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Thank you for reading, Violet. :D
Like you, I too could read about K2H again and again... it's like still having a bond to it.
I'll keep you posted on SG, don't worry. She has a lot to comment on it, hahaha. ;)

This is becoming a monster post, Violet. Mi an hae!
To give you an idea of the way she watched, she never said things like: "hmm, I like this episode less than the others". She didn't... split the story into episodes, although we watched 2 per week. She watched it as a flow, enthralled by the story and what would happen next. She also commented that, alas, the world of politics is really this rotten, and that such a big dream as a reunification would cause an uproad and negative reactions among the big powers in real life too.
This is why I am super happy she asked me to show her another drama: watching with her makes me view the whole thing in a different light. A story told, not a race to the audience approval.

One day I will tell you about my man's reaction too. Did I tell you I showed K2H to him too? He wAS ENTHUSIASTIC. ;)

North Korean Chief is a very attractive man, haha! I actually agree with her: he's old for my standards too, lol, but he has an... aura of something very intriguing.
She complimented the performance of the villain. Of course she raged about him and his cruelty, but said the actor did a stellar performance. She never said things like "they should have given more time to this, less time to that". It's been a great experience to watch with her, because she didn't use the usual judging criteria I sometimes read about, "why did they do this?/this was not necessary/it's dragging" and so on. She simply followed the story the way the authors intended it and... fell in love.
She found all the actors extraordinarily beautiful and graceful and admired the women's strength. Not once did she marvel at Hang A's tears: she got it from the start that she was a tough soldier but a child at love.

She faced the hardships with a lot more courage than I. I was so afraid to show her Jae Shin's going into hypnosis - that scene is incredibly heartbreaking for me. And of course my mom was shocked and horrified, but she somehow took it with more poise than I had expected. However, she kept on telling me "Rita, I truly hope these two have a happy ending, I couldn't withstand it if they were killed too, after all they have gone through". She loved the ending and on the end credits she said this is one of the best stories she has ever watched. One may think I influenced her. Obviously my passion for it is evident, but my mother must be the most honest and frank person I know: she would NEVER say she loves something if she doesn't.
She was captured by all the characters. She adored Hang A's father and she said

It won't be easy to express my mother's feeling about K2H, as she was just as excited, saddened, on edge, exhilarated and fascinated as we were while watching each episode. So what follows will be all mixed up, as it comes to my mind. :)
She is particularly fond of... simple scenes. When Jae Ha lies on Hang A's lap and tells her he's afraid of everything but her, she said "a scene like this one is enough to make a love story into an unforgettable one".
She was completely captured by Hang A. No matter how much she loved Jae Ha, she kept on repeating: "wow, what a woman!" And was also very, very invested in Jae Shin and Si Kyeung's timid attempts at a love story. It goes without saying that his death was a terrible blow for her too. But not even once did she say something like: "I don't like this because SK is dead".

Violet, I just began my... Secret Garden episode reviews comedy. LOL
I know you like to read about my mom and her reactions, so perhaps you'll enjoy the brief commentaries I am going to post weekly.
Tonight we've actually watched ep. 2 and 3, but I've written only the 1st ep. review by now.
;)

Hahahahahahaha
Are you filling fb with the famous 1001 expressions? ;)
I haven't got an account there, or I would like it. :D

Bladey, I need to tell you this: I love you! Hahaha
Not in a sapphic way, don't worry. ;)
Perhaps we are both vicious, but I too was truly satisfied, not only on discovering the ratings in Korea, but the slightly declining popularity of "them" on the net too.
It's not that I don't want writers to be successful in their work, but the effect of this kind of undeserved popularity is that the viewers are fed always sillier and shallower soups, to the detriment of much better writers who struggle to have their work read, let alone made into a drama.
I AM vicious, but here it goes: I don't believe they really have talent. What they can do is write stories about silly girls who live to love. The rest is a sequel of mundane lines and cheesy scenes.
And because for mysterious reason they are always paired with directors who choose famous male actors, you have the fans swooning and going ohhhhh :P

P.S. I love your reviews. Perhaps because they are so rare! ;)

