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Coffee House: Page 13

Sorry for the delay, it’s been a busy week!

It appears there’s some confusion in the air regarding Coffee House‘s length, because the drama hasn’t given an official explanation for the supposed change and fans are confused. But according to posts on the drama website, it was initially planned for 20 episodes and will be now ending with 18.

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PAGE 13 RECAP

Jin-soo arrives in Korea all gussied up like an idol star, with slick clothes and a cool swagger. As he drives by in his rented sports car, Eun-young looks up — she doesn’t see him specifically, but senses, perhaps in her gut, that Jin-soo is back.

She goes on to her business meeting, which involves the opening of a new book cafe, one that is expanded in size and scope, incorporating multi-media features. When Eun-young gets back to the office, her employee informs her that a visitor is waiting in her office, and she immediately tenses, recalling her earlier feeling about Jin-soo. She takes a moment before entering her office with nervous anticipation, bracing herself to see Jin-soo…

…but it’s her college sunbae instead. For a split-second there’s a mix of relief and disappointment on her face, and then she pulls it together and receives him with warmth.

They make some polite chitchat and Eun-young inquires after his latest business dealings. The sunbae is frequently abroad to manage a business venture, and remarks that he ran into Jin-soo last month in Mumbai — and that mention makes Eun-young freeze. Both afraid and eager to hear about him, she asks hesitantly how he is doing, and hears that he seemed healthy. He looked like a ragged mess, but that was from his constant traveling and he was well enough otherwise.

Furthermore, Jin-soo inquired after her, and the sunbae had told him she’s good, as usual, and busy making money. Eun-young knows Jin-soo so well that she imagines hearing his voice responding to those words — Jin-soo laughs that that sounds just like her.

Eun-young tells her sunbae that she has some news for him, which she had been planning to tell him sooner or later anyway. There are little hints dropped throughout the episode regarding this news, but for now we must remain in the dark.

As for Seung-yeon, she’s settled into a level of comfort with her job as a radio broadcast writer. At work she looks much more polished than we’ve seen her, but at home she’s the same relaxed Seung-yeon we knew two years ago. But she’s learned a few things in her career so far — for example, when her boss calls her for a last-minute interview that night, she changes her clothing appropriately. The last time we saw her in this situation — when Jin-soo called her for their sudden Jeju outing — she’d come dressed all wrong, but now she looks polished and professional.

In contrast, her hoobae (junior colleague) rushes to meet her at the hotel where their interview will take place, but he comes in a plain T-shirt and jeans, and Seung-yeon takes him to task for not thinking. He should have deduced from their job description and the hotel location that he ought to have dressed for the occasion, and he looks at his outfit sheepishly.

What a change to see Seung-yeon in the position of the sunbae now, and in the position to chide her juniors and give them practical advice. She may have not learned specific practical skills under Jin-soo, but she’s learned in a general sense that acting professional is a state of mind.

The two head upstairs to the room of their subject, a writer, and knock on his door. Inside the room, Jin-soo wakes up at the sound, and wonders who it could be — just as Seung-yeon’s hoobae makes the stricken realization that they’ve got the wrong door! The writer they’ve been scheduled to meet is actually one room down the hall.

Unfortunately, Jin-soo is already on his way to the door, and he pokes his head out. Seung-yeon and her hoobae duck into the doorway, trying to hide themselves from view, pretending they weren’t just banging on the door a few moments ago. The hoobae is uneasy and notes that the guy is looking their way, but Seung-yeon orders him to stick to their act and ignore him.

Their writer subject greets them in the hallway, and asks to conduct the actual interview in the hotel restaurant. Seung-yeon and the guy head downstairs to wait for the writer, who is finishing up a business call.

They take up seats at the bar and wait for a table to open up, and Seung-yeon excuses herself for a bathroom break. Meanwhile, after being woken up by his visitors, Jin-soo can’t get back to sleep and heads down to the bar for something to eat.

As he heads in, he bumps into Seung-yeon on her way to the restroom, but both of them have their heads down and excuse themselves in a perfunctory manner, not really taking a good look at each other. A few minutes later when Seung-yeon reclaims her seat at the bar, she and Jin-soo again briefly nudge each other. Again, a brief “excuse me” is all that is exchanged and they don’t recognize each other. (Rule of Kdramas sez: After a time gap, the reunion of the characters must be teased several times before actual contact.)

