First Episode of Sisyphus: The Myth with Jo Seung Woo and Park Shin Hye Gets Second Highest Premiere Ratings for jTBC with 5.608%

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• Congratulations! well deserved. episode 1 was good. cant wait for the succeeding eps

• will binge-watch this. I love PSH. Not gonna make a mistake like Mr queen. I was obsessed with the drama throughout its run and it made me crazy waiting for the next episode.

• Couldn't finish it. I think the premise is pretty interesting. But the directing is just cringe. There's something too makjangy, very reminiscent of your staple weekend soap, in the way they handle dialogues and scenes.

• I’m rather disappointed with episode 1, after the very, very unrealistic airplane scene, I just skimmed the rest of the episode.

  First of all, the FL somehow got on top of the train and just sat there acting like she’s on some kind of photoshoot with the wind blowing her hair like some kind of shampoo commercial.

  The airplane scene: what was that??? The production quality looked amazing in the beginning until we got to the airplane. The cgi shot of the plane on the outside was amateurish, very surprised since this was a huge budget drama, where did the money go for this scene? Seriously the ML takes the window with masking tape? That’s how one resolved the damage? He’s portrayed as a genius but I’m not sure if I buy it in that scene.

  Is this drama a comedy, a satire, or a serious thriller? The blended genres shown on the first episode wasn’t smooth.

  FL dad told her in the first 5-10 minutes not to talk, why did she blurt out the lotto numbers out loud? That scene with her and the waiter felt like we were potentially going to watch a romcom haha

  The ost near the end of the episode felt so out of place. Haha If I didn’t use the fast forward button I don’t think I would had been able to finish this episode.

  Only the acting was great and some of the production quality was good minus scenes like the airplane. I think the first 10 minutes was great until she did her photoshoot on the train lol

  • Damn Laura, you let it rip! Lol.

    So the scene starts with her crying and I'm like oh boy.

    Then the train scene happened and I'm like huh. It did look like a photoshoot and I still don't get that scene. Plus, those guys seriously couldn't see her? They had those gadgets. It wasn't that dark. And it's not like the train was mountain-high. And she wasn't even lying flat on it. She was sitting and should have been easily seen. ???

    This is my first time watching JSW in action. [Been feeling too lazy to watch SF.] His character gives me Tony Stark vibes and he's even got the playboy act, money, tech and Jon Favreau-esque bodyguard to boot. But I like him. He's got charisma.

    The airplane scene I won't even go into.

    I think Dad meant that if she got caught by the masked people, she should pretend to be mute and not talk. But Dad also warned her to stay away from Han Tae-sul. And she instead contacts him. Weird.

    I'm guessing the lotto scene was to show off she's not ordinary? Lol. But another thing I didn't get was why she was acting like a fish out of water. She's been trained for this. And the character description says she's a badass warrior but we didn't see that. She instead reminded me of JJH's mermaid character in LOTBS.

    If she's from the future, shouldn't she know how technology works? How could she not know she wasn't directly talking to Han Tae-sul?

    A lot of things didn't gel. And my comment is long enough as is.

    Based on the preview, we'll see a bit of that fierce warrior side in EP2 but they should have hooked us with that in the premiere.

    Despite the inconsistencies and confusion, I'm willing to stick around and give the drama a chance.

    Oh, and happy birthday to Park Shin Hye.

  • honestly at first the crying almost made me roll my eyes until I accepted it due to the context haha

    It totally made no sense that they couldn’t detect her with their supposedly high tech gear. They’re so awful at hide n seek haha

    I agree ML does give out a Tony Stark vibe, I did like the scene he called out on the prissy man with his ramen complaint.

    Thanks for the clarification in the warning that her dad gave her. Overall I don’t understand her and her actions at all.

    There is too many inconsistencies. I suppose we have to be patient and wait for flashbacks for deeper explanations ?

    Maybe I’ll check out one or two more episodes, depends on how I feel. I liked FL since Pinocchio(my favorite role of hers).

    • Yeah, mine too. My intro to her was in Heirs. (Which we're not gonna talk about. Lol. Enough essays have been written criticizing that drama, its characters and writer.) How refreshing it was to see a perkier side of her in Pinocchio. There were some issues, of course, but I enjoyed her performance and chemistry with the male lead.

      Laura, will you be watching Hello, It's Me? It also premiered yesterday.

    • Heirs, I didn’t even bother after watching parts of episode 1.

      Yes! She and the ML had mad, fun chemistry together!

      I went from watching 0-1 live airing dramas to potentially 3-4 haha I’m considering checking out “hello, it’s me” maybe it would be nice to watch a light drama. What do you think of it so far if you checked it out?

      I’m looking forward to trying out Vincenzo this weekend since I like both male leads and I like revenge stories ?

    • Omg I just watched episode 2 and it gotten worse. This must be a comedy I tell you haha

    • I've seen only the first episode of Hello, It's Me. It's a bit all over the place. Just like the female lead. But the interesting part began more than halfway to the end when Lee Re showed up. Quite the stark contrast. Makes you wonder how the 17-year old prom queen version of FL became the 37-year old hapless candy getting beaten down by life. I'll watch a few more episodes to see where it goes.

