Second lead syndrome

 I caught Second Lead Syndrome again. I watched A Shop for Killers last week and Lee Dong Wook's acting was just that good. I loved the character he played. It left me wanting more. So, I searched through his filmography and found a series that was close another to fix that little case of SLS (Not Sodium Lauryl Sulfate). 

I chose Bad and Crazy. I got three episodes left and by the time you all read this, I will have finished my series. I will not give you blurbs for this series as I just know I will end up giving spoilers.

I explained Second Lead/Second Male Lead Syndrome to my mom and LB2 a few days ago. They started laughing uncontrollably, saying that it sounded like a full fledged disease. I was not amused.

For those who don't know, Second Lead Syndrome is where the actor who played said role did such a wonderful job that you want to see them in a similar role again with more screen time. They brought their role to life. It is a testament to the skill of the actor. 

Second Male Lead Syndrome is where the writer made the second male lead so lovable and perfect, you start questioning the female leads eyesight. Like, why are you falling for this dude who is still hung up on his ex? There is a man right next to you who would give you the world if you asked! FL will choose the hard route and leave the second male lead alone in the world. Not all the time does the storyline look like this because there are many variations of this theme. Girl has two options.  She chose one we knew the story needed, while our hearts yearned for the other one. Anyway, end result is that the audience feels like taking the second male lead for themselves. Or finding another series that has him in it as Male Lead so we can feel satisfied with the outcome. 

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