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first off the reason Baek Jin was treating Yun Hwa like dirt, was cause he thought she leaked info to Myung Ho, who made them drop the follow-up article. even thought he found out that she was a "mercenary" in the previous episode, he was ready to be "ok" with her and treat her like everyone else until the leak. then he was sure that she was the "rat" so kinda understand his behavior. considering she isn't the "mole" i get why he comes off a major douche - but he wasn't to blame.. and after everything going on, who could blame him for jumping to conclusions. as is there is no one in that place who has his back, and he has to worry about his subordinates. so everything considered, i get it.*******************************************************************************************************************************************feel sorry for his daughter, with all due respect to teen angst and people faulting her cause of it - she has every right to act the way she does. its grating to see but when she has to basically raise herself, with an absent parent why should she show him any respect? he left this poor child to deal with her mother's sickness and death all alone - how did that effect her? even special occasion like wedding anniversary become extra special, as that day is now meant to commemorate the dead loved one, but is forgotten by him - why should she not be pissed 24/7? her acting out is a cry for help - a cry so he would stop and take notice - how sad is that?!? *****************************************************************************************************************like i said in the previous episode he is a good man but people like him who r already married to their job, shouldn't have personal lives - cause they will just end up ignoring and hurting them.*******************************************************************************************************************************************Yun Hwa needs to stop being so meek - the reason we hate reports is cause they r pushy, annoying - with little to no regard to basic decency, or the privacy of another. so why she keep walking on eggshells in that place. she is called a "mercenary" - say "f*ck it" and act like one(!) she needs to stand-up for herself especially in front of people like Baek Jin and the rest of team "Argon".*******************************************************************************************************************************************side note - the best friend is whatever - i don't like her, she is a grown woman and she should know better, so the one u loved married ur best friend and ur still hanging around - why? pathetic really...
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just saw Heung-boo: The Revolutionist and cause of Kim Joo Hyuk r.i.p, checked out the other stuff he has done and saw this drama with only 8 episodes - short but sweet i thought. OMO the roller coaster, my head is still spinning from all the emotional turmoil that i viewed. this is So good! phenomenal comes to mind - reminds me off The NewsRoom (American) & The Hour (British) two other immensely great shows about journalism, that i loved and enjoyed.*******************************************************************************************************************************************Yoo Myung Ho [HBC] represents all that is bad in the world of journalism, really despicable character that had no problem defaming an innocent human, just cause he could damn the consequences that his family would suffer - and the fact that this kind of person is in a role of authority that enables him to not only rank and rave but physically assault his subordinates is mind boggling and scary!*******************************************************************************************************************************************for now really loving every character, not sure about some - but time will tell. feel sorry for Baek Jin, as he seems like a good person, but he is the kind that is too dedicated (obsessed) to his job, and anything additional really doesn't have a place, like his family or daughter. sad really that a good person is hurting the one person they should safeguard.
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i'm so bewildered why the heck was this so funny?!? its like over in the blink of an eye and i'm left wondering why the heck wouldn't i stop laughing (*≧︶≦))(￣▽￣* )ゞ
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glad the last ep didn't have me depressed or balling my eyes out... OMO but this was a depressing drama & yet i aint sorry i watched it. *******************************************************************************************************************************************the writer did a hell of a job with every issue depicted (in each ep). every subject was researched & given the gravitas it deserved. never felt (even for a sec) that it was exploitative or rushed & brushed off when ep ended (as have seen in other dramas). little wonder it hit so hard & a lot of people ended-up weeping nonstop.*******************************************************************************************************************************************am glad how they choose to end this drama. i for one don't think there should be another season. u don't mess with perfection & 16 ep's is more then enough to cover almost all of the reasons people choose to "give-up"... IMO *******************************************************************************************************************************************great acting by all. would recommend but doubt would rewatch...
