Jaelsilk

Whelp, I started watching LFTCOTT about six months ago and was totally sideswiped by the jarring time-jump that happens less than midway through. I was really put off by the time-skip and the change in the nature of the relationship between the two leads. I stopped watching, realizing that it was good enough that I would probably go back and finish it one day but feeling a bit peeved by what felt like a betrayal by the writer/director.

Finally this week I started it again at episode 6. And boy am I glad I gave it another chance. Having some distance from the pure sweetness and tragedy of the earlier episodes I was able to fully appreciate the complexity and depth of the relationship in the later episodes. And episode 7 had me in tears for almost the whole watch.

In truth, I should have known better and trusted in Hwang Da-seul. She's never let me down and she didn't with Let Free The Curse of the Taekwondo. The acting, the soundtrack the cinematography were all signature Da-seul and it was unbearably lovely. I highly recommend watching this and not letting the jarring time-jump stop you from finishing it. I still think the length of time was a mistake but it is minor at the end of the day and the show as a whole is wonderful and filled with sweetness.