Gu Family Book's last 2 episodes were a crime to the story that the writer achieved to ruin the whole value lessons built till then not to mention the epilogue that they filmed in the same day as back then Drama Awards and after going to the ceremony and knowing they destroyed it tried to sugar coat the fans with the reincarnatin and Will be Back nonsense...Still mad till this day for watching it so invested live back then to see a great story be destroyed in 2 episodes...

While recently my Drama Forgiveness Factor is wearing thin.. I'll admit it depends on the director actors and even the writer whether I stick with a drama or not, like I can stick thru the whole warm and cozy even rewatch (guilty pleasure) all bcoz I love the actors both of them... 😅so for me drama crimes are subjective

For me the worst kind of drama-ending crime is failure to even provide an ending *cough*Netflix*cough*

And the worst kind of time-skip is the one where WE have to skip forward a year or two to see what happens next *cough*Netflix*cough*

That first screenshot...*shudders*. I felt a chill run down my spine. When you know that you're one of the last few standing. When you're honour-bound to uphold The Oppa Law: THOU SHALT NOT QUIT. Silent clams, mutant squirrels, ninja chipmunks, firehands, manholes...will this show ever end?

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The biggest crime in dramaland is the lack of lead roles for Shin Sung Rok.

*runs away*

I've come to the realization that dramas really struggle with endings. Or maybe it's just my general feelings. Very few dramas really bring me joy with their endings. Most just leave me upset and annoyed or only slightly satisfied. I wish dramas spent more time on the HEA than the last 5 minutes.

And dramas need to give me more satisfying kiss scenes. Give me those hot and heavy kiss scenes please! How am I as a single introverted shut in supposed to live vicariously through drama characters if all drama characters act like shy and virginal teenagers? Give me passion!! Give me steam! Make me wear out the rewind button rewatching! 😫

All jokes aside and my dislike of boredom, time jumps and K2-esque bad decisions involving Idols, my number one Drama Crime would have to be the reset.

Okay, so the Hongs and their "time jump, all conflict resolved offscreen" nonsense comes a pretty close second. But the reset, to me, is the ultimate offense.

Black is the most obvious and most egregious example that comes to mind (and the one that made people the most furious from my memory). When the writer ends with a reset, it's a way of saying that nothing you've seen so far matters. It's why the ending of Black had me about ready to destroy my television, almost as much as Big did.

Because this life is our first ***Spoiler****
I loved they show us not only the kiss but what happened after.... nevertheless, they committed the crime of ruining the main characters toward the end, and make them do things unlike them, just to move the plot?? I don't know...

Time jump
Oh my Venus and Boy next door ****Spoilers*****
I agree with most people in that time jumps are usually bad done, not necessarily convenient for the story and cheap.
And whereas in Oh my Venus it became even upsetting, I have to say, I didn't hate it in Flower boy next door, because the characters kept the relationship even in the distance, writing one another and keeping contact like normal people in the modern world would do: emails, letters, etc.

There are many other dramas I could trash out within this topic and judge them badly because of their crimes, but I have no time! Lol.
Nevertheless, by the way, I must say I also have a high level of forgiveness. I feel the crime, but for the sake of what is good, many many times I end up forgiving them. Just like nobody is perfect, no drama is perfect (except maybe for "My Ajusshi", 😅😅😅😅. But that is one in a million and it is also a subjective statement)

The stupid time jump at the end of OH MY VENUS had as its sole purpose setting up a cheap visual joke. In the immortal words of Talleyrand "it was not just a mistake, it was a blunder".

Likewise, the final 30 minutes of GRACEFUL FAMILY could be compared to the ending of GU FAMILY BOOK: It effectively nullified what until then had been a fabulous story.

Bad endings kill but so do bad beginnings. Another drama crime is a beginning which poisons the whole show up front by permanently skewing the entire plot. The writers of the wonderful MARRIAGE NOT DATING committed this crime with the opening scene of SHY BOSS: Hint- if you are writing a romcom do not begin it with a scene of someone committing suicide.

How about the crime of fundamental inconsistency in your story: This can mar even an otherwise entertaining and watchable show like DAN: ANGEL'S LAST MISSION where the attempt to jam a Buddhist doctrine of fate into a Christian story of redemption and love could not possibly have been more jarring. Were it not for great performances by the two leads the show would have been a complete disaster. A writer should realize that if you need an actress with the extraordinary talents of Shin Hye-sun to make your show work you probably did not do a very good job with the script. FOREST is what you get instead when you do not have such a talented actress.

