That's always such a mess. Why can't they just write that he went on a business trip or something
I think part of it too, is that it would require a major re-write of the storyline, at least in the short-term, and I don't know how much of the story is already written ahead. For instance, if he dies: -InOk inherits his estate (presumably), making her a major shareholder in the company and a threat to the siblings, who would plot against her -TK/YD would have to move into the main house to keep an eye on her and protect her better. Much more conflict with the siblings and Granny. -SeJin uses it as an opportunity to 'comfort' the grieving Granny and worm her way back in So, it might get to the point that it threatens to sideline the major plot-point (the pregnancy & fake marriage). I suppose the best bet is to let it slide and bring in the substitute. And he IS a good actor as seen in an almost-identical role in BML as an adoptive father of the ML. But it would have been interesting....
That's always such a mess. Why can't they just write that he went on a business trip or something
It would have been interesting if they suddenly killed the character off (traffic accident, heart attack, etc)? That would have left InOk very vulnerable in that house of vipers and put pressure on TK to support his mom. Might have been interesting, but an extreme detour from what the script is outlined for.
I think the theme of Ep 12 was 'GUILT'. While Ep 11 seemed like something of a breather from the pace of the prior episodes, Ep 12 started things moving again. In 12, we see TK freed from the guilt of leaving SJ mid-wedding thanks to her endless lies. And our main couple are now having to deal with the reality of lying to their parents/step-parents and the dread of the inevitable guilt when they find the truth about 'their' grandchild. Can't wait for Ep 13... And can't believe we'll still be discussing this in September! LOL
Is there something in SK law or customs, that would prohibit YD + TK from marrying, if his youngest sister already married her younger brother? (or vice-versa) We came close to this scenario in IBN & 3BS, but not quite.
She hadn't returned the annex house key/forgot it. She says it and the camera pans on to it too in her hands.…
Exactly. It bothers me that they are, after all, outright lying to their mothers. Yet I also figure that since they think they can out-smart their Moms (like most kids), their Moms will already have figured everything out long before they confess the truth. Their Moms almost stumble onto the truth back at in Ep 10.
Korean shows are not very into less traditional family forms and in cases like this the FL would probably misscarry…
It's odd to me that they have made a point in several episodes about his specialty. My thinking is that it isn't incidental, they might have something in mind for him coming up. Otherwise, why not just write him as being another OB/GYN in the practice? I'm probably overthinking :-)
The oldest child is the son, Gong Chung-Myun played by Choi Dae-Chul. Also, I agree with you on the clerk. The…
Thank you for clarifying. I've gotta believe that the middle sister won't end her pregnancy, since "their side" will need an heir to the family fortune vs. TK/YD child. So many moving parts to this drama, it's like every episode ends on a cliffhanger. Can't wait til next week!
They packed so much into this weekend's shows, it will take a while to digest. The show's pace has no sign of slowing down, and if anything seems to have picked up. Oddly, the one thing that stands out was that clerk at the Borough office. Man, that guy was GREAT, and what a terrific scene.
Has it been said which is the older sibling of the TK's family? Is it the brother or sister?
Korean shows are not very into less traditional family forms and in cases like this the FL would probably misscarry…
I have to agree. I keep thinking, there is a reason he's not just an OB/GYN, but a FERTILITY specialist. That's going to come in handy for some reason ahead. Plus, the child isn't his, and as a veteran of 3 Bold Siblings, you know a DNA test will be lurking out there somewhere. I hope I'm wrong....
That scene at Jay's house with his family was unreal. I can't even imagine the creativity of the writer who came up with that. I'll say it now, if they can keep it up for at least 3/4 of this series, they're WRITER OF THE YEAR, hands down. We've seen more great TV in 8 episodes than almost all of 3 Bold Siblings.
After stumbling and bumbling thru 3 Bold Siblings, it's really great to see a drama that is as quickly paced as this. And this writer is really clever as well, for example in Episode 3 (aired last night on KBS America) there were 2 scenes where they were tweaking us along: 1) in the food cart, the TK's Mom shows YD a pic of her son....and when we expect her to say OH! (seeing a pic of TK), she really just sees a baby pic. 2) In the food cart TK is outside, about to head in, when we see a cut of YD looking up at someone entering the cart - but it's just 2 other customers....she and TK just miss each other. All these little build up's are very well done! Maybe, just maybe, they can keep up the pace for 47 more episodes and we can see the lead characters actually experience living with each and meeting the challenges of being a couple, something we were largely denied in TBS and It's Beautiful Now. And YD's mom (Kim Hye Ok) is a terrific actress - her role as the would-be controlling mom in IBN who felt she was being ignored, drove me NUTS. She has this type of role down pat, and she will drive us crazy too.
I agree with the posters below: If Bravo My Life was the standard, this show falls short, as did the finale of It's Beautiful Now & 3 Bold Siblings, for that matter. This wasn't a bad show, but it could have been a lot better - the actors great work was undercut by the script which even at the end, seemed to lack a clear direction for the last week of air. And the little boy who played Him Chan in BML was so good, but the girl who did MiRinAe was just as good or better. And the MIL actress was superb in showing just what a hateful person she was. KBS America here is one-week behind, so the replacement show airs next Monday. Thanks to all for the fun discussion.
I have a sinking feeling that end scene at the beach we've been speculating about will just be them going there,…
I haven't seen any, I'm just speculating that the only hint of marriage we may see is from some made up pics they will flash by us at the end of the series, as has been done with other series finale's I've seen (usually behind-the-scenes pics). I can't imagine a time jump to the middle of a wedding ceremony, but hey, who knows?
-InOk inherits his estate (presumably), making her a major shareholder in the company and a threat to the siblings, who would plot against her
-TK/YD would have to move into the main house to keep an eye on her and protect her better. Much more conflict with the siblings and Granny.
-SeJin uses it as an opportunity to 'comfort' the grieving Granny and worm her way back in
So, it might get to the point that it threatens to sideline the major plot-point (the pregnancy & fake marriage). I suppose the best bet is to let it slide and bring in the substitute. And he IS a good actor as seen in an almost-identical role in BML as an adoptive father of the ML.
But it would have been interesting....
Can't wait for Ep 13...
And can't believe we'll still be discussing this in September! LOL
Oddly, the one thing that stands out was that clerk at the Borough office. Man, that guy was GREAT, and what a terrific scene.
Has it been said which is the older sibling of the TK's family? Is it the brother or sister?
Maybe, just maybe, they can keep up the pace for 47 more episodes and we can see the lead characters actually experience living with each and meeting the challenges of being a couple, something we were largely denied in TBS and It's Beautiful Now.
And YD's mom (Kim Hye Ok) is a terrific actress - her role as the would-be controlling mom in IBN who felt she was being ignored, drove me NUTS. She has this type of role down pat, and she will drive us crazy too.