A table opens up, so the two co-workers move away from the bar. As Seung-yeon gathers her notes, a pencil rolls away from her. It is picked up by Jin-soo, who notices the curious similarity to his own pencil-sharpening preferences — but before he has much time to dwell on that, Seung-yeon’s voice floats over as she delivers a scolding to her hoobae.

Not only does the voice sound vaguely familiar, so do the words. She lectures her co-worker for doing his job poorly, telling him to use logic, to focus on one thing, etc. She’s repeating a slew of things Jin-soo used to tell her and makes particular use of his own favorite: “Are you crazy?” Her words and delivery are a close imitation of his, and now Jin-soo laughs as he recognizes her. Finally, she caps it off with this gem: “You have to focus on one thing in order to succeed. That’s what a pro is.” At mention of the word “pro,” Jin-soo sputters, spewing his beer over the bar.

Seung-yeon turns toward the entrance and rises to her feet in greeting. For a moment, Jin-soo looks eager to have her recognize him, but it turns out she’s greeting her interview subject.

Jin-soo listens at the bar while the meeting progresses, and murmurs with amusement, “She’s grown up.”

Back in his room, Jin-soo calls Do-sang (Seung-yeon’s sunbae) to ask what Seung-yeon is doing these days. Hearing that she’s a writer amazes him, and he asks for her phone number.

But would this be Jin-soo if he called her simply to say hi? Of course not. Instead, he fakes a regional accent when he calls Seung-yeon, introducing himself as the lawyer representing Jin-soo in a lawsuit — against her. He tells her that Jin-soo is angry to hear that she has been going around ripping off his words, and that this is a clear case of copyright infringement. He informs her that she and her family will be investigated, and sighs in mock sympathy that it’s very unfortunate that she’s basically going to get beat up in court.

After hanging up, Jin-soo says to himself, “I told her not to be a writer. Foolish kid.” But he’s amused by it, since he’d always said her foolishness was her strength.

Despite the jokey tone of his prank call, I love the little beat that fills the space now — a moment of silence that stretches through the room. Now that he’s had his fun, he sits alone in his empty suite. It’s sad.

Next, Jin-soo calls Eun-young. Her assistant answers, and almost hangs up on him because he will only identify his name as “Bastard,” and she thinks he’s being a prankster. However, when she tells this to Eun-young, she’s surprised that Eun-young agrees to accept the call.

Eun-young eyes the phone warily and takes a few long seconds to prepare herself mentally before answering. And when she does, she answers hesitantly, “Hello?” I love how he responds with an equally uncertain “Hello?” — these two are old friends but there’s such baggage here that they’re both kind of afraid, and that makes them hesitant.

The awkwardness melts away when Eun-young asks, “Is this really the Bastard that I know?” Jin-soo replies, “My nickname is Bastard, sometimes Trash, and when it’s bad I’m Son of a Bitch.”

She says warmly, “Ah, then you are the Bastard I know.” They both smile, happy to be talking again. She’s shocked to hear that he’s in Seoul, though, which throws her into a flurry of nerves. It’s too late to meet tonight, so they make plans for dinner tomorrow.

Eun-young can sense that he has something to tell her, and he confirms that he does. However, it’s “too shocking to tell you by phone,” so he promises to tell her in person. Eun-young returns the gesture, saying she’s got surprising news of her own, which she’ll wait to tell him in person.

The next morning, Seung-yeon arrives at work distracted by her legal conundrum. As a writer, the charge of plagiarism is particularly shocking, especially since she believes that she has actually committed a crime by cribbing from Jin-soo’s words.

Her nerves take a further hit when she arrives in the studio and hears her hoobae on the phone with the lawyer, confirming several of Seung-yeon’s favorite sayings — more phrases taken from Jin-soo’s cupboard of insults and rebukes. According to her co-workers, the lawyer went around asking detailed questions about all the things she regularly says.

Panicked, Seung-yeon takes them to task for selling her out like this, arguing that they totally exaggerated the case. But she contradicts herself even while defending her position, because a few of Jin-soo’s phrases slip out automatically — they’ve become a part of her own vernacular.

