Escrevendo seu destino (2021)

Fate - it's funny, yet bittersweet

So, after being disappointed in the last couple of shows I tried, I saw a clip for this on Facebook and figured I'd give it a try. This show definitely showed me that you can have a truly engaging drama without the episodes going on an on. This is only 10 episodes, each about 25 minutes long. So, it's kind of got that webtoon feel. Kim Eun Sook is the producer and she's got serious writing credits to her name - Goblin, Descendants of the Sun, Secret Garden, Mr. Sunshine, The Heirs, King: The Eternal Monarch. This show definitely has the Goblin feel to it, and I'm not complaining.

The story has been told before. A god of destiny has written the female lead's destiny, wanting to make it a masterpiece. Once he gets to know her, he realized that the destiny he envisioned for her was all wrong. Personal involvement for a god of destiny is a no-no, you get eliminated and go into the ether somewhere. I love how the writers slowly revealed her past history with said god of destiny. The longer I watched it, the more I felt "If you're meant to be, you'll end up meeting in one way or another" (great line, by the way). Their lives were intertwined, and it was so interesting for us as viewers to discover that, and when the female lead makes that discovery, it's an "aha" moment, yet heartbreaking at the same time.

In this show, the K-drama cliches really worked - fate, coffee (do Koreans really love their coffee as much as it is portrayed in dramas?), rain, umbrellas, first snow.

I felt that the acting was very good. Our clues to the passage of time seemed to be driven by the hairstyle of the lead. Curly hair, straight hair. The chemistry between the leads was very good, as was the bromance between the two main gods of destiny. The lead actor's attractiveness, for me, grew as the show developed. His development of emotions was very understated and real and were always held in check, often revealed by only a small smile.

I loved the soundtrack. A lot of it was very haunting and went perfectly with the scenes. I especially liked the song Time Machine by Jeong Sewoon - he has the perfect voice for the vibe they were going for.

Special effects. Amazing! The effects they used for eliminating a god were surreal and wispy. When they went into the penthouse/book room, those effects were so good, the changing colors, the darkness, the mystery.

I had to lower my rating one point because of the ending. It was a little to ambiguous for me. It went in line with the rest of the show, but it just wasn't satisfying for me. Was he just going to keep being eliminated over and over? And what happened to the rule of it only happening three times? In my head I've written my own ending and guess I'll have to be happy with that. This show has definite re-watch value for me, though. The writing was very clever and there was more humor than I expected.

I'm so glad I watched this show!!

Leia Mais

very light but upredictable. i watched this just because i want a short light drama, and i enjoyed it. it did give some goblin vibe. the storyline unfold very nicely and it was interesting enough to keep me watching. some parts were a little bit boring, but yeah i did expect that to happen. acting was okay since most pf the cast are new or haven't done lots of projects, i would say they did a great job. the twist is definitely my favourite. it was unpredictable and i just lovee the way it turns out and the way it ends. well, was enjoyable for me, so it is kinda recommended

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I didn't know I needed this but here we are

If you're looking for something totally new and fresh, this may not be the drama for you. The story contains all the tropes you've come to expect, even if it makes fun of them, and there's nothing to it but the romance and friendship between the characters. But if what you're looking for is something to lift your spirits on a rough evening or to bring a smile to your face, you're looking in the right direction.

Scripting Your Destiny is a quirky, fun take on the overused notion of 'fate' in Korean dramas. It puts a face to that unchangeable fate in the form of deities of destiny, beings who exist to write a person's fate the way a writer does their characters. Over the course of this short but sweet series, we get to see a mess of ways these deities can affect their charges using their books and how the people being written about can both conform and change the destiny they've been given. This is all centred around Shin Ho Yoon, a deity seeking to write the perfect destiny for his charge Jeong Ba Reum. That includes the perfect romance, of course. The problem is that Ho Yoon has no experience with romance nor the skills to write the best romance it can be. To solve this issue, he plagiarizes Ba Reum's love interest Go Chae Kyung's old writing in an attempt to bring the couple together. In doing so, at some point, in some way, he finds himself becoming her love interest instead. This is a problem as deities of destiny must remain impartial to their charges and feeling anything for a human risks elimination.

