What is this stupid conflict in ep 14!?I am irritated by Cha Eunjae too! I understand she is not wrong but how…
The conflict is needed to drive the purpose of Season 3, Master Kim's worry that they started to worship him, and when he's gone, they will all go down in the drain. And his plan on how teach them that lesson.
Woo Jin already made that mistake. He almost got killed Eun Tak in the process because he only thought about himself and how he can act like a hero (a.k.a. sacrifice himself). His payment for that is the slim possibility of a complete healing of his hand. He learned his lesson.
Unfortunately, Eun Jae is thick-headed. Even after Master Kim reminded her that her boyfriend was boycotted, she still chose her stupid pride.
Even when her boyfriend told her that her method is what exactly she was whining about (thus making her a hypocrite and a fool), she still chose her pride.
Doldam's overall director is the same, he started to worship Master Kim. What will happen to them if he's gone?
Eun Jae is whining about “her dreams for the trauma center”. She did not realise that her actions can destroy her precious dream, bringing everyone else with her.
And that's why the conflict is needed, because, as I've said in the early episodes, Season 3 is about teaching them these lessons.
LOL. You would think she finally understood it, but NOOOOOO, her pride is far more important than anything else.What…
You see, if you are right, it will be revealed at the proper time without you doing something you will regret for the rest of your life (and giving you a very bad mark on your records).
LOL. You would think she finally understood it, but NOOOOOO, her pride is far more important than anything else.What…
Another thing.
Eun Jae talking about “her dreams”. Well, the person he called out in the open has been there long before her. Who knows better about “her dreams” other than the original team?
What happened to the Korean culture of hierarchy and respect?
Eun Jae suddenly turned Western. Lack of respect to the hierarchy. Lack of respect to her senior in the hospital.
She didn't even flinch when she learned someone died because she was not there.
Yes, yes, Dong Joo's methods are not acceptable either. However, since Eun Jae was acting “holier than thou”, she completely failed the moment she called his superior (superior in many ways) out in the open, and agreeing on a boycott. And even though her own boyfriend and Master Kim already told her what she actually showed, she still chose her pride.
Remember this kids… if you seriously think that you are right than those higher than you, boycott is never the solution. Prove that you are right by being the better person. Stay within the rules and processes. Keep your heads down. Do not disrespect anyone.
LOL. You would think she finally understood it, but NOOOOOO, her pride is far more important than anything else.
What happened to all the “patient first” and “I'm holier than thou” she was whining about? She is a complete HYPOCRITE.
All of them deserves to be fired.
If your job is not to save people, then sure, boycott all you want, go organise a hunger strike, or a street rally, or whatever.
But, people rely on you. And there is a major emergency and she can not make a stand? She even bothered to listen to that a***hole?
If you want to act “holier than thou” and “I am right”, make sure you do it to the end, make sure you live by it. Otherwise, it makes you a completely fool and a hypocrite.
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Too bad for the actress, at this point, no one probably wants to see her character in the next season, if ever there will be one.
Dang. He said exactly what I've said since the first few episodes… they are trying to become Master Kim.Master…
However, there is also a challenge for Dong Joo here. His character, his experiences, his training in the military, and his studies abroad, all led to him being by-the-book. He has forgotten that they can be flexible. He has fogotten to communicate and be a human being.
Dong Joo's stay as temporary head is like a probationary period for him. Is he ready to become a leader / manager?
You see, a Leader is born, and a Manager is made. No matter what our qualifications may be, if we were not born to be a Leader, and we did not learn to be a Manager, then we will fail once we take on those roles.
This is the challenge for Dong Joo, and this is why he is still on probation. He still needs to prove himself.
And, let's be honest here… most, if not all, who trained under Master Kim and worshipped him, are similar. Dong Joo, Woo Jin, Eun Jae? They're all the similar. They all are mirroring Master Kim.
Dong Joo just learned earlier that he can never be Master Kim, and there will always be only one Master Kim. However, he still mirrored the other aspects of Master Kim. Is he aware of it? Maybe, maybe not.
Dong Joo and Woo Jin clashing, think of it was two Master Kim (wannabes) clashing. They copies SOME of the traits of Master Kim, but they don't have the mind of Master Kim. So, in the end, seeing each other, the person they actually see is themselves. Dong Joo is seeing himself in Woo Jin; and Woo Jin is seeing himself in Dong Joo. (Not to mention, whatever it was that happened to them before.)
