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    [Drama 2016] Descendants of the Sun 태양의 후예

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    I haven't been commenting much here, but I'm still lurking ... 

    Allow this MV to be my contribution to the thread :) This is the first MV I've done in ages, and it's pretty simple. It's just a compilation of all the kisses of the main OTP. The MV is basically a product of boredom, a bad yearning for DOTS, and inspiration from the natural and explosive chemistry of the leads.

    I hope you enjoy it!

     

     

     

     

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    [Drama 2016] Descendants of the Sun 태양의 후예

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    Who's to say if Shi Jin would have ever fallen for Myeong Joo if they had met first, and who cares now? Maybe in a parallel universe or a fan fiction. But the way the writers intended it to be written---here, now, in this world---was that Shi Jin never saw/thought of Myeong Joo as a woman. In episode 9, Shi Jin bluntly announced this to the General in front of Myeong Joo and Dae Young.

    A couple of you guys are welcome to your own interpretations, but you're not welcome to your own version of facts. And I'm telling you now that your interpretation of a possible Shi Jin and Myeong Joo loveline is incongruent to what's been written and to what the majority of DOTS viewers clearly get.

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    [Drama 2016] Descendants of the Sun 태양의 후예

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    @gangurhar LOL. I have to say, I laughed at the comment about Yoo Shi Jin's phone staying alive with him. LOL. Well, I hope the writers won't just explain away how he and Dae Young survived, and maybe episode 16 will (convincingly) show how that was achieved. 

    I can understand the anger, but at the same time, I don't feel that way because I'm so invested in the happiness of both OTPs. I've also long ago given up on the believability of some aspects of the drama. And I can't help it. I'm just entertained :)

    One of the scene that got to me was when the Alpha Team members wailed for Shi Jin and Dae Young. I love the brotherhood.

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    [Drama 2016] Descendants of the Sun 태양의 후예

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    To the bearers of awesome news above, THANK YOU! 

    Now, I hope the Fretting Freddies and Negative Nancies will stop with all the malarkey about the damn rumored endings. This thread has wasted too many pages on those! 

    And try to suspend disbelief! I mean, come on, we were taken to a fictional land of Uruk! ;) So, just enjoy the final 2 episodes of the show.

     

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    [Drama 2016] Descendants of the Sun 태양의 후예

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    To be honest, a large part of me has somewhat avoided this thread because of the rampant discussions about the rumored ending. Since such talk is unavoidable, it's been better for me to loiter my carcass in a more uplifting thread (KiKyo! :wub: ). This way, it also hasn't taken away from my experience of enjoying the show. I'd rather be ignorant of possible spoilers and just take in the show as is. People often wonder why this drama is number one when its plot is flimsy and the story has become a bit disjointed lately, but I think DOTS is popular because ultimately, it is simply entertaining. (And do you need a plot-heavy show to be entertaining? Based on Descendants of the Sun's record-breaking ratings and massive international appeal, that's a no.) 

    I'm about to break an unspoken rule between bloggers ... Thou shalt not talk smack about the other ... but ...

     

    Thou shalt not talk smack about the other ... but this has been bothering me for some time, and seeing as some here have referred to her anxiety-inducing articles (regarding the possible spoilers), I feel people need to be more judicious about what they read and spread.

    With regards to that certain popular blog, I still respect the author's way of writing, but as an educated blogger, she has become disappointing. Her DOTS-related articles have made me realize how she has sometimes given misinformation to her readers. Her misinformation also covers non-DOTS topics; it has happened other times in the past. Her own readers have even corrected her, and even then, it seems she does little or any to edit her posts to reflect the correction. She is influential, and as such, her specious findings/observations are allowed to metastasize unchallenged. I don't know if it's lazy writing or ignorant confidence, but on that blogger's part, there's a lack of effort to fact-check. And she absolutely does not credit her sources, which is a rather hypocritical practice for someone who once made a stink about her materials being lifted/copied.

    There is an eagerness to hand out anything DOTS-related, even if it's deficient in sense and fact, partly because a DOTS-related article is click bait. The post gets high hits on her blog, especially since it's a successful drama. (This was the case with "Heirs," which she continued to cover despite her unabashed contempt for it.) Exploiting DOTS's popularity to such an extent has made that site feel like a tabloid at times. There have also been times when her bias against Song Hye Kyo (and other artists) has impaired her usually keen sense of logic. 

    The information she comes across is the same kind that has been shared here on this thread and Baidu and so on ... and you're better off getting the right answers/facts from a lot of wiser and more rational Soompi-ers on this thread. So, please, be a prudent reader and practice common sense.

     

    I'm sorry to rant, but I have to be honest. I can't stand it when people who hold so much sway wield it so irresponsibly.

    Please don't let these rumored spoilers eat away from your enjoyment of the show. Just go with the program because if there's anything last week showed (or if there's anything the DOTS writers have consistently shown), it is that the developments have been unpredictable each episode. 

    Lastly, keep up with the hard work and insightful discussions! 

    Edit

    Darn! I was hoping the spoiler stills that would be released today would be of Mo Yeon and Shi Jin on their campout. :)

     

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