A Gentleman's Dignity

A Gentleman's Dignity is an absolutely unique thing for me. I'm not exaggerating when I say I wasn't bored for a minute. The comic aspect of the show suited me so well that I had to replay some scenes several times in a row. The fact that it intensively deals with four relationships meant that I never got tired of any of the couples. Maybe it's also because the writer didn't overdo it with unnecessary plotlines and didn't make problems where there weren't any. And the cast is a dream come true. Every last one of them suited me to the max. The icing on the cake is the ending, which was probably the best I've ever seen anywhere. (01.12.2013)

Unfortunately, I only found the ethics teacher sympathetic when she wasn't dealing with romantic relationships, but with anything else – i.e. student problems. The same could be said of the others. They were fine as long as they weren't dealing with those horrible relationship problems, crying, screaming, and generally doing stupid things. Not to mention that for the first eight episodes I really didn't like the show, or rather, I didn’t care. Yes, the relationships between the guys are great. This foursome friendship thing is fine. That alone could earn that one star with a back left foot. The same for the "flashback" scene at the beginning of each episode. That was the one thing I always looked forward to. But otherwise? Seo Yi-Soo is just a shy, virginal, and pubescent, and I couldn't stand her like that considering how the show was pretending to be mature and above it all (again, we're talking in terms of romantic relationships). I found Im Tae San and Hong Se Ra's relationship the most interesting, they were a lot of fun. The rest of the relationships were just hysterical snotty stuff. Especially the widower and the young Meari, who was weeping in practically every episode. I understand why the show is popular, but aside from the friendships between the four men, it just doesn't have much to offer. If that wasn't there, it would just be a bad clichéd series. Not to mention it needs to be knocked down a rating. So for me, a better 2 stars. (27.03.2014)