From what I have read, Falling head first doesn't always means "fatality" as there is several factors in play.…
If the bag was waterproof and sealed with the zip, the water could potentially had not flowed into the bag itself since I did have my bag dropped into pools of water before with the insides relatively dry. Chances are that the water slowly seep into the bag until it reach a point where the mother was awoken by it, especially since there is a pocket of air in the bag before she is dumped. So when she was first dumped, there wasn't any movement and she wouldn't inhale the water since the water in the bag isn't rapidly covering her breathing space. Plastic surgery was just a logical conclusion I had since she could have suffered facial injuries from the fall thus she changed her looks in the process to switch identity.
Waterproof means the bag, watch, or product can be submerged completely underwater for long periods of time, and there won’t be one single drop of water that enters the interior.
What does water resistant mean? “able to resist the penetration of water to some degree but not entirely.” This essentially means that the longer the item is exposed to water (or other liquid) the increased chances of it letting the liquid in are.
The bag could be waterproof or water resistant which would explain why she would not drowned immediately or why she isn't awoken by the water as soon as she is dumped.
Okay so i haven't finished the ep yet, but please tell me that we will get answers on how her mom survived literally…
From what I have read, Falling head first doesn't always means "fatality" as there is several factors in play. For example, how high did she fall, how hard was the material her head was in contact with, did something break her fall before she hit the stairs?
Analyzing the footage, we can see that when she is pushed by KMY's dad, some of the momentum was slowed from the push as she hits the sides of the railings. Moreover, the stair which she has fallen on was carpeted (thus the material is slightly softer), the height she falls isn't very high either due to how she has fallen from the first floor onto the stairs which begins at the ground floor. Thus, she has only fallen half a floor. The way she falls, her shoulders and body had most likely bore the most brunt of the fall so it isn't far fetched that her head isn't injured fatally. There could be fracture in the skull or face which is why she did performed a plastic surgery. A recent example of someone falling off a stage was Red Velvet member Wendy who didn't fall head first but have also suffered facial injuries. The reason why there is so much blood could be the skin of the scalp being cut open because even minor cuts can cause alot of bleeding. https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2016/11/head_injuries.php
In episode 3, there was a scene where KMY dreamt about that exact lake where her mother was rising above the water as she chanted "save me". Not exactly sure if KMY did witness the scene but she could be imagining based on her father's response in going to the reservoir (creating false imagery). The part where KMY witness her mother falling as well as her blood in the basement are traumatic memories which can be falsify as a way for her to cope, especially when the mother did mentally abuse her in her childhood. The father who was partially drunk and have a brain tumor could likely have a distorted memory too. I am on the theory that when the father dumped her into the lake, KMY Mom was woken up by the influx of water flowing into the bag which lead to her escaping easily from the bag due to it being "zipped" only and I assume she wasn't restrained by ropes or anything. That dream of KMY could be a foreshadow to how her mom escapes from her death.
That's exactly why the rating in Korea is not doing well. Started at 6%, went down, at some point it inched higher,…
I am not sure why you would perceive the ratings as "not doing well" because it did get first place across all tv cable channels throughout its run with other episodes. It is important to realized that "cable channels" are actually "subscription-based" or paid channels so it is not free like KBS channels. There is a big difference between Pay-to-Watch and Free-to-watch which is why the ratings hovers around the 5 percent mark.
Other drama in the same time slot and cable channels have gotten 4.7% (JTBC) and 1.1% (OCN). KBS got such a high rating are mostly because it is a free tv channels with 100 episodes in production. I don't think it is because "only the people hooked are defending it" as that is an insult to the community and the drama. With Netflix available in Korea, why would the citizen not watch the drama there as a substitute/alternatives? (which means that it is not mandatory to catch it on Cable Channels). Cable Channel have been on the down trend lately as People opt to use their mobile phones or PC in surfing the web and watching videos. Thus, the ratings isn't bad but rather it is considered excellent despite all the limitations.
