So I was thinking about SeJin (because what else is there to think about mid-week when the next Episode seems so far away?)
It's kind of interesting how the writer has her build up all these elaborate evil plans, only to have them blow up in her face.
She's kind of like the Wile E. Coyote of K-Dramas.
He really likes sticking it to her, and because of this, she's the most unusual villain I've seen in a drama. And it occurred to me, it almost seems personal to him. I posted a few weeks ago that I figured he hates her even more than we do.
I wonder, if he based her on a real person in his life, and this is a chance for him at a bit of vengeance?
It would be interesting if true. Back to waiting for Saturday Morning.
This show is draining me of all my energy. They've now managed to make almost everyone in the cast unlikable. They've wasted all of our time for the last 51 episodes. About the only thing that held my interest was looking for the scar on the face of the sidepiece that Sher pointed out earlier. Otherwise, this was a pile of TV Spam....again.
Not even a month ago, Yeondoo was cheated on and betrayed by the man she thought she would marry who on top of…
Everything you point out is accurate.
As the audience we want to see them together, of course. Romance and a Happy Ending are all most of us ask for from this type of drama. Some dramas give it to us, others don't. But we know (for now) that this can't happen yet; it wouldn't be realistic and this writer is tied to that view. There was a perfect opportunity for their first kiss at the end of 22, when she told him they'd live as a married couple. He could have easily leaned in and kissed her for the ending shot. We also have to remember that as much as the writer is trying to be realistic, he likes to tease us too. So there's that.
My issue is that not only fear is bouncing around in her head, but GUILT is CRUSHING her. Every time she talks with InOk, in at least the last 4 episodes, her guilt increases to the point now where she breaks down in tears. She has to do SOMETHING to alleviate her guilt towards her elders. I said weeks ago that they are not born liars and that lying to their parents would be their undoing. But how will what she is proposing to TK (live as a married couple) help her deal with InOk the next time her MIL mentions the baby or how appreciative she is of her? This is what makes no sense to me. She is just continuing the lie.
FWIW, the right thing would have been for them to sit their parents down and say "You know we argue at times. The reality is we argue most of the time and its getting worse. We rarely sleep together. We realize this is because we married too soon without getting to know each other. So today YD is moving out to her own apartment and we will begin over and date each other, so that by the time Real is born we can be a happy married couple." The parents couldn't argue against it and there would be little guilt for her. And she could deal with her fear that way too. PROBLEM SOLVED? This is essentially what TK proposed, but with the twist of letting her move out.
I feel something is off about Hee. I am wondering if she is married.
All I've seen about the Pharmacist is her kid's name (Aerum), and the name of the pharmacy "HanAerum". I've seen in other Kdramas where a parent will name their store,etc for their child. I'm not sure if Han is the child's family name or her's though. The boy looks about SK's age??? between 7-10?
I feel something is off about Hee. I am wondering if she is married.
The only other thing we know about Hee is that she's in financial trouble, given that text she got about a hospital bill being due and her need for weekly pay. I hope this isn't some kind of trap for DS. She has a kind face, and seems like a nice person for him.
I thin k you're right on JunHa doing the letter. Because the oldest brother told him SJ has the Chairman's confidence.
I know, and that was the obvious choice. It just struck me that he (JH) was specifically told that the Chairman trusted her. And the note comes back to not trust her.
BTW, SJAF for Ep 21 was a paltry .06, I was stunned how little screen time she had. I might need to skim thru it again to see if I missed something.
Wow. Again, they give us another Happy Sunday without any angst cliffhanger ending. I'm tickled pink.
Highlights - Uncle & Hee can proceed with a relationship with all the cards on the table; SK gets YM as her manager; the last couple of minutes of the camping date, starting with the music and shot of him retracting the sunroof (and did my man actually string lightbulbs inside his SUV?) ; house hunting; TK visits his in-laws (again) and brings home takeout for mom & dad's dinner; the warning letter; and of course KJH throws water on SJ's plans.
Meh Moments - Too much SJ; her recollection of her past; Granny still referring to YD as 'that thing in the annex'; YD does sign a lease for 2 months from now (hopefully cancel-able).
Things that made me think - Would SJ blackmail Granny if she finds out she's illiterate? The way Granny hid her homework as she entered made me wonder. The vibes coming from SJ are getting way too dark.
And to be honest I really wanted to rewrite that ending: As TK approached YD with the clean dishes and she has realized her feelings for him: As he puts down the dishes she grabs his arm, tells him to shut up and pulls him to the back of the SUV and tells him to get in. The closing shot is of the hatch of the SUV closing and their shoes outside. I know, I know. Not yet. Too soon.
But the stargazing + proposal ending they gave us was better..... til next week!
Welcome to BT’s rambly summary of episode 22. And boooooooi was it a lot, so I will take liberties and my twitchy…
Thank you, again! I really gotta give AJH props for his ability to emote without saying anything. I can't imagine anyone else in that role right now. He's just nailed TK down pat.
And we do get something of a date-fix in Ep 21 as well. First off, it's a spring holiday. And this would probably be Buddha's Birthday (May 26) or Memorial Day (June 6) - per Google.
This would tie in with Ape419's timeline below and something no one has mentioned yet - the sonogram shown at 6 minutes into the episode.
Note that the date stamp is missing from the picture - only the time remains. Which tells me that they scrubbed it off and are being somewhat cagey with giving us exact dates. OK. But, they did leave on the gestational age as 11weeks, 1 day. If (and this is a big IF) this is the sonogram from the appointment that was a make-up from the one that she skipped the day before when she was with her teachers assistant, it confirms she's at most 12 weeks. Which, if she really did conceive mid-Feb would make this mid to late May (*maybe* early June) so we'd be on track with the current air date.
