Episode 8 was great! It had elements of comedy, drama, and romance. Doha’s jealousy was actually kind of cute. I was worried it would be embarrassing 🤭. It was so funny at the beginning of the episode when she told him he was being obsessive 😂. And then he reminded her of all the other things she had already labeled… I’m excited again. I’m even looking forward to the next episodes. Last Summer is a roller coaster of emotions. One day I love it, the next I hate it; sometimes I’m angry at the female lead, other times at the male lead. I’ve already realized I’m definitely not going to be bored with this drama.
Despite the clichés present in every romance, I found this story interesting up until episode 5. It seemed to be a plot about reconciliation. And I love the fact that Doha longs for Ha Gyeong so deeply and so clearly. I understood that the revelations would unfold gradually and that the narrative would show the characters’ growth throughout the episodes.
However, after the sixth episode, it has become difficult to tolerate Ha Gyeong’s behavior. The viewer gets no moment of relief with her. It is always the same childishness, the same dilemmas, and the same complaints. She sees only herself and her own speculations and theories. She feels more like an antagonist than the heroine of the story.
And the screenwriter is fully aware of this, as all the other characters repeatedly imply that she is indeed that way.
Her scene with the lawyer in episode five is quite revealing. He says that after working several cases with her, he needs to explain everything very carefully to avoid misunderstandings, because she is distrustful, suspicious of everything, jumps to conclusions, has confirmation bias, forces narratives, and trusts nothing.
The lawyer’s assessment is perfect! And I ask myself: why did he decide to get involved with a woman he knows has several emotional (and behavioral) issues and who deeply loves another man? Does he want to be the hero who saves her from acting like someone who is eighteen? Does he really believe she behaves this way solely because of Doha? That is absurd! This behavior has absolutely nothing to do with Doha. It is irrational to blame someone else exclusively for her emotional lack of control.
And then we have the ending of episode six, which was so sad and disturbing. In that conversation with the lawyer, she describes her relationship and encounters with Doha using a terrible analogy: she says they both “live in the mud” when they are together.
I would understand this if we were talking about a couple with twenty years of marriage who had been through countless problems. But they were friends; they had only a yearly 21-day summer story that seemed light and fun. Yes, he lied; she may choose not to forgive him (her right), but calling the relationship “mud” is such an anticlimax.
What is the screenwriter’s intention with this?
I have no idea how they will fix this. Honestly, I don’t. The story feels much more like a melodrama than a healing romance. In truth, it is not the relationship that needs healing — the one who needs to heal is Song Ha Gyeong. She is not ready to be with anyone.
I’m excited again. I’m even looking forward to the next episodes.
Last Summer is a roller coaster of emotions. One day I love it, the next I hate it; sometimes I’m angry at the female lead, other times at the male lead. I’ve already realized I’m definitely not going to be bored with this drama.
However, after the sixth episode, it has become difficult to tolerate Ha Gyeong’s behavior. The viewer gets no moment of relief with her. It is always the same childishness, the same dilemmas, and the same complaints. She sees only herself and her own speculations and theories. She feels more like an antagonist than the heroine of the story.
And the screenwriter is fully aware of this, as all the other characters repeatedly imply that she is indeed that way.
Her scene with the lawyer in episode five is quite revealing. He says that after working several cases with her, he needs to explain everything very carefully to avoid misunderstandings, because she is distrustful, suspicious of everything, jumps to conclusions, has confirmation bias, forces narratives, and trusts nothing.
The lawyer’s assessment is perfect! And I ask myself: why did he decide to get involved with a woman he knows has several emotional (and behavioral) issues and who deeply loves another man? Does he want to be the hero who saves her from acting like someone who is eighteen? Does he really believe she behaves this way solely because of Doha? That is absurd! This behavior has absolutely nothing to do with Doha. It is irrational to blame someone else exclusively for her emotional lack of control.
And then we have the ending of episode six, which was so sad and disturbing. In that conversation with the lawyer, she describes her relationship and encounters with Doha using a terrible analogy: she says they both “live in the mud” when they are together.
I would understand this if we were talking about a couple with twenty years of marriage who had been through countless problems. But they were friends; they had only a yearly 21-day summer story that seemed light and fun. Yes, he lied; she may choose not to forgive him (her right), but calling the relationship “mud” is such an anticlimax.
What is the screenwriter’s intention with this?
I have no idea how they will fix this. Honestly, I don’t. The story feels much more like a melodrama than a healing romance. In truth, it is not the relationship that needs healing — the one who needs to heal is Song Ha Gyeong. She is not ready to be with anyone.
I will keep watching out of curiosity.