Seung-yeon calls Do-sang to ask if he’s been in contact with Jin-soo. Hearing that Jin-soo asked for her number, she assumes it was to file the suit against her and freaks out. (Most of us would know that plagiarism is a much more serious thing than merely repeating someone’s words in one’s real life, but I’ll cut her a little slack for being thrown into chaos from the scary lawyer’s call.)

Seung-yeon sits in misery, crying over her misfortune. How could Jin-soo do this to her? How petty and cruel of him!

Her co-workers find the situation a little bit amusing, and the DJ of her show makes an open request over the airwaves asking for legal assistance for their poor writer. Jin-soo listens to this announcement from his hotel room, and so does someone else — it’s Dong-wook, who has been gone without a word for the past few years.

Dong-wook had quit working at the book cafe soon after the last time we saw him, and all they know is that he retired to the countryside, presumably to his hometown. Eun-young is determined to find him to hire him for the new cafe — nobody has performed up to her standards since he left — but it seems he’s in Seoul now. Furthermore, he looks polished and chic, and drives a sporty car. The rest remains a mini-mystery.

Now Jin-soo calls Seung-yeon directly, pretending to be confused about all these reports from his lawyer saying that she’s going around copying all his words. He takes a concerned tone, saying that he knew she wasn’t the type to do that, and calls her behavior the result of influence, not plagiarism.

Seung-yeon is so relieved at his understanding that she practically melts in gratitude. He suggests lunch in a half-hour, and Seung-yeon’s immediate reaction is slight panic. She looks like a slob, so she rushes to a boutique for a new outfit in time to make their lunch date.

It’s not a romantic thing, but driven by a desire to impress her former boss with her newfound professionalism. To this end, she harasses the saleswoman with the frantic urging, “Do you have anything to make me look like the ultimate career woman? No, not just a regular career woman, but a total pro! The most pro of the pros! Someone who just screams professional!”

When he picks her up, she makes a big show of acting cool and collected. As he zooms off in his car, she notes that he seems to have changed.

They end up in a fancy restaurant, and she offers to treat him. Trying to act as much of a pro as she can, she urges him to order whatever he wants and orders wine for them. Jin-soo watches this all with a small smile — he’s on to her act but lets her carry on.

Jin-soo tells her she’s changed, and she enjoys hearing that she seems grown up.

Jin-soo wonders what happened to Dong-wook, and she answers that nobody knows. She doesn’t seem particularly worried as she says that he disappeared soon after he left, cutting off all contact.

She asks why he came back so suddenly, and he answers that he came to “make a phone call.” He had made up his mind earlier to make the call, but found it took him two years to work up the nerve. He hasn’t decided whether to go or stay — he might leave right away, or stay for a while. Clearly it has something to do with the phone call.

It’s only at the end of their meetup that Jin-soo reveals the truth to her — as he drops her off, he says that his lawyer saw her at the hotel bar. “Do you still not know who he is?” That makes her look at him in shock, as he puts on his lawyer voice and demonstrates.

He tells her (contrary to her words) that he hasn’t changed much. After he drives off, Seung-yeon grumbles over Jin-soo’s outrageous antics, but that soon turns to a smile as she figures that he really hasn’t changed after all.

Jin-soo drives past the book cafe, keeping an eye out for faces he recognizes. To his surprise, he’s spotted first and is forced to stop in the street while Ji-won greets him enthusiastically. He smiles uneasily and exchanges some pleasantries, and is puzzled when Ji-won tells him that he’d heard that Jin-soo returned from Eun-young. So they’re still in contact…

A few more clues about the big surprise are peppered throughout this scene, but let’s not ruin the big reveal just yet.

Hyun-joo recognizes Jin-soo and greets him warmly. She suggests that he head up to see Eun-young, since she’s in her office. He declines, saying he’s very early for their planned meeting, but Hyun-joo assures him that nobody else is in the office so it’s no big deal.

So Jin-soo heads inside, looking around with fond eyes, and smiling to overhear Eun-young’s voice coming from her office. He starts to head over, but a stack of envelopes catches his eye. He opens one to find a fancy card — a wedding invitation — and the bride and groom’s names are Eun-young and Ji-won.

Just then, Eun-young emerges from her office, and sees him in surprise. As he lowers the envelope, he takes in her outfit, as she is wearing a wedding dress.

