Signal is a wall... every other drama now pales in comparison, it has set my expectations too high omg. ♡ Can't wait for Season 2 w/ the same cast - our emotional profiler Park Haeyoung, 0.5 turned 1 badass Cha Soohyun, and most importantly... Lee Jae-han sunbae-nim, our ultimate hero. (P.S. How can I forget our breathtaking, logic-defying, smile-sticker walkie-talkie without batteries?!) Literally, Signal is my fave. The withdrawal symptoms are too real...
This drama outdid all my expectations and still left me yearning for more at the end. It's gonna take a violent…
+100 I'm now sitting here reading more theories about Signal instead of catching up with dramas I'm behind on. ㅠㅠ The withdrawal symptoms are so real, it hurts.
Astounding actor and my 아저씨 crush!!! ♥ Love him so much, especially as Lee Jae-han sunbae-nim in Signal. So excited for Entourage + hope he gets a Daesang for his portrayal of LJH in Signal. Jo Jin-woong IS Lee Jae-han.
OMG, what an episode!!! Signal never disappoints, I hope tomorrow's finale is even more nerve-wracking than episode…
I don't know if you watched it yet but it was WAY MORE NERVE-WRACKING I fell off my bed so many times while watching and was anxious the entire time, seriously A+++++ to the Signal team, I don't know how they do it.
JUST FINISHED EPISODE 16. SIMPLY MINDBLOWING. The best ending, in my opinion. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time!!! I can't fathom how they came up with such a masterpiece of a drama. I'm at a loss for words. Breathtakingly beautiful, I wish I could say more but I just finished watching the finale and I have nothing else but praises for this drama. I WISH I WAS PART OF THE WALKIE TALKIE TEAM, our three leads are so epic. And because this knetizen's comment accurately describes how I'm feeling right now:
"Chijik..Chijik..Everyone. I think this is going to be my last comment. But this isn't the end. The drama will start again. When that time comes, you'll have to persuade the Writer-nim. The Writer-nim of 2016...Season 2 - it can start. Don't ever give up. Bang!" Translation credit: http://goonggeumhani.tumblr.com/ | Source: http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003276111
omg ep 14...cried through all the scenes with Sun Woo ㅠㅠ ''Don't think about seeing Hae Young again.'' gosh…
Ep 15 gives me hope that PHY will ultimately survive in the end (yes he did get shot in this episode, but the preview of ep 16 - that last cap where he suddenly opens his eyes) I feel like he may have died (but something in the past changed everything? and he opens his eyes suddenly alive!) Or he just survives the gunshot bc the doctors are able to save him at the hospital w/ the defibrillators I'm not sure... Anyhow, I hope he meant "victim" in another sense too, not as in someone who will die! Let's wait for tomorrow and see what happens, so so so nerve-wracking!
I CAN'T SAY I DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING BUT I STILL WASN'T READY FOR IT (sorry for all caps). LJH not being able to save PSW. I cried... the tiny sliver of hope I had last week, hoping that Jaehan would be able to save Sunwoo vanished just like that. I'm so sad because Sunwoo deserves to live, he was so good, so innately good, the embodiment of a righteous and just person. But I had a feeling he wouldn't survive because it changes Haeyoung's character arc too much (and would steer the drama in a completely different direction). Still, I'm so sad. SUNWOO ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
And of course, it would be Kim Bumjoo that b*stard who killed Sunwoo. Why am I not even surprised. I hope Jaehan will be able to expose all the dirty deeds he did and watch him and Congressman Jang suffer. I'm so scared for tomorrow. I feel like the truth will ultimately be revealed in the end, but the people who will have to be sacrificed, and the events that will ensue - that is what I fear the most.
THE END OF EPISODE 15. It really happened. I had a feeling but I still wasn't ready for it, Haeyoung getting shot instead of Soohyun. The preview of ep 16 gives me hope that Haeyoung will survive though, that last cap of him opening his eyes (in the hospital bed??)
ALL I CAN SAY IS I REALLY WANT LEE JAEHAN TO LIVE, no matter what. I'm actually so so so nervous for tomorrow. Episode 15 made me so emotional, all those flashbacks and the anxiousness I felt when they played scenes of the Yoonjung case again, those same events happening, LJH who finally was able to secure evidence that KBJ killed PSW. Everything, the emotional buildup was so intense. I feel like all loose ends will be tied up tomorrow and I can only hope for the best, that all three of our leads survive (especially Jaehan, our hero!!!)
Just a side note, but I wonder if they will explain how the transmissions started in the first place. The whole time loop concept and how Haeyoung was the first to contact Jaehan (will we see that happen)? Regardless, Signal has managed to snag the #1 spot of dramas of all time (and I've been watching dramas ever since I could walk haha). It's a true masterpiece, despite what happens tomorrow. Let's cross our fingers and hope for the best. ♥ It's been quite a ride guys, an emotional one that made us feel all those raw emotions that our characters felt - crying with them, laughing with them, shouting with them, investigating with them... and every Fri/Sat I also felt like the "transmissions" were calling me (so cheesy but I had to). SIGNAL, I LOVE YOU.