This drama was so promising in the beginning but the last 3 episodes have been underwhelming for me. This is supposed…
Looking at the episode 16 preview, there was a scene in particular where KMY looked at ST finished mural with the new butterfly added. Director OJW is also sitting at the bench while she stares at the mural. I supposed that is the much needed "therapy" session you hoped for although not 100% sure if it was KMY. I find that episode 15 is focused more on healing GT and helping him overcome the idea "of how his mom died" as well as the fact about KMY not being "wrong". By this point, the healing haven't targeted KMY yet, but rather it was GT first. Episode 14 highlighted the importance in bonding, and how ST has truly become a protector. A person where GT and MY can lean on. That to me is very healing. The hug requested made GT realized how much he needed it ever since he lost his mother's embrace. Like a zombie kid, he wanted "warmth". KMY too needed ST to forgive her even when she didn't commit any wrongdoing (to which ST easily accepted it as long as KMY eats the food).
Maybe you were just trying to have KMY healed and is focusing in her solely. My point of view are that the "healing" element isn't just specifically for her but for many other individuals in the cast. Only by having others around you healed, will you also be able to understand their healing process and then applied it to your own self. Regarding it being underwhelming, I liked that it went into such a direction instead of being fancy/overwhelming. Just like how Director O says about KMY wearing fancy clothing as a defense mechanism, isn't that what we saw in the early parts of this drama where everything is so intriguing. Now in the later parts of the drama, it is as if we are peeling off that defense and unraveling the simplicity of the story without flairs. Overall, I do understand how you felt since episode 13 was quite underwhelming to me too (due to how dark the episode was mostly) but I also find ep 14 and 15 to be enjoyable as they had the healing moments I hoped for.
Something strange about this "mother " narrative. Why MY said she would have recognized her. Why she did not go…
Not sure if you have seen episode 16 preview but there was a scene where KMY confronts the mother in the police station. So we will have to wait and see how they deal with this.
As a Greek i died with the way they pronunciate the word "psyche" I was so confused at first but here a fact:…
So there is two sides of the coin where one is light and the other side is dark. Sort of like how fairytales they presented have morals which has different takes. The writer does have many nuance in trying to create a solid story with many references that I love exploring more of. Such as the fact you have given us. Thanks!
That was so predictable. Knew it from the very beginning and I knew it was going to become a huge problem in the…
Good to know that it was predictable and cliche for you so I am sure you can switch to another airing drama rather than be disappointed further. Either way, thanks for reaching this far into the episodes.
Wait is that an actual book?!? No right...I'm so confused...heheh
He did just found out MY's mom could be the "murderer" through her butterfly accessories so the shock of that is enough for him. I am sure he is trying to run away again rather than fully confronting My's mother at that moment so he would not want to read the book which she have written. Atleast we do know that the father, Nurse Park, fake actress fan and Sang Tae had read the book. Just that they are keeping it secret from us viewers which may be reveal in future episodes.
Honestly, we knew deep inside that he would definitely come.
I am sure the hospital director gave him a pep-talk when he broke down in that classroom. Thus, I am not surprised at how he came to that photo shoot but I am just happy to see the end result even when it was predictable.
Hoped people could have supported Piece of your mind like this way too. Just because a really famous actor stars…
In the end, us "international fans" supporting a drama doesn't always actually mean a drama will get the attention needed to convince the cable network to keep it running as they are profit oriented. The ratings from the Korean Households are what matter the most to them. Netflix being in play could involve more international fan base being useful but it depends on whether Netflix is willing to collaborate with the network cable company and whether those company were looking to show their drama on Netflix to begin with.
From what I know, Jung Hae In is considered very famous in South Korea due to the number of Cfs he does and the roles he acted in While you were sleeping&Prison Playbook&Something in the Rain was major. He had his appearance in variety show and won awards for his drama. He has 4.6 million followers on IG so I don't agree with your statement about how you need "famous actor" when he fits those criteria already.
There is always going to be underrated drama and drama that doesn't appeal to the mass even when the quality of the drama is excellent. That is something which can't be forced upon other than having better marketing team promoting for the drama itself which means more budget.
