CJ ENM synopsis:Yeon Ji-young, who travels back in time 500 years ago with the mysterious ancient cookbook "Mangun-rok,"…
And that's what a synopsis is.
If it's from CJ ENM, I wonder what "official Korean source" the spoiler mini-wiki MDL synopsis came from? Was it really from an "official Korean source"? 😅
Anyway, did you submit it to MDL? That's far better.
1. Surrogacy is not new since IVF was invented. 2. Buying babies is not new, has been going on since B.C.E. It still is happening to this very day. 3. Ensuring the baby gets the best DNA combination isn't new either. This technology already existed for more than a decade now. We are actually close to 90% in perfecting it.
Bioengineering is not against any laws. We've been doing that to some embryos, removing defects which were detected early. We actually have a DNA map which helps in identifying which DNA sequence should be fixed. The next step and the one that's being perfected already is creating an embryo with only the best DNA sequences.
The premise of this series is that someone got the latest technology on DNA bioengineering and thought of "reviving" an ancient practice: baby farms through surrogate mothers.
The "villain" part as far as human history is concerned are: 1. Discarding them as defects. (Although this probably happened even in the past.) 2. Kidnapping people with the best DNA so they can farm them anytime. 3. Forcing women to become a surrogate mother.
We're not counting the "buying" since that's what humanity has been doing since the ancient times. In other words, it's very subjective.
But forcing to become a surrogate? Kidnapping people so they can easily farm their DNA? Discarding "defects"? Truly villain/evil.
Another thing that confused me. They already know they were bought/sold when they listened to the recording about being refunded. In addition, the years they spent with their saviour told them the truth.
So:
1. Why is SoMi always repeating the same question? 2. Why were all of them surprised, cried, angered, puked, when they witnessed the auction?
In addition to the above, what was with the puking reaction? The babies weren't eaten or murdered. And the babies were lab babies and/or from a baby farm where they were conceived through a surrogate mother, not some animal or something inhumane. Anger I understand. But puking?
The FL is a fighter, and she was so disgusted by the auction and babies born from a baby farm that she puked? Like, umm, there are historical records of baby farms in various cultures all the way back to B.C.E., the villain simply did it in a more advanced way: guaranteeing the best DNA.
They always depicted Korea as a country without maternal and paternal leave, so they just quit. It's surprising…
If anything, Korean writers are getting bolder in their episode stories. Either they depict about major social issues and corporate corruption, or they are pushing the boundaries, testing how far they can go with depicting real stories and issues before the powers-that-be becomes uncomfortable.
For context.
In Japan, there are mangka women who often tell stories about women's rights. They are crying loud to the world to help them. But their men-dominated systems are so organized, foreigners dismiss it as "fiction" and even have the audacity to tell Japanese that "we don't believe Japan has issues with women's rights and sexual abuse".
In the US, whenver the powers-that-be starts to feel uncomfortable, they cancel a show. I can't even count how many excellent shows were cancelled because of it. It actually became a tell-tale sign if a show is going to be cancelled or not. 😂😂 "Ooooh, they're pushing the boundaries now, everyone can guess their 'inspiration'. This is definitely the last season, they'll be cancelled." 🤣🤣🤣
So, Korea, I wonder how far you can push the boundaries before the powers-that-be unleash their social media keyboard warriors. 🖖🏽
"Fiction is the best platform to put social issues to the front."
They always depicted Korea as a country without maternal and paternal leave, so they just quit. It's surprising to see the first Kdrama where they mentioned it's covered by their Labour Laws.
But, as usual, the powers-that-be is forcing them to quit, or at least explain it in a way to make them guilty for using their leaves which in turn makes them to voluntarily resign.
Now in "fairness" (if we can call it that) it is also happening in other countries. Capitalists will make you feel guilty and unfair, so either you don't us your law provided rights and benefits, or voluntarily quit.
Quitting voluntarily is important because labour laws often have clauses on who can be fired (rank and position) and what type of violations warrants immediate termination or forced resignation. So, they find ways to make people to voluntarily resign, that way the employee can never sue the company for unfair and unjust termination nor claim they were forced to resign.
