KimchiByTheSea

I usually wait to binge shows, but this one might make me change my mind xD I am so pumped for this!

Hey, did anyone else get a message from an account Gumjung Studio's on here?

So, I think he was actually making the decisions for everybody else, and we really get to see this in the last episode when he leaves them behind. I kind of assume he knew about the nosebleed and change, and left them behind so he wouldn't endanger them. I just think he was trying to make the hard decisions that nobody else wanted to make, and that's why he came off as self-serving. At the end of the day, he tried to save the two who were changing by locking them up when he could have just kicked them out. That, to me, speaks of his desire to save the people around him.

The massive monster womb and baby goes back to what the change is. Everybody's change comes down to their deepest desire. Her deepest desire was to have her child back so that's what she turned into. We see this also with the man in the hallway with long arms and the woman in the beginning who eats her cat. The man with long arms has a diary next to him that talks about wanting to save his son, and "If only I could have reached him." And then he went nutso, lol. The first woman who changed in the apartment complex is suggested to be starving herself for the sake of a diet or something like that. She turns into a monster who devours her cat and tires to move on to the main character saying she's starving. Du Sik also ends up getting his legs back when he changes.

One of the things I love about this series is that it puts human desire on blast by translating desires to the screen. They did it so well too. I haven't read the webtoon yet, but I definitely am moving in that directions since I heard it's more in-depth. ^^

If you're talking about outright romance, this doesn't have it, but there is a lovely romance subtly depicted in here. There's an FAQ for questions regarding this drama in the discussions page if you feel like you want to check it out. :)

I actually didn't really notice that many plot holes. From my perspective, young Mei Bao left her brother to go find her mother because she knew something had happened. When she got to the apartment and saw the mess with her father standing there, I'm sure she figured he seriously injured or killed her mother. I think the stab was impulsive and out of anger. I doubt much thought would have gone into it.

The doctor gave up her career because she had grown up with no family and the kids and mother had given her a sense of that familial unit she had never had. She changed her name and career so that the father could not find them and she could care for the boy without anyone questioning it. She was helping them run away from an abusive relationship so her career took a back seat.

Fear does funny things to people. I'm sure she was so scared she couldn't move after she figured out what was going on. Initially, she hated Mei Bao for stealing her husbands affections, so I personally think she started filming to get something incriminating on MB and then ended up being to afraid to move after she watched further. The investigators did notice she was hit and I believe it was mentioned in the first episode or so which is why it was a murder investigation. Otherwise, the whole thing would have been written off as suicide immediately with the coal burning as evidence. The father thing did get me, lol. I just chalked it off to his immense hatred and seriously disgusting character to have that motivation to kill her after being released. Such a despicable character.

Since there's two episodes released per week, and we're at episode six out of eight, there are only two more episodes left. I'm just waiting to binge this so I'm watching that countdown xD

Hey, not sure if you've watched yet, but Moira's scenes are pretty easily skippable. I fully employed the skip button whenever she started talking, and yes, she's mega toxic. I honestly think she's right up there with Lhong and Kengkla as both are pretty awful characters. Whereas the other two are rapist/ an aspiring jealous rapist, Moira would rather see Sky dead rather than with someone else. She is definitely the "I have to have him, he's mine." More so, I believe she's more offended he ended up with a guy after they broke up. But she is absolutely awful to him the ENTIRE drama. The romance was pretty worth it though, but, be prepared, the drama is pretty cringe in a Disney kind of way. It was a fun watch and great for BL addicts, but should definitely not be taken seriously.

Unfortunately, rape culture is stronger in Asian media, specifically, Thai culture. It's something that is VERY slowly changing, but is very prominent in their media. Thai Lankorn's often have the "kiss and slap" scenes which is basically the romanticized version of being forceful and then giving in to the kiss/sex. It's definitely uncomfortable to watch, and I tend to steer clear of those kind of relationships/dramas.