To end my statements, there is a drama called "Beautiful Mind" which was very outstanding and had Jang Hyuk as a male lead. If you went to the MDL's page of Beautiful Mind, you would realized how many people loved the drama but sadly it was cut short in 2016 (non-corona times) due to for the same reason, ratings. and the company behind Beautiful Mind was KBS. So whether it is TvN or not, cable network company would just cut the drama short if it doesn't deliver the substantial returns based on hard data such as the ratings.
There isn't much point to feel bitter when we neither had the power to take control over the company to force the continuation of a certain drama that doesn't perform (since shareholders only want results). We can try a petition but it is unlikely for that to be successful. The only best way to keep a drama running is to keep the ratings high and that has so much factor involved, a sole individual would not be a cut for it.
You also have to realized IOTNBO could have flopped and be in a similar position as POYM. What if IOTNBO didn't show up in Netflix? What if IOTNBO had a stronger rival drama in the same timeslot? IOTNBO could have been cut short if its ratings didn't meet expectation too which Kim Soo Hyun would have little effect over no matter his popularity (Even his movie Real flopped regardless of his popularity). Hence, appreciate what you have and rather than looking at the past, look toward the future and placing your support on good story line drama. That good story line drama for me would be IOTNBO for example. There is such a good international community here that is passionate in supporting the drama and the drama was lucky enough to get the ratings it deserved to keep it airing. The company behind it won't affect me much since there are just broadcaster for the works of a director/writer. If it doesn't perform well or was cut short, then that is just an unfortunate and uncontrollable event for us.
Ok I'm just gonna go ahead and say this. I don't really understand how, or rather why Gang-tae started liking…
Other than liking her since childhood (first love and "savior" of his life), I believe Gang Tae is slowly detecting just how she isn't always this "egoistic" and "manipulative " type individual whereby she only employ those tactics as her defense mechanism. She was invasive in trying to get close to him but she was never dishonest about it, she immediately tell anything of what she will do straight to his face and she has shown to positively give benefits to him through saving him during that autograph session/standing up for him . Getting a job at the psychiatric center was proposed by the Hospital director in the first place so you can't blame her for accepting it when her intention to go that city was to just see Gang Tae, not get a job cause she is rich enough.
Kidnapping his brother was also something I find disturbing in a way but I felt she had the proper reason to do so as Sang Tae is shown to be quite an independent individual despite his autism and she did reveal what she have done when Gang Tae called her. She also intended for him to be her artist with a contract which benefits him more financially (camping car) than actually extracting benefits out of him. Getting Sang Tae to stay in bid to get Gang Tae to stay isn't a disadvantage to the duo since the rent is free, Sang Te got a job and from what we have seen, them staying in that house was peaceful with no restriction to freedom to the outside world.
In the beginning, he already knows she keep on a facade to cover her insecurities but with her storybooks, it shows how much "warmth" she desires and how she is actually not a bad person. Gang Tae who discovers this points start to be attracted to her since their personality contrast so much, he naturally wants to be free, to have his safety pin be released.
The scene in the bookstore when his brother sees the dinosaur and the parents grab his hair and throw him to the…
That's how the Korean community have been dealing with "mental illness" where they perceived it very negatively and react violently toward it. The society is very pressuring toward their own individuals which lead to the highest suicide rate of all countries. Therefore, I felt real bad when he got grabbed like that but luckily our queen step in to save the day. We need more people like that in real life to stand up for individuals that just need more care, understanding and awareness.
While I can't fully change your perception on whether the episodes is getting worst because my opinion is opposite…
Just like the title, it's okay to not be okay so no worries if you are disappointed or dislike the show as everyone have their own preferences. The relationship part between the leads is definitely on the much faster side and to explain the reason for that happening, it would be regarding them as a childhood lovers where he is attracted to her right from the moment she saved her. To analyse Gang Tae character, he is the type that doesn't develop deep relationship and yet the relationship that he have already established, he would dive super deep into. Mun Yeong fulfill that criteria of knowing him before he actually had to keep moving between cities and the "giving coal out to those stuck in a winter storm" would have a much larger impact on the perception of an individual, especially when he wasn't loved in his childhood by his mother (until after they showed it was him forgetting the good times".
