C-rated version of The Glory indeed. First two episodes had all the cliches that you can expect from a Japanese…
The only thing this has in common with The Glory so far is that the leads were in high school together there is planned revenge involved. The villains in The Glory were mean bullies. Rena here is clearly a psychopath (they're laying it on thicker than bread on butter).
So much to unpack in this episode. By far my favourite ep so far.
Gun is such a sweetheart. I know people like that irl who cannot hold a grudge or be upset with someone they care about for two seconds once they apologise. Yotha trying the same trick twice just had me smh. I expect to see a proper conversation between them in the next ep.
Now to the man of the match Faifa. I was a little uninterested in his story because I haven't really seen the actor in anything else but now I'm looking forward to it a lot. Faifa is such a layered character, one of the better written ones in this drama in my opinion. He's similar to Gun in a lot of ways and it makes sense given the revelation about what his mum did to him. Masking true feelings behind a cheerful exterior. Loved him standing up to Yotha and taking care of Gun.
This ep had everything. Humour, romance, angst and Arm's overdramatic fake-acting ass. Everyone one of the actors bringing their A-game. I for one am glad it's 24 episodes.
What immature thing has Gun done? Being overly cheerful and friendly translates as immaturity these days? And how are you not seeing that it's an act he's gotten into so as not to make others worry about him? That's the crutch of his character arc.
If you're squeamish about cheating, this might not be the series for you.
That aside, I love the back and forth emails side by side their real life encounters. The pace is just perfect for me. I'm curious about how their relationships with their partners will play out after they become intimate with each other (and not just sexually).
Well your comment was bothering me for 8 hours. And nobody was saying anything about this. So I'm allergic to…
You did good by replying. I was going to point it out as well that an allergy to milk does not equal an allergy to butter. There is so little lactose in butter that it doesn't matter. And if it's a straight-up milk allergy and not lactose intolerance then butter isn't a problem at all.
I really dislike the university girl right now. This is harassment. Even if you know the person likes you, respect them not wanting you. Of course they'll end up together. bleh
I don't think I have liked a BL character as much as I like North. He's adorable. It's nice to see a cute character without a dark backstory. He's silly and open and perfect for Johan.
Holy Shit this theory make sense, that's why Grandmother saw her younger self directly said to younger self she…
Yes. And there is no "Emily". It was her sister all along who became younger (hence the female hormones in her drugs and the resemblance to the young O Mal-soon) and somehow meets Daniel and comes back to Korea, likely to look for her family, but time runs out and she reverts to old age which is why she disappears from the company. I'm curious to know what the price of the youth is though. In the "twin's" case she seems to have made a deal with the taxi driver but O Mal soon was made young against her will.
I'm having so much fun with this. One second I'm getting exasperated with O Du Ri, the next she does something so unhinged I'm laughing my head off. She is a little OTT but that's because it's an old woman in a young body. It has to be OTT and the actress is killing the role.
When you have spent decades being someone and living by your own rules, especially when you've had to struggle a lot to get to where you are, change is tough. While it'll be nice to see Du Ri blend in a little more, I don't see that happening for a few more episodes or even until the end.
My theory, O Mal Soon is a twin and the older version we see is her sister and the mother of her daughter. She "adopted" her when the real mother ran off. So the whole keep her away from the father business is likely not her fault 'cos she didn't know who the father was.
As for Daniel's stalker, I don't have any theories but I hope the person is revealed soon and they die a horrible death.
I didn't like that they suddenly all found the light shop. If it was that easy, why didn't they find it sooner?…
The only person the bus driver took to the light shop who didn't have a clear idea what was going on was the high school student and he didn't tell him what exactly it meant. Just to find a light. The mum and the girlfriend already knew they were dead. The young girl figured it out when he spoke to her and refused to go. Who else is in "most of them"?
We saw what happened when the loved ones told them (or when they realised) what getting their lights meant. The young girl refused to take the light her mum brought, the gf broke her light and the bf had to be coerced via a promise.
I agree with everything else.
Gun is such a sweetheart. I know people like that irl who cannot hold a grudge or be upset with someone they care about for two seconds once they apologise. Yotha trying the same trick twice just had me smh. I expect to see a proper conversation between them in the next ep.
Wa 🚩 certainly has a type. And while I understand why he stays close to Yotha, he's doing a little too much. especially knowing how it feeds his current bf's insecurity. And why does it feel like this was the first time he explained things to Klao clearly? Klao needs to shape up or shape out. Nobody (except maybe Wa 🚩) wants an insecure violent cry baby.
Now to the man of the match Faifa. I was a little uninterested in his story because I haven't really seen the actor in anything else but now I'm looking forward to it a lot. Faifa is such a layered character, one of the better written ones in this drama in my opinion. He's similar to Gun in a lot of ways and it makes sense given the revelation about what his mum did to him. Masking true feelings behind a cheerful exterior. Loved him standing up to Yotha and taking care of Gun.
This ep had everything. Humour, romance, angst and Arm's overdramatic fake-acting ass. Everyone one of the actors bringing their A-game. I for one am glad it's 24 episodes.
That aside, I love the back and forth emails side by side their real life encounters. The pace is just perfect for me. I'm curious about how their relationships with their partners will play out after they become intimate with each other (and not just sexually).
When you have spent decades being someone and living by your own rules, especially when you've had to struggle a lot to get to where you are, change is tough. While it'll be nice to see Du Ri blend in a little more, I don't see that happening for a few more episodes or even until the end.
My theory, O Mal Soon is a twin and the older version we see is her sister and the mother of her daughter. She "adopted" her when the real mother ran off. So the whole keep her away from the father business is likely not her fault 'cos she didn't know who the father was.
As for Daniel's stalker, I don't have any theories but I hope the person is revealed soon and they die a horrible death.
We saw what happened when the loved ones told them (or when they realised) what getting their lights meant. The young girl refused to take the light her mum brought, the gf broke her light and the bf had to be coerced via a promise.