What is the most moving or emotional (for you) scene in Cinderella Unni so far?

[dangermousie]

As I said, I am obsessed.

I find Cinderella Unni a tremendously moving experience overall - it's a drama that taps directly into my emotions in a very unusual, almost irrational. way - very few dramas do that (the last to do that was IRIS and the last before that Worlds Within. The 3 dramas have nothing in common except that ability to drown me in feeling).

But what is the moment that moved you most of all in the past 4 eps?

For me, despite all the amazing scenes everyone raves about and which I love too (the hair scene, the letter, the not-hug) the scene which moved me most is a very small, quite one.

It's merely a four-word exchange that occurs between Ki Hoon and Eun Jo when he is treating the cuts on her legs from the beating she received from her stepfather:

Ki Hoon: Does it hurt?
Eun Jo: Yes.

I felt so moved I wanted to cry. It's such a quick, quiet little exchange but it's so huge - emotionally. Eun Jo is a girl who never lets down her barriers and shows her weakness. Ever. She is the girl who walked without limping when she cut her knee as long as anyone was there to see her. She sat without moving or crying out when it was stitched. She did not emit any signs of weakness in what we saw in her former dysfunctional life. She stood unmoving as stepfather beat her legs into pulp, rather than apologize or even flinch.

This is the first (and only) time we have seen her admit weakness and pain to another person. The mask slips and the barriers come down for Ki Hoon. "Yes" is such a little word but so huge emotionally, here.

You?

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[(Anonymous)]

Me my fav scene is not between EJ and KH but between HS and EJ (I tend to like their interractionsbetter) in episode 3 when EJ told HS she hated her and she(HS) had no reason to like her and HS cried. You can see that HS is astonished by the unexpected bad relationship between her and her stepsister. I also like the fight scene between the two girls and Dong Soo reaction LOL.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

It's interesting - if HS and EJ never met, HS would probably never develop bitterness or desire for revenge but in a way, by being her sweet sunny self, she'd never truly grow up either.

I hope for a happy ending for both girls.

[amandioka.livejournal.com]

Believe it or not, I started writing a post yesterday about Cinderella's Unni and I commented that my favorite scene was exactly the one you mentioned! I loved it! It was *the* one, the one that pulled my heartstrings the most. She lets a tiny tear drop before she says "hm?"

And when she writes "Eun Jo ya" with the pen he gave her...? aww...

Anyways, I'll post about it later too. Can't wait to see Ki Hoon after the 8 year gap.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, great minds and all that!

Someone pointed out that except for KH we never hear anyone call her by her name.

[syrenstar.livejournal.com]

For me it's when the dad is punishing the two girls. You know there's no way Eun Jo will say she's wrong and there's no way this old school man can back down once he's committed himself.

Right now the family stuff has me more invested than the romance, the male lead does nothing for me I wont pretend that's not a factor ;-P but I did like her awe at him friending up her name.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Heh, if you don't like the male lead, more for me!

It's totally surreal for me that in Korea they do corporal punishment on people that old (freaks me out) but I don't hate the Dad for it, somehow.

[biases.livejournal.com]

I love that scene too - it truly is the first time Eun Jo lets down those walls and the thing I love most about it isn't actually her admitting weakness, but Ki Hoon recognising what a huge thing that was for her, and not pushing any further. He just smiles and goes about his business, understanding that that was a gigantic step and not needing anything more.

I think the crying on the beach scene was pretty visceral - I know it was meant to be, but coupled with that voice over ("like the cuckoo or the [other bird] I sobbed out my own name") I just wanted to burst into tears as well. And in terms of powerful scenes, the final gallery scene with EJ and HS had me on the edge of my seat.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Ki Hoon recognising what a huge thing that was for her, and not pushing any further

That is true. He is so good at reading her. I wonder if he's kept that ability during their 8-year separation or whether he's lost it.

[homocoucho.livejournal.com]

What still gets me depressed and very weepy is her voice-over, "like a bird, as I called out my own name, I cried"

I thought the initial translation in viikii was more heartbreaking, which went, "if you call my name, it's burdensome". Whatever good feeling she had attached to "Eun Jo-yah" became scars the moment KH left and she thought she was abandoned. And the fact that her name had become an anchor of their relationship makes the loss more prominent and inescapable.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I also loved that she was upset that she never called him anything.

Hmmm, wonder if that will change in future eps.

[homocoucho.livejournal.com]

Yep, I've been wondering how they would address each other, and the fact that in the preview, KH has to ask politely if she still remembers him, I don't think he'd be using "Eun Jo-yah" anytime soon.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see her make him suffer. Mmmmmmm!