OMG, what an episode!!! Signal never disappoints, I hope tomorrow's finale is even more nerve-wracking than episode 15. I'm worried and excited as the same time ㅠㅠ Cried so much this ep, I can't believe this is it... I'm not ready for tomorrow. Hoping for the best ending for our three leads and I hope the truth will be revealed in the end. RISE SIGNAL AS THE BEST KDRAMA OF 2016. So so so good. Such a masterpiece.
omg ep 14...cried through all the scenes with Sun Woo ㅠㅠ ''Don't think about seeing Hae Young again.'' gosh…
Yes, I also believe 1 of the 3 won't make it in the end due to the PD's words (so I can't raise my hopes up too high). A user posted a snippet of the PD's interview on soompi so I think it's legit.
"What would you say the most interesting points of this drama are?
Crime investigation stories are usually difficult to follow when you start from the middle of the series. But for “Signal,” because it deals with various episodes within the drama, it would be easy for latecomers to join anytime.
Moreover, I hope viewers will think about the moral lessons we can learn as the characters solve these unsolved cases from the past. From this week, the three protagonists will delve into a bigger case, and one of the detectives will become the victim. This episode will show why these actors had to be cast to play the corresponding characters in Signal."
But I agree, I don't know how I'm going to prepare myself for next week. I'll be lingering on the thought "What if he/she didn't die?" ㅠㅠ
I had a hunch that Sunwoo didn't actually commit suicide omg, and that was actually the case. Wow, the injustice.…
Awww this comment is so cute!! It's difficult for me to word my thoughts properly too, because Signal really leaves me awestruck. After each episode I want to write more but it kind of leaves you with hundreds of thoughts/possible scenarios that can happen and well, basically... Signal's perfection cannot be described in words. But yes, 100% masterpiece in the making.
omg ep 14...cried through all the scenes with Sun Woo ㅠㅠ ''Don't think about seeing Hae Young again.'' gosh…
My intuition is telling me that PHY might die too... I hope not because I want that epic scene at the end (where he remembers everything that has changed/happened) and walks past CSH/LJH omg. Or even better, our trio eating omurice together at the pork rind place (like the poster shows), just wishful thinking lol.
Do you think PHY will die as a repercussion? If so, what would be the reason for his death though? (something I've been thinking about...) ASDASDKJAS this drama really makes me think about all of the different possibilities/scenarios that could happen.
Btw, I heard that the PD said there will be one "ultimate victim" amongst our trio. Out of the three, I think PHY might be the ultimate victim. I'm not sure why, but I think if only 1 out of the 3 doesn't make it in the end, it might be HY for having tampered with the past. ㅠㅠ
I had a hunch that Sunwoo didn't actually commit suicide omg, and that was actually the case. Wow, the injustice. This makes it even more depressing... Sunwoo was planning to start anew, but they killed him just 'cause he had evidence of the real perpetrator. When Haeyoung found out and broke down - I did, too. Lee Jehoon's acting was stellar this ep, I could definitely feel the same emotions he did - that desperation and need to save his brother.
I really really really hope they'll be able to save Sunwoo. But judging from the preview, I'm not sure if it will happen. ㅠㅠ OMG THE END OF THE EP, AN INJURED JAEHAN RUNNING OUT OF THE HOSPITAL TO SAVE SUNWOO THOUGH, JJW LOOKS SO COOL. ♥
But honestly, this ep was amazing. Really liked the cute moments between my ulti-otp LJH and CSH!!! When she was sulking and so visibly down after hearing the walkie talkie reminded him of his first love and when Jaehan saved her from the burglar and got stabbed, when Soohyun finally confessed to him in the ambulance while crying her eyes out, so sososo cute omg. And when Jaehan had a stomachache at the hospital yet he was still trying to avoid waking Soohyun, I couldn't help but giggle! Ultra cute!
The preview looks SO INTENSE. How does this drama manage to perform this magic? It gets better every single ep. ;__; Soohyun finally finding out about the transmissions, that scene was epic. PHY saying, "He is still alive... through this radio." OMG. And the preview shows Soohyun communicating with Jaehan and they're both crying a lot and CSH says "You can do it this time!" to LJH. I'M SO EMO!!! It seems PHY gets arrested and CSH will be in charge of saving LJH this time, through the radio.
PLEASE LET EVERYONE LIVE, I'm literally begging. Next week is the last week you guys, let's brace ourselves for all the action that is going to happen and hope for the best. ♥ I'm not ready to let go of Signal yet, I'm in that stage of denial that it's ending next week rn (LOL). I wish I could give it a rating of 11/10 tbh, true masterpiece.
