Heirs: Episode 6
by girlfriday
High school, man. It’s a minefield no matter where you go, but when your social classes consist of rich, richer, and richest, everything from picking an extracurricular activity to where you sit during lunch turns into a feat of diplomacy and a reevaluation of your net worth. Eun-sang goes to her new school to find more familiar faces than she bargained for, and gets quite literally stuck between the devil who used to run hell and the devil who runs it now. Guess there’s no such thing as nice guys in hell OR high school.
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EPISODE 6 RECAP
Tan and Young-do start their school day with an alpha dog sniffing session (ew, not like that), tossing tense greetings back and forth, all the while sizing each other up for the war ahead.
Of course Eun-sang walks obliviously in between them, breaking the glaring contest and surprising both boys. Tan asks why she’s here without a uniform, while Young-do happily considers this a two-for-one deal. Before the tension swallows her up whole, Chan-young steps in to drag her away by the wrist. We’re gonna get an earful about that later from your girlfriend, aren’t we?
And then Rachel steps in to try and put a stop to things before they escalate, but Young-do just yanks her close and says they aren’t done yet—there wasn’t even a hug, or tears.
Tan yanks her back to his side by the wrist (UGH, seriously, are you two going to have your pissing contest by yanking girls around?) and tells Young-do he won’t be getting a hug, but he can comply by wringing tears if he likes.
Young-do feigns worry at all the tense mornings in store, so Tan tells him he’s free to transfer schools any time he wants. After all, Tan can’t go since his mother is the principal. Young-do: “Ah, so you’re differentiating between mother and mommy now? Oops, was that going too far for our first day?”
Young-do walks away and Rachel takes Tan aside, leaving Bo-na to explain to her friend that that was Satan—her first love. Ha.
Rachel complains about having to hear about Tan’s return through the rumor mill, but he doesn’t seem concerned about her feelings, not that he ever was. He answers honestly that Eun-sang’s transfer was a decision made by his parents, as is everything in his life, “just like my engagement.” Not that I feel sorry for her, but ouch.
Chan-young sighs that Eun-sang should’ve called him so they could walk into school together, while she wonders why he didn’t tell her that Tan was Jeguk’s second son. Chan-young thought it was the least of her problems given that she and her mom have nowhere else to go at the moment (and to be fair, it’s not like he imagined Tan would return).
He turns her focus toward surviving here at Jeguk High, and tells her that there’s a strict class system here. Of course there is. First class: heirs to business conglomerates. These are your chaebol sons and daughters—Young-do, Rachel, et al.
Second class: stockholder heirs. They won’t end up running entire companies, but come with lives fully loaded and pre-paved, like Bo-na for instance. Third class: reputation heirs. These are the children of congressmen, generals, and other powerful people, and include Hyo-shin and Myung-soo.
And then the fourth and final class is where Chan-young and Eun-sang belong: the charity class. She sees how she might fit there, since she is here by the benevolence of others, but is surprised to learn that as the son of a secretary, Chan-young is a nobody here too.
Eun-sang gapes, wondering where that leaves her. Chan-young tells her to perk up—she has at least one friend here, which is more than anyone else had when they started, including him.
Eun-sang gets called to the office to fill out general forms, and already she rubs up against having to list her mother’s occupation, and another student overhears the teacher pointing out that she’s a maid.
She goes to her first class, which she shares with both Tan and Young-do. She introduces herself, and another student asks how she got into this school, leading to a long awkward silence. Finally Tan breaks the moment by insisting he’s a transfer student too, and gets up to give his introduction, saving Eun-sang from having to answer the question. It doesn’t go unnoticed by Young-do.
At home, Madam Han finds Mom wearing a maid’s uniform and scrubbing the bathtub, like a scene straight out of The Housemaid. Hilariously, it turns out Mom is actually role-playing Jeon Do-yeon for funsies. Madam Han grumbles at her choice of movies. Ha.
Madam Han goes out to visit Madam Jung on purpose, like she’s just asking for trouble. These two only ever go in circles making threats and throwing fits, with no real progress.
Tan comes by the broadcast club to visit Hyo-shin, who greets him warmly (well, as warmly as anybody does in this icebox of a school). Bo-na walks in and despite Tan’s harmless and nice greeting, she runs off alarmed, convinced he’s looking for Chan-young to fight him because he’s still not over her. HAHAHA. I love her.
Myung-soo stops Eun-sang in the hallway to ask her what she is, explaining that when someone just shows up out of nowhere it means she’s either a charity case or nouveau riche. So which is she?
Eun-sang looks over at Bo-na, who doesn’t offer any help and tells her to answer it herself. She doesn’t, but it leaves everyone rather curious—who is she that on her first day she knows Tan, Young-do, Bo-na, Chan-young, and Rachel?
Tan walks up calling her “overnight riches,” which Myung-soo takes at face value. Tan wants to chat, but Eun-sang snubs him squarely and turns the other way.
She walks outside, where Young-do is lying in wait and sticks his foot out to trip her, just to save her with a hand-grab. Wow, is everything you do that double-sided? Oh wait, yes it is. He says he’s going to trip her often, and asks her again what her relationship to Tan is.
She points out that if he’s so interested in Tan he should go to the source, and Young-do wonders why she isn’t more afraid of him. Young-do: “Oh, I forgot to introduce you. You’re mine.”
He hardly means it in the romantic sense, though he totally enjoys letting her think that for a frightening two seconds, before explaining that the other kids call it a shuttle (as in, a lackey to go fetch things).
He continues with his characteristic faux-romance speak: “Now that you know my feelings, what is your relationship to Tan?” But Tan walks up to say he should ask him directly, and sighs at Eun-sang for running away when he wanted to talk.
He gives her an out which she gladly takes, and Young-do glowers at Tan for ruining his chance to make friends with the transfer student. Tan: “Having no friends suits you better. You’re going to throw them away in an instant, so why bother making any?” Buuurn.
Tan finally gets a chance to talk to Eun-sang, and promises he wasn’t trying to hide the truth from her. She points out that it doesn’t matter, because she feels exposed regardless. His response just kills me: “Did you… cry?”
She changes the subject and asks why he turned her into an overnight millionaire, worried that living a lie is just going to make things harder. He tells her that sticking by his side will quell any doubt on that matter, and tells her to stay close, and avoid Young-do.
But Eun-sang says she’s interested in having a regular school life, and she’s already figured out that the person she ought to avoid isn’t Young-do. So far all the unwanted attention she’s receiving is because of Tan, and she asks him to pretend they don’t know each other.
Tan calls Chan-young to meet, and warns him not to tell anyone about Eun-sang living at his house as the daughter of his family’s maid. Chan-young scoffs that he’s asking Eun-sang’s best friend to keep his mouth shut as if it even needs to be said, but Tan points out (perhaps from experience?) that often the oldest friends can end up bringing you down because they know too much.
