i still confused on the timeline of this show/ if ep 1 was leap day 2020, what year is it rn??? did we go past…
The story is happening between 2020 and 2024.
Yes, months and years passed.
Also, yes, we Asians don't generally show any difference even after 5 years, even 10 years. I'm GenXennial and people still mistake me to be in my early 20s. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 It's why I keep my hair long so they'll only mistake me to be in my 30s. 😝😝😝😝
No. The story ended perfectly. What many assumed as a cliffhanger is actually not. It was simply a way to tell the audience that she ML survived and thei lived happily ever after.
Well I don't think S2 will ever come . This drama is done and dusted . The only kdrama that I want S2 of now very…
There won't be a S02, the story ended. 🙂 What many people assumed as a cliffhanger is not so, it simply wants to show the audience that he survived the reset because he escaped in the personal instance the developer hid in to.
That's why he is not registered in the new version. But he is still part of the code, a code the company programmers cannot find but for sure the OG developer can because he's the one who hid it (the personal instance).
How does the things that happens in the GAME also happens in the real life too, I mean is it bcz of some bug or…
Good question!
To answer, yes, there was a bug that was introduced when the virtual Emma detected a murder attempt by a player to another player in the safe zone. Problem was, it was real-life weapon.
Also, virtual Emma was coded like a "god". She has access to many functions of the game that only develepors should have.
So, when Emma tried to do something about the attack she detected and failed because the weapon was not virtual, the system was confused and created a bug to "save" the player because as far as the system is concerned, the player is still alive in the game.
Meanwhile, the developer hid in his personal instance and started changing Emma to create the quest to fix the bug. Thus, by the time the ML met Emma, Emma already have a hidden quest, the quest to fix the bug.
He called her mirae easily when he kept confusing miji's name 😁😁😁
He is close with the town's chief and no doubt did a background check when he checked the applicants.
His two weeks "test" was probably to see if Mirae-ji will quit because he already suspected it isn't Miji but Mirae.
He kept "confusing" Mirae-ji's name _intentionally_ because he was forcing himself not to use her actual name, which is Mirae.
Then he slowly dug up the reason why the twins switched places, and all this time he was guiding Mirae how to handle her problems.
When their mother was hospitalized, he suspected Miji will visit the hospital,so he waited for them. It was the opportunity to finally end the switching.
During their lunch/dinner, he finally sealed the who's who.
So, since then, it he started using herreal name, Mirae. No point pretending because the cat is now out of the bag.
Mirae-ji was actually surprised at first, but she probably caught on that he knew and their lunch/dinner was just the final confirmation. Unless, Mirae-ji was slow and still missed the points because she got used to him using different names.
Oh, yes, he did say he likes "Mirae" better and the twins reacted. Miji-rae noticed there's something going on between them because of it.
However, think about it. Miji-rae have been telling him stories about "Mirae" (herself), her twin in Seoul. Not once did he say that he likes the name "Mirae" better. And not once did he call Mirae-ji as Mirae.
He only started calling Mirae-ji as Mirae after he met Miji-rae and even dropped a bomb that he likes the name "Mirae". He never called her by any other name since then too.
The only plausible conclusion is that, he always knew. And their lunch/dinnes together finally sealed his analysis, "they definitely switched".
Example; Mirae-ji didn't know about farming when Miji's application said she knows it well. = Highly suspicious. He probabbly asked the town chief and that's when he suspected the twins switched places.
no he probably messed up miji's name again like he usually does. we have seen him mess it frequently so i assume…
I doubt. Mr. Organic Strawberry Farming did not call Mirae-ji consistently.
I think he connectid the dots earlier than Hosu.
I'm suspecting he started to doubt when he "tested" Mirae-ji for 2 weeks. I think he knew she has a twin by asking the town's chief, and like Hosu, he respected the secrecy of the switch and waited for the right moment.
Initially, I thought that he just like the name "Mirae". But I remembered that Mirae-ji talked about "Mirae".
If Mr. Organic Strawberry Farming kept saying Mirae to Mirae-ji just because he liked the name better, why only now? Why did he never call Mirae-ji as Mirae before?
The only conclusion I can think of was, he didn't want to make it awkward with Mirae-ji. He waited patiently for the moment.
That moment was when he finally met the sisters together.
I'm also suspecting he was at the hospital because he suspected Miji-rae will be there. He used that opportunity to meet them together and have an improptu gathering. He tested Miji-rae and his suspicions and the stories of the town chief was confirmed then.
So, later, he started calling Mirae-ji by real name, "Mirae". There was no use in hiding it. Especially now that he finally is gettieg through the walls of Mirae, he's levelling with her, and it's the only way to get Mirae to open up—she needs to be herself and stop playing as Mirae-ji.
