Based on episode 45: Some thoughts on the lead couple, not the actors that play them…
To me (and I think they are written this way), they are in way different orbits about Love, Relationship dynamics and Marriage.
Just a small example is GS discussion with DS’s mother-in-law. He asked and she agreed to have him present in her dealings with that woman. As soon as the mother-in-law calls GS she heads over and doesn’t even inform DS.
He observes, because of course they meet at the hotel, his mother-in-law asking GS to sign away her rights to any inheritance of his estate. So that it all goes to her grandchildren.
I get that GS is not in > whatever the relationship is > for money. But it’s not the mother-in-law’s place to control this - which is DS’s estate or GS should insist that DS is involved as her future husband.
This is not a healthy way to start a marriage or a relationship. There’s more but it’s really frustrating to think about. And it’s sad that two mature adults can’t communicate better.
Keeping secrets from your significant other for a third party’s benefit always leads to problems between the 2 in the significant relationship.
Does anyone else see any issues or where am I off in my thinking?
Yikes!If that’s the case, I hope it doesn’t last too long! 🫤(And nothing bad happens to HaNi!)
Right. I think she should get to visit with her, on a very limited basis. And supervised at first. I just worry for that woman it will become all or nothing eventually. No middle ground.
As I wrote before, it seems like GS has more affection, feelings, love and joy for the brewery, and her brothers…
If I sounded like I was criticizing the actors’ person lives then it came out wrong.
Like you said, I simply think the actors are acting as directed & written. End of story. Actors who don’t follow direction well wouldn’t have such long careers and/or rise to the lead actor roles often in their careers.
(My comment about skinship was I reference to a US actor that won’t do those type I’d scenes in respect to his wife. I think that’s a choice I can understand. And that’s a choice each actor must make for themselves. I think in this kdrama they are not doing any risqué scenes where that might be a consideration.)
The one that was in the US with his daughter? She is finally out of the picture! They extend it to 54 episodes…
We can always hope! Yet, I feel the overall results are we (all of us not only you and me) will have similar discussions about this or similar topics in many KDramas we discuss.
Perhaps it’s the nature of the SK writers and the audience they are written for? For me, as a person from a different culture many tropes are foreign and off-putting.
In my culture people who are divorced are mostly not thought of as defective. Parents here want their children to marry for love and happiness rather than status. (Thought if status and good money are part of it then that’s okay, too!)
Though I overall enjoy KDramas they are weakest in their endings and “sticking the landing” to use an Olympic term. They have great beginnings and even middles. Then the frustrations often start.
I’m sure I’ll be complaining about the next weekender too. It’s just human nature or at least mine. 😊
As I wrote before, it seems like GS has more affection, feelings, love and joy for the brewery, and her brothers…
I read through the discussion above…I understand and feel the disappointment in GS’s emotions or lack of in the relationship with DS. I feel the disappointment with it. Personally I think I a small time jump would allow GS to feel less guilty pursuing a new relationship only months after her husband died.
I do agree that GS has more affection and animation toward her brothers-in-law. I think because she doesn’t feel guilty caring so much about them vs The guilt of being “in love” with DS.
The leads are both veteran, accomplished & seasoned actors. They are not doing “skinship/bed scenes” where an actor would or might feel uncomfortable towards their real life partner.
The actors can certainly act as directed at this point in their careers. My thought is the director and producer must be okay or want the acting we are getting or we could get something different then we are getting.
I thought it was not my genre but sort of stumble in to episode 1 and couldn’t stop watching… like a book you can’t stop reading. No filler, no fluff just non-stop story and action! 👍🏻
that’s the part that baffles me most lol she ran to the airport and didn’t check in with the sister? didn’t…
They thugs left before SH left SK and the crooked cop & corporate lawyer probably gave up watching after a year. As GC moved on with her new business she had less time to waste on the sister of the woman that disappeared. 🤔
I hate how fl z being lenient towards evil bitches…. I don’t understand y she kept her son name as Sarang.…
Hi, you just recommend this show tome on The Queen’s House page!