This drama is great at setting a mood. The cinematography is really good for such a small, short drama, the OST perfectly suits the story and the actors do a great job. Everything comes together well and the best part of the story is the fact that it's so short. Because there isn't much time, it focuses on progressing the plot and building character relationships rather than adding in unnecessary conflicts like a lot of long-running romcoms are so prone to do. While it at first seems like the start of a love triangle is forming, it never gets there. There are no backstabbing friends, no parents trying to get in the way of the characters, and really, no unnecessary complications to the plot. Well, mostly. There are some moments towards the end that feel a little muddied as they try to up the severity of the one big conflict the drama does have, but they're rectified and didn't derail the story.

Even if there's nothing new, the story stays true to what it intended to be and knows what it is. It's character-driven. There's comedy, there's the overused notion of fate, and there are characters that you really grow to like over the drama's short run time. My one gripe has to be that I wish it was just a little longer. A little more detailed. I wish we got to learn more about Ba Reum as his character doesn't get the same sort of conflict and growth that I thought he was going to have in the early episodes, and I wish we saw more between him and Ho Yoon as their dynamic of deity and charge could have been really fascinating to explore. And, well, I liked the characters. I would have loved seeing more of the two deities interacting and their history or had more detail on the flashbacks that are shown. And it would have been nice to have more concrete knowledge on how the deities function themselves, how they come to be, how it's decided that they're eliminated, and the inner workings of their world. It's mentioned that there are deities for more than just destiny, but we're never shown them. The world this could have created could rival many big fantasy dramas of the past if given the chance, but well. That was never the drama's intention. It didn't want to be the next Hotel Del Luna or Goblin. Still, it would have been nice to see.

If you like calm romcom settings with a bittersweet twist, give this one a shot. It won't take up much of your time and you may find something memorable along the way.

Leia Mais

A really sweet and heartwarming story

At first I was really attracted by the synopsis, but a little bit afraid at the same time, because those kind of scripts can be either really good or just...

But wow, I didn't regret watching this, it was worth my time. The story is just soft, cute, and made me feel so much emotions. I liked how every support character had his role in the story, and how their background were slowly unveiled.

I also really liked the chemistry between the actors, and how they were really greats. I was already a fan of Jeon SoNee, and I've seen Park SangNam and Kim DoHoon in others dramas too, so I was excited by the cast! and they didn't fell under my excpectations that was really brilliant!

The OSTs too were really good, a big plus to watch it! And I feel like the length was just good. Kdramas always seems either too long or too short at some times, you feel like things were precipited, or that they added some scenes just to fill in the blanks. But here, it was perfect.

If I had a conclusion to make, just watch it, it's really worth it. The story unfolds well, you feel emotions... Definitely not a waste of time! Obviously a 10/10 for my part!

Leia Mais

One Plagiarizing Deitiy

I stumbled across this drama & finished it in one sitting. It was well-produced and well-paced for 10 episodes. Personally, I would have loved to see it as a sixteen-episode drama. There might be some references to other dramas like Goblin, but I believe the drama shines on its own. Its a pleasant drama to pass time & was honestly the highlight of my day~

The story includes similar tropes found in other K-dramas (lots of rainy scenes, fate, first love, etc), but it was still an entertaining drama. It's a rather basic plotline so I wasn't expecting much. I did find it more interesting as the drama went all, especially halfway through the drama where we learn how the ML and FL are intertwined in the latter epsidoes. However, the ending was a tad disorganized. The ending was honestly expected—a little bittersweet—but it isn't very clear. I have so many lingering questions after episode ten. Also, usually for dramas with plotlines like this, the ending really draws the audience in emotionally. I did not really felt as emotionally drawn in. Like the transitions were awkward. I did like the little snippets of clips they include at the end of some episodes. However, I felt as though the clips at the end of episode ten were nice but inconclusive. I can't help but wonder if there are any plans for a sequel? Also, I found it strange how Jung Ba Reum was suddenly irrelevant. He was so heavily used to drive the plot but then ends up being dropped until returning for like the last two episodes. I just felt like the last episode could have been better executed. TRUTHFULLY, I WISH THIS DRAMA WAS LONGER!! IT HAD POTENTIAL!