I can't wait for this. Since she became pregnant, I've been waiting for them to address her maternity leave. Finally, it will be in next week's episodes! I'm excited!
The thing is, this is Netflix's anti-gun rhetoric targetted towards the US primarily.It isn't really a fictional…
You only reworded my point. 😉
If we accept that we cannot compare the Philippines and the US, then the entire show is meaningless because it **is** comparing Korea and the US.
The entire message of this Netflix show is that guns is the primary cause, which is not. If they truly are unbias and not sending an anti-gun rhetoric, then they should've acknowledged that the school shooting was not because of the guns but because of (1) bullying, (2) teachers ignoring reports of bullying, and (3) potential power/money protectieg the bullies. Without bullying, there won't be school shooting even if there are guns.
But did they do that? Of course not, because they want to focus on "it's the fault of the guns, if there are no guns, there are no school shootings evee if there are school bullying".
REVIVE LESS THAN 50-WORDS SYNOPSIS SUMMARY BACK. IM TIRED OF THESE LONG-ASS-SPOILERS STORYLINE ON DESCRIPTION,…
Yep! A synopsis is meant to entice people, not to act as a spoiler or a mini-wiki.
There was a show I wanted to watch but after I read MDL's spoiler summary "synopsis", I didn't watch. 😂😂😂 What's there to watch, the MDL "synopsis" already summarized the show. LMAO.
E762: YeEun has many detractors or anti-fans, so I'm worried E762 might be used against her.
As a GenXennial (1982), and as someone who grew up in the Philippines where we have the same level of social expectations, respect, politeness, as Koreans, I'd like to say that YeEun was not rude when she:
1. showed firmness about not turning on the lights 2. refused gifts she didn't want and won't use
I said I'm GenXennial because we grew up in a conservative era (GenX) and graduated in a liberated era (GenZ). This is important because we've been exposed to two opposites.
For the conservatives in us (GenX'ers), sure, what YeEun did might be rude and inconsiderate, but for the liberated (GenZ'ers) it is not.
As a GenXennial, I'm telling you that what YeEun did is very logical and acceptable. Her generation is different. The world that shaped their thinking is a world filled with uncertainty and rising cost of living. Thus, it is logical to only accept gifts you are actually going to use.
She was not being rude. Not at all. In fact, she was being considerate. The giver might have use for it, so it's best they keep it than to accept it and let it gather dust or give it to someone else. They understand the value of money and how hard it is to earn.
Lastly, and equally important, as the Master of the House, it is within her rights to say what guests can and cannot do. In fact, let's not be hypocrites, even in the era of GenX and Baby Boomers, they exert their authority as the Master of the House. So, do not think YeEun was rude when she's just exercising that same authority.
And, if you missed it, she has a valid reason. She pictured how she will first present to the world her life's dream. She worked hard for it so obviously she wants to present it the best way that she can, on her own terms.
"No, don't turn on the lights yet, the tiur isn't over."
I deeply appreciate how YeEun was firm.
Imagine her saying: This is my house. This is the first time I'm showing it publicly. I worked hard for this. "I declined offers for a tour because I want Running Man to be the first." (She actually said that last one.) So, let me do it my way.
Was she rude? Was she inconsiderate to the staff and cameramen?
NOT AT ALL.
She wanted it to be perfect. It's going to be a memory for her. It's going down in history for everyone to watch for however long the episode will last in records.
So, if any detractors, haters, anti-fans, is planning on using this episode to attack YeEun, don't. As a GenXennial, I understand and completely support her decisions. She is Master of the House and it was the first time she's showing her hard work publicly. Her home, her rules, her terms.
She was even worried people will attack her, good thing for her, the eldest among them supported her and defended her.
While I'm a nobody, as a GenXennial, I want to throw my weight and support for YeEun who people might have misunderstood and misjudged.
