Well uh, I dont know if i can really watch this drama anymore. I mean I tried to and ep 2 was really pulling me in and now that I read this...No this is like this is vomit inducing to me frankly. I want to just puke and I agree I dont see how she could ever ever forget or forgive this, I know he was a child and its not his fault and he did try and maybe if he'd been older he'd have done things better but at the end of the day its just....ugh. this is too gross srsly. and I dunno I feel like it was super unnecessary? Like just inserting that in for dramaz and making the hero feel extra guilty as an adult? I suppose if he does kill himself to save his lady love at the end like the first ep implied then I suppose this would be his reasoning for such extreme measures....altho like, i feel like his attachment to her then is based more on crushing guilt than love...
I don't have any problem with his actions in ep 3 - he couldn't help her as he was tied up and gagged and then, once he was free, running away and seeking help was the smartest choice - it's not his fault his father is a sociopath who should be put down and refused to go back and help (I do think he was terrified too, but he is 15 so it's forgivable
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A lot of people seem to be squiicked out by this but these sorts of awful, awful things happen in the real world all the time. It is a terrible things to happen, but I think in the context of the story it makes sense. What was Han Joo supposed to do? He ran to get help, didn't he? And after all he was just a boy. If it was me I could never be with him because I have had (like most people here) a pretty stable life, but I think that was the point of the first two episodes, to show how broken this girl was. He was the only person to make her smile. She will be able to be with him because he was the only person to stand by her when everyone else fled. Then again, perhaps because he was the only one she trusted, she will never be able to forgive him. AhhhhhhHHHH. Kuddos to the actors thought. Both of them have been stellar. Anyhow, I am really interested in seeing how the writer manages the healing process. If done right, it would be amazingly cathartic, if not, well, we will get burned once more by a drama.
Everyone seemed to want legit reason this time around for a boy to remember(or should I say be haunted by?)his first love even after so many years. I would say this reason qualifies. Got a little proverb for the potential whiners "Not everything that glimmers is gold."
I agree. That is why I'm obsessed with this drama. For the first time does the first love trope actually work for me - its dark, it's intriguing and it's haunting.
I don't usually mind first love trope (with kdramas it comes with the territory) but most of the time I just go with it for the sake of the story, while thinking in RL this would not make sense. This is one of the few dramas I buy it in (same goes for Spring Waltz).
I didn't plan on watching this show, but today I gave it a try and sampled Ep. 3 to get a better sense of this drama. Well, I picked perhaps the most emotional ep./scene I've seen in K-dramas. Crying a river while watching that scene and the aftermath, and I didn't even understand the dialogue! The young actor and actress were incredible in their roles. I'm not sure what to make of including rape in this show in moral/ethical terms, but it makes me feel invested in these characters and their grown up conflicted feelings and guilt. I hope the writer will address this issue in ethical terms and find a just resolution in future episodes, and not just using this shock for the sake of creating more angst and tears in the future.
The young actors really are something else, aren't they? I am blown away by them both.
Provided it's handled well, I don't necessarily have a problem with this being a part of the story if for no other reason that it actually would give a justified reason for these characters to be beyond messed up.
You could never get it from the trailers either. I am actually glad I spoiled myself because if I got to it unspoiled....yikes. As it is, it was very hard to watch, and you didn't even see anything, just his face during and her face afterwards, and screaming and crying. How they got that past the censors, I have no idea.
Re: Soo Yeon. With this drama, I honestly have no idea how it's going to go.
I thought about checking this drama out in my non existent free time. But NO. I can't handle that. I have a hard time taking things like rape in a melodrama. It's hard enough dealing with it in real life!
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Anyhow, I am really interested in seeing how the writer manages the healing process. If done right, it would be amazingly cathartic, if not, well, we will get burned once more by a drama.
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On another note, these kids are amazing, this ep just cements it. When they grow up, if they keep up with acting, they are going to be huge stars.
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Provided it's handled well, I don't necessarily have a problem with this being a part of the story if for no other reason that it actually would give a justified reason for these characters to be beyond messed up.
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(Btw, thanks for posting, I'll have to skip that part, they should warn for this kind of shit oh my god.)
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Re: Soo Yeon. With this drama, I honestly have no idea how it's going to go.
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NOnonononono!
I thought about checking this drama out in my non existent free time.
But NO. I can't handle that. I have a hard time taking things like rape in a melodrama.
It's hard enough dealing with it in real life!
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This drama is excellent but very dark.
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