Cable network tvN aired episodes 3 and 4 of its fantasy drama Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey) this weekend after two weeks off and the drama picked up right where it left off on Christmas Eve’s episode 2. Ratings for Episode 3 matched episode 2 of 5.6% and went up to just breaking 6.0% for episode 4. It’s not a surprise because the drama is fun and worth watching for the Hong Sisters creative spin on the Journey to the West classic tale, but also understandable for those put off by all the production woes that have come to light from inability to finish special effects prior to airing to unsafe and over long working conditions on set leading to a catastrophic injury for a staff member who fell off a ladder and is still in the hospital suffering paralytic lower half symptoms. The production company has come out and fully apologized for all its mistakes and misconduct, adding another PD to the production and giving the crew two days of vacation to recuperate. I’m all for airing one episode a week to keep up the pace and keep the working conditions above board, but I think with the Minister of Labor keeping an eye on Hwayugi this is one production that will toe the line going forward.
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Great its back and lets hope it can stay back and lets try to keep the drama where it belongs.
Lee Se Young ?
I'm loving it a lot. I hope it keeps on delivering.
Great drama, Excellent cast. TvN - you'd better be nice to your staff! They have worked hard ??
Despite al the production problems, Hwayugi is doing really well. So Prison Playbook and Hwayugi are leading when it comes to ratings. Cable channels were stuck in a rut for a while so I hope they finally start to pick up and focus on good story telling and good casting. Public channels still have to step it up.
I am sure the guy who's paralyzed in hospital is happy to see Hwayugi crack 6%.
I am not so sure... while paralyzed from a job - Who cares how much the boss is making? I hope he got full compensation plus subsidy for life.
I would think he would want the production company to do very well...no excuses then to not have a good financial plan for this guy though I hope the paralysis might not be permanent. No amount of $ is going to compensate for that.
I'm sure you don't actually care about the guy in the hospital, but are using him to hate on a show. Pretty pathetic.
The drama is really creative with good chemistry among the casts. No wonder they got high rating.. it gets better and better every episode.
Hope they will compensate the poor man fully and pay for his therapy. Praying that he can get better
I personally think it’s getting a bit boring. It’s not the dramas fault really but i feel the need to compare it to Goblin which had a lot action and fast paced plot or the currently airing black knight which is also starting to slow down a bit.
The first two episodes of Hwayugi were fun, figuring out all the characters and all all but the recent two were not so thrilling asides from the whole war premonition which still was lacking because it’s just planes shooting down building. Not really a well developed threat.
I know I’m being hard and over critical on the drama so I’m gonna watch 4 more episodes before making a firm judgement on it.
I'm not a big fan of the actress. She's always doing the same face. But the story is fun even if I would prefer they spend time together without the help of the bracelet...
The drama is not for me. I just cannot get into fantasy if Im not immerse in the world and its characters.