So, Dr. Romantic will only be on Disney+, meaning US views are shut out? This is getting ridiculous. About 1/3 of the dramas I want to watch are not available in the US. What gives?

Part of what is making THE REAL HAS COME work is that our two leads are developing a real working relationship before our eyes- which will naturally develop into a real marriage if it continues: the day will come when they look at each other and ask themselves "just why we are not married for real, anyway?"

So there is an organically natural progression happening here, accompanied by the fact that their very lies force them to make the decisions that push them together.

Add to this that the old fashioned makjang is leavened by considerable amounts of humor and you have a winning combination. Plus, there are at least two to maybe four side couple stories coming to provide both contrast and diversion from the central story.

Thank you for voicing out my feelings toward the FL character. From the opening scenes when Bora was being interviewed and photographed, she was just so unlikeable. And as you said, she seemed to be the Miss Know It All But Actually Knows Nothing At All, and it’s a crime preaching about something when you know absolutely nothing about it. It misleads people. I’m not particularly fond about deeply flawed leads because I done feel like rooting for them. The leads can be flawed, but if they are flawed to the point that I question myself as to why I need to continue watching for their growth, I don’t think I’ll do it. I want to stand by the leads that are worth rooting for.

The thing for me was if a listener had written a letter describing that very scene Bora witnessed she would have given a hysterical but on point way to make sense of the situation and start the painful journey of dealing with the trauma of realising that she had been living in fantasy land and in reality had wasted 3 years on a loser who was so disrespectful it was beyond belief. However, emotions have a way of removing our ability to think straight so this is where my disappointment really kicked in. Her friend and sister who know what her usual response would have been should have talked some sense into her when she was considering continuing with the relationship. The friend’s face said it all when Bora said that it was a relief that he had shown this side before the marriage as if he had revealed a poor wardrobe choice and a quick session with a stylist could have sorted it out. However, the friend said nothing and even if she was just letting Bora offload, at a later point she needed to come back to it.

How low must your self esteem be to accept the gaslighting about lack of trust and have him drop off the other woman and STILL be waiting for a phone call to start the process of repairing the joke of a relationship?

In the end the situation was resolved because overhearing the boyfriend’s conversation was the megaphone needed to point out what had been hiding in plain sight.
Break ups are no joke so her portrayal of the pain is real but the balance between realistic mourning and humour was off for me.

It's weird. I think Joseon Attorney is well written, the leads are doing great, and the storylines are interesting, and yet . . . it's missing something for me and, I suspect others. There's just no sense of urgency about any of the stories or relationships, and I find my attention lagging a lot while watching even if I recognize it as an objectively well made drama.

I'm sad for JA too :( I won't pretend to know what goes on behind the scenes to determine time slots, but it seems foolhardy to put a little sageuk in direct competition with big dramas like Taxi Driver and Dr. Romantic. Seeing the ratings double as soon as Taxi Driver ended I can't help but wonder if it could've been hitting past 5% by now if it had more of a chance from the start.

They need something like The Red Sleeve, The King of Tears or Under the Queen's Umbrella. These saeguks bring in the numbers as they have the right conflict, political strive and yes....some tensions.

Because they are senior or veterans that tend to deliver.