Lie To Me: Open Thread? Vote!
by javabeans
So the recapping verdict is in: Miss Ripley in, Lie To Me out. Girlfriday and I are satisfied with this choice, inasmuch as we know our physical limits despite wanting to cover every drama ever. (Okay, not every drama. But a good chunk of ‘em.)
However, we realize there’s still a crapton of you online, right now, possibly maybe still waiting for the recap? And we realize that sometimes you just need a place to say your piece, vent, squee, fight over my man, et cetera. (By the way, he appreciates the love, but he’d like you go away now. Trust me, it’s what he wants.)
SO. We tossed around the idea of creating Lie To Me-specific Open Threads to discuss the respective episodes. (Caveat: We aren’t going to start doing this for every drama. We’re only opening this idea up now because we do feel bad for dropping one that was in progress.) Truthfully, we don’t know if this is even a good idea, or something you’d want. Ergo: Vote time!
*(Even though it’s a futile endeavor, as he is deeply faithful to JB.)
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201 haeune
May 31, 2011 at 7:44 AM
PLEASE CONTINUE TO RECAP LIE TO ME!!!
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202 xyz
May 31, 2011 at 7:49 AM
Please don't drop Lie to Me! I prefer it over Miss Ripley...
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203 Two Cents
May 31, 2011 at 7:52 AM
Yoon Eun-hye's character is almost as annoying as the anime version of the female lead in Itazura na Kiss- psycho stalker. This drama is totally lame.
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204 Micky
May 31, 2011 at 8:05 AM
I just love to see when FanGirls are crying. full of enjoyment!
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Chingu
May 31, 2011 at 8:40 AM
You have to nothing but salute their devotion towards their idols ks
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205 samantha soong
May 31, 2011 at 8:09 AM
i just read on of the alternative recaps of LTM as suggested by one of the posters above....it just does not compare to the fun and very entertaining recaps of JB and GF.
no insights at all, just a very dry "blow by blow account" of what was seen on the screen. main characters are referred to by initials, and minor ones are referred to as "the friend of..." or "the lady in the ..." so how do readers relate to such kind of a recap?
am surely gonna miss JB/GF style of recapping....
BTW, do you have any plans also of dropping BEST LOVE and CITY HUNTER in the coming weeks?
cause if you do, i might as well not get in too deep in my attachment to your recaps....
:-(
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Pikachu
May 31, 2011 at 8:26 AM
best love is the drama of choice for Wed/Thur (dont worry about it)
We have yet to hear about the fate of CH
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Ace
May 31, 2011 at 8:27 AM
If you're referring to rebel souls, she's doing live transcaps. She's in Seoul and she watches dramas she transcaps live as it airs there. So she uses shorthand for character names and you have to refresh several times until she completes all the dialogue. You have to get used to it if you want what they're saying asap. It's almost like having instant subs.
Since Best Love rocks (and it's the Hong Sisters), I don't think it'll be dropped at all. I can't say the same for City Hunter or Miss Ripley. Though I also like those two over LTM because there's potential goodness and substance, we can't say how the script will go after a few weeks. If it gets boring, I'd probably drop watching those too (but hopefully please drama gods give us decent writers for those shows because there has been lots of disappointments this month) and would understand if JB/GF would drop the recaps too. In short, drop everything except Best Love! Hahaha!
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java the island not the blogger
May 31, 2011 at 9:42 AM
"In short, drop everything except Best Love! Hahaha!"
That make me LOL but it may rub salt in someone else's wound. I'm crazy about BL too, and reading all this negative comments, kinda make me wonder,
if JB drop BL, will I be transformed into a scary fangirl?
Nah, I'm sure I won't, but it will be a total bummer.
Heart. Break.
So, in term of this May kdrama preference, I guess we're lucky to have the same cup of tea with JB and GF.
I fast forward everything in LTM to the kiss scenes,
and I'll just read the recap at ockoala's
and check out Miss Ripley here. It's a win-win.
JB, GF, Ockoala, I love you guys.
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gulsan
May 31, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Definitely agree with you guys!
Best Love is the best therefore it has to stay, until the bitter end ^^
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Kiara
June 1, 2011 at 6:31 AM
Im going to cry bucket of tears if they drop Best Love but I know they wont.