His expression now serious and intent, Jin-soo doesn’t say anything while Eun-young babbles on nervously, saying how unexpected this is, and how she’s been so busy she had to have her fitting in the office.

This shot is a nice bit of composition, reflecting not only the physical distance between them but also the way the plane is bisected by that diagonal divider. They stand looking at each other for a few uncomfortable beats, and then Jin-soo attempts a smile and strives to sound casual as he says, “So this was it — your surprising news.”

Eun-young relies on her usual mode in times of awkwardness, which is forced cool, and as always she sticks with it despite not quite being able to pull it off.

Fumbling for something to say to fill the pauses, she looks down at her dress and says self-deprecatingly that it looks strange since it’s not her style.

Gently, Jin-soo says, “No, you’re pretty.”

False cool never really worked for them, so Eun-young now addresses the issue head-on and says that they may as well talk plainly. Now that he’s seen her surprise, what’s his?

At that, his right hand, tucked into his pants pocket, curls around the object it has been holding all this while — a diamond ring.

 
COMMENTS

Now that we’ve seen Seung-yeon being professional and mature (well, relatively speaking), I wonder if Ham Eun-jung was instructed to exaggerate Seung-yeon’s bumbleheadedness earlier in the series. It’s a common thing to see kdrama heroines acting excessively cutesy, especially when they later change. Like in Cinderella’s Sister. If that’s the case, I see why Eun-jung played her that way, although I still feel it was way too contrived and hammy. (At least in Cinderella’s Sister Seo Woo acted immature for four episodes, in contrast to being a grown-up for 16. Here, she was the flailing bungler for 12 episodes.) It makes me wonder how Seung-yeon would have been played if we hadn’t had the time skip, and whether I would have liked her better then. But all that said, I like her a lot more now — she’s not a 100% pro yet, but has enough flashes of competence to be respectable, with enough flashes of silliness to be likable.

This episode doesn’t provide an explicit reason for Jin-soo’s physical transformation, but I think we can glean an explanation for his actions from the context. (I say this without having seen Episode 14 yet, so I don’t know if there’s a more complete reason given later.) We know from the brief glimpse of Jin-soo on the plane that he had previously been disheveled, bearded, and unkempt. This is supported by their sunbae’s description of Jin-soo in Mumbai as being a sloppy mess as he went on his nomadic journeys.

It seems likely that his polished appearance is a bid to look good for Eun-young, which is mirrored in the way Seung-yeon reacts to meeting Jin-soo. They both go out of their way to look impressive, and they both end up overcompensating. I think his excessive getup is a manifestation of his insecurity at meeting — and proposing to — Eun-young after all these years. It’s also his way of showing her outwardly that he’s changed, perhaps so she’d believe he has changed inwardly as well. Perhaps he’s trying to persuade her unconsciously that he’s improved.

It’s interesting that for all his distancing and pranking, Jin-soo now seems like a sad character — everything he does seems like a defense mechanism. For instance, his plagiarism prank. He might say he’s just having a little fun, but I interpreted his elaborate move as a way to contact Seung-yeon without betraying actual desire to talk to her. This way, he gets to keep the upper hand — maintaining that control he loves so dearly — and dictate things without showing any vulnerability. You’d never get Jin-soo just calling to say, “Hey, what’s up? Good to hear from you, I want to see you.”

Eun-young had assured Jin-soo that she would forget him to enable him to try to move on — but I doubt he expected that she would actually move on with hers so completely. We’ve seen him take her for granted all these years, and I suspect he always thought she’d be waiting around for him.

(Now, the bigger question is how Ji-won convinced her to come back to him, because he never deserved her, as far as I’m concerned.)

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@97

Yes, I believe I mentioned that she's a catalyst. I agree that she's changed JS and EY's relationship. But that doesn't add depth to her as an individual, which is basically my objection.

She has a voice over at the beginning of the very first episode, where she's comparing life to a comic. No, she doesn't come in and narrates again, which is what I also find confusing, why only the first episode? The voice over, and her being the main focus for the first few episodes, lead me to believe that it was her story and she's the one telling it.

