Before I launch into my many-word description of the finale, I have a one-word description: catharsis.
There’s something really cathartic about the way this story resolves, and I’m so pleased to report that I found the finale to be all things a finale should be — and above all, satisfying.
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The The Band - “우는 날” (The day I cry) [ Download ]
Only one more episode left. Usually by the time a finale rolls around, even if I’ve enjoyed the drama, I’m good and ready for it to finish. But I’m really going to miss this drama’s mixture of warmth and humor — and Seung Hyo! — when Who Are You? ends tomorrow.
Today’s episode wasn’t the most plot-driven we’ve had, but that’s okay with me. It was full of touching moments and bonding scenes, which is what the series has really done best, and the other stuff (the mystery, the paintings, the art gallery plot) was always secondary anyway.
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Kim Sarang - “하루살이” (Live a day) [ Download ]
(I just love the look on Yoon Kye Sang’s face here.)
This episode was chock-full of moving moments as things start wrapping up (or readying for the final wrap-up). I’m a little nervous that the extension could mess with the pacing of the finale, but I think the producers must have had decent notice, so I hope it won’t pose a problem.
After a somewhat dramatic episode, the ending of this episode KILLED ME, it was so unexpectedly funny (you are forewarned, in case you want to keep the surprise intact for yourself).
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Hwang Bora - “별이 되어” (Become a Star), the voice of indie band Adult Child (어른아이).
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As much as I like the romantic moments between Seung Hyo and Young In (and the gradual, measured way that’s progressed), my favorite moments are becoming more and more the scenes between Seung Hyo and Il Gun. It’s their give-and-take: Seung Hyo is slowly coming to enjoy life through Young In’s and Il Gun’s prodding, and Il Gun (aside from the weirdness of having actually inhabited the body of his prospective son-in-law) actually couldn’t have wished for a better outcome — a man who understands Il Gun’s fatherly love for his daughter, to whom he can safely entrust Young In after he leaves permanently.
There are also a lot of good conversations in this episode.
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Green Cheese - “또 우울해” (Depressed again) [ Download ]
Okay, NOW I can relax — Who Are You’s one-episode extension is officially confirmed. I’d been expecting this, but didn’t want to jump the gun — usually when a drama goes off-schedule due to some kind of programming issue (in this case, election coverage), the station does something to even out the broadcasts, whether by adding an episode or a special. That’s because most Korean miniseries air twice a week, and when the schedule is disrupted, that solution is preferable to throwing the next drama off.
In any case, Who Are You? now ends with its 17th episode on May 1. Over on SBS, On Air also gets extra episodes, but because of its high popularity, theirs is a three-episode extension. After Who Are You? concludes its run, MBC will air the series Spotlight starring Sohn Ye Jin and Ji Jin Hee in its timeslot.
Via Star News
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Who Are You? OST - “눈물나는 사람 너야…” (You’re the one who’s crying) by Woo Mi Jin.
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