      Sisyphus? Haha, I haven't seen EP2 yet but its ratings went up to 6.677%! If it's truly as bad as you say, then either the collective star power of the leads is that blinding or Koreans are enjoying the drama. Or both. Good for jTBC. Looks like they've finally got a hit on their hands after their ratings slump.

    • Thank you for your insight on Hello. I’ll think about giving it a look!

      It’s personally only my opinion so maybe I’m a minority haha I’ve never understood how knetizens work. Sometimes they sleep on amazing shows (according to me) but other times they flock together as big as a planet and watch dramas that I think don’t deserve it. Everyone has different taste I suppose haha Although it’s okay not to be okay had its share of flaws, I thought it personally deserved higher ratings.

• Hope the second episode continue to be good. I've been too disappointed by Alice and my interest in Vagabond fizzled halfway through the series. So please be good.

  @Laura

  I too am confused with that train top scene. I was thinking maybe she kind of become invincible so the team of people looking for her couldn't see her.

• I was a cautious observer of the first chapter, but this drama screams quality from minute one that I can't help but feel excited about that incredible beginning, I hope it stays constant as someone commented also raised Mr Queen and with the last chapters the mess hurt so much of the script, as for this lady I did not think that she would get that audience, that is, JTBC has stagnated between 1 and 3% with most of its productions that 3 seemed an ideal number for its premiere, congratulations to the team and its actors they have done great
  Cho Seung Woo is too charming and Park Shin Hye, happy birthday to you. ?

  • Ah, say what you want about PSH but she's a ratings magnet. Plus combined with JSW, I'm not surprised at the rating. And yeah, happy birthday to PSH.

    • I think the rating for the first ep is influenced more by Cho Seungwoo as he is well-loved and respected actor in SK. Considering also that his past recent drama works are well received by the public and critically acclaimed, many were curious why he chose this project. Though I will give credit to PSH if this drama will get international success.

    • @jamie I think it was a combination of both names, both are renowned actors and both have achieved solid ratings in their previous projects, now after the great start it all depends on the script and the development of the story.
      So far it seems like a promising story.

    • @jamie I will credit the high-rating to both of them. Park Shin Hye, all her dramas since the Heirs has never failed. All had high ratings and international popularity.

      Hopefully, the rating will continue to go up.

    • @jamie You are quite bias. The last time PSH has low rating drama was Heartstrings and it was still a big international hit.
      Even her last 2 movies were big hit in Korea and Netflix. Her name is almost alway trend when the drama release new material.
      But let's only credit the male lead right?

      I remember people doubting her rating during Doctors and MOA, but they all ended up being hit. Even Korea media said whatever she touches turn gold but yeah you must know better than them. I wonder if you know her and her career at all

    • @Jamie - ....seriously? I'm not a fan but not a single one of PSH's dramas has done poorly or even mediocre ratings, since 2011. Even her most recent two movies released in the middle of the pandemic era, were successful!

      Unless Jo Seung Woo was starring in all of those as well, give credit where it's due. The Call doesn't even have a male lead, she is top billed on that movie, and people still tuned in, at this point PSH name is a draw in her own right.

    • @Chopin - there may be a drama or two of hers that I don't like, but on the ratings front, she has outperformed some people who got far more hype and high-profile opportunities than her. And not all of her dramas had 'Hallyu star' male leads or star writers either (The Call was just her and Jun Jung Seo). It's good to see her going into this decade with an expanded range of projects.

• I liked the first episode, although there are scenes that I wish were done differently lol. There's a comment above that the plane scene is kinda cringe-worthy and I would agree. I also wish they had used some other object rather than the intriguing "suitcase " but fine, I'll go with it for now. Some scenes are just wow in terms of ultra techy and modern look so kudos to the production. I have high hopes for this series since both PSH and JSW are actors that I like, so fingers-crossed that things will just get better from here on out on all fronts - character development, storyline, directing, acting, editing and even musical scoring.

• I was just coming to watch a drama, and I find myself in front of a movie better than cinema ones. The highest quality can be felt from the first second. Ratings are going to explode.
  Bravo JTBC!

• I saw it a little doubtful and I was surprised, Seung Woo plays Korean Iron Man and I can't think of another actor with enough charm to play that role, Park Shin Hye, well he used to have a problem in how they used to use his image in the dramas, the girl is very pretty and most of the directors took that quality to turn her into a walking CF, her appearance used to shine more than her character and for the first time I did not see that, she is still beautiful, but her appearance does not It is the essence of his character and I loved it,
  If there are scenes like the one on the train that are poorly structured (PSH is me in life having online classes) and reading the comments of the second episode I feel that more incongruities are coming, I hope you maintain some sanity because it is a science fiction drama , should not justify a random hyphen. So far this was a pleasant surprise.
  Happy birthday Park Shin Hye, I met her a long time ago and I feel like I have grown up watching her work

• I REALLY REALLY enjoyed this drama. There are some unrealistic things but it's a fantasy drama so I can let it slide. Plus I think is important for a drama to set the tone from episode 1 so no one will be fooled later. There isn't anything that I hate most than a drama that take itself too serious at first but later start to rely on unrealistic situations.
  That being said, I really enjoy the characters. They are so unique and interesting and I think we will have fun with their dynamic. I hope it does well, the cast and production team deserve that.