YeEun, good job. I salute your firmness. 🫡
(And yes, we should normalise rejecting gifts instead of being fakes.)
One thing and the only thing I liked about him was that he never claimed himself to be a justice seeking or truth…
Haha. It's also getting tiring. The trope is overused in Kdrama.
It's like the "FL trips and ML catches her" and "save the FL from an incoming vehicle" tropes, overtly used. I'm actually glad they're moving away from that. 😅😅
I hope the trash journalist trope ends in 2025. They are good writers, they can think of better ways other than that same old trope. 😁
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If it's from CJ ENM, I wonder what "official Korean source" the spoiler mini-wiki MDL synopsis came from? Was it really from an "official Korean source"? 😅
Anyway, did you submit it to MDL? That's far better.
1. Surrogacy is not new since IVF was invented.
2. Buying babies is not new, has been going on since B.C.E. It still is happening to this very day.
3. Ensuring the baby gets the best DNA combination isn't new either. This technology already existed for more than a decade now. We are actually close to 90% in perfecting it.
Bioengineering is not against any laws. We've been doing that to some embryos, removing defects which were detected early. We actually have a DNA map which helps in identifying which DNA sequence should be fixed. The next step and the one that's being perfected already is creating an embryo with only the best DNA sequences.
The premise of this series is that someone got the latest technology on DNA bioengineering and thought of "reviving" an ancient practice: baby farms through surrogate mothers.
The "villain" part as far as human history is concerned are:
1. Discarding them as defects. (Although this probably happened even in the past.)
2. Kidnapping people with the best DNA so they can farm them anytime.
3. Forcing women to become a surrogate mother.
We're not counting the "buying" since that's what humanity has been doing since the ancient times. In other words, it's very subjective.
But forcing to become a surrogate? Kidnapping people so they can easily farm their DNA? Discarding "defects"? Truly villain/evil.
They are not "kids". They are young adults. In their early to mid 20s.
The only kid is the boy.
So:
1. Why is SoMi always repeating the same question?
2. Why were all of them surprised, cried, angered, puked, when they witnessed the auction?
In addition to the above, what was with the puking reaction? The babies weren't eaten or murdered. And the babies were lab babies and/or from a baby farm where they were conceived through a surrogate mother, not some animal or something inhumane. Anger I understand. But puking?
The FL is a fighter, and she was so disgusted by the auction and babies born from a baby farm that she puked? Like, umm, there are historical records of baby farms in various cultures all the way back to B.C.E., the villain simply did it in a more advanced way: guaranteeing the best DNA.
Can someone enlighten me?
The original AYeon is the villain's biological daughter.
And the new AYeon is what? Adopted daughter or also biological?
For context.
In Japan, there are mangka women who often tell stories about women's rights. They are crying loud to the world to help them. But their men-dominated systems are so organized, foreigners dismiss it as "fiction" and even have the audacity to tell Japanese that "we don't believe Japan has issues with women's rights and sexual abuse".
In the US, whenver the powers-that-be starts to feel uncomfortable, they cancel a show. I can't even count how many excellent shows were cancelled because of it. It actually became a tell-tale sign if a show is going to be cancelled or not. 😂😂 "Ooooh, they're pushing the boundaries now, everyone can guess their 'inspiration'. This is definitely the last season, they'll be cancelled." 🤣🤣🤣
So, Korea, I wonder how far you can push the boundaries before the powers-that-be unleash their social media keyboard warriors. 🖖🏽
"Fiction is the best platform to put social issues to the front."
But, as usual, the powers-that-be is forcing them to quit, or at least explain it in a way to make them guilty for using their leaves which in turn makes them to voluntarily resign.
Now in "fairness" (if we can call it that) it is also happening in other countries. Capitalists will make you feel guilty and unfair, so either you don't us your law provided rights and benefits, or voluntarily quit.
Quitting voluntarily is important because labour laws often have clauses on who can be fired (rank and position) and what type of violations warrants immediate termination or forced resignation. So, they find ways to make people to voluntarily resign, that way the employee can never sue the company for unfair and unjust termination nor claim they were forced to resign.
