Hi! Have you already watched episode 46? MIL wants Kwangsook to find her (MIL) 1st love - that young man in the…
That would be…interesting?🤔 It seems odd if the man in the old photo isn’t her husband… How was her marriage if her husband died and she’s carrying around a picture of another man from 50 or so years ago? (Unless the MIL wants GS to find her first love?) Neither is making sense to me at the moment…🫣
I just had a wild makjang theory, which I know will NEVER happen but I will just put it out there:What if Mi So…
Wow! Please write that screenplay as soon as possible!It would be the only way GC (KC) could possible understand the pain she caused if she felt. It would certainly illustrate Nurture vs Nature! it would make a great “alternate ending” type story!
The aunt Mi ran pisses me off again. Such despicable behaviour. Blaming everyone besides herself lmao. You're…
Sadly as strange as it is… it seems to be very common in at least Kdramas. I was very surprised as I thought she really liked JI as a person regardless of if she was divorced. JI has been a blessing to the granddaughter (BoRam ?). In SK a divorce is a “flaw” in a person. I don’t get that at all - its very foreign to me culturally. 🫣🤯😡
I’m sad to realize I just want this drama to be over now.
I always feel that few KDramas “stick the landing”! If they lose points it’s always in the final stretch.
And while the writer broke the story up into 50 pieces the extra 4 will be just filler and drag! > Because they can’t give us an episode or two of happy…🫣
Couples should never let 3rd parties interfere in their relationship. I don't care if it's father, mother, sister,…
Agree, if I was DS, I would have been very unhappy & frustrated with GS. And though I understand, I’m not sure I could be so altruistic while feeling so disrespected.
Also can the mil write contract on assets that are not hers to control or distribute?
It is the art of strategic silence—and Gwang-sook is playing it like a seasoned tactician.Telling DS everything…
Now that my blood pressure has returned to whatever normal is, I understand what your saying about GS methodology employed here… And I suppose - cooler heads prevail! Maybe I need to start counting to 1000 before writing about a frustrating scene? 🤔 Thought like @GySgt213 said it can definitely lead to problem. Especially if the couple can’t have an honest conversation.
The babysitter has been bribed by BS's ex. Her sudden month-long “unavailability” feels far too convenient,…
💡I know what egg donor means derogatory, but I missed it in your original comment and was trying to remember if HaNi was from a surrogate! Wow I overthought that one! 🫣
Based on episode 45: Some thoughts on the lead couple, not the actors that play them…
To me (and I think they are written this way), they are in way different orbits about Love, Relationship dynamics and Marriage.
Just a small example is GS discussion with DS’s mother-in-law. He asked and she agreed to have him present in her dealings with that woman. As soon as the mother-in-law calls GS she heads over and doesn’t even inform DS.
He observes, because of course they meet at the hotel, his mother-in-law asking GS to sign away her rights to any inheritance of his estate. So that it all goes to her grandchildren.
I get that GS is not in > whatever the relationship is > for money. But it’s not the mother-in-law’s place to control this - which is DS’s estate or GS should insist that DS is involved as her future husband.
This is not a healthy way to start a marriage or a relationship. There’s more but it’s really frustrating to think about. And it’s sad that two mature adults can’t communicate better.
Keeping secrets from your significant other for a third party’s benefit always leads to problems between the 2 in the significant relationship.
Does anyone else see any issues or where am I off in my thinking?
Yikes!If that’s the case, I hope it doesn’t last too long! 🫤(And nothing bad happens to HaNi!)
Right. I think she should get to visit with her, on a very limited basis. And supervised at first. I just worry for that woman it will become all or nothing eventually. No middle ground.
As I wrote before, it seems like GS has more affection, feelings, love and joy for the brewery, and her brothers…
If I sounded like I was criticizing the actors’ person lives then it came out wrong.
Like you said, I simply think the actors are acting as directed & written. End of story. Actors who don’t follow direction well wouldn’t have such long careers and/or rise to the lead actor roles often in their careers.
(My comment about skinship was I reference to a US actor that won’t do those type I’d scenes in respect to his wife. I think that’s a choice I can understand. And that’s a choice each actor must make for themselves. I think in this kdrama they are not doing any risqué scenes where that might be a consideration.)
The one that was in the US with his daughter? She is finally out of the picture! They extend it to 54 episodes…
We can always hope! Yet, I feel the overall results are we (all of us not only you and me) will have similar discussions about this or similar topics in many KDramas we discuss.
Perhaps it’s the nature of the SK writers and the audience they are written for? For me, as a person from a different culture many tropes are foreign and off-putting.
In my culture people who are divorced are mostly not thought of as defective. Parents here want their children to marry for love and happiness rather than status. (Thought if status and good money are part of it then that’s okay, too!)
Though I overall enjoy KDramas they are weakest in their endings and “sticking the landing” to use an Olympic term. They have great beginnings and even middles. Then the frustrations often start.