Then there's my theory is that she's the author, and that after she introduced the story (the voice over at the very beginning), she's letting the story tells itself. So literally this drama is fiction, a story within a story. Following this theory, SY has written herself in as a character, one that is significant, but isn't the main focus of the novel.

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jun,

that theory can very well be true, but it also may not be. if you've followed the interview with the director at the CH press conference, he said that he wants to explore everything that will allow for the story/romance to develop or to tell itself. this was his response: "Just like human beings use both their left and right hand, I want to try using everything that's possible."

it can be that she narrated in the first episode because she's serving as an eye for the audience. it doesn't bother me if her narration does not continue in the final episode. however, i do want SY's character to have more development. so, if she being a narrator somehow serves that, then, i am gamed for it. if she's telling the story of JS and EY, then maybe she will also tell us what she has learned from that relationship and how she's grown even more from having known these people or being involved in their lives. i guess i want her to have some sort of self-discovery from all this. in some ways, she has reached that with her current near "pro" stature, but i wish the PD would flesh more out of her in the upcoming episodes. it's certainly a relief that there is a "sane" one among the emotionally and logically challenged characters. i find it interesting that it is the youngest one, too, as we often associate resilience and strength with youth. at least, i do ;)

with regards to her narration, anything is possible. right now, that's the least of my interest because i am more concerned about other things that have been neglected, like the process of JS's so-called healing, the history of the relationships between JS, HS, and EY, etc. if we have these explained, maybe we can have a better understanding of why these characters are making the problematic choices they've been making.

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javabeans,

"Now, the bigger question is how Ji-won convinced her to come back to him, because he never deserved her, as far as I’m concerned."

I just realized, did you mean Jin-Soo?

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^^^oops, never mind. my mistake. i kept reading that wrong.

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poor SY to get lost in all the neurotic adults in this kdrama!!!! Hope she grows up and just refuse to be played and used.... PD you are good, you've got many intelligent people caught up in the web of Coffee House... JB and Girlfriday, what a tangled web we're not going to easily escape.... So, we're all in for the ride.... As always thanks for the recap and to all who have chimed in their POV. Apparently half the world is in on this tangled web called Coffee House---check out the Soompi Coffee House forum....
So JS returns believing EY has again waited for him. But what's a woman to think when the love of her life has declared that she/EY and he/JS can never be. I love you but that's it, WTF.... I'm glad EY has moved on but does it have to involve unfaithful JW? Or maybe because she isn't so in love with JW then just marry him 'cuz he's been faithful for two years... true to his word. Umm, that just isn't EY. She's got so much!!! I've said so before, DO NOT SHORT CHANGE YOURSELF!!!!
Same SY, don't let yourselves be played by these selfish men... Okey, if not---why not play these men... PD read and listen!!! Let these women get their cake and eat it too!!! EY, okey have the wedding but how about showing and say, well, I've changed my mind. Have the "freedom" reception, invite JS and JW as well as a couple of hundred men. Enjoy the party and go on with your life just like any other day. But of course, this isn't how it's going to be. So like any other kdrama addict, I await what our PD will spread on the angst filled feast called Coffee House....

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ARG I just KNEW the wedding thing was going to happen, when EY told JS she had something shocking to tell him! ...so sad.

...I have much to say about Episode 14, but won't go there until your recap is out, as usual.

Funny, I always thought this was a 16 episode drama, so it's actually a bit of a pleasant surprise that it's (*was 20) 18 episodes. LOL I know it's a cut in episodes, but in my mind, it's like the drama got extended by 2 episodes HAHA

Great job JB, can't wait for the next recap!

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Thank you very much for your recap, JB. Hope that you have time to recap ep. 14.

I would like to thank your the comments of Kay, pipit and the others.

I think we will have the happy end between JS and EY.

Although this drama is interesting, it makes me also crazy because I invest a lot of emotions to EY and JS. I hated to join in the forum for discussion of the drama, and it was just drama. But this time, I change and I am crazy to have a look the recap of JB, the comments of the others...My head also think a bout EY and JS, and how poor they are.

I hope that the director will give us the satisfied happy end. EY is deserved to be love than the others in this drama.

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There's one important (in my own opinion) part left unexplained: How did Eun-Young get back with Ji-Won?
We all know that Eun-Young told Ji-Won she'd reconsider getting back with him after 100 blind dates and he doesn't go around messing with women, but that's all. I guess we all could do with some brief elaboration on that, or they might bother to explain a little bit on the remaining episodes.