Eun Jae? Same story. She's lucky Seo Jung was not with them; so right now, we're just seeing a male Master Kim vs a male Master Kim.
Dang. He said exactly what I've said since the first few episodes… they are trying to become Master Kim.
Master Kim is right to let someone else handle the Trauma Center. It is for them to learn: 1. He won't be there for them all the time. 2. They need to learn to work with other people. 3. They need to understand the importance of their decisions.
#3 is the most important. First it was Woo Jin, he damaged his hand because he wants to be Master Kim. He makes decisions based on “What Would Master Kim Do?”.
Now, it's Eun Jae's turn. She also makes decisions based on WWMKD, and forgetting that her decisions can mean life and death for anyone around her.
I definitely love Seasons 3 better than Seasons 1 and 2 combined. Not only it is grounded in reality… it is also filled with life lessons.
The Season 2 staff needs to wake up. They are not Master Kim and they will never be. And they need to stop making decisions on their own, based on their emotions. Because next time, someone you hold dear will be the one who will pay for it.
Imagine this, if Woo Jin was the one in that accident and Eun Jae was stuck in another operation, WWEJD (What Would Eun Jae Do)? Is she going to leave that operation and save Woo Jin? Or is she going to finish her operation, and then quit being a doctor because Woo Jin would not have died if she stayed in the Trauma Center?
Same with Woo Jin. His hands. What if it was Eun Jae? They lack staff and skilled Doctors. There is only Woo Jin who can save Eun Jae but he damaged his hands because of his heroism? Eun Jae dies.
This is why, just a reminder, Master Kim was so pissed when Woo Jin disobeyed the rules on rescue. This is why Master Kim was so angry when he saw Eun Jae in Doldam's OR.
And this is exactly why he chose not to lead the Trauma Center.
LOL.ML was very careful since episode 1, suddenly in episode 12, he's very clumsy? Come on!
He only noticed the similarities AFTER he touched the body.
Yet when the teacher was killed, he did not touch her body.
In both cases, it was obvious they're dead. Yet, he made a mistake in touching the bloodied body but not the teacher's body.
After that, it was only when he noticed the similarities.
Also, there is nothing else that should shock him at this point.
1. He saw his future murdered body. 2. It was not the first dead body he saw. 3. The way he acted when he saw the teacher's body, it hints that he's the type of journalist with experience in reporting crime and seeing gruesome murders … and dead bodies. 4. The way he stood when he saw the teacher's dead body tells us that his brain is working, thinking. 5. He did the same when he saw the body of Soo Ae's older sister, he just stood there, thinking.
After he touched the bloodied body of his student, he stood there, thinking. He was not in shock.
Because he stood there to think, to analyse, it was only then that he noticed the similarities with the way he found his future body.
Which made him to think deeper. His brain started working even more. He was not in shock.
He even realised the body was moved. The largest pool of blood was inside the room. When he saw that, it was when he saw the shoes and made a connection to his future body.
The only conclusion was: he fell into a trap.
Which also, no doubt, brought him to: 1. His future body was moved and positioned that way. 2. He finally noticed his future body had less blood in the scene, similar to the dead student. (Becausee the boy's body was moved as well.) 3. It is another signature of the suspect.
If I take a guess: a. The killer's signature for women is to tie them with a red rope/string. b. The killer's signature for men is, well, that. Move their body, position it, and arrange the shoes.
The ML probably came up with the same conclusion.
If he was shocked, he was shocked after he realised he fell into a trap, and how the suspect probably have different signatures depending on if the victim is male or female.
Which still makes his “shock” mode _after_ he touched the bloodied body, which there is no doubt he is fully aware not to touch, because he never touched the teacher's body. And obviously, he also knew both were already dead (hence he did not check the teacher's body) yet he made a mistake in touching the bloodied body.
All things considered, all angles taken into consideration, he shouldn't have made that mistake.
What's weirder is, he made two mistakes on that day.
So, you know… this was intentionally done without thinking it through, just to create a new tension in the story.
LOL.ML was very careful since episode 1, suddenly in episode 12, he's very clumsy? Come on!
