Giant - I just. . ..

There are now eight episodes left and way too many storylines now. All these damn secrets and business stuff is being exposed. And yet. . .Min-woo/Miju are still in the horrible horrible world of angst. I'm starting to think that the ten episode add-on was a bad idea. The writer let things drag out and has added new stuff that aren't really necessary. I'm sadly under the assumption that Min-woo has entered the dark-side and there is no turning back for him now. And all because of Satan and the Lee brothers. And Miju - who should say something!

Mary Stayed Out All Night - Episode 2

Mary Stayed Out All Night is one of those shows where the leads are everything. It feels like a true romantic-comedy in the sense that the plot revolves around the leads; the leads don't revolve around the plot. What I mean is, a lot of the plot is the plot because it helps in bringing out two leads together - and, I'm not saying that's a bad thing.



Mae Ri, Moo Kyul, and Jung In are three people that should and would never meet in the real world, but because this is drama world, they meet. And. It. Is. Wonderful. Moon Geun Young and Jang Geun Suk have this amazing chemistry - it's like watching an adorable couple go on their first dates. Jung In is very cool, and his first interactions with both Mae Ri and Seo Joon are classic K-drama.


With this episode we got the answer to the million dollar question: How can Mae Ri be married to two guys at the same time?


( Well. . . )

There you go. The plot is, admittedly, silly. It really doesn't make much sense. But, watching the leads play and work off one another, well, it really makes you forget that the plot is (as of now) rather thin. This is a Korean drama, so you can expect the real plot to kick in around episode four or five.


That said, I really have to admire the way the show allows itself to poke fun as its own genera and silliness. I love love that people keep commenting that Moo Kyul looks like a girl! I loved the way Mae Ri even told him that she finds him pretty, but could never think of him as a man because he's too pretty. I love how smart Mae Ri is - she comes up with the best ideas. I love that she's a drama-watcher and would rather watch a drama than be with a handsome man. I love that Mae Ri is smart and yet totally innocent and adorable. I love that Moo Kyul is so loyal and clearly has some hidden issues that could quickly turn him into a mess. I love that Mae Ri is so unsure of people that she has them sign contracts saying they won't sue her. I love that Moo Kyul always calls her "Marry Christmas" and that Mae Ri often responses with "Happy New Year" - and how confused it makes other people (they already have an in-joke!)



Basically I love this show. It's such a romantic comedy, but that's really okay. It's a nice replacement for Playful Kiss. It really is a fun little drama - I could watch Mae Ri and Moo Kyul hang out all day; they do the most boring and ordinary things, but in such a fun, unusual, and adorkable way. I'm currently watching several angsty or dramatic Korean dramas: Giant and Gloria, so this type of drama is just what I need.



Also - who doesn't love a show where the OTP spends their nights getting drunk, then walking home holding hands and hugging or giving piggyback rides. Cute!