The cast did a pretty good job. It's the acting you would get in a high-quality web drama. They did do an excellent show acting out the uber fake, dramatic scenes—they were awkward, to say the least. I wouldn't say the chemistry between the main couple was off the chart, but it was decent especially in the later episodes. I also really enjoy the friendship between the two deities & wish there were even more scenes! They're so fun together and it was so cute to learn just how much Myung valued the friendship. I also found the mother so adorable and would have loved to see more scenes of the mother-daughter duo. The CG is also not bad for a drama, it could be worse. The OST was nice! I liked Time Machine & If it's fate, the most! All-in-all, since I speed through it this time, I personally would rewatch this in the future. Would recommend~

Leia Mais

Love conquers all

Full disclosure, I think I may be in love with Ki Do Hoon.

Fan-girling aside, the amount of sympathy and other emotions coming from emotionless gods, entities willing to die for their humans, had me swooning as I watched this. It's not perfect. It's not intriguing. It has plot holes and a lot of fill-in-the-blanks with your own imagination as to how we got here. But it is self-reflective. It's sweet, and a little bit romantic. A lot of people compare it to Goblin, and I can see the similarities (Goblin being one of my favorite dramas of all time), but at the same time I never once thought to make that comparison while I was watching. Scripting Your Destiny is a sweet little drama all on it's own, and worth watching.

Leia Mais

enjoyable

●FIRST IMPRESSION
Firstly I was enticed due to the synopsis but later on, the romedy just ran through each episode keeping me hooked for the next episode. This drama gave major Goblin(2016) vibes because of its similarity in the scenes. And you know how deep of an impression Goblin has on the audience,
So I gave my 4hours and 30 minutes to this beautiful drama and binged it in one sitting. Maybe creators have been inspired by that drama or may be involved in it.

●PLOT VIEW
I loved the cliche plot of deity and human which eventually turned into a star-cross, But then it didn’t take 20 episodes to tell it. The script was composed nicely with light moments with a little dramatization.

●ACTING
Jeon So Nee is a new actress but her portrayal of the FL is so endearing. Her range of emotions goes from tear-jerking to comical. She is such a refreshing new talent. The only thing I didn’t like was her curly hairstyle.
Ki Do Hoon showed an intense hardworking, jealous deity who knows nothing about the human world. His facial expressions were spot on.

●MUSIC
It was good and upbeat making the whole mood and made the scenes more enjoyable.

●REWATCH
This drama can be rewatched fully due to its short duration. I will definitely watch my favorite moments.

●AFTERTHOUGHTS
everyone writes their own destiny whether it's a deity or a human. Everyone can change their own fates and No deity can stop you from changing it.

Leia Mais

Destin écrit ou écrire sa destinée ?

Une fois n'est pas coutume, j'ai décidé de me mettre à un drama venant de sortir et n'ayant pas été beaucoup vu. Effectivement, j'ai plus l'habitude de lire quelques critiques et commentaires d'un drama avant de le voir mais là, j'avais envie d'une série fantastique et celle ci m'attirait et m'intriguait également au vu du peu d'épisodes qu'elle propose, à tel point qu'au début j'ai cru que la série n'était pas terminée.
Chose assez rare également pour la noter, il s'agit ici c'est d'une œuvre originale et je dois avouer que malgré, quelques points à revoir (sur lesquels je reviendrai plus tard), l'ensemble me paraît assez bon.

L'histoire :

Nous découvrons donc la vie quotidienne des dieux de la destinée, thème souvent abordé dans les dramas même si de façon un peu différente. En effet, on peut y voir ici un parallèle avec les personnages des faucheurs avec des séries comme Black de Kim Hong Seon, Mystic Pop-up Bar de Jeon Chang Geun voire même Goblin de Gwon Hyeok Chan concernant, bien sûr, l'arc narratif de la faucheuse. Ces divinités écrivent le destin des humains mais sans jamais s'impliquer dans leur vie de façon émotionnelle. Et on se doute, bien évidemment, dès le début, que tout ça va déraper sachant que, de base, ce genre de restrictions est impossible à tenir : quand on écrit la vie d'une personne, on doit forcément s'impliquer émotionnellement. Sans ça, la vie des gens serait sans saveur aucune.