As the story goes along, I feel that this drama is actually about Seung-Yeon's progress in life. Episode 1 starts with her narration, and Episode 12 (The new chapter of the story) starts with her as a brand new character again in a new job environment. I still hope that they would elaborate a little more on Seung-Yeon and Jin-Soo. I'm pretty curious as to how the duo would work out since it's kind of clear cut that Jin-Soo feels nothing for Seung-Yeon, as contrast to the latter who has a slight(?) crush on the former.

Which leaves me to predict, on my own part, that Jin-Soo might end up with neither Eun-Young nor Seung-Yeon. Eun-Young is almost on her way to getting married (though there might be a chance that she'd break off the engagement), and it seems a little too late for a love relationship to develop between Jin-Soo and Seung-Yeon, if the drama is ending at 18 episodes. I was actually hoping that this series would be longer... it seems to me like there are alot of things that are in need of elaboration and explanation!

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Jun:

You really had my my brains twisted with your views...

oh, no! with ur points...my brain got immediately entangled with the K-drama Lovers in Paris...do we see another ending of LIP via CH?

Please...CH writer...don't play with our emotions...please dont make this drama just an imagination of SY....i would rather accept....that in the end JS/EY romance will prosper...and that SY has decided to come up a story of EY/JS...and that SY is really just narrating this CH story...from the very beginning...to begin with.

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PLUS...DONG WOOK has returned...and i believe he still has feelings for SY... hope to see a SY/DW moments on Ep 15.

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*Coffee House & Mental Illness*
One of the main problems that I have with this drama all along and with many K-Dramas is the fact that they treat “Mental Illnesses” in a very shallow manner.

The “Glamourizing” of the “Codependent” relationship between Jin-Soo and Eun-Young is very unnerving to me to say the least, many of you will say “Chill out, its just a Drama”, but this is where I differ with that statement; The fact of the mater is that Dramas in a roundabout way serve as a tool to shape our way of thinking and can be used as a tool for “Social Engendering”, I will not go out to say that there is a “Conspiracy Theory” behind all TV programing, but to a greater extent it is used as such.

If anybody here has been in a “Bad Codependent Relationship” you know what I am talking about, if not than I can say that you are “Lucky” and you have been spare the “Horror” of being in one.

Why have I been so vocally against the Jin-soo and Eung -Young relationship all along is that a proper “Loving and nurturing Relationship” is not what they have! Having “Romantic” feelings does not excuse both party's from engaging is such a destructive relationship (Behavior).

There are different ways at viewing their relationship, but I still contend to only one is the right one.

1- Some people think that they can “Rescue and Save” the people they care about from themselves, they treat the rest of the world as a “Wounded Puppy” that needs their affection and their loving care.
Well I have bad news for those people; The fact of the mater is simple if you feel the need to save and rescue the whole world than you not the world is the one with the mental illness.

2- It takes more than “Romantic” and 'Unconditional Love” to create a “Healthy” relationship between humans, the fact of the matter is that even when we see that there is “Romantic Love” involve in their relationship, their overall relationship has been build upon everything else but “Honesty”, honesty and truthfulness being the main ingredients that builds a strong relationship the will stand all the ups and downs of life.

3- We clearly see the the main character has some serious “Character Flaws” but the show has made used of 'Comedy” to a certain extent to minimize its deathly grasp, we must remember that the “Suicide” rate in Korea is the highest among Asian Countries due to Mental illness.

4- Eung- Young is Jin-Soo “Anabler” in this bad relationship but I must point out that she is not responsible for “His Illness”, and that makes all the difference in the world, is not that excuses her behavior but to an extent minimizes her role, we must remember that she took drastic measures in order to save him from the brink of death, thus becoming his 'Savior”.

5- Unlike many people I do believe that there is such a thing as a “Healthy, Loving, and Nurturing” relationship between two people, in my almost 50 years of living in this planet I have experience both, some of them almost destroy my life even tough they were the most “Adrenaline” “Balls To The Wall” relationships, they did a lot of mental damage in the Long run, but I have been blessed with the good fortune of having some Healthy Loving and Nurturing relationships that not only healed my “Body, Spirit, and Mind” but made me a better man in the long run!!!!!

