What happened? Why did this show take a dive off a cliff like this? The writing was terrible! This is a profound…
Oh... Sorry it upset you so. I agree that Dr Nam came out looking bad. That was a weak point in the writing.
As for some of the other stuff...
I think that Phupha's confrontation was realistic because from where he was standing in that moment, Tian had lied to him a number of times about someone he loved like family, when Phupha had asked him point blank. You know how guarded Phupha is. Phupha would have reasonably been devastated because he not only lost someone he loved like family but he's then told by the person he's falling deeply in love with that he was responsible for it. With his sense of responsibility combined with his devestation, Phupha could even see it as his responsibility to confront Tian then and there to prevent him from any other possible lies to the villagers. I'm not saying that it's laudible but it is plausible in such an intense situation.
Everyone would have been in shock. Tian owns the fact that he said "I'm responsible for it." It's not at all implausible that people wouldn't inquire further. The last thing they might want to hear at that point was for Tian to go into detail about exactly how he was responsible. Who would want to possibly expose themselves to grizzy details? None of them have the insights we have, as viewers. They suddenly found themselves presented with someone they had come to embrace a member of their community to be a charlatan: someone who decieved his way into their hearts just to ease his own conscience. Again, is it laudable? Maybe not, but is it unreasonable? No.
Meejoo asking Tian what death was... *ugh*
Longtae did say he needed to go get a flashlight, so that implied that it would be getting dark soon, to me.
Tian has previously shown that he questions his own right to have been given a second chance. He still felt unworthy of it. That plays a role in some of his risk-taking behaviours we've seen. Our dear boy has a nihilistic streak. At one level, he didn't care if taking that picture would get him caught, because he doesn't necessarily think he deserves to still be alive, in the first place. That's also why he had no qualms about drawing the thugs to him so that Longtae and the evidence could escape.
As for Earth's acting, I think that was him playing shock. Maybe he thought Phupha would be like an automaton in that situation, lest his feelings completely overwhelm him. There was a shift in him the second that he could see that Tian didn't run Torfun down. He took that bullet with no hesitation to protect Tian... Phupha was ready to die for him. That was pure Phupha. (Makes me cry just to think of it again)
No one was at their best in this episode, but that does happen with traumatic news and discoveries.
Tian is still our boy and Phupha is still our hero: they were just shown shown to be human as they went through the crucible. I hope you know that I'm not disregarding your opinion I'm just trying to offer my own view and commiseration over a gut-puncher of an episode.
I thought the episode was fantastic, too. I cried like a baby, again. No series has moved me to tears as often…
I couldn't get into UWMA just because I didn't find the two "modern" day leads to be charismatic together. I also thought that the tall one was very wooden but I know that some did, indeed, love it.
What a miserable week of dramas it was for me, Already angry at having wasted time watching awful garbage Lovely…
I think Lovely Writer's awful, too. Dropped the series this week. (Not because of the actors but because the script just dropped too many balls and the sound effects and the toilet scene...) Haven't seen Cherry Magic yet.
Honestly this show used to be a 10 until ep 8 happened. I’ve havent finished it yet but I’m already disappointed…
Tian isn't a child, and he did say to the entire village "I'm responsible for it." That's all the info they had to go on. We're they supposed to be able to read his mind? Sorry, but what Tian said and how he said it is ultimately on him...
Seriously same. I won't forgive him too doesn't matter what he gonna do. Cause he literally avoided Tian like…
He didn't need to ask Tian because Tian already said to him and the whole village "I was responsible for it" (Torfun's death) That's on Tian for being vague. Phupha would have reasonably been devastated because he not only lost someone he loved like family but he's then told by the person he's falling deeply in love with that they did it. I just don't understand how that's difficult to grasp. Would you want to be having follow up conversations in that situation? I don't think I would...
The SECOND Phupha found out that Tian wasn't driving that car, he was out there looking for Tian.
