kinda disappointed hyunsoo didn't die? when it seemed like he did i was there feeling emotional and wondering…
As a matter of fact, he DID die. The person who survived but lost all their memories starting 15 years back is not the same person who experienced all that pain and loss and all the transformation that it took from being Do Hyun-Soo to being Baek Hee Seong. Even if a vague mimetic memory remains, even if he "somehow" feels like Ji Won is the one... he doesn't remember why. They'll have to start all over again. Happily the kid is still young and won't remember (in dramaland 'verse) that her father used to be someone else, personality-wise.
That is the beauty of the ending, though, at least for me. He's a blank slate in this relationship at this time, and he can start over by not lying to Ji Won, this time. And it does start like that, when he refuses to let her "see" the shadow of his former persona, the person she's waiting for every time she's looking at him.
It is heartbreaking, and yet refreshing at the same time. If he lost his memory for a while then got it back, it would've felt flat, IMHO... but like this, it's a real sacrifice and real new beginning.
And personally, I loved the way they filmed his memory blanking, all his trauma and even loving moments gone like smoke. Beautifully poetic. And then the sudden stop at the car accident. Loved that.
This is going to be on the re-watch list for me for years to come, and there aren't many of those.
...manage to f**k up that beautiful first half?And who the #@#%%$^ wrote this finale?? This had the cringiest…
It's not as much as they should have REMAINED, as those seemed to be TRAITS of character, and one doesn't grow "out" of them. Well, not being mysterious, that's also obvious. But I'm sad to say that there was a lot of hectic action, a lot of yelling, and a lot of showing of incipient powers - and repetitive special effects - and a lot less softer moments. And the soft moments were what got me into this drama, so I really felt the loss.
Not every drama is everyone's cup of tea. But this one started really promising and - for me at least - fell somewhere along the way to the ending. So I guess I can be disappointed, can't I?
Why was there was a writer change midway through the drama? Seen some comments about it and was wondering the…
Because it was so good in the beginning, people got really interested, the ratings soared, and then they decided to have a second season pretty much as the filming was moving toward the end episodes. The original writer and the rest of the production team had a disagreement on how to proceed so they parted way, not sure at which episode. For certain at least the last 4 were not written by the OW. And here we are.
And who the #@#%%$^ wrote this finale?? This had the cringiest dialogue in all the dramas I've watched this year and past, and I watch A LOT of Thai BL, so I know of what I speak. Soooooo cringy. I hope it was all lost in the translation or something, because NONE of the characters acted IN character for the first half of the episode.
When I remember how much I loved this in its first 8-maybe-10 episodes, I could cry.
Not certain I'll give season 2 a try, to be honest. I don't have much hope they'll manage to unf**k it, if they keep veering toward lots of action - in tailored suits, FGS!!! - and less of what I actually loved - the forming of a found family, the shy Moon, the quiet Ha-Na, the mysterious Mo-Tak and the lovely Mrs. Chu...
I don't care any more, and it took only a few episodes to destroy that cohesiveness... I don't care if it remains popular, and people watch it and praise it, a lot of the magic is gone. I've rated it high-ish mostly for the first half, which was amazing, but it's such a disappointment...
And OMG all that out-of-nowhere-in-your-face PPL!!! #$%$^#%#$#!!!!!!!!!
The whole drama is amazing, but WTH is episode 15?!!! I am in freaking tears. Dammit. It's been so long since I reacted this way to any episode... A masterpiece!
I loved that her first reaction after seeing who was sleeping next to her was to close her eyes - I bet she's thinking next time she's going to open them it'll be someone else or nobody LOL.
So... did they spend the night together doing IT? Did they?
Everybody's after their blood now, so sad. But this time the King is definitely on his Queen's side, and maybe KBI won't change affections quite so quick either.
RE: the filming. How on Earth do they explain that the King was so deeply wounded on his face that blood was seeping through, but next day - or the second day but not longer than that - his face is untouched?
Not that I complain, mind. I could watch his face a lot. He has great expressions.
Edit: so I guess KSH's real soul/her memories got stuck at the bottom of the lake? That moment was very emotionally charged but I HAVE to admit...
I was thinking "Jack, come back!" and giggling myself silly. I am so sorry. I won't do it again. It's just this show :DDD
Wen Jun and Ruichang were in "In a class of her own" SR, 2020Wen Jun: "The silence of the monster" ML, bromance,…
LOL. You need to read more, and get some hints on how-to-approach-your-SO's-family-when-they're-acting-strange. It doesn't get better, though, LOL, YH is trying to be a peacekeeper all the time, with everybody.
