Reviews

kim su-han-mu guh-bu-ki-wa du-ru-mi...

I am particularly fond of this episode for the first, gorgeous scenes of Joo Won imagining Ra Im at his side at every waking hour - and sleeping one too, I guess.



My mom is already fascinated by his character. I can't really blame her, there's something about an obnoxious anti-hero who says whatever comes to his mind without filtering it through civility, respect or social codes which can either deter you completely or intrigue you to the point of no return.



Joo Won to Oska: "Hyeong, does your head exist to make you look taller?"

Joo Won to Seul: "Although you don't strike me as very intelligent, you should know that if a man tells you he fell in love with you at first sight, he just wants to take you to bed without wasting much time."



Mom: "hahahahaha, this man is hilarious! Why did you tell me he was such a jerk? I mean, he's arrogant, but what he says is seldom wrong in itself."

me: "please, trust me. He IS a jerk. Don't cut him any slack or he's going to run you over with his shiny car - and tracksuit"

mom: "all right, all right. But Ra Im stands up to him. Good girl. If she were the timid, submissive type there would be no romance at all."



I must say it (and boast a little): my mom has the knack of getting to the core of the matter. :D

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Two generations on the watch

I hope I'll be forgiven for the... unusual style of my episode reviews. Here's the thing: I am rewatching SG with my mother.

Rating and commentaries are going to be a summary of our weekly watch, the veteran of SG who basically knows the script by heart and an almost total newbie - my mom - who's at her second asian drama experience.



Opening scene: the garden.

mom: "wow! I think I'll like this thing for the scenery alone!"

me (thinking): wait until you see Binnie... :P



Joo Won comes down the stairs

mom: "............................. Rita, please tell me THIS man is going to be the main character"

me: "shall I remind you you are still harbouring a crush on Lee Seung Gi?"

mom: "what, are you telling me we need to be monogamist in our dreams too?"

me: "of course not, mom. Enjoy Joo Won"



Bridget Jones once said: never contradict your mother. She's right even when she's wrong.



At the end of the episode I watched her with the corner of my eye, fearing she would say something like: hmm, weird stuff. But no! She was enthusiastic. "Do you think we could double our weekly rendez-vous? I'm so going to like this!"



Ha!

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It could have been better.

Episode three didn't amuse me as much as the first two episodes had but I guess the last fifteen minutes made the episode quite enjoyable. I wasn't a fan of Oguri Shun in the past I even wondered "Why is this guy so famous?? He was terrible as Rui" but this drama has made me realise why Oguri Shun is who he is. He is one fine actor and he has the stage presence which every actor needs to make the audience fall in love.



I was expecting quite a lot with the reason behind the name change and why she knows his mothers name and I was pretty disappointed. They made me feel like their first encounter was something special but by the time the flashback was over I was left scratching my head saying "Really" over and over again.

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