I can't watch it directly. I've been stopping myself from crying.
1. The hope of the Korean people, both North and South, to unify. With today's generation, that hope has taken a back seat. Many no longer care, especially since they're concerned on the rising cost of living. And the people you want to unite with more likely passed away already… if they have descendants, they're cousins twice, thrice, removed.
That hope, that dream, it's slowly disappearing.
2. It's very sad to fall in love with someone you know you won't be able to stay with after that little unification town project.
Who would make the sacrifice? Is the guy going to live in North Korea? Will he be able to sacrifice his personal beliefs and ideals to live with his woman?
How about the woman? Is she ready to leave her father, relatives, and the privileges she enjoyed and have known all her life to live in the South and never to return again if the unification falls?
What of the politics involved? They both can be accused of being a spy, or reporting secretly.
How can two people fall in love and date knowing they eventually have to leave each other and potentially never see each other again? Not even to hear each other's voices or to send letters.
The police chief is shady as hell how he is protecting the police father but not his nephew? I don't think his…
Oh, and his ND son… did you see that painting? It looks like he was there 10 years ago and actually witnessed who the real suspect was. The guy in his painting looks older too. And the way he reacts badly to anyone saying bad things to his cousin, also hints to the possibility he knows his cousin is innocent; but no one will believe him because he's ND.
The police chief is shady as hell how he is protecting the police father but not his nephew? I don't think his…
He's the type of police who puts the law above everyone else, be it relative or not. There really are people like that, especially those who have a militaristic view of the world. Another on-going K-drama started with that concept as well, he's a judge instead, until eventually he caved learned his son got into a mess with a major family gang.
I think the chief here will probably start to bend when his son is put on the line, especially since his son appears to be neurodivergent, he probably wouldn't be able to handle it well, not like how he was able to keep himself detached to his nephews case.
Another possible reason is… the chief probably knows something no one else does. For example, he didn't do anything about police brutality when his nephew was being interrogated. Not a word.
But 10 years later, he told the new Team Leader to do things by the book cleanly. It hints, at least for me, that he knew about police brutality but he can't do anything about it for anyone who lives in the town or have been in the station for as long as himself. However, he's doing something about it when someone's reassigned to their station, like that new Team Leader.
Something is fishy about him. He is either a good cop that's right in the middle of a corrupt network. Or, he's a type of cop who only cares about his career, and tries to “pay” for his greediness by doing something “good”.
Just hoping Choi Hye Ra is saved for last after all those who could provide her with support is dealt with.
If the writer is going for the “Marimar” revenge type, Hye Ra is probably going to literally eat dirt in front of everyone to save herself and her mother.
So… just wait, this is more likely not the full blunt of Su Jeong's revenge against Hye Ra. ^_~
It's getting better. Last week was the intro. This week is more likely about the first taste of her revenge.
Next week it will probably be about her “enemies” thinking they won. And the week after that, they'll only discover they're actually losing than winning (which was entirely want Su Jeong planned all along).
So far, pretty much very similar to the 90s Mexican soap “Marimar”.
What time period is the setting?1. Police brutality in 2020s Korea?2. The police who is psychologically torturing…
Yes, it's understandable, however, as I've mentioned, things happened so fast, not much time to established who's who. And the flashbacks are not clear either if it was a false memory or dream; or real. ^_^
It was only in E02 that things started to get clearer. Hehe.
2. The police who is psychologically torturing him is inadvertently planting false memories to the suspect. Such questioning methods were banned in the US and many other countries sometime 2000s / 2010s; after it was proven scientifically. (There were even actual cases of a people wrongfully accused because of a false memory that unintentionally was planted because of improper police interrogations.)
And what about those who defend them in court and destroy the victims' lives, and these are mainly women with…
They, or at least in Attorney Cha's case, did not hurt or ruined someone “on purpose”. She, and other attorneys, were/are hired to defend their client.
Unless you have proof that the attorney have a personal interest in the client they're representing, then you shouldn't take it personally. The issue is between you and the one the other side is representing, not you and the attorney on the other side.
Like the other previous clients in the previous episodes, you are assuming that a court battle is between you and the attorney. It is not. As Attorney Cha eloquently explained to 2FL's mother regarding her stress and psychologist consultation, it was a stress that came from between her and her husband, not the attorneys.
You cannot blame the attorneys for just doing their jobs. And in a field where being picky can limit your experience and potential clients, there is no room to be picky. You just handle whatever case you are assigned with, after all, you picked that career.
