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Noooooooo there is also Go Gyu Pil too ! haha it was so funny I was not expecting it, His character still work at a convenience store haha

edit : Eum Moon Suk too ? Does they have most of the cast of the Fiery Priest or what haha I love this guy

I find it really funny when in drama they use other dramas's as reference. In the first episode it was the same doctor from the Fiery Priest no ? And they use the famous ost from the fiery priest too no long after

Samsin was one of my favorite character : I bet she knew that Kang Bae was Weol Joo's son after all she is the one giving post-pregnant-dream. And two things : She said to Mister Gwi she let Weol Joo sign the contract because she knows her too well and I do not think she was talking about just her fiery temper + when she saw Kang Bae just after that she said " It is true your are handsome " with emotive eyes

So far the only drama where the end pleased me was " The Guest " ; I thought the second drama with a great end would be Mystic pop up bar but no... I often feel like I am bretrayed in the last episode of a Kdrama. And here the perfect example. Until episode 11 it was so good and I was so excited to see a badass Kang Bae but the last episode feels off to me too and I thought it was because I was expecting too much when I saw the comments.

I agree with what you said, the editing was really strange : for example the evil spirit was deadly wounded by Mister Gwi but the moment after he is in Kang Bae's dream trying to kill him ? Like What ? How? When ??? And like you said Weol Joo was crying Mister Gwi " death " and totally ignoring the fact his son was targeted when the moment before she was so worried about him she was jsut staring blankly at him ? Sorry If I sound rude but I get a bad taste after the last episode I was really excited about it until I saw it...
I feel like in Kdrama often they have good idea and start the story strong but they do not know how to end things properly. And It is not because of the 12 episodes formats they had enough to make a great end but they lost precious minutes with useless flashback or stares (at least they should have give us flashback of all the moments between Kang Bae and his parents when they did not know his identity.

What bothered me :

The characters were changed in the last episode just for the sake of the plot and it was not necessary : -

- Weol Joo was strong and had a fiery temper, the drama makes her soulless in the last episode her temper was a big par of her. She was just standing there with a frown.

- Mister Gwi makes silly mistakes TWICE : He did not recognized the evil spirit possessing the death and in the last episode he was easily tricked by a false information. It was so strange because they show him in the previous episodes as a super cop with great powers so once again HOW ?

- Kang Bae said he already know about the identity of his parents... Wtf I was soa waiting his reaction about it and they make him got his memory and reaction off cameras ?

A lot of wtf moments :

Mister Gwi and Weol Seem suddently weak, Yeo Rin helps them without asking much even if she thinks they are from the CIA it was really what the fuck. Especially they forget her midway lmao when I thought she would reapperead to kiss Kang Bae.

Mister Gwi and Weol Joo hiding when the evil guy is harming Kang Bae ! Ok it was to show they hear that he knows but it felt so off how can parents let their child be harmed that way without reactions until it is too late ?

Odly the characters had much more chemistry before the revelation that Kang Bae it their son and I think it is because actors felt it was rushed so it was hard for them to get emotional when it was suddently bad written

Too much " sad moments " without being well done : The first scene where Kang Bae cries all alone and they go back in time to explain was not intriguing for me becuase I coul easily guess what happened.
Mister Gwi " death" was useless really...
The scene in the abandonned building when the evil spirit tries to harm Kang Bae, Mister Gwi tries to stop him and Weol Joo is just staring.
The stairway moment was truly a pain to watch because Weol Joo make a long speech again it was useless because the vilain was not deep enough and I was okay with it so why they tried to make him seems deep I just want to see him evil.
Finally the " hole "of the staircase was just a joke, nah ?
Mister who is alive without explanation wtf
Only two minutes to see them reunite
The morale seems forced about how life is wonderful blablabla

Sorry If I seem rude again but it because I loved this drama so much so right now I am really dissapointed, but it was just one episode who was bad ( but of course it is the last episode...)