Be zen in your time of need. Breathe in, breathe out, filter all the unceassing clutter or family-speech, LOL. It doesn't work any other way.
But don't go in alone, have some more BEAR HUGS, in case you need them :)
Things improve on their story, though it'll be a while. A rather long while (think about the 50-70 chapter line, or thereabouts.) Hang on, it's a great story!
That wasn't so bad, in the end. I'm all the way in Team Dong-Pal, why couldn't he come sooner? Dong-Pal is a breath…
Also, glad the Mayor's kid will (probably) get a redemption arc BEFORE he becomes an evil spirit. I was expecting he was going to become the next Counter, but I guess it's either not in the manhwa, or too far from the original plot to make it happen so fast.
But. Does this mean that So Moon can only get new powers when a new Yung person comes into him?! Wi-Gen gives him control of territory, will Dong-Pal give him healing?
For some reason, the whole episode felt like a side-plot (probably because it was, or I see no way they'd work in a cameo appeareance...) and YET, strangely, it finally moved the plot toward the ending in a very satisfying manner.
Here's hoping there's some amazing grace left for the finale, and that it gives (me) us some adequate reason to wait for season 2 (two episodes ago I wasn't that keen in watching that, if it ever happened. This episode rekindled some interest. I really, REALLY hope they give us a good ending.)
Edited to add: also, why the F*** doesn't anybody in this show actually use weapons?! Like real weapons. I know they don't have a lot of guns in SK, but dammit, get a kitchen knife if you're going to fight an Ultimate Level Spirit, just to slow him down. Or if the Counters won't just to keep the original souls in, for the purpose of police finally doing their work... why don't the spirits, then? Get a crowbar, get a knife, get a gun, you're criminals anyway!! What's with the whole fist-and-foot struggles? Makes me SO frustrated with the whole fighting as is. It was okay in the beginning, but they're fighting upper levels now... Go Indiana Jones on them already!
Re-edited to add: and well, the other major spirit (the woman) went out with quite a whimper...
That wasn't so bad, in the end. I'm all the way in Team Dong-Pal, why couldn't he come sooner? Dong-Pal is a breath of fresh air. And the tales he could tell, LOL.
Wen Jun and Ruichang were in "In a class of her own" SR, 2020Wen Jun: "The silence of the monster" ML, bromance,…
Well, you KNOW I went and re-read a few chapters last night because why not? And I finally followed the link and watched the song... I just might watch the movie because of it (and Wang Talu, just to see how different he is from ''The Wolf". )
But not yet :D
If YH in the series sings the song or not would depend on copyrights, I think. Though I don't know how that works in China. Maybe they just can go ahead with it and not bother, or maybe they'll have to pay for the use... dunno.
Wen Jun and Ruichang were in "In a class of her own" SR, 2020Wen Jun: "The silence of the monster" ML, bromance,…
George!!!! *non-invasive hugs from an internet stranger*
Those are going to be a few special chapters for you, then, and I envy you the emotional load of having experienced that same feeling, and being glad for you at the same time :)
But yes, Yu Hao is particularly lovable, and the way he grows through the stories is amazing. Zhou Sheng does too, obviously, but YH is my favourite and that's not going to change soon :)
Arguably one of the best performance by Jung Kyun Ho
IMHO, his best performance yet (that I've seen) is in "Life on Mars". I haven't watched the UK or US versions and I don't mean to, after watching the SK one. The twist at the end is not as much a twist as a point of choice for the viewer, in what to believe is actually going on.
That drama is still one my favourites, and I don't think I've yet seen anything to top it in SK dramaland.
Maybe he knows because queen writes from left to right whereas people during josean era used to right from up…
Also, from an non-Korean watcher's POV, her writing looks atrocious. He was sending her small, well-written calligraphic sentences, and she was sending half-painted, smeared, half-page disasters, LOL. I think he knows it was her.
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That is the beauty of the ending, though, at least for me. He's a blank slate in this relationship at this time, and he can start over by not lying to Ji Won, this time. And it does start like that, when he refuses to let her "see" the shadow of his former persona, the person she's waiting for every time she's looking at him.
It is heartbreaking, and yet refreshing at the same time. If he lost his memory for a while then got it back, it would've felt flat, IMHO... but like this, it's a real sacrifice and real new beginning.
And personally, I loved the way they filmed his memory blanking, all his trauma and even loving moments gone like smoke. Beautifully poetic. And then the sudden stop at the car accident. Loved that.
This is going to be on the re-watch list for me for years to come, and there aren't many of those.
And are we ruled by our hormones?!!!!
BWAHAHAHA ROFL
Not every drama is everyone's cup of tea. But this one started really promising and - for me at least - fell somewhere along the way to the ending. So I guess I can be disappointed, can't I?