Question, I usually hate the way women are treated in early KDramas before 2015… is this typical of that? Where they’re told what & when to think and pulled by the wrist like a dog? 🫣🤔🫤
This drama just keeps getting better and better. Loved seeing Jae In punch that scumbag right in his eye. What…
The woman JI is staying with, the chicken place owner, the Doctor’s mother and granddaughter - EunHo’s classmate…. she doesn’t think JI is good enough because she is divorced and her son has never been so he deserves the same? 🤯🫣🤦🏻♂️
I didn’t catch the subs at the moment and Kocowa the ff/reverse is not working at the moment…
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Some thoughts on the lead couple, not the actors that play them…
To me (and I think they are written this way), they are in way different orbits about Love, Relationship dynamics and Marriage.
Just a small example is GS discussion with DS’s mother-in-law. He asked and she agreed to have him present in her dealings with that woman.
As soon as the mother-in-law calls GS she heads over and doesn’t even inform DS.
He observes, because of course they meet at the hotel, his mother-in-law asking GS to sign away her rights to any inheritance of his estate. So that it all goes to her grandchildren.
I get that GS is not in > whatever the relationship is > for money.
But it’s not the mother-in-law’s place to control this - which is DS’s estate or GS should insist that DS is involved as her future husband.
This is not a healthy way to start a marriage or a relationship.
There’s more but it’s really frustrating to think about.
And it’s sad that two mature adults can’t communicate better.
Keeping secrets from your significant other for a third party’s benefit always leads to problems between the 2 in the significant relationship.
Does anyone else see any issues or where am I off in my thinking?
I just worry for that woman it will become all or nothing eventually.
No middle ground.
If that’s the case, I hope it doesn’t last too long! 🫤
(And nothing bad happens to HaNi!)
Like you said, I simply think the actors are acting as directed & written. End of story.
Actors who don’t follow direction well wouldn’t have such long careers and/or rise to the lead actor roles often in their careers.
(My comment about skinship was I reference to a US actor that won’t do those type I’d scenes in respect to his wife. I think that’s a choice I can understand. And that’s a choice each actor must make for themselves. I think in this kdrama they are not doing any risqué scenes where that might be a consideration.)
Perhaps it’s the nature of the SK writers and the audience they are written for? For me, as a person from a different culture many tropes are foreign and off-putting.
In my culture people who are divorced are mostly not thought of as defective. Parents here want their children to marry for love and happiness rather than status. (Thought if status and good money are part of it then that’s okay, too!)
Though I overall enjoy KDramas they are weakest in their endings and “sticking the landing” to use an Olympic term. They have great beginnings and even middles. Then the frustrations often start.
I’m sure I’ll be complaining about the next weekender too. It’s just human nature or at least mine. 😊
Personally I think I a small time jump would allow GS to feel less guilty pursuing a new relationship only months after her husband died.
I do agree that GS has more affection and animation toward her brothers-in-law. I think because she doesn’t feel guilty caring so much about them vs The guilt of being “in love” with DS.
The leads are both veteran, accomplished & seasoned actors. They are not doing “skinship/bed scenes” where an actor would or might feel uncomfortable towards their real life partner.
The actors can certainly act as directed at this point in their careers.
My thought is the director and producer must be okay or want the acting we are getting or we could get something different then we are getting.
I thought it was not my genre but sort of stumble in to episode 1 and couldn’t stop watching… like a book you can’t stop reading.
No filler, no fluff just non-stop story and action! 👍🏻
🤔
🤔🫣😳
Very insightful!!
Question, I usually hate the way women are treated in early KDramas before 2015… is this typical of that? Where they’re told what & when to think and pulled by the wrist like a dog?
🫣🤔🫤
she doesn’t think JI is good enough because she is divorced and her son has never been so he deserves the same? 🤯🫣🤦🏻♂️
I didn’t catch the subs at the moment and Kocowa the ff/reverse is not working at the moment…