#i loved lee se-young in Kairos if anyone wants a rec

[dramadramallama]

episode 12, last episode!!

obligatory "i'm gonna miss them" but truly, bae in-huyk and lee se-young formed such a happy, sweet, natural couple. aaah, what a treat it was to watch them play off each other so well.

turns out, i felt more emotion for joseon tae-ha that i expected. i was so attached to the swindler/troublemaker couple, i kinda forgot how nice a character joseon tae-ha actually was. i am glad they stuck to the two tae-has being distinct and separate characters, even if they're connected/reincarnations. ultimately, yeon-woo is in love with HER tae-ha. it ticks my boxes. yet i thought it was nice joseon tae-ha wasn't sidelined or dismissed as an afterthought; his storyline was sad, but it was given proper weight and gravitas. my soft little heart...

i can't believe we actually got one more (short) but cute brothers scene (last episode they were playing games with the little cousin i cry). i didn't quite get a hug, but eeeh close enough, AND tae-min switched to calling him hyung, which is more than enough, and was on my wishlist hehehehe. as an added bonus, tae-ha also dropped formalities with our MVP, Sung-pyo, firmly accepting the hyung/dongsaeng dynamic I'm OVERWHELMED THIS IS A CASUAL HONORIFICS LOVER BLOG

i would have loved for yeon-woo to come back to new joseon through the hotel pool once again, we would have come full circle and the reunion would have been less stilted! but overall, a sweet and unexpected love story. they avoided playing straight into my most hated, overplayed tropes, and that alone kinda makes up for some of its flaws.

in conclusion, please, i do NOT wanna see that cliff again in 2024. it's been in every fucking drama i watched lately; either retire this rock or find a new location for dramatic deaths.