I was super excited on Monday for the resumption of Lovers of the Red Sky, with episode 7 picking up from the end of the painting competition and the arrival of Chun Gi’s mentally damaged dad to cause a ruckus. I don’t know if it’s mostly due to the Chuseok week preemption but the episode felt so slow and took the wind of this drama’s sails a bit. Episode 8 picked up back but that butterfly in my stomach vibes are no longer there (for now), and I spent this week’s episodes enjoying the story progress but wishing I still had that visceral emotional tug to the characters. Chun Gi is just too perfect and plucky, and played by Kim Yoo Jung perfectly endearing and not an ounce of annoying, but she’s more of a plot device due to everyone around her. She’s touched by the Demon since birth, lost her eyes, regained her right through Ha Ram’s eyes, and is fated to restore the damaged Royal Portrait in order to contain the Demon once again. And everyone around her adores her, takes care of her, and two guys love her. Between the two guys, Ha Ram remains more interesting but he’s too restrained probably because Ahn Hyo Seob can only portray stoic/calculating/tormented with one expression, and Prince Yangmyung is a good dude and all but goodness comes across as a wet blanket half the time and I don’t know if it’s Gong Myung‘s acting or the personality. Thank goodness for Kwak Si Yang’s Prince Joohyang to continue evil up the proceedings and keep it interesting. With that said, the end of episode 8 was a wild moment as Demon has emerged once again from Ha Ram at the most inopportune time, and I’m guessing he’s not there to throw a rave rager at the Palace with Chun Gi and Yangmyung.
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Sadly, I have to agree with everything you wrote. Episode 7 especially was a drag and felt like nothing much happened. Cheon-Gi came off like a Joseon Candy. I really missed her spine from the earlier episodes. Not sure what the Samshin and Ho-Ryeong cameos were all about. Nothing is being explained. But the most annoying was Grand Prince Yangmyeong and his typical second male lead obsession with Cheon-Gi. Funny enough, the same annoyance I felt for Na In-Woo's character in Mr. Queen. I find nothing appealing about him. His feelings are just so out of the blue to me. Juhyang is the interesting character. But again, he isn't really doing much plot-wise. Episode 8 was a bit better. I hope next week's episodes bring back the magic and more action.
The forced piggy back ride, like the prince, was out of nowhere. She could walk just fine. Then he appeared, made her get on his back because supposedly she had a fever?? There's some plot holes I could overlook but the episodes were full of them. The romance leaped w the kiss and then backtrack w the two of them acting around each other. Hope it'll pick back up now that we are half way through the series.
Actors are too hyped up..yawn.
I'm more interested by the HCG's journey as a painter than the demon part. So I prefer her relationship with the Prince and when they talk about paintings.
AHS was pretty disapointing in the scene of the rain, it looked more like he ran a marathon and wasn't capable to speak properly than emotion in his voice...
Until now ep 3 and 4 are my favourite in this drama. I m really getting second lead syndrome as a predicted in the script reading, the bts scenes between these two is too toooooooo good,can't get it out of my head. Not that leads chemistry (bts) is bad ,its just maybe AHS is too shy whereas these two dorks are same(happy vitamins).
I know the future episodes are going to be too good
Yeah, I agree with your comments and I do hope episode 9 will be better.
I've found the story draggy and boring after ep 5. There doesn't seem to be much going on in each episode. The characters also aren't gripping. I like broody Haram but AHS portrays him in a very 2-D sort of way, whereas he could be alot more complex. Yangmyung is annoying - yes! just like NIW in Mr qUeen. And for now - I just cant really connect with CG. She seems to just exist as a plot device for all the other characters around her. Also - why are she/HR suddenly so weird around each other when they already kissed? The kiss which btw, I found really random and out of place. In fact, I find quite a number of scenes to be random and out of place (like YM carrying CG in the rain), it just exists to tell us that love is blossoming between the characters or sth but I don't quite feel it. I'm glad I dropped this. Just reading recaps for now.
well yeah a bit slow.. the second lead fascination with HCG is actually more believable than the lead at this stage. they share common interests, the prince definitely likes her visuals earlier but few episodes after, she grows on him for being just this honest, talented and lovely personality. whereas with the lead, they have this one day experience as a child that they hang on to. the hero is also so emo in these two episodes and quoting HCG, she also said his feelings are hard to understand LOL.. i’m still sticking to this drama because i adore KYJ and hopefully the story picks up.
I was bored watching episode 7 and couldn't bring myself to watch episode 8 right now. Hated the piggyback ride even though the third prince is cute but I just don't understand why he needed to do that. It's not like she seriously injured her leg or feet.
I guess I'm more into the fantasy elements than the forced love triangle.
And totally agree with one poster here who wrote episode three and four was the best episodes.
The one week hiatus didn't help and gave me the time to watch three new shows. The Veil which is great for a single watch, One The Woman for Honey Lee's charms and my fave right now Yumi's Cells.
Awww. I find the new eps still entertaining and even applauded haram for being “possessive” of chun gi in the last ep. I seldom see lead men be as “selfish” as he is which for me is something new. Im not giving up on chun gi’s character. I think she will come out of this a fighter, esp now that she has seen that she has to protect her man against the demon. As her mentor said, she can be a hundred times stubborn if she wills it.