JA looking at EH at the end - looking at his eyes and mouth - you see the dawning on her facial expression and…
I replied to you just now about JS. I think what made this even more dramatic and impactful was the lack of dialog between them at the end. Her trying desperately to remember her son in his facial features, especially his eyes, was pretty emotional. I can see where mother's would find that scene hard to watch.
Who needs a redemption arc more? JS or HY? I can understand HY somewhat...but what JS did, while watching her…
What do they do with JS then, I wonder? I have no idea how she could be redeemed. Her usefulness to the plot is over (other than yet-another love interest for Dancing Grandpa). They should send her out of the country and write her character out.
I think she is in shock and really, what could she say when DG dropped the sister bombshell? She may go off when…
Well, she DID breakdown in tears at the chicken store door that night. But she's on a mission now: For her, it's always been to find her kids. That's #1. She knows she can deal with DG/CY later. Look at her demeanor when she met DG that morning at the cafe. She's all business.
Ngl, today’s episode made me cry. I just felt so sad for JA - knowing her sister betrayed her but that ending…
Who needs a redemption arc more? JS or HY? I can understand HY somewhat...but what JS did, while watching her own sister suffer! It's like she's unable to process someone else's feelings?
WOW. OK, I've bitched about this series slow pace here and worried it was turning into AOME. But I stand corrected. This was an amazing episode. 10/10!
They managed to get DG/JA to meet and ALSO for JA to figure out the truth about her sister. And for good measure, EH now understands his true-love better and knows of the source of so much of HY's pain.
I kinda appreciated the low-key reaction of JA to all this. I was afraid she'd go completely hysterical and over-the-top, which the character has a right to. There was just enough hysterics the night of the reveal at the Chicken Store when she feared they may have gotten away again. This actress and director however, made a better choice to have her be in a daze afterwards (in shock, as Sher noted below) to all that is happening to her so quickly. Hers is not an overly emotional character from what we've seen so far, so I do like the portrayal. She isn't dumb, either: By the next morning (after, I'm sure, a sleepless night), she'd put together that Marie was CY and her son was EH. But to learn that all her pain was due to her sister's greed was a gut-punch that I can't even fathom. And for 30 years of deceit, no less.
Tor her to meet her son, while walking home, still in a daze from learning of her sister's betrayal, was PERFECT. Especially how she gazed into his eyes and mouth, unable to say anything to his concern and bewilderment. It was a great scene to end the week.
The conversation between CY/DG was a nice counterpoint to this little drama unfolding, unbeknownst to them. It was kinda difficult to listen to them congratulate each other on being great parents. It also seems apparent that they had something going on, despite DG's marriage vows to JA. JA's stumbling onto them 30 years ago, the morning AFTER he spent the night at her place was not a "misunderstanding".
I'm dreading EA's reaction to this news, since she's so bonded to CY because of false beliefs. Will CY/DG allow the truth about JS's deception of their mother to be known, so the kids don't think their mom abandoned them? And on top of all this is EH's processing of what he overheard between HY and her dad.
Next week should be interesting, and to me, this show has been saved by Ep 57. Thank you writers, crew and actors.
Episode 58 PreviewJeong-ae turns away, unable to bear to tell Eun-hyuk that she is his real mother. Eun-seong…
I cannot believe they've leapt ahead so far in ONE episode! Wow, I figured at least a week's worth of drama leading up to telling the kids. So much for being draggy?
I love the fact that EH is being totally honest with HY. He is such a good man, and I’m gonna say it again,…
He has her figured out already, and yet she says he can't understand her life. In a way, they're both right. Theirs is the most frustrating relationship for me. He just told her he fell for her, and she is so wrapped up in her own sorrow she can't even see it.
OK, one other thing: In Ep 55 (another good episode), maybe it was a subbing problem on Kocowa: When EH is trying to get thru to HY, he tells her "What happened to all your confidence that MADE ME FALL FOR YOU" (my emphasis). OK, he just confessed his feelings, (sorta). Yet, they blew right past it???? HUH?
Oh, and is it just me or does "Jennifer" speak English with a Korean accent???? Who IS that actress????
