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This review may contain spoilers
Eggshells
Forewarning. If you stumbled across this, and you’re unaware of why I review, this one could be a bit jarring. If you wish to continue, by all means, get comfortable.
This is no easy drama to watch through one episode and click next, again, and again. Yet somehow, in the span of 2 days, here I am, wondering what it is exactly i want flushing back into my memory as I revisit this initial takeaway. As always, I have quite the unpopular opinions and perspective to draw on. But, it just so happens the one extremely popular opinion that I do share, is that this drama is nothing short of a masterpiece.
You and Everything Else, hurts, alot. No, not in a good way, but that’s the good part..? I was hesitant on giving it a try on release. Nothing really grabbed my interest through any of the previews, synopsis, and first impressions. Even judging the book by its cover, after finishing, I feel the same way. It’s a miracle I mustered the courage to try it out. Well, its huge success, recent accolades, and raving reviews from credible mutuals helped i guess.
Again, a forewarning. We’re approaching the uncomfortable part. Feel free to skip to my overall thoughts at the end if that’s what you came across the review for. If you’ve seen reviews of mine before, you’re no stranger to my tangents. And without further ado..
How to Boil an Egg
First time? Oh come on, don’t be embarrassed. We’ve all been there. You know, it’s not as easy as people make it out to be. Following a guide on this shouldn’t feel like you’re adjusting a bib. Hold one for me. Do Not Drop It. Who says multiple tries are needed to get it down? Let’s perfect it in one.
Step 1: Cool and place into a pot of water.
-Easy enough, right? I mean, where else do you store them. Take a couple out, Do Not Drop. Get the pot and plop them bad boys in.
Step 2: Bring the water to boiling temperature.
-Now i know, you’ve probably heard a different order. Trust Me, you’ll find letting the eggs in earlier to be simpler. It’s allowing the egg more time for its shell membrane to loosen. Peeling should be less difficult.
Step 3: At boiling point, let them sit for 4-6 minutes a soft boil, 8-10 minutes for hard boil.
-Pretty easy times to remember, go ahead an- NO!! Don’t grab the pot by the edges like that when it’s fucking boiling hot. What are you.. first time what? Encountering heat? You shouldn’t have to be told how to properly handle a pot that’s sitting directly on fi…………
I need a minute.
Safety Tips
•Hold your eggs upright, remain steady.
•Keep safe distance from the stove top upon lighting and placing items down.
•Be extra cautious when removing items from stove top. Grab by handles. Wear gloves.
•Take accountability
•It’s your fault, don’t give me that.
•Stop being dramatic, shake it off, you’re fine.
•Place the lid on top of the pot as its boiling for consistency and to prevent splashes.
Step 4: Place the eggs in an ice bath and allow them to cool off for 5-6 min.
-All good now. Hm? Oh, this is to allow m-the eggs to begin a process known as “Cold Shock”. The cooking stops inside, prevents them from burning and leaving an unpleasant texture and taste. Keep them in, give the process some time.
Step 5: Begin peeling under the water.
-Okay, the hard part. It’s kinda funny, actually. Everything could have went perfect in the previous steps, but you can still screw this up. One after another, mistake after mistake.
Aren’t you tired of failing? Slow down, you ripped that one. Don’t hesitate, that one crumbled up from you trembling over it. I’m so tired of having to correct over you, tending to your cracks and wounds. Aren’t you? Are you not annoyed by me yet? No? Is it hate? You have no one to blame but yourself.
Step 6: Enjoy!
To Crack An Egg
Cooking over the stove or adding as an ingredient for baking, this is the usual way to prepare eggs. There’s the classic gentle taps on a counter top or bowl, the spoon taps, etc. As long as the yolk’s fine, you can go about it in any way resulting so.
But what if it isn’t fine? The yolk broke? Worse? The shell’s inside. No need in stressing, it’s not the end of the dish, we’ll just remove the pieces that fell in. Just one? Great, saves us the hassle.
Wait, but I don’t understand something. The recipe called for 2 eggs, but we have three.. Did you happen to misread? Was it just in case one went wrong? Ah, of course. But, it couldn’t be, because these are three empty shells. D-did you remove one? Then why is the shell still in… oh, that’s right. No one’s here. You always do this.
