CeeJay Chompoo

I absolutely love this drama. The plot is so refreshing. Characters are realistic, well-crafted with a logical backstory. The story resembles real life that humans are flawed and we all have toxic people in our lives like family, friends or coworkers. This drama is one of the closest ones to my heart. Yoo Jung is the character that makes my heart hurt. I can feel his emotions and pain and understand why he is who he is. It’s sad to watch how he was treated by his father when he was young. When the parent punishes the child for emotional expression, the child learns that his feelings are wrong. He was forced into suppressing his emotions, leads to his inability to recognize and express his emotions in a healthy way. He desperately wants his father’s love, but the way his father treats him makes him feel unlovable. This is a root cause of his fear of being judged by others that leads to his dislike of Seol in the beginning. Jung's attempts to maintain his “Perfect” facade come from his fear of criticism and rejection. When he meets Seol who sees right through him, his fear of being exposed as someone who is cold and manipulative arises. Jung’s worst fear is letting people know who he really is because he believes no one can ever love him. People would eventually leave him if they saw the real him. Normally, we express emotions to directly get what we want, but Jung who is incapable of expressing emotions in a direct way, use manipulation. In short, Jung manipulates others who exploit or wrong him or Seol to show his anger because he can’t directly be angry. Manipulation is the only way he knows how to deal with anger. Deep inside, he’s just a wounded child whose inner wounds never heal. But not only Jung, in a way, almost every character in this drama manipulates others to get what they want. The Baek siblings manipulate, lie, play the victim, blame and hurt others to gain love, attention and financial support from Jung’s father. They create toxic dynamic in Jung’s family that makes Jung feel left out. Sang-cheol, a senior who takes advantage of others, manipulates, bullies, and shamelessly guilt-trips Seol and others into doing something for him, is a repulsive one. For me, his disgusting behavior is 10 times worse than Jung’s. When Jung finds out what In-ho who he considers his best friend really thinks of him, he feels betrayed and loses trust in him. The fact that the Baek siblings just pretend to be friends with him the whole time for their own benefits confirms his belief that no one can ever love the real him. It’s unbearable for him, so he decides to cut ties with them. Well, I'd have done the same. Who would want anything to do with In-ha, let alone become a family? I feel empathy for what happened to In-ho. It was an unfortunate event. But Jung wasn’t the one who instigated the fight, and it would not escalate into a fight if In-ho wasn’t a bully and a trash-talker. As much as I’d like to think that deep down In-ho is a decent character, one thing that I’ll never understand is his relationship with his mean, manipulative, selfish, and demanding sister, In-ha. In-ho is an enabler who witnesses his sister’s destructive behavior and repeated harm she inflicts on others but fails to take action. His enabling helps her avoid the consequences of her behavior, which leads to her assault on Seol at the end. So I feel so relieved that Seol never has any feeling for him. Just imagine Seol ends up with In-ho and has to deal with extortion, insults or other toxic behavior of In-ha makes me sick.

I just finished binge watching W, and I am so sorry to say that I am definitely NOT a fan. W Two Worlds is an OK drama but full of plot holes that I have had a hard time looking past. The first episode was gripping and exciting that it sucked me right in. I was hooked on W immediately. The idea of the drama is undoubtedly original. The plot is so refreshing and interesting, brilliantly establishes its world and characters. However, things go south in the second half of the drama. With each new development of the plot line, a new conflict is introduced, and when too many conflicts are introduced with no good resolution for the main characters, things become messy. As a result, the last 8 full episodes are filled with plot holes and unrealistic elements that sadly ruin the original ingenious ideas of the drama. Let me give you some examples of things that I didn’t like or couldn’t comprehend: <Spoiler alert> • The rules in the W world are downright confusing and keep changing randomly. (Or maybe there are no rules at all!) And many questions were left unanswered. - What are the rules of summoning and crossing between two worlds? In the beginning, Kang Chul thought of Yeon-joo, so she was summoned to the W world. And he had been able to continue summoning her after he had forgotten about her because she was in his subconscious. (Huh?) In the later episodes, these rules seem so arbitrary or random. Kang Chul was able to summon several characters to the real world, teleport back and forth between worlds based on his own power of will, and take dying Yeon-joo back to the W world with him as well. - In episode 15, Oh Seung-moo was summoned to the W world. Who summoned him? Kang Chul? - Why did the story of W end without following Kang Chul’s arc, since he is the main character, around which the whole W story revolves? Why was it the antagonists’ deaths that ended W? - How could the W world continue to exist without Kang Chul? In the earlier episodes, when Kang Chul gained awareness of the two worlds, everything and everyone had frozen in the W world. But in the final episode, the W world didn’t stop—it just kept going like nothing happened. Why? - Why did Kang Chul have to spend two more years in prison after W has ended? For what? That made no sense at all. - Kang Chul said he had tried to leave the W world countless times and failed, so how did he cross over to the real world after W has ended? - What about the rule of characters slowly fading away once they lose their purpose in the story? This rule seems so random as well. - How did Han Sang-hoon aka the No-Face Killer steal Oh Seung-moo’s face in the real world? - In episode 10, after killing a lot of people at the broadcast studio, how did Han Sang-hoon become able to walk through teleportation doors and disappear out of thin air? Well, my best guess is Han Sang-hoon used mental telepathy to control Oh Seung-moo, and ordered him to draw a portal door for him. (For real?!) But how could Oh Seung-moo draw blindly though? (So weird!) It would make so much more sense if this drama were about demonic possession or a parasitic alien taking control of a human body. There are so many questions, but no real answers. I know that my review appears to contradict most of the reviews here, but I didn’t really like W as much as I thought I would.

This K-Drama is so underrated. It’s a hidden gem – the best horror drama I have ever seen so far. - The plot is amazing. - Very well-written, strong characters. - Perfect casting. All three main casts deliver believable performances that work perfectly with their individual characters. Very good acting. They become the characters so fully and deliver some powerfully emotional scenes that allow me to viscerally take part in the story and bond with the characters. I feel I can connect with the characters on an emotional level. - Genuinely scary scenes The demonic possession scenes are very terrifying. All the supporting cast members do their job remarkably. - Great OST. (One of the great songs that got away with poor lyrics) It emotionally elevates the scenes and makes me feel relatable to the characters' emotions. But I feel a bit disappointed with the Lyrics. I’m a kind of person that is very into lyrics, and I feel bad to listen to a really beautiful melody with weak lyrics. It is such a shame that the lyrics of this song are more like putting random words together just enough to make sense. For me, lyrics are what the song is about – through them artists and writers convey meaningful messages to audiences. They are the most important aspect of the song. - Perfect pacing for every episode. None of them feel rushed or dragged. - Great tone, texture, and mood. Surreal lighting. Beautiful cinematography. The underwater scene in the finale left me speechless. Beautiful beyond words. In conclusion, this drama is pure gold. Highly recommended! Note to Cast and Crew: Thank you so much for such a wonderful job. I had a really great time watching this drama.