The curious case of Big...

[dangermousie]

Big is all sorts of cute (and miles better than the shrill horror that was Best Love) and makes me giggle but I am left emotionally uninvolved. Perhaps it's that while I liked Daran/Kyung Joon, I don't go for Daran/KJ in YJ's body at all. I don't think the leads have much chemistry, but also, this is just not the vibe I get - it's more of a 'he's a lonely boy who needs a family and she'd be a great older sister.' I am not feeling more from either of them and that's a bit of a problem.

Comments

[sisterjune.livejournal.com]

BIG is honestly boring me. I know you hate Hong Sister's zaniness, but it usually while being very stupid is entertaining to watch. Best Love was very entertaining to me. But BIG is boring the shiz out of me. Its not the understated vibe cause I'm fine with that, but like you said its a love story and there's no chemistry. Even if it was the boy and the teacher I am not sure I'd see the romance but I would still watch cause its a novel idea and I enjoy noona romances but its not even that since the kid is in Gong Yoo's body so you just have Gong Yoo acting cute and childish and its not that endearing tbh. frankly the plot just isnt that eventful. and I'm more interested in Choong Shik's and Mari's goofy relationship. It kind of reminds me of one of the adorable side romances in Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (which I know u also didnt like XD)

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I don't mind zaniness when there is something else to it beside pure slapstick (see Hong Gil Dong). I've adored three of their dramas - HGD, My Girl and DGCH and they had mixed degrees of zaniness but they all had characters I truly was invested in (hmmm, maybe time for a DGCH or My Girl rewatch). Big is nice but I don't really care for any of them. BL drove me nuts because I didn;t care for them and the hamminess drove me nuts.