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i love Joon Woong the most in this drama, love his personality but here/this time, he was a bit to blasé for my liking. u've been given the task of babysitting someone on the verge... u don't leave them & go off. like he did - & if u gotta, then u don't take ur sweet time. even when his phone started beeping, what he do - call Goo Ryun. like u serious?!? shouldn't he have rushed up to Ryu Cho Hui??? everything in that scene was in slowmo, when he needed to haulass ( ˘︹˘ )*****************************************************************************************************************************************& i know people blaming the father - who is despicable, but how is the mother or sister any better?!? Ryu Cho Hui literally got no one she can lean on - even for emotional support. not shocking she shattered as she did. *****************************************************************************************************************************************Park Joong Gil did bad, but ironically he did it out of anger & frustration - not knowing what he was doing or the ramifications of his actions. no one is ready to enlighten him & hearing that Goo Ryun took her own life was enough for him to see red. as i wrote in a past comment, i had a feeling he is angry at a person that he loved, that killed their selves abandoning him. was right. *****************************************************************************************************************************************side note: Goo Ryu might have physically taken her own life, but she was pushed into doing it. guess she doesn't get point for that (⊙_⊙;)
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the victim blaming & shaming is nothing new - maybe nowadays it's gotten a bit better. but there nothing new under the sun. poor women were abducted & found a way to make it back, only to be rejected at the gate - like what logic is this, idk＼（〇_ｏ）／then to add insult to injury the public kept shaming them wherever they went. like how cruel can one be. am 99% sure those women were a reminder of their incompetence. so better to get rid of the "evidence" (of how they couldn't safe-guard their own people) then face the harsh reality, that they failed those women.*****************************************************************************************************************************************Goo Ryun's mother-in-law was a piece of work, not just cause she was a woman, but she was a woman that was saved by the women she was now pushing over the edge. but am also sure her motivation was cause Goo Ryun had yet gotten pregnant. so she wanted a new girl that would get pregnant soon & give her the grandchild she wanted.*****************************************************************************************************************************************i don't see Joong Gil as someone who would take his own life, maybe he did it by rushing into battle & do it that way. but wonder why he doesn't remember, while Goo Ryun does.
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sadly i know about the Monument of Peace & the comfort women, cause of the ret*rded kick-streamer Jonny Somali - cause of his disgusting behavior in Korea, let alone how he used this girls statue as a prop for his disgusting's antics to get clicks. personally i hope his ass is tossed into jail (for all the crimes he has committed in Korea) & hope he rots there.********************************************************************************************************************************************so even before starting this ep, knew it was gonna be a rough viewing. think from the start of this drama this is where i have balled my eyes out the most (& will admit, that i have been skipping like a MOFO through most of the heavy parts & still...) i couldn't stop crying. very very hard to ignore what was done, let alone how even after the girls/women gained freedom their own people added to their misery. think that was even more depressing & heartbreaking to me.*******************************************************************************************************************************************considering the theme of this drama it aint shocking this issue was addressed, as in this drama is was shown that a lot of Koreans r ignorant on the subject. so this wasn't just a random plot-point to fill an ep - but an educational ep for the (Korean) viewer's.
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Korea takes the costumers always right to an extreme level. that woman assaulted a store clerk. i don't care how much money u got, or spend in a shop u have no right to physically assault someone - this Not the Joseon era. *********************************also am sure that shop has CCTV covering every inch, so costumers don't steal. so why wasn't the book thrown at her?!? here she doesn't just get away with it once, but is back for more? really?!? heck if i was Yu Hwa (Ryung Goo's mother's reincarnation) the sec i saw her, all my anger & sadness would turn into rage & people would have to pull me off of her.*****************************************************************************************************************************************this ep infuriated me more then saddened me
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this the 2nd ep without an epilogue - which is a bummer as this really need a bit of levity at the end. each ep is freakin depressing.******************************************************************************************************************************************Im Ryung Goo's mother had a tough life & sadly in that time period she owuld never be safe from those gross men. so i think she took the only way out she knew. sadly her son was left behind. Im Ryung Goo wasn't to blame for his mothers death, the fact he lashed out on her is sad, but he was a child & only knew bits & pieces of the her story. jumped to conclusions & took it out on his mother. big mess that lead both their live to a tragic end.******************************************************************************************************************************************pity that in the current reality she had to lose her baby. but i think this was so Im Ryung Goo will come back to the team. ironic that this was the reason he joined the team in the 1st place.
