1. i have completely stopped caring for any of the main characters--other than Mary on the side. Idk. The author's just lost what 'heart' i had. Every time a serious--or potentially deep plot point that can be further fleshed out and delved into... it's kinda just brushed aside. Like there was literally only one brief mention of Hyungdo's forced prostitution/torture. And then bada bing bada boom onto the next order of business.
There's no fleshing out and no further foray into the potential that was there. Like imagine how deep the story could've been if all that hadn't been brushed past? At the same time, I also don't understand Hyungdo's personality. Like at one point he seems like a cheeky intelligent kinda guy, but the next moment his intelligene takes a dive. He's no Hail Virgin Mary, so it should've at least occurred to him--given all that the author has shown about him before--to manipulate the young master weirdo.
Instead of just bursting up in anger every time--it would've been more conducive and logical for him to use his anger and channel it into efficiency, i.e. coaxing the young master. I mean every time he got angry--he ended up being raped and beat up, etc. etc. And given that he was in 'captivity' for 1-2 years... having that happen so often to him should've AT LEAST changed his attitude. Just one or two flowery words and he probably would've been treated marginally better. If he was so desperate to survive, why did he keep throwing himself down a pit by pissing off the young master?? I literally don't understand. I mean I'd get it if he were some innocent mary sue--but he AIN'T. He grew up in the dregs of society shooting porn for a living-- he should've had more common sense and street smarts than that.
ALSO the author has COMPLETELY brushed past Hyungdo's 'trauma'--pretty much negating it--which again makes moot sense. I mean he underwent 1-2 years of physical abuse, drugged every day as he was fucked for days on end. Yet any foray into that end just ends up as a 'dead end'. Nothing. Like none of that happened and now we're happy happy. I don't think the author realizes that this work isn't like her other work (with a gigolo blondie and a semi-yakuza 'slut')... she's dealing with much darker themes here, yet she doesn't even bother giving them their due. *sighs* this setting is completely wasted. She's treating this work like her other work but--I'm just gonna end my rant here gn.
1. i have completely stopped caring for any of the main characters--other than Mary on the side. Idk. The author's just lost what 'heart' i had. Every time a serious--or potentially deep plot point that can be further fleshed out and delved into... it's kinda just brushed aside. Like there was literally only one brief mention of Hyungdo's forced prostitution/torture. And then bada bing bada boom onto the next order of business.
There's no fleshing out and no further foray into the potential that was there. Like imagine how deep the story could've been if all that hadn't been brushed past? At the same time, I also don't understand Hyungdo's personality. Like at one point he seems like a cheeky intelligent kinda guy, but the next moment his intelligene takes a dive. He's no Hail Virgin Mary, so it should've at least occurred to him--given all that the author has shown about him before--to manipulate the young master weirdo.
Instead of just bursting up in anger every time--it would've been more conducive and logical for him to use his anger and channel it into efficiency, i.e. coaxing the young master. I mean every time he got angry--he ended up being raped and beat up, etc. etc. And given that he was in 'captivity' for 1-2 years... having that happen so often to him should've AT LEAST changed his attitude. Just one or two flowery words and he probably would've been treated marginally better. If he was so desperate to survive, why did he keep throwing himself down a pit by pissing off the young master?? I literally don't understand. I mean I'd get it if he were some innocent mary sue--but he AIN'T. He grew up in the dregs of society shooting porn for a living-- he should've had more common sense and street smarts than that.
ALSO the author has COMPLETELY brushed past Hyungdo's 'trauma'--pretty much negating it--which again makes moot sense. I mean he underwent 1-2 years of physical abuse, drugged every day as he was fucked for days on end. Yet any foray into that end just ends up as a 'dead end'. Nothing. Like none of that happened and now we're happy happy. I don't think the author realizes that this work isn't like her other work (with a gigolo blondie and a semi-yakuza 'slut')... she's dealing with much darker themes here, yet she doesn't even bother giving them their due. *sighs* this setting is completely wasted. She's treating this work like her other work but--I'm just gonna end my rant here gn.