The best part is that Bo-na arrives, sees the two boys talking, and immediately gets on her phone and whirls around like she didn’t just see them together. Tan says it seems like Bo-na’s still into him, and Chan-young wonders why anyone would have lingering feelings over a rundown car (literally “poop car”). Tan: “Poop car?” Their playful rivalry is cute.
Eun-sang comes home and asks Mom if they can’t find some way to leave this house—she’ll work extra jobs, and Mom can work elsewhere, right? But Mom has been fired from enough jobs for her disability to know that no job beats this one. Eun-sang cries that it’s unfair, but Mom points out that it’s unfair to her too, even as her heart breaks.
Eun-sang heads down to the wine cellar for some peace and quiet, and Tan hides out of view again. She looks up used Jeguk uniforms online but finds no hits, and sits back with some music, not realizing that Tan is sitting on the other side of the wall.
He asks her to meet, so she asks where he is, which is when he pops out in person and scares the daylights out of her. She wonders if he’s been here before, and he cops to it, guessing that her worry is to do with some secret wine cellar bad girl behavior.
He takes her hand and leans in like he’s going to kiss it… and then declares that it isn’t smoking. “Was it cursing my name?” He tells her to eat lunch with him tomorrow at school, and explains her that her options are basically to transfer back to her old school or play the nouveau riche girl who’s friends with him. Those options suck.
The next day Eun-sang sits down alone with her lunch, when Joon-young (the kid who was being harassed by Young-do when we first met him) tells her that this is his seat.
He tells her in a low voice that he overheard her mother’s occupation in the teacher’s office, and tells her not to think of outing herself. Oh, this conversation is not going where I thought it was going.
He warns her to keep her head down to survive, and nearly pushes her out of the way repeating that this is his seat. Moments later we see why, as Young-do and his gang arrive at the table to harass him. Aw, he just saved her, didn’t he?
She sees them terrorize the poor guy, and opens her mouth to confront Young-do. Eep. I totally want her to, but I also equally want her to hide. But Tan swoops in to remind her pointedly that they were supposed to eat lunch together and pulls her aside.
She realizes now that this is why Tan insisted on the lunch date, because he anticipated her hazing. She asks how he knew. Tan: “Because those are the rules I made.” So… the Satan thing wasn’t really an exaggeration then.
Young-do plops his plate down next to hers and joins them for lunch. He doesn’t let her leave, so she figures to hell with it and just eats anyway. I don’t know how she can even swallow her food with Young-do breathing down her neck and Tan playing goalie, but she does.
A little later, Young-do makes a big show of finding Tan and making everyone clear the room, and Tan asks if they’re supposed to throw punches or something. Young-do laughs that they’re not eight anymore, and says it boils down to this: they can’t possibly go to the same school. You always say that, but then it always ends with this.
Young-do tells him to transfer, “Before ‘son of a concubine’ comes out of my mouth.” Tan gets up at that, countering that at eighteen he’s still too young to fully grasp the losing-is-winning concept (yeah eighteen-year-olds don’t really say that, but okay).
Tan figures that playing nice is down the toilet, and Young-do adds that it’s too late for avoidance. They get closer… and closer… and then we cut. Huh? Well either they kiss or they stare and then walk away. Hey if you leave it to me, my brain’s gonna fill in the blanks however I please!
After school, Young-do is busy getting his bike tuned when Eun-sang runs in to make a chicken delivery to the shop. This time he recognizes her, and soon she’s back for a second delivery. The employees say it isn’t their order, so she calls the customer’s number.
Young-do picks up and shows up right behind her. He pays for his chicken, laughing at the hoops he’s jumping through to get her phone number (though it is funny that his way is faster and smarter than Tan’s, which on second thought is scary) and tells her to save his number.
She refuses, but he warns that if she doesn’t, he’ll start asking questions, like why an overnight millionaire’s daughter is making chicken deliveries. Stop smiling at her! It’s confusing.
Tan comes home and points out to Dad that one son’s return has led to the other son’s disappearance, and Dad tells him to keep tomorrow free so they can go visit hyung.
Won is still staying at the hotel, and the next morning Hyun-joo comes with porridge for him because he’s feeling sick. But one phone call from work sends him off with a curt non-explanation, and Hyun-joo leaves, clearly having experienced this kind of brush-off before.
Tan stops in his tracks when he realizes Dad’s idea of “go see hyung” is to go to the office, and judging by his reaction it’s basically like stepping foot inside the palace walls. Tan tries to get out of it, but Dad orders him inside, saying that this isn’t for either of the sons, but for Dad.
The chairman has no qualms about calling the emergency meeting on a Saturday, and the employees rush in. Won gets held up in traffic and comes in late, which is when Dad stops the meeting to introduce Tan as his second son to the company for the first time. If looks could kill, we’d have a Cain and Abel situation right there on the conference room floor.
Everyone else clears the room, and Tan tells hyung that he didn’t come here intentionally—Dad sprung it on him, and he wouldn’t have come if he had known they were coming here.
Won sneers that he never does anything on purpose, but he should know what happens as a direct result of his movements, whether intentional or not. Tan doesn’t disagree, but feels slighted anyway—what is he supposed to do when his very existence is the thorn in his brother’s side?
Madam Han is overjoyed at the news that Tan was taken to work, and her barrage of questions sends Tan fleeing. He finds Eun-sang hanging the sheets out to dry in the sun, and stays out of view as she sighs to herself that she’s a millionaire by day and a maid by night.
She falls asleep in her chair, and Tan sits watching her sleep for a little while, and fixes the band-aid on her hand. When she wakes up, she finds the dreamcatcher hanging above her.
Rachel’s mom and Chan-young’s dad have another run-in at the hotel, where she gets pissy about him not calling her. She manages to belittle his social standing while seeming desperate for his attention all at once, and I’m beginning to see why Rachel is the way she is.
Eun-sang is still walking around school without a uniform, and she asks her teacher if there’s a chance she can get a scholarship for her tuition. The teacher doesn’t think she has a chance in hell to compete with students who have been prepping for the ivy league their whole lives, and then adds more to her plate by reminding her that she has to pick a sport between tennis, golf, and horseback riding, the equipment for which she needs to pay for. Eesh.
But she passes by a sign in the hallway looking to fill a broadcast club PD position, the payment for which is a scholarship. Ding! She goes to see Hyo-shin right away and asks about the scholarship, admitting that she needs cash for a uniform. He wonders why if she’s rich, and she hurriedly says she blew her allowance on a new purse and doesn’t want to get in trouble.
He doesn’t seem to think that’s weird, though he’s not exactly quick to believe her pitch that she’s really hardworking. But she butters him up as best she can and asks to at least apply for the job.
She comes back out to find the rest of the students crowded around Young-do terrorizing Joon-young again, this time getting violent and even scarier, if that’s possible. Notably, Tan is standing right there just a few feet away, doing absolutely nothing.