Les personnages :

Je ne connaissais pas du tout l'actrice lead féminine Jeon So Nee car c'est plus une habituée des films que des dramas mais je trouve qu'elle s'en sort bien dans le rôle, elle montre un personnage qui s'en sort par elle-même, qui franchit les étapes et les épreuves de la vie et qui ne baisse pas les bras. J'ai trouvé qu'elle avait du répondant et un caractère bien trempé dans une attitude toujours calme, ce qui impressionne même les plus virulents.

Quand à Kim Do Hun, j'avais déjà vu sa prestation dans Once Again où je l'avais repéré et cherché d'autres dramas avec lui, puis Love Alarm Season 2. En réalité, je dois avouer que j'ai trouvé ce drama en cherchant dans sa filmographie un rôle de lead masculin. Je n'ai pas été déçu.e, il jouait déjà très bien dans les précédents rôles ou je l'ai découvert. Son air de petit chiot battu me fait fondre et donne de la profondeur à son personnage. Si on ajoute à ça, sa petite moue dans certaines scènes, ça donne un tout qui vous claque au mur! Sérieusement, des gars comme lui il faudrait avoir une ordonnance du médecin pour les regarder, et attention aux effets secondaires! Risque de tomber amoureux x8000.

On assiste en plus à une belle bromance entre le lead masculin et son comparse Park Sang Nam, Dieu du destin plus « âgé » que notre héros, qui apparaît tantôt comme un grand frère, tantôt comme un gamin farceur turbulent et parfois comme le je m'en foutiste du coin. Il développe une palette de personnalités intéressante et j'ai hâte de le voir dans d'autres rôles plus importants car j'ai pu remarquer qu'il n'est qu'au début de sa carrière vu qu'il ne s'agit ici que de son deuxième rôle ayant une dénomination.

Enfin une mention spéciale pour Gal So Won qui joue le rôle de Sam Sin que j'ai beaucoup aimé et que j'aurais aimé voir plus avec davantage de développement de son histoire personnelle, mais en seulement 10 épisodes, on ne peut pas trop s'éloigner de l'histoire principale.

La réalisation :

Soyons clair, 10 épisodes de seulement 30 minutes c'est court, trop court pour voir le développement approfondi de chaque personnages et c'est pourquoi, parfois, on retombe sur des personnages vu auparavant et j'avoue m'être demandé, « Ah mais c'est qui déjà lui/elle? » mais bon, c'est pas la fin du monde non plus, on se concentre presque exclusivement sur les leads mais le réalisateur a tout de même réussi à nous montrer un peu ce qui se passait autour.

Quand à parler du réalisateur, justement, Kim Byeong Su est un habitué des dramas fantastiques dont j'ai vu la moitié des réalisations. Et je dois dire qu'on voit bien sa patte dans cette œuvre, surtout concernant la fin.

Pour finir je ferai un petit tableau, tout personnel, des points négatifs et positifs concernant ce drama.
Les - : le drama est court, on en voudrait évidemment plus et la fin, bien que satisfaisante sur bien des points, n'est due qu'à un élément sorti du sac des Deus Ex-Machina et c'est un peu dommage, je pense qu'il y avait d'autres façons d'arriver à cette conclusion mais ce n'est que mon avis bien sûr. Enfin, il y a quelques éléments qui interviennent dans le drama qui ne sont plus cités par la suite et j'avoue m'être demandé un peu ce qui se passait, pour ceux qui ont vu le drama et veulent savoir de quoi je parle, je laisse ceci en partie SPOIL ci-dessous.

ATTENTION SPOIL
L'héroïne et sa mère reçoivent la nouvelle de la part de l'agent immobilier qu'elles doivent d'emménager. Demande faite par le propriétaire, le héros, donc. Rien n'est expliqué de sa part et par la suite, on se rend bien compte qu'elles n'ont pas déménagé.
FIN DU SPOIL

Les + : même si le drama est court, les personnages principaux sont bien développés et, au moins, ici on n'attends pas des plombes qu'il se passe quelque chose entre les personnages. La romance est crédible est bien amenée surtout avec toutes les répercussions par la suite et surtout en amont! (Ce qui auront vu le drama comprendrons). En bref, une bonne série feel good (ou feel god... non c'est pas drôle? Ok je sors...) qui ne dure pas trop longtemps et qu'on peut déguster en un week-end comme un bonbon sucré ou un grand latte macchiato caramel (encore une référence que ceux qui ont vu le drama comprendront).

