1st Dr. Geum for herself! I knew she was being flirty with him for a reason. He said its the same after 25 years when he sees her. So whoever gets in his way will get burnt to a crisp by the flames! Way to go, girl! RaRa has grown up fast. She has grown from a femme fatale to a reasonable young lady in a short time. But DaMo is dumb.
I hope SaRan make him suffer for many episodes. The name of this KD should be: Every one has an illegitimate child or Everyone gets pregnant on the 1st night! Wait a minute! What the!!! No matter how angry he is with Sa Ran, he as a man should never, never, ever, ever raise his hand to strike a woman period! The jerk! Now for bat woman! Both are despicable! Sa Ran is so sweet in character and level-headed! I hope that she only dances and does not drink with the clients like the other girls do.
I mean there are a lot of old pictures of gisaengs. And their hair is korean-style. I agree with you. You think so? Then its probably just me. I usually find these kind of hairstyle in chinese operas and dramas. I like the traditional korean hairstyle so I wonder why they didnt use that.
Lucy Mini: I am afraid I am not sure what classical Korean hairdos look like. Do you mean like on President Oh on the Poster near the top of this page?
They are so beautiful, madam chef too, when are in hanboks, tho they are no longer in their 20s or even 30s. In the photo of President Oh on this page, her upswept hairdo is definitely more modern. Its not the hairstyle via is talking about, its the ornaments placed in their hair. Re classical hairdos. Though the older women who worked in the palace shared a version of raised hair, they were single, not married.
In Goong S. Lucy Mini For this drama, in my opinion, that would be waaaay too much hair to fuss with on a daily basis! The thickness of the hair extensions alone are weighty…not to mention the ornaments that are strategically placed around the fullness of the braid which frames the frontal part of the head.
He found out that visiting as a guest cost too much money, haha! She is even fantasizing abt her wedding dress like a silly little school girl. When men in their 50s remarry, most will want to marry a younger woman.
We all know that; why not her? I see. I read that the braided hair extension with ornaments weigh up to 20 lbs, and actresse get a literal pain in the neck while filming. When SaRan wears her formal Korean attire to perform, her hairdo also looks traditional like the photo in her bedroom. Would that be a holy mess?
Silly Da Mo actually looks down on Sa Ran. Perhaps that reflects the value system of Korean society? She is even better here in this role. She has a pretty face n exudes a kind of humility and serenity that makes it so comfortable to watch, thereby making it credible that Dr. Geum loves her all his life. There is pressure for her to marry soon, so that he can too.
She is being very level-headed abt it. Mary: The best sub are at here. Ep Da Mo was able to avoid being seen by his father when he came to Buyongak. But his mother came with her friends the next day n saw him. One of her friends in orange suit looks like a transvestite.
She looks so funny. So many men will fall all over themselves for Sa Ran at Buyongak. Da Mo will have a hard time fielding them off. Will President of the entertainment co. Or will he just pursue her as relentlessly as DaM? SaR sings really well. Love her Russian folk song. I am soooooo glad. Any ep that has no trace of the very ugly witch is a good episode! Remember when the grandma was alive and wanted to match Da Mo with Sa Ran, his mum protested?
Now that Sa Ran is a gisaeng, the situation is worse! How else can SaR get accepted into their household? I think Ah Da Mo is so sexy. Re- Oh, I got all excited for nothing. I checked the photos.
Looks like it is not the same Sung Joon. The other guy should be Seong Joon. I am easily confused by Korean names. Poor lovers! The instant I saw president Ma, he really had a pervert look. All her choices are abt protecting his welfare. They also protect her from being insulted by his parents i. Sung Hoon Ah Da Mo is sooooo dashing in his black shirt and black looks like Armani ot at least Boss suit, as he stands in the doorway when he enters the living room in ep The photo above really does not do him justice at all, at all, at all.
My thinking is the same as KDaddict. More than President Ma, I fear what the gang-leader might do. The competition, tho troublesome, will make DaMo more determined. And his mother, while being tutored by SaR, will see her intention and her smarts. How can she not come to like SaR? The upcoming drama should begin the meeting between SaR n her birth mother, my lovely madam cook, Han Sun Duk.