Mun Yeong appearing in some key moments of his life and to start cohabitation with her can lead to feelings being developed is the logic I lean towards. I have seen plenty of drama start the relationship at around episode 3-4 even so for this drama to start the "true" relationship at episode 8 (without any kissing involved yet) is fine by me as we are now reaching the midway point.
I am part of the minority who doesn’t hate Ju Ri. She seems like any normal person who gets annoyed when the…
Same, my sister acts similarly to her so I am very sure she is normal as she can get. And she plays the character too well which from aligns more with the Asian cultures in acting a certain way. Her crush on Gang tae may seem easy to break off/move on by the audience but it is in fact not easy since he is also her first love which we tend to remember the most deeply and there is this sentiment of sticking with one person in Asian culture rather than freely finding more option for dating purposes. They thought her behavior is psychotic during that car scene and I can attest to it being normal because she couldn't get mad at her mother directly due to "blood thicker than water and respecting elders" so she have to released it elsewhere.
https://www.heinnie.com/blog/waterproof-vs-waterresistant/
Waterproof means the bag, watch, or product can be submerged completely underwater for long periods of time, and there won’t be one single drop of water that enters the interior.
What does water resistant mean?
“able to resist the penetration of water to some degree but not entirely.” This essentially means that the longer the item is exposed to water (or other liquid) the increased chances of it letting the liquid in are.
The bag could be waterproof or water resistant which would explain why she would not drowned immediately or why she isn't awoken by the water as soon as she is dumped.
Analyzing the footage, we can see that when she is pushed by KMY's dad, some of the momentum was slowed from the push as she hits the sides of the railings. Moreover, the stair which she has fallen on was carpeted (thus the material is slightly softer), the height she falls isn't very high either due to how she has fallen from the first floor onto the stairs which begins at the ground floor. Thus, she has only fallen half a floor. The way she falls, her shoulders and body had most likely bore the most brunt of the fall so it isn't far fetched that her head isn't injured fatally. There could be fracture in the skull or face which is why she did performed a plastic surgery. A recent example of someone falling off a stage was Red Velvet member Wendy who didn't fall head first but have also suffered facial injuries. The reason why there is so much blood could be the skin of the scalp being cut open because even minor cuts can cause alot of bleeding. https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2016/11/head_injuries.php
In episode 3, there was a scene where KMY dreamt about that exact lake where her mother was rising above the water as she chanted "save me". Not exactly sure if KMY did witness the scene but she could be imagining based on her father's response in going to the reservoir (creating false imagery). The part where KMY witness her mother falling as well as her blood in the basement are traumatic memories which can be falsify as a way for her to cope, especially when the mother did mentally abuse her in her childhood. The father who was partially drunk and have a brain tumor could likely have a distorted memory too. I am on the theory that when the father dumped her into the lake, KMY Mom was woken up by the influx of water flowing into the bag which lead to her escaping easily from the bag due to it being "zipped" only and I assume she wasn't restrained by ropes or anything. That dream of KMY could be a foreshadow to how her mom escapes from her death.
Moreover, the newest episode 15 did reach the 6% mark with 6.5%-7%, beating out the premiere episode. https://www.soompi.com/article/1417977wpp/its-okay-to-not-be-okay-ratings-soar-to-all-time-high-ahead-of-finale#:~:text=According%20to%20Nielsen%20Korea%2C%20the,slot%20across%20all%20cable%20channels.
Other drama in the same time slot and cable channels have gotten 4.7% (JTBC) and 1.1% (OCN). KBS got such a high rating are mostly because it is a free tv channels with 100 episodes in production. I don't think it is because "only the people hooked are defending it" as that is an insult to the community and the drama. With Netflix available in Korea, why would the citizen not watch the drama there as a substitute/alternatives? (which means that it is not mandatory to catch it on Cable Channels). Cable Channel have been on the down trend lately as People opt to use their mobile phones or PC in surfing the web and watching videos. Thus, the ratings isn't bad but rather it is considered excellent despite all the limitations.
