Let's Eat 2 Conclusion

My concluding thoughts about season 2? It's an okay watch. Not much of a story to start with, the food variety is more than season 1. The female lead has more connection with the male lead, she played the role really well. It was more believable as she had to exercise off all the food that she ate... I think many enjoyed her cutesy moments but I found myself cringing and skipping most of it actually... (Sorry!) 

The creepy backstory line is also more realistic, Joo Seung or real identity Ahn Chan Soo.. had to go to jail for identity theft and also possibly injuring the real Joo Seung... But this made the story even heavier than it already was. 

I found some interesting comments on AsianWiki:

@namelessone: 

"Season 1: Goo Dae Young acts like cupid, trying to help the second male lead to get the girl he likes who's the main female lead. When they go on a date he starts to realize that he himself likes the girl. Goo Dae Young and the female lead get together.

Season 2: Goo Dae Young acts like cupid, trying to help the main female lead to get the man she likes, who is the second male lead. When these two start to date he starts to realise that he himself likes the girl. Goo Dae Young and the female lead get together.

Season 3: Well, you should know by now."

@Ruki:

"I did go through with the second season for the sake of the first season. I probably wouldn't watch it till the end if I never saw the first one. It's not bad, it's just mediocre. There wasn't any particular story to talk about. Some funny scenes here and there. The food scenes were just there, like fillers. No memorable side characters. To my surprise, Goo Dae Young was my main problem because unlike the first season he felt more like Doojoon himself than the character (there are also traits of Doojoon himself in season 1 but I could still see him as the character Goo Dae Young)...."

@Kitiara: 

"So they want the viewers to believe in this season's romance? But how and why? What if they make another season where Doojoon breaks up again and finds a new love? Why should we trust this couple if the first one didn't last very long? What happened to "promise me that you won't let go of my hand in the future"? Now we know that that promise didn't even last in the near future. Too soon dear writers and producers, to soon. And don't tell me that this happens in real life, too, this is not a reality show or documentary."

Now, if the director/producers really want to make another season 3... (I'm cringing now) I seriously would like to see Dae Yeong in another relationship with a guy this time!! Hahahah!!! I found this hilarious scene while running through season 1 for screenshots: 

So that's about it. Here are some nice scenic views from Dae Yeong's drive back to Seoul in the final episode... 

Yes, maybe you should have stayed single... 

Hey, isn't that the same karaoke place for single people from season 1?! Oh wait, it now available for two persons... 

And last but not least, a cameo by the director himself and the writer (?) or producer?

I still prefer season 1 to season 2. It was more light hearted and the food was the one that captured my interest in this drama series. After all, if the first one wasn't good there wouldn't be a second season right??!! :P Hope you all enjoyed this review and also the food recap. See you in the next K-drama! ;D

Let's Eat 2 Review Part 3

Season 2's overall vibe is quite emotionally "heavy" compared to season 1. I felt the characters in season 2 seem to have all sorts of problems and they were also quite random... as in they were not really connected to each other until very much later in the series...almost at the end actually.

I didn't really like any of the characters in season 2 as much as I did in season 1. There was the landlady, grandmother... I know quite a number of you will say halmoeni was really nice and caring but I actually found her to be annoying because she kept butting into the creepy guy's life... The character I dislike the most would be the Soo Ji's colleague (Hong In Ah/ Ms.Hong) who was always bragging about her husband but in actual fact her marriage is a total gone case... Even the cute Barassi replacement: Happy the dog didn't win my heart. (Sorry Happy, Barassi stole it and never gave it back ;P) It was kinda disgusting too that Happy was peeing all over the place... (Did we need to see him pee at the dustbin and on the drunk hyung?!) 

Here are the characters stacked up to those in season 1: 

I couldn't find a character from season 1 corresponding with the land lady so I left that blank. As I was going through season 1 for this screenshots I realised that the laundromat guy had more screenplay in season 1 than season 2. 

Apart from that, I did enjoy some of the interiors/ cafes featured in season 2...

Why yes! ;D

Sang Woo's apartment and the villa where Dae Yeong and Soo Ji are renting is pretty neat too... 

Let's Eat 2 Review Part 2

So, the story picks up from episode 3 onwards... We find out that Baek Soo Ji is so mean to Dae Yeong because back in school, she was a chubby girl. Everyone bullied her for her weight, and the one she thought was her friend (or more like crush) Dae Yeong, was also using her to gain business for his parents' ddoekbokki (rice cake) restaurant. 

Anyways, to sum the story of season 2... Dae Yeong decides to help Soo Ji to win the heart of her dream man, Sang Woo (Who is an Administrative officer- rich guy) to make up for his past mistake back during school/ childhood days. Soo Ji wants to marry this Sang Woo guy because she believes her life will change for the better... In the end, Dae Yeong falls for Soo Ji.. and Soo Ji also realises that Sang Woo is not her ideal man after all. She and Dae Yeong get together at the last episode. 

I seriously thought Sang Woo was gay at first, because he came across as someone without any emotions/ repressed emotions.... As seen in the earlier episodes, he would be spending the weekends back in Seoul, drinking with his buddies and saying a lot of cuss words. (Whut?! Scary.. I really couldn't accept such a doll like face with profanities coming out of his mouth..)