Eun-sang makes her way to the front of the crowd, just itching to say something and put a stop to it. But just as she’s about to, this time Joon-young stands up for himself and fights back, flinging his backpack and scraping Young-do’s face, drawing blood. Oh noes.
Young-do flips him over onto the ground and steps on him for effect, all the while staring right at Eun-sang. He says full of portent: “I look forward to all the things that’ll happen to you,” and leaves her shaking.
She runs up to Joon-young to ask if he’s okay, and only then does Tan step in to drag her away with the warning not to get involved in stuff like this. He asks her if anyone else is helping that kid, and she looks around. He tells her to never take the weak person’s side at this school, because that’ll seal her fate as one of them.
Rachel fumes to see them together again, and takes out Eun-sang’s customs card to call her. She tells her to bring her nametag and makes a whole show of abiding by the school’s caste system, believing that Eun-sang is beneath her for being new money.
She warns her to stay away from Tan, and Eun-sang says it’s what she wants too, and returns the nametag. Rachel lies that she threw away the customs card and takes out cash to tip her, and Eun-sang fights back tears.
Young-do buys another ramyun at the convenience store in Tan’s (and Myung-soo’s) neighborhood, where he spots Eun-sang in the same exact place he noticed her the first time.
He smiles and parks it across from her and eats silently. He kicks at the table to try and wake her, which is when we see that this time, she isn’t actually sleeping, and hoping desperately to get out of this situation somehow.
Young-do: “Why are you always sleeping in places like this? It makes me want to protect you.”
He’s interrupted by a call from Tan, and they get their spikes up, all You know my number, and You knew mine first.
Tan asks how his ramyun tastes, and Young-do looks up to see Tan staring at him from across the street, looking back and forth between him and Eun-sang.
COMMENTS
I wish there was a little more to that last scene, because it ends like it’s some crazy charged moment, but it falls rather flat given the numerous other encounters they’ve had at school. Some context might’ve been nice, if jealousy or misunderstanding was the point. Though I suppose with a love triangle this antagonistic, just being seen together is supposed to be enough of a thing?
Anyway, I do like Young-do’s character (as a character, not so much as a human), because I can never tell what he means. Is he flirting or terrorizing? With the kid he bullies on a daily basis, the sweet talk masks the menacing meaning between the lines, but with Eun-sang it takes on an extra confusing layer because he’s overtly flirting while being scary. For now he’s clearly doing it to get a rise out of Tan, but he seems destined to go the way of Gu Jun-pyo—you know, that jerky ass-backwards thing of pulling on a girl’s pigtails like a child until you realize later that your interest in terrorizing her has turned into interest-interest.
And while I appreciate that in this drama the hero isn’t such a jerk, Tan clearly has a past as quite the epic hooligan, and it seems as though his current apathy is the only way he’s figured out how to be—if he turns everything off, he can ignore the problem instead of facing it. What a waste of a life to be so jaded at eighteen, though I suppose it leaves a lot of room for his growth.
I’m much more interested in Eun-sang if she’s the type of person to stand up for a bullied classmate, because for one, it gives her some other identity than just the poor girl, not to mention that it would make her pretty awesome as a person. So far she’s just teetering on the brink, so we’ll have to see how that develops, but if she’s the catalyst for getting Tan to start caring and standing up to Young-do, that’d be great too. He’s obviously not afraid to stand up for himself, but doing so for a classmate seems completely outside his concern. Young-do acting out and being a bully, I expected; Tan turning a blind eye and even stopping Eun-sang from being nice to the bullied kid was tragic. It makes him no better, especially when he has the power to do something about it.
I’ve been watching every episode with the feeling like I was waiting for the show to get going, but by now it seems that this is just the rhythm of this show. It’s always going to feel this way—a step or two behind anticipation, filled with so many lingering looks that I could swear half the episode was silent, and more weighted towards setup than payoff. I mean, I don’t know how long we’re going to have to watch the bulls circle each other with no showdown, and already I found myself wishing they’d just come to blows in this episode so they’d stop dancing and have a new dynamic to react to. While I find the tension between the boys interesting, I’m not impressed that their idea of asserting dominance is yanking girls around by the wrist. If Eun-sang’s position in this love triangle is going to be Bromance Bargaining Chip, well then BLERGH, I say. I’m putting faith in her no-nonsense demeanor that she won’t stand for that, but right now it feels like a shaky hope more than a grounded assumption.
That’s not to say that I don’t enjoy the show, because it’s certainly easy to watch. It just requires a shift in expectation, because there’s very little plot here, and much more focus on micro events and a general mood. The mood, I like—it’s simultaneously jaded and dreamy, which sounds weird but is effective. And the writer’s style fits rather perfectly with children acting like adults. Overall I’m much happier now that we’re in school and everyone’s got a complicated web of overlapping relationships, and we’ve got a reason to watch all the different pairings interact. I think the characterizations are complex enough to keep me interested, though if we got a little plot up in here, I sure wouldn’t complain. Or yunno, some kisses.
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51 DanyDanyBobany
October 24, 2013 at 9:28 PM
I know it's cliche and it's so Boys Before Flowers ,but I really really wanted her to do something. Maybe in the next episodes.
I remebeber that the pacing was also little problem in Secret Garden. But like in Secret Garden, I like how the thing move. But I agree that they cant exploit the moments a little more.
The tension between Tan and Young-do is awesome,I love it. Im just waiting to see who is giong to throw a punch first. My money is on Tan. Young-do is going to do something to Eun-sang, or he is going to say something (publicly) about his mom, something that push his limits and then BAM! Hot face is swollen. Not that I like violence, but that would be good.
Bo-na, awwww, I love her. Plus, her voice sounds so different if she speaks on English,
Thank you for the recap!
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NathanJ
October 24, 2013 at 9:38 PM
Yeah, she can actually speak English. Though whole paragraphs of English in a Korean environment do sound rather incongruent...but still
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ilikemangos
October 25, 2013 at 4:06 PM
Yeah, Krystal was actually born in san francisco, california. Korean-American.
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52 Momo
October 24, 2013 at 9:30 PM
LMH character soo boring. Or it is LMH that can't pull him off because he seems dull...
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53 av
October 24, 2013 at 9:36 PM
Even though it won't end this way, I am an Eunsang-YoungDo shipper because EunSang reminds me of Vanessa of Gossip Girl and Young Do seems like a Chuck.
as much as i loved chuck and blair in Gossip girl, I secretly love Vanessa-Chuck pairing too.
EunSang and YoungDo~~!!!!!
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54 space kablooie
October 24, 2013 at 9:42 PM
Yeah, people have been comparing it to Veronica Mars (in addition to Gossip Girl, and BOF, etc.) and I really wish it was like that. I would love to see Eun Sang take up crimefighting for money and take some names. Veronica was unique because even in the social outcast position, she was smart enough and tough enough to make the rich kids (and the boy toys) sit up and beg. Watching CES do that would make it awesome.
