that man

The most hilarious part of my mom and I conversing about SG after each episode - or during it, which compels me to stop the video every 5 minutes - is that she can't remember one single name.

Her commentaries go more or less like this: so, basically the very rich, good-looking guy is jealous of his cousin the singer because the pretty stuntwoman is a crazy fan of him?
Or: I can already imagine that woman who had a story with the singer is here to get revenge, somehow, and this is why she chases the other one... the one I like but is always sarcastic with her.

- "Mom, I beg of you. The male lead is Joo Won, the female RaIm and the singer is Oska. The dark lady is Seul"
- "Ah, yes, you told me. What, Seul like the city?"
- "Well, it sounds like it, but there's a vowel less."
- "How do you know, since everything is translitterated from korean?"
- "It's a convention. Seoul is the city and Seul the woman."
- "I see. I'll remember this one, thanks to the city."

10 minutes afterwards she's back to "the dark lady who wants revenge from the singer". :P

She loved this episode, and I with her. Whether it is a generation thing or simply a personal stance of her, she never complains about Joo Won acting like a stalker. She's fascinated by the idea of his obsession, which he himself is incapable of understanding.
I have a special weekness for the bag scene, because it encapsules all his doubts and his prejudices in one, brief moment.

Needless to say, when my mom called Joo Won "that man" I couldn't contain myself anymore and burst out laughing like a possessed. My mother, the prophetess.

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