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That scene indeed caused a misunderstanding.
Again, I respect your opinion and am not forcing, attacking or convincing you. I was just explaining the scene lol. Obviously there is no rewards or competition here. This is an open platform where everyone has right to share their opinions or thoughts.
Moeum: "Hey, you still love him?" "your ex"
Seokryu: "that's half-right and that's half wrong"
Moeum: "What does that mean?"
Seokryu: "I love the time we spent together. Everything he gave me. I still love that, but for some relationships I know it is better to end them. So I am doing my best to forget him and he needs to do the same"
Seokryu corrected Moeum with her statement, the reason why she said Moeum is half-right points to how there is still love but then she follows it with half-wrong which points to her next statement on how the only thing she loves is the time they spent together and everything her ex had given her in the past. Thus clarifying that she doesn't love her "ex" but only the times they had spent together in past and the things her ex gave for her, not the person itself - her ex.
To put it in much simpler explanation:
Half-right: love
Half-wrong: him (her ex)
This is what I meant when the writer had explained it already in that scene alone. I am not here to convince you or anything, I respect different opinions, but just wanted to give clarification here or share my own opinion.
The scene you were referring to about Seunghyo overhearing their conversation about Seokryu still being in love with her ex was actually explained at episode 7, timestamp 14:23. The writer explained the whole thing with that scene alone and Seunghyo just managed to only hear a few parts and mistake her for still being inlove with her ex-fiancee, when she expressed to Moeum about how she only loved the past relationship they had together, but to her the relationship ended for the best and she is forgetting about him. If she still loved her ex-fiancee, she would have accepted his proposal from the get-go, but she didn't because she has long been firm about her feelings, she no longer loves him, her words and actions clearly matched this.
Seokryu is a character that has been written to be the typical 'eldest daughter' in an asian family household. If you know, you know. She is the absolute epitome of selfless rather than selfish which some might see her with the way she handles certain situations. However, if you are seeing things in her perspective in a 'realistic eldest daughter of an asian family household' sense, I believe you will be able to have a deeper grasps of who she truly is as a character and resonate more with her life decisions. So, what does her rejection have to do with this? This is where I will tell you that her rejection is another selfless act and a reasonable one at that.
Her reason was not something suddenly taken out of the blue just to mess with the plot. Since the writer has been consistently taking the storyline in a realistic way, of course, the characters' themselves have to match up by being realistic as well. Especially with the 'cancer survivor' trope they had went with since earlier episodes. From the point where Seokryu had been diagnosed with cancer, hiding it from her family and friends, to her remission or recovery, where she fell to depression and broke off her engagement with her ex. She has long been very firm about not wanting to become a 'burden' to each person who are dear to her. Including Seunghyo.
It's easy to say that she should have already moved on from the whole cancer thing. Yeah, that is true, but that would then be an inconsistency in her character and the whole 'cancer survivor' trope they had pulled, plus all the struggles she had went through from the get-go. The writer is keeping the realism here. The reality of 'cancer survivors' and the struggles they still constantly face even after it, the constant fear of its reoccurrence, not just about death but how the cancer survivor themselves know how much toll and damage it could do to their love ones who would stick by their side as well. Seokryu has experienced it first-hand with her ex-fiancee. What more for Seunghyo, her childhood friend and boyfriend whom she values so dearly.
Thus, her rejection for me with regards to Seunghyo's proposal is not an inconsistency, a mess, unreasonable or selfish but rather the absolute opposite. Seokryu always sees the bigger picture in things even if they had not happened yet. She knows that marriage is a life-time commitment. She does constantly fear the reoccurrence of the cancer itself, but what she is more afraid of is becoming a burden and hurting Seunghyo when it happens. Her rejection doesn't mean she loves him less or doesn't love him at all, rather she loves him so deeply and values him so much to the point she would rather have him take a lesser blow with the rejection than him hurting more later, even if she wanted to accept his proposal deep inside.
The last scene between both Seunghyo and Seokryu is a significant moment, most especially for Seokryu. Seunghyo who acknowledged and understood her worries and fears, gave her the perfect reassurance and answer which she needed. Hence, resolved her worries and fears as she now knows that Seunghyo is willing to go through it all with her. They both obviously love each other, no love outweighs the other. The writer showed us two deep acts of love with this episode. Seunghyo who is willing to go through a lifetime with her no matter how uncertain the future is and Seokryu who would rather carry it all, if it means it would make her other half suffer less. I believe this is what they call the 'self-less act of love'. Was it all necessary? I believe yes. It's a touching tale of their love story.
"It's a story that a young person can easily experience while living in this era. I couldn't help but feel drawn to it because it's a story about people of the same age. It's not just a story of our generation, but also a story of other eras that we've closely observed, all intertwined"
indeed, LND is heartwarming π
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