I tend to like quirky characters, regardless of their role, but Veronica Park is over-the-top. I can't get myself to like her; the best friend is a pretty plain character too. The second couple is not holding my interest at all.
I am frankly getting impatient. When do they plan to let Mi Young know that her husband was a conman? I am afraid the plot is losing steam. But maybe Hoo Ja's arrest will reveal some bitter realities to Mi Young.
The tension is gaining intensity as the Donghak members progress. I am dreading what is to come, and, at the same time, I cannot wait for it. Bring it on.
The beggar's song during the battle was beautiful. A tear may have welled up. The scene was depicted very artistically. And when Lady Song broke down? It hit me how subtle of an actress Han Ye Ri is. The gradual shift in expression was impressive.
Ha, and I used to think Yi Kang was irredeemable. But he was caged in a world beyond which he could never venture. Yi Hyun, however, has seen the world, and above all, knows himself (unlike Yi Kang), yet still has allowed one betrayal to arouse the cruelty he has inherited from his father. With a snap of his fingers, he betrayed his brother and his past self. What makes him more cruel is that he did not stop to think, even for a moment, that his brother had found a place where he had a name and a drive that was not an extension of his father's. Just like his father, Yi Hyun assumed Yi kang would give in if he urged him in the name of a family that had given him nothing but grief. The irony!
However, I have no complaints regarding the sketch of Yi Hyun. I can believe why a person like him would go south. First, the rebellion, then the forced draft where he had to kill in cold blood to survive, then the betrayal. He is merely eating to prevent from being eaten.
"Were you only thankful? Were you not going to run to hug me if it were not for the ropes?" HE IS SUCH A FLIRT, lmao. The way he said it was adorable too.
I'm a little unsatisfied with the ending - I imagined the structure of the company would undergo a change like the original chairman wanted, along with Lee Jae Jun's, er, family at least facing a consequence or two. Director Seon should have been handled like he should have. I guess that's too much to ask for. And had Lee Jae Jun actually committed suicide, it could have been a pitiful and memorable ending for a monster like him. I guess I still pity him, lol.
Lee Jae Jun's pity arty, where he was drunk and listening to classical music, was brilliantly acted. The highlight of the last episode. Choi Won Young has to get an award for this. He must. Such a phenomenal actor.
However, I have no complaints regarding the sketch of Yi Hyun. I can believe why a person like him would go south. First, the rebellion, then the forced draft where he had to kill in cold blood to survive, then the betrayal. He is merely eating to prevent from being eaten.