Now, I'm not saying I'm correct. Those are simply my suspicions because Mr. Organic Strawberry Farming was for once consistent in calling Mirae-ji as "Mirae". Before that, he was like "fooling" around with different names because he knew she is "playing" as Mirae-ji.
A week or two ago, I talked about the reasons why the writer picked an identical twin approach. Today, let's talk about the "flow".
The first half of the series was about Miji / Miji-rae. While we saw Mirae / Mirae-ji, the first half was narrated by Miji and Mirae was seen through the eyes of Miji. Yes, we had glimpses of the story from Mirae's perspective but those were few and usually only to make Miji-rae's situation understandable.
By E07, the narrator switched to Mirae. It is as expected.
However, there's more to it than splitting the series into two.
In E06, the flow of Miji's story started to wrap up while Mirae's started to pickup. And in E07, Miji's story finally wrapped up and Mirae's finally started.
Think of it this way.
- E01–02: Miji's airplane took off. - E03–04: Miji's airplane was flying high. - E05: Miji's airplane approached the airport. - E06: Miji's airplane landed. - E07: Miji's airplane taxied.
- E12: Mirae lands, and the Yu family reconciles and lives happily ever after.
It does appear that Mirae's story is shorter than Miji. Based on the official poster, the main character is Miji. Secondly, the main romantic love story is Miji and Hosu.
However, if you consider the Mirae parts from Miji's perspective, we've known Mirae's story already. Thus there's not much to tell from Mirae's side, the remaining episodes will focus on giving Mirae closure and healing from her ordeal.
So, if we take each scene and arrange them chronologically, the story of Miji and Mirae are more or less equal. With 2–3 episodes dedicated to both of them.
This is a very good storytelling flow. The writer carefully plotted each scene, and speet time arranging the scenes. The writer could've followed a strictly alternate story flow (common in novels) or a strictly half-half flow. Instead, the writer mixed the two methods in a beautiful and touching way.
Well said...but in any case, the scores make the actors and the crew proud, even though many times everyone knows…
Ahh, yes, The Great Firewall of China! And all the censorship.
That's really sad. They deserve to know the global feedback if they ever want to compete in the global market. They more likely have no idea that they're now popular internationally outside of Wuxia genre?
If you want to understand why Koreans guard their democracy intensely, watch this film which was based on a true story in 1987. It was when the second #PeoplePower in modern history toppled yet another dictator.
Well said...but in any case, the scores make the actors and the crew proud, even though many times everyone knows…
I'm not sure about Chinese dramas, but in Korea, they are aware. Namu Wiki, Korea's most popular and go-to wiki, always pull in the ratings from MDL for Korean shows and movies. There are also Koreans who translate comments and MDL forum posts into Hangugeo.
They are aware. But of course they don't give it any value.
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Yes, months and years passed.
Also, yes, we Asians don't generally show any difference even after 5 years, even 10 years. I'm GenXennial and people still mistake me to be in my early 20s. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 It's why I keep my hair long so they'll only mistake me to be in my 30s. 😝😝😝😝
That's why he is not registered in the new version. But he is still part of the code, a code the company programmers cannot find but for sure the OG developer can because he's the one who hid it (the personal instance).
It was a perfect ending to the story.
To answer, yes, there was a bug that was introduced when the virtual Emma detected a murder attempt by a player to another player in the safe zone. Problem was, it was real-life weapon.
Also, virtual Emma was coded like a "god". She has access to many functions of the game that only develepors should have.
So, when Emma tried to do something about the attack she detected and failed because the weapon was not virtual, the system was confused and created a bug to "save" the player because as far as the system is concerned, the player is still alive in the game.
Meanwhile, the developer hid in his personal instance and started changing Emma to create the quest to fix the bug. Thus, by the time the ML met Emma, Emma already have a hidden quest, the quest to fix the bug.
His two weeks "test" was probably to see if Mirae-ji will quit because he already suspected it isn't Miji but Mirae.
He kept "confusing" Mirae-ji's name _intentionally_ because he was forcing himself not to use her actual name, which is Mirae.
Then he slowly dug up the reason why the twins switched places, and all this time he was guiding Mirae how to handle her problems.
When their mother was hospitalized, he suspected Miji will visit the hospital,so he waited for them. It was the opportunity to finally end the switching.
During their lunch/dinner, he finally sealed the who's who.
So, since then, it he started using herreal name, Mirae. No point pretending because the cat is now out of the bag.
Mirae-ji was actually surprised at first, but she probably caught on that he knew and their lunch/dinner was just the final confirmation. Unless, Mirae-ji was slow and still missed the points because she got used to him using different names.
