Preview for Love Rain episode 8

[dangermousie]

Even though I haven't seen ep 7 yet (still travelling, ergo haven't gotten to replies or other committments, sorry), have the preview for ep 8, which is the only spoiler I've allowed myself:

Somehow, against all odds, it is Love Rain that ended up being my favorite among the current crop, the one I obsess over and cannot wait for and dream about (the last one is pathetic but true).

I am almost as invested in In Ha and Yoon Hee, older but still loving, as I am in Jun and Hana, who are hitting all my romance tropes out of the park. Two very different sets of lovers (you can so see the young In Ha and Yoon Hee in their older selves) in one drama. What more can a girl ask for?

Comments

[walkwithheroes.livejournal.com]

I want to watch this drama, because I am hearing such amazing things about it. I just have two things holding me back. Maybe you can help me out?

1. How is Im Yoon Ah's acting? I know she was handpicked for the role, but I found her horrible and wooden in her last two drama projects.

2. In Ha and Yoon Hee are separated and go on to marry others and have children. Do we know if they loved their spouses? There is something I really hate in fiction: when the 'true love' characters are separated and they go on to marry others, but they don't love their spouses. Like they still pine over their lost loves. I know it's fiction,but I just find it so unfair and cruel to marry someone, when you're still in love with someone else. It would make me feel better knowing that IH and YH both fell in love with others and were happy. Then their spouse died or they divorced for other reasons. I know they will remet and that they possibly restart their romance. I'm cool with that. I just don't think I'd be happy knowing that they used the mother/father of their child as a replacement for one another.

[mindy (from livejournal.com)]

Well, i would like to offer my views if you do not mind.

1) I would say YoonA improves a lot. I also think she is wooden in her previous projects and i was worried. I would say she perform satisfactory for the 70s character. She improved a lot for modern character. I can definitely see her as an actress now. I won't say she will be getting drama awards but i find her character adorable.

2) In Ha thought that Yoon Hee is dead. As for why he married his wife, it has not been dealt with. I think he probably likes his wife as he is one of his close friends but i am sad to inform you that he definitely loves Yoon Hee. This is also the reason why Seo Jun ( Jang Keun Suk ) kind of hates his father and the thought of first love. I think he feels that his father is responsible for making his mother sad and tearing the family apart.

The reasons why they divorced i am not sure, perhaps there are more to it beside In Ha still thinking about Yoon Hee since In Ha's wife did mention that she has done a lot of reflections during the 10 years that they are apart. As for Yoon Hee, what i know is the husband is dead, and Ha Na ( YoonA) seems to like the idea of his mother still thinking about first love. So it depends on the upbringing. Since Ha Na and Seo Jun reacts totally differently towards the idea of their parents still thinking about their first love. Seo Jun's weird personality definitely is a product of broken family.

I would say give the drama a chance. The parents' story are more pure and a little sad. The first 4 eps are a little slow but it is needed to set the mood. I personally like ep 4 the most for the 70s part and i think if you missed the first 3 eps, you might not be able to appreciate ep 4 so much.

Seo Jun and Ha Na parts are fast and funny esp ep 5. The mood is also totally different. It is definitely digital age type of story. I know of people who skip first 4 eps and just jump into ep 5. If that is what it needs for them to like the drama, i would not stop them. They can still understand the story if they start at ep 5. And most actually start liking Love Rain just by watching ep 5. However i would not recommend it because when the parents' character appears, they will not feel for them and will not understand them and their feelings.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

1. I am no Yoona fan, thought she was horrific in Cinderella Man, but I think she is very good here (better as modern version than 70s one, but competent as both).

2. We haven't gotten info on Yoon Hee's husband (who is diseased) but seeing that her daughter is happy and well-adjusted, they must have had a good relationship. In Ha never loved his wife but, in all fairness, she knew it and married him knowing it (she was the typical secondary gal in 70s) and the drama doesn't shy from the fact that IH and her toxic relationship is not good and what resulted in Jun being such a mess about attachments.

[karened.livejournal.com]

Funny how the ones I am following are so different...from the smexy and witty TK2H, to the funny RTP and now the old-new love cliche blender of a LR. RTP is gradually becoming dull for me, especially for the side characters, but the rest are fabulous. I like TK2H, side characters included, and boy am I excited about watching in ha the adult and how he suffers repercussions for being so in love with yoon hee...his family is kind of broken, and I can see why joon would be mad at him. But i have to admit that everytime adult in ha appears, I find myself thinking up the young version's face instead.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I love that the drama deals with YH/IH fallout. No wonder Jun is bitter - he grew up watching his mother be a needy alcoholic for the love of a man who was emotionally unavailable. Sterling parents IH and ex are not.

[clairiere.livejournal.com]

Doesn't traveling mean taking a break from things like television? :P Looking forward to a full report and enjoying it vicariously.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Heeeee, quite the opposite :P