SenpaiSuki

Me too but I am loving her undoing... Its so satisfactory!

You said everything I came here to say! Sometimes, when you are too stupid, no one can save you, even from yourself! She is the prime example of that. And her love for the guy wasn't even love, it was obsession. Like B, you didn't even know him for a day, just because he gave you water in a dessert you fell in LOVE???

I dont think the representation is far off from reality. I dont think there have been many transfer of powers in the history that dont have scheming, malice and cunning involved at some or the other level.

I was thinking the same!

Yeah whats wrong with her is she was abused by her father, the person who is supposed to protect her when she was a CHILD!!! Then she was abused by her husband, the second person who was supposed to protect her.
And guess what, her father didn't change at all after all these years, even after he 'found God'! In fact he started a place (church) where he brought in unsuspecting victims. Predators and abusers don't magically get on the 'right path' despite harsh or light punishments, talking from experience here.
So yeah, she isn't a monster, rather someone who killed monsters!

I dont remember the exact details but he leaves her for some stupid reason along the lines of 'I did it because it was good for you'. when she is in NYC. At some point, he cheats on her and gets another girl pregnant and has a baby with her. Alys is no saint, she gets in a car accident with Tripp in it and Tripp is mortally injured. Overall, 10/10 toxic relationship between the two and she deserves every bit of it for sticking around such a guy.

I really hated the one dimensional treatment of JIS. Everyone calls her a monster, no one is concerned about the victims she was avenging/trying to protect. I know I sound like a broken record, but the fact that the writers have treated her character so one dimensionally by every other character just pisses me off and takes away from the emotional nuances. The show could have been so much better if they showed the gray in other characters in JIS treatment. Even the kid she saved is calling her a monster. Such a huge personal turn off for me.

If they follow the book then Yes!!!

Wait till you see how shitty Drake is in part 2!

Oh yeah I blocked them as well but before that I saw them talking about One China in so many different posts.

And its truly heartbreaking what is happening in Africa, we have some family there so are privy to the situation. Another thing no one talks as often about is the racism/colorism from Asian folks (I am Asian my self). Sometimes I see such disgusting blatant racism/colorism that what I experience here in the US pales in comparison. Its a sad state of affairs.

Yeah they said ZAIJIAN two days ago to me and today I come back to see a fresh comment where they are trying to UNO reverse and say I am either an American troll or a double agent troll from China. They claim to be American but fiercely defend China like its their mom

This comment wraps itself in the language of nuance, but it’s really just deflection dressed up as analysis. It leans on historical U.S. wrongdoing to minimize China's ongoing, active aggression, and worse, tries to pass off China's global ambitions as harmless "posturing." That’s not just misleading. It’s intellectually dishonest.

Calling China’s wars “limited and regional” is laughable. Tibet wasn’t a border scuffle, it was an annexation. The Korean War saw hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops deployed. The Vietnam invasion was real, as were the deadly border clashes with India. And today? China's flying warplanes into Taiwan’s airspace, building illegal military bases on artificial islands, ramming vessels in the South China Sea, and openly threatening war. This isn’t symbolism. It's a sustained campaign of intimidation backed by real force.

And the idea that China is somehow more "restrained" because it hasn’t launched a full scale invasion lately? That’s willful blindness. China doesn’t need to send tanks over borders when it's building strategic control through other means, especially in Africa. Through the Belt and Road Initiative, China has trapped countries in massive debt, seized key infrastructure like ports and mines, and exported surveillance tech to prop up authoritarian regimes. It’s not aid, it’s leverage. And it's already established a military base in Djibouti, with more likely to follow. That’s not regional posturing. That’s long-game power projection.

The comparison on transparency is equally absurd. Yes, the U.S. has had covert operations, but they’ve been exposed and debated because the U.S. has historically had a free press and functioning institutions. China, by contrast, jails reporters, censors everything, and punishes truth as a threat to the regime. Equating the two is not "balance", it’s propaganda by omission.

This comment ultimately tries to shift the conversation from what China is doing now to what the U.S. did before, as if one cancels out the other. That’s not critical thinking, that’s moral sleight of hand. The uncomfortable truth is that China is an authoritarian power actively expanding its influence through coercion, debt, disinformation, and military threats, and no amount of historical whataboutism changes that.

If we’re serious about holding powers accountable, then stop giving Beijing a pass just because Washington has blood on its hands too. Both can be criticized. But pretending they’re equal threats? That’s not analysis. It’s enabling.

Oh I see, you said bye yesterday but you are back because your CCP overlords werent happy with your word count so you decided to vomit whatever to get that paycheck! You know what, get that bag girl! Go off...

I think its their job and they are getting paid by either wordcount or # of comments. So I am stopping as well lol...

Funny how someone named "nycfoodie" spends more time defending Beijing’s propaganda than, well, food. Almost feels like you’re reading from a script, I hope you are getting paid to do this!

Calling China’s aggression “just disputes” is a joke. Dead soldiers at Galwan, ramming boats in the South China Sea, hostage diplomacy, cyberattacks, if that’s harmless, you’re either blind or complicit.