There is also Dr. Will she want to come back to Dr. Geum or bully Han Sun Duk ssi into retreating? Ep 28 is worth watching for the way Da Mo Sung Hoon looks in a black shirt n black suit alone. Sung Hoon must be a model. Few men look so good in a total black outfit. Will gang-leader fall in love with Manager Lee, from the way he looks at her? When Oh and SaR sit together, one can see a likeness between them: both have the same shape of face of classic beauty.
Pres Oh was very beautiful a few years ago in Hwang Ji Yi. Abt RaRa: When scheming mother n son find out that she is not Dr. When they find out Dr. Geum Jr. She can thus be saved from a bad marriage. Ah Da Mo was so mad in ep 31 that his neck puffed up like a blow fish. How does the actor Sung Hoon do that? RaRa looks very pretty in that peach color dress, sitting next to the doc at dinner. I think she is even prettier than SaR, just that SaR is an old soul.
He gives up, he wants to go away, he wants to forget SaR. Whether he ends up going on that trip or not, SaR will not go thru the ceremony with Pres Ma. Son Ja and Gong Joo are good kids who deserve each other. Perhaps the scriptwriter will do all of us a favor and let her fall into a pit n never to be seen again!
Give me a break! I mind SaR becoming a gisaeng much less than I mind her sharing the spoils of her selling herself with her stepmother and so-called father. This is rewarding them, esp. Well, what she wants is absolute love, DaM falls short time and again. She wants DaM to stop her by doing sth meaningful, like doing what Ma is doing-make her his mistress, or like telling his Dad.
So he is going away to forget her. This proves that SaR is right abt him all along! How can she trust him with her well-being of a life time? As it is when she first started her relationship with Da Mo, she had assumed that it would be temporary as they are not compatible due to their disparity in status. When she found out that she had been abandoned at birth by her birth mother.
Ep Da Mo thinks better of it n doubles back fr airport, returning to Buyongak! Good boy! I love Gong Ju for alerting to DaM when SaR passes out from drinking, n asking him to take her away until after the appointed time for the ceremony.
Good girl! Those 2 will do battle in future when Son Ja wants to marry Gong Ju! I hope evil mom will die fr a sudden death then. Evil step mother is the ugliest Korean actress in history. When she shows all her teeth I want to tear up her face. When I hear her laugh I want to throw up. Pres Ma is not a simple person.
He hired sb to tail SaR! Maybe one day her birth father, Dr. Geum, can buy it from Ice Queen and give it to her as a stage to show case her dancing skills. Ice Queen is going to be dumped by her Lawyer boyfriend. Then what? Evil Stepmother changes her hair style every time she appears on screen, yet she is just as disgustingly ugly every damn time!
A girl with dead eyes and heart that is not much bigger than a pea pod. She had one tuff experience and now she is out to crush everything and everyone. The interesting thing in this soap is that everyone has grown except her. Hopefully she will come out of her tomb when she finds out who she is.
Then she can validate herself as an equal consumer with her two cousins. Then her self worth will soar. New phone or car anyone? Samsung and Cadillac have certainly got a lot of good advertising from this Series. Whereas Im Soo Hyang might be wonderful, but there is that personality or lack of one. I think she made the right pick for her Hair Raising experience in the drama, she will have a diamond studded time being in control and all.
But how do all cinderella stories end. I like to watch Hwang Jin Yi again in between eps of Gisaeng. It helps to understand the historical backgd of the gisaeng — their lowly, almost outcast status. The plot of this series is anchored in the societal structure of Korea, which is very stratified.
SaR is not a SoCal girl, who can be what she wants, marry who she wants, or say what she wants. Ep is very satisfying, cos DaMo finally puts his love for SaR b4 his ego n his concern for worldly recognition. What a fantastic climax n resolution! I watched the climax in ep33 5 times, n memorized his speech. I love Ah Da Mo!
Look fwd to their battles. Ice Queen is snooping around the house. But I think since this drama has 50 ep. It will not be smooth sailing for the two of them. Feel sorry for her as it might be too late after the marriage. If only his mother has some backbone n can lend him a hand! He bullies her all their lives. She lets him push her around, until….. Finally, she finds her backbone n stands up to him in the next eps.
