PINOCCHIO EP 5-6 DISCUSSION POST

[springsky.livejournal.com]

Plot:
Amidst a sea of young news reporters competing for the next scoop, Choi In Ha (Park Shin Hye) finds herself in a tricky position, as she cannot tell a lie without a dead giveaway: breaking into a violent hiccup. Meanwhile, first-year reporter Choi Dal Po (Lee Jong Suk) proves his remarkable memory and communication skills by downplaying his good looks with a dumpy veneer of bad hair and clothing. But in a world where hard facts rule, how far can you get by lying?


Cast:
Park Shin-hye as Choi In-ha
Lee Jong-suk as Choi Dal-po
Kim Young-kwang as Seo Bum-jo
Lee Yu-bi as Yoon Yoo-rae
Jin Kyung as Song Cha-ok (Choi In-Ha's mother)
Shin Jung-Keun as Choi Dal-Pyeong (Choi In-Ha's father)
Yoon Kyun Sang as Ki Jae-myoung (Choi Dal-po's brother)
Jung In-gi as Ki Ho-Sang (Choi Dal-po's biological father)

YGN Newsroom:
Lee Pil-mo as Hwang Gyo-dong
Min Sung-wook as Jang Hyun-kyu
Kang Shin-il as Lee Young-tak
Jo Deok-hyun as Jo Won-gu
Choo Soo-hyun as Im Jae-hwan

MSC Newsroom:
Kim Kwang-kyu as Kim Gong-joo
Kim Young-hoon as Lee Il-joo
Im Byung-ki as Yeon Doo-young
Yoon Seo-hyun as Lee Joo-ho

Airing: Wednesdays & Thursdays @ 21:55



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These two episodes were a nice slower pace. I'm really enjoying all the side characters. I can't believe big bro is turning out this way. :(

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Comments

[blushingtabi.livejournal.com]

Ugh. The feels this show is making me feel. Off to a strong start, I hope the writing won't drag in the middle.

In other news, I can't tell if Young Kwang's character is touched in the head or just an extremely, creepily sheltered mama's boy. Or both?!?

[celyn-jo.livejournal.com]

He's creepy. lol.

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

yes but in Kdrama land being creepy is romantic

[celyn-jo.livejournal.com]

You're right. xDD

[cookiedealer.livejournal.com]

i feel like we're supposed to think he's adorable and naive but i rly find him more creepy and kind of.... annoying even?
and if he isn't there to actively disturb out leading couple then why is he even there? will his chaebol status be part of the next conflict? or is he comedic relief?

[blushingtabi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he definitely gives me mega stalker creep vibes. But he is also very clueless and sheltered which makes me sorta head cannon him as someone ... Touched in the head. I don't know. He just generally makes me feel uncomfortable as the second male lead. He had a voice over, so many he'll be used to further show another side of things but... Eh... He's just creepy. His mom is creepy. It's just creepy.

[celyn-jo.livejournal.com]

While I am liking the series more and more, I can't hep but feel sad and scared for his hyung. It also doesn't help that it seems like Dal Po will be assigned to cover the container case, which I believe, is the brother's doing. Imagine how the emotions will be played out when that time comes.

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

I did not see that part of the plot coming at all!

[celyn-jo.livejournal.com]

Dal Po's former classmate, who is now a police, is currently working on the case. He mentioned it once to Dal Po, saying that his gut tells him the case is far from over.

If I remember it correctly, the corpse that they observed was one of the guys who's being blamed by the brother. It's such a small world in this drama land.

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

Yes so what we saw was not the first murder

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

the amount of squealing I did during that scene ...

[springsky.livejournal.com]

I was losing it and they're barely even touching!

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

Insane chemistry that does not require touching

[ah0000.livejournal.com]

I was wondering where I'd seen big bro before turns out he was in Faith lol. Anyway I read some comment online saying that big bro and Dal Po are two sides of the same coin, that they are really similar to the villain in IHYV. Big bro is going down that road and Dal Po would have too if he didn't have his new family.

KYK is too creepy and it bothers me to see comments about how some watchers think his character is cute/romantic.

Also the show needs even more Lee Pil Mo!!! I wonder how he'll be able to help out Dal Po.

[springsky.livejournal.com]

The two sides coin comment makes a lot of sense. I'm so sad for both of them. I was looking forward to that reunion.
I freaked when that guy fell through the newspaper and into the pothole. My worst nightmare tbh.

[mspopstar.livejournal.com]

Omona, is this drama worth it?

Lbr for me December is the official start of my dramas marathoning with a blanket, hot cups of tea and my cat purring next to me.

[springsky.livejournal.com]

Yess! Do it. I am really picky with dramas and get bored or disinterested with most but I am definitely into this one for the long haul. PSH and LJS have really great chemistry. The story is crazy and it's the same director and writer from I Hear Your Voice if you liked that one. There's not a lot of fluff but the lighter scenes are really cute.

[juhli.livejournal.com]

for me it's still to early to say. we haven't even covered the first half yet.many dramas will start off with amazing quality and be horrendous once they reach the middle part (sadly).
The beginning has been awesome though. the acting is great and the emotions click with me. I hope it will stay that way.

[laeryn.livejournal.com]

I'm loving it so far BUT since you haven't started it yet, I'd wait a little, at least till it's in the second half, because lots of dramas become a hot mess halfway through the episodes... I'm watching it live because it's been a while since I followed one week by week, but... if I were you I'd make a surer bet xD

[springsky.livejournal.com]

Meant to reply above but accidentally made a new comment. Sorry!

[sayuai.livejournal.com]

I really like this so far. everyone's acting has been pretty solid. I feel sad for the bro but I wish he hadn't done that.

Seo Bum-jo creeps me out so much lol. He's legit stalking her at this point nagl. I don't understand who he and his mom are supposed to be either?? They just came out of nowhere.

[springsky.livejournal.com]

He's the dude who was texting In Ha as her mother in the beginning. Then she went off on him on the phone for pretending to do that for so long and after that he starts stalking her. (I still don't get this. It's creep af!) His rich family's connects gethim closer to her. He's really naive because he's always had a silver spoon in his mouth. I guess that's why he's such a momma's boy, too.

[sayuai.livejournal.com]

No, I know all that already lol. He and his mom are just so random.

[springsky.livejournal.com]

Haha, sorry. I misunderstood. The way they popped up was really confusing to me, too. And it's weird his mom wants to help him be a stalker-creep.

[juhli.livejournal.com]

You really feel that this drama is from the same makers as IHYV. ..The way the story plays out, the characters parallels and the back round music. ..

anyways, I was totally rooting for a happy brother reunion. ..but after these deaths..I don't know if it will still be possible. hyung is on a dark path rn. it's going to kill me if Dalpo will have to reveal and report on his hyungs crimes T.T though I still have a little hope left that hyung hasn't murdered anyone and let that other guy out.

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I expect him to read minds

[laeryn.livejournal.com]

Am I a bad person if I want Big Bro to get away with the murders and have a happy reunion anyway? Yes? I don't care. I'm not ready for the drama that discovery will bring upon us. DO NOT WANT.

I'm loving PSH in this and that's not usual tho. She's pretty good and I love her chemistry with LJS. Also growing fond of the other girl, Dal Po's current sidekick.