Comments on: Story of a Man: Episode 19

By: demonwolfie

demonwolfie — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:00:53 +0000

i actually like kyung ah.
i understand the frustration ppl had for her in previous episodes but I really don’t think, as a character, she requires all the hate. i thought w/ the newer episodes that the bad opinions would change a tiny bit . .

kyung ah is def not one of my Favorite characters but reading the harsh comments just made me want to speak up.
as a character kyung ah does have alot of strong points but she’s also slightly pathetic, but . . hello . . she’s human. humans are not constant i dont know why characters always have to be.

and yeah she’s a gold digger too but how many much more evil EVIL gold diggers exist in the fiction world?
it just doesnt make sense to me how kyung ah’s receiving this much hate when alot worse have received less.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:47:12 +0000

OMG…This episode was intense! I would hate to be in Kim Shin’s shoes right now. Everything is just going the wrong way for our protagonist. Then again, I’m starting to feel pity for certain characters now and less so for other characters such as the father. The ending was priceless. I didn’t expect Kyung-tae to experience any physical action; that last scene really caught me off guard. Ahhh….last episode here I come!

By: salt

salt — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:17:42 +0000

first of all…

thanks for a great recap of each episode. i enjoy this drama purely from your reviews. haven’t got the time to spare to actually watch the show.

anyways… did i miss something or is the review for the final ep 20 not out yet? been hounding this site since last week waiting for the recap…
hmmm….. hoping to see it soon…

By: serendipity

serendipity — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:26:34 +0000

Devil is still my all-time favourite K-drama. It’s interesting to compare it with SoaM, and why I still prefer it, much as I admire SoaM. I think Devil’s soundtrack is the better one, just about. The suspense and tension is tighter (I actually felt scared as the series ratched things up; more so than I do with SoaM). Devil had cool literary and cultural references. But most of all, I think I still prefer Devil because it is more morally ambiguous and hence more interesting. When it starts we have the hero and villain in their correct positions. But as we go along, you start to see the ill in one and sympathise with the other. And by the end you are not at all sure who is the hero and who is the villain, but you desperately want both to be redeemed and live happily ever after, but you’re afraid that things have gone too far for that, but you hope nonetheless… It’s more interesting that the schemer in Devil is not a madman (madness is not very deep, or interesting (to me at least)), but a man who has suffered too much. Its themes of forgiveness and redemption are compelling.

Having said that, I AM enjoying SoaM. I think it does some things better. Like varying the tone so that it’s not all dark all the time (though Devil did all-dark very well). And having lovely little comic moments. And is shaping up to be nice and twisty (haven’t watched last episode yet; shan’t read other comments in case of spoilers!)

By: Sogba

Sogba — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:13:59 +0000

dramabeans i now know why you love this drama
i think its my fav of the year WOW

By: dot

dot — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:17:04 +0000

i love the end!!! so very sly!!

By: JAM

JAM — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:47:24 +0000

Thanks again for another wonderful recap. I haven’t manage to watch the actual ep yet – can’t find one with mandarin subs! since i can’t wait, i watch the first half without subs (hoping that miraculously, i’ll understand korean all of a sudden).

Without the subs to distract me, impressed with how K’s facial expression changes when he realised that he has shot his boss’ little sister. From then on, its like you can see him giving up mentally, knowing there’s no way out for him, not from the police, but from Doo-woo. At first, I thought he was going to pretend to shoot JM so the police can shoot him first to stop him. Any way it goes, he’s not going to be taken alive knowing Doo-woo would never forgive him.

I still don’t think Doo-woo’s brotherly love is creepy but sad. The conversation with his dad seems to indicate his father has a huge part to play in what Doo-woo has become. That makes it tragic. The dialogue also opens up a new view of his relationship with Eun-soo and I’m reviewing their relationship in past eps with a different light. If he grows up, anxiously protecting his sister and clinging onto her (as the only sane person in the household), he truly deserves the devotion and love the Eun-soo shows to him. Maybe I’m in the minority but I had wished the ending would have him – probably having a mental breakdown – but with his sister taking care of him. At least he gets some semblance of happiness in his life but I think things have gone far enough (bad) that its not going to happen.