This is one of the best I have seen in the last few years. I am so addicted and the couple looks amazing. RaRa is very striking and such a convincing actress! Son Ja is dashing too and even Gong Joo looks pretty and sweet! Great cast! How will SaR n her parents find each other?? Geum can thus learn that SaR is adopted, etc. He already knows which house it is. I prefer that he dies, making evil witch a widow, but reveals the address on his deathbed.
RaR can still back out. Geum, for realizing a dream 26 yrs in the making. And am relieved for RaR too. That doc is an SOB. But she is moving out. President Ah and DaM are engaged in a game of chicken. He who has a stronger will prevails n wins. Looks like that person is DaM. What a bummer! Ra Ra is one kick-ass gal! Love the way she handled the doc when she caught him blind-dating at the restaurant.
No need to suffer such fools! Does she want to be a dancing Gisaeng too? But, Why is SaR crying at the wedding? This morning, I walked out of the house n saw an unusually large pile of dog shit on the driveway.
When is the writer going to do us a favor n kill her off? Say, slip n fall into the subway track! Turns out he is only trying to talk her into going away. Good girl. Preview to ep Dr. Geum walks her down the aisle. Info abt her being an adopted child gets known. President Oh knows, then Han Sun Duk should find out soon. RaRa wants to inherit Buyongak! I am worried abt DaM. Is he sick? Why does she tell a stranger not to marry DaM? Why does SaR decide to marry him right away, even tho his Father asked her to go away?
Is it becos DaM is dying? KD writers love incurable diseases. Episode 40 is awesome! The wedding is Beautiful, the couple is Beautiful. I love the writer for putting dog-shit parents in an auto accident. My only complaint abt this ep is when SaR keeps fighting off DaM when he wants his 1st night privileges, n he is naked at least fr the waist up in front of her!
Looks like it is really gonna happen. RaRa has grown up so fast n so well. Can u imagine giving her own apt n car to the newly weds as presents? In fact, Dr. She should at least have helped furnish their apt, instead of leaving it to President Oh to buy the appliances n things.
I love this show! Actually I enjoy reading your posts, partly because I find you quite witty and partly because your predictions seem to be quite accurate! All this running away is not right! We need some skinship here!!! It would have been better if the writers leave the wedding night to our imagination rather than having Sa Ran playing coy with Da Mo… Such a letdown… I mean, the build up to the wedding was fabulous but after that was such an anticlimax!
Thanks to you, I no longer have to feel like the only one out here. But it really irks me that a 25 yr old girl, on her wedding night, to a prince who has given away his kingdom for her, who has the perfect face n body, has the calmness of mind to sit there n contemplate picking up Andre, in order to lure her father-in-law, instead of putting on her sexy PJs n turning off the light!
Some ppl may find it cute, but this is too much coyness n strategizing for my taste. Only English. Driving and then being stuck in traffic jams. The more episodes it can run for, the more money it brings home. The more money they make then they can produce more dramas! Anyway, I really enjoy this series, thank to those who have brought it to us!
You were never alone! Once again you hit the spot on Sa Ran! I really like this drama too. The storyline, the plot, the buildup, the cast and the acting — all were superb! Totally impressed by the newbies. Really convincing and credible acting! The next big moment will be the reunion of Sa Ran with her real parents.
Get ready your tissue box! Remember when Ah Da Mo was having acupuncture treatment for his back and there was this woman in the waiting room who called Dan Sa Ran over to her and said something in her ear? Obviously, it has some impact on the story. However, why would anyone believe a complete stranger, where is her credibility?
Consequently, Dan Sa Ran seems to have helped expedite the wedding after that encounter! That was not necessary. It would be disappointing if it really turns out like that! Not many people know and some were asked to keep it a secret. My guess is that she thanks Dr. Geum Eo San for giving Dan Sa Ran away at the wedding and mentions that nothing has gone right for Dan Sa Ran from the begining, even being abandoned as a baby!
Another scenario might be an encounter between Dr. Both of the people mentioned were not asked to keep it a secret.
Perhaps, she is discussing the situation of Ra Ra with Han Soon Duk after she has helped in the Buyongkak Kitchen for a special occasion. Not because of that Puppet-boy and his awful witch mother, hopefully. Yes i thought of Oh Hwa Ran as well being apart of the climax of her finding her parents because they waited so long in the drama for her to find out.. Has anyone watched 39 and 40 with english sub??? If so where thanks. All shows end when the couple gets married! How wonderful!
