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Imo, it was never about the villain or to make him interesting in any form. He was meant to be pathetic and one-note as he only serves as a backdrop/device to tell Chaseul's full story to the viewers and be the antagonistic hindrance to their happy end in the present. It is why his plot took such a backburner followed eps 12 until eps 16, since it focused on the core of the drama: It's characters, their stories and relationships/bonds.

However, him creeping about till the end of the drama served to let Chawoong come into full circle in his development as character and into his role as shaman/accept his fate. Creeper pushed the characters forward when needed and only crept in the bg when they were living their best life heh. Sure a more complex villain is more compelling but i did not care for him either way. Neither did any of the characters, lmao. (on that note i cheered Seul Hae on so much as she called him an obsessive, delusional remnant of the past bc god was it on point, haha)

Also i never get this 12 eps argument, because NOTHING was resolved at this point for the characters so ????? It would have been fully unsatisfactory for the story/viewer, imo.

Imo it is due to the prayer Chun Hwa made that his soul landed there. You see her tear falling onto the sacred mirror and it "vibrating." Also both were very surprised about meeting each other. I also loved that this is the reason she said "Do not grieve too much. We will meet again in another life." A small clever twist and explanation for her words/voice over, since i always wondered how she is supposed to know that. It is due to her meeting CCW the night before the events that led to their death.

Oh he definitely IS the general's reincarnation. The kid was purposedly chosen to resemble the adult actor, heh. And then we have CCW realizing it in shock too which he refused to share with his wife lol. And the whole scene of the golden emperor was about how Choi has to make another round in the mortal realm to reach nirvana. This time as their son. Oh the irony 🤣

Yeah i have no motivation to watch any other kdrama rn haha. I think i will look into FMV making as on the whole of youtube there are just 5 chaseul vids and this is so depressing tbh. I have already some ideas but i have not done vid editing for a decade so it is the skills i lack lol. Have to find HD episodes (ideally raw) of FNOS first anyway, but yeah outside of rewatching this gives me a chance to spend more time with these characters <3

From Now On Showtime is her latest written show which just finished airing. It has a big MPUB vibe so give it a try :)

Oh it is just in the "searching for fitting songs" planning stage rn so nothing near to any finished video projects. But i already have a few ideas what to make, especially now with all the episodes aired.

I am currently looking for FNOS HD raw episodes and have installed an vid editing prog. It will only take a lotta time to produce something decent lol. We will see. I will let you and everyone else here know once something came out of it. It seems to be a fun hobby tbh, and i just want to have more FMV's of my kdrama otp haha. And on the whole of YT there are just like 5 Chaseul vids atm and this is making me sad

Aww, thank you for being my Viki Timed Comment buddy for FNOS. Made me feel less alone when writing my 493593495 comments per episode haha

Watch his shocked face as realization hits him at the end lmao

YEEEEEEEEEEES. I really hated it too, but that was so carthetic to hear when she called him out for it.

YES. CHASEUL SUPREMECY ♪~ ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ

Haha, guilty as charged. If i like a show/game/movie etc and its story i love to dig into the characters, their motivations and all the little things within to analyse them. I also never shut up about it then, as you have seen in this comment section 🤣

so that is what JKJ talked about then. Good to know as it makes me less nervous to watch the final tbh.

You have completed it, while the last episode is not out on streaming platforms yet tho? Unless you watched it live? But yeah different strokes and all that, so i could not disagree more ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Not me furiously mashing the reload button on FNOS's page in between watching the last eps of Sh**ting Star. Nope. 🙃

Tis so hard to resist the urge to run to twitter to see how it eeeeends tbh

I think this is also due to PHJ playing a lot of stoic characters so his acting ability/range cannot shine as much. Chawoong however is a character that is chaos personified and got everything from jerk with hidden heart and overinflated ego to dumbass sulky baby dork in love xD So obviously he has to use his full range for this character and he does it so damn well, tbh.

I generally like how the ghost's backstories were so normal and almost mundane instead of epic tales of betrayal and death (outside of former gangster Ma, that is xD) It makes it more relatable and real this way.

And yeah same feeling i had with Mr. Queen when i watched all the episodes i also have here with FNOS. Took me a while to move on to other dramas afterwards and i expect it to be the same here.

Oh i know it is difficult at times, but it is always important to separate the character from the actor, as he is an actual sweetheart IRL from what i gathered. Does support lot of charities and is very kind on set to everyone etc.

I had the problem with Lee Jong Suk too, whom i watched in "W-Two Worlds" first and i hated everything about that drama. The story that went batshit crazy, his acting, looks and lack of chemistry with FL etc) Thus i avoided to watch his dramas for a long while lol. But then i stumbled over "Romance Is A Bonus Book" and i fell in love with that drama and his cheeky, warm/caring character that made me reevaluate my stance on him as ML haha. Helped that the chemistry and acting was a lot better too of course. By now i don't mind him as much and have even finished quite a few of his dramas.

PHJ has a penchant to play the more cool and distant characters and villains too, from what i gathered so that could make it hard to warm up to him/his acting. So i think Chawoong is the right character to manage that here, as it allows him to go the full range of jerk with a golden heart and inflated ego to adorkable dramatic/extra sulky baby dumbass (who is completely whipped by FL) and back, and it is such fun to watch it, haha.

Hope you enjoy and lemme know how it goes, even if it turned out to be not your thing in the end ;)

Short answer: No they are never together, they have a date and he confesses then to her, but at this point she already likes Chawoong, so nothing comes out of it.

Long answer with some more bg: Okay so they know each other for a decade and she has had a crush on him since teenage days. Normally they would have been in the trajectory to become a couple, if it weren't for the guy to keep her at arms' length all these years, that is. He clearly likes the smitten attention (if you have seen Strong Woman DBS the SML there is almost like a clone in FNOS lol) Seulhae gives him, but does nothing about it. Keeps her as friend and "backup" plan, i guess. He is the kind of guy who ignores her affection for years on end and only acts when a) she stops showering him with smitten attention as much and b) another guy enters the picture she shows interest in and the other way around. Ugh.

Anyway, so her crush persists for almost for the first half of the drama, BUT you also see a shift toward liking Chawoong happen and in her general behavior too toward cop. Very subtle at first but becomes more apparent the longer the story goes on/the more time she spends with her future hubby hehe.

They go on a date (honestly you gotta watch the bowling scene for yourself bc it is just super hilarious) and afterwards cop confesses to her. All seems as if they will become a couple, but at this point her heart has already shifted from a teenage crush to her true love (Chawoong) so nothing comes out of it. The how and why and for more details you best watch for yourself. It is so worth it. Especially when Chawoong in the latest episodes (eps.14) goes rubbing it it to him via emphasizing the word "girlfriend." Petty dork is petty 😂

it does not work for me... but i think it is this scene here? :

https://twitter.com/_happytea_/status/1535853254289920000

Lmao, Areum really doesn't give a convincing old woman, as fresh-faced as the actress is 🤣

writer nim loves characters sacrificing everything for their loved ones, so i guess this will happen... but with a twist. As writer nim also loves to reward characters for such sacrifice with their happy ending 😎 (See Mystic Pop Up Bar)

i look forward to this one too and will watch it. So i think i will see you in that comment section then haha. I will still pop in here a lot for the time being of course.