OMG but i am seeing RED, as is this ep was brutal & very very freakin hard to sit through, but what the f*ck…
I went the other way and cried 😂 I havent even started to process Sun's behaviour yet. This is a, I will watch the last ep out of my own love and loyalty for the last 9 weeks but, damn, that was a shark in cold water.
Ok....there's a very common writing technique in the 'Hero's Journey' style of narrative where the hero gets broken. It's the 'darkest before the dawn' moment. People start dying, the villain gets the upper hand, plans fall apart etc We're brought to a hopeless place right before the tides turn, which is usually through an act of courage, sacrifice, or an unexpected twist that leads to victory.
Pick almost any book, film, or series. Most writers use it because people love seeing the underdog win. I know I do. It makes the victory feel earned. We watched them struggle, suffer, and lose, but still win against all odds. It’s a winning classic move.
I’m going to assume that’s what the writers were trying to achieve here, but it isn't working.
Personally, this episode was an assault on my nervous system. Those scenes were not supposed to be there. I wasnt expecting them. They don't even exist in the original manhwa.
There were supposed to be a few wins for Sun through his own wit while Jay schemed in the background. Sunny and his sponsor were supposed to get more and more desperate, gradually leading to the climax of episode 9. It was supposed to mimic an emotional boxing match. Instead, this felt like a group of gangsters jumping out of a van and leaving us beaten to a pulp in an alleyway.
That's genuinely how I feel. I feel like I need to cry, and that’s a bad sign, because that’s usually when I rage quit a show. You’ve traumatized the life out of your audience. The misery has to match the eventual victory, and with the direction this episode took, I don't know how they can possibly break even now.
It’s really sad, because I’ve been defending the pacing all this time.
The belt part was definitely his first time because he looked extremely traumatised. In the manhwa he was annoying…
The belt for each and every one of those boys is a metaphor. Even if he didn't physically hold a belt, enabling and profiting off that kind of violence makes him fully responsible and just as evil
1. Sunny isn't just an idiot - he's calculating Earlier in the series, I mentioned that after reading the manhwa, Sunny didn't strike me as just a 'ditzy, opportunist narcissist.' It definately seemed that way in the manwha, but all we know of him, was simply through Sun/Yoohan. He wasnt very fleshed out. I’m so glad Sammon thought the same. Yeaah, vindication! 😂
Pointing out a little boy to a man with a knife, and knowingly handing boys over to wealthy benefactors to be abused, isn't the behavior of a clueless fool. That is a conscious decision to inflict horrific harm on another for personal gain. He effectively pulled the belt on every single one of those boys himself. Even if we skipped a few details (which might just be re-edited for next week), I truly hope Sammon doesn't shy away from giving him the end he deserves, because it was a little vague. The character was very 2 dimensional. Not here he's not. We see. What goes around comes back, three-fold.
2. 'Yer Man' needs a much heavier punishment here.
His ending in the manhwa works as a piece of comedy because it's humiliating, but that won't cut it here for me. When you see these actions portrayed by real actors with real faces, it shifts from this cartoonish absurdity to someone's reality. A comedic, fast paced defeat just isn't slow or painful enough for the weight of what he's done.
It really highlights the difference between reading a comic, and watching an adaptation. Webtoons can rely on stylized art and slapstick scenarios, but live action forces you to sit with a very sick and evil side of humanity, that keeps me awake at night.
Bottom line - I don't want poetic justice for either of them, after this episode. And I've been expecting it because that's what happens. But not anymore. I want complete, methodical ruin.
Sigh ..... I actually have a headache....I need a cup of tea, to cuddle my dog .....
I'm sure this is a happy ending after reading about the real event, but they are going to play this chemistry like a devil's violin until then 😂
Tin seems, almost emotionless, unless it's about Phob. Like he's been so numb for the last 11 years that he just robots his way through all his interactions. I was holding my breath when he lied to his father's face. Not one muscle flinch did he give away. He was so calm while both, are slowly simmering in this pot of death 😂
Phob's about to get professionally sniped out of the universe, and Tin will never see the light of day again. I know this Playing House is cute but I couldnt enjoy it, my anxiety 😵💫 I was waiting for Dad to pop up in an ep 2 throw back 😂
Also, none of those revolution soldiers should be doing anything that loosens their senses. What a way to get discovered?? !! Now theyre going to get tortured ...
Damn. Kbl's are notoriously short but this is one, where you can tell that there was a whole series in here, and I'm mad that it wasnt. It felt like speed reading what was an otherwise captivating murder mystery 😂
Is Lee Chaeha not police anymore? He said, when he was police, and I know he was suspended, but wouldnt his father have been cleared? Or does his boyfriend forbid him from returning to work 😂
Ahhh, the other brother has entered, I was wondering where he was. Did Gaew just hate everyone? Was brother trying to provoke him and Great was just like, wait, hang on, can we go back to the pregnant servant? Hmmmm, How will he get out of this one? 🤔 At least Uncle seems to like Gaew but he seems to have little authority in his house, surprisingly. That's a first for a historical 😂 Leng is adorable in this role 🥰
Ok .... I had to stop .... Watching Leng take a dump complete with 'Heeeee' sounds, was not on my bingo list for life, but here we are ... .... That shouldnt have been as cute as it was 🤣🤣
Ohhhh, we're reaching the end of the show, here come the trolls 😂 This has been one of the better comment sections, I hate to see people take the bait .....