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victim shaming & blaming aint a new thing. sadly this is usually what happens, that's also why a lot of victim's take yrs if ever to come out & accuse their assaulter. ***************************************************************************************************the whole process is like being r*ped over & over; when u have to make a statement to the cops, then (maybe) have to do the r*pe-kit at the emergency & answer the nurses or doctors questions. then to get a evaluation by a psychologist, then in the court it gets even worse, when u have to give testimony, let alone face the cross-examination. for a victim this process is pure hell. so nothing here shocked me - not the way the legal system dealt with her or how the public was spouting whatever crap came to their mind, without thinking about the pain their comments were causing.*****************************************************************************************************************************************about the family or parents, it's a parent thing - when ur a kid & have a tummy ache ur parents will berate u saying "..i told u not to eat so much sweets..." *************************************************************************************************************if u fall "...i told u to stop running around..." maybe it's a way for them to deal with the situation within themselves, not panic or show their worry, so their knee-jerk-reaction is to take it out on their kid.like the sister & brother attacking the other, not cause they blamed them - but they needed someone they could vent on - either way am glad they made up at the end*****************************************************************************************************************************************heavy ep
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genuinely was debating, if i should skip this ep, as animals & children r my achilles heel. if i know a movie is about either or both, i will pass - cause i know no matter how good it is, it will leave me devastated by the end - heck days after "the end". but watched & yeah - it was freakin sad. the saving grace was that the poor baby wasn't abused or abandoned. but still, very depressing & hurt like hell by the end (in-spite of the happy reunion in the epilogue), which was wholesome & very sweet. *****************************************************************************************************************************************at the start had a feeling Goo Ryun was lying, wondering if Park Joong Gil was her betrothed/husband... but at the end in her flashback, she is wearing widows garb. so maybe he was related to the guy she married? either way, she knew him in their past life... now wondering, why she lied & what their connection is.*****************************************************************************************************************************************same with Ryung Goo who was the pregnant woman he was weeping over. a past love or a family member he wronged
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idk why some commenters angry at Joon Woong; 1st off he a newbie & not only at the job but age wise. when u working at that kinda job for Centuries, u get jaded if u want too or not. then it's easier to say "we deal with the dead or the ones trying to end their lives. anything to do with the living, isn't our problem...". *********************************************************************most normal people would want to help & try turning to more experienced people (like their higher-ups), when that doesn't work they go to the cops. when all fails, some might give-up, but there others that will go the route Joon Woong chose. the fact he was desperate blinded him to seeing that Jin Ho was suspect. doesn't make him stupid or wrong to try & prevent further victims. *****************************************************************************************************************************************the fact Joon Woong innocent & pure hearted isn't a bad thing, sadly the world & life will rob him of that sooner rather then later. personally i love his character & i am not depressed out of my mind watching this, cause of him. so as far as i am concerned more power to him!
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this was going fine, felt sorry about Sin Ye Na until she said "... are u saying it's my fault? it was only a moment for ur sister..." i am sorry, but a person like this - that has No empathy for others, deserves pity?!? ***************************************yes, being sick in the head for over a decade (yeah, know it's mean to define it like this - but I don't give a f*ck) isn't easy on the body or the mind, but as an adult she should've tried & sought out help. know it's hard, but not impossible when she herself tried to gain weight, that means she knew there was a problem. then why not talk to a professional?!? ***********************************************************************************************************************************************cause of how she was treated as a teen, she didn't just choose to hurt herself, she hurt others around her, like Jeong Bo Ram & even telling Joon Woong his sister's pain was insignificant, disregarding his confiding in her, is a slap in the face. so i ask why is she worthy of any pity?!? just cause she wants to kill herself?!? **************************************************************sorry, but this world filled with people that r suffering in one way or the other, a ton even contemplate ending their life, but (for everyone it's different) they find a reason not to give-up/give-in & keep fighting, no matter how hard, tough of soul crushing being alive can be.**********************************************************************************************************************************************this time around think Sin Ye Na shouldn't have been handled with kid gloves. she needs a rude awakening - so Goo Ryun should've been the one to deal with her. Joon Woong is too sweet, companionate & forgiving....**********************************************************************************************************************************************well the conclusion is a quick fix to end the ep, not reality cause u need professional help & yrs of therapy before u start to see a change - but whatever...
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f*ck, thought (in-spite all the comments) i wouldn't cry - would tear up & feel sad (but that's what i've been doing since the 1st ep) so thought would hold out. but this was sooooo sad (┬┬﹏┬┬) the reapers did give him a great "send off". but his human body is more or less in the same situation as the friend he mentioned, that was found dead in a state where only bones were left. maybe cause of those moronic mafiosos, he might be found earlier, but still - depressing reality we live in.
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well this was utterly depressing - without the pick-me-up at the end, as the epilogue was also sad...******************************************************************************************************************************************idk what Joong Gil's deal is - maybe someone he loved took their own life & he is holding a grudge against anyone who's thoughtlessly abandoning the people that love them & acting selfishly (in his eyes)...******************************************************************************************************************************************side note: the fight scenes were a joke, a bad joke at that. sorry i can't take Ryung Goo seriously. the fact he can't stop acting tough, makes me all the more, scoff at his touch-guy act.
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