Unfortunately, I think they're going to settle her in as the tastiest steak between two guys who were going to fight like dogs over a piece of meat anyway. Really, they're going to fight anyway, she'll just provide a convenient target for them to grab and haul around.
Side note: I highly recommend Veronica Mars. It's detective noir meets high school rom com, and the heroine is smart and savvy.
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addictedtoyou
October 24, 2013 at 10:58 PM
Veronica Mars is badass! Can't wait for the movie next year. :)
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Patch
October 25, 2013 at 1:10 AM
I finally got around to watching season 3 (WTH was that ending!?!), it's worth pointing out that Veronica didn't start off with people trembling in fear at the idea of her "getting her revenge on". Big things, and a thousand little things, happened to get her to that point. ES is the post Lily's death not yet ruffied Veronica. I want her to take that empowering leap, for her story to be poor doesn't mean powerless/ money doesn't equal invincibility but I doubt I'm going to get it.
Neptune reminds me of a typical kdrama setting, the haves and the have nots, with barely any middle ground.
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55 pru22
October 24, 2013 at 9:42 PM
Sigh! I agree.
I don't look at Young Do and think some misunderstood bad boy who needs to be loved. I just see extreme ASSHOLE! Who needs to be bitchslapped back into reality.
I was hoping my gurl Eun Sang would do the honors but for some reason the writer has got her curbing her natural feistiness...something that needs to be fixed pronto!!
Especially after all the bs he has pulled on her since they've met. How she has refrained from tattooing her hand across his face several times is astounding to me.
Because I would have done it the second he dared to touch me after the tripping. I also agree that YD is a way bigger ass than Gun Jun Pyo ever was in BOF.
I do LOVE Tan's character and how honest he is with Eun Sang on what kind of person he use to be when he went to school there before. But I was disappointed that he didn't stand up for the nerd kid. Hopefully Eun Sang will bring the caring out in him even more.
I also love the way he cares for her and wish we can now see how much she really cares for him, even though she is trying hard not to since he is "engaged" to Rachel.
As for Won, he needs to be called out on his shit pronto! I'm so tired of Tan letting him get away with treating him badly just because he exists. Like Tan asked to be born. If anything Won should be loving towards him instead of looking at him like he is the enemy.
How childish can you get? The father also needs to be taken to task for the way he has handled everything and I still wonder what his true motivations are in have Eun Sand go to the same school as Tan.
It makes me wonder how he really feels about the "engagement" and if it was the women in Tan's life who are the ones responsible for it?
I hope episode 7 proves to be more interesting.
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katerina
October 25, 2013 at 4:37 AM
OMG I couldn't have said it better myself, definitely read my mind.I usually love badasses but young do is just an asshole I just want to kick him in the ass. I think daddy tan evil on the next level since he does not show it that much.won is just getting pathetic now like dude whatever scroll u have with your bro can't you just fix it!!
Lee min ho is just adorable he's playing this whole wounded wanting affection puppy so well I just want to hug him.
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56 dashi
October 24, 2013 at 9:43 PM
Mom's sudden out of place humour is the best! :D
It has become a slow, rather sprawling show and I'm good with that if it means that we'll take time to dwell on characters and really develop them because some if not most of them, especially Young Do and the Sunbae Kang Ha Neul is playing really seem like deep, complicated characters.
Either way, I'll see this drama to the end. Thanks for the recaps
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57 Mint
October 24, 2013 at 9:50 PM
Dropped this drama watching this ep. Everything is simply boring, flat and predictable, there's no climax, and all the characters just don't make any senses.
I love KES, but i'm gonna pass this teeny poppy drama.
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windsun33
October 25, 2013 at 2:16 AM
I don't blame you. EP6 was where it really started going downhill for me. There is no central core theme here - it is like a bunch of scattered plots - kind of like trying to put a jigsaw puzzled together when the pieces are from 6 different puzzles.
This whole thing just seems pointless.
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58 fairouzmm
October 24, 2013 at 9:53 PM
nice episode, predictable and fun, i wondered if Young-do will try to protect Eun-Sung from Tan, based on his glare at him when Tan chastised her for not wearing her uniform. that would be unpredictable fun especially if he keeps acting mean towards her.
i have a question here as i'm not familiar with the Korean (or Asian) culture;
- Is it ok for Tan's father to have a lived in mistress in the house, but not introducing his son to his employees? i hope i'm not being offensive but i really don't understand the situation of Tan in his family other than his brother's fear for his inheritance?
- if Rachel's mother married Young-Do's father then they couldn't be together, because i didn't also understand all that fuss when i was watching Love Rain?
Again Very Ugly clothes LMH, but at least less makeup.
Thanks a lot for the enjoiable recap.
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addy
October 25, 2013 at 12:07 AM
I looked it up, and legally there's no problem with step-siblings marrying in South Korea... based on a couple blog posts I read (some were commentaries on dramas like thousand year inheritance, which I guess had a romance between step-siblings?) it seems like a societal thing.. like, a social stigma? (one blogger declared that Korean society should be more flexible with societal notions of what's acceptable)
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fairouzmm
October 25, 2013 at 1:24 AM
thank you for your effort :)
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59 whatis
October 24, 2013 at 9:58 PM
I was actually delighted to see Eun-Sang being afraid of these people, and being a a bit of a coward in this episode. Like how she walked away from the kid being bullied at the lunch table, and how she was always given an out by Tan so she doesn't reveal her status. Yes, this is a bit of a cop out but I think the cop out was intentionally put there so she can feel how seemingly important that she does and say things correctly to ensure her survival in the school. She was pretty much in absorbing mode this entire episode. Hopefully next week, she'll figure out how she wants to act and be totally kickass and awesome.
And I toootally agree with the thought that this writer just does a lot of set up, but no payoff. The setups are sooooo good. but yea man, the pacing is so slow that none of the setups are used. And that's just disappointment every time. Why show me the candy when you're not going to let me eat it? T_T
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Vincy
October 25, 2013 at 11:13 PM
Omg, you are totally right. Why did I not see Eun Sung in this light? "Absorbing so she can be total kickass next episode". I like that idea. Hopefully that will happen next episode, though!
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LoveIt
October 26, 2013 at 7:51 PM
I really am not sure this is the writer's fault. It could have more to do with the director. I really think he is the problem.
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60 Aundry
October 24, 2013 at 10:01 PM
Thank you for the recap!!!! It is always nice to read it after watching the episode... it sort of feels like chatting with a friend about it.
Like some of the other fans I am also kind of disappointed with this episode and with ES. Her character is so terribly two dimensional and it is super sad. You can only empathize with her for so long because the sad scenes and passive responses seem to go on and on. By episode 6 I was expecting some kind of sign of life. :( It is too depressing to watch someone just get beat up.