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This is a, I will watch the last ep out of my own love and loyalty for the last 9 weeks but, damn, that was a shark in cold water.
Ok....there's a very common writing technique in the 'Hero's Journey' style of narrative where the hero gets broken. It's the 'darkest before the dawn' moment. People start dying, the villain gets the upper hand, plans fall apart etc We're brought to a hopeless place right before the tides turn, which is usually through an act of courage, sacrifice, or an unexpected twist that leads to victory.
Pick almost any book, film, or series. Most writers use it because people love seeing the underdog win. I know I do. It makes the victory feel earned. We watched them struggle, suffer, and lose, but still win against all odds. It’s a winning classic move.
I’m going to assume that’s what the writers were trying to achieve here, but it isn't working.
Personally, this episode was an assault on my nervous system. Those scenes were not supposed to be there. I wasnt expecting them. They don't even exist in the original manhwa.
There were supposed to be a few wins for Sun through his own wit while Jay schemed in the background. Sunny and his sponsor were supposed to get more and more desperate, gradually leading to the climax of episode 9. It was supposed to mimic an emotional boxing match. Instead, this felt like a group of gangsters jumping out of a van and leaving us beaten to a pulp in an alleyway.
That's genuinely how I feel. I feel like I need to cry, and that’s a bad sign, because that’s usually when I rage quit a show. You’ve traumatized the life out of your audience. The misery has to match the eventual victory, and with the direction this episode took, I don't know how they can possibly break even now.
It’s really sad, because I’ve been defending the pacing all this time.
I clearly have to go eat my hat now.
Even if he didn't physically hold a belt, enabling and profiting off that kind of violence makes him fully responsible and just as evil
1. Sunny isn't just an idiot - he's calculating
Earlier in the series, I mentioned that after reading the manhwa, Sunny didn't strike me as just a 'ditzy, opportunist narcissist.' It definately seemed that way in the manwha, but all we know of him, was simply through Sun/Yoohan. He wasnt very fleshed out.
I’m so glad Sammon thought the same. Yeaah, vindication! 😂
Pointing out a little boy to a man with a knife, and knowingly handing boys over to wealthy benefactors to be abused, isn't the behavior of a clueless fool. That is a conscious decision to inflict horrific harm on another for personal gain. He effectively pulled the belt on every single one of those boys himself. Even if we skipped a few details (which might just be re-edited for next week), I truly hope Sammon doesn't shy away from giving him the end he deserves, because it was a little vague. The character was very 2 dimensional. Not here he's not. We see. What goes around comes back, three-fold.
2. 'Yer Man' needs a much heavier punishment here.
His ending in the manhwa works as a piece of comedy because it's humiliating, but that won't cut it here for me. When you see these actions portrayed by real actors with real faces, it shifts from this cartoonish absurdity to someone's reality. A comedic, fast paced defeat just isn't slow or painful enough for the weight of what he's done.
It really highlights the difference between reading a comic, and watching an adaptation. Webtoons can rely on stylized art and slapstick scenarios, but live action forces you to sit with a very sick and evil side of humanity, that keeps me awake at night.
Bottom line - I don't want poetic justice for either of them, after this episode. And I've been expecting it because that's what happens. But not anymore.
I want complete, methodical ruin.
Sigh ..... I actually have a headache....I need a cup of tea, to cuddle my dog .....
Tin seems, almost emotionless, unless it's about Phob. Like he's been so numb for the last 11 years that he just robots his way through all his interactions. I was holding my breath when he lied to his father's face. Not one muscle flinch did he give away. He was so calm while both, are slowly simmering in this pot of death 😂
Phob's about to get professionally sniped out of the universe, and Tin will never see the light of day again. I know this Playing House is cute but I couldnt enjoy it, my anxiety 😵💫
I was waiting for Dad to pop up in an ep 2 throw back 😂
Also, none of those revolution soldiers should be doing anything that loosens their senses. What a way to get discovered?? !! Now theyre going to get tortured ...
This show has it's jaw locked onto my throat because I went through all 7 stages of grief watching ep 5 thats only 45 mins 😂
Is Lee Chaeha not police anymore? He said, when he was police, and I know he was suspended, but wouldnt his father have been cleared?
Or does his boyfriend forbid him from returning to work 😂
**I barely remember Boss and a Babe, but that's right, didnt Jack have mental health issues?
Did Gaew just hate everyone? Was brother trying to provoke him and Great was just like, wait, hang on, can we go back to the pregnant servant?
Hmmmm, How will he get out of this one? 🤔
At least Uncle seems to like Gaew but he seems to have little authority in his house, surprisingly. That's a first for a historical 😂
Leng is adorable in this role 🥰
This has been one of the better comment sections, I hate to see people take the bait .....
That added scene at the start of ep 8 was foreshadowing how evil this sick fk is.
I imagine Sun will be enjoying his afterglow the next morning and then get his phone call. It be good lead in to that side plot.