Episode 15-18 contains what seems to me to be the saddest yet most enriching part of the drama. The storytelling was wonderfully absorbing as Yu Tu goes on a journey of self-discovery when he's away from the noise of everyone telling him how he should be living his life. There's a surprising lack of Jingjing and yet we never really miss her because he's always thinking about her when he's not at work doing nerdy things. All those poignant moments where he's sitting alone contemplating about what he'd lost. When his colleagues talk about the "girlfriend", he never denies it or corrects them. Refreshingly it isn't that Yu Tu doesn't know what he wants. He is fully aware but he feels a moral imperative to hold himself back considering the kind of life he leads. The sickening realisation that Jingjing was the only one that understood from the beginning the impulses that drove him to aerospace research finally dawns on him. Not his parents, not the ex. But Qiao Jingjing -- the girl he turned down not once but twice.
In a C drama drought year, this has been an oasis in the desert.
I don't think anyone is saying that relatable characters or characters with strong moral compasses (whatever that means) aren't needed. But it's how you incorporate those sorts of characters into the mix that is what's being questioned here. No one denies that the rule of law is the bedrock of a civilized society but when we have a situation where the oligarchs have a tight grip on the key levers of power, more out-of-the-box thinking is needed.
To be honest I'm not that convinced that Soo-hyun is any kind of great moral anchor either. All she seems to be doing is trying to protect Ga-on from dangerous situations at best. I don't see her being motivated by any real convictions of the rule of law. She's not wrong in thinking that Yo-han is dangerous. But so are Cha Kyung-hee, Jung Sun-ah and the rest of the Social Reform Foundation. In fact, I find her dangerous too because of her tendency towards recklessness. She doesn't seem to be all that interested in dismantling what is in essence a deeply corrupt system that's tending towards totalitarianism. Her priority is just to shield Ga-on from perceived harm. It doesn't matter what's going on top down as long as nothing happens to Ga-on. It's all very romantic I'm sure except there are some real systemic issues that can't be dealt with just by cops trying their best while their masters are manipulating the system left right and centre.
There are undoubtedly competing agendas going on in this show and no one it seems to me is above reproach. If they can all find some way of working together to take down the Social Reform Foundation that would be good. That's the best we can hope for. I don't think we should fool ourselves that anyone in this show is driven by purely high-minded ideals.
I like the whole Batman and Catwoman thing that's going on between Yohan and Sung-ah. It's fun and wow, do they sizzle or what! Such great actors. It's great to have female villains that are circumspect.
Sometimes I don't know what to think of Soo-hyun either. She doesn't annoy me in as much as she seems I dunno... out of place. I imagine she's there to be some kind of moral anchor for Ga-on lest he stray too far from home. But sadly that's all she is and because of how she's included in the story she feels more like an interruption more times than a welcomed addition. In a show filled with so many larger than life characters, she's rendered almost irrelevant in the scheme of things. I liked the actress in Sweet Home but I think the writing there for her character made sense in light of what was going on. Here she's an odd mix of romantic interest and busybody cop bumbling around. I just don't think it really works for this story at least not in the way the story is being told. I'm not sure that the two of them trying to protect each other from getting their hands dirty speaks well of their dynamic either.
ok I see some people complaining there has been too much aerospace stuff, china is trying to promote its aero…
How can there be too much aerospace stuff when the male lead is an aerospace engineer? The man has to make a living doesn't he? The drama has to show us somehow that he's good at what he does.
Wow. What a refreshing C drama this is! It doesn't have the female lead doing cringey embarrassing slapstick in…
I know this is based on a novel but it really reminds me of a J-K drama from a while back. Boku to Star no 99 Nichi. The male lead was an astronomer turned security guard and the female lead was also a movie star. It starred Kim Tae-hee and Nishijima Hidetoshi.
Wow. What a refreshing C drama this is! It doesn't have the female lead doing cringey embarrassing slapstick in the first few episodes and the leads behave like real people and not tropes dragged out of an overused rom com playbook. Pigs can fly.
Of all the trashy rom coms I've seen this year, this is one that I was able to get on board with with a bit of help from the FF button. I'm a sucker for contract marriages anyway and this one was reasonably fun. While I liked the leads, the MVP award definitely goes to the kid who played Xiao Bao. Without him, there's no doubt that this would be a different show.
What a fascinating show this is. The imagery, the iconography and allusions are fantastic. When the rule of law breaks down there's a kind of creeping barbarism that emerges from the dust which hides behind a veneer of respectability. The big screen of propaganda opposite of Yohan's office reminds me of Father from the Tetragrammaton Council from Equilibrium. When Sun-ah is hailed as the new chair of SFR... that entire sequence gave me fascist-nazi party heebie jeebies.
It's very unlikely. There's no reason for Yo-han to kill Isaac. The fire was most likely an accident. It wouldn't…
He could be lying. He might not be. So either way, it's all speculative at this point. It might not be an accident but it doesn't mean that it had to be Yo-han who started it. And even if he did start the fire, it doesn't follow that he intended for anyone to die in it. He may just wanted Isaac to not give away the family fortune. The point is that more lives could have been saved if they had evacuated properly. Besides he has been raising Elijah with a great deal of care, more than he needs to.
My conclusions after 8 episodes 1. Yo Han killed his brother. He began to feel guilty after Isaac's death. 2.…
It's very unlikely. There's no reason for Yo-han to kill Isaac. The fire was most likely an accident. It wouldn't surprise me if Elijah is the one who started it. But who started it isn't the point. If everyone had evacuated properly without pushing and shoving the others, everyone could have got out in time.
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In a C drama drought year, this has been an oasis in the desert.
To be honest I'm not that convinced that Soo-hyun is any kind of great moral anchor either. All she seems to be doing is trying to protect Ga-on from dangerous situations at best. I don't see her being motivated by any real convictions of the rule of law. She's not wrong in thinking that Yo-han is dangerous. But so are Cha Kyung-hee, Jung Sun-ah and the rest of the Social Reform Foundation. In fact, I find her dangerous too because of her tendency towards recklessness. She doesn't seem to be all that interested in dismantling what is in essence a deeply corrupt system that's tending towards totalitarianism. Her priority is just to shield Ga-on from perceived harm. It doesn't matter what's going on top down as long as nothing happens to Ga-on. It's all very romantic I'm sure except there are some real systemic issues that can't be dealt with just by cops trying their best while their masters are manipulating the system left right and centre.
There are undoubtedly competing agendas going on in this show and no one it seems to me is above reproach. If they can all find some way of working together to take down the Social Reform Foundation that would be good. That's the best we can hope for. I don't think we should fool ourselves that anyone in this show is driven by purely high-minded ideals.
Sometimes I don't know what to think of Soo-hyun either. She doesn't annoy me in as much as she seems I dunno... out of place. I imagine she's there to be some kind of moral anchor for Ga-on lest he stray too far from home. But sadly that's all she is and because of how she's included in the story she feels more like an interruption more times than a welcomed addition. In a show filled with so many larger than life characters, she's rendered almost irrelevant in the scheme of things. I liked the actress in Sweet Home but I think the writing there for her character made sense in light of what was going on. Here she's an odd mix of romantic interest and busybody cop bumbling around. I just don't think it really works for this story at least not in the way the story is being told. I'm not sure that the two of them trying to protect each other from getting their hands dirty speaks well of their dynamic either.
Pigs can fly.
Hope our Jeonnam Boys win!
That's exactly what I thought as well.