Pick the Stars - episode 14
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I present to you ep 14 of Pick the Stars in caps. (Yes, I am insane enough to watch an ep raw, then subbed, then dl vids to cap. Whatever).
It's my favorite ep yet, but then I say that every time.
But before we delve into the lives of our cast of adorable and hissable characters, one observation. As I commented in a reply to
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cleobulle, only in Korea would a breezy comedy have (1) heroine's parents die in a horrible staged car crash in ep 1; (2) heroine and her small siblings almost starve/freeze to death; (3) heroine embark for a while on the work in the flesh trade as a means to survive; (4) hero be an abused child; (5) secondary girl's Mom be a murderer.Not to mention that the drama is full of individuals committing acts which are illegal, varying from blackmail to murder-for-hire, and could get them locked up.
I love this bit - unlike in the last scene with a drunken hug, she is actually holding him back - she is no dummy and she can tell something is majorly wrong and he HAS been really good to her and her sibs and hey, this ep totally proves she still loves him!
I really liked how when he was talking to himself to stop being upset because he's lived fine without love, it's shot through the blinds as if it's through bars.
I think this was probably my fave scene in the ep. I love how he can't help but ask why she fell for him 5 years ago and not for Jun Ha (he totally has issues about unworthiness of himself as a person in general) and I love her reply - see the cut quote. And he can barely get out the words, just look and try to get out that he is sorry and eeeee. Seriously. SHIP.
For God's sake, make out already!
I am rather darkly amused by how not even Hag's staunchest supporters can buy Kang Ha's change of heart - her Mom is all 'I just saw him sitting here mum and trying to leave asap' and Jun Ha is all 'did you get him drunk and rape him?' Seriously, Hag, give up. (Side note - Jun Ha, how dim are you? You are all 'something is really bugging my brother' and you know he just got engaged to girl he loathes all of a sudden and you also know he didn't suddenly fall for her. Put 2-and-2 together please). Also, I've seen people comment it's OTT for Kang Ha to agree to basically give his life away just so Jun Ha won't know they are half/step-brothers (not sure which one it is) to which I say - hah! It's a kdrama, of course it's OTT. But also, a normal person's reaction to blackmail would be 'so what, the dude is a grown-up and we've been living as brothers forever so can deal and if not, not my problem.' But with Kang Ha's screwed-up upbringing, abandonment issues, and a background belief he doesn't deserve anything good anyway, I can see how he views it differently.
Kang Ha getting drunk in a street stall. AA is that way, honey!
And picking a fight with 3 thug-looking guys. Healthy dealing, that!
I really really loved that scene! Because not only is there someone now to care if he comes home all messed up, but unlike passive Jun Ha, Pal Kang and Parang won't let him isolate himself with it.
I love the look on Kang Ha's face when Parang tells him he is crying because Kang Ha is hurt. It's as if such a concept never occurred to him before. AWWW.
She is putting medicine on him and their bickering is hilarious. He is usually icy or angsty or whatever but with her he is just a big dork. I love that he is all excited that she's upset he's beaten up and their bickering can be summed up as:
She: Why did you start a fight you can't win?
He: What drunk person thinks of that? Plus, there were 3 of them.
She: You work out! You couldn't even take on 3 guys? It's not as if there were 10!
He: I'd be dead if there were 10. OUCH!
It's funny, both of them change from the beginning where she was an immature airhead and he has an emotionless icicle but their basics are the same - she is opinionated and talkative, he is brusque and not a life of the party.
Oh, and did I mention how hilarious it is that Parang tries to interfere throughout and take Kang Ha's side? LOL.
I love how warm his eyes are when he looks at Parang. And awwww, Parang blowing on his cuts because Parang's Mom used to do it to him. AWWW.
More bickering next morning, LOL. They are so cute together! He takes her brood to the amusement park and I realize that unlike a lot of cinderella drama heroes who are rich just because, Kang Ha needs to be rich - nobody else could afford 5 little kids (plus whichever ones they'll get of their own). Heeee.
And then she takes him and the kids to the grocery store for a dinner of free samples. LOL. I love when they are repeatedly mistaken for a young family he doesn't contradict at all. LOL. He is even lugging her huge tacky pink purse as a matter of course (I didn't have a cap of it, alas). LOL.
I liked this little bit where she gets nostalgic because her Mom really liked those noodles and he asks her if she loved her Mom a lot to which she replies of course, who doesn't. Cue silence from Kang Ha and I love that Pal Kang is sharp and she asks him if he had problems with his so he totally switches the topic.
