Pen Poison

Loved this kdrama. Thought provoking, slow paced, understated and beautifully done on topics such as death and dying. I thought the romance was the back burner of the drama but the real stars were the human stories of people who deal with trauma, end of life issues, death, loss and dying. Compassionate take on death. Love the food porn.

Presently on episode 5 and it started off strong in the first 2 episodes but later it is falling flatter. The weakest link seems to be the FL. The same actress was in Itaewon Class and I really thought she was the weakest actress out of the entire ensemble class. The same seems to be the issue with this drama. The other cast members are fine even the little girl who played the twins but the FL is not convincing. There are some strong actors in the drama but they needed to use a different actress for the FL.

The is a G rated rom com. The two actors are cute but the pacing is very slow for my taste. The whole series for me dragged out so I ended up finishing at episode 15. I could not watch another episode due to the very slow pacing of the show. This series should have been shortened and it sort of gives a scenario about a start of a relationship with its quirks and idiosyncracies.

The plot line is original and creative. Lee Jong-Suk did a great job as the male protagonist. The story line could have been really great but the weakest point is the female main character. I found her acting and character rather two dimensional and rather lacking. A female doctor would have been so much stronger than that. I found her character to be in line with someone who is in her late teens or early 20's rather than a 30 year old female doctor. Truly immature for her age bracket. Then who am I find to find fault with mangas when they are predominantly written by men who have no clue about women. It is an interesting idea of breaking the fourth wall and using the Frankenstein analogy. The show had so much potential but there were weak points in the casting of the female lead and the plot coming apart at the end.

I watched it a couple of years ago when it was called Goblin and before it hit Netflix. It was recommended to me by a male co-worker who binged watched it. This is one of the best kdramas I have ever watched. It is easily the Top 3 ever. The chemistry from Gong Yoo and Kim Go-Eun was great. As well as between the Grim Reaper and Sunny. Great bromance between the Goblin and the Grim Reaper. Overall great ensemble cast with twists, turns, humor and tears. Gong Yoo is overall a great actor, this is after watching Train to Busan. Kim Go-Eun also did a great job. You will not be disappointed in this kdrama.

One of the best Kdrama shows I have ever seen. It is not the typical kdrama since the male lead tells exactly and honestly about how he feels about the female lead. The romance is not the major point of the show but the entire ensemble cast did a fine job of portraying the ins and outs of being in the medical and military and the differences between their ideologies. The romances and bromances between the characters were a nice touch as well as the humor of the characters. A point was lost due to one of the scenes in the OR which is not realistic in any OR setting and was unwatchable by anyone who works in an actual OR. The ending is realistic since anyone who works in certain fields are always on call. The show depicted so many issues that are prevalent today and is still rampant to this day. Not the typical kdrama.

This was a well thought out drama about mental illness and childhood trauma. There were a lot of distractors for the message and some comic moments. This has a slower pace and the chemistry between the leads is more like a warm comforting blanket than a spark. The drama does have some slow moments and there were portions that needed more explaining esp. around the end. The portion that failed for me is with the brothers where 1 died and the other was trying to survive and overcome his own issues including his lack of empathy. The biggest surprise was seeing the ML for the Princess of Forever kdrama who is an great actor where he was in Reborn Rich and Sweet Home. This is a mature drama.

I made it as far as episode 11 but it was hard to watch since the FL was so weak. I thought the FL was the weakest female character I've seen in a long time in Kdramas. Her acting was really weak. Skip this Kdrama if you can since there are so many other historical pieces that are way better. This was highly overrated.