OK, so it's time my nightly after-dinner confusion/frustration with this series. There is something about this show that is driving me crazy (well, actually several things, but I'll limit it to this): I know it's a cultural thing, having adult kids living at home, but it's not absolute and I've seen plenty of k-dramas where grown up children move out on their own. Yes, it's expensive to live in Seoul, but there 3 adults that NEED to move out on their own:
SW- You are a GROWN ASS MAN. You make good money. You're barely home as it is. MOVE OUT, away from Daddy and "mommy".
HY - Why are you torturing yourself living with a father you resent and family members you can't even relate to (no pun intended)? You too, make good money. Find a place and seek some counseling.
EH or EA - You two are both grown-ups now, with your own careers. Yet you both have NO social life. What is wrong with this picture? Living with your parents is stunting your maturity and at this rate you'll wind up attending ES's wedding as single guests. MOVE OUT and stop coddling your folks by acting like overgrown-teenagers.
I haven’t see today’s version with subs but I thought when I watched the raw version this morning JA turned…
Didn't he tell his mom to stop with the HY stuff? That he wasn't interested in her? Maybe this is the push he needs to MOVE OUT OF THE HOUSE. You're making good money, why are you living at home?
Shouldn't JS be the one to explain everything to the kids? I mean it IS her fault.
OK, I've bitched about this series slow pace here and worried it was turning into AOME. But I stand corrected. This was an amazing episode. 10/10!
They managed to get DG/JA to meet and ALSO for JA to figure out the truth about her sister. And for good measure, EH now understands his true-love better and knows of the source of so much of HY's pain.
I kinda appreciated the low-key reaction of JA to all this. I was afraid she'd go completely hysterical and over-the-top, which the character has a right to. There was just enough hysterics the night of the reveal at the Chicken Store when she feared they may have gotten away again. This actress and director however, made a better choice to have her be in a daze afterwards (in shock, as Sher noted below) to all that is happening to her so quickly. Hers is not an overly emotional character from what we've seen so far, so I do like the portrayal. She isn't dumb, either: By the next morning (after, I'm sure, a sleepless night), she'd put together that Marie was CY and her son was EH. But to learn that all her pain was due to her sister's greed was a gut-punch that I can't even fathom. And for 30 years of deceit, no less.
Tor her to meet her son, while walking home, still in a daze from learning of her sister's betrayal, was PERFECT. Especially how she gazed into his eyes and mouth, unable to say anything to his concern and bewilderment. It was a great scene to end the week.
The conversation between CY/DG was a nice counterpoint to this little drama unfolding, unbeknownst to them. It was kinda difficult to listen to them congratulate each other on being great parents. It also seems apparent that they had something going on, despite DG's marriage vows to JA. JA's stumbling onto them 30 years ago, the morning AFTER he spent the night at her place was not a "misunderstanding".
I'm dreading EA's reaction to this news, since she's so bonded to CY because of false beliefs. Will CY/DG allow the truth about JS's deception of their mother to be known, so the kids don't think their mom abandoned them? And on top of all this is EH's processing of what he overheard between HY and her dad.
Next week should be interesting, and to me, this show has been saved by Ep 57. Thank you writers, crew and actors.
When EH is trying to get thru to HY, he tells her "What happened to all your confidence that MADE ME FALL FOR YOU" (my emphasis).
OK, he just confessed his feelings, (sorta). Yet, they blew right past it???? HUH?
Oh, and is it just me or does "Jennifer" speak English with a Korean accent???? Who IS that actress????
I know it's a cultural thing, having adult kids living at home, but it's not absolute and I've seen plenty of k-dramas where grown up children move out on their own. Yes, it's expensive to live in Seoul, but there 3 adults that NEED to move out on their own:
SW- You are a GROWN ASS MAN. You make good money. You're barely home as it is. MOVE OUT, away from Daddy and "mommy".
HY - Why are you torturing yourself living with a father you resent and family members you can't even relate to (no pun intended)? You too, make good money. Find a place and seek some counseling.
EH or EA - You two are both grown-ups now, with your own careers. Yet you both have NO social life. What is wrong with this picture? Living with your parents is stunting your maturity and at this rate you'll wind up attending ES's wedding as single guests. MOVE OUT and stop coddling your folks by acting like overgrown-teenagers.
/rant off