I love it! But I m worried abt DaM. Then Sth goes wrong w DaM. And both used the same reason.. I thought that was cool.. I hold my breath on this one and just hope it ends well..
Ep Things progress as expected. They move home, so SaR gets the chance to prove herself. Even he realizes that their getting into an accident is a punishment for what they did to SaR. That means he was purposely withholding that info fr SaR. So he was as bad as dog-shit face. No wonder they love other! Right on the nose KDaddict..
Looks like the writers have lost their way a little. There must be a shortage of handsome western actors in Korea when they picked Kyle as a potential mate for Lara! Will he live for 5 years anyway? Remember that old woman in the waiting room whispering to Dan Sa Ran? Ep I knew it! SaR got the address fr adoptive father, but was too proud to ring their doorbell!
Do ppl age as ghosts? Good for a few laughs! I hate stories w ghosts! You must be joking! A Ghost indeed? So many selfish people who not only manipulate their own lives but want to control the lives of others to their own benefit! Almost every scene is about people behaving badly to those whom they love! This is a blatant attempt at drawing out the series in order to extend the revenue income at the expense of the program quality. Any serious actor involved in this series should have complained at becoming a clown in this circus!
Get off medication…or Soju, and get back to a believable story line! Have a little respect for your viewers customers! You all make it so much enjoyable to wait until the subs are out!!!! I hate to say it.. But this Story is going down hill.. Used to be so excited waiting for it.. Totally agree with both of you! What is happening with the scriptwriter! To add injury to insult, Sa Ran has to act unnecessary coy on the wedding night. Having one Sa Ran thinking and going the Buyongkak way is already stretching it a bit but to have Ra Ra doing it is just unbelievable….
It has pretty much lost my support. It was down right silly to show that SaR never let DaM kiss her b4 the wedding. Then she kicked him off their wedding bed on their wedding night. I can neither forgive SaR nor the writer for that.
After the wedding, things are just as frosty. Can we be a little bit more realistic pls? On top of that DaM turned into a complete bore, a sa-la-ri-man with nothing to do but come and go to work in a suit! SaR becomes an in-house dietician. I find myself impatient for the ep to end. This ep is abt everyone but SaR. Mostly, Son Ja n Gong Ju, who want to get married. Th ghost just came n left. So who the hell is that supposed to be?
If there is a ghost, it should be haunting Dog-shit face until she falls face down in the gutter! What the X? RaR goes home fr Buyongak. The only big deal in this ep for me is this: Makeup has DaM looking pale and sick at the end. OMGt …i feel like knocking on the door already and blurting it out..
HMM I already invested to much time in this drama 7 more episodes to go…. WELL ets see what happens to grumpy from hid car crash.. Let Me see this writer has lil imagination … we have 2 girls go in the gisaeng house 2 step moms and 2 car crashes and a partridge in a pair tree LOL.
I was just reading the rules for comments it says try to push up the ranking for this drama.. SAR was a beautiful woman in this drama and now she is a maid even her hair doo is sad..
I think that car crash in the preview is them jerking us around again. DaM will die, n grumpy will get a chance to see what find of a good girl SaR is for sticking with him, caring for him to the end. Now that is the classic melodramatic plot point! How do you like them apples? SaR of course reunites with her parents, n is loved by both sets of parents, sans SaM. Everyone will have a grand-child to love. Han Sun Duk gets pregnant, so mother n daughter raise their babies together. Oh, brother!
Comment It should be Ep Alternatively, Ah Hwai Jang nim could be injured in the car accident n SaR lovingly nurses him back to health. He comes to appreciate and love her for her dedication! Until SaR shows up there to clear their misunderstanding!? The scedulahhh lol that was a disappointing end too!!!
And madame and soon duk said they just like sisters hmm sisters would have known if one had a baby and left it on a door step!! They are now just dragging the story to make it to 50 episodes… The scriptwriter is bankrupt of ideas and is now merely rehashing and recycling the initial ideas… To make matters worse, there are just too many loopholes in the story as both of you have rightly pointed out.
What irks and disappoints me the most is the death of the sizzling romance between DaM and SaR. They are now one of the most boring couples in drama history…. And what is that bun on your hair? You think it makes you look nicer? Cosmetic surgery is popular in S Korea. Have you considered it? I was so waiting for the explosion at the end of episode 44 when the car flipped over..