You have to consider the sequence of scenes.
1. He was not in shock when he pockets the matchbox with the note. Yet, he already knew how it almost got him into trouble.
He only got away with it because he knew how his father thinks.
2. He was not in shock when he saw the student's body.
3. He was not in shock when he touchd the bloodied body to check the student's pulse.
4. He only entered into shock after noticing the similarities of the body's position and his shoes.
5. Seeing his own body, murdered, is the “shockiest” thing in his life at that moment. Nothing should shock him anymore.
6. It was not the first time he saw a dead body.
7. Him being fine with seeing dead bodies implies that he is the type of journalist who had an extensive experience in covering / reporting crimes … and seeing dead bodies.
8. Even he himself realised the two mistakes he made.
a. He checked the scene and he saw the largest pool of blood was inside, which means the body was moved. b. Then he noticed the similarities of the body's position and the shoes with his future dead body. c. He immediately realised he fell into the suspect's trap.
Thus, when the detective arrived, he just looked to the detective, looked back at the body. He knew he made a mistake in touching the body.
d. He also realised his other mistake: the matchbox with the note he pocketed earlier. e. So when the detective started to check him, he did not do anything. Because again, he knew he made a mistake.
Nope. He wasn't in shock. He was thinking. Playing everything in his head.
Maybe someone is asking, “Why did he not run if he was not in shock?” Because that was when he noticed the similarities in body position and the shoes.
His brain started working. As I mentioned, he started playing in his head everything. Making sense of it all.
Also, think about this, Koreans only have a few ways in showing “shock”. However, the ML did not do any of those. Which means he was not in shock.
Here's another, compare his “standing still” action with the way he acted in other scenes. When his brain is working, he just stands still. When he saw the teacher's body, he just stood, did not even touch the body.
So, even if we say that he was indeed shocked because he noticed the similarities with his future dead body, remember that he noticed it AFTER he touched the body and got blood on his hands. So, it was not because of shock, they intentionally made him that way for that scene, which doesn't make any sense.
What was the message? It was an entertaining movie with lots of action, but what was the purpose of this movie?…
Same. I gave it a 7 just now.
There was no plot. It were only side stories compiled together.
* Why did they choose to pretend to be an entertainment company? * How much influence do they have with the authorities? * What was the purpose of the “sacred meeting” other than to kill the military guy who apparently is wearing a coat and tie inside, and to piss off everyone? * An assassin who suddenly fell in love with Bok Soon because she outwitted his principles? That he was willing to die at her hands in the end? * Are they simply hired assassins who will take any orders as long as the target is not underage? No questions asked, who cares if a Nation collapses or it sparks WW3?
And Bok Soon's daughter. She's not needed in the story. We can remove all her scenes and just mention her through dialogues, and the movie would still be the same as it is. The daughter did not add any depth to Bok Soon.
Yes, yes, to drive the story. But that's the first question, what was the story? There was none.
The movie is more of a showcase of what the producing company can do. If we look at it that way, as a showcase then yes, it can pass with flying colours, just like most other showcases meant to show what the producing company can do. (Not the writer's.)
To be honest, I don't understand your generation. You all say whatever you want to so easily, but fall apart just as easily when taking responsibility. You all have a weak mentality. You're all so difficult and demanding. You don't even try, but you want results. You don't even work hard but complain the secon you're given something to do. It's a wonder what you can accomplish in that state.
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Our thought processes have changed, and above all else, the world we live in is different. It's no longer an era of possibilities. To the youths, we live in an era where we havee to hold out.
I'm torn with Papa Cha leaving. He added a unique dynamic in the team, and the show itself.
However, in a way, his story has ended when he found closure with the pain he endured. Him choosing to resign, despite what Master Kim told him, was Papa Cha realising that he was being consumed by the events of 3 years ago. He can not move on from it, which was affecting him as a person, as a father, and as a doctor.
What did he realise? It was his fault his student committed suicide.
Why was it his fault?
Simple. He did not bother to understand the new generation. As someone who is older, as a professor, he should've had taken the time to reach out and understand, to ensure his message was conveyed and not misunderstood.
But he failed.
