#There are so many thoughts in my head

[magicaldragons]

'in the name of pain and outrage'

an analysis of the ending

I say this with utmost love, but episode 16 was a shitshow.

i walked into this show accepting it at face value – a show that would take itself lightly, with a compelling subplot marinated in humor, and a dose of sweet romance.

this show tried to include very mature, sobering themes with slapstick humor, which is definitely possible if balanced properly, but i feel this show was not able to achieve this the way do bong soon or others could.

to get some of the discrepancies out of the way:

they never told us that the women's senses were connected, geum joo should not have been able to feel namsoon's thirst – that's something they abruptly added to fuel the tension of the situation.

there is absolutely no reason nam soon would react like that to the drug, when you compare it to how every other user was affected by it.

the strength exerted by gil-joongan did not feel like enough to knock her out like that

and with how easy it would've been to leave the situation, it's very obvious that nam soon taking the drug was an ill-planned way to raise the stakes and increase suspense

the homeless couple truly had nothing of value to add to the show or it's message

none of the show's themes or messages were delivered properly towards the end, and it went against everything it preached.

the immediate tone change after ryu si-o's death did not do any justice to the effort put into his characterization

i do not understand how nam soon became a cop, all technicalities considered

why was she throwing humans out a window from the second floor, even if they're criminals??

they REALLY cheapened the whole marriage conversation by bringing money, property, and heirs into it. that was NOT romantic or wholesome. hee-sik deserves better parents, tf.

side note: i'm pretty disappointed with namsoon's character arc, but lee yoo mi worked within the purview of the script to give us honestly wonderful acting, especially in episode 15.

now, to get into the ending, i'll start with this:

what we got, felt like an empty victory. hollow and out of place.

i've always been an advocate for all parts of a show coming together to create an experience – there's usually no single keystone.

but as soon as si-o died, the rest of the episode felt like a blur, with all loose ends being succinctly wrapped up and prepared for season three. byeon woo seok, and his characterization really carried the show as a unit, and added to its cohesiveness. i did not find myself rooting for geum joo and nam soon's successes afterwards

because they had failed the ONE thing most of us had been hoping for them to do:

to save people who were victims of oppression from those with the power of money, and empower them, including to save si-o from his oppressors, and help him take down pavel.

there is no satisfaction in geum joo doing it by herself, because she has no emotional investment in destroying pavel.

losing hwaja and si-o, watching namsoon & heesik become one dimensional all of a sudden, and seeing tertiary unrelated characters having their loose ends tied, is extremely unsatisfactory – for a show that had an incredible cast and so much potential.

at the same time: i loved the portreyal of gil joongan's mission to help the elderly and her enthusiasm for her future, and the addition of binbin + looking into their past from an additional angle also really elevated the emotional context of si-o's character arc.

i loved each character, truly, and to not see the plot and writers give them the detail and care they deserve, is wholly disappointing.

the show took me on a whole journey, emotionally,,,but to know exactly what would make it better, and be aware of its discrepancies makes me grieve the potential it had to truly leave an impact on its viewers, with a solid takeaway message.

[ambagel]

SCREAMING

I love this so much. I am in physical pain.

GRIMMY SHAJJDJAJJDS HES SO CUTE IM GONNA CRY

I love rabbits so much this event is healing me

[bookwyrminspiration]

"you can't just ask someone why their name is joebeans!"

[robertseanleonardthinker]

ok but genuinely no piece of fiction has ever affected me like this show has. not even my special interest. like of course i've had media affect me before and i've connected to characters and their feelings and their experiences, but never in a way so.. i don't even know how to describe it. extreme isn't the word. but anyways.

i am thinking about morality. how every human being has deep flaws. every person is fucked up and will do fucked up things. and i am thinking about relationships. with others and with yourself. with the things around you even. i am reflecting on my own journey in treatment. my own time spend inpatient. my own time spent denying help, denying i even needed it. reflecting on my own recovery. and i am thinking about if people really do or don't change. if people don't change, then that means that i am not what my illness has made me. that what i was still remains and that this is just temporary. and i am thinking about mortality. life and death. what does it mean to *live*? and i am thinking about unconditional love. is unconditional love real? have i experienced unconditional love? have i *given* someone unconditional love? i am thinking about love in general. love and life and pain and happiness and everything else.

there is not a single truly good or evil person in this show. everyone is deeply fucked up. nothing is black or white. nobody is one or the other. everything is a unique shade of grey. nobody is perfect.

literally there aren't even enough words to describe the way that i am feeling. the things that i am thinking about. i'm genuinely seeing the world differently, for better and for worse. i think it's beautifully fucked.

[dreamingoftinystars]

My brother did something to me that he knows that he’s not supposed to do and I didn’t even react. Like I just walked away and reacted alone in my room. But he’s still mad at me for “overreacting” and “being a dramatic crybaby” so I truly can’t win

[clarisse-doodles]

inspired by this post, in which Damian does not know what Vine is

[glitchedcosmos]

Yeah he’s fine.

[druid-for-hire]

[images ID: three images of a comic titled "one must imagine sisyphus happy" by druid-for-hire. it is a visual narrative beginning with someone with wrist pain (depicted by bright orange nerves) working at a drafting table. the reader is shown the same wrist as the person uses it for many everyday tasks such as carrying a grocery basket, pushing elevator buttons, typing, and doing dishes, until the pain dissolves all the panels into chaos. the person then performs several physical therapy exercises until the pain subsides. they sit back down at a desk with their laptop, sigh, and begin typing. a small spark of pain reappears. end id]

a fun little piece i made during the semester and submitted into our school comic anthology! (which you can buy at the Static Fish table at MoCCAFest in NYC ;] ). it's about artists and injury

[museaway]

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[milchreste]

[bubbarnes]

“... yeah, I think Bucky could be a great dad.”

[stuckinapril]

friend wanted to see my tumblr, and when i told him i can’t show it to him bc it’s basically my personal diary he went “oh so I can’t see it but a bunch of strangers on tumblr can??” he literally does not get me. no one will get me like the people in my phone get me

[isjasz]

[Day 358]

💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[digitalmyyth]

Evil awful women and the blond guy who hangs out with them (he is also evil and awful)

[shkika]

exactly where u belong

[ace-and-the-rpg-horrors]

i absolutely adore how open Edwin is to learning. there's a sort of expectation that characters from older eras would be very set in their ways and close-minded. however, Edwin, an Edwardian ghost, is not.

people have pointed out that in episode two, he told Crystal to ask Niko if the women in her family have a history of "hysteria." and then, in episode five, stopped himself from referring to Shelby's condition as such. he must have been told that it wasn't acceptable to claim women have that anymore, and he bettered himself.

Edwin was initially judgemental about Monty's interest in astrology, and told him so to his face. yet, we soon see him willingly reading the book that Monty gave him. he even offered to talk to Monty about astrology when attempting to reconcile with him.

naturally, he doesn't know much about modern technology, but he doesn't look down on it. during the Devlin House case, Edwin listened when Crystal explained something he didn't understand, even though he wasn't fond of her.

he respects Niko's interests greatly and wants to learn more about them, such as when he watched Scooby Doo with her, paying full attention and enjoying it rather than putting it down for being "childish" or whatever we may have expected. Edwin also accepted the sea glass from her, asking about its meaning.

Edwin is extremely clever, but also very humble about it. he doesn't feel insecure at all when someone else knows more than him when it comes to certain things, and i really love that.