RE: Rescue Me, Episode 10 – How the turntables have turned! Kim Min-chul is an asshole, but an asshole with a heart. The scene with the market owner made me cry though. So painful.
It was very sad. He’s the only who would stand up for him. People can be like that when they’re desperate.
Save Me 2 is really good. It shows how humane the characters are. Except for the creep elder Choi, all characters have their own weakness/strength and are desperate. I’m mostly curious about the pastor. He knows Elder Choi is a fraud, but he’s also desperate to get recognition within his church. The teaser looks promising, he will do the right thing.
(I hope the writer won’t pull anything crazy like Possessed. I love kdrama because it’s predictable. The good guy wins, just keep it that way)
Yes, that scene when it downed on him that he is totally alienated by this community was really powerful, but than he became his asshole self again and instead of doing something to save his sister for real, he just went to release his anger on Elder Choi, he may have heart, but in the end it’s always about “me, me, me” for Min Cheol.
I think that’s because his “good deeds” were never standing for other people, it were things that make him angry, and he just acted on his anger, after all he never really do anything for his mother but take money from her, and he stole tuition money from his sister.
@shach@mango
This. This is why I keep watching Save Me 2. Min-cheol doesn’t change over night from grade A asshole to an earnest hero. Same goes with other characters.
I was expecting him to take the first bus to Seoul rather than going back to his house, but he’s acting in a way that only he knows how. I hope that the ending was just a ruse though, because he should know better than to act on his anger in this way by now.
astromantic
June 8, 2019 at 1:01 AM
RE: Rescue Me, Episode 10 – How the turntables have turned! Kim Min-chul is an asshole, but an asshole with a heart. The scene with the market owner made me cry though. So painful.
mano
June 8, 2019 at 1:31 AM
It was very sad. He’s the only who would stand up for him. People can be like that when they’re desperate.
Save Me 2 is really good. It shows how humane the characters are. Except for the creep elder Choi, all characters have their own weakness/strength and are desperate. I’m mostly curious about the pastor. He knows Elder Choi is a fraud, but he’s also desperate to get recognition within his church. The teaser looks promising, he will do the right thing.
(I hope the writer won’t pull anything crazy like Possessed. I love kdrama because it’s predictable. The good guy wins, just keep it that way)
shach
June 8, 2019 at 1:40 AM
Yes, that scene when it downed on him that he is totally alienated by this community was really powerful, but than he became his asshole self again and instead of doing something to save his sister for real, he just went to release his anger on Elder Choi, he may have heart, but in the end it’s always about “me, me, me” for Min Cheol.
mango
June 8, 2019 at 2:22 AM
Exactly. I can’t completely understand his actions when he goes back to his selfish behaviour after that scene.
shach
June 8, 2019 at 2:42 AM
I think that’s because his “good deeds” were never standing for other people, it were things that make him angry, and he just acted on his anger, after all he never really do anything for his mother but take money from her, and he stole tuition money from his sister.
mano
June 8, 2019 at 3:46 AM
@shach @mango
This. This is why I keep watching Save Me 2. Min-cheol doesn’t change over night from grade A asshole to an earnest hero. Same goes with other characters.
mango
June 8, 2019 at 4:11 AM
I like that too! It’s a good contrast to Save Me with the ultimate lovable underdog Dong Chul.
astromantic
June 8, 2019 at 5:22 PM
Yes! And I actually really, really like him for that. He’s consistent. It’s frustrating, but he’s consistent.
astromantic
June 8, 2019 at 5:21 PM
I was expecting him to take the first bus to Seoul rather than going back to his house, but he’s acting in a way that only he knows how. I hope that the ending was just a ruse though, because he should know better than to act on his anger in this way by now.
Peridot
June 8, 2019 at 9:53 AM
That was a great scene. As I wrote in my fanwall, this served as a wake-up call for Min-cheol.
Peridot
June 8, 2019 at 9:55 AM
A wake-up call, but he still has much to work on and learn. It is a starting point.
astromantic
June 8, 2019 at 5:23 PM
We still have about 3 weeks to go, so I really hope we start getting some learning from Min-chul. The potential is there!
Peridot
June 11, 2019 at 2:37 PM
I agree!