I can't wait for this. Since she became pregnant, I've been waiting for them to address her maternity leave. Finally, it will be in next week's episodes! I'm excited!
If we accept that we cannot compare the Philippines and the US, then the entire show is meaningless because it **is** comparing Korea and the US.
The entire message of this Netflix show is that guns is the primary cause, which is not. If they truly are unbias and not sending an anti-gun rhetoric, then they should've acknowledged that the school shooting was not because of the guns but because of (1) bullying, (2) teachers ignoring reports of bullying, and (3) potential power/money protectieg the bullies. Without bullying, there won't be school shooting even if there are guns.
But did they do that? Of course not, because they want to focus on "it's the fault of the guns, if there are no guns, there are no school shootings evee if there are school bullying".
> It's a mix of factors.
What I said. 😉
He really pulls the role perfectly. 😅😂
Yeah, they looke familiar. Sometimes there are cameos that becomes an easter egg, and I'm wondering if the reporters were. 😁
There was a show I wanted to watch but after I read MDL's spoiler summary "synopsis", I didn't watch. 😂😂😂 What's there to watch, the MDL "synopsis" already summarized the show. LMAO.
As a GenXennial (1982), and as someone who grew up in the Philippines where we have the same level of social expectations, respect, politeness, as Koreans, I'd like to say that YeEun was not rude when she:
1. showed firmness about not turning on the lights
2. refused gifts she didn't want and won't use
I said I'm GenXennial because we grew up in a conservative era (GenX) and graduated in a liberated era (GenZ). This is important because we've been exposed to two opposites.
For the conservatives in us (GenX'ers), sure, what YeEun did might be rude and inconsiderate, but for the liberated (GenZ'ers) it is not.
As a GenXennial, I'm telling you that what YeEun did is very logical and acceptable. Her generation is different. The world that shaped their thinking is a world filled with uncertainty and rising cost of living. Thus, it is logical to only accept gifts you are actually going to use.
She was not being rude. Not at all. In fact, she was being considerate. The giver might have use for it, so it's best they keep it than to accept it and let it gather dust or give it to someone else. They understand the value of money and how hard it is to earn.
Lastly, and equally important, as the Master of the House, it is within her rights to say what guests can and cannot do. In fact, let's not be hypocrites, even in the era of GenX and Baby Boomers, they exert their authority as the Master of the House. So, do not think YeEun was rude when she's just exercising that same authority.
And, if you missed it, she has a valid reason. She pictured how she will first present to the world her life's dream. She worked hard for it so obviously she wants to present it the best way that she can, on her own terms.
"No, don't turn on the lights yet, the tiur isn't over."
I deeply appreciate how YeEun was firm.
Imagine her saying: This is my house. This is the first time I'm showing it publicly. I worked hard for this. "I declined offers for a tour because I want Running Man to be the first." (She actually said that last one.) So, let me do it my way.
Was she rude? Was she inconsiderate to the staff and cameramen?
NOT AT ALL.
She wanted it to be perfect. It's going to be a memory for her. It's going down in history for everyone to watch for however long the episode will last in records.
So, if any detractors, haters, anti-fans, is planning on using this episode to attack YeEun, don't. As a GenXennial, I understand and completely support her decisions. She is Master of the House and it was the first time she's showing her hard work publicly. Her home, her rules, her terms.
She was even worried people will attack her, good thing for her, the eldest among them supported her and defended her.
While I'm a nobody, as a GenXennial, I want to throw my weight and support for YeEun who people might have misunderstood and misjudged.
YeEun, good job. I salute your firmness. 🫡
(And yes, we should normalise rejecting gifts instead of being fakes.)
It's like the "FL trips and ML catches her" and "save the FL from an incoming vehicle" tropes, overtly used. I'm actually glad they're moving away from that. 😅😅
I hope the trash journalist trope ends in 2025. They are good writers, they can think of better ways other than that same old trope. 😁
(Also, isn't the actor frequently playing the same role?)