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Catching up on : Dong Yi episode 1 to 11
Jun. 7th, 2010 05:17 pmI am up to the episode 11 of "Dong Yi". The drama is lovely and the filming locations are wonderful. Even Mr.Alexander noticed this passing by (Kdrama files are great in quality and they look good on my new TV)
Still the drama hasn't clicked with me as good as "Chuno" or "Queen Seon Deok", for three various reasons:
1. Bae Soo Bin aside, there is no male character for me to fall in love with. And so far, there is not enough Bae Soo Bin. As a shallow lady I am, this is usually the maker or the breaker of any drama, TV show, book or any other work of fiction for me. The King is adorable and cute, but he does not make my heart beat faster. Take "Queen Seon Deok" or "Chuno" - there are swarms of crazily attractive male characters everywhere. "Dong Yi"? Bae Soo Bin and this is all (which is kind of not enough for a 50-episode drama IMHO. Thy could have added some good secondary characters).
2. Although I am all for female-oriented fiction and Dong Yi herself is awesome and adorable, I am not that interested in stories that tell me in numerous episodes about a big go-ga in the Palace that has arisen from someone stealthily sneaking in pregnancy tonics. I am more about swords, fighting and all such things. I don't even mind assassinations. But pregnancy tonic shenanigans don't attract my interest whatsoever.
3. This is the result of my communist upbringing:
I understand that the times were different, but this doesn't change the fact that for me, a person who doesn't even think that King is a particular good form of government, it is really hard to accept the fact that there is this person who is allowed to have tens of wives and dozens of concubines and that every young lady in the country will consider it a honour to join the cohort.
So, you see, when I watch the adorabliest of romances developing between Dong Yi and the King all I can think of is "But he already has a wife! And concubines! And she never ever will be able to be his wife anyways! Besides, they all are so obsessed with having babies as if they are some baby-making machines and not people!" and I sigh and my heart just can't warm up to the King/Dong Yi romance, however adorable it is.
I know I did quite a bit of complaining, but on the whole I am loving the drama: Dong Yi is awesome, everything is pretty. And may be (may be!) this won't go all the way Dong Yi/the King but instead will be about Bae Soo Bin a little more.
Still the drama hasn't clicked with me as good as "Chuno" or "Queen Seon Deok", for three various reasons:
1. Bae Soo Bin aside, there is no male character for me to fall in love with. And so far, there is not enough Bae Soo Bin. As a shallow lady I am, this is usually the maker or the breaker of any drama, TV show, book or any other work of fiction for me. The King is adorable and cute, but he does not make my heart beat faster. Take "Queen Seon Deok" or "Chuno" - there are swarms of crazily attractive male characters everywhere. "Dong Yi"? Bae Soo Bin and this is all (which is kind of not enough for a 50-episode drama IMHO. Thy could have added some good secondary characters).
2. Although I am all for female-oriented fiction and Dong Yi herself is awesome and adorable, I am not that interested in stories that tell me in numerous episodes about a big go-ga in the Palace that has arisen from someone stealthily sneaking in pregnancy tonics. I am more about swords, fighting and all such things. I don't even mind assassinations. But pregnancy tonic shenanigans don't attract my interest whatsoever.
3. This is the result of my communist upbringing:
I understand that the times were different, but this doesn't change the fact that for me, a person who doesn't even think that King is a particular good form of government, it is really hard to accept the fact that there is this person who is allowed to have tens of wives and dozens of concubines and that every young lady in the country will consider it a honour to join the cohort.
So, you see, when I watch the adorabliest of romances developing between Dong Yi and the King all I can think of is "But he already has a wife! And concubines! And she never ever will be able to be his wife anyways! Besides, they all are so obsessed with having babies as if they are some baby-making machines and not people!" and I sigh and my heart just can't warm up to the King/Dong Yi romance, however adorable it is.
I know I did quite a bit of complaining, but on the whole I am loving the drama: Dong Yi is awesome, everything is pretty. And may be (may be!) this won't go all the way Dong Yi/the King but instead will be about Bae Soo Bin a little more.
