Ditto - I watched it because of Song but I rated it 7.0. Waste of time.
And yet. . . we never learned about Seok-ju's childhood trauma, did we?? Won't forgive the writers/director for that omission. We didn't even see a "last" scene between the two "brothers" did we. So disappointing. Only 27 yrs old when filmed - with seniors in mid '30s to 40. Between his expressive eyes and soft smiles, he held his own with the "sunbaes". 😊
Baek Hye-ji said CLEARLY (!) that she wants $$$$. It was only one scene, but I say forget all this "friend"…
@Abike, I have not yet watched Ep. 7 because someone posted below that someone was "murdered". I just want to know if that happened and who it might have been because before I watch, I want to know in advance, especially if it was an innocent. Can you help? Please put in spoiler box. TIA. 💕
I really appreciate writers who create a second couple instead of adding second leads with their nonsense unrequited…
Well. . . . .2FL is suffering unrequited "crush" at the moment (dramas have to have SOME plot and tension), but for once, writer is telegraphing that she will eventually change her focus.
Ditto - I watched it because of Song but I rated it 7.0. Waste of time.
lol, but I rated it 2⭐ and only because my baby Seo Ji-hoon was given the opportunity to steal so many scenes, I lost count. He was the reason I even considered a "melodrama" (I was warned) but honestly thought the first 8 episodes were pretty well done. As I said, I didn't realize I signed up for "surreal" over "realistic".
Regarding the end: It is NOT REAL. It is Je-yeon's dream or fantasy. Commenter nisaaa noted that the shop was different from all prior scenes (mirror added; flowers gone). Hae may be alive (it takes place one month before the 2 year trial ends) or he may have died. From the director:
"The final scene—Je-yeon gazing at Hae's 'presence'—is meant to blur life, memory, and dream, leaving viewers to choose. Is it recovery's glow or grief's echo? We wanted that eternal 'here and now' to mirror youth's timeless pull."
So, viewers can choose to believe that Hae is still alive in the USA. Or not. My take - if I had known that this was some sort of surreal novel rather than a drama with a plot, I never would have started.
I think hae died because the last scene maybe hae or jaeyeon's dream. The mirror is not at the shop before that.…
Wow - I think you are correct. If Hae lived, then the viewer is asked to believe that he returned to Korea, didn't tell anyone he was returning and then. . . . instead of immediately running to his beloved girlfriend he goes to his flower shop and begins to putter around? It was UNbelievable.
In the last 4 episodes, rather than writing for a drama (with beginning, middle and end) writer-nim seemed to take pleasure in creating a surreal Kafka-esque novel with it's meandering non-plot and multiple ambiguous conversations.
[Definition of "Surreal": characterized by dreamlike, bizarre, or fantastical elements that challenge reality. "Surrealism": blending the mundane with the fantastical, to explore the human condition.]
Here is just one example of why the writing was trash.
Je-yeon has a dream where both couples are having coffee - as COUPLES, not individuals. So, Tae-rin and Seok-ju are there as a COUPLE. Repeat, it's a DREAM.
But there was not ONE scene ever that showed that she knew that Tae-rin and Seok-ju were a couple. Many viewers were looking forward to Je-yeon finding out - it would have been a hilarious scene.
How can she have a dream about something she never witnessed/saw/heard?
Disappointing. I knew I was taking a risk by watching a melodrama but did so because Se Ji Hoon was in it. Too many meaningless scenes and a meandering plot (if one could even find a plot). Happy - but totally ridiculous - ending.
For those viewers who highly value beautiful cinematography, fuzzy dreamlike scenes and lots of angst/crying, you will enjoy this.
As for Seo Ji-hoon, his next drama is rumored to be All of Us Are Dead 2. Just my luck, lol. He needs a good rom-com or detective drama.
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"The final scene—Je-yeon gazing at Hae's 'presence'—is meant to blur life, memory, and dream, leaving viewers to choose. Is it recovery's glow or grief's echo? We wanted that eternal 'here and now' to mirror youth's timeless pull."
So, viewers can choose to believe that Hae is still alive in the USA. Or not. My take - if I had known that this was some sort of surreal novel rather than a drama with a plot, I never would have started.
In the last 4 episodes, rather than writing for a drama (with beginning, middle and end) writer-nim seemed to take pleasure in creating a surreal Kafka-esque novel with it's meandering non-plot and multiple ambiguous conversations.
[Definition of "Surreal": characterized by dreamlike, bizarre, or fantastical elements that challenge reality.
"Surrealism": blending the mundane with the fantastical, to explore the human condition.]
Mega-fail for me.
Je-yeon has a dream where both couples are having coffee - as COUPLES, not individuals. So, Tae-rin and Seok-ju are there as a COUPLE. Repeat, it's a DREAM.
But there was not ONE scene ever that showed that she knew that Tae-rin and Seok-ju were a couple. Many viewers were looking forward to Je-yeon finding out - it would have been a hilarious scene.
How can she have a dream about something she never witnessed/saw/heard?
For those viewers who highly value beautiful cinematography, fuzzy dreamlike scenes and lots of angst/crying, you will enjoy this.
As for Seo Ji-hoon, his next drama is rumored to be All of Us Are Dead 2. Just my luck, lol. He needs a good rom-com or detective drama.