dangermousie | STICKY: Coffee Prince Watchalong - Week 1. Episodes 1 and 2 (Reply)

So, watchalong is here. This week are episodes 1 and 2. You can post anything in replies - thoughts, comments, caps, whatever. Have fun :)

Right off the bat, we establish that Han Kyul is a charming flirt who doesn't care who ogles him and whose gender norms are pretty fluid (his reaction is to preen when he thinks a 'man' is ogling his junk. It makes sense that he'd need to be this fluid to come up with a plan which involves every girl thinking he's gay) and that Eun Chae is mistaken for a boy as a matter of course and that fact doesn't bother her much, except as it interferes with her making a living. That's a pretty unusual trait in a heroine. I thought so then and still do so now, many years and dramas later.

I think this was Yoon Eun Hye's best role. In fact, I haven't liked anything she's done since, more's the pity.

It was a fun surprise to see this actor:

Years younger but playing a bad Daddy, of course, That's quite a career.

You know, the first time I watched CP, I was sure that Han Sung and Yu Ju would end up being your typical kdrama interlopers and was resigned to it. Who knew that they would end up having their own complicated relationship, very different but just as interesting as that of the leads.

And speaking of, I love how oddly real this drama feels, including not shying away from physical passion. It feels as if it features real people with real desires.