206 NN
May 31, 2011 at 8:19 AM
gosh. i really like yoon eun-hye, ever since 'Goong' (my first ever kdrama addiction!!).
if i were a bilingual (english-korean) who has access to lie to me episodes, i'd recap them myself, but i don't T.T
anyways i also adore Yoochunnie (T.T DBSK, miss them, ALL of them). i've been a big fan of Lee Da-Hae because of 'My Girl,' and i don't really care about the rumors, so i would totally follow the 'Goodbye Miss Ripley' recaps.
JB, im a solid Dramabeans fan, since I was 14 (wa, around 5 years now). I can't believe it, it's the first time i've ever commented here, so sorry...
you're a great writer and real fun and cool, but yeah, i understand recapping too many dramas is physically impossible, even with GF (who's also real fun and cool) to help you, and all the wonderful recappers who drop by to help.
all i really want to say is, thank you for whatever you recap, that's your decision, and as cassies say, always keep the faith.
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207 Trina
May 31, 2011 at 8:21 AM
Hrmmm.. How about this idea.. a open thread for Miss Ripley and recaps for LTM.. I think that is soo much better... ^^
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208 hosh
May 31, 2011 at 8:27 AM
i also agree with having someone else recap it. if that was a voting option, i would have chosen that over an open thread.
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209 AKS
May 31, 2011 at 8:28 AM
I am all for the continuation of recapping Lie To Me.
I understand due to time constraints and you need to sleep that you can't,
BUT can you please recap it in batchs like what you did with Baby Faced Beauty this week.
I won't mind it at all.
Thanks for all the hard work. ^_^
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210 emilydark
May 31, 2011 at 8:30 AM
I agree LTM doesn't really need a recap--not really meaty at all although I love love all the actors in here.
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211 drama_addict
May 31, 2011 at 8:32 AM
emm..kinda dissapointed cuz u have done it half way,though the progress of drama not doin so well but still... hope u guys can rethink..
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212 eneria143
May 31, 2011 at 8:37 AM
so sad that JB and GF dropped this off...usually the first thing i do before surfing the net is to check on updates about LTM but hoping you will reconsider..will respect whatever decision...thanks and more power...
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213 Acheche
May 31, 2011 at 8:37 AM
It may be a crap to you, but NOT every one hates it... We all have our own personal tastes when it comes to where the story is heading or how it was written. And I for one, respect your opinion when you say your opinion. But for the sake of others who like & love watching it, please continue what you've started, how sarcastic it may be... And I'll be thanking you a hundred fold! ^_^
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214 Mandelbrotr
May 31, 2011 at 8:49 AM
JB & GF, do whatever you want. I think than good blog writing comes from being interested in the content. Just share your enjoyment with us; that's enough for me. I would like the LTM open thread and hope that yourselves would post there if you have anything to share (say . . . your passion of Kang Ji-hwan) .
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215 SparkledPink
May 31, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Hmm. I can't blame you guys for dropping the Lie to me recaps. There isn't much to analyze with that drama. All fluff, no substance.
Miss Ripley has a lot more to offer. It doesn't have to rely on hot make out sessions to bring in the viewers.
Thanks for recapping LTM as long as you did! Your hard work is appreciated.
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216 miss unknown
May 31, 2011 at 9:04 AM
I totally understand why...LOL...Lie to me is so idk...boring to me...tried watching it to ep. 3, but I just lost the interest in watching it... I thought Miss Ripley Ep. 1 was awesome, so Im waiting for more...
It's totally understandable if javabbeans and girlfriday wants to drop it cuz it's pretty obvious that they have a life of their own and are currently recapping so many dramas at the same time! I would totally drop the one that has lost my interest too...
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217 U.K.Chick
May 31, 2011 at 9:05 AM
What is that song which Ki Joon and Ah-Jung sing? I can't find it anywhere :(
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218 DMKO
May 31, 2011 at 9:06 AM
Urgh!!How can you drop LTM, when it is because of your lol comments that kept me watching until "the kiss" episode, and now I am hooked! Your recaps are awesome. No one can replace them. Can you do extended comments along side the pictures during Open thread? Hope you will come back to LTM! And thanks for doing such a great recap
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219 rose
May 31, 2011 at 9:11 AM
It is very difficult to invest your time on something when u cannot connect to it, feel for it. Same for Lee da hae, she must have a schedule tight enough for her capacity to drop a show or a character she can't feel for to quit a show..
