Triple, ep. 01-04
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oyceterLee Ha Ru is a high school girl who used to competitively skate before an accident five years ago. But now she wants to try again, and to get a good coach, she needs to move to Seoul. The problem is, the only person she knows there is the 30-some stepbrother who wants nothing to do with her.
Despite the premise, the story isn't actually about Ha Ru. She narrates the beginning and ending, but much of the focus is on her brother Shin Hwal and his two friends/housemates, Jo Hae Yoon (played by Lee Seon Gyun!) and Kang Hyun Tae.
I've been looking forward to this drama ever since I heard about it—figure skating! Lee Seon Gyun! Coffee Prince's PD!—but sadly, I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep watching thanks to a specific character.
The show starts out as low-key and charming, and I very much love Ha Ru's developing relationship with her brother (platonic siblings, people, no incest!). I also love the focus on Ha Ru's skating and the guys' work creating ads. However, the non-Ha Ru female characters aren't faring particularly well. I keep wanting to whap Choi Su In, and I tend to be very forgiving of the "mean" female character! It's just that she has about as much backbone as a wet dish rag when it comes to men, and little personality to boot. She's best when she's coaching Ha Ru. Kang Sang Hee has a lot of quirks, but also very little personality. Like Hae Yoon, we never know what she's thinking, and so far, she seems extremely peripheral to the plot.
As such, all my favorite sequences happen in the house with Ha Ru goofing off and all three guys acting as gruff, vaguely amused, and/or pampering older brothers.
Spoilers are annoyed
I would keep watching despite not liking Su In and Sang Hee except for Hyun Tae, whom I want to smack every single time he's on screen. I thought I could deal with it, but I got halfway through episode 5 before throwing my hands up in disgust.
He's such a stalker! OMG! I hate him so much! What kind of a person sets up a basketball hoop in the backyard of a woman who keeps saying she's going to call the police on him? And I hate hate hate that we're supposed to find him boyishly charming or something. I do not! I want to serve him a restraining order, call the cops on him, and never let him within ten feet of anyone! He's always in her personal space and making her do stuff! ARGH!
I also dislike Su In. I was wondering if it was partly because of Hyun Tae, but I dislike blaming her when he's obviously pushy beyond all measure. No, I dislike her because of her vaguely stalkerish behavior toward Shin Hwal. Also, she always seems very sad and droopy, and I want to shake some spine into her. The thing is, I usually do root for the secondary woman, but I think the writers may have made the mistake of making her too humble yet stalkery at the same time.
So... does this get better? Or will I keep wanting to throw things? (Potential spoilers in comments!)
Oh, also! I am in the mood for fluffy romantic comedy dramas, preferably without gender politics that make me want to spork someone. Any recs? I liked Dal Ja's Spring, Coffee Prince, Fantasy Couple; I thought Kim Sam Soon was ok; and so far am liking My Fair Lady. Bonus points if it's available on Drama Fever! (Also, I don't really want to watch Goong, but if enough people are convincing, I will consider it.)
Despite the premise, the story isn't actually about Ha Ru. She narrates the beginning and ending, but much of the focus is on her brother Shin Hwal and his two friends/housemates, Jo Hae Yoon (played by Lee Seon Gyun!) and Kang Hyun Tae.
I've been looking forward to this drama ever since I heard about it—figure skating! Lee Seon Gyun! Coffee Prince's PD!—but sadly, I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep watching thanks to a specific character.
The show starts out as low-key and charming, and I very much love Ha Ru's developing relationship with her brother (platonic siblings, people, no incest!). I also love the focus on Ha Ru's skating and the guys' work creating ads. However, the non-Ha Ru female characters aren't faring particularly well. I keep wanting to whap Choi Su In, and I tend to be very forgiving of the "mean" female character! It's just that she has about as much backbone as a wet dish rag when it comes to men, and little personality to boot. She's best when she's coaching Ha Ru. Kang Sang Hee has a lot of quirks, but also very little personality. Like Hae Yoon, we never know what she's thinking, and so far, she seems extremely peripheral to the plot.
As such, all my favorite sequences happen in the house with Ha Ru goofing off and all three guys acting as gruff, vaguely amused, and/or pampering older brothers.
Spoilers are annoyed
I would keep watching despite not liking Su In and Sang Hee except for Hyun Tae, whom I want to smack every single time he's on screen. I thought I could deal with it, but I got halfway through episode 5 before throwing my hands up in disgust.
He's such a stalker! OMG! I hate him so much! What kind of a person sets up a basketball hoop in the backyard of a woman who keeps saying she's going to call the police on him? And I hate hate hate that we're supposed to find him boyishly charming or something. I do not! I want to serve him a restraining order, call the cops on him, and never let him within ten feet of anyone! He's always in her personal space and making her do stuff! ARGH!
I also dislike Su In. I was wondering if it was partly because of Hyun Tae, but I dislike blaming her when he's obviously pushy beyond all measure. No, I dislike her because of her vaguely stalkerish behavior toward Shin Hwal. Also, she always seems very sad and droopy, and I want to shake some spine into her. The thing is, I usually do root for the secondary woman, but I think the writers may have made the mistake of making her too humble yet stalkery at the same time.
So... does this get better? Or will I keep wanting to throw things? (Potential spoilers in comments!)
Oh, also! I am in the mood for fluffy romantic comedy dramas, preferably without gender politics that make me want to spork someone. Any recs? I liked Dal Ja's Spring, Coffee Prince, Fantasy Couple; I thought Kim Sam Soon was ok; and so far am liking My Fair Lady. Bonus points if it's available on Drama Fever! (Also, I don't really want to watch Goong, but if enough people are convincing, I will consider it.)
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