Big happy ending at Ep From the beginning, the writer did not set up enough conflict for 50 eps. Have you guys seen Dear Heaven? It is by the same writer.
Similar story actually. Evil step mom, girl w uncertain parents. But it has a fuller story interesting twist n does not have weak last eps like we r suffering now. They used the same house too, i. I think it belongs to some SBS exce. NTOG is going to ruin the climax of this drama by not giving us what we been waiting for we wanted a big finish with her and her parents..
I mean i wanted a tear jerker like episode 33 and Talk about double standards. They will end up related but not as sisters. I really and sincerely hope that the scriptwriters lift their game and give us a sensible and believable conclusion to an otherwise entertaining program that has the potential of being a classic Korean Drama. Who said anything abt hating her cos of her acting?
Where was it said that I hate her becos she is a bad person? It was a comment on her wardrobe choice. So damned much self-righteousness. So damned misplaced. This is a public forum. HELLO ….. I know it is acting i can sort between that and reality. I make comments on the characters not the actors. I know they are just doing what the script says..
Correct, this is a Public Forum, and it is for that very reason that comments about a persons race or looks or other features that they have no control over should be left out. Orlando: Is Lee Sook your mother?
If she is, then I wont berate her anymore. Or else, you ramble on all u want, I dont read it; We rant all we want, u dont read it n complain. Fair n square. In S Korea, the public is very rough on actors. Our comments are courteous to the extreme by comparison. Grow up. Dont be a busybody n try to tell ppl what to do: 1st, u r spoiling our fun; 2nd, no one will listen to u.
I might step it up just to bug u!!! Good luck policing the internet! USA-Mary: From commenting on every ep, you dropped out all of a sudden. Hope all is well with you. Sure enjoyed commenting on this drama w you. You were so funny, n made me hurt my guts laughing, esp. I really dont care abt it n might not come here anymore. C u again on other threads!
Orlando she is the ugly step mom that is her character she is playing OMG in real life she could be a beauty queen for all I care!! I have been watching this forum since the start. And always loved KDaddict. We should be thanking them for keeping the life in the threads. I never write on these but after reading today I decided to. Because I really disagree with Orlando. I have been here since day 1 , Love this drama although it has fallen off from episode 40 like KDaddict said.
I normally read the forum between episodes just to see what other people are thinking. And loved all the comments left here , Busted a gut when Hula said and a partridge in a pear tree. But that is just my opinion. I have to agree with Anotherday. I love the comments and look forward to them.
All of you — Orlando, KD and hula are great writers and you are all right in your own ways! Orlando — love your sense of justice! We do need people like you sometimes to speak up your mind on things that you think have gone out of hand. I believe you both have written your comments partly tongue in cheek and partly ranting.
This thread will not be the same without you…. Re Korea got talent from youtube — Choi Sung Bong — you are most welcome. I really want to share with everybody about CSB talent. I only like to write updates n dont like to argue. Justice is not part of the fan landscape. The world is made up of different cultures.
We need to respect that. This site has ppl coming fr all corners of the earth. Climbing up on a high perch to judge others around the world n accuse them of not living up to certain standards is a case of ethno-centricism.
Go apply it to nursery school, not to citizens of the world. Actually there is an etiquette to these fan sites: You dont go to a thread where ppl r obviously in love w a star or a show to speak ill of it.
If u do, u get spit on. True, it is a running gag of mine on this thread, but I stand by what I said: 1. I dont watch KD to see ugly ppl. The less attractive, the less screen time. Evil step-mom IS the ugliest actress I have ever seen. Tell me who is more ugly?
Looking fwd. Thanks for not quitting this thread! Part of the fun of watching this show comes from reading your comments here! KSA is such an amazing thespian! Not only can she act, she also has this incredible ability to bring out the best in her co-leads.
Gals, Word is this show has just been given a 2 ep extension! SaR will have to go around the loop a couple more times b4 she meets her parents; n no wonder Papa san was hit by a truck! Sb else might need to get a terminal illness just to kill time.
And pls let DaM go to the pool or hot spring a few more times. Poor guy has turned into an ahjussi sitting on the bed w his prudish wife, both in PJs!
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