If you truly want to find someone to blame for the hurt, ruin, and destruction of a family, as this is the show's theme, there is only one to blame for that, the couple.
And what about those who defend them in court and destroy the victims' lives, and these are mainly women with…
Not all of attorneys do it “for the money”. It's just part of your chosen career. Even in other fields, there are situations where you will be forced to separate your personal principles and beliefs from your job if you want to survive. I know, I've been in such situations more than once. (EDIT: just to clarify, we're not talking about corruption and compromises)
Attorney Cha, in this case, at least as far as E01 to E07 are concerned, made it clear she only defend her clients because that was what she was hired to do, and has kept her personal emotions and beliefs separate. No hints so far that she did it for the money.
Even the way Attorney Cha separated herself from the “blaming game” her clients are unconsciously doing, like in E07, that's a sign of a person who separated their personal from their career. I would've said the same thing to the 2FL's mother if I heard that.
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This weekend (1): E31 and E32
Next weekend (2): E33 and E34
The weekend following next weekend (3): E35 and E36 (season 2 finale)
That hope, that dream, it's slowly disappearing.
2. It's very sad to fall in love with someone you know you won't be able to stay with after that little unification town project.
Who would make the sacrifice? Is the guy going to live in North Korea? Will he be able to sacrifice his personal beliefs and ideals to live with his woman?
How about the woman? Is she ready to leave her father, relatives, and the privileges she enjoyed and have known all her life to live in the South and never to return again if the unification falls?
What of the politics involved? They both can be accused of being a spy, or reporting secretly.
How can two people fall in love and date knowing they eventually have to leave each other and potentially never see each other again? Not even to hear each other's voices or to send letters.
How? How?!
I think the chief here will probably start to bend when his son is put on the line, especially since his son appears to be neurodivergent, he probably wouldn't be able to handle it well, not like how he was able to keep himself detached to his nephews case.
Another possible reason is… the chief probably knows something no one else does. For example, he didn't do anything about police brutality when his nephew was being interrogated. Not a word.
But 10 years later, he told the new Team Leader to do things by the book cleanly. It hints, at least for me, that he knew about police brutality but he can't do anything about it for anyone who lives in the town or have been in the station for as long as himself. However, he's doing something about it when someone's reassigned to their station, like that new Team Leader.
Something is fishy about him. He is either a good cop that's right in the middle of a corrupt network. Or, he's a type of cop who only cares about his career, and tries to “pay” for his greediness by doing something “good”.
So… just wait, this is more likely not the full blunt of Su Jeong's revenge against Hye Ra. ^_~
Next week it will probably be about her “enemies” thinking they won. And the week after that, they'll only discover they're actually losing than winning (which was entirely want Su Jeong planned all along).
So far, pretty much very similar to the 90s Mexican soap “Marimar”.
It was only in E02 that things started to get clearer. Hehe.
I was already falling asleep but this woke me up. LOL. My neurons suddenly started firing.
1. Police brutality in 2020s Korea?
2. The police who is psychologically torturing him is inadvertently planting false memories to the suspect. Such questioning methods were banned in the US and many other countries sometime 2000s / 2010s; after it was proven scientifically. (There were even actual cases of a people wrongfully accused because of a false memory that unintentionally was planted because of improper police interrogations.)
Unless you have proof that the attorney have a personal interest in the client they're representing, then you shouldn't take it personally. The issue is between you and the one the other side is representing, not you and the attorney on the other side.
Like the other previous clients in the previous episodes, you are assuming that a court battle is between you and the attorney. It is not. As Attorney Cha eloquently explained to 2FL's mother regarding her stress and psychologist consultation, it was a stress that came from between her and her husband, not the attorneys.
You cannot blame the attorneys for just doing their jobs. And in a field where being picky can limit your experience and potential clients, there is no room to be picky. You just handle whatever case you are assigned with, after all, you picked that career.
If you truly want to find someone to blame for the hurt, ruin, and destruction of a family, as this is the show's theme, there is only one to blame for that, the couple.
^_^
Attorney Cha, in this case, at least as far as E01 to E07 are concerned, made it clear she only defend her clients because that was what she was hired to do, and has kept her personal emotions and beliefs separate. No hints so far that she did it for the money.
Even the way Attorney Cha separated herself from the “blaming game” her clients are unconsciously doing, like in E07, that's a sign of a person who separated their personal from their career. I would've said the same thing to the 2FL's mother if I heard that.
^_^