Maybe you were just trying to have KMY healed and is focusing in her solely. My point of view are that the "healing" element isn't just specifically for her but for many other individuals in the cast. Only by having others around you healed, will you also be able to understand their healing process and then applied it to your own self. Regarding it being underwhelming, I liked that it went into such a direction instead of being fancy/overwhelming. Just like how Director O says about KMY wearing fancy clothing as a defense mechanism, isn't that what we saw in the early parts of this drama where everything is so intriguing. Now in the later parts of the drama, it is as if we are peeling off that defense and unraveling the simplicity of the story without flairs. Overall, I do understand how you felt since episode 13 was quite underwhelming to me too (due to how dark the episode was mostly) but I also find ep 14 and 15 to be enjoyable as they had the healing moments I hoped for.
From what I know, Jung Hae In is considered very famous in South Korea due to the number of Cfs he does and the roles he acted in While you were sleeping&Prison Playbook&Something in the Rain was major. He had his appearance in variety show and won awards for his drama. He has 4.6 million followers on IG so I don't agree with your statement about how you need "famous actor" when he fits those criteria already.
There is always going to be underrated drama and drama that doesn't appeal to the mass even when the quality of the drama is excellent. That is something which can't be forced upon other than having better marketing team promoting for the drama itself which means more budget.
To end my statements, there is a drama called "Beautiful Mind" which was very outstanding and had Jang Hyuk as a male lead. If you went to the MDL's page of Beautiful Mind, you would realized how many people loved the drama but sadly it was cut short in 2016 (non-corona times) due to for the same reason, ratings. and the company behind Beautiful Mind was KBS. So whether it is TvN or not, cable network company would just cut the drama short if it doesn't deliver the substantial returns based on hard data such as the ratings.
There isn't much point to feel bitter when we neither had the power to take control over the company to force the continuation of a certain drama that doesn't perform (since shareholders only want results). We can try a petition but it is unlikely for that to be successful. The only best way to keep a drama running is to keep the ratings high and that has so much factor involved, a sole individual would not be a cut for it.
You also have to realized IOTNBO could have flopped and be in a similar position as POYM. What if IOTNBO didn't show up in Netflix? What if IOTNBO had a stronger rival drama in the same timeslot? IOTNBO could have been cut short if its ratings didn't meet expectation too which Kim Soo Hyun would have little effect over no matter his popularity (Even his movie Real flopped regardless of his popularity). Hence, appreciate what you have and rather than looking at the past, look toward the future and placing your support on good story line drama. That good story line drama for me would be IOTNBO for example. There is such a good international community here that is passionate in supporting the drama and the drama was lucky enough to get the ratings it deserved to keep it airing. The company behind it won't affect me much since there are just broadcaster for the works of a director/writer. If it doesn't perform well or was cut short, then that is just an unfortunate and uncontrollable event for us.
Kidnapping his brother was also something I find disturbing in a way but I felt she had the proper reason to do so as Sang Tae is shown to be quite an independent individual despite his autism and she did reveal what she have done when Gang Tae called her. She also intended for him to be her artist with a contract which benefits him more financially (camping car) than actually extracting benefits out of him. Getting Sang Tae to stay in bid to get Gang Tae to stay isn't a disadvantage to the duo since the rent is free, Sang Te got a job and from what we have seen, them staying in that house was peaceful with no restriction to freedom to the outside world.
In the beginning, he already knows she keep on a facade to cover her insecurities but with her storybooks, it shows how much "warmth" she desires and how she is actually not a bad person. Gang Tae who discovers this points start to be attracted to her since their personality contrast so much, he naturally wants to be free, to have his safety pin be released.
Mun Yeong appearing in some key moments of his life and to start cohabitation with her can lead to feelings being developed is the logic I lean towards. I have seen plenty of drama start the relationship at around episode 3-4 even so for this drama to start the "true" relationship at episode 8 (without any kissing involved yet) is fine by me as we are now reaching the midway point.