Quick AGD comment

[dangermousie]

Loved ep 14 but am sooooo mad at Do Jin! WTF is with not giving Yi Soo a choice whether your 'horrible past' (which must be a cultural thing because to me it wouldn't even be a blip) is something she can or can't deal with. She is 30+, not dewy 17! Please allow her to exercise her own volition and judgment! GRRRRR. Look, I love the 'noble idiot' thing but only when by doing so, the doer prevents awful harm to the other party (to use the writer's other drama as an example, I get when Ra Im breaks Joo Won's heart so brutally because if she doesn't make him leave her, his mother will take everything away from him - and even there I thought she should have explained everything but at least I get her logic and am not mad at her). It's not as if someone is going to break Yi Soo's legs if she stays with Do Jin or she is going to get ostracized by society. I mean - who outside their immediate circle is even going to know? It's not as if someone is going to stop by Do Jin's house with a brand sometime next week to plant a giant "A" on his face. Seriously.

I loved it when she lit into him because she has every right and I do NOT want her to try to get him to change his mind (which luckily she doesn't look like she wants to do) - the man broke through her walls and trust issues only to break her heart! I hope he has plenty of time to experience full well what it's like to be without her and has to work to win her back! Meanwhile she can help Dong Hyub (who is awesome) to get his life on track.

I loved Tae San and Yi Soo's friendship in this ep btw. Oh, and Colin's actor is gorgeous and a wonderful singer but he cannot act which is a huge problem - instead of coming across as someone seeking the truth of his heritage, he gives off a (surely unintentional) sociopath vibe. I get terrified he is going to start dismembering small animals any time he conveys 'news' with a blank stare.

Proper post and caps coming but wanted to get the rant out.

Comments

[smothered-pith.livejournal.com]

Honestly I rolled my eyes at this episode because I knew this whole "Who's your Daddy?" issue was going to come in between them ever since they introduced Colin. BUT, I'm still pissed at Do Jin! You can tell Yi Soo wants to give him his space when she finds out why he's avoiding her because she figures he's in shock. And even when she walks into his office she expects him to tell her he's the father but I think she was trying to gear herself mentally to just that point. The whole break up was just cruel. I can't totally blame him for the shock- I've heard from people irl that found out they had a kid they didn't know about and no matter the age of the kid I think it def throws him for a loop. He's not sure what he's expected to do right now so he sort of avoids people. And what's worse he goes to the extreme. I'm sure once the shock wears off he'd regret acting THAT rashly but I still want to smack this overgrown idiot.

I get that culturally it's a big thing to be free of a past that's going to come bite you in the present. And I think it's also a pride thing because he's feels like he's not worthy of her if he comes at her with baggage. But like you said, I hate that he makes the decision FOR her. Tae san probably gives the best insight when he says he broke it off so fast because he didn't want seem like he was begging her to stay. Still the logical thing would be to TELL her and then let HER decide what she wants to do.

And yea Colin is an adorable boy but he really only has 2 expressions- the rare smile/laugh and his default I want to murder you in your sleep look. I think he should've debuted in a horror film. Still the car scene with him sandwiched between Tae San and Rok was cute.

Also I absolutely love love loved the Meahi/Yoon scenes this week. LOL at her "raising" the boy for Yoon!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Honestly, Colin's actor needs to stay away from acting because during every scene he is supposedly getting to know Do Jin, it looks like he's planning the best way to quietly dispose of his body under a bridge, which is surely not the impression intended.

I loved Yoon/Meahri scenes - also, I don't think her immaturity is what is keeping Yoon from her - it's his lack of self-worth and her brother's wrath, and they'd be the same or worse if she was more mature - so take the girl and run, Yoon! She was willing to raise your bastard without blinking!

Yeah, I hope his dumping her comes back and bites him because Do Jin WTF - I'd be worried that any time any adversity arises, he'd flake.

[corlee1289.livejournal.com]

I think the only logical one in the episode was Maeri, she was definitely willing to "raise" Collin alongside with Yoon.

But even then Collin is 18 years old (I think legal age in Korea is 20/21?). Even then, I found it ludicrous that Do Jin would want to break up Yi Soo now that he magically found out he has a grown son, which he had no knowledge of at all. It would be one thing if he had cheated on Yi Soo and the child in question was a baby or if he had secretly knew about Collin and was raising him.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, seriously, it felt like Do Jin inhaled drama pills or all of a sudden got hijacked by Wife's Temptation writers. Just - grrrrr.

[fishncake.livejournal.com]

Lo, Maehri willingness is not logical to me, it's more like she's desperate to show Yoon that she wants to be with him.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Really? It didn't strike me that way because I'd be the same way because (a) kid is an adult (b) who won't have to live with me. Honestly, there isn't even alimony and child support, so why would I care?

[fishncake.livejournal.com]

Lol are we on the same channel?

I was commenting that Meahri big exclamation to Yoon: "I will raise him well" is like saying that she, as Yoon wife is willing to accept and take care of Colin. Judging from Yoon's expression, he looked more annoyed than touched.

Many levels of funny since:

(a) She is not dating Yoon, let alone in position to say that she will take care of Colin like mum
(b) Yoon didn't say Colin was his kid
(c) Your comment (a) & (b)

No doubt Yoon has feelings for Meahri, but Meahri didn't make that comment because she was understanding, it was because she want to convince Yoon to accept her.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I was commenting more generally on her not freaking out.

I thought he was amused not annoyed but mmv and all that.

[(Anonymous)]

I understand where DJ is coming from even though I don't agree with it. It doesn't help that YS was really affected by the fact that Colin is his son. The part when he takes her to her house after the break up, and she shouts at him about if he is sure he doesn't have a second child somewhere else... you can tell he feels affected by those words. Obviously YS was doing that out of hurt and shock, but it reaffirmed to him that he should break up with her.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I just hate that he is so high-handed about it - he doesn't even give her a chance to put in a word edgewise. Can you imagine this relationship being successful in the long term if he doesn't consider her opinions at all?

[(Anonymous)]

I really felt like kicking him when he wrapped everything up in the office by asking her to leave. Poor girl didnt even have time to think.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

YES

[veronica nyongesa (from livejournal.com)]

as i've found out , this show does not do angst very well . good god , so cringe worthy i fast forwarded all through this episode . I think Do Jin breaking up with Yi Soo was to beat her to the punch before she got there because like Se Ra said no one but Maeri was thinking about raising that ( grown up ) kid . He definately thought Yi Soo was going to break up with him but i found it about over the top for her to be yelling at her about fathering other bastard or just Colin .
They have been dating for a few weeks .
There were no prospects of any future plan or whichever Do Jin tried to make she shut down immediately .
AND Do JIn just found out himself she was acting like he was hiding Colin in a closet from her all this time . THis was something Do Jin needed to figure out himself , i'm sorry but i don't know where she comes into this story acting all dramatic like that .

Loved Park Mi Sook's " you can eat and sleep ". super cute . Mehari , i love her but it is obvious to me that Yoon/Mehari isn't going to happen any time soon . That shit she pulled in episode 13 was not cute . She needs to distant herself from Yoon and view her other options .

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I think YS only shouted about a second kid to hurt him - I don't think she was against him having a past, but she was against him dumping her without even giving her a chance to talk or come to grips with anything. I am afraid I am Team Yi Soo.

I am very curious how on earth Yoon/Maehri will ever progress because as of now I see no way at all.