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this man's moral compass is probably a roulette wheel

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The following is a RANT because wedding impossible is got me in a RAGE

Istg I'm watching wedding impossible and why the heck are they trying to make Do Han look STRAIGHT-

Mans acting like a whole questionable second male lead when his stroy should have been given the screen time it deserved :D

Like even the little things like how when Do Han meets his ex there's no real indication that they liked each other at any point. Like you could pass him off as a stalker and be done with it. It's like the script is intent on making the queer aspect 'palatable' for mainstream straight audiences and shooting themselves in the foot.

Then this whole narrative of oh Ji Han and Ah Jeong shouldn't be blamed for something they didn't do - just - pause. The show is so insistent on making them victims when in reality they both have zero fucks about the situation they were putting everyone in.

Like they're literally running around public even though the engagement was announced? Like fake marriage or not this is literally about keeping your promises and not acting like absolute jerks.

And the press conference fake out- not the show spending the entire run saying it's "selfish" to not come out and then REFUSING to let Do Han to act on his own accord when he wanted to - because its totally not important for him to be the one deciding his own story ahahah -

And Also Ji Han's whole shtick about "living his life for his brother" is just absolute bs but the show does not want to admit it. Like the man literally planned his dream life of conquerorkng LJ and put Do Han in the picture cuz he knew the grandfather wouldn't give him the company.

And the audacity of this show to say that its wrong when Do Han wants to give up the company and not like the life he's been put up to but it's okay when Ji Han wants to give everything up? Like DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF.

I found it very difficult to believe that the brothers actually loved each other. Especially in Ji Han's case because he claimed that he's been living his life to guard Do Han and then he goes and BEATS HIM UP because being closeted in a homophobic country is SELFISH and suddenly the fact that it was a mutual contract doesn't matter because now thay he likes ah jeong she can do no wrong and is bejng used EVEN THOUGH she literally said yes on a whim with zero actual intent to "protect" Do Han. Girl literally did it for REVENGE.

I really enjoyed the first few episodes but then the direction they took was utterly exasperating.

I cannot

I'm not even done with the series yet

#wedding impossible #kdrama #jeon jong seo #moon sang min #kim do wan #i'm sorry i ranted #i have a lot of feelings #lee ji han #lee do han #na ah jeong #frick this show #how dare it bait me #the frustration i feel is laughable because this is literally a show #but oh well

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I hate Ah Jeong so much at this point in the show. She literally agreed to fake marry Do Han entirely for appearances and still can't bring herself to not just start dating Ji Han in the middle of this and publicly too?

All she is supposed to be doing is helping Do Han live the life demanded of him and she couldn't even pretend to do that for him. She's honestly a shitty friend.

#accountability i don't know her #wedding impossible

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This. With my WHOLE HEART.

Every time I see a Wedding Impossible GIFs on my dash I keep thinking that when it's over I'd love to read your take on what went wrong with this show. In a form of a very spiteful rant preferably.

(the show probably doesn't deserve too much of your time but I am just very VERY curious and had to share)

WELL! I was considering just letting this show go quietly into the night, but I will take this excuse to do a good rant instead.

*cracks knuckles*

You asked what went wrong with this show, but truly, nothing went right with it. From top to bottom, it's an utter waste of a good premise and a total destruction of the rare opportunity to get some positive queer rep into a het kdrama for a broader audience than will ever be reached by a ql. Let me list the most glaring problems:

They made Do Han a supporting character in his own narrative. Do Han, his sexuality, his desire and need to hide who he is to protect himself, and his desperate plan to avoid a life he doesn't want is the core of the story. Despite that, the story treats him like a minor supporting character with limited screen time and virtually no interiority or character development that made any sense.

The relationships were poorly written and the bonds were not believable. Ah Jeong was meant to be Do Han's ride or die bestie, but nothing in their scenes together or her behavior towards him suggested this was actually true. They seemed more like acquaintances who were friendly enough but had no real loyalty to each other, or even like she was a random actress he hired to play his wife. And Ji Han and Do Han had no brotherly bond or affection to speak of; their relationship consisted entirely of Ji Han throwing tantrums and demanding things for no reason other than he wants them, and Do Han trying to avoid being forced into them.

The leads were terrible people and the show did not realize that. Do Han's brother and best friend entered into a romance while she was engaged to Do Han. Ji Han thought it was a real relationship and did not seem to feel any guilt about pursuing his brother's lover. Ah Jeong was under a contract she agreed to as both his best friend and as a job to protect him and did not seem to care that she was breaking her commitment and threatening his safety. They gallivanted around flaunting their relationship in public with no regard for Do Han or his reputation whatsoever. And the show tried to convince me that Do Han was the selfish one in this scenario for the great sin of being gay and not just fucking off and getting out of the way of their relationship. Ji Han and Ah Jeong were never held accountable for what they did to him; instead we got to watch many scenes of Do Han being shamed and berated. Anyone who contributed to the writing and depiction of this can get fucked.