I am also getting the feeling that ES isn't really the main character in this show - Kim Tan is. Even though he is also suffering, at least we see him take some active steps and we also see some evidence of the potential to change further (since he used to be a bully but no longer is). With ES, on the other hand, she seems like she has always just been this sad, unfortunate person, just sort of letting herself get pushed on in life.
I am going to give it two more episodes before I let this series go... It is way too late into the show for ES to be set up so poorly as a character and it moves sooooo slow... At least Secret Garden had the body switching part of the plot to make it interesting... and the main character there at least had something she was fighting for!
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61 kimheami
October 24, 2013 at 10:02 PM
it may be just me but does anyone else see Tan just seeing the terrorizing that he created before leaving for the States as a way to punish himself. As we have experienced already with the way he handles himself with his brother, Tan is all about punishing himself for the jaded/shitty situations that he ends up in. The scene where he tells Eun Sang that he created the system made me think this, because he clearly he isn't necessarily scared to stand up against YoungDo's character, and seems pained to watch but carries all the weight and guilt like a punishment. Dude is clearly an M******t (LOLZZ)
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kw02
October 25, 2013 at 10:14 AM
I think Tan regrets his past bullying behavior too, but he is trying to lay low so as not to provoke Young Do, as YD might use the secret of Tan being an illegitimate son against him. I wonder what makes Tan stop being a bully though. Could it be a tragic incident like causing permanent damage to a schoolmate just like in School 2013? ^^" Despite all the veiled threats Young Do made to Eun Sang, I don't think he will really hurt her. Well, the best way for Young Do to piss Tan off will be to flirt with Eun Sang =)
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62 Jan
October 24, 2013 at 10:09 PM
This episode clearly reminds me of Hana Yori Dango and Gossip Girl.
Chuck and Blair = YD and Rachel. His family owns a hotel business while the other owns a fashion label/clothing store.
Anyway, I kinda like YD's twisted behavior this episode. It looks like he wants to crush ES but still wants to keep her close at the same time.
I guess he doesn't know how to woo a girl for real. He's just used to bully someone to get their attention.
He's a smart ass knowing a way to get ES. But he threatened her afterwards. So, he still has a long long way to go when it comes to romance a girl he likes.
His background and the story about his mother will be mentioned hopefully. Otherwise, he will be just another mean rich villainy boy without layers.
But so far his character is interesting already. We'll see.
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thelady
October 24, 2013 at 10:30 PM
YD doesn't know how to be vulnerable. He wants ES phone number but doesn't want to admit his interest so adds a threat to it to make it sound like his usual bullying.
Plus they've been attending Jeguk high with the same kids their whole life, ES is the new girl and she is pretty so she got his attention.
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Jan
October 24, 2013 at 11:20 PM
That's true. Maybe he's interested in her because he's never seen a girl like ES in his life. The girl who finds him weird rather than scary.
But I don't want him to attract to her because of her look only. He doesn't seem to be a type who flirts around.
And I hope ES will be brave enough and start to banter back at him some day. I'm sure it will be entertaining seeing how these two interact in the same pace.
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63 selina
October 24, 2013 at 10:11 PM
"they can’t possibly go to the same school. You always say that, but then it always ends with this."
Ha I literally said "boy, you know you lying and gonna be crying while looking in each others eyes in the end"
This episode was much much more interesting than all the others put together for me. And I like that I just did not know how to feel about any of the characters. There is no good guy bad guy here because they are all washed up in shades of grey. As much as I wanted to kick Young-do's ass and applaud Eun-sang for wanting to stand up for the boy; in the end she didn't and what is even worse is that Tan was standing back just watching the system he put in place and knows is very wrong happen. IMHO that is no better than beating the boy themselves.
I like you find Young-do to be a very fascinating character (his character interest me so much in that I never know what to expect and his words and action are in conflict from person to person) but if he was a real person I would hate him.
So many great things happened in this ep (although the show is till without a plot). Show needs to not pull at School 2013 and take too long to explain why the bromance is broken, nor repair it. The things that continue to interest me and bring me back is Young-do, Tan, Won, TanDo (very very much), TanWon, and WonJoo.
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nohalfmeasures
October 25, 2013 at 9:31 AM
Word @grey characters!... I don't see any one as really evil..even daddy Kim for that matter..it can be argued that his reverse psychology plan is a twisted way to protect his sons from eventual unhappiness is because he knows first hand girls like ES will not be able to survive just like Won's birth mother.
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64 Ace
October 24, 2013 at 10:12 PM
I'm grateful that my high school, even with all its imperfections, was not hell for me. We differentiated between special science sections, higher sections, and lower sections but thank goodness not between rich, middle class, and poor (we all had 'em). But my grade school was a different matter. All-girls private school, I could still name some of my classmates who could fall into the class system that Empire High has. Yeah, and they were bullies too.
I get how Eun-sang would feel in that environment, and her hesitation to help the guy being bullied. On one hand, yay! for trying in the end. On the other hand, it's gonna be (more) hard for her to not only be classed as a charity student, but to be one of the weak ones too. So yay! for Tan for intervening. I'm already afraid at what Young-do could and would do to her in the future, no need to get marked early on by the other students as being low on the totem pole.
So far, I'm also enjoying the show, but as it's the sixth episode already I'm also looking for a clear plot from the writer. Also, Mr. PD, I'm starting to get bothered by all the long staring contests and silences in this episode. It feels like fillers to me as it takes a few beats too long before the next scene or before the character says something.
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65 jan
October 24, 2013 at 10:16 PM
Unlike other people who are disappointed with Tan being turning a blind eye on the bullying in school, I actually think it fits with his character and seems like the most reasonable thing for him to do.
He had 3 options coming back to school- (1) continue with being the bully he was, (2) be the person to stand up against YD's tyrant ways, (3) stay out of everything.
first option is out because YD already has that role and he can't go back to being friends with YD and act like tyrants of the school like they did in the past. second one will just cause more drama for himself- and remember, he's "too lazy". Tan seems to me like a person who just wants to stay out of all the messy business if it has nothing to do with him.
I like it that coming from the viewpoint of an ex-bully and YD's ex-best friend, Tan can foresee the dangers that ES will face, and because he's so crazy about her, if he's going to butt his head into anything at all, it would be to make sure she's safe in school. I wonder though, whether when he talked about being one of the bullies in the past, whether that tinge of sadness when he said it came from feeling bad about the things he did, or was he missing the "fun" times he shared with YD in the past?
Another thing I found interesting was the parallels between Tan and ES in terms of their status in school. When ES got angry with him for lying that she's a "new rich" and worried about what would happen if people found out the truth, it made me think of Tan's situation as well. That he's seen as the son of the chariman of the school, but what would happen if people found out the truth too?
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LoveIt
October 26, 2013 at 7:55 PM
I agree with you!
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66 starb
October 24, 2013 at 10:18 PM
Wow so much politic in a high school...
