Lobbyist: even I am feeling 'enough with torturing Harry already'

[dangermousie]

Clearly, nobody wants to talk about Robbers. Too bad :) Once I get back, I plan to marathon it, so brace yourself.

But for now, I am continuing with Lobbyist and have just finished ep 13.

OK, first: this has to be the first drama to max out even my capacity and like of h/c!

Seriously. This makes Time between Dog and Wolf seem like nothing. Even I have gotten to the 'this is just making me want to look through my fingers' stage. I mean! It also makes me wonder whether the TPTB who made it have some worrying issues.

So far, I have seen 13 eps and there hasn't been a single ep without Harry being mistreated (often, more than once per ep). And by mistreated, I don't mean something mild like 'punched in the face a few times.' In ep 13, the bad guys caught him and Maria again and hung him upside down and whipped him, and then dunked him in a tank of water, and then hit him with the butts of their rifles, with Maria screaming for them to stop as an accompaniment.

I mean...

I know Song Il-Gook is unbearably gorgeous but you don't have to punish him for it :P

The drama continues to be awesome, and I like that we see Maria slide more and more into hardness and cynicism. Not 'like' as it makes her a good person, but it's an interesting story and one they don't often give to the heroines. But of course it makes sense. After that bit in Tortureherostan, she believes Harry is dead, and he was the last person who connected her not just to her past, but to her softer emotions, to her feelings. She loved him, true, but more importantly, he was the one person she allowed herself to be vulnerable with. And after that, the shell is closed completely. She joined arms dealing to get power to avenge her sister, but somehow, the process became all...and now she loves the power and the danger and manipulation and the games.

I really think that Harry is by far the more grounded of the two, despite the fact that his life was way worse (hello, abusive foster parents!) because he always had his little sister Su Ji to take care of, and to ground him. I think being a protector of his little sis and a caretaker, too, didn't just ground him, but also led him to become a caretaker for Maria...in a way, that is a mode he falls into automatically.

Also, did I mention hugging on horseback? Yum.

I hate all the powerful/influential people in this one: Secondary Guy's family/prospective in-laws, Maria's boss, Harry's ex-boss (mob lady). I do love Harry and like Maria. I love Su Ji and her dorky, sweet, adorable boyfriend (how Mob Lady produced someone so nice and well-adjusted is a mistery) and want them to have a happy ending. I also like Secondary Guy who sort-of-kind-of likes Maria, mainly because she reminds him of Eva, her dead older sister (and Maria manipulates it, unsurprisingly). And I love tertiary characters, like Harry's goofy friend or the hotel bellboy etc.

So yes, fun.

Comments

[bambinainnero.livejournal.com]

Preparing to marathon Robbers, here I am :D

And I finished today "Kimi wa petto" (I had Matsujun cravings, yes).
I needed something *stupid and fluffy* after ALTK, lol. But I fear that was too much. Seriously, WHY? why??
Only the japanese could come up with something like this, I still can't believe it.
At least I watched it with a friend and we had PLENTY of laughs.
(but still, it was cute. In some twisted-sick-adorable way)

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yay! Robbers!

KwP was one of few dramas I gave up on...too weird even for me. Also, the hair!

[darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com]

I plan to finish Robbers with you! I made it to ep 7. *rubs hands together*

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

How are you liking it so far?

I am totally amused by hero's smarminess (plus the huge potential for angst!)

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

I do love Harry and like Maria.
I adore Harry beyond words. Adored Little Maria. But was on a love/hate relationship with Maria for being so indifferent to Harry at times (while he was showing exactly the opposite, though not in a mushy kind of way). But the transformation to Adult Maria is totally understandable, though, which is why I can't fully blame her for being like that. But, but... the ending. I loved the ending. It makes everything alright :)

I love Su Ji and her dorky, sweet, adorable boyfriend (how Mob Lady produced someone so nice and well-adjusted is a mistery) and want them to have a happy ending.

I think being a protector of his little sis and a caretaker, too, didn't just ground him, but also led him to become a caretaker for Maria...in a way, that is a mode he falls into automatically.
Oh yes. I didn't think of it that way, but you are right. Makes sense. He was also sort of taking care of his guy friend, forgot his name, the one that worked together with him in the sushi restaurant (who was also in love with Harry's lil' sister).

Heeeeeee... I'm glad you're still enjoying Lobbyist this far in!! Yay!! :D

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I am now on beginning of ep 19 and yeah, it continues awesome (and one of the rare dramas where I love all the clothes).

So good! Am so in love. And Harry! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! The bit where they are at a party and she is exhausted from her act and he just holds her, silently.

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

The bit where they are at a party and she is exhausted from her act and he just holds her, silently.
*squee* I love that!! And I love even more that Secondary Guy sees it. And eeeee! The scene after between Maria and Secondary Guy? LOVE :D

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. Forgot to mention Robbers. I liked it alright up to halfway in, but then the drama sort of dragged. Perhaps I will be inspired to watch if you liveblog and/or review it :)

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I ff so ruthlessly very few dramas drag for me :P