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Save them for the next episode...

The sachets are available for pre-order, now.

Squish in: I brought Kleenex.

Preach!!!

I think, as viewers, that we can form the "Tale of a Thousand Tears Crying Club." Happy tears, sad tears, moved tears: this series serves all the flavours!

Yes to everything. It's the series that keep on giving!

I think he might have bolted in there impulsively to try and save the tea, at first, but came to his senses and tried to at least save the kite from his PhuBoo. That's just my take...

*Snap* Yes, baby, yes n I'mma slapabitch who diss it! lol

It's also a shrewd strategy to turn them into marketing products for the company. I actually want a set of those sachets from the GMMTV webstore!

Kairi_key, may I trouble you to ask for your input on a conversation I saw with Aof, Earth and Mix, if it's not a bother? Downstream I posted a link to an interview and something was said that I'm curious about...

Yes. One really becomes invested in these characters thanks to great screenwriting, direction, and performances. It's a pleasure to watch. So affirming...

Indeed. As p"Aof said, this is Earth's moment to show what he can really do. The partnering with Mix has produced pure gold.

It's great in so many ways. Even the way they're showing jealousy isn't employing the standard trope. It's far more realistic: grump about it to a friend, maybe, but keep at it with the object of your affection without going all Smaug the Dragon on them. LOL!

Agreed! If you have any links to p"Aof's transcripts, would you mind sharing them?

QUOTE from Macha:'""He would not be in this position if he hadn't done those things to begin with." it's totally dumb to say that."

No, it's not dumb. It's the simple, objective, truth.

QUOTE from Macha: "The thing is, you think like that because he is a known celebrity. If he was your daily passerby, you'll not even blink an eye if you learn something like that."

Can you read my mind? No, you can't. You are making a wild assumption. I take the position I take based on years of working as a psychiatric nurse who has seen the devastation wrought on peoples lives by the Ji Soo's of the world and working with the Ji Soos themselves. It has nothing to do with being a celebrity.

I don't really care if I change your mind or not but, as this is a public forum, I felt it important to counter your opinion. May you have more good days than bad ones in your journey.

I appreciate your clarification and I wholeheartedly agree with 99.9% of what you have said. The only nitpick is with calling the school the biggest criminals in this situation.

Things obviously need to change at a multitude of levels: conceptually in the raising of children, institutionally in the way schools and workplaces treat such matters, systemically in the way that law enforcement and the judicial system, and in the broadest social sense of adopting a no-reward no-tolerance mentality for such acts. Many roles should be examined and there should be consequences.

The primary and ultimate responsibility, though, must always rest with the individual in order for a society to function. In this case, it was one persons' direct actions that caused the harm that is coming to light. He was not psychotic when he committed these acts and, therefore, he bears the ultimate responsibility.

I'm glad that you don't support his actions. Indeed, it is great to support the other actors and people affected by what Ji Soo did. However, given what happened to jeopardise the drama, it came across as insensitive to not say anything about the likely suffering of the people coming forward in the original post. They matter much more than a TV show. Moving on now...

You keep shifting the focus of the conversation. Perhaps I will sum up by saying this: Threatening his life is awful, but saying he should not face any consequences is awful, as well. Ji soo chose to do the things he did and that is why he is facing consequences. He would not be in this position if he hadn't done those things to begin with.

And as a retired professional, what I'm getting at is that it's not always a straightforward path. I'm trying to let you know that while your general notion has merit, that it might be not effective depending on how trauma manifests for people. For example, someone who experiences intrusive thoughts, reoccurring flashbacks, and/or night terrors would need much more to even get to the point where what you are saying could even begin to be effective. This is why I emphasized that trauma work is highly specific to individuals and takes highly specific paths for different people. Does that clear it up a bit?

It's amazing how some will try to deflect the blame toward anyone but the source: Ji Soo. He was old enough to know right from wrong when he chose to do the things he did. He is the one who has destroyed his own future, not his victims.

Without knowing the nature and extent of the trauma to the victims, it is an oversimplification to reduce the matter to whether or not that person is willing to forgive. Trauma does not have one-size-fits-all remedies.