Just finished watching episode 14!!! And just when you thought Signal couldn't get any better omg ;;; I COULDN'T EVEN BLINK THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EPISODE, it was that intense.
All the flashbacks in episode 13 made me tear up. Jaehan and Soohyun making seaweed soup for Jaehan's dad's birthday was soooo cute (it was so funny how she didn't really know how to make it but was trying so hard awww, and even mixed up seaweed and kelp hehe). Jaehan piggybacking a drunk Soohyun made me squeal too, JJW and KHS have such good chemistry!!! ♡♡♡
Another little twist that made me cry was the batman picture frame and the picture of CSH/LJH behind it, I totally didn't expect it to be Jaehan's (it was part of his belongings that Soohyun was searching through). I think that confirms that Jaehan liked Soohyun more than just a friend/colleague. PLEASE LET 0.5 COUPLE GET MARRIED AND LIVE HAPPILY THIS TIME (and have cute little kids who are just as badass and amazing cops like them!!)
Oh god, the amount of times I cried when they were looking at Jaehan's skeletal remains (and his dad was like, 'you've finally returned after all this time' ㅠㅠ And Jaehan's funeral and Soohyun's dialogue during that scene "I still wished he would come through those doors at any time", she still had that tiny sliver of hope and now that it's all shattered, it's just so depressing.
Anyways, I really want LJH to survive this time. And I don't know how likely that will be since he is still investigating the Injoo case "I'm going to go through until the end" like what he told PHY on the transmissions. That scene was so heartbreaking. You could tell that PHY just wanted LJH to stop investigating the Injoo case because he genuinely wanted him to live and be surrounded by people he loves/who love him. And to see how much PHY cared about him made my heart break too. LJH taking care of little PHY was so touching. The whole Omurice scene and when PHY found out it was LJH who had been secretly taking care of him all those years, so touching.
I just hope that the cold case team will be able to solve the Injoo case now. The end of the episode, those student council boys still walking proudly on the streets makes me so aggravated. I'm pretty sure "the one" is the boy that they're focusing on the preview (who I think is Congressman Jang's son - this is just an assumption on my part, but I think he was also the one who filmed the sex tape and threatened Han Sekyu a few episodes back). I hope he pays for his crime tenfold.
ALSO THE PREVIEW, MY JAW DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I think Soohyun finds the walkie talkie in the past and may communicate with 2015 PHY!!!!! THIS IS CRAZY. 2015 CSH also seems to find out about the transmissions? Will Soohyun play a part in saving LJH from his death this time? Please make this happen. I'm so not ready to part with this drama next week, I'm already feeling the withdrawal symptoms. But until the very end, I believe Signal won't disappoint!
"Chijik..Chijik..Everyone. I think this is going to be my last comment. But this isn't the end. The drama will start again. When that time comes, you'll have to persuade the Writer-nim. The Writer-nim of 2016...Season 2 - it can start. Don't ever give up. Bang!" Translation credit: http://goonggeumhani.tumblr.com/ | Source: http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003276111
And of course, it would be Kim Bumjoo that b*stard who killed Sunwoo. Why am I not even surprised. I hope Jaehan will be able to expose all the dirty deeds he did and watch him and Congressman Jang suffer. I'm so scared for tomorrow. I feel like the truth will ultimately be revealed in the end, but the people who will have to be sacrificed, and the events that will ensue - that is what I fear the most.
THE END OF EPISODE 15. It really happened. I had a feeling but I still wasn't ready for it, Haeyoung getting shot instead of Soohyun. The preview of ep 16 gives me hope that Haeyoung will survive though, that last cap of him opening his eyes (in the hospital bed??)
ALL I CAN SAY IS I REALLY WANT LEE JAEHAN TO LIVE, no matter what. I'm actually so so so nervous for tomorrow. Episode 15 made me so emotional, all those flashbacks and the anxiousness I felt when they played scenes of the Yoonjung case again, those same events happening, LJH who finally was able to secure evidence that KBJ killed PSW. Everything, the emotional buildup was so intense. I feel like all loose ends will be tied up tomorrow and I can only hope for the best, that all three of our leads survive (especially Jaehan, our hero!!!)
Just a side note, but I wonder if they will explain how the transmissions started in the first place. The whole time loop concept and how Haeyoung was the first to contact Jaehan (will we see that happen)? Regardless, Signal has managed to snag the #1 spot of dramas of all time (and I've been watching dramas ever since I could walk haha). It's a true masterpiece, despite what happens tomorrow. Let's cross our fingers and hope for the best. ♥ It's been quite a ride guys, an emotional one that made us feel all those raw emotions that our characters felt - crying with them, laughing with them, shouting with them, investigating with them... and every Fri/Sat I also felt like the "transmissions" were calling me (so cheesy but I had to). SIGNAL, I LOVE YOU.