It wasn't a shining moment for anyone involved but Phupha wasn't being petty, he was being human. Tian should not have said to everyone that he was responsible, but it made him sound like her ran her down, but he was burdened. Finger pointing in this case, realistically, is a bit silly...
I’m still in love with someone I’ve never been in a relationship with, and it’s been 6 years, so I have…
But, have they ghosted you for 5 of those years and then tried to get back with you? No, because you were never with them in the first place. It's a wholly different scenario.
I actually like this. I see lot of opinions which are like why would you srew up five years beacuse of something…
The 5 year gap simply fails because of a lack of a compelling rationale. It's not about dreamland. It's about the concept, as presented, being absurd at its core.
I was thrilled with the directing and editing in this series and then 8 episodes came and slapped me with all…
I don't think the series has ever indicated that Phupha was in love with Torfun. Phupha is a very guarded man and when he told Tian that he loved her like a sister, he meant that she was family to him and her loss was devastating.
Respectfully disagree. My friend pointed out to me that Phupha has little to no experience with love. He is an…
Agreed. Phu was deeply wounded and lashed out. Not cool, but contextually understandable. Phu also did not hesitate to take that bullet for Tian. Everybody made mistakes in this episode except for the Chief of the tribe (who's name has gone right out of my head, at the moment) and I hope we get to see them find forgiveness for each other...
As for some of the other stuff...
I think that Phupha's confrontation was realistic because from where he was standing in that moment, Tian had lied to him a number of times about someone he loved like family, when Phupha had asked him point blank. You know how guarded Phupha is. Phupha would have reasonably been devastated because he not only lost someone he loved like family but he's then told by the person he's falling deeply in love with that he was responsible for it. With his sense of responsibility combined with his devestation, Phupha could even see it as his responsibility to confront Tian then and there to prevent him from any other possible lies to the villagers. I'm not saying that it's laudible but it is plausible in such an intense situation.
Everyone would have been in shock. Tian owns the fact that he said "I'm responsible for it." It's not at all implausible that people wouldn't inquire further. The last thing they might want to hear at that point was for Tian to go into detail about exactly how he was responsible. Who would want to possibly expose themselves to grizzy details? None of them have the insights we have, as viewers. They suddenly found themselves presented with someone they had come to embrace a member of their community to be a charlatan: someone who decieved his way into their hearts just to ease his own conscience. Again, is it laudable? Maybe not, but is it unreasonable? No.
Meejoo asking Tian what death was... *ugh*
Longtae did say he needed to go get a flashlight, so that implied that it would be getting dark soon, to me.
Tian has previously shown that he questions his own right to have been given a second chance. He still felt unworthy of it. That plays a role in some of his risk-taking behaviours we've seen. Our dear boy has a nihilistic streak. At one level, he didn't care if taking that picture would get him caught, because he doesn't necessarily think he deserves to still be alive, in the first place. That's also why he had no qualms about drawing the thugs to him so that Longtae and the evidence could escape.
As for Earth's acting, I think that was him playing shock. Maybe he thought Phupha would be like an automaton in that situation, lest his feelings completely overwhelm him. There was a shift in him the second that he could see that Tian didn't run Torfun down. He took that bullet with no hesitation to protect Tian... Phupha was ready to die for him. That was pure Phupha. (Makes me cry just to think of it again)
No one was at their best in this episode, but that does happen with traumatic news and discoveries.
Tian is still our boy and Phupha is still our hero: they were just shown shown to be human as they went through the crucible. I hope you know that I'm not disregarding your opinion I'm just trying to offer my own view and commiseration over a gut-puncher of an episode.
(apologies for typos, I'm too busy crying again)
The SECOND Phupha found out that Tian wasn't driving that car, he was out there looking for Tian.
It wasn't a shining moment for anyone involved but Phupha wasn't being petty, he was being human. Tian should not have said to everyone that he was responsible, but it made him sound like her ran her down, but he was burdened. Finger pointing in this case, realistically, is a bit silly...
It's not about dreamland. It's about the concept, as presented, being absurd at its core.