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220 all4movies
May 31, 2011 at 9:24 AM
I'm a little bummed out because I'd take Kang Ji Wan and Yoon Eun Hye any day over Lee Da Hee.
JB, I'm surprised at your decision given your love for KJW.
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221 Birdie
May 31, 2011 at 9:24 AM
Honestly, when a drama is too boring to watch, it must be a lot harder to recap .It is good of you to ask our opinions,but you should decide on what is best for the two of you and whether it is fun any more. Thanks for your work on recapping all the dramas that you do.
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222 yami
May 31, 2011 at 9:25 AM
sure enough doing recaps entails effort, time and interest. although, our writers might have changed their perspective its good that they did it earlier. Guys thank you very much for the posted recaps! ^_^
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223 Yuuki
May 31, 2011 at 9:28 AM
I can't vote coz it's not on the list of options! I want recaps of Lie to Me...
Sad, but maybe there's still a tiny bit of hope if the next eps picks up...
...kinda hoping that'll be the case...
...crossing my fingers...
...puppy eyes...
...begs...please!
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224 Venus
May 31, 2011 at 9:44 AM
WOW this is a Revolution going on here srly LTM Revolution... guys we need to relaxed, I mean some commets are far out and very rude we all need to sit back and take a chill pill for real, cause really based on how the poll is going JB and GF might end up recapping LTM after all, and if not we have Koala who does a great a job on recapping LTM also, so really no biggie here....
But wow wow I'm just amazed how out of control this has become...the girls have a rite to choose whatever they want its their site and we should be glad and gracious to the fact both JB and GF are give us the fans the option to speak out, some other site would have just stop recapping LTM all together with no fare warning....sooo thanks again JB and GF for that chance...
and whatever u guys decide I'm on board.. :D
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225 Jen
May 31, 2011 at 9:44 AM
aw, I really love this drama. Oh well, but I don't know that a thread is necessary because most people will just go read reviews and things on other blogs. The point of coming here is the fun recaps. Just my opinion though.
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226 saded
May 31, 2011 at 10:03 AM
So disappointed that you just drop it when so many of us are coming here without fail waiting for it but its your web so blog what you wish to. But I don't think a thread is neccessary because we won't even know what happened without the recaps. And even if we go to other blogs to read them, we can discuss it there. There will be no more need for it here. And if we have to wait for days to watch the eng sub, we might as well discuss it on the web. You don't have to open a thread.
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227 lilly
May 31, 2011 at 10:06 AM
Drop lie to me. this drama is objectively useless.
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228 lvsanchez
May 31, 2011 at 10:11 AM
How sweet of you girls!! I totally understand why you dropped it... and for any other drama like it I might have done the same by now (My Princess for example), but for some reason that defies logic... I am completely taken by this drama. An LTM thread would be awesome. But I believe someone suggested a guest recapper... seriously whoever is up for it... PLEASE!
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229 crappycaller
May 31, 2011 at 10:12 AM
I read before the Lee Dae Hee quit 2 of her tv drama in the middle of the broadcast. I hope she will not quit this drama...lol...
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kaycee
May 31, 2011 at 1:28 PM
I think you need to check your info again.
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230 Arhazivory
May 31, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Holy crap! I knew that DB was popular but this: Total Votes: 4,145 - makes me realise how much so. o_O
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231 lovedramas
May 31, 2011 at 10:19 AM
After reading all these comments - I think the open thread is the best idea since everyone can make comments on the drama like they do here.
I'm one of the biggest LTM fans out there but even I don't personally care if you recap or not since it's your decision! These things take so much time. I hope people understand. Why ask them to do something that they no longer have as much passion for? it's best to save it for another drama like Ripley.
People/LTM fans - as mentioned, there are other blogs out there with recaps and even though the writing style isn't the same, they have a lot of passion for the "drama".
Still hope to see you gals comment in the open thread if you go that way though :) Hope you all get more sleep and rest and don't forget to enjoy the rest of your lives!
