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Why are so many kdramas bad now? Do kdramas have a problem with endings?

sashimitesticles

I watched the second season of G-Creature and it was so messy and disappointing, sweet home had an excellent first season and was dragged out to 3 seasons to have a really terribe ending, Hellbound 2 was also messy with a messy ending, what comes after love had such a bad boring ending, the tyrant was so bad, Romance in the house soo bad... You can add more.... most other new shows I read about have like 8.2 and people say they are mediocre and boring etc. What is happening to kdramas? Is it just because they make more than ever = more flops than ever? Do kdramas have a problem with endings? There are also somany dramas with A class actors that almost no one talks about..

I am not out to hate on kdramas its the only thing i watch lol but why is it so hard to find a really good one recently? That holds until the end with a solid script, without draggy parts? 

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kura2ninja

Not saying that Kdramas used to have good endings, always, back in the day (I imagine that's not the case), but the three dramas you mentioned are Netflix originals (produced by Netflix, not the ones that were originally aired on Korean channel and then got distributed internationally by Netflix), and those tend to prioritize open ending rather than providing a "finished" narrative in a  limited number episodes.

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sashimitesticles
 kura2ninja:

Not saying that Kdramas used to have good endings, always, back in the day (I imagine that's not the case), but the three dramas you mentioned are Netflix originals (produced by Netflix, not the ones that were originally aired on Korean channel and then got distributed internationally by Netflix), and those tend to prioritize open ending rather than providing a "finished" narrative in a  limited number episodes.

How long have you watched kdramas buddy? Are you there from the What happened in Bali days? =)

Why do you think netflix kdramas are worse with weak messy stories and endings, in general (NOT ALL), but in general? They get more money than everyone else...

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kura2ninja

I suspect it has something to do with the multi-seasonal format that Netflix tends to push. If you make something with that expectation from the start, it's imperative to make viewers want more so that your show will be renewed--by NOT providing closure in the last episode, by NOT tying various loose ends.

And even if screenwriters do have a clear idea of what kind of story they want to tell, there's always the risk of the show being less interesting in its next seasons, since the screenwriters have poured most of their good ideas into season 1 to capture viewers in the first place--making the story repetitive or stretched thin rather than more complex (and more captivating).

As a sort of aside, you know how "classic" Kdramas with, say, 16 episodes tend to falter in its last third? It's basically a similar problem with the multi-seasonal Netflix Kdramas, I think, but this faltering of narrative, so speak, becomes more obvious because you see it play out longer, not just in the last 4 episodes of a drama, but in the whole season 2 or 3 of your favorite shows, after you patiently waited for six months (if you're lucky) or three years. The disappointment becomes greater because you've invested so much good will for them (that waiting period is no joke).

Never watched What Happened in Bali, but I did start watching Kdramas in 2003/4 so it's been a while.

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