You see, this is a very common mistake a lot of people do every day. Once we are up there, once we have enough experience, we forget where we came from. We forget how we started. We forget that things change and not everyone is like you and me. As a Xennial, I made that mistake too, a lot. Often, it is too late to realise that mistake and we've hurt people along the way.
This is what Papa Cha realised, hence, he chose to resign. He finally started to see how the new generation think.
Did he surrender? Not at all. He chose to start anew. Fresh. It is his way to make amends and to honour that student who committed suicide, and his favourite student at that. It is also better for the hospital to have a new head, otherwise, they will continu to whisper. Which, as Dr. Cha told Papa Cha, she does not like people whispering about him.
Dr. Cha is right, at the end of the day, no matter what our opinions of our family, be it good or bad, they still are our immediate family. Hearing people whisper about the mistakes of your family is not something any human being should experience.
So, a salute to Papa Cha. He may be thinking that it was his downfall, and there is no grace in it. However, the way I see it, he exited with grace and honour; and it was not his downfall. Rather, it was actually the first step in him rising up again because the incident 3 years ago already left him “down” for so very long.
They remembered that the student teacher was originally supposed to die earlier so stands to reason their memories…
That's true, you could also say that the ML still remembers the original events after he changed the past of the “falsely accused” guy (brother of Mi Sook), and got him released from prison alive… instead of committing suicide.
But, the time machine is still in his possession (the ML), which, if they are using the time/quantum bubble theory, then it means everything is still in flux or constantly changing; or to put it another way, the events are not yet fixed.
So far, based on the earlier episodes, they do seem to be using the time/quantum bubble theory.
Thus, we can assume (for now) that their memories are still intact because (1) they are still in the past; (2) the time machine is broken; and (3) they will more likely get it fixed and time travel again.
This time travel trope (i.e. time/quantum bubble) has been employed a lot in time travel fiction (novels, TV, etc.) but is often misunderstood as “multiple timelines”. They're different. I've explained this in other time travel discussions, like in Sisyphus: The Myth (a 2021 K-drama).
In the West, it was used and explained clearly in the recently concluded season of Quantum Leap (2022–2023). They even explained it closely similar to how I explain it. Also, The Flash's finale Season (2023) also explained it similarly, the way I do. (Even Star Trek used this trope long years before I understood it. :p )
Where writers differ is how they address memories after the bubble collapses. 1. Some choose to keep their memories intact. 2. Some decides to replace their memories.
The latter is what I do not want to see in this show, because the FL's realisations about her father would all be meaningless if her memories of the original events and how she judged her father, are erased.
The way the story is going, the memories of the ML and FL are better left intact, so they can remember how their view of the people around them has changed. After all, is not that the message the writer wants to send? That we should be understanding of other people, especially our own family?
I can't wait for the episode when Baek Yoon Young discovers all her assumptions about her father were completely false. That would be the best episode in the entire series.
I also have a very high expectation that Jin Ki Joo can pull off the required acting for such a scene.
The only thing I will hate is if her memories are suddenly changed because then, she wouldn't remember all the false assumptions she had against her father.
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Woo Jin already made that mistake. He almost got killed Eun Tak in the process because he only thought about himself and how he can act like a hero (a.k.a. sacrifice himself). His payment for that is the slim possibility of a complete healing of his hand. He learned his lesson.
Unfortunately, Eun Jae is thick-headed. Even after Master Kim reminded her that her boyfriend was boycotted, she still chose her stupid pride.
Even when her boyfriend told her that her method is what exactly she was whining about (thus making her a hypocrite and a fool), she still chose her pride.
Doldam's overall director is the same, he started to worship Master Kim. What will happen to them if he's gone?
Eun Jae is whining about “her dreams for the trauma center”. She did not realise that her actions can destroy her precious dream, bringing everyone else with her.
And that's why the conflict is needed, because, as I've said in the early episodes, Season 3 is about teaching them these lessons.
^_^
Kids, the lesson here is to not become Eun Jae.
Eun Jae talking about “her dreams”. Well, the person he called out in the open has been there long before her. Who knows better about “her dreams” other than the original team?
What happened to the Korean culture of hierarchy and respect?
Eun Jae suddenly turned Western. Lack of respect to the hierarchy. Lack of respect to her senior in the hospital.
She didn't even flinch when she learned someone died because she was not there.