"What would you say the most interesting points of this drama are?
Crime investigation stories are usually difficult to follow when you start from the middle of the series. But for “Signal,” because it deals with various episodes within the drama, it would be easy for latecomers to join anytime.
Moreover, I hope viewers will think about the moral lessons we can learn as the characters solve these unsolved cases from the past. From this week, the three protagonists will delve into a bigger case, and one of the detectives will become the victim. This episode will show why these actors had to be cast to play the corresponding characters in Signal."
But I agree, I don't know how I'm going to prepare myself for next week. I'll be lingering on the thought "What if he/she didn't die?" ㅠㅠ
Do you think PHY will die as a repercussion? If so, what would be the reason for his death though? (something I've been thinking about...) ASDASDKJAS this drama really makes me think about all of the different possibilities/scenarios that could happen.
Btw, I heard that the PD said there will be one "ultimate victim" amongst our trio. Out of the three, I think PHY might be the ultimate victim. I'm not sure why, but I think if only 1 out of the 3 doesn't make it in the end, it might be HY for having tampered with the past. ㅠㅠ
I really really really hope they'll be able to save Sunwoo. But judging from the preview, I'm not sure if it will happen. ㅠㅠ OMG THE END OF THE EP, AN INJURED JAEHAN RUNNING OUT OF THE HOSPITAL TO SAVE SUNWOO THOUGH, JJW LOOKS SO COOL. ♥
But honestly, this ep was amazing. Really liked the cute moments between my ulti-otp LJH and CSH!!! When she was sulking and so visibly down after hearing the walkie talkie reminded him of his first love and when Jaehan saved her from the burglar and got stabbed, when Soohyun finally confessed to him in the ambulance while crying her eyes out, so sososo cute omg. And when Jaehan had a stomachache at the hospital yet he was still trying to avoid waking Soohyun, I couldn't help but giggle! Ultra cute!
The preview looks SO INTENSE. How does this drama manage to perform this magic? It gets better every single ep. ;__; Soohyun finally finding out about the transmissions, that scene was epic. PHY saying, "He is still alive... through this radio." OMG. And the preview shows Soohyun communicating with Jaehan and they're both crying a lot and CSH says "You can do it this time!" to LJH. I'M SO EMO!!! It seems PHY gets arrested and CSH will be in charge of saving LJH this time, through the radio.
PLEASE LET EVERYONE LIVE, I'm literally begging. Next week is the last week you guys, let's brace ourselves for all the action that is going to happen and hope for the best. ♥ I'm not ready to let go of Signal yet, I'm in that stage of denial that it's ending next week rn (LOL). I wish I could give it a rating of 11/10 tbh, true masterpiece.
Another little twist that made me cry was the batman picture frame and the picture of CSH/LJH behind it, I totally didn't expect it to be Jaehan's (it was part of his belongings that Soohyun was searching through). I think that confirms that Jaehan liked Soohyun more than just a friend/colleague. PLEASE LET 0.5 COUPLE GET MARRIED AND LIVE HAPPILY THIS TIME (and have cute little kids who are just as badass and amazing cops like them!!)
Oh god, the amount of times I cried when they were looking at Jaehan's skeletal remains (and his dad was like, 'you've finally returned after all this time' ㅠㅠ And Jaehan's funeral and Soohyun's dialogue during that scene "I still wished he would come through those doors at any time", she still had that tiny sliver of hope and now that it's all shattered, it's just so depressing.
Anyways, I really want LJH to survive this time. And I don't know how likely that will be since he is still investigating the Injoo case "I'm going to go through until the end" like what he told PHY on the transmissions. That scene was so heartbreaking. You could tell that PHY just wanted LJH to stop investigating the Injoo case because he genuinely wanted him to live and be surrounded by people he loves/who love him. And to see how much PHY cared about him made my heart break too. LJH taking care of little PHY was so touching. The whole Omurice scene and when PHY found out it was LJH who had been secretly taking care of him all those years, so touching.
I just hope that the cold case team will be able to solve the Injoo case now. The end of the episode, those student council boys still walking proudly on the streets makes me so aggravated. I'm pretty sure "the one" is the boy that they're focusing on the preview (who I think is Congressman Jang's son - this is just an assumption on my part, but I think he was also the one who filmed the sex tape and threatened Han Sekyu a few episodes back). I hope he pays for his crime tenfold.
ALSO THE PREVIEW, MY JAW DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I think Soohyun finds the walkie talkie in the past and may communicate with 2015 PHY!!!!! THIS IS CRAZY. 2015 CSH also seems to find out about the transmissions? Will Soohyun play a part in saving LJH from his death this time? Please make this happen. I'm so not ready to part with this drama next week, I'm already feeling the withdrawal symptoms. But until the very end, I believe Signal won't disappoint!