FL's character is poor writing at its best.Where was her concern about her father during the first invasion?ML…
I have no idea what you're talking about. The very first thing Gil Chae does when she sees the smoke rising is go talk about it with the village's elders. That is the reason why the village was empty when the intruders arrived.
Gil Chae proved time and time again that she would not leave her loved ones behind. She's the one who carried Bang Du Ne on her back after she delivered her baby. She also came back in the cave to get the girls on the island (while also letting other people know that the intruders were on there way). She's also the one who picked Bang Du Ne back up when she gave up on running. She's also the reason why Jong Jong was able to get on the boat that allowed them to leave Ganghwado. She even killed an intruder to save Eun Ae...
ABOUT EPISODE 10 (cross-posting this from my tumblr bc the comments here...)
I honestly expected something way worse given the way everyone talked about it. Yes, I'm irritated that Gil Chae and Jang Hyun still weren't on the same page. And yes, Gil Chae's choice stings (hard). But then, it makes sense.
Jang Hyun doesn't have anything holding him back in Joseon. So offering to leave with her so that they can love each other freely comes with no loss on his part. Gil Chae has her whole family in Joseon. A family that counts on her and for whom she's the primary provider. Was she supposed to just leave them all behind and not look back? How was she supposed to live on with that guilt on the back of her mind? Would she have been able to enjoy her life with Jang Hyun?
I do resent Gil Chae for letting Jang Hyun wait for her at the boat without letting him know her change of heart. But I still believe that the hate Gil Chae is getting is absolutely disproportionate. We know Jang Hyun loves her. We have seen how much he sacrificed for her. We got to see him being eaten by guilt after having sent her to Ganghwado. We saw him pining for her in Simyang. Gil Chae didn't. There is so much she doesn't know about him, and there is so much he hides about himself (we still don't know anything about his past and so does Gil Chae). So the idea that Gil Chae is a horrible human being because she didn't flee with him, leaving behind her whole family, reads as absolute nonsense to me.
The only thing she could go off of are his words. And what was she supposed to trust when half of Jang Hyun's confessions were made under the guise of a joke and when he admits having saved her years after having fervently denied it? I also believe that her initial attitude towards him would have been wildly different had he proposed anything but flee. Because that is the one thing she's insecure about —him vanishing once he gets tired of her. Although, once again, we know (but she doesn't) that Jang Hyun's life is hanging by a thread because of his spy work during the war and there would be no way for him to live freely in Joseon.
Gil Chae does love him and I think that's very clear. But two people can love each other, and yet not be able to, at a given point in time, be together. Because they have different aspirations, because their goals do not align, because the timing isn't right... That does not, for me, undermine the love they have for each other.
We are only midway through the drama. There are still 10 episodes (of 60 to 90mns) left. That's more than some full length OTT dramas. So, while I understand that some people aren't satisfied with the way part 1 ended, I also do not get the alarmism? I honestly think that the reactions to this episode would not have been nearly as bad if it wasn't for it being marked as the finale of part 1.
Plus, the PD's choice to end the episode on that scene is pure sadism...
All this to say that I'm still very much excited for part 2 ~
The very first thing Gil Chae does when she sees the smoke rising is go talk about it with the village's elders. That is the reason why the village was empty when the intruders arrived.
Gil Chae proved time and time again that she would not leave her loved ones behind.
She's the one who carried Bang Du Ne on her back after she delivered her baby. She also came back in the cave to get the girls on the island (while also letting other people know that the intruders were on there way). She's also the one who picked Bang Du Ne back up when she gave up on running. She's also the reason why Jong Jong was able to get on the boat that allowed them to leave Ganghwado. She even killed an intruder to save Eun Ae...
I honestly expected something way worse given the way everyone talked about it. Yes, I'm irritated that Gil Chae and Jang Hyun still weren't on the same page. And yes, Gil Chae's choice stings (hard). But then, it makes sense.
Jang Hyun doesn't have anything holding him back in Joseon. So offering to leave with her so that they can love each other freely comes with no loss on his part. Gil Chae has her whole family in Joseon. A family that counts on her and for whom she's the primary provider. Was she supposed to just leave them all behind and not look back? How was she supposed to live on with that guilt on the back of her mind? Would she have been able to enjoy her life with Jang Hyun?
I do resent Gil Chae for letting Jang Hyun wait for her at the boat without letting him know her change of heart. But I still believe that the hate Gil Chae is getting is absolutely disproportionate. We know Jang Hyun loves her. We have seen how much he sacrificed for her. We got to see him being eaten by guilt after having sent her to Ganghwado. We saw him pining for her in Simyang. Gil Chae didn't. There is so much she doesn't know about him, and there is so much he hides about himself (we still don't know anything about his past and so does Gil Chae). So the idea that Gil Chae is a horrible human being because she didn't flee with him, leaving behind her whole family, reads as absolute nonsense to me.
The only thing she could go off of are his words. And what was she supposed to trust when half of Jang Hyun's confessions were made under the guise of a joke and when he admits having saved her years after having fervently denied it? I also believe that her initial attitude towards him would have been wildly different had he proposed anything but flee. Because that is the one thing she's insecure about —him vanishing once he gets tired of her. Although, once again, we know (but she doesn't) that Jang Hyun's life is hanging by a thread because of his spy work during the war and there would be no way for him to live freely in Joseon.
Gil Chae does love him and I think that's very clear. But two people can love each other, and yet not be able to, at a given point in time, be together. Because they have different aspirations, because their goals do not align, because the timing isn't right... That does not, for me, undermine the love they have for each other.
We are only midway through the drama. There are still 10 episodes (of 60 to 90mns) left. That's more than some full length OTT dramas. So, while I understand that some people aren't satisfied with the way part 1 ended, I also do not get the alarmism? I honestly think that the reactions to this episode would not have been nearly as bad if it wasn't for it being marked as the finale of part 1.
Plus, the PD's choice to end the episode on that scene is pure sadism...
All this to say that I'm still very much excited for part 2 ~