And who the #@#%%$^ wrote this finale?? This had the cringiest dialogue in all the dramas I've watched this year and past, and I watch A LOT of Thai BL, so I know of what I speak. Soooooo cringy. I hope it was all lost in the translation or something, because NONE of the characters acted IN character for the first half of the episode.
When I remember how much I loved this in its first 8-maybe-10 episodes, I could cry.
Not certain I'll give season 2 a try, to be honest. I don't have much hope they'll manage to unf**k it, if they keep veering toward lots of action - in tailored suits, FGS!!! - and less of what I actually loved - the forming of a found family, the shy Moon, the quiet Ha-Na, the mysterious Mo-Tak and the lovely Mrs. Chu...
I don't care any more, and it took only a few episodes to destroy that cohesiveness... I don't care if it remains popular, and people watch it and praise it, a lot of the magic is gone. I've rated it high-ish mostly for the first half, which was amazing, but it's such a disappointment...
And OMG all that out-of-nowhere-in-your-face PPL!!! #$%$^#%#$#!!!!!!!!!
How on Earth could they...
JK. I am curious too. But I wouldn't mind it it WERE fanfics.
A: well, you take one medium-sized bucket, fill it with water and splash the mummy. Hopefully some water will get through.
Statement2: well, it just SO happens he looks hawt in basically anything, I guess, and that leads us to
Statement&Query3: he would also look hawt in nothing.
... I'll see myself out.
So... did they spend the night together doing IT? Did they?
Everybody's after their blood now, so sad. But this time the King is definitely on his Queen's side, and maybe KBI won't change affections quite so quick either.
RE: the filming. How on Earth do they explain that the King was so deeply wounded on his face that blood was seeping through, but next day - or the second day but not longer than that - his face is untouched?
Not that I complain, mind. I could watch his face a lot. He has great expressions.
Edit: so I guess KSH's real soul/her memories got stuck at the bottom of the lake? That moment was very emotionally charged but I HAVE to admit...
I was thinking "Jack, come back!" and giggling myself silly. I am so sorry. I won't do it again. It's just this show :DDD
Be zen in your time of need. Breathe in, breathe out, filter all the unceassing clutter or family-speech, LOL. It doesn't work any other way.
But don't go in alone, have some more BEAR HUGS, in case you need them :)
Things improve on their story, though it'll be a while. A rather long while (think about the 50-70 chapter line, or thereabouts.) Hang on, it's a great story!
Let's see if he has any remaining to carry out a season 2 main story.
But. Does this mean that So Moon can only get new powers when a new Yung person comes into him?! Wi-Gen gives him control of territory, will Dong-Pal give him healing?
For some reason, the whole episode felt like a side-plot (probably because it was, or I see no way they'd work in a cameo appeareance...) and YET, strangely, it finally moved the plot toward the ending in a very satisfying manner.
Here's hoping there's some amazing grace left for the finale, and that it gives (me) us some adequate reason to wait for season 2 (two episodes ago I wasn't that keen in watching that, if it ever happened. This episode rekindled some interest. I really, REALLY hope they give us a good ending.)
Edited to add: also, why the F*** doesn't anybody in this show actually use weapons?! Like real weapons. I know they don't have a lot of guns in SK, but dammit, get a kitchen knife if you're going to fight an Ultimate Level Spirit, just to slow him down. Or if the Counters won't just to keep the original souls in, for the purpose of police finally doing their work... why don't the spirits, then? Get a crowbar, get a knife, get a gun, you're criminals anyway!! What's with the whole fist-and-foot struggles? Makes me SO frustrated with the whole fighting as is. It was okay in the beginning, but they're fighting upper levels now... Go Indiana Jones on them already!
Re-edited to add: and well, the other major spirit (the woman) went out with quite a whimper...
But not yet :D
If YH in the series sings the song or not would depend on copyrights, I think. Though I don't know how that works in China. Maybe they just can go ahead with it and not bother, or maybe they'll have to pay for the use... dunno.
Those are going to be a few special chapters for you, then, and I envy you the emotional load of having experienced that same feeling, and being glad for you at the same time :)
But yes, Yu Hao is particularly lovable, and the way he grows through the stories is amazing. Zhou Sheng does too, obviously, but YH is my favourite and that's not going to change soon :)
IMHO, his best performance yet (that I've seen) is in "Life on Mars". I haven't watched the UK or US versions and I don't mean to, after watching the SK one. The twist at the end is not as much a twist as a point of choice for the viewer, in what to believe is actually going on.
That drama is still one my favourites, and I don't think I've yet seen anything to top it in SK dramaland.