#jcw is SO GOOD

[citrinekay]

"When you went to Cheonggyecheon to look for my ring, what were you thinking? You thought of me. You still love me."

Episode 14, Lovestruck in the City (도시남녀의 사랑법)

[dramarants]

underling: kicheol sir, here's a change of clothes for that speck of blood on your collar junmo, cosplaying carrie: ... *takes a drag*

[mahi-wayy]

a girl is obsessed with gangnam b side.

[silouvertongues]

whenever i'm not expecting to be obsessed w media it always ends up being the one thay Consumes me

[dangermousie]

I am laughing like a hyena.

What kind of medical treatment is that?! Why does it involve cooling him down via naked women ineffectively melting ice cubes via lesbian kissing and then rubbing them on him while holding them in the mouth instead of using a big washcloth or maybe even pouring stuff on him?

Why is he half getting treated half fondled? Is it because he's a busy man and so must multitask? Or to show his stamina is so good he can get it on even while being burned with hot pokers?

All I can say is if that is the kind of medical treatment the man got for his injuries, the wonder isn't that he dies young but that he's lived as long as he did!

PS I totally get the queen staying and watching. I think we are supposed to think she's a lil hurt, but all I can think of is if I had a chance to watch a live sex show involving JCW, I'd stick around too.

I cannot take this seriously at all but what fun!

[ravenbloodshot]

Ji Chang Wook- Insecurities vs. Confidences

I saw in multiple interviews of JCW saying he doesn't find himself attractive so that's what inspired this reading

Insecurities

He may be insecure about taking photos/selfies. May feel awkward and uncomfortable at photo shoots, not really sure how to pose himself and show his best self

He might idolize men that have bigger muscles and abs, wishes he himself had them or just feels insecure being next to a buff man (I heard "wide shoulders" so that could be the thing he wants most)

He doesn't like it when his skin breaks out and he gets pimples, finds it to be very annoying to deal with and unattractive

He has problems feeling like a sunbaenim, he feels/acts too meek and humble around ppl in the industry, co stars etc.... So at times he thinks of himself as more of a rookie and not on the level of other prominent actors. The energy feels like he's seeing other actors act stoic, cold and regal (and he idolizes that) but he can't seem to turn himself into that kind of person, he's too personable and too much of a people pleaser to behave like the cold celebrity type. So he may feel like he's not on their level bc of this. Its basically imposter syndrome.

He's the type of person that if his life is going good, he would be waiting for the bad to show up.

When it comes to his looks, he's not particularly fond of the fact that he's considered a pretty boy mostly bc it messes with his acting gigs (aka his money). He's probably only seen as good for doing romance movies/dramas. Another thing is that he kind of focuses more on the negative vs the positive, meaning a million ppl in a comment section could be telling him he's god's gift to earth but one comment saying he's ugly could make him feel like shit.

His thoughts is his own worst enemy

In love: he fears coming on too strong. Which is a reasonable fear since I see he does come on too strong (too clingy and anal). Can be a bit much. He fears loving someone that doesn't love/want him. He fears being with someone that just wants him for clout or money

Confidences

He's confident about how pure and non corrupt he lives his life. He's not the type of celeb to get into scandals or be exposed for living a double life, he lives his life fairly and justly so he's confident in relaying that to the public and not feel like a fraud. I think he would be a guy that feels dirty/weird telling the public his life is happy or his marriage is happy when in reality its not.

He's proud of how far he's come without having to forget his morals or the people that have helped him succeed. He knows he's been through a lot, but now he's on top and he didn't have to do any grimy shit to get there

He likes how creative and ambitious he his. May still have a lot of goals/dreams he wants fulfilled not just in his career but in life, so he's confident that they can be fulfilled. Also, he likes that he still strives for more, still greedy for more even when he's accomplished so much. He still wants more. I wouldn't be surprised if he strives to win an Oscar (like most actors) but he more so gets a rush of adrenaline/passion thinking about him possibly getting such an award, it inspires him to keep going.

He trusts his intuition. Its steered him clear of a lot bad shit and close calls (its like if he was walking down the street absent mindedly and his gut just told him to cross the street and once he does a building collapses). He may have a strong intuition that has protected him from the worst of things that could've happened. So strong that even when he doesn't listen to his intuition, he listens to his intuition (if you get what I mean)

In love: he's confident when dealing with simple aspects of relationships like going out and conversing. He knows how to savor/cherish the simple things. He also does well not to go back to exes, for him, once the relationship is over....its over. There's no going back for him

Superstar by Lupe Fiasco is a song that fits this readings energy

[mrshamada-dorian]

so me and @mxddyhero were talking and we decided since juza's birthday is coming up were hosting a...