And let’s talk about China’s cruelty at home: censorship, mass detentions, crushing minorities... and don’t forget Mao, who caused the deaths of millions of his own people. As you said earlier to another commenter, "When you have friends like that, who needs enemies?"

If your go to is “others do bad too,” you’re not arguing for peace , you’re just covering up for oppression.

Also I know it your job to defend China on online forums so you WILL keep going, I would do the same if I were getting paid, but I am not, so ADIOS!

No one is denying Japan’s wartime atrocities or the fact that they’ve fallen short in fully acknowledging them. That’s a valid grievance. But it’s not a false equivalence to point out that China engages in its own aggressive behavior today, while using historical victimhood to shield itself from criticism.

You asked: “What war crimes is China still committing against other countries?” Maybe not conventional “war crimes” by strict legal definitions, but here are real, ongoing actions by the Chinese state that undermine international norms:

South China Sea militarization: China openly disregards the 2016 Hague ruling that invalidated its territorial claims. It has harassed Vietnamese, Filipino, and Malaysian vessels, used water cannons on fishermen, and built military bases on disputed reefs.

Border aggression: The 2020 Galwan Valley clash with India resulted in deaths on both sides, the first such incident in decades. That’s not peaceful diplomacy; it’s armed conflict.

Hostage diplomacy: China's politically motivated detention of foreign citizens, like the two Canadians held in retaliation for Huawei's CFO, undermines any moral high ground.

Cyber warfare and espionage: China has been credibly accused by multiple countries (U.S., U.K., Australia, etc.) of sponsoring large scale cyberattacks, including theft of intellectual property, government data, and sensitive infrastructure targets.

If your only rebuttal to all this is going to be, “Well, the U.S. does bad stuff too”, that’s not the clever comeback you think it is. A smart argument holds every country accountable for its actions. Pointing out one country’s wrongdoing doesn’t excuse another’s.

You can call out Japan’s historical failings and criticize China’s current policies. Maturity means recognizing that more than one country can be wrong in different ways.

You're right that we should avoid anti-Chinese sentiment and focus on facts, not fiction. But it's also important not to equate the lack of a declared war with being non aggressive. China's actions in the South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and along the Indian border reflect a pattern of assertive military posturing and strategic coercion. Militarizing artificial islands, harassing foreign vessels, and enforcing expansive territorial claims go beyond peaceful diplomacy.

And while it's true the U.S. has been involved in many wars, often controversially, the key difference is transparency and public debate. U.S. policies, including military actions, are widely scrutinized both domestically and internationally. In contrast, the Chinese government often suppresses dissent, and shuts down criticism, both from its citizens and from abroad.

So no, pointing out China's current military behavior isn't "warmongering" or anti-Chinese, it’s acknowledging reality. If we want real peace, we need to hold all major powers accountable, not just the ones that admit what they’re doing.

I see your point, but I still feel the ML’s emotional detachment goes beyond just childhood trauma. He’s had years as a cop (someone who sees the nuance in human behavior daily) and adult, yet still shows zero effort to understand the deeper reasons behind his mother’s actions or the abuse she was reacting to. That rigid mindset might’ve been his coping mechanism as a kid, but now it just comes off as narrow and lacking growth. What is most frustrating is he doesn't comprehend that understanding his mother's action is not condoning it.

This is exactly why I think a female lead would’ve made more sense. A woman in this role, especially one shaped by or adjacent to systemic abuse, would likely carry more emotional nuance, internal conflict, and empathy. Her struggle between justice and understanding would feel more layered, especially with a mother figure acting out violent protection.

The show(/writers) itself downplays the abuse. Instead of exploring it meaningfully, the writers lean into making the mom look more psychopathic than necessary, like they want to avoid engaging with what actually drove her to kill. It's like they're brushing over the real issue just to keep the ML’s moral stance clean.

Honestly now I’m really hoping the show goes there with the wife being the copycat killer, what a full circle moment that would be. It would force him to finally confront the gray he's avoided his whole life.

To me, his character comes across as deeply self centered. I can understand the trauma he’s been through, but it feels like that’s all there is to him. He chose to become a police officer, yet his apparent lack of empathy for certain victims over others is unsettling. His indifference toward them doesn’t sit right. When his grandfather finally confronts him about the kind of father he had, there’s almost no emotional reaction or comprehension from him regarding why his mother killed his father. It feels like he’s disconnected from the depth of the situation and only wants to believe certain things over others, even when there is clear evidence to the contrary. Frankly, his attitude often comes across as misogynistic, too.
Not complaining about the actor, its more about how his character has been written.

The more I watch this show, the more I dislike the ML's character (not talking about the actor here). I would have liked his character more if he understood at some level why his mother was killing. Maybe its just me, but I sense of lack of empathy on his part for the victim's of those his mom murdered, even the police ajusshi shows some understanding of his mom's acts of violence. He holds his judgement and contempt just for his mother or at least that is how he is portrayed. And that is exactly why a FL would have been more suitable here. I would love it so much if his wife turns out to be the imitation killer. I would want to see how he feels then.