As for Cybord She, I have in mind to write a review, but I am not so sure I'll be able to express my feelings well.
There is one point - a logical hole - which I wanted to discuss with you, though. You are my reference regarding time travels, hehe!
The first time he meets her, it's actually the real girl, not the cyborg, right? The girl got all the cyborg's memory upon buying it and then decided to travel back in time 1 year before the cyborg did. However, when they witness the guy being pushed with his face in the cake and then washed with champagne, it was the girl, not the cyborg who saw it. So, how did the cyborg learn of this "weird" birthday custom - and use it on him one year after? The girl's memory was never transferred to the cyborg, only viceversa.
Am I making any sense? :P

I'm not sure the ending was the problem for me. The sister scenario was somehow in the air since episode 8 or so - at least, I started suspecting it. The fact that he was guilty, was clear even sooner. Once both things were revealed, these two people could only go towards death. He had such a dark soul, there was no true redemption - I mean in the drama plot, not in real life - and she had completely lost hers to him. Actually, I thought there was a sort of terrible beauty in the ending. My problem with the drama therefore is in the fact that I coulnd't connect with any character, I didn't love them, not one. This is why I'm ready to recognize the quality of the drama, the clever script, the great acting... but I didn't like it. Haha

Forgive me for disappearing all of a sudden. I just remembered I haven't eaten yet, lol. Reading about grills made me suddenly hungry, hahaha.
Have a beautiful weekend, Bladey and hope to read you soon. :D

Yes, the age prejudice is one of the hardest to overcome. I never talk about my age because I like people to judge me for the person I am, not because I'm older or younger or because at my age I'm supposed to do certain things and not do others... I truly can't stand labels, yet people seem to be at ease in sticking you one on the forehead.
After becoming a widow, my mom had a liason with a man who was more than 20 years younger than her, LOL.
It must be in the family. ;);)

Uh, the Bejing opening was wonderful! I don't think it will be beaten any time soon. :)
Oh, shout a ganbatte! to your boxer from my part too. ;)
I like gymnastic, water polo and almost all team sports, like basketball and volleyball.
Of course I will cheer the italian female volleyball team: I love them! :D

So you're in Poland now? Apart from the oven temperature, it must be nice to be with your family, no? :)
Yes, I went from having nothing to do (and I wasn't bored), from everybody going into a frenzy for some reason. But that's how it always happens: either nothing or everything. Shades of grey are a metropolitan legend! Hahaha
Unlike you, I've always been attracted to younger men, in real life as well as on screen. Possibly because my pass says I'm an ahjumma but my brain thinks otherwise, LOL.
The oldest man I've ever dated is my husband, who's 1 year older than me! LOL

I have waited for the olympics to start for as long as I remember and now all possible choirs came in between: first my editor with a fairly urgent translation, than one of my pupils who came back from her holiday with the sudden urge to revise Shakespeare (lol), then a friend who's sending me wedding menus to translate, then another who's trying to involve me in some magazine article I couldn't care less about... my house is in a complete mess and we have had about 37 degrees for a month now. LOL
I hope I'll be able to see at least some athlets before this is over.
Grilling... yummy!! Hot, but delicious. ;)
I will let you know what I think of this drama. Up to now is funny enough, the 4 men are hilarious together. I think I will focus on them and not mind too much the women. ;)

Bladey, I started A Gentleman's dignity today. It seems great fun and clever.
Following your footsteps. :D

I loved it. It was hilarious and poetic at the same time. Unpredictable and lovely. Great combination.
Thank you for recommending, my friend.
P.S. Why don't you write a review? :D

Oh dear, marble man Lee Min Ho and the nth time jump! I promise you, I won't watch it out of sheer protest. Alone the fact that that drama has been rated by I don't know how many people already, without even having watched 1 minute of an episode, makes me mad. And you can't imagine how happy I am to find another who doesn't like him. Plastic or marble: same difference. The result is an actor who's raved about for his looks alone.
I'm enjoying the Summer and go swimming as much as possible. I wait for this season the whole year, I truly don't want to miss it. It's cheerful, eventuful and people are generally friendlier in Summer.
How about you? Holidays on the horizon? :D
I'm sad I can't take part in the Seun Duk's discussion: I am still not loving period dramas, it's beyond me. But what you say about the "bliss of conversing with just a few people" is sooo true! I can only say: enjoy :D

P.S. Looking forward to your commentary in the hongs thread. When you feel like it, that is. ;)