Lifeweaver

Hard and wonderful

This episode was difficult to watch, with Seo Ji Hwan getting hurt so badly, taking it all on himself, refusing his past connection with Eun Ha, and pushing her away to protect her from him and his messy life. Everything just made me love Seo Ji Hwan all the more. And finally, the prosecutor Hyun Woo is getting it - starting to see who Ji Hwan really is. He is noble, loving, fair, brave, true, loyal, humble, and all the good things. He is such a loveable, heartbreaking character, and Um Tae Goo is killing it in this role. He plays him just the right way, perceptively and profoundly. He is my new favourite actor. In all, this was a hard episode, but necessary, and perfect in its own way. I like how this series is showing us, without telling us everything directly - letting us see it.

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This was a good episode. I'm finally feeling…

This was a good episode. I'm finally feeling the connection between Han Bom and Seo Ki Joo, which up til now, I haven't been convinced of. The story is okay, but the actors haven't convinced me until now. This episode, it's begun to be believable. Things which have helped: they've begun to be honest with each other, just openly showing that they need each other; Han Bom is no longer (at least here) being pushy and overbearing; Ki Joo isn't acting like a scared dog, but taking some charge of his situation, and realising it's not just him anymore, but the two of them together. A really nice development shown this episode is Seo Ki Joo realising that he wants to live. He never really had a reason before; just believed he would die at this age, and that was his fate. He had no reason to hope otherwise. But now, he has someone who makes him want to live; someone he wants and needs to live for. She doesn't want him to leave her, too, like her grandmother. She needs him to stay. So he has a will to do his best to live, now. A reason beyond himself. We all need this reason; living for ourselves isn't enough.

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Poignant and very sad, with nuanced performances.

This episode was so sad and heartbreaking! Luohuan doing all that to save everyone, and yet only his close friends understand. Qi doesn't even love or properly remember him anymore, thinking he never really cared for her, since she didn't have a choice in being there. But he did, deeply, and his reward is to lose her and die and be erased from everyone's memories. They will think Jinzhao did his deeds. Ahhhh; so sad!! I cried a lot through this episode. Xu Kai and the man who plays his mentor did a very, very good job of portraying all this. That nuanced showing of things that aren't all said, just implied by what we see them do, including their expressions. Very well acted by them. I hate that Qi and her current friends don't have much compassion for Luohuan, and have set their hearts against him because he is part of the sect that has manipulated these events - even though they've done it to save everyone. I wish they could understand. Jinzhao has begun to. Really impressed with Xu Kai's acting through this series, and especially during this chunk of episodes as both characters.

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