And so far Jin-Soo and Eun_Young has shown that they do not have the know how to turn around their relationship from a destructive one to one were a healthy loving and nurturing relationship can flourish, thus my constant opposition to their pairing!!!!! Peace to all.
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Thanks JB! :)

Contentious as ever, but can I say Ep13 is my favorite in the drama in terms of JS/EY romance.

It was the call.

Their first contact in two years and they were both so clearly barely suppressing their joy over it, and slipped into familarity and comedy so easily - it was a joy to watch too! :)

I liked how some of their words didn't even mean much (reciting the names EY used to call JS), but it was all in the tone and the context. It, more than any other scene for me, recalls the heady sort of feeling of the first time you fall in love and you can't really believe how amazing it feels. :)

Not to mention how cute they were echoing each other, and ribbing at each other- I guess a decade long relationship shines through even after all that's happened!

Okay, I'm going to go back to rewatch it and squeal over it again! :)

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@mara

Yep, I feel the same about SY's development or lack thereof. I'm not married to the idea of her being a narrator and/or author. It's just an alternative pov, something to chew on for those who were expecting more of this character but have been disappointed thus far.

As for JS/EY and HS triangle, I don't think explanations of their past has been neglected. From about ep 1-5 they've been tip-toeing around the past, but we're gradually getting strong glimpses of it through their flashbacks and conversation. And then just recently the most climatic moments has been JS/EY-centric. I think we gradually getting the picture, but it hasn't been put on the back burner. Maybe all the pieces don't fall into place until the end, or maybe it'll be an open-ended ending, so I don't expect either of the characters to unravel the mystery until then.

About JS's healing, that's something he just realized he needed after all these years of him attempting to control instead of confront. I think we're right on the verge of him entering that process and confronting his personal demons. That's not to say that he's been twiddling his thumbs during those two years-- we know that he's willing to commit to EY now (not even realizing if he's even qualified to be with her or not), whereas before the timeslip, he can't even fathom the idea because EY reminds him too much of the past. I guess my point is that, JS's healing process, just like romance, doesn't blossom overnight. CH's taking a realistically approach in showing that psychological and emotional healing and change take time. And that we can't do that by ourselves, or just on pure will, we need others to help us along the way.

I personally have no qualms about the pace of the JS-EY-HS story and am fine with other details being kept in the dark so far. What I don't like is how their story has become so excluded from the rest of the cast. I'd like to see them more integrated with the people around them at least. For example, they don't confide in other people about their dilemma. It's understandable that JS is a loner and prefers to endure the problem on his own, but EY must have friends or family (whatever happened to grandpa?) of her own, someone who she can trust and hold her accountable. Instead, they're not confiding but using other people as their back-up plans because they can't be honest to each other. Ok, granted JW isn't the most trustworthy person, but leading him on still doesn't sit quite right with me. I don't know, my suspension of disbelief can only take me so far before I started wondering why this and why that? :P

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personally i love the fact tat they kept their relationship & stuff away or being private from almost all people around them. its something many KDramas isnt familiar with. love confession doesnt need witnesses or funny extravagant or exaggerated moves. and tats y i love both JS & EY. and CH.

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EY has her doctor best friend and it's a shame we haven't really heard from her since episode 5. I hope we see her again before the drama ends.

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I loved this drama till episode 12 and now I'm losing interest. There're too much angst, dilema, unexpected twists in the recent episodes that somehow turn CH in to a completely different drama. And it's not the only I fell in love with. So good bye CH.

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Absolutely Random Irrelevant thought:

I just kept their repeating their names on my head and realized how much i am confused every time their initials are mentioned here. Yeah,

EY = Eunyoung and SY= Seungyeon

but darn it, i keep on thinking how their names are almost interchanged in real life! because

EUNYOUNG = EUNJUNG and SEUNGYEON =SHIYEON

But then again, of course, the english and korean alphabet are totally worlds apart so this makes my thought absolutely incoherent with everything.

Awesome as always, Javabeans. :))

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wow the song you posted is awesome
i played it at least 5 times already.

i feel like some rich woman enjoying her wine at the comfort of her own condo, and staring out into the city with a relaxed mind.

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