I know a lot of people think EunSang is boring and does not smile very often, but I think her attitude so far makes sense. She is in a fish-out-of-the-water situation right now, coming from a common school to a school similar as jungle. It is logical to just want to bow your head to survive because to be able to go to that school alone is already a 'miracle' for her. But I think once she found her comfort spot in that school, we'll see the real her. Also, she came from an all-girl school... switching to Jeguk School needs more than gender adjusting. Also... I love her hair!!
I just wish that she transfers there is not for charity, maybe better if she won a lottery or because of her academic achievements. Then again, maybe Daddy Kim has something up on his sleeve.
I love reading all the comments, might as well create a fan-fiction for this drama. That being said, I really would like it if EunSang being there can be catalyst for everybody to become a better person, because though Young Chan is a great character, EunSang has the former Satan supporting her, so changing the 'school system' is not impossible. Aannd she is joining the broadcast club, what is more influencing than TV? Will this plot too much of Highschool-Musical-esque?
Commenting on KT wardrobe mishap, I think the wardrobe department wants to 'balance' everybody, with that handsome face of his, it would not be fair fr everybody if he has a good sense of fashion too. Or maybe he's just to lazy to pick a better shirt than the seasonal sweater.
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67 Anna
October 24, 2013 at 10:27 PM
Lee Min Ho is definitely handsome. BUT, KIM WOO BIN HAS THE X-FACTOR and surprisingly he acts better too than LMH.
the story is getting interesting, although I am anticipating episodes to be almost to the pattern of Boys Over Flowers. Nonetheless, the acting here is much better than BoF (with LMH the only one among the major characters in BoF who did a good job in acting his part)
However, the pink lipstick of the actors are more obvious than the actresses. whoever is the make-up artist, I hope they tone it down.
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68 Sylviaaaaa
October 24, 2013 at 10:28 PM
Young Do is such a charismatic character, whether he is terrorizing students or at the convience store with Eun Sung, my focus is on him 100%. I can't wait to see the love triangle develop and watch the characters grow. They all have so much room to improve and grow up so I can't wait to finally get into the meat and bones of the story instead of watching all the fillers.
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69 george
October 24, 2013 at 10:28 PM
Whew!Good thing I didn't have much expectations about this show because then i get to enjoy it in spite of it falling flat at times and not picking up on it's story line as much as i wanted it or suppose to be.Or the why's in my head.
Thanks for the recap,girlfriday.Have a good weekend,beanies!
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selina
October 24, 2013 at 11:18 PM
Yes, I think people will enjoy the more and if they let go of expectations and the writers yesteryears works, and just go with whatever it gives. I have never liked the writers works and know she was a big shot back in the day, but honestly homegirl has not been going down hill for a while now. Heirs is just further proof of that. It won't get better. If you aren't enjoying it now, you most likely never will.
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fairouzmm
October 24, 2013 at 11:49 PM
u r both right . After seeing this episode for the 2nd time and reading the recap and some of the comments, I figured that the problem is not in the Drama but in us because we r so invested in the characters and the actors that we want the drama to be executed in a certain way. We should just watch with no expectation and not waiting for the drama we invented in our heads to happen. Believe me, I tried that when I was watching BOF but in spite of the frustration and disappointment that show, and I’m embarrassed to admit, is unreasonably my favorite KD ever.
So I’m going to clear my head from any expectations and just enjoy the show.
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70 nina
October 24, 2013 at 10:29 PM
... why is that scene where giant tan lays on his bed after that outdoor laundry... it's the best scene in this episode.
i swear i didn't shed any tears :'(
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branwen
October 24, 2013 at 10:50 PM
I feel so too. It's like he became so lonely again after giving away that dreamcatcher, like he lost something important, like he's back to his own sad world again.
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71 Anvesha
October 24, 2013 at 10:36 PM
It might be strange but I actually liked that Eun Sang didn't just jump in to save the kid because it's more realistic that way. I'm sure she will do that in the future... but I like that like a normal human being she's scared she might be the target instead of being usual loud kdrama heroine.
I feel the same about Young Do. I don't really like him but I find him really interesting as a character..
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kopytko
October 24, 2013 at 11:00 PM
You're right - it was normal for ES not to help the bullied student. What wasn't normal was the lack of any reaction from anybody else. Even if it had been for purely aesthetical reasons - we don't want to look at somebody being beaten, because normally it is an unplaesant view.
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72 anna
October 24, 2013 at 10:45 PM
"You always say that, but then it always ends with this."
HAHAHHAHA I will anticipate this parallel and die laughing if they do end up eating ramen together at the place where YD always eats his ramen. I WILL DIE LAUGHING!
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73 branwen
October 24, 2013 at 10:45 PM
What I'm afraid of is the moment when Joon-young transfers, Young-do won't have anyone to bully. He may turn his full attention to Eun Sang. If so, then Tan won't be as unsympathetic anymore. The interaction may be good for the show, but Young do torturing Eun Sang, at least mentally, is kinda scary.
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74 Forgotmyname
October 24, 2013 at 10:54 PM
LMH looks too old for a high-schooler >< I thought I can ignore it but he looks like a teacher instead of a student when they're all together in one place
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Anna Koreana
October 25, 2013 at 3:01 AM
agree. except that his lipstick is too emphasized.
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75 wren
October 24, 2013 at 10:54 PM
deja-vu again
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76 Balletgoddess
October 24, 2013 at 11:01 PM
Thanks for the recap!!
If Tan's behavior was worst than Young-do, it makes me wonder if there might be another reason why Tan was sent to the U.S. and why his father aloud it?
Omg Young-do's character is quite scary. I hate watching bullying in dramas but this one with all the rules/ predestinied terrorizing and undertone meanings has me like this
(⊙＿⊙)
I just need to remember & keep reminding myself that this is a melodrama not a Rom Com.
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77 Missy
October 24, 2013 at 11:28 PM
Young Do is sexy. He's like one of the sexiest bad boys in a school uniform. Too bad his charm comes in idle and actual thearts. If only he did more evil genius strategy pondering and less arm twisting I would like him that much more. Oh wells!
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78 stars4u
October 24, 2013 at 11:30 PM
Why is Kim Woo-bin so good at this? I fall for it every single time!
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79 Mary
October 24, 2013 at 11:43 PM
I wish they will limit those "bullying" part ,am sure there are young kids watching this show,i just don't want them to imitate those things,and what about the school ? don't they have any policy about bullying ? just because this is supposed to be a school for rich people doesn't mean that they can get away with it. The bullying happened on the hallway,where's the faculty ? With the recent event here in the US where the kid was bullied and in revenge shot his classmates and killed a teacher, i hope the writers will be sensitive also and give justice to the "weak" one. The main characters are very popular and known abroad,so pls. i hope the story will give us a good moral lesson that we can apply in our lives. I can see the similarity from boys over flowers,the very 1st korean show that i fell in love with. Now,i can understand why the manager of Yonghwa pulled him out of the show,he doesn't fit to be a bully..he's so lovable. Park Shin Hye is lovely and Lee MinHo is so handsome.....
