Don't Be Too Emotional Episode 7

Neither main character is a green flag, and it's ok.

I'm not fond of time jumps; they are good when used properly, but they are misused often. The writers* did a good job of avoiding the usual pitfalls of moving the story forward, skipping years, without creating that sense of dissonance often found when not done properly. At this point in the story, I would say that both Janes are red flags. One has trust issues because he stopped trusting himself, while the other one has good intentions but bad communication skills (in matters of the heart) and only knows how to manipulate and build high walls. But it's ok; this is what makes this story engaging. So far, neither of them is evil, just flawed like most people. I said writers, as I have not read the source material

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They Were Never the Villains, They Were Just Two People Who Loved Each Other and Got Hurt

Many viewers have pointed out that the entire conflict could have been avoided if they had simply communicated. And while technically that’s true, I feel like it misses the point. If things were really that simple, we would have a one episode short instead of a 12 episode emotional journey. It’s the emotional tension, the missed chances, the misunderstandings, and all the complicated history between them that make this story so powerful.Even if they had communicated properly, I honestly don’t think Little Jane could have easily believed Big Jane was innocent. Everything was pointing towards him.Before Put died in the hospital, he mentioned Big Jane’s name.The night before, Big Jane had punched Put and almost choked him to death.The hit and run involved a sports car, and Big Jane drove a sports car.Then there was that phone conversation where Big Jane said to get rid of the evidence, and Little Jane overheard it.If I were Little Jane, I don’t know how I could have believed anything else. All the evidence was right in front of him. But we’ve watched too many dramas to fall for it. We know Big Jane didn’t kill Put this time.They’re both young. They both made mistakes. But what makes their mistakes so heartbreaking is that they come from believable emotions and character flaws, not just drama for the sake of drama.Watching Jane return to the apartment and touch the piano where Big Jane used to touch him, then lie on the bed, hug the pillow and cry while being overwhelmed by all those old memories genuinely broke my heart. You can feel how much guilt and regret he carries for not believing Big Jane.But at the same time, I can’t blame Little Jane for not believing him back then. He was young, scared, and everything he saw made Big Jane look guilty. Now he has had to live with that guilt and the pain of losing him for five years.And then in Episode 7, we see how many times Jane tried to explain himself to Big Jane and apologise. You can feel how desperately he wants Big Jane to understand that he regrets what happened.But from Big Jane’s perspective, he wasn’t completely wrong either. He left because Jane hurt him too. He was heartbroken, angry, and betrayed. Yet despite everything, he still helped Put’s family bring the real culprit to justice, even though he had nothing to do with Put’s death.That’s what makes their story so painful. Neither of them is completely innocent, but neither of them is truly the villain either. They were two young people who loved each other, made mistakes, misunderstood each other, and then spent five years living with the consequences.After all, even a superhero story without a villain would be boring. If these two had communicated perfectly from the beginning, there would be no emotional arc, no heartbreak, no tension, and no payoff.Their flaws are what make them human.And honestly, watching them slowly realise how much they have both lost because of those mistakes hurts so much more than if everything had simply been solved five years ago.

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