Skip Here
Well, there you have it. You & Everything Else. I’ve come to the conclusion of what drew me in to this obsession over the two leads, it was like reading a familiar book. I could feel every bit of emotion and action before they became overt. Not because it became banal in any way, but because every action and thought process simply made sense for their characters. Because I and I’m sure many others have encountered someone like them before in life.
We have Eun-Jung. Let’s break away from the popular consensus immediately. This woman was not the forgiving, thoughtful, and indulgent angel people have been making her out to be. Throughout the show, and i mean the entirety of it, I’ve witnessed time and time again how truly vindictive and selfish Eun-Jung was, and just how hard she was trying to hide it.
Ask yourselves, when has Eun-Jung ever attempted to look at things from her friend’s point of view? Up until the last what, 2 episodes? She has done nothing but deflect and deviate away from issues that needed resolving to her own, until it was too late. I won’t spoil for the sake of proving my point, but the proof’s all there, in every flick of an episode. I thought i was losing my mind from reading every review on the characters, has my media literacy gone to shit with my time away?
Spoiler, nope. Let me instead shit on Eun-Jung a bit more. Let’s discuss her main flaw, she’s soft boiled. Any longer you keep her in, she loses herself. Ever since she was a kid, she puts up a welcoming facade to mask her insecurity. One of the pivotal moments in the story, causing just about everything later to go to shit, happened in the sheer blink of a phone flash.
Okay, i do need to spoil a bit here, just this once. You’re telling me, all it takes is some crappy ass movie to completely shut off the outside world that’s reaching for you, knowing full well what it meant? Sang-Yeon isn’t the type to call her or really anyone else for just anything. In fact I’m sure it has always been something eating away at her that she can’t go on without reaching for one of the only people she’s positive she can rely on.
Not only has she made that grave mistake, what does she do after? Oh, spoilers still by the way. WHAT DOES SHE DO AFTER ?? Plays dumb. Yeah, that’s right. She plays the blind fool. She suddenly pretends she can’t recall when was the last time Sang-Yeon reached out to her at that point in life, before cutting ties and parting ways without any notice. And not only that, she goes on to attempt shifting the blame on Sang-Yeon for not attempting to call her multiple times, knowing that it literally couldn’t have made any difference.
Anytime she’s read like a book, she becomes unreadable. Anytime her shell cracks, she hardens. Anytime she’s needed most, she looks at how it benefits her. This isn’t me hating the character, I don’t think anyone can be so passionate of a character you downright despised. I’m just shocked at how many people fell for these acts as well. We all know full well who was the problem child throughout this, but to not reflect on where Eun-Jung went wrong, at all? I could talk about her all day. Let’s shift the blame now to our favorite problem child.
Sang-Yeon, where do we even begin? For someone that wears her heart on her sleeves, for someone that we constantly think can’t go any lower with those she holds dearest , she sure knows how to write up a new page and find a new low at any time she desires.
Ladies and gents, the egg shell. This is who everyone has to walk around carefully. This is who’s always ready to crack if it means getting closer to what she wants. This, is the one shell piece that broke off into the yolk, surrounded by uncertainty of her wellbeing. The feeling of loneliness, desperately grasping for someone to pull her out of it. But not just anyone, of course. No, that would be too simplistic, and she’s far from that.
Sang-Yeon manipulates whoever she pleases, to be pleased. There’s not many things in their world that can, and it’s not everyone, that she can. Another deviation from the popular consensus. Sang-Yeon could not manipulate Eun-Jung. Recall back to what i said, Eun-Jung was not the gullible indulgent person you may think she was. Eun-Jung herself has openly narrated multiple instances of Sang-Yeon playing tricks on her. She has caught on to her every time. But you see, Eun-Jung decides to play back when she can come out the winner. Nope, no more spoilers, this whole proof’s in the pudding shtick isn’t my style, go back and pay more attention.
The thing is, they read each other, because they know each other too well. Sang-Yeon knows the front Eun-Jung puts on, and how she reacts when confronted on it. Yup, that was no slip up on the character, she was dead on the marker. Eun-Jung always know when somethings up with her as well, but can never muster up enough courage to tackle those issues head on, and decides to wait for her to come around, every time. Even when it’s invasive of her own life, she waits.
