I'd like to take a moment and give accolades to the most unique and best fandom ever! You're comments help ease the pain of waiting for the next episode and it truly felt like a family get together on these boards. A much needed peaceful oasis needed during trying times.
Loved the article! I'm a huge fan of this production because of the writing and direction. For me, this drama shows the flaws of the characters and the process of recognizing and trying to change them. My interpretation of healing is slowly letting go of the traumatic and not allowing it to effect my present. Every episode of this drama has quite literally played with me on an emotional level with the culmination (to date) being episode 14. I'm not a person who cries but I sat in my chair with tears streaming down.
Episode 14 - The Hand, The Monkfish (spoilers included)
It's been 12 hours since I watched this episode, which struck me with emotions I wasn't quite prepared for. The direction / writing / acting are equally brilliant throughout but episode 14 hit a raw nerve that I can't quite calm back into normalcy.
This is a fallout episode for Moon Young who grapples with the revelation that her mother killed Sang Tae and Kang Tae's mom. Sang Tae, trying to get her to feel better, becomes the older brother she never had. As he and feeds her porridge, she cries and I've never felt more sorry for a character in my life. Kang Tae is also trying to protect her from his feelings but his character growth will no longer allow him the privilege of hiding. He reluctantly tells her how he feels and the emotion poured into the scenes by these actors is beyond description. Praising words are simply not enough to do the brilliancy of this episode justice.
"The Hand, The Monkfish" was penned by Moon Young and was the favorite story of her mother's. In the mother's voice, an account is given of a child, adored and pampered, that is discarded and thrown into the sea because she could not measure up to the mom's expectation. From this book, we now understand Moon Young's life as a little girl and by this point of the story, I had tears streaming down. During all the comments, a recurring theme from viewers (such as myself) is that this drama strikes a chord with most watching. Six years ago, my autistic son had begun talking with one word at a time. A time of elation in the house to hear his voice that was soon followed by his father walking out. My son's first sentence was to his father's back and the last time he ever saw him, "daddy, don't leave me". To listen to "The Hand, The Monkfish" was torture. My son is happy, well adjusted, outgoing and he has not carried the scar of rejection like Moon Young has. A healing revelation of sorts for me that I'm doing well as a parent and a reminder that it's truly okay to not be okay at times.
where did you watch it it doesn't show up on my Netflix?? :(((
Netflix usually has it by 10:15 Eastern Standard Time. I know this because of my OCD tendency to click on the streaming site every 30 seconds after 10 am waiting for it to appear.
I love the actress that plays her (Kim Mi Kyung). I've watched her in several dramas and she makes acting look like a flawless craft. Amazingly talented.
This is a fallout episode for Moon Young who grapples with the revelation that her mother killed Sang Tae and Kang Tae's mom. Sang Tae, trying to get her to feel better, becomes the older brother she never had. As he and feeds her porridge, she cries and I've never felt more sorry for a character in my life. Kang Tae is also trying to protect her from his feelings but his character growth will no longer allow him the privilege of hiding. He reluctantly tells her how he feels and the emotion poured into the scenes by these actors is beyond description. Praising words are simply not enough to do the brilliancy of this episode justice.
"The Hand, The Monkfish" was penned by Moon Young and was the favorite story of her mother's. In the mother's voice, an account is given of a child, adored and pampered, that is discarded and thrown into the sea because she could not measure up to the mom's expectation. From this book, we now understand Moon Young's life as a little girl and by this point of the story, I had tears streaming down. During all the comments, a recurring theme from viewers (such as myself) is that this drama strikes a chord with most watching. Six years ago, my autistic son had begun talking with one word at a time. A time of elation in the house to hear his voice that was soon followed by his father walking out. My son's first sentence was to his father's back and the last time he ever saw him, "daddy, don't leave me". To listen to "The Hand, The Monkfish" was torture. My son is happy, well adjusted, outgoing and he has not carried the scar of rejection like Moon Young has. A healing revelation of sorts for me that I'm doing well as a parent and a reminder that it's truly okay to not be okay at times.