Yes, yes, Dong Joo's methods are not acceptable either. However, since Eun Jae was acting “holier than thou”, she completely failed the moment she called his superior (superior in many ways) out in the open, and agreeing on a boycott. And even though her own boyfriend and Master Kim already told her what she actually showed, she still chose her pride.
Remember this kids… if you seriously think that you are right than those higher than you, boycott is never the solution. Prove that you are right by being the better person. Stay within the rules and processes. Keep your heads down. Do not disrespect anyone.
What happened to all the “patient first” and “I'm holier than thou” she was whining about? She is a complete HYPOCRITE.
All of them deserves to be fired.
If your job is not to save people, then sure, boycott all you want, go organise a hunger strike, or a street rally, or whatever.
But, people rely on you. And there is a major emergency and she can not make a stand? She even bothered to listen to that a***hole?
If you want to act “holier than thou” and “I am right”, make sure you do it to the end, make sure you live by it. Otherwise, it makes you a completely fool and a hypocrite.
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Too bad for the actress, at this point, no one probably wants to see her character in the next season, if ever there will be one.
I can't wait!
Dong Joo's stay as temporary head is like a probationary period for him. Is he ready to become a leader / manager?
You see, a Leader is born, and a Manager is made. No matter what our qualifications may be, if we were not born to be a Leader, and we did not learn to be a Manager, then we will fail once we take on those roles.
This is the challenge for Dong Joo, and this is why he is still on probation. He still needs to prove himself.
And, let's be honest here… most, if not all, who trained under Master Kim and worshipped him, are similar. Dong Joo, Woo Jin, Eun Jae? They're all the similar. They all are mirroring Master Kim.
Dong Joo just learned earlier that he can never be Master Kim, and there will always be only one Master Kim. However, he still mirrored the other aspects of Master Kim. Is he aware of it? Maybe, maybe not.
Dong Joo and Woo Jin clashing, think of it was two Master Kim (wannabes) clashing. They copies SOME of the traits of Master Kim, but they don't have the mind of Master Kim. So, in the end, seeing each other, the person they actually see is themselves. Dong Joo is seeing himself in Woo Jin; and Woo Jin is seeing himself in Dong Joo. (Not to mention, whatever it was that happened to them before.)
Eun Jae? Same story. She's lucky Seo Jung was not with them; so right now, we're just seeing a male Master Kim vs a male Master Kim.
Master Kim is right to let someone else handle the Trauma Center. It is for them to learn:
1. He won't be there for them all the time.
2. They need to learn to work with other people.
3. They need to understand the importance of their decisions.
#3 is the most important. First it was Woo Jin, he damaged his hand because he wants to be Master Kim. He makes decisions based on “What Would Master Kim Do?”.
Now, it's Eun Jae's turn. She also makes decisions based on WWMKD, and forgetting that her decisions can mean life and death for anyone around her.
I definitely love Seasons 3 better than Seasons 1 and 2 combined. Not only it is grounded in reality… it is also filled with life lessons.
The Season 2 staff needs to wake up. They are not Master Kim and they will never be. And they need to stop making decisions on their own, based on their emotions. Because next time, someone you hold dear will be the one who will pay for it.
Imagine this, if Woo Jin was the one in that accident and Eun Jae was stuck in another operation, WWEJD (What Would Eun Jae Do)? Is she going to leave that operation and save Woo Jin? Or is she going to finish her operation, and then quit being a doctor because Woo Jin would not have died if she stayed in the Trauma Center?
Same with Woo Jin. His hands. What if it was Eun Jae? They lack staff and skilled Doctors. There is only Woo Jin who can save Eun Jae but he damaged his hands because of his heroism? Eun Jae dies.
This is why, just a reminder, Master Kim was so pissed when Woo Jin disobeyed the rules on rescue. This is why Master Kim was so angry when he saw Eun Jae in Doldam's OR.
And this is exactly why he chose not to lead the Trauma Center.
Yet when the teacher was killed, he did not touch her body.
In both cases, it was obvious they're dead. Yet, he made a mistake in touching the bloodied body but not the teacher's body.
After that, it was only when he noticed the similarities.
Also, there is nothing else that should shock him at this point.