Eun-Jung never takes a step too far from her comfort zone with Sang-Yeon. She knows just how much she’s hurting, just about how much she’s not telling her most of the time, just how uncomfortable she is around her. And why’s that ? Oh, because when Sang-Yeon cracks into her shell, our little egg is revealed. The egg reflects light, but it bares none as Sang-Yeon glances away with regret, knowing it’s a reflection of no one other than herself. What it took to get to that point, swallowed in darkness. What a weird mirror.
Sang-Yeon can only manipulate as far as Eun-Jung allows her, but she knows just how much. But if i were to say that manipulation wasn’t ever the intention, would i seem illogical? She uses it as an excuse. Each and every time, she gets something off her chest that has been holding a heavy burden on her . Things that only became news to Eun-Jung due to ignorance, and the wall Sang-Yeon keeps between them. It’s her way of letting down her wall, something she rarely has the chance to do, with the few she’s willing to do it with.
I don’t think they hate each other. I’m more inclined to believe they hate who they become around one another. Match made in heaven, right? What an incredible yet emotionally exhausting dynamic here. Outstanding performances from them both. There’s so much left open to the audience to pick apart and interpret on their own based on these two. Huh? Everyone else? No, it’s called You & Everything else, keep up.
Well, it’s been at least two hours since i started writing this, who’s counting really? Its my favorite pass time. Let’s sum up everything else.
Cinematography throughout the show is decent. I admit it left a lot more to be desired at times, then the last two episodes happened… Touché.
The soundtrack is a heavy weight of its own. Trickling down your spine in the tense moments, calming your nerves in the warmer ones, very few of, but worth its rarity.
The shortcomings? What hasn’t been touched on again ? Oh, everyone else. The supporting cast is there to step on eggshells, nothing more. You’ll see what I mean at the very beginning, it does not change from that at all. The one other good use they had, died off early on. Fortunately the show hardly relies on any other character. Disappointing utilization nonetheless.
You & Everything Else has become a new favorite of mine. One that I can’t see myself rewatching unless it’s to experience someone else’s takeaway from it. Hell, I’m craving that already. I recommend anyone who isn’t against heavier subjects to give this one the time needed to immerse in these two delightfully delicate stories with very touching and rarely touched subjects.
This is no easy drama to watch through one episode and click next, again, and again. Yet somehow, in the span of 2 days, here I am, wondering what it is exactly i want flushing back into my memory as I revisit this initial takeaway. As always, I have quite the unpopular opinions and perspective to draw on. But, it just so happens the one extremely popular opinion that I do share, is that this drama is nothing short of a masterpiece.
You and Everything Else, hurts, alot. No, not in a good way, but that’s the good part..? I was hesitant on giving it a try on release. Nothing really grabbed my interest through any of the previews, synopsis, and first impressions. Even judging the book by its cover, after finishing, I feel the same way. It’s a miracle I mustered the courage to try it out. Well, its huge success, recent accolades, and raving reviews from credible mutuals helped i guess.
Again, a forewarning. We’re approaching the uncomfortable part. Feel free to skip to my overall thoughts at the end if that’s what you came across the review for. If you’ve seen reviews of mine before, you’re no stranger to my tangents. And without further ado..
How to Boil an Egg
First time? Oh come on, don’t be embarrassed. We’ve all been there. You know, it’s not as easy as people make it out to be. Following a guide on this shouldn’t feel like you’re adjusting a bib. Hold one for me. Do Not Drop It. Who says multiple tries are needed to get it down? Let’s perfect it in one.
Step 1: Cool and place into a pot of water.
-Easy enough, right? I mean, where else do you store them. Take a couple out, Do Not Drop. Get the pot and plop them bad boys in.
Step 2: Bring the water to boiling temperature.
-Now i know, you’ve probably heard a different order. Trust Me, you’ll find letting the eggs in earlier to be simpler. It’s allowing the egg more time for its shell membrane to loosen. Peeling should be less difficult.
Step 3: At boiling point, let them sit for 4-6 minutes a soft boil, 8-10 minutes for hard boil.
-Pretty easy times to remember, go ahead an- NO!! Don’t grab the pot by the edges like that when it’s fucking boiling hot. What are you.. first time what? Encountering heat? You shouldn’t have to be told how to properly handle a pot that’s sitting directly on fi…………
I need a minute.