Oh, yes, he did say he likes "Mirae" better and the twins reacted. Miji-rae noticed there's something going on between them because of it.
However, think about it. Miji-rae have been telling him stories about "Mirae" (herself), her twin in Seoul. Not once did he say that he likes the name "Mirae" better. And not once did he call Mirae-ji as Mirae.
He only started calling Mirae-ji as Mirae after he met Miji-rae and even dropped a bomb that he likes the name "Mirae". He never called her by any other name since then too.
The only plausible conclusion is that, he always knew. And their lunch/dinnes together finally sealed his analysis, "they definitely switched".
Example; Mirae-ji didn't know about farming when Miji's application said she knows it well. = Highly suspicious. He probabbly asked the town chief and that's when he suspected the twins switched places.
But I guess it won't be a K-drama without the usual Korean tropes.
So, what do you think is the reason why Miji-rae was surprised to see the new guy in Mirae's office? It hints that Miji-rae knows the person.
Share your theories!
I think he connectid the dots earlier than Hosu.
I'm suspecting he started to doubt when he "tested" Mirae-ji for 2 weeks. I think he knew she has a twin by asking the town's chief, and like Hosu, he respected the secrecy of the switch and waited for the right moment.
Initially, I thought that he just like the name "Mirae". But I remembered that Mirae-ji talked about "Mirae".
If Mr. Organic Strawberry Farming kept saying Mirae to Mirae-ji just because he liked the name better, why only now? Why did he never call Mirae-ji as Mirae before?
The only conclusion I can think of was, he didn't want to make it awkward with Mirae-ji. He waited patiently for the moment.
That moment was when he finally met the sisters together.
I'm also suspecting he was at the hospital because he suspected Miji-rae will be there. He used that opportunity to meet them together and have an improptu gathering. He tested Miji-rae and his suspicions and the stories of the town chief was confirmed then.
So, later, he started calling Mirae-ji by real name, "Mirae". There was no use in hiding it. Especially now that he finally is gettieg through the walls of Mirae, he's levelling with her, and it's the only way to get Mirae to open up—she needs to be herself and stop playing as Mirae-ji.
Now, I'm not saying I'm correct. Those are simply my suspicions because Mr. Organic Strawberry Farming was for once consistent in calling Mirae-ji as "Mirae". Before that, he was like "fooling" around with different names because he knew she is "playing" as Mirae-ji.
A week or two ago, I talked about the reasons why the writer picked an identical twin approach. Today, let's talk about the "flow".
The first half of the series was about Miji / Miji-rae. While we saw Mirae / Mirae-ji, the first half was narrated by Miji and Mirae was seen through the eyes of Miji. Yes, we had glimpses of the story from Mirae's perspective but those were few and usually only to make Miji-rae's situation understandable.
By E07, the narrator switched to Mirae. It is as expected.
However, there's more to it than splitting the series into two.
In E06, the flow of Miji's story started to wrap up while Mirae's started to pickup. And in E07, Miji's story finally wrapped up and Mirae's finally started.
Think of it this way.
- E01–02: Miji's airplane took off.
- E03–04: Miji's airplane was flying high.
- E05: Miji's airplane approached the airport.
- E06: Miji's airplane landed.
- E07: Miji's airplane taxied.
Meanwhile…
- E06: Mirae's airplane taxied.
- E07: Mirae's airplane takes off.
- E08–09: Mirae's airplane fliis high.
- E10–11: Mirae's approaches her destination.
Finally …
- E12: Mirae lands, and the Yu family reconciles and lives happily ever after.
It does appear that Mirae's story is shorter than Miji. Based on the official poster, the main character is Miji. Secondly, the main romantic love story is Miji and Hosu.
However, if you consider the Mirae parts from Miji's perspective, we've known Mirae's story already. Thus there's not much to tell from Mirae's side, the remaining episodes will focus on giving Mirae closure and healing from her ordeal.
So, if we take each scene and arrange them chronologically, the story of Miji and Mirae are more or less equal. With 2–3 episodes dedicated to both of them.
This is a very good storytelling flow. The writer carefully plotted each scene, and speet time arranging the scenes. The writer could've followed a strictly alternate story flow (common in novels) or a strictly half-half flow. Instead, the writer mixed the two methods in a beautiful and touching way.
🫰🏽🫶🏽🖖🏽👏🏽
That's really sad. They deserve to know the global feedback if they ever want to compete in the global market. They more likely have no idea that they're now popular internationally outside of Wuxia genre?
They are aware. But of course they don't give it any value.
"What The Crying!"
"Some people really don't change."
And it turned out to be part of the documentary but the eldest son's reaction was genuine. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 He can't believe his mom is freaking crying.