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.

Leia Mais

This was a really enjoyable watch. Destiny stays very light-hearted and fluffy and not particularly heavy or deep most of it's run. This works really well, because the story does each of these things really well without feeling like it lacks too much substance. But then the drama surprises you in the last few eps with some genuine depth and great plot development and a very good talent at making you feel all the feels. (And booooy did I feel all the feels.) The rules of the magic system are a little bendy at times (particularly in the latter half), changing when it suits whatever is currently happening, but it all ultimately serves the story in the right ways. I particularly love the twist that the one who is fated is able to change the fate in their book if they manage to get their hands on it, as it creates a very interesting dichotomy between the role of the gods of destiny (and who/whatever is behind them), and the people whose fates are being written.

My one quibble with this drama would be the ending. Chae Kyung has the opportunity to do just this thing, and she could have written in her book that she and Ho Yoon got to be together. There's no specified rule that says she Can't do this, especially if Ba Reum can decide he doesn't need a god of destiny anymore at all, and there's no story reason for why she Wouldn't do this. So why doesn't she do it? Why does she choose to have the same heartbreak repeated endlessly throughout her life ultimately causing her (and Ho Yoon) endless pain when she had the option to simply...not do that? Full stop, that's not romantic. That's self-mutilation. Personally, if I made it into the hall of fate, got to pick up my own book, Write In It, and no one stopped me? I'm writing my happy ending and looking up at the ceiling at the same time like 'This is your own fault for not locking the door.' Of course, I'm creative enough to make up my own head cannon, and I enjoyed the rest of this drama more than enough to not let the ending ruin it for me, so I'm choosing my own fate here an now and saying they end up together and happy and creating lots and lots of ridiculous (and ridiculously entertaining) soapy dramas till their end of their dying days.

The end.

While I could see this story being expanded to 16 episodes in order to flesh out the story and world and magic system more, I don't think that would have suited this drama. Maybe expanded the ten episodes to an hour each would have worked. But this was clearly intended to be something short and simple and genuinely pleasant to watch, and it succeeded. I definitely recommend it.

Leia Mais

Scripting Your Destiny (2021) - Love. Love is the gift from deities for those who are brave (ep1).

This is one is quite an intriguing drama for me. I find it nice but since it's only a webdrama and it's short, it offers something different comparing to other web dramas. I think it is a bit mature and I like that it is short. I have my confusing moments alongside the drama but at the same time I understand that it has the genre fantasy which is sometimes all that is happening in the drama is unexplainable.

I also know some or most of the characters as I have seen them in other dramas, this time around they are the main leads so quite new to my eyes.

I’m happy I get to encounter this web drama. Good watch.

Leia Mais

Road to nowhere

Short and watchable “little” drama, however, it felt flat for me.
Started watching because of Kim Woo Seok and after reading couple of reviews comparing it to Goblin.
It didn’t give me such vibes at all other that Deity being involved in the story.
Pros:
*It has characters development
* It is not 100% predictable
Cons:
* endless circling storyline
* Questionable ending

Leia Mais

Fun short story

This is quite a nice story to watch in a lazy afternoon without expecting anything from it. It's not the greatest but it's not the worst thing you'll watch ever. It was funny and had a sort of consistent plot. I liked the idea of deities of the destiny that write your destiny as they please, and the idea of lazy deities that just copy and paste the same old story over and over again.

The cast was absolutely eyecandy, from main leads to supporting characters. They had great acting and fit for the type of drama, as well as good chemistry between all the characters. The OST was nice and the scenarios were pretty nice, the whole drama was well-filmed, so it showed it had good budget, a nice director and writers.

The angsty parts were actually very funny for me and when Chaekyung was crying at the sheep farm I was actually laughing because they suddenly turned it so angsty and dramatic. Despite that, the story developed nicely and I liked the open ending hinting a repeated cycle of Hoyoon finding himself falling for her over and over again.

If you ignore the fact that many things weren't properly explained (who lets the deities be born again, why do they disappear if they're going to be born again, why could Chaekyung get to the penthouse after 5 years, how could Chaekyung and Bareum write their own destinies other than being "their own") due to the length of the drama and overall simpleness, it was quite a fun short fantasy drama and I would definitely recommend it to get a break from longer-running dramas.

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