Safety Tips
•Hold your eggs upright, remain steady.
•Keep safe distance from the stove top upon lighting and placing items down.
•Be extra cautious when removing items from stove top. Grab by handles. Wear gloves.
•Take accountability
•It’s your fault, don’t give me that.
•Stop being dramatic, shake it off, you’re fine.
•Place the lid on top of the pot as its boiling for consistency and to prevent splashes.
Step 4: Place the eggs in an ice bath and allow them to cool off for 5-6 min.
-All good now. Hm? Oh, this is to allow m-the eggs to begin a process known as “Cold Shock”. The cooking stops inside, prevents them from burning and leaving an unpleasant texture and taste. Keep them in, give the process some time.
Step 5: Begin peeling under the water.
-Okay, the hard part. It’s kinda funny, actually. Everything could have went perfect in the previous steps, but you can still screw this up. One after another, mistake after mistake.
Aren’t you tired of failing? Slow down, you ripped that one. Don’t hesitate, that one crumbled up from you trembling over it. I’m so tired of having to correct over you, tending to your cracks and wounds. Aren’t you? Are you not annoyed by me yet? No? Is it hate? You have no one to blame but yourself.
Step 6: Enjoy!
To Crack An Egg
Cooking over the stove or adding as an ingredient for baking, this is the usual way to prepare eggs. There’s the classic gentle taps on a counter top or bowl, the spoon taps, etc. As long as the yolk’s fine, you can go about it in any way resulting so.
But what if it isn’t fine? The yolk broke? Worse? The shell’s inside. No need in stressing, it’s not the end of the dish, we’ll just remove the pieces that fell in. Just one? Great, saves us the hassle.
Wait, but I don’t understand something. The recipe called for 2 eggs, but we have three.. Did you happen to misread? Was it just in case one went wrong? Ah, of course. But, it couldn’t be, because these are three empty shells. D-did you remove one? Then why is the shell still in… oh, that’s right. No one’s here. You always do this.
Skip Here
Well, there you have it. You & Everything Else. I’ve come to the conclusion of what drew me in to this obsession over the two leads, it was like reading a familiar book. I could feel every bit of emotion and action before they became overt. Not because it became banal in any way, but because every action and thought process simply made sense for their characters. Because I and I’m sure many others have encountered someone like them before in life.
We have Eun-Jung. Let’s break away from the popular consensus immediately. This woman was not the forgiving, thoughtful, and indulgent angel people have been making her out to be. Throughout the show, and i mean the entirety of it, I’ve witnessed time and time again how truly vindictive and selfish Eun-Jung was, and just how hard she was trying to hide it.
Ask yourselves, when has Eun-Jung ever attempted to look at things from her friend’s point of view? Up until the last what, 2 episodes? She has done nothing but deflect and deviate away from issues that needed resolving to her own, until it was too late. I won’t spoil for the sake of proving my point, but the proof’s all there, in every flick of an episode. I thought i was losing my mind from reading every review on the characters, has my media literacy gone to shit with my time away?
Spoiler, nope. Let me instead shit on Eun-Jung a bit more. Let’s discuss her main flaw, she’s soft boiled. Any longer you keep her in, she loses herself. Ever since she was a kid, she puts up a welcoming facade to mask her insecurity. One of the pivotal moments in the story, causing just about everything later to go to shit, happened in the sheer blink of a phone flash.
Okay, i do need to spoil a bit here, just this once. You’re telling me, all it takes is some crappy ass movie to completely shut off the outside world that’s reaching for you, knowing full well what it meant? Sang-Yeon isn’t the type to call her or really anyone else for just anything. In fact I’m sure it has always been something eating away at her that she can’t go on without reaching for one of the only people she’s positive she can rely on.
Not only has she made that grave mistake, what does she do after? Oh, spoilers still by the way. WHAT DOES SHE DO AFTER ?? Plays dumb. Yeah, that’s right. She plays the blind fool. She suddenly pretends she can’t recall when was the last time Sang-Yeon reached out to her at that point in life, before cutting ties and parting ways without any notice. And not only that, she goes on to attempt shifting the blame on Sang-Yeon for not attempting to call her multiple times, knowing that it literally couldn’t have made any difference.