1. He saw his future murdered body.
2. It was not the first dead body he saw.
3. The way he acted when he saw the teacher's body, it hints that he's the type of journalist with experience in reporting crime and seeing gruesome murders … and dead bodies.
4. The way he stood when he saw the teacher's dead body tells us that his brain is working, thinking.
5. He did the same when he saw the body of Soo Ae's older sister, he just stood there, thinking.
After he touched the bloodied body of his student, he stood there, thinking. He was not in shock.
Because he stood there to think, to analyse, it was only then that he noticed the similarities with the way he found his future body.
Which made him to think deeper. His brain started working even more. He was not in shock.
He even realised the body was moved. The largest pool of blood was inside the room. When he saw that, it was when he saw the shoes and made a connection to his future body.
The only conclusion was: he fell into a trap.
Which also, no doubt, brought him to:
1. His future body was moved and positioned that way.
2. He finally noticed his future body had less blood in the scene, similar to the dead student. (Becausee the boy's body was moved as well.)
3. It is another signature of the suspect.
If I take a guess:
a. The killer's signature for women is to tie them with a red rope/string.
b. The killer's signature for men is, well, that. Move their body, position it, and arrange the shoes.
The ML probably came up with the same conclusion.
If he was shocked, he was shocked after he realised he fell into a trap, and how the suspect probably have different signatures depending on if the victim is male or female.
Which still makes his “shock” mode _after_ he touched the bloodied body, which there is no doubt he is fully aware not to touch, because he never touched the teacher's body. And obviously, he also knew both were already dead (hence he did not check the teacher's body) yet he made a mistake in touching the bloodied body.
All things considered, all angles taken into consideration, he shouldn't have made that mistake.
What's weirder is, he made two mistakes on that day.
So, you know… this was intentionally done without thinking it through, just to create a new tension in the story.
^_^
1. He was not in shock when he pockets the matchbox with the note. Yet, he already knew how it almost got him into trouble.
He only got away with it because he knew how his father thinks.
2. He was not in shock when he saw the student's body.
3. He was not in shock when he touchd the bloodied body to check the student's pulse.
4. He only entered into shock after noticing the similarities of the body's position and his shoes.
5. Seeing his own body, murdered, is the “shockiest” thing in his life at that moment. Nothing should shock him anymore.
6. It was not the first time he saw a dead body.
7. Him being fine with seeing dead bodies implies that he is the type of journalist who had an extensive experience in covering / reporting crimes … and seeing dead bodies.
8. Even he himself realised the two mistakes he made.
a. He checked the scene and he saw the largest pool of blood was inside, which means the body was moved.
b. Then he noticed the similarities of the body's position and the shoes with his future dead body.
c. He immediately realised he fell into the suspect's trap.
Thus, when the detective arrived, he just looked to the detective, looked back at the body. He knew he made a mistake in touching the body.
d. He also realised his other mistake: the matchbox with the note he pocketed earlier.
e. So when the detective started to check him, he did not do anything. Because again, he knew he made a mistake.
Nope. He wasn't in shock. He was thinking. Playing everything in his head.
Maybe someone is asking, “Why did he not run if he was not in shock?” Because that was when he noticed the similarities in body position and the shoes.
His brain started working. As I mentioned, he started playing in his head everything. Making sense of it all.
Also, think about this, Koreans only have a few ways in showing “shock”. However, the ML did not do any of those. Which means he was not in shock.
Here's another, compare his “standing still” action with the way he acted in other scenes. When his brain is working, he just stands still. When he saw the teacher's body, he just stood, did not even touch the body.
So, even if we say that he was indeed shocked because he noticed the similarities with his future dead body, remember that he noticed it AFTER he touched the body and got blood on his hands. So, it was not because of shock, they intentionally made him that way for that scene, which doesn't make any sense.
^_^
ML was very careful since episode 1, suddenly in episode 12, he's very clumsy? Come on!
There was no plot. It were only side stories compiled together.
* Why did they choose to pretend to be an entertainment company?
* How much influence do they have with the authorities?
* What was the purpose of the “sacred meeting” other than to kill the military guy who apparently is wearing a coat and tie inside, and to piss off everyone?
* An assassin who suddenly fell in love with Bok Soon because she outwitted his principles? That he was willing to die at her hands in the end?