I would have shipped Sang Woo and Dae Yeong as a couple... :D Their bromance was something nice and I enjoyed the cycling scene with the cherry blossoms...

What else did I enjoyed from season 2? Dae Yeong's car! Yes, it's a convertible... I think it's a Mercedes... but they had to cover/ change the logo as it was probably not a sponsor of the show. Even grandma enjoyed the open top ride!

More pics of the car... best of all, it has a black box! ;P

Let's Eat 2 Review Part 1

Finally finished watching Let's Eat 2! To be honest, it was really hard for me to watch season 2 right after finishing season 1. Season 1 ended with a beautiful poem about rice; that lonely, sad, bored people can become a family and the sweet promise of never letting go of each other's hands...

To my dismay, season 2 starts with the story of break-up from the lead female of season 1 and the downhill career path of Goo Dae Yeong which forces him to move to a smaller town, Sejong... about 2 hours drive from Seoul. 

However, I did enjoy the scenic drive from episode one... Reservoirs, bridges, motorway and tunnels... and finally arriving at the destination of the huge government buildings... 

I actually didn't continue season 2 after watching the first episode. Found it really hard because the new female lead was b*tchy to Dae Yeong right from the start. The other side characters such as the land lady, grandmother and Dae Yeong's colleague (I can't even remember his name) didn't make a good impression from the start.

It was only after awhile (also because I had to wait every week for the next episode of W!!) I decided to give the series another go... and I'm glad that I did, as the story did pick up from episode 2- 3 onwards... explaining the reason Baek Soo Ji was being so mean to Dae Yeong as well as the creepy creature living on the rooftop.

Let's Eat 2 Episode 7 - 8 Food recap

Let's Eat 2 Episode 7 Food recap

1. Convenience store breakfast - Okay, another 7-E foodie? But the message is don't skip breakfast, the most important meal of the day... ;D 
2. Fried Chicken
3. Octopus dishes - Fried baby octopus, Octopus soup, Dumpling and some rice. (Octopus is in season during Spring) 
4. Banana - Hanging a banana to trick it... ??! Dae Yeong is kinda right there... but my bananas usually peel off when they are hung too long... :( 
5. Abalone Porridge 

Let's Eat 2 Episode 8 Food recap

1. Strawberry desserts - Mmmmm!!! Those look so good!!! 
2. Strawberry Jam - Cooked by Grandma. (Strawberries are in season during Spring too) 
3. Meat cutlets - Not sure what kind of meat, but they look a bit like fish and chips/ chicken chop. Dae Yeong gets one with almond slices on top. 
4. Sweet sour pork & Lasagna (?) - Delivery food ordered by Baek Soo Ji to binge eat. I think the lasagna is corn with some olives on top. 
5. Ramyeon with egg

Let's Eat 2 Episode 6 Food recap

Let's Eat 2 Episode 6 Food recap

1. Grandma's home cooked food - I don't know what exactly are the dishes, they kinda look like glass noodles, some soup and fried eggplant (I think) 

2. Convenience store food - This is my favourite so far! It's really cool that Dae Yeong could revamp the dishes by just using food found in a 24-hour store. I doubt if we can do that with our 7-E shops over here tho... -_-"  First is the Bento style food tray, Spicy rice cake Risotto, Aussie cheese fries, Blood sausage and Dumpling soup Ramyeon and finally for dessert, Affogato. 

Neither did I! 

Let's Eat 2 Episode 4 - 5 Food Recap

I just realised that season 2 has more food and more variety of the food. :O It's taking me some time to post the food recaps hope you guys don't mind! I actually haven't finish watching this series yet. So it might take me awhile... ^_^V

Let's Eat 2 Episode 4 Food recap

1. Mugwort rice cake - Whut?! I know right... :D Grandma cooked that in the beginning of the episode
2. Curry house food - I was more interested in the interior decoration... No, really! ;P 
3. Junk food - Not sure if this is considered but hey it got me wanting to eat junk food after! 

Let's Eat 2 Episode 5 Food recap

1. Chicken Ginseng soup - Again cooked by Grandma 
2. Ice-cream potong - Lol....sorry I don't know what's it's called in English but I thought it was rather funny that they have the same thing over in Korea too... ;P 
3. Crab Kimchi Soup/ Gae Gook Ji 

Let's Eat 2 Episode 1 - 3 Food recap

Let's Eat is a Korean drama that was aired on tvN late 2013- early 2014. It was a drama about life as a single person and it also featured a lot of delicious food.  Let's Eat 2 is the second installment of this series that ran from April- June 2015.

Let's Eat 2 Episode 1 Food recap

1. Raw Squid/ Sashimi- The show starts with the lead character Goo Dae Yeong on board a fishing trawler and eating raw squid.... (amidst throwing up from seasick lol) 
2. Chinese Food

Yes, it's delicious! ;D 

Let's Eat 2 Episode 2 Food recap

1. Boiled meat wrap & Clam noodles soup
2. Oyster based dishes

Let's Eat 2 Episode 3 Food recap

1. Cake
2. Spicy Pork neck stew/ Hangover stew 
3. Raw Flounder fish