TamzinMillemni

Agree wholeheartedly. I’m particularly impressed by the way they developed Woo-hak’s character. At the start he didn’t feel like himself. He felt, to me, like he was borrowing personas. You could see him mimicking his brother and then Ki-ho. This is not a criticism, just an observation and is something to be expected from someone grappling with his identity because such a huge part of himself (his past memories) were missing. I really feel like he came into his own and we got to see him saying and doing things that were authentically coming from himself. I also noticed how convicted he became and purposeful in his actions and resolve. He also seemed to have matured (he now feels like the older brother) and his language now has shades of light and dark to it.

I’d also like to hear the pov of Korean viewers who live in Korea. I don’t think any tv show from any country is a direct like-for-like representation of the norms in said country even if some shows are inspired by it. If I’m not mistaken, the format of modern day k-dramas are heavily influenced by traditional Korean serial dramas. There’s even a category within k-dramas called Makjang that is the closest to those traditional serial dramas. The western equivalent would be soap operas. Think families full of secrets and lies, plottings, murderous intent, dramatic outbursts, secret love child, questionable paternity, domestic abuse, inheritance squabbles, mistresses, etc. These are all the themes found in soap operas.

Oh no, I’m not countering your comment. I’m adding to it. As I said, you always seem to sum up what I think. 😅

The romance that was 15 years in the making.

I’m not one that usually goes in for shipping (and I’m still not) but that coming together felt like such an emotional release.

I think it also illustrated perfectly why Ki-ho did what he did in burying his identity, even from his brother and Mok-ha and even running and hiding from the psycho dad. This proves that he is relentless and will never stop unless he is in the ground or behind bars. His inability to let them go is something that Ki-ho recognised and knew the danger of it.

lol I usually get triggered by sad plot-lines for the good characters too but when it’s done well, you can’t even hate the writers for making you sad. This show is so beautifully raw and realistic and precious and happiness in a bottle. I always look for your comments because you always seem to write exactly what I’m thinking. Happy Birthday for next week. 🤗

Love that the Prosecutor went all King Solomon on his *ss.

I also don’t think the good dad will die. Just going by drama setups, if they were going to kill him off they would have had him die right there in Woo-hak’s arms.

This episode is right there alongside episode 1 for me. The feels man, the feels. 😭

The visual metaphor of them all holding the blue umbrella being shaded from the rain shows that as a family, they are as one and he, (out in the cold) is just one.

I sincerely hope they do not try and make Seo Lee a good guy at the end. Honestly, he has done too much harm to try and paint him as good later on.

The psycho dad’s comeuppance during the Kang family trial was beautifully poetic. Finally, someone in authority doesn’t turn a blind eye. Sadly, him trying to end the Kang’s happiness by stabbing the good dad is in line with his sadistic, relentless character.

The way this show is spot on and is speaking the truth about the nature of people is like it’s giving out valuable life lessons. I love how it always speaks the mind of the viewer.

*“You were the giver and I was the taker.”*
*“You were not the taker. You were a gift”*

This hit too hard. 😭😭😭😭

Me too. I’m reading the comments and reviews and I’m wondering if people watched a different show because this show was excellent.

Agreed

I really like how Woo-hak has come into his own. This new development of his character where he is shown to be single focused and determined with a clear purpose suits him so well. I don’t know how to describe it but it feels more authentic. Like he’s allowing himself to be himself, including the darker shades that come with it.

We’re at the point of the drama that a lot of stuff is plot driven rather than story driven and makes the characters and episodes feel a bit contrived but the strengths of this drama is some of the best I’ve seen in K-dramas. I’ll be dissecting this drama for weeks to come. There is so much intricacies that require multiple viewings to fully appreciate.

The abusive dad storyline was not how I thought it would play out exactly but it came to the same conclusion I suspected. Unfortunately, it was always going to be the case that the dad was never going to stop being relentless and it’s that fundamental understanding that explains why the characters did what they did. Both the sensible and not so sensible decisions.

Each episode I understand Bo-geol and Mok-ha’s characterization more and more and my heart goes out to these fictional characters and what they’ve lived through and the continued trauma and ache from still not being free of it.

Perfect comment. It’s one of the drama tropes I dislike but have come to make my peace with it as writers use it as a plot tool.

I think that’s what the next two episodes will be about. It’ll be about resolving the ML’s storyline with his brother so we’ll see the brother put his evil plot into motion. I was saying before that this drama feels like deja vu and I remember the brother and the younger sister getting married and think they are winning only to lose everything and be stuck with each other and a baby that is not even the brother’s.

The stepmom is evil as fvk but she’s also fabulously dressed and slaying the visuals. I love-hate everything about her as it all aids in her evil performance. She reminds me of the female villains in Spanish telenovelas.

I’m still on the fence about whether the emotion she was feeling in last week’s episode was betrayal.

A lot of people are annoyed with Ran-joo and think she’s being mean to Mok-ha. Am I the only one who thinks that she is purposely pushing Mok-ha away in order for Mok-ha not to use her as an excuse to give up on her dreams? Personally, I never like when characters do that (make the other person hate them intentionally so they can leave them and go chase their dream) but I think her heart is in the right place and is actually being really selfless here and is trying to help Mok-ha by ‘setting her free’. More-so, I don’t think it will be long before Mok-ha figures out that that’s what she is doing and will come up with a solution for both of them to succeed.

At this stage it’s not even about who’s your bias or who you are rooting for. It is what it is and what it is is that Bo-goel is ki-ho.

I will. 🙂