* Are they simply hired assassins who will take any orders as long as the target is not underage? No questions asked, who cares if a Nation collapses or it sparks WW3?
And Bok Soon's daughter. She's not needed in the story. We can remove all her scenes and just mention her through dialogues, and the movie would still be the same as it is. The daughter did not add any depth to Bok Soon.
Yes, yes, to drive the story. But that's the first question, what was the story? There was none.
The movie is more of a showcase of what the producing company can do. If we look at it that way, as a showcase then yes, it can pass with flying colours, just like most other showcases meant to show what the producing company can do. (Not the writer's.)
So, yeah, 7 from me as well.
You all say whatever you want to so easily, but fall apart just as easily when taking responsibility.
You all have a weak mentality. You're all so difficult and demanding.
You don't even try, but you want results.
You don't even work hard but complain the secon you're given something to do.
It's a wonder what you can accomplish in that state.
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Our thought processes have changed, and above all else, the world we live in is different.
It's no longer an era of possibilities.
To the youths, we live in an era where we havee to hold out.
However, in a way, his story has ended when he found closure with the pain he endured. Him choosing to resign, despite what Master Kim told him, was Papa Cha realising that he was being consumed by the events of 3 years ago. He can not move on from it, which was affecting him as a person, as a father, and as a doctor.
What did he realise?
It was his fault his student committed suicide.
Why was it his fault?
Simple. He did not bother to understand the new generation. As someone who is older, as a professor, he should've had taken the time to reach out and understand, to ensure his message was conveyed and not misunderstood.
But he failed.
You see, this is a very common mistake a lot of people do every day. Once we are up there, once we have enough experience, we forget where we came from. We forget how we started. We forget that things change and not everyone is like you and me. As a Xennial, I made that mistake too, a lot. Often, it is too late to realise that mistake and we've hurt people along the way.
This is what Papa Cha realised, hence, he chose to resign. He finally started to see how the new generation think.
Did he surrender? Not at all. He chose to start anew. Fresh. It is his way to make amends and to honour that student who committed suicide, and his favourite student at that. It is also better for the hospital to have a new head, otherwise, they will continu to whisper. Which, as Dr. Cha told Papa Cha, she does not like people whispering about him.
Dr. Cha is right, at the end of the day, no matter what our opinions of our family, be it good or bad, they still are our immediate family. Hearing people whisper about the mistakes of your family is not something any human being should experience.
So, a salute to Papa Cha. He may be thinking that it was his downfall, and there is no grace in it. However, the way I see it, he exited with grace and honour; and it was not his downfall. Rather, it was actually the first step in him rising up again because the incident 3 years ago already left him “down” for so very long.
But, the time machine is still in his possession (the ML), which, if they are using the time/quantum bubble theory, then it means everything is still in flux or constantly changing; or to put it another way, the events are not yet fixed.
So far, based on the earlier episodes, they do seem to be using the time/quantum bubble theory.
Thus, we can assume (for now) that their memories are still intact because (1) they are still in the past; (2) the time machine is broken; and (3) they will more likely get it fixed and time travel again.
This time travel trope (i.e. time/quantum bubble) has been employed a lot in time travel fiction (novels, TV, etc.) but is often misunderstood as “multiple timelines”. They're different. I've explained this in other time travel discussions, like in Sisyphus: The Myth (a 2021 K-drama).
In the West, it was used and explained clearly in the recently concluded season of Quantum Leap (2022–2023). They even explained it closely similar to how I explain it. Also, The Flash's finale Season (2023) also explained it similarly, the way I do. (Even Star Trek used this trope long years before I understood it. :p )
Where writers differ is how they address memories after the bubble collapses.
1. Some choose to keep their memories intact.
2. Some decides to replace their memories.
The latter is what I do not want to see in this show, because the FL's realisations about her father would all be meaningless if her memories of the original events and how she judged her father, are erased.
The way the story is going, the memories of the ML and FL are better left intact, so they can remember how their view of the people around them has changed. After all, is not that the message the writer wants to send? That we should be understanding of other people, especially our own family?
^_^
I also have a very high expectation that Jin Ki Joo can pull off the required acting for such a scene.
The only thing I will hate is if her memories are suddenly changed because then, she wouldn't remember all the false assumptions she had against her father.