I personally think that what's ruining the slow burn and progress of this story is that so many of these chapters are happening in the SAME DAYS. Very little time has actually passed in this story (Haesoo was introduced as 33, now 34... it's been a maximum ≤2 years). With only a year or so gone by, who in their right mind would expect Haesoo to have healed after such a long marriage, and everything she's been through? Who would expect her to be comfortable with the gap between them, or even jumping into another relationship so quickly in the first place? And even with Taeha, she hasn't had any real support during all this. The pacing makes it feel like it's been forever when it hasn't. It's taking 5+ chapters for a single event, and it's watering down the intensity and depth of it all.
Secondly, we're getting more insight into our side characters and antagonists than we are our main couple. We know so much about Mincheol, but what do we know about Taeha? He's being put aside and turned into your every-other-story male lead. A main character shouldn't be kept this mysterious and in the dark for nearly 110 chapters. The chemistry between He, Haesoo, and the reader(s) is very quickly fizzling out.
And, in my *opinion*, the conflicts happening in this story all seem... underdeveloped, as well. (Referring to the Taehee incident) Why turn Taeha into an overused superhuman who just had to save the day? That entire event, including the sex with other peoples BLOOD on them (Diseases, anybody?), reminded me of those old western action movie scenes.
How come good things only come to Haesoo when Taeha makes it happen? Why is she being tossed back and forth between being experienced and naive?
I'm not saying it's not enjoyable, and this is all just my *opinion*, but I wish the creator stayed on track with the idea in the beginning instead of sending us in loops.
I personally think that what's ruining the slow burn and progress of this story is that so many of these chapters are happening in the SAME DAYS. Very little time has actually passed in this story (Haesoo was introduced as 33, now 34... it's been a maximum ≤2 years).
With only a year or so gone by, who in their right mind would expect Haesoo to have healed after such a long marriage, and everything she's been through? Who would expect her to be comfortable with the gap between them, or even jumping into another relationship so quickly in the first place? And even with Taeha, she hasn't had any real support during all this.
The pacing makes it feel like it's been forever when it hasn't.
It's taking 5+ chapters for a single event, and it's watering down the intensity and depth of it all.
Secondly, we're getting more insight into our side characters and antagonists than we are our main couple. We know so much about Mincheol, but what do we know about Taeha? He's being put aside and turned into your every-other-story male lead. A main character shouldn't be kept this mysterious and in the dark for nearly 110 chapters. The chemistry between He, Haesoo, and the reader(s) is very quickly fizzling out.
And, in my *opinion*, the conflicts happening in this story all seem... underdeveloped, as well.
(Referring to the Taehee incident) Why turn Taeha into an overused superhuman who just had to save the day? That entire event, including the sex with other peoples BLOOD on them (Diseases, anybody?), reminded me of those old western action movie scenes.
How come good things only come to Haesoo when Taeha makes it happen? Why is she being tossed back and forth between being experienced and naive?
I'm not saying it's not enjoyable, and this is all just my *opinion*, but I wish the creator stayed on track with the idea in the beginning instead of sending us in loops.