I've wondered that too. She told JH in ep 1 that she wants to be part of a powerful family. But Granny specifically…
Sher, I kind of thought that too: Somehow the Gong's were at fault and she was going to expose them? But there's a problem with the Gong's being bad guys: Their company, "NX Group" is the imaginary parent/distributor of Lynx Golf apparel and equipment (a very real company). I can't imagine that Lynx (which is getting plenty of product placement in this show) would EVER approve of them being cast as any part of something bad. (We saw something similar in 3BS where the very real KAHI Cosmetics was owned by the fictional Gipeun Cosmetic Group which was run by one of the MLs.) So I think the Gong's hands will have to be clean, but given that SJ's dad said 'his values' caused their financial ruin, there might have still been something afoot to cause everything to go south.
It's kind of interesting how the writer has her build up all these elaborate evil plans, only to have them blow up in her face.
She's kind of like the Wile E. Coyote of K-Dramas.
He really likes sticking it to her, and because of this, she's the most unusual villain I've seen in a drama. And it occurred to me, it almost seems personal to him. I posted a few weeks ago that I figured he hates her even more than we do.
I wonder, if he based her on a real person in his life, and this is a chance for him at a bit of vengeance?
It would be interesting if true. Back to waiting for Saturday Morning.
They've now managed to make almost everyone in the cast unlikable.
They've wasted all of our time for the last 51 episodes.
About the only thing that held my interest was looking for the scar on the face of the sidepiece that Sher pointed out earlier. Otherwise, this was a pile of TV Spam....again.
As the audience we want to see them together, of course. Romance and a Happy Ending are all most of us ask for from this type of drama. Some dramas give it to us, others don't. But we know (for now) that this can't happen yet; it wouldn't be realistic and this writer is tied to that view. There was a perfect opportunity for their first kiss at the end of 22, when she told him they'd live as a married couple. He could have easily leaned in and kissed her for the ending shot. We also have to remember that as much as the writer is trying to be realistic, he likes to tease us too. So there's that.
My issue is that not only fear is bouncing around in her head, but GUILT is CRUSHING her. Every time she talks with InOk, in at least the last 4 episodes, her guilt increases to the point now where she breaks down in tears. She has to do SOMETHING to alleviate her guilt towards her elders. I said weeks ago that they are not born liars and that lying to their parents would be their undoing. But how will what she is proposing to TK (live as a married couple) help her deal with InOk the next time her MIL mentions the baby or how appreciative she is of her? This is what makes no sense to me. She is just continuing the lie.
FWIW, the right thing would have been for them to sit their parents down and say "You know we argue at times. The reality is we argue most of the time and its getting worse. We rarely sleep together. We realize this is because we married too soon without getting to know each other. So today YD is moving out to her own apartment and we will begin over and date each other, so that by the time Real is born we can be a happy married couple." The parents couldn't argue against it and there would be little guilt for her. And she could deal with her fear that way too. PROBLEM SOLVED? This is essentially what TK proposed, but with the twist of letting her move out.
Just my .02
BTW, SJAF for Ep 21 was a paltry .06, I was stunned how little screen time she had. I might need to skim thru it again to see if I missed something.
Highlights - Uncle & Hee can proceed with a relationship with all the cards on the table; SK gets YM as her manager; the last couple of minutes of the camping date, starting with the music and shot of him retracting the sunroof (and did my man actually string lightbulbs inside his SUV?) ; house hunting; TK visits his in-laws (again) and brings home takeout for mom & dad's dinner; the warning letter; and of course KJH throws water on SJ's plans.
Meh Moments - Too much SJ; her recollection of her past; Granny still referring to YD as 'that thing in the annex'; YD does sign a lease for 2 months from now (hopefully cancel-able).
Things that made me think - Would SJ blackmail Granny if she finds out she's illiterate? The way Granny hid her homework as she entered made me wonder. The vibes coming from SJ are getting way too dark.
And to be honest I really wanted to rewrite that ending: As TK approached YD with the clean dishes and she has realized her feelings for him: As he puts down the dishes she grabs his arm, tells him to shut up and pulls him to the back of the SUV and tells him to get in. The closing shot is of the hatch of the SUV closing and their shoes outside. I know, I know. Not yet. Too soon.
But the stargazing + proposal ending they gave us was better..... til next week!
I really gotta give AJH props for his ability to emote without saying anything. I can't imagine anyone else in that role right now. He's just nailed TK down pat.
This would tie in with Ape419's timeline below and something no one has mentioned yet - the sonogram shown at 6 minutes into the episode.
Note that the date stamp is missing from the picture - only the time remains. Which tells me that they scrubbed it off and are being somewhat cagey with giving us exact dates. OK. But, they did leave on the gestational age as 11weeks, 1 day. If (and this is a big IF) this is the sonogram from the appointment that was a make-up from the one that she skipped the day before when she was with her teachers assistant, it confirms she's at most 12 weeks. Which, if she really did conceive mid-Feb would make this mid to late May (*maybe* early June) so we'd be on track with the current air date.
Opinions?
Their company, "NX Group" is the imaginary parent/distributor of Lynx Golf apparel and equipment (a very real company). I can't imagine that Lynx (which is getting plenty of product placement in this show) would EVER approve of them being cast as any part of something bad.
(We saw something similar in 3BS where the very real KAHI Cosmetics was owned by the fictional Gipeun Cosmetic Group which was run by one of the MLs.)
So I think the Gong's hands will have to be clean, but given that SJ's dad said 'his values' caused their financial ruin, there might have still been something afoot to cause everything to go south.