I am really enjoying Big, but my problem is that I just don't know who to root for. I feel like there isn't enough POV from Da Ran, so it's hard to tell exactly what she's feeling and who she's feeling it for. I can't even really tell if she was truly in love with YJ. I love that they are showing that relationship in a new light through the flashbacks, but the flashbacks are all colored by the perception of the person talking about/remembering the event, so it's hard to make out whether they had anything going for them or not. But this last ep really made me enjoy their dynamic (with YJ being shy and a little socially inept and only showing her admiration when she wasn't looking). So, while YJ seemed to like her for her quirkiness, DR only seemed to like him because he was a handsome, well-mannered doctor. She literally knows nothing about him and was about to get married to him. But she wanted that relationship to work so much that you can't help but hope that he truly loved her. So... I guess I'm invested in them? A little bit? But not with Da Ran and the student as YJ. I actually feel like Gong Yoo has way more chemistry with Suzy. They were playing off of each other beautifully, and you can feel what their romance was like when he was in his original body, and it just feels right. Whereas his interactions with Da Ran are more along the lines of brother/sister and the show isn't being very clear about who Da Ran is going to fall in love with. Is Gong Yoo as YJ the second lead? Or is Gong Yoo as the student the second lead? It's just so warped and I love that the show is trying to defy convention with that, and to be honest, that's probably what will keep me watching.
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Date: 2012-06-15 04:44 am (UTC)