Serves him right.

[darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com]

Their first meeting. When they didn't even know each other and he just smiled at her so open and friendly, probably the first person in her life to do that without any agenda, I felt something in my heart slide sideways and I thought oh yeah -- OTP.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I loved that too. *rewatches*

I want to see her smile once at least in this drama.

[mishane.livejournal.com]

YES! I loved that scene, absolutely loved it. It was such a simple exchange but that pause that MGY took was huge. HUGE.

It's hard to think of one because there's been many but the one that really kind of made my heart hurt was the scene where EJ tells HS to hate her and HS just asks her, in a very confused and broken way, "But I don't hate you, unni. Why would you say I hate you?". That whole exchange was just brutal, from when Eun Joo said, very distinctly, "I don't like you" to the immediate way that Hyo Sun's face crumpled, to the confusion, to the way that Eun Joo REALLY REALLY wants HS to hate her. I just loved it.

That and when Hyo Sun asked her to go to the ballet recital and Eun Joo sighs and Hyo Sun immediately says, "I know what that sigh means". Those tiny little gestures and facial expressions say so much. In just a few weeks, HS has already changed so much that a tiny sigh from Eun Joo causes her to immediately stand down.

While I like the OTP stuff, I'm so much more invested in the family stuff. I can't wait to see the interactions between them.

Ach, I didn't mean to write so much. CU just does it to me.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I love long posts!

The scene between the stepsibs that I found the most memorable was when HS and EJ were bitter towards each other and then HS noticed her father came in and without changing her beat she said 'I love you, Unni!' Chills. Chills. To see her change so much.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEE! I am so glad you liking it, but I am still a bit scarred after YAB - I hope you won't stop liking it along the line.

I am loving the drama too, it is like a happy version of ALTK for me, the intensity is there but I feel the ending is gonna be good.

My favourite scene is when KH said "I am hungry, Eun Joo". Gosh, he was such a little boy looking for comfort there but because of the choice of words the scene was also very intense. LOVED IT.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEE! I am so glad you liking it, but I am still a bit scarred after YAB - I hope you won't stop liking it along the line.


LOL, I am really not too fickle - I may like a drama a bit more at the start than at the end or vice versa but YAB and BOF are only exceptions to 'largely the same' rule - BOF because second half was totally different tone-and-character-wise from first (there are a lot of people who share my disappointment) and YAB - I lost interest when it hit me it was always going to be fluffy and plotless, about halfway mark (I've seen some other people lose interest around that time) but it only switched from 'blah, not too interesting, will stop watching' to 'ranty time' because I made the mistake of involving myself in the fandom and it drove me nuts.

Though if CU starts sucking, I reserve the right to jump off the bandwagon. I trust the writer though.

"I am hungry, Eun Joo".

I love that - and how symbolic because he really was hungry (evil family didn't even feed him!) but also emotionally starving, too.

[vert-gazon.livejournal.com]

One scene I really liked was when HS walked up to EJ and pleaded with her not to make her hate her. Also, when EJ asked KH to kill the drunk ex-bf it was so incredibly emotional. I like both HS and EJ because they aren't cardboard cutout characters; they can be both selfish or cruel but also loving. It's like TPTB got a memo for awesome kdrama heroines this season (Prosecutor Princess, CU, OML).

I like that at the heart of the story it's about these two step-sister's rivalry/relationship with each other and not just developing the OTP. Although EJ and KH do have the most amazing love/hate chemistry that I've seen since A Love To Kill.

[hope-fuleigh.livejournal.com]

I just watched all four episodes of this drama today, and am completely hooked and DESPERATE for the next episode.

The scene that got me the most, other than the one you mention, was when the mother's ex boyfriend shows up, and Ki Hoon helps her to hide him in that room, and then he goes outside, leaving her with him. And when others come by to pick up more wine, she hears them just outside the door, and you can see the look on her face, that she is quickly trying to figure out what she can do to keep him hidden from them, and then you see Ki Hoon (all backlit, so you only see the outline of him), and you hear him make up a line and interfere, keeping her secret safe.

She has never had any one look out for her, anyone that she could rely on, and he just quietly steps in and handles the situation. It just gutted me, because it's so simple. Even the fact that he was standing just outside the door, obviously not comfortable leaving her alone with him. The stepfather told her that she could count on him and ask him for anything that she needed; Ki Hoon's actions speak louder than words, and he is actually THERE for her, and is someone she can physically lean on... it's so great!!

[thinking-lotus.livejournal.com]

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