Every element of the story was poorly written and the resolutions were either unearned or so badly set up that they fell flat anyway. Do Han was being harassed and stalked and the story only barely cared about this. The family drama was boring and the grandpa character was a mess of contradictions who changed on a dime depending on the demands of the plot. There was no chemistry to speak of between the leads. The romance was utterly unbelievable and developed so poorly that it was impossible to care about whether these two assholes got together. The show used romcom tropes randomly to fill time even if they didn't fit. The final episode was stuffed with cameos by actors with personal connections to the cast and crew in the hopes it would distract us from what an unsatisfying conclusion it was, and the whole thing ended on a bizarre wedding gag that didn't work at all. The only good part was Do Han coming out on his own terms and leaving to go live his own life in New York, but the way they framed that was so gross I couldn't even enjoy it.

Most importantly, the messages of this show were deeply, unforgivably homophobic. This story went out of its way to tell us over and over again that Do Han is a selfish coward for being closeted, that his sexuality is a burden for his loved ones, that his family and friends are the real victims for having to deal with him, and that he was the one in the wrong for trying to protect himself. At no point was he allowed to get truly angry at the way his family and friends were treating him; he remained benevolent and shouldered the guilt and blame for everything, despite doing absolutely nothing except try to live an authentic life. At every turn the show depicted his siblings and grandfather and friend being hateful and/or careless with him, but then told us it was Do Han's fault for being who he is. They wanted us to blame the gay character and sympathize with a brother who resented him for not being the straight business leader he wanted him to be, and a friend who betrayed him without a second thought. The show argued passionately that the lies Do Han told to protect himself were the real problem, not the homophobia and hatred and rejection he faced every day of his life. It was an abysmal and offensive message and exactly the opposite of what a responsible piece of media would be trying to communicate.

I don't know if the people who made this show are actively malicious or just deeply incompetent, but they had no business telling a story involving a queer character if they were going to do it like this.

[the8skermit]

dohan is really out here living in a high stakes thriller while jihan and ajeong try out an enemies to lover romcom

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Cool down doodle for my mental health 😭✌️

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funniest thing he ever said

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If i speak-

Well they-

Especially Lee Dong Wook-

Like sir this is not the place nor the time to do- whatever it is you are trying to do? And stop looking at Kim Bum like that, why are you looking at anyone else like that other than me?! Kim Bum let me hug you too don't let only Dong Wook hug you !!! Dong Wook i know you are teasing him but you doing too much for just a photoshoot huh suspicious af 🤨

Wook the photoshoot is done so stop looking at Beom like that?! God damn & stop wrapping your hands around him like an octopus??? Have some decorum???? Also you pull Beom any closer he'll be sitting on your lap so STOP!!! You go any further than this we'll all collapse. This a very dangerous game 🫣

Tis a joke but also not a joke lol

But what is absolutely 100% not a joke is that they are cute as f*ck together.

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new member of the hot priest club amen

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Screams into the void

i need more people to watch through the darkness so that we can gush about kim nam gil and his excellent portrayal of song hayoung

#facts #kim nam gil #through the darkness #kdrama #song hayoung

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No but like - the moment you hear the opening theme in weak hero after si euns went terminator mode my mind just rushed back to DP and STAYED THERE-

Like the twist villain the bullies and the MUSIC? Also the ✨ friendship ✨ cough- I'm supposed to wait for season two? What? (⁠┛⁠◉⁠Д⁠◉⁠)⁠┛⁠彡⁠┻⁠━⁠┻

And did I mention the soundtrack-

#weak hero class 1 #park jihoon #choi hyun wook #d.p. netflix #jung hae in #koo kyo hwan #kdrama #kdrama ramblings #i need help #meego #i need the physical embodiment of their songs with me for emotional support ndksf #primary

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WEAK HERO CLASS 1 (2022)

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What’s with this emotion? I’m getting goosebumps. What’s your deal? What? I mean, you… You’re being so nice right now. The way you’re looking at me, your behaviour, the way you talk and that look on your face. It feels awfully strange.

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@userdramas: event 01: favorite ↳ favorite drama + ship: beyond evil + han joo won x lee dong sik

#still not over it #i love tumblr #like i open it and its this #just wonderful #beyond evil #jtbc beyond evil #beyondeviledit #han joowon #lee dongsik #jwds #userdramas #kdrama #kdramaedit #kdramasource #kdramadaily #usergif #dailycolorfulgifs #filmtvcentral #asiandramanet #mediagifs #tuserashinlae #baek1nho #samblr

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the drama that permanently shaped my view on thriller romances was mad dog. i felt like i was on crack watching minjoon and hari dance around each other for 16 episodes and i've been chasing that high ever since

#i feel old #but also yes- #it's been 5 years #oh how i yearn for a silly little will-they-won't-they enemies to lovers slowburn romance in my murder mysteries #little women #mad dog

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The Kdrama Tomorrow in a nutshell:

#this is now my religion #netflix tomorrow #tomorrow kdrama #koo ryeon #park joong gil #lim ryung gu #choi jun woong #funny #funny memes #kdrama