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gulsan
May 31, 2011 at 10:27 AM
"Hope you all get more sleep and rest and don’t forget to enjoy the rest of your lives!"
I like that recommendation ^^
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232 Linda165
May 31, 2011 at 10:28 AM
Guys, guys!! It's their blog and they recap if the want to
♪♪♪ recap if they want to ♪♪♪
♪♪♪ recap if they want to ♪♪♪
♪♪♪ recap if they want to ♪♪♪
Just go to other blogs and read recaps there or not...
This doesn't mean you have to stop watching LTM if you like it... I won't.
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jomo143
May 31, 2011 at 10:54 AM
Linda 165,
THAT thinking is just wrong! How dare you suggest such practical solution?
btdubs
Where is YY?
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Linda165
June 1, 2011 at 10:48 AM
Sorry Ms Jomo... I apologize.
It's just I can't stand all the whining!
I think YY watched the first episode of City Hunter, found her white guy and kidnapped him. They must be happily lost in the jungle :)
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233 ajummafangirl
May 31, 2011 at 10:31 AM
honestly, I am really sad you will no longer be re-capping this drama...it's one of the only 2 I am watching right now (also watching The Greatest Love) I think it has so much going for it and the fun is just starting...so not sure why you are ending it. But I respect your decision as well. Thanks for letting us vote on an open thread, although I wish we had been able to vote on keeping it in the re-cap loop :( I have no intentions of watching the Mrs. Ripley one at all...
xxoo
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234 Jo sno
May 31, 2011 at 10:37 AM
well, I will miss your recaps. As a non-korean kdrama fan I rely on your recaps to help me catch the nuances of a show that I would otherwise miss such a like when characters switch to bandmal (sp?) and the puns (mostly with greatest love). And it is likely that I will not watch Ripley. I am not much of a melodrama fan. However, I can understand. I am having a hard time just keeping up with watching the three dramas I am watching right now, I can't imagine recapping them.
...sigh...
I, personally, will not be reading a Lie to Me open thread...it wouldn't serve the same puprose as a recap for me and would be less pithy and useful for me. Those are my thoughts for whatever they are worth.
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Chippy
May 31, 2011 at 4:25 PM
Exactly, my sentiments exactly.
What's the use of an open thread when we don't understand the story in the first place. There's nothing for us to comment on.
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235 innane
May 31, 2011 at 10:38 AM
I'm out...thank you so much for your hard work until 6th episode...
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236 josie grossie
May 31, 2011 at 10:44 AM
whats wrong with u people?! of course u should still recap!!! dangggg!!!
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Ace
May 31, 2011 at 10:55 AM
What's wrong with you??? Of course they should do what they want, what they love, what they're comfortable with...
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237 Celexa
May 31, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Does everybody need JB & GF to hold their hands while watching a Kdrama? I'm still going to watch LTM and I would read the recaps if available... but there are other Kdramas I watch that are not recapped.
bottom line... I don't NEED recaps if i really want to watch a KDrama... heck I'll even watch it Raw and faithfully wait for subs.
Keep up the great work GF & JB... I always look forward to your wity & insightful blog.
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238 Okie Dokie
May 31, 2011 at 11:20 AM
This is a sad day. Although, I must admit I wasn't surprised when I started to read that they were enjoying City Hunter and Miss Ripley. I'm still enjoying Lie To Me myself, but I do see the flaws and if they were going to drop one, I can understand. It's just a testament to the poor poor writing that has riddled LTM and a waste of KJH and YEH. Although it's looking up, I can't say this decision was surprising. I'm sad about it, but upward and onward. =)
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239 Okie Dokie
May 31, 2011 at 11:22 AM
Are you guys still watching it and not recapping it? I'd like to see what you have to say when it's done. Kinda like an overview of the whole thing...?
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jyyjc
May 31, 2011 at 11:31 AM
yes me too.
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240 tigerl21
May 31, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Are you sure you want to drop it after that kiss. That has to be on e of the best I've seen yet... had me giggling like a pre-adolescent girl...
I agree with what someone mentioned before. If you find that you are not a big fan of Miss Ripley, bring back Lie to Me :) I will be happy to read your re-caps!