I’m sure I’ll be complaining about the next weekender too. It’s just human nature or at least mine. 😊
As I wrote before, it seems like GS has more affection, feelings, love and joy for the brewery, and her brothers…
I read through the discussion above…I understand and feel the disappointment in GS’s emotions or lack of in the relationship with DS. I feel the disappointment with it. Personally I think I a small time jump would allow GS to feel less guilty pursuing a new relationship only months after her husband died.
I do agree that GS has more affection and animation toward her brothers-in-law. I think because she doesn’t feel guilty caring so much about them vs The guilt of being “in love” with DS.
The leads are both veteran, accomplished & seasoned actors. They are not doing “skinship/bed scenes” where an actor would or might feel uncomfortable towards their real life partner.
The actors can certainly act as directed at this point in their careers. My thought is the director and producer must be okay or want the acting we are getting or we could get something different then we are getting.
It seems odd if the man in the old photo isn’t her husband…
How was her marriage if her husband died and she’s carrying around a picture of another man from 50 or so years ago?
(Unless the MIL wants GS to find her first love?)
Neither is making sense to me at the moment…🫣
I was very surprised as I thought she really liked JI as a person regardless of if she was divorced. JI has been a blessing to the granddaughter (BoRam ?).
In SK a divorce is a “flaw” in a person.
I don’t get that at all - its very foreign to me culturally.
🫣🤯😡
Thank you for the suggestion!
I watch on my Fire Stick…
It used to work, but they modernized & “improved” the interface, so of course… it’s not working! 🤔
If they lose points it’s always in the final stretch.
And while the writer broke the story up into 50 pieces the extra 4 will be just filler and drag!
> Because they can’t give us an episode or two of happy…🫣
> Have you had any issue?
And though I understand, I’m not sure I could be so altruistic while feeling so disrespected.
Also can the mil write contract on assets that are not hers to control or distribute?
And I suppose - cooler heads prevail!
Maybe I need to start counting to 1000 before writing about a frustrating scene? 🤔
Thought like @GySgt213 said it can definitely lead to problem.
Especially if the couple can’t have an honest conversation.
Although upon reflection and nerve calming tonic (🤣)
I do understand what @Zango is saying!
Wow I overthought that one! 🫣
Some thoughts on the lead couple, not the actors that play them…
To me (and I think they are written this way), they are in way different orbits about Love, Relationship dynamics and Marriage.
Just a small example is GS discussion with DS’s mother-in-law. He asked and she agreed to have him present in her dealings with that woman.
As soon as the mother-in-law calls GS she heads over and doesn’t even inform DS.
He observes, because of course they meet at the hotel, his mother-in-law asking GS to sign away her rights to any inheritance of his estate. So that it all goes to her grandchildren.
I get that GS is not in > whatever the relationship is > for money.
But it’s not the mother-in-law’s place to control this - which is DS’s estate or GS should insist that DS is involved as her future husband.
This is not a healthy way to start a marriage or a relationship.
There’s more but it’s really frustrating to think about.
And it’s sad that two mature adults can’t communicate better.
Keeping secrets from your significant other for a third party’s benefit always leads to problems between the 2 in the significant relationship.
Does anyone else see any issues or where am I off in my thinking?
I just worry for that woman it will become all or nothing eventually.
No middle ground.
If that’s the case, I hope it doesn’t last too long! 🫤
(And nothing bad happens to HaNi!)
Like you said, I simply think the actors are acting as directed & written. End of story.
Actors who don’t follow direction well wouldn’t have such long careers and/or rise to the lead actor roles often in their careers.
(My comment about skinship was I reference to a US actor that won’t do those type I’d scenes in respect to his wife. I think that’s a choice I can understand. And that’s a choice each actor must make for themselves. I think in this kdrama they are not doing any risqué scenes where that might be a consideration.)
Perhaps it’s the nature of the SK writers and the audience they are written for? For me, as a person from a different culture many tropes are foreign and off-putting.
In my culture people who are divorced are mostly not thought of as defective. Parents here want their children to marry for love and happiness rather than status. (Thought if status and good money are part of it then that’s okay, too!)
Though I overall enjoy KDramas they are weakest in their endings and “sticking the landing” to use an Olympic term. They have great beginnings and even middles. Then the frustrations often start.
I’m sure I’ll be complaining about the next weekender too. It’s just human nature or at least mine. 😊
Personally I think I a small time jump would allow GS to feel less guilty pursuing a new relationship only months after her husband died.
I do agree that GS has more affection and animation toward her brothers-in-law. I think because she doesn’t feel guilty caring so much about them vs The guilt of being “in love” with DS.
The leads are both veteran, accomplished & seasoned actors. They are not doing “skinship/bed scenes” where an actor would or might feel uncomfortable towards their real life partner.
The actors can certainly act as directed at this point in their careers.
My thought is the director and producer must be okay or want the acting we are getting or we could get something different then we are getting.