Wow, I'm glad I came across this drama from a post. It is beautifuly written and well acted story and setting.…
they ruined an otherwise perfect drama with that time lapse. he should have shout her name on the airport and the final episode should be them together.
I might have another theory. She did choose him because he and all of her con victims had something in common:…
That's a great possibility too... and it makes a lot of sense in this script. You brought up something very important and present in the narrative: the "desperation," the "urgency" for something. And remember that Sarah is an expert at reading people and identifying their individual desires. 👏👏👏
Why did she choose him? The drama actually left that open, but I hypothesize that she chose him because he represents the truth. Not just the factual truth of the case, but the truth that dismantles the narrative she constructed about herself.
By saying she chose him, perhaps she's acknowledging that, deep down, she wanted to be seen by someone as she truly is. And the only one capable of seeing that would be him, precisely because his investigative profile is extremely meticulous. He doesn't buy into pre-made versions, he isn't satisfied with convenient answers, and he isn't seduced by the "Sarah Kim" persona.
While other characters relate to the image she created and are seduced by it, Mu-gyeong insists on searching for the cracks. He observes patterns, revisits hypotheses, confronts contradictions. In this sense, he doesn't just investigate the crime, he investigates identity.
Perhaps the choice wasn't strategic, but symbolic. If anyone could transcend art and reach the truth, it would be him.
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By saying she chose him, perhaps she's acknowledging that, deep down, she wanted to be seen by someone as she truly is. And the only one capable of seeing that would be him, precisely because his investigative profile is extremely meticulous. He doesn't buy into pre-made versions, he isn't satisfied with convenient answers, and he isn't seduced by the "Sarah Kim" persona.
While other characters relate to the image she created and are seduced by it, Mu-gyeong insists on searching for the cracks. He observes patterns, revisits hypotheses, confronts contradictions. In this sense, he doesn't just investigate the crime, he investigates identity.
Perhaps the choice wasn't strategic, but symbolic. If anyone could transcend art and reach the truth, it would be him.