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80 dragon
October 25, 2013 at 12:05 AM
Hi, does anyone know the title of the song that plays when Eun Sang (PSH) sits in the wine cellar? It's soooo beautiful and I'm so curious! Thanks!
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Luna
October 25, 2013 at 2:36 AM
it's Park Jang Hyun of Bromance - Two People.
actually it's a remake of Sung Si Kyung's from 2005.
it's a really beautiful song...
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dragon
October 26, 2013 at 1:59 AM
Thanks so much! It really is, and I should have figured it would have been by someone like Sung Shi Kyung lol
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81 alwaesboo
October 25, 2013 at 12:06 AM
I have only got one grip with the show so far....
Less pan-shots and more plot movement, please!
I know they're all awesomely hot but I want to more plot movement. I want to know more about the characters rather than just spend my whole hour oogling. Its like the drama has just gone into panned shots; its not as exciting as while they were still in America. And its not like they're all super emo.
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alwaesboo
October 25, 2013 at 12:06 AM
*gripe
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82 Li3a8
October 25, 2013 at 12:11 AM
The plot is barely there but is still enjoyable to watch.
This episode made one thing very clear to me, Woo Bin is great portraying his stereotypical bully character, he scares the hell out of me and makes me feel very uneasy whenever he is with eun sang. At the moment he is better than Min Ho (not that he is bad) in making his character believable, I really love Tan and all his sweet little gestures and general dorkiness but he comes flat very often. I understand he is the Ji Hoo to Woo Bin's Jun Pyo, a more quiet, sensitive and thoughful character just tired with his lot in life, but when he is trying to convey the whole alpha male thing it was just not believable to me.
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83 ttmt
October 25, 2013 at 12:32 AM
Young Do is one charismatic douche bag. KWB' screen presence is so strong he single-handedly brings all the cracking tension to the table.
The comparison between TanDo broken bromance and Heung Soo-Nam Soon is inevitable. Not just because KWB is in both, but Kim Tan is similar to Go Nam Soon - a bully-gone-good trying to lay low, complicated past, etc etc. Except Kim Tan is not as well crafted as Nam Soon. It is harder to emotionally invest in Tan's character because of his prolonged passivity. His conflicts with the others are introduced to us right away, but half-assedly and then Show takes its real sweet time to flesh them out as if it plans to go 50 episodes plus. This goes with Eun Sang and other characters too. Show is really all over the place.
When Show focuses on something, like the the main OTP or BrOTP, it is repetitive. I feel like if they cut off most of the adult portions and speed things up, we'd have a much engaging drama.
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84 Mee-Ra
October 25, 2013 at 12:38 AM
I must o say now, I'm in the brick of confusion with what emotion is this episode trying to vibe. Could it be?
a. The Alpha dogs are in full throttle of showing their cool angst? Not necessarily needed, I think. Since we had that at hello
b. Cha Eun Sang labyrint of surreal-lity has taken a knotch to semi warp speed in direction I can't even tell where... Who's heart is she really reeling?? And it's not even suppose to be a puzzling ><
c. Maybe it's just another writers block we'll have to endure untill something fun and heartsy came up
oh btw, thank you recaptor for an outstanding job. U guys r awwsome
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85 sisiorchid
October 25, 2013 at 1:12 AM
That is a huge comment generator up there. I mean Heirs. Oh my! Characters are so complex and loving Bo Na. Haha
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86 Yuuko
October 25, 2013 at 1:25 AM
Thanks for recap.
I am looking forward to growing feeling of YD to ES. The real evil is the old chairman. Save dream for children is bullshit.
Poor ES and KT, they both are being used by the old chairman.
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87 Timewonderland
October 25, 2013 at 1:31 AM
Your ending comment is just straight to the point. It explained exactly how I felt toward this episode especially 'a step or two behind anticipation'.
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88 Nana Parsaye
October 25, 2013 at 1:32 AM
I wish 2 mention some points
1-the pace of the drama is what the SCRIPTWRITER has chosen,the cast are GIVEN the scripts & are asked how 2 act!!
2-In Kim Eun Sook's dramas U should NOT expect 2 see UNREASONABLE ups & dowsn,SICKENING twists & turns,...
3-I personally LOVE Kim Eun sook dramas!! in this drama I REALLY LOVE Kim Tan's character!!
Tan is lonely,emotionally disturbed,screwed up,disheartened by brother,hated by his ex friend.He has a dark past,he has done sth 2 Young do that he is this much on bad terms with him!!
I AM curious about the relationship between them ALL!!
I LIKE IT that in Kim Eun Sook dramas,I do not see SICKENING & UNREASONABLE twists & turns!!!
I think the upcoming episodes will be fast moving.
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peacegee
October 25, 2013 at 1:41 AM
thanks a lot for your positive analysis. this is encouraging :)
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MnetGirl
October 26, 2013 at 11:39 AM
I love Kim Eun Sook's dramas too and I'm well aware that she takes her time in developing the stories.
But this drama is a slow start compared to Secret Garden or Gentleman's Dignity that captured me in just 3-4 episodes.
I can only hope that in the next few episodes she gives me that happy feeling that I experienced when I watched her previous dramas because I'm not getting any so far.
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89 peacegee
October 25, 2013 at 1:39 AM
from all the comments, I think we all judge too much on this hype up Heirs. lots of expectation and we find the plot a bit slow in terms of story telling. The fact that we have a top-notch writer makes it harder to swallow especially with all the big guns in 1 show - what? eye candy to the max, acting chops not too bad when the plot is rocky in between when the kids step up their acting to balance out the [no offense] lack lustre plot which I must admit at times.
Like someone said before that if our anticipation are lowered by a bar, perhaps we will enjoy the show more.
the plot being this rate for ep 6 makes me think that perhaps there is NOT much to it to last 20 ep. which is why they are trying to squeeze the juice as much as possible with good looking people around repeating some scenes over and over again. Thus, this is not the usual pace of the KES's story telling. maybe, she is really taking her script to a whole new level.
I for one will keep watching for the sake of the OTP whom I adore v v much and also KWB, luv him for his acting chops ever since AGD[luv him in every scene that he had with KHN. they were both so engaging].
I honestly wished that they would up the tempo a little bit for ep.7 and do away with the adult conflicts which is taking too much time. we want time for the kids instead.
Maybe it is about time that I put in a little prayer for SHOW. Meanwhile, to keep going, I will try to sit back and enjoy this pace. It has been a while since there is explosion of eye candy in one show. So, I will persevere and insist to continue with show despite the current mode. Let's see how ep. 7 pans out. fingers crossed (both hands) :)
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90 Faye
October 25, 2013 at 1:44 AM
I thought this episode showed a certain courage on the part of the writers. Usually when the former bad guy/chaebol falls for a girl and turns all romantical, his past is whitewashed. Here, we find out that not only was Tan an active participant in bullying, he initiated it. It would be interesting to see if Eun Sang gets the chance to call him out on the monster he created in the future.
