Spoilers for ep. 12 of Secretary Kim ahead, scroll past quickly if you haven’t seen it!
Ah, so this conversation between Sung-yeon and Young-joon is probably the scene the original writer said she was looking forward to. I know Lee Tae-hwan still seems a little stiff at times, but he’s grown a lot since I saw him in High School King of Savvy and Pride and Prejudice. He held his own against Park Seo-joon. I think this was a long overdue moment, not just for the brothers, but for the viewers, to understand Sung-yeon as a character.
I do have a question, which I hope someone can help me with: When Sung-yeon apologised for “not being himself” because it seemed like the only way he could survive, was he admitting that everything was an act? Or did his memories really get altered by his shock and guilt?
This was actually my second favorite scene of the episode. Lee Tae-Hwan did well here. My favorite scene was when Young-joon was explaining everything to his parents. Park Seo-joon was SO GOOD. And also, how could you let a 9 year old’s maturity determine the mental health of your whole family? My thought on the older brother is that he did think he was kidnapped, because the guilt of him causing the kidnapping was too difficult for him to bear, like he couldn’t fathom it. The only way that he could survive was taking on a different identity, just like Young-joon also did. They did the same thing, really, and they both need years of therapy to figure out who they really are now.
Hmm that makes sense! I got a little confused because Young-join looked a bit shocked at Sung-yeon’s apology. But I guess it’s because he never expected SY, who has seen himself as victim all his life, to apologise, especially for something he didn’t do on purpose.
I wish we got his family dynamics fleshed out a little more evenly over the course of the drama, but I don’t mind that it’s all packed into ep. 12, if it means we do get anything this heartfelt at all. We were led to think their parents were incompetent, but put into context, I now see how it was a very difficult situation for them to decide what was right to do. They made a mistake, but it’s the kind of mistake you only realise the extent of in hindsight.
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PurpleTeapot
July 14, 2018 at 8:49 AM
Spoilers for ep. 12 of Secretary Kim ahead, scroll past quickly if you haven’t seen it!
Ah, so this conversation between Sung-yeon and Young-joon is probably the scene the original writer said she was looking forward to. I know Lee Tae-hwan still seems a little stiff at times, but he’s grown a lot since I saw him in High School King of Savvy and Pride and Prejudice. He held his own against Park Seo-joon. I think this was a long overdue moment, not just for the brothers, but for the viewers, to understand Sung-yeon as a character.
I do have a question, which I hope someone can help me with: When Sung-yeon apologised for “not being himself” because it seemed like the only way he could survive, was he admitting that everything was an act? Or did his memories really get altered by his shock and guilt?
Ally
July 14, 2018 at 9:53 AM
This was actually my second favorite scene of the episode. Lee Tae-Hwan did well here. My favorite scene was when Young-joon was explaining everything to his parents. Park Seo-joon was SO GOOD. And also, how could you let a 9 year old’s maturity determine the mental health of your whole family? My thought on the older brother is that he did think he was kidnapped, because the guilt of him causing the kidnapping was too difficult for him to bear, like he couldn’t fathom it. The only way that he could survive was taking on a different identity, just like Young-joon also did. They did the same thing, really, and they both need years of therapy to figure out who they really are now.
PurpleTeapot
July 14, 2018 at 6:43 PM
Hmm that makes sense! I got a little confused because Young-join looked a bit shocked at Sung-yeon’s apology. But I guess it’s because he never expected SY, who has seen himself as victim all his life, to apologise, especially for something he didn’t do on purpose.
I wish we got his family dynamics fleshed out a little more evenly over the course of the drama, but I don’t mind that it’s all packed into ep. 12, if it means we do get anything this heartfelt at all. We were led to think their parents were incompetent, but put into context, I now see how it was a very difficult situation for them to decide what was right to do. They made a mistake, but it’s the kind of mistake you only realise the extent of in hindsight.