Frankly my perfect ending I was expecting : A badass fight between Kang Bae/ Mister Gwi/ Weol Joo vs evil spirit ---> The evil spirit is annihilated but Kang Bae becomes sick and his power is worse ---> Weol Joo and Mister Gwi must go in his dream's world to help him and they find out he is their son because he has memories of his past life + memories of the tree ---> They save Kang Bae but must part away but they have still hald the episode to say goodbye (I was hopping a " Goobye " like in Tunnel where they keep one episode to say proper goodbye and it was sad but beautiful) ----> a final hint about Mister Gwi and Weol Joo being reincarnated and END

Yes I was a bit angry they did not show much interaction between Kang Bae / Weol Joo-Mister Gwi together after they know they are a family. The last episode was messy to me. Here a few example : One moment you see the evil spirit fataly wounded but the moment after you see him in Kang Bae's dream trying to kill him, The evil spirit take hald the episode just to think " oh I should kidnap their son ", The good guy are so dumb at the end they get into the evil spirit's trap so easily and for example when Kang Bae was an hostage Weol Joo was just looking at him without doing much when she had a fiery temper all along ? , Yeo Rin who help them without asking them what is going even if she thinks they are CIA agents it was a bit too much, and a lot of others moments, Mister Gwi who died and come back without explanation, ....

I am really hard to be please by the ending often especially when the episodes before were really good and suddently it becomes strange you have the impression the persons doing it changed ? But Yeah it was good, it is just the editing felt off in the last episode

I love when people are connected in stories ( because fate or whatevers )especially when it is well done because now I want to rewatch the drama knowing they are indeed a family by " blood " that is even better

Same I dunno why but I did not think about the possibility the tree could " awake " so I was surprised but for the good it was so exciting

I am wondering the same about the pre-producing, I think it is better and thanks to that we are sure to get the episodes even if there are a problem later on + top notch quality like you said I see the difference

So I will explain how I understand things but I will not hide it : I am a bit confused too so it is more like ideas than real " facts ".

About the Cinnabar : In her past she was a sacred rock but had an " human form " sometimes to get out and help people. The bad guy destroyed the rock but her soul was still existing so she reincarnates as an human and she keeps the same form ( Yeo Rin has the same face for example like in the flashback where the rock transformed as an human). Then her memory was each time erased ( when she is reincarnated) in order for her to live a " normal " life but her memories from 500 years ago as a sacred rock are still in her subconsciously : To me they have the same soul but with different memories.

About the tree and Kang Bae I think it is another case, to me they are not really the same soul but it is hard to say yet. I think when the sacred tree " died " because of Weol Joo's curse he entered the baby's corpse to survive and so he was mixed with the baby's soul ? And when Weol Joo's baby was reincarnated; deep down he had the sacred tree's memories. I do not know if it makes sense haha

What we saw at the end was the memories of the sacred tree

I swear I have the impression to get a present each time a new episode is available. Today's episode is WONDERFUL

BUT SERIOUSLY GIRL TOLD HIM HE IS A FATHER ARRRRFFFF

I find it funny how the Cinnabar was possessing Yeo Rin sometimes, it reminds me yeo na in " Kill Me, Heal Me " with the fiery temper

Especially they will know they are a family in the last episode... It will be so sad if right after they are together they must part away !

It is " The Guest " One of the best ending I have ever seen it is rare for me to be please with the ending often. And all characters was well done in my opinion and get a good evolution

Just one more day to wait !

I am so ready to see épisode 11 ! Feel like this drama will be add in my list of satisfacting drama all along ( and so far there is only one drama who was good until the end before pop up bar...) even the end will be great I have a good feeling about it ! Perhaps because it was preproduced, because there are only 12 épisodes, because it gives a lot of emotions without being tiring, because the story is well done without making common mistakes like useless love triangle or because of the great acting but I love it

Yeah I heard the main guy can travel back to his past ? But I want a confirmation too
I heard it in this video below :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18ZSZ4KE_kU

I do not think there will be an happy ending but I know what you means... I am so excited I have the impression a lot of good dramas are airing at the same time !!! Not so long ago I thought it would be interesting to see Dexter as a korean drama and here it is with " Flower of Evil " (except here it is not his sister who is a cop but his wife)

I hope you are right !

Mystic Pop-up bar is one of the few drama where I think everything are in my taste until the end (there are still two episodes to see but I have faith in it) : Comedy, Dynamic, great team-work, loveable and unforgettable characters, and not useless love triangle + some heartwarming twist !

I already recommend it to my loved ones. I am currently enjoying " Kkondae Intern " and " Team Bulldog ", it is also fun to watch not as fun of course but still. The next one I am awaiting is " Train "

About Hotel Del Luna I did not enjoyed it as much as Mystic Pop Up Bar, I loved the characters there too but I felt like they did not use all the potential of the story ? Not quite sure how to put it but I prefer when there is one short story by one episode and the " main story " progressing in the background, it is more compelling to me.