I still love Tan and Eun Sang together, but the golden boy's halo really is tarnished a bit, isn't it? Tan may not be torturing people anymore, but he's not doing anything to help them, either. His advice to Eun Sang to keep her head down and ignore the tormented kids may have been realistic, but it does reveal some disappointing aspects of his personality.
I am really curious to know what happened between Tan and Young-Do. How did they go from being besties and partners in crime to the antagonism we saw in this episode? Speaking of Youbg-Do, he's scaring me a bit. "You're my chattel now?" Dude needs to work on his pick-up lines a little. Just saying.
I like that in the midst of the seriousness, we get these flashes of humor in unexpected places. Eun Sang's mother cos-playing just to screw with her boss cracked me up.
I agree with the recapper that so far, the show has been more of a character study than plot driven. I've actually been fine with that, but it would be nice to see more plot from here on out.
Thanks for the recap!
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91 Nana Parsaye
October 25, 2013 at 1:51 AM
1-This drama is banter filled like the other Kim Eun sook dramas!
2-ACTORS & ACTRESSES should be good looking!!!
I REALLY don't get it when some say they r just eye candy!! WHAT DO U MEAN????????
ACTORS should be with good looks!!!! COME ON!!
HOW OLD ARE U GUYS??!!
DON'T U KNOW THE Factors that an actor should have????
The character of Kim Tan is SO MUCH engaging & captivating that I don't feel the slow movement u guys are mentioning!!!!!!
See HOW beautifully KES has created the roles!!!
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92 Stardust
October 25, 2013 at 1:54 AM
All I wanna say:
1) for some reason I am digging kT's look when he threw his fork (or spoon) onto the floor at the lunch table - at YD when he was teasing ES. I don't know whether it's disdain disgust or complete confrontational
2) let's just say LMH is HOT. He's practically smoldering in this series with his stares and presence. kWB is HOT too. 2 alpha males in a stare down. Come on, don't say you didn't enjoy it!! I want more!!!
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Anna Koreana
October 25, 2013 at 3:09 AM
Kim Tan "the starer".
to cut costs in NGs, the director just make him stare and they all go home early. Observe well, he speaks less. he stares more. why? because he can't memorize his lines.
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????????
October 25, 2013 at 3:31 AM
WHAT THE HELL!!! HE CANNOT MEMORIZE WELL??????
ARE U ALRIGHT???????????
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93 kayra
October 25, 2013 at 1:56 AM
I am a little bir behind I watched ep4 last night. What strikes me in this show is Lee Min Ho's acting. I am not a die hard fan of his my last drama of him was City Hunter so I am not sure but I don't really remember being particularly impressed with his acting in that show. Here his eyes especially makes me think wow he expresses different shades of his character very well. I had that feeling again when he was talking with his father about what he did in America and such his grief and restrained feelings. I am looking forward to his acting in later episodes. I wish I could say the same for Park Shin Hye but unfortunately that is not the case. Maybe it is her character not being layered enough though.
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94 Kristy
October 25, 2013 at 2:19 AM
Or yunno, some kisses.
yup....i am hoping that by now psh learned how to though...
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Anna Koreana
October 25, 2013 at 3:11 AM
you're better off watching x-rated movies if "kisses" is all you want to see. there's no point having kisses if its out of sync of the storyline.
don't be shy - watch x-rated movies or probably you're secretly watching already
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skelly
October 25, 2013 at 1:16 PM
Usually a KES drama does have a kiss by Episode 6; the young-uns obviously aren't at that point, so the adults valiantly stepped in.
So...does that make this drama "x-rated" now? Sheesh.
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95 aicaramba
October 25, 2013 at 2:23 AM
oh man. young-do is a very interesting antagonist coz he's smart. it's one thing to have to face your average neighborhood bully, but a sharp one's terrifying. he knows exactly what he's doing and hits people where it hurts, and im not talking about physical blows. :$
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skelly
October 25, 2013 at 1:17 PM
He's a geeeenius bully.
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96 rani
October 25, 2013 at 2:24 AM
probably i began to like young do's character, he is more manly, better than KT.
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LoveIt
October 26, 2013 at 8:06 PM
You need to readjust your definition of a man, if you think that a bully, who tortures the weak, and is only friends with people of high standing, who does not know how to communicate attraction to a woman is a man.
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97 windsun33
October 25, 2013 at 2:30 AM
I can't help but compare this to "Secret Love" as the two shows are direct competitors on the air.
Watching the latest episode of Secret I was laughing, screaming, making weird animal noises, and in various other ways getting way too emotional about the latest turn of events.
Watching the latest episode of this, more often than not I found myself thinking about if I should wash clothes, do my grocery shopping list, take a nap, or make some iced tea.
I think I may have reached the stage to where I just don't care what happens in this drama.
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Faye
October 25, 2013 at 4:20 AM
Based on your posts from the past few episodes, I'm getting the idea that you might like Secret Love? Just a little?
Sorry, I couldn't resist ribbing you a little :). In all seriousness, I'm thinking of giving Secret Love a try based on your recommendation.
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kopytko
October 25, 2013 at 4:24 AM
The tension is surely there in Secret. I reacted in different ways than you did, but I certainly was much more agitated than while watching Heirs Over Flowers. No wonder about that, the stakes are different.
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Aundry
October 25, 2013 at 4:25 PM
ES's lack of personality and the lack of plot totally killed me in this episode... Hmmm... maybe I should convert to Secret...
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98 Anna Koreana
October 25, 2013 at 2:57 AM
the building where CES took the name tag of Rachel is 100% Jang Keun Suk's building. the place where they buy uniform. its in episode 5. That's the Tree-J Building of Hwang Tae Kyung with the number 724 outside.
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99 adelmar
October 25, 2013 at 3:14 AM
I did enjoy this episode, but I want to see more. It feels like this drama is moving in a very slow pace, developing very slowly. At this point, I don't even know whether KT has truly fallen in love with CES or not. Yeah sure he's interested in her but that's all I can see. Well, maybe since they've started school, we can see more of them. I like Heirs, so please, don't disappoint me until the end.
And I was actually glad that CES didn't just jump in to save the bullied student on her first day at school, cos that would be just like BOF. She'll probably turn into a 'hero of justice' sooner or later, but her reaction in that scene was exactly how people would react in reality.
Hoping to see more in the next ep. I'm glad the ratings finally went up though.
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100 Francie
October 25, 2013 at 3:22 AM
the acting competition between two tall and handsome guys begins....in this corner is LMH, in another corner is KWB... and the winner is KWB. LMH knocked out in round 6.
will he get up and fight in round 7? or will he stay down?
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L
October 25, 2013 at 3:34 AM
what do you mean?
speechless
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peacegee
October 25, 2013 at 5:44 AM
ditto!
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