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241 hapacalgirl
May 31, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Wow I was reading comments (which have multiplied 5x fold while I was sleeping) and people really need to chill. Do people really need the recaps to watch a drama, I mean seriously you can enjoy a drama without the recaps. Lie to me is subbed online so its not like you need the recaps to get whats going on. Girlfriday and Javabeans have lives of their owns, heck I work full-time and I barely have time to watch one drama yet alone watch multiple dramas and recap them. If they are not feeling a drama, why on earth should they take the time out of their already time-crunched lives to recap and watch something that doesn't interest them just because us the readers want it. Remember everyone they don't have to recap, they recap because they like to talk about dramas that interest them and it just so happens that we like to read them. I personally love their recaps because of the analysis but there really isn't anything to analyze in this drama.
I just wanted to say as a faithful reader (I have been reading this site since my college days) for many years, thank you for what you have done and will continue to do and please ignore the mean comments on this page.
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242 Noelle
May 31, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Well anything is better than nothing. So as long as I got a place to ask some questions and vent, I'm good.
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243 Kay
May 31, 2011 at 11:40 AM
I for once would love LTM recap and a place to share my two cents on the drama. I have come to love the drama a lot and really really think recapping it would be awesome:) The story is really good. I mean it keeps me off worries~ And romantic comedy is great:) I just can't wait for other episodes to come out~
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244 cleo
May 31, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Well, if you are reading this javabeans and girlfriday, I'd love to guest recap this. I have enough time to watch, screencap, and write out recaps in the forseeable future. I am extremely new to this, as I have no blog or anything similar. As for my style of writing, the best I can describe it is by saying that I always have a very particular choice of words. I really love kdramas and I am familiar with many cultures, hence I tend to have an open-minded and critical view on many issues, which might give my comments a bit more spice. Anyways, if you are interested, let me know! :)
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baoi
May 31, 2011 at 1:11 PM
I think you'll have to give them a sample first.. But it would be oh-so-sweeeeet if someone can recap the series going forward!
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245 baoi
May 31, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Ahh.. the inevitable just happened.. The thing I was most afraid of!! Because I work a lot nowadays, I can't watch the actual show during work (especially when I am lazy and don't want to do what I get paid to do)... so I sneak into Dramabeans to read the recaps, and giggle in silence in my cubicle (inside, I am LOLing). I will surely miss your recaps of LTM. I am watching the video now with the subs but I do miss your recaps. Think of me, dying under the workload and reconsider recapping this series again!! Please! 제발!!
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246 parsifal
May 31, 2011 at 12:18 PM
i love reading your recaps and witty comments, pleade don't drop lie to me:(
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247 ar
May 31, 2011 at 12:33 PM
wow, I can't believe how some people are like acting like javabeans and girlfriday stole their bikes in the middle of the night! I think given the fact that there are multiple very interesting dramas going on right now that it's understandable to drop whichever drama they find least interesting. They are big fans of Kang Ji Hwan, so I'm sure they had thought long and hard about this before dropping it and would have continued with the recapping if they didn't need sleep or didn't have social lives. People love the recaps here for their incisive commentary, but if you're a recapper and you don't enjoy the show, how can you even write good commentary on them, right?
I remember a time here on dramabeans when we would only get one series recapped at a time. Now we have multiple! It's pretty awesome! (on the flip side, now a lot of people are expecting every popular series to be recapped here).
javabeans and girlfriday, thank you for all you've done. Get some rest! And if the weather where you live is nice, I hope you'll take some time to hang out at the beach and drink some summery, fruity cocktails.
I do hope that even though you aren't going to continue recapping this series that you will watch it through (who knows - with all the drama awesomeness happening lately, there may be nothing to watch in the fall except series that have already aired) and let us know in the year-in-review posts that you write up in Decemeber what you thought of the rest of the series.
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248 Elina
May 31, 2011 at 12:40 PM
The Cola kiss was hot indeed. But who's responsible for the lighting? I could not see the actors' face during half of the sequence. :(
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249 sukhye
May 31, 2011 at 12:45 PM
this is drama we always waiting every week and all the recaps made here are very helpful and exciting in waiting also... please consider recapping Lie to Me....
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250 J
May 31, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Um...that 16% must be fans of Ripley, Baby-faced Beauty, and probably Best Love, City Hunter and Romance Town combined who don't watch this show.
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