YASS. That whole soundtrack was *chefs kiss*

Right? He's not the only French person to act in Asian movies/series, and whenever he said Montreal it did sound like a French accent to me. Whether it was his voice or not, it was very pleasant to listen to.

Most Chinese films dub, but since this Taiwanese I'm not sure about that. I don't think so, but I couldn't say without a doubt because I couldn't find much on him. Sorry :/

I got a bit of a more different impression of the ending, but it's probably just the hopeful romantic in me. For me, when they were repeatedly saying good night on the stairs at the end I flashed back to when they were explaining the more in depth meaning of good night earlier in the movie, which was "I love you." For me the ending is more open to their future relationship, and the camera panning over to their younger versions shows us what they could, and should, have gotten. Them loving each other at a young age without societal judgement. I do believe Birdy did got divorced unless I'm missing something , but the ending for me was a very open-ended one that could have given them a chance again. Unfortunately, the movie is a very stark reality that affected so many peoples lives and chances to love who they did. Of course, this is actually based on a real story so the two in real life doubtfully got their happy ending, but I think he ended the movie like that to give them the possibility of a future.

An open ending just means that there is no full closure. All the storyline bows are not tied nicely and we don't get complete satisfaction out of the ending because it has multiple possibilities. :)

I believe it's Fabio Grangeon. :)

Well, dayum, that took a turn I didn't expect xD

I love that scene. The way WWX smiles at LWJ when he repeats what he said long ago is so lovely. I was thinking about the parallels between those two scenes. One is obviously a back-handed compliment mocking the name he got because of his dark cultivation. The title is used something to strike fear in hearts, make fun of WWX, or persecute him.

Even in the scene above, LWJ says, "I've long since known he is Wei Ying." which is so much more intimate. I feel like LWJ's declaration that he is worthy of being Wei Ying is a acknowledgement that he is who he promised to be and that the Yiling Patriarch is something of the past. As if to say, "You're the man I fell in love with, and you deserve to be called by your name and not something else. You are worthy of your original promise and always were." I know I'm reading into it a lot, but I think that's a nice full circle. ^^

No apologies, needed, I never get tired of reading content!
The relief and happiness in WWX's smile at the end is so pure, I always tear up at that scene.
"regardless of time and distance, they found their way back to each other again." I love this.

Forgive me, because it's been a minute since I watched through completely, but is there a scene when someone says to WWX, "you truly are the Yiling Patriarch." or something along those lines? Am I remembering wrong?

Uhg, that last bit where he talks about the end always gets me. T_T

The Korean one is a tough one, but I saw you already got a lot of comments on it below. I'm not a native Korean speaker, but from watching Korean dramas over the years, I've noticed they use a lot more overall modifying words to describe/call someone. There's of course oppa, but there's also noona, unnie, sunbae, ajusshi, and ajumma (plus several others).

From what I've observed, it's more of a way of calling someone depending on societal structure, closeness, and from what I've seen of sentence structure, names aren't said as much. In English you would say "{insert close female friends name} wait for me. I want to go with you." In Korean, it would be more like, "Unnie, wait, let's go together." Or something like that at least. Anybody who knows a better explanation, feel free to correct me. xD

Oppa is really just the mirror version of Hyung, which is used with a guy that's (usually) older. The context of Oppa has definitely shifted over the years, I feel like, but the basis is a guy that's older. There are a lot of dramas that pointedly make fun of the term Oppa because it's used so loosely, often having the FL using it with overdone aegyo or big batty eyes. I could understand how this could get confusing. The terms do take some time to get used to for sure. ^^

I really think Song Ji Yang would suit Xie Lian SO much. Unfortunately, I feel like the chances are pretty low considering he's already established as a CQL character. T_T

Luhan is a former member of Korean group Exo, and is now a a solo artist and actor in China. Some fans of the novel thought he would be a really good fit for Xie Lian so I'm sure they're excited he's singing the theme song for the animated series. I personally don't think his looks and aura quite suits Xie Lians character, but that's just my opinion. :)

It's in my top favorite chemistry dramas for sure! It's such a good nostalgic drama. ♥