Too bad they get home to the Devil. Hag announces their marriage and invites Pal Kang to catch the bouquet. I wouldn't, it's probably covered in acid from Hag holding it. You know, Hag would not only make a bad wife (anyone so self-centered as to blackmail a person into marriage is bound to), she'd be the worst mother - if they ever have any kids she'd use them as pawns in her games.
Next ep promises me this. KISS ALREADY DAMMIT!
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Date: 2010-02-25 05:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-25 05:13 pm (UTC)Stars is so very goooood.
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Date: 2010-02-25 07:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-25 07:47 pm (UTC)5 years ago refers to the 5 yrs before the story started. He was doing an orientation lecture when she got hired at the insurance company, she was sleeping, he snarked, she snarked back.
Cue massive crush on her part when she was still silly and self-absorbed (as she could afford to be back then) and her chasing after him and him not really noticing. Then the main story starts - her parents die, she is left with 5 small children and no means of support, and she grows up in a hurry. She also gives up her crush (or any other hopes of romantic attachment) as a luxury she can't afford, not to mention she basically sees him at his worst (working as his housekeeper, which is a job she took for her sibs to have somewhere to live) and decides that her crush was a sheer sign of madness as he was totally not worth it. Of course they have lots of interactions (where she is v.v. not impressed by him LOL), then he thaws and does a number of really good things for her family, etc etc cue present time where he is totally smitten and she does like him again (if she'd allow herself to express it) but there is a minor problem of not being able to explore the possibility due to evil secondary girl's blackmail.
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Date: 2010-02-25 07:49 pm (UTC)Why does hag want to marry him? Just because he's rich? And she blackmails him by she'll tell his brother they're not as related as they think if he doesn't? I agree with you, that's silly, the guy can deal...
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Date: 2010-02-25 07:57 pm (UTC)I agree with you, that's silly, the guy can deal...
Well, I know Koreans are fixated on bloodlines and also there is the whole thing that it's one thing if Jun Ha lost his 'first son' position because he was born second legit child, but another if he lost it because his father brought a lovechild home back way when. But mainly I think KH is not really normal in regards to family things - he's basically a child abuse victim and as a result has really really screwed up views on families and keeping people's love and all this other stuff so I can see why he's acting like a lunatic. He probably believes if his brother finds out the truth he'll dump him/hurt him like his parents did. When you add kdrama love of emo, we are set.
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Date: 2010-02-25 07:42 pm (UTC)BTW, as much as i love PalKang and KangHa, i am firmly on the Parang/KangHa ship! lol! :)
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Date: 2010-02-25 07:48 pm (UTC)Parang/KH ftw!
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Date: 2010-02-25 10:21 pm (UTC)The parts with Kang Ha crying were soooo sad. It's really heart wrenching to see him literally crying --now-- for love and acceptance and finding it with Pal Kang & family and not being allowed to grab it because of crazy Hag!
But,as you say, as long as he doesn't realize Jung Ha (who he consider to be the only one on his side for sure) is old enough to manage the Truth, he will not be free of throwing Crazy Hag in the garbage can.
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Date: 2010-02-25 11:40 pm (UTC)It's really heart wrenching to see him literally crying --now-- for love and acceptance and finding it with Pal Kang & family and not being allowed to grab it because of crazy Hag!
The one good thing is that this whole situation is going to show PK she is still in love with him because I don't think she'd let herself realize it otherwise - but jealousy is the best speeder-along there is.
as long as he doesn't realize Jung Ha (who he consider to be the only one on his side for sure) is old enough to manage the Truth, he will not be free of throwing Crazy Hag in the garbage can.
I think that's where all of PK's siblings being adopted comes in. Hopefully once he finds out then he will realize that it's affection and not blood which makes a family so the fact that JH isn't his real brother won't matter to JH.
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Date: 2010-02-26 12:23 am (UTC)Guys, it's the episode 14!!!! About time!!!
Awww! Looks like a great episode - so much hurt/comfort. I am willing subtitles to come sooner!!!
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Date: 2010-02-26 05:08 pm (UTC)it's subbed on viikii.
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Date: 2010-02-26 05:10 pm (UTC)Just for USA (or may be North America) , not for us across the pond. ** sad **
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Date: 2010-02-26 05:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-26 05:16 pm (UTC)