Anytime she’s read like a book, she becomes unreadable. Anytime her shell cracks, she hardens. Anytime she’s needed most, she looks at how it benefits her. This isn’t me hating the character, I don’t think anyone can be so passionate of a character you downright despised. I’m just shocked at how many people fell for these acts as well. We all know full well who was the problem child throughout this, but to not reflect on where Eun-Jung went wrong, at all? I could talk about her all day. Let’s shift the blame now to our favorite problem child.
Sang-Yeon, where do we even begin? For someone that wears her heart on her sleeves, for someone that we constantly think can’t go any lower with those she holds dearest , she sure knows how to write up a new page and find a new low at any time she desires.
Ladies and gents, the egg shell. This is who everyone has to walk around carefully. This is who’s always ready to crack if it means getting closer to what she wants. This, is the one shell piece that broke off into the yolk, surrounded by uncertainty of her wellbeing. The feeling of loneliness, desperately grasping for someone to pull her out of it. But not just anyone, of course. No, that would be too simplistic, and she’s far from that.
Sang-Yeon manipulates whoever she pleases, to be pleased. There’s not many things in their world that can, and it’s not everyone, that she can. Another deviation from the popular consensus. Sang-Yeon could not manipulate Eun-Jung. Recall back to what i said, Eun-Jung was not the gullible indulgent person you may think she was. Eun-Jung herself has openly narrated multiple instances of Sang-Yeon playing tricks on her. She has caught on to her every time. But you see, Eun-Jung decides to play back when she can come out the winner. Nope, no more spoilers, this whole proof’s in the pudding shtick isn’t my style, go back and pay more attention.
The thing is, they read each other, because they know each other too well. Sang-Yeon knows the front Eun-Jung puts on, and how she reacts when confronted on it. Yup, that was no slip up on the character, she was dead on the marker. Eun-Jung always know when somethings up with her as well, but can never muster up enough courage to tackle those issues head on, and decides to wait for her to come around, every time. Even when it’s invasive of her own life, she waits.
Eun-Jung never takes a step too far from her comfort zone with Sang-Yeon. She knows just how much she’s hurting, just about how much she’s not telling her most of the time, just how uncomfortable she is around her. And why’s that ? Oh, because when Sang-Yeon cracks into her shell, our little egg is revealed. The egg reflects light, but it bares none as Sang-Yeon glances away with regret, knowing it’s a reflection of no one other than herself. What it took to get to that point, swallowed in darkness. What a weird mirror.
Sang-Yeon can only manipulate as far as Eun-Jung allows her, but she knows just how much. But if i were to say that manipulation wasn’t ever the intention, would i seem illogical? She uses it as an excuse. Each and every time, she gets something off her chest that has been holding a heavy burden on her . Things that only became news to Eun-Jung due to ignorance, and the wall Sang-Yeon keeps between them. It’s her way of letting down her wall, something she rarely has the chance to do, with the few she’s willing to do it with.
I don’t think they hate each other. I’m more inclined to believe they hate who they become around one another. Match made in heaven, right? What an incredible yet emotionally exhausting dynamic here. Outstanding performances from them both. There’s so much left open to the audience to pick apart and interpret on their own based on these two. Huh? Everyone else? No, it’s called You & Everything else, keep up.
Well, it’s been at least two hours since i started writing this, who’s counting really? Its my favorite pass time. Let’s sum up everything else.
Cinematography throughout the show is decent. I admit it left a lot more to be desired at times, then the last two episodes happened… Touché.
The soundtrack is a heavy weight of its own. Trickling down your spine in the tense moments, calming your nerves in the warmer ones, very few of, but worth its rarity.
The shortcomings? What hasn’t been touched on again ? Oh, everyone else. The supporting cast is there to step on eggshells, nothing more. You’ll see what I mean at the very beginning, it does not change from that at all. The one other good use they had, died off early on. Fortunately the show hardly relies on any other character. Disappointing utilization nonetheless.
You & Everything Else has become a new favorite of mine. One that I can’t see myself rewatching unless it’s to experience someone else’s takeaway from it. Hell, I’m craving that already. I recommend anyone who isn’t against heavier subjects to give this one the time needed to immerse in these two delightfully delicate stories with very touching and rarely touched subjects.
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