I would add just one more crime to this code: Loose ends. There were pairings that were simply left undone in PEOPLE WITH FLAWS- even though the intent was there in the beginning- and for no other reason than that the writers spent too much time having the main leads spin their wheels aimlessly. A similar effect occurs at the end of the otherwise excellent weekender FATHER IS STRANGE- we really were left with incomplete stories for two of the couples and were treated to a bunch of filler even thought the show got four extra episodes. This was an annoyance rather than a disaster- but it was still an annoyance.

I have had Gu Family Book sitting at episode 18 in my Netflix list for months. It’s been so good so far and I’ve heard so much about the ending that I’m too scared to go on...but I want to finish it because I luff Lee Seung Gi and I am a completionist😅

I think the off the rails ending is the worst crime for me. So many dramas seem to abandon ship around ep 13 and it’s just a slog to finish them.

In terms of petty drama crimes, terrible hair can actually stop me watching a drama (or distract me from being really immersed, Shining Inheritance). I’m sure I’m missing some great dramas but if I have to spend the whole time wanting to get their hair out of their eyes.....😄

My drama crime or pet peeve is the arm in the way of the kiss scene/the well-angled head so that you literally can't see anything/and the super far away camera pan during the kiss scene. I didn't watch 7 (and probably) more hours to squint at what's supposed to be the moment where the characters finally get together. Don't do that. Lol.

Having a heroine that isn't an active part of the story is a big big crime. I want her to be a part of stuff and help and take matters into her own hands and figure things out. Sometimes they will have the heroine just react to stuff and it's very frustrating as a viewer.

And sometimes (not all the time) when they forego an ending for some type of twee narration that's supposed to be affecting and sum everything up...but it doesn't...

... Do I need to say anything? Would anyone LIKE me to say anything?

Gu Family Book owes me the hours I spent watching it. I have usually forgiven dramas for endings I did not like but Gu Family Book is on an eternal time out for that crappy ending. It's not because it is the only drama that has committed a sin against me(I have watched crappier dramas just as I have watched dramas with endings that were unsatisfactory). The reason it doesn't get my forgiveness is because I loved the drama. I enjoyed it. I loved it so much I did not see any bad acting or plot holes. I spent hours dreaming of where we would end up, only to get whatever the hell that was.

Usually if I don't like an ending but love the drama, I will rewatch it to the point just before that and then write the ending myself. Gu Family Book does not and will not get that honor. They betrayed me and can just stay in the Hall Of Infamy with Melty.

For Gu Family Book, I didn't really care about the end because they lost me way before :p

I think one of the biggest crime of KDramas for now is failling the preproduced dramas. I don't understand how they are doing this but they have more time for everything : writing, filming, pre- and pro-production and still we get Arthdal Chronicles (hey guys you forget the light), Vagabond (great action but some scenario could have been a nice touch) or Forest (...).

Is there a threshold for how many drama crimes we can tolerate before we’re unable to forgive a drama, or lose hope in it entirely?
I am a mathematical illiterate, but I guess we could create an algorithm to calculate Drama Crime Tolerance Threshold (DraCriToT) factoring in Lead Attractiveness in the Oppa scale (1to10), Feels Factor (in a scale of 1 to 20) and Crack-tasticness in the Makjang scale (1 to 50) divided by the amount of Drama Crimes...

My own pet peeves:
1. time jumps,
2. terrible moms and dads that turn nice in the last episode,
3. dramas that begin centered on a FL and midseries turn out to be all about the ML
4. seasons (Netflix, why can't we have nice things?)
5. Prepotent CEOs with a heart of gold that woo their subalterns
6. assorted peeves: people going to sleep dressed in sweaters and street clothes, people casually overhearing conversations happening 50 meters away, leads with unacknowledged drinking problems (hate it when they binge drink repeatedly alone to show that they're depressed), people coming to the rescue from faraway places in the nick of time (CLOY, yes), etc.

But, pet peeves and all, I'm in love with Kdrama! The Feel Factor totally make up for whatever Drama Crimes, and I usually watch crying and laughing and gasping like a kid

When the second male lead I am rooting for not only did not get the girl but also gets killed off in the end. :(

I find it strange that I've become so critical of Kdramas when I've never been this critical of shows I've watched from other countries. Maybe I just never discussed them as much.
For me too forced separation is the biggest pet peeve. Infuriates me nowadays. Its interesting how creative some of the dramas are in coming up with a reason to separate the couple. Even if they are not broken up they are still separated in some of them.
I think I still have a high tolerance of drama crimes still and forgive easily. I'm a rigid follower of the Oppa Unnie Law too I think.