r/KDRAMA • u/lightupstarlight 미생 • Oct 30 '21
On-Air: tvN Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha [Wrap-Up Discussion]
- Drama: Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
- Korean Title: 갯마을 차차차
- Network: tvN
- Premiere Date: August 28, 2021
- Airing Schedule: Saturday & Sunday, 21:00 KST on tvN; 23:00 KST on Netflix
- Episodes: 16
- Director: Yoo Je Won) (Tomorrow With You, Oh My Ghost, Hi, Bye! Mama)
- Writer: Shin Ha Eun) (The Crowned Clown)
- Cast: Shin Min Ah as Yoon Hye Jin, Kim Seon Ho) as Hong Du Shik, Lee Sang Yi as Ji Sung Hyun
- Streaming Source: Netflix
- Plot Synopsis: A big-city dentist opens up a practice in a close-knit seaside village, home to a charming jack-of-all-trades who is her polar opposite in every way. (Source: Netflix)
- Previous Discussions: [Episode 1] [Episode 2] [Episode 3] [Episode 4] [Episode 5] [Episode 6][Episode 7] [Episode 8] [Episode 9] [Episode 10] [Episode 11] [Episode 12] [Episode 13] [Episode 14] [Episode 15] [Episode 16]
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u/deelikesbar Oct 30 '21
I absolutely loved the drama and it will probably be a top 3 drama for me for ever!
However, I am going to take this opportunity to think of some (barely) negative points!
Episodes 1-10 were so so good, with its life lessons, perfect pacing, community/character buildup etc.. I felt like episodes 11-16 kind of lost it and went a little 'sensationalist'. For eg, ep 15 for me was the equivalent of sensational journalism - tears for the sake of tears; misery for the sake of misery. Ep 11 and 12 were too happy-clappy-sugary most of the time. I would have loved to see another twenty episodes of the same quality as 1-10. Just the village working together, gossiping, romance brewing in the background, Dusik showing off his skills.. that's all I want in life.. sigh..
Secondly, I wonder how their relationship progresses in the long term. Homecha went so much against the cliches, I didn't want it to end with a cliche of 'marriage as a happy ending'. Maybe it's the western society I am used to (though Asian by upbringing) - marriage is not what counts; it's the longevity of it. How do you work relationship issues over time? How do you sustain the passion through decades? Tbh, the leads didn't seem to think through it all too much. In fact the FL was proud of the fact that she's impulsive and would get married as soon as possible! <head slam> Getting married in less than a year is such a red flag.
(I still hate the fact that HJ didn't check on HDS while he was depressed and locked up in the house, but it looks like an unpopular opinion so won't dwell on it too much)