I find myself feeling rather sorry for South Korean television. Other countries do something new – The Sopranos, The Wire, The Office, The Thick of It, Small Axe, Dark, etc etc – and the dramas are lauded as innovative and game-changing TV. South Korea does something new, and the dramas are not tried-and-true Korean dramas. In spite of that, I hope that K-drama continues to develop and diversify, and that K-drama makers get to make the shows that they really want to make.