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He actually says “Noona,” which is used by a guy to a woman who is his age or a little older. It can also be used romantically, but I doubt the aunt meant that connotation. The age difference is why Hae Won makes a point to tell her aunt she is way past 40. I had the impression that Hae Won says “sorry” to Eun Seob because a) she knows it probably makes him uncomfortable and b) she’s a little embarrassed because her aunt asked to to use that term in the first place. My 2 cents.

I think he calls Irene because of his thoughts about (fascination? with) the concept of “Goodnight.” Goodnight, Irene is an old blues song from the 1930s, popularized by Lead Belly.

If you feel like that now, just wait unto you get to 9-16. Lol

I think it gets better than Se-ri’s first impressions born of fear of unintentionally being in a new place, a closed society that she’s only heard about. She evolves as she gets to know the people. If you decide to watch more episodes, please let us know if you think the writer succeeds in showing Se-ri’s evolution or if you still think there’s that all North Koreans are bad guys and the South Koreans are good guys vibe.

Loved dad showing the military director that he’s still got plenty of juice. “When you come for my son, you come for me!” Lol

I noticed RJH’s mom light bulb moment also. So I think she probably spoke with the dad about getting him out of the military and back into music. As pianist for the orchestra, he gets to travel all over the world for concerts, which makes it easier for Seri and him to meet (and call each other) several times a year, with the 2 weeks in Switzerland being their extended time together. I think it was a clever solution for now until their circumstances change. Otherwise, his defecting puts his parents’ lives in danger.

This solution also gives Seri a chance to know what’s going on with the guys, the ajummas, and Man Bok and family since RJH can update her. It seems that RJH also kept the guys informed about her to a certain extent.

I didn’t think the ending was rushed at all. We can agree to disagree there. Lol I liked that the writer gave us about an hour and a half to show us 3 years of their lives and how they thrived in their everyday lives separately while still lovingly staying connected. Well, I guess the 2nd year they were out of touch, but they were trying to reconnect with hope rather that desperation.

I read one commenter’s question though that made sense: once RJH had traveled outside of NK for his first concert, why didn’t he just call Seri to make arrangements to meet up? Good question. Lol I guess the writer was taking romantic license to make their meeting “fate” like their other meetings.

I think that Seri meets up with RJH at several of his concerts around the world throughout the year. Those 2 weeks in Switzerland, until certain circumstances change, is simply their extended time together. And I suspect that they both send preprogrammed text messages daily. :)

Great, great drama!

You’re good. I started crying within the first three minutes and barely let up. I watched it a second time and still cried. Lol

Agreed!!

The writing was phenomenal. Park Ji Eun checked all the boxes for me. A brilliant finale!

The acting, directing, and cinematography were top notch. It’s early in the year, of course, but Crashing Landing on You should win several awards for 2020.

Well deserved!

This writer did not disappoint. She kept the storyline evolving at a high level throughout, from Ep 1 through Ep 16. The directing, acting, cinematography were excellent. Great, great finale.

Let me just go on record to say that I don’t appreciate Chi Su and Ju Meok messing Eun Dong. Not one little bit. I hope Seri finds out and deals with them accordingly. Lol

Ep 16 Preview
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xF4rLGB69ok

Loved that scene! His clay pigeon shooting saved Dan for sure. Cho was dealt with today. Tomorrow the 2nd brother and SIL must have their turn.

Right! Good point. I wondered why he thought that bringing Seri back could help him get out of all the charges he has hanging over him. So when the Military Director came back into the picture, I wondered if he’d have enough juice to make all those charges go away if Cho helped him get RJH’s dad out of the way and take that high powered position.

I just read that comment about his guest spot and wondered what the connection was. Thanks for letting me know. I’m not familiar with drama you named, so I’ll look it up.

Oh, sorry. I was thinking specifically of Ep 15. Overall, I think they will have a happy ending. I think they will reunite in Switzerland and in the future, they will be able to return to a unified Korea. I hate the thought of them permanently giving up their country and culture in Europe.

I think RJH and the 5 guys make it back to NK safely. And his dad will be all right. What about you? What do you think?

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