✨JUZA CELEBRATION WEEK✨

HERE'S ALL THE PROMPTS FOR EACH DAY:

day one ( sep. 21 )

favorite juza headcanon - do you have a juza headcanon that runs through your head 36/15? well, day one of this celebration was made just for you. whether it's happy or sad, written or drawn, your headcanon will find appreciation on this day ( and every day after that )!

day two ( sep. 22 )

favorite play character - over the years juza has played some pretty amazing characters! lansky, ken, blood, etc. they all have their own charm that attracted us to them one way or another. and by now we've all picked our favorites so use this day to show them some appreciation!

day three ( sep. 23 )

favorite relationship - ah love! what a beautiful thing it is! today is the day to tell us all about your favorite relationship juza has! tell us about the ship that has ruined your life! tell us about the brotp that you would love to see happen! tell us about how your oc and juza got together! tell us everything!

day four ( sep. 24 )

favorite link skill - just like the day before but, we're focusing more on link skills. i know, very underwhelming description.

day five ( sep. 25 )

sweet juza!! - today is about juza and his one true love, sweets! give us something that shows juza loving his sweets.

day six ( sep. 26 )

dress juza!! - ok liber entertainment this is for you. we keep asking for dress juza but you never give it to us. so where taking matters into our own hands. show liber that we mean business and show them how necessary dress juza is.

day seven ( sep. 27 )

juza freestyle - juza's birthday! today is all about juza! let this man know how much you love and appreciate him through any means necessary. make sure he gets the message.

and that's all the prompts! make sure to tag it #juzacelebrationweek ( or #jcw ) so we can see it and good luck!

[klerothesnowman]

The one thing in KOTOR2 I hate

I love KOTOR2 a lot, easily one of my favourite games ever. I've grown to be a big Star Wars nerd.

I hate that KOTOR is "The Jedi Civil War" and I hate that it's called that because Chris Avellone wanted to make a point about Star Wars.

Because the idea that the JCW was only about the Jedi is a load of shit. The idea that to the rest of the galaxy the war was Jedi squabbling and dragging everyone into it is low key insulting to Drew Karpyshyn, a man who I admittedly don't have a lot of affection for at best and a man whose name I curse for the world building in The Old Republic at worse.

Because the implication is that the JCW wasn't about anything. That the only thing that mattered was that Revan, former Jedi, wants to kill the Jedi.

Even without all the retcons/additions from KOTOR2 that say Revan was playing 4D chess and preparing the Galaxy for the *real* threat, there was obviously something more going on with that conflict. How can this war be *just* about the Jedi when one of the primary figureheads of the whole thing is Saul Karath, who is most certainly not a Jedi.

The Republic was taken completely off guard by the Mandalorian Wars, struggling to regain their footing after the Great Sith War that preceded it. They were unable to muster an adequate response in time to protect the galaxy.

The Sith Empire is near entirely veterans of that war, the vast majority of the Republic's military forces turning around and going "We should be in charge." When you talk to members of the Empire, or sympathizers, they often talk about how strong and *secure* the Empire is. They call the Republic weak, ineffective, doomed.

And KOTOR doesn't shy away from the Republic's failings either. Because like it or not they *did* fumble the Mandalorian Wars, and they *do* fail their people constantly, especially on the Outer Rim where the prosperity of the Core Worlds doesn't reach. The fact that a lot of planets on the Sith Empire's side of things are on the Outer Rim is probably not a coincidence.

The Jedi Civil War wasn't about the Jedi, it was about what was more important in the galaxy, being free or being safe. It was a philosophical question posed on a galactic scale, what is better? A flawed but fundamentally good Republic, or a strong and secure but fundamentally evil Empire. Is freedom and comfortable living for all worth being unprepared for another massive war?

But all of that was literally forgotten in service of Kreia going "The only thing that matters in the Jedi" so that Chris Avellone can make the metapoint that the only thing most people care about in Star Wars is the Jedi, as he writes a game all about the Jedi.

[mirambles]

Welcome to SamdalRi - Disappointing is a mild word!

Let me say it up front - I adore Ji Chang Wook. He is so handsome, so gorgeous and an extremely talented actor. He is good at everything - action, comedy and emotions but no one serves angst like he does! I end up watching all his dramas and sadly have liked none since Suspicious Partner. That is my all time favourite - that was also Peak JCW - chemistry and acting everything!

Needless to say despite me not liking the FL of SamdalRi much , I was looking forward to this drama and quite enjoyed the beach town , light hearted feel of the trailer. The first 4 episodes were decent and even if the drama was tropey and predictable I would have enjoyed watching it if the execution was right. But the drama went downhill sooner than I expected.

The show starts with FL being wrongly accused and prosecution by media & public alike without any proof of the accusation. On spot reflection of Korean public towards celebs. I expected this plot to play out and FL to fight hard to prove her accuser wrong, but that plot had no consistency and emerged in the series on and off.

People will hate me for saying this, but all that SamDalRi became was a poor copy of Hometown Cha Cha Cha and Reply 1988.

Reply 1988: Families as neighbours/best friends. Gang of 5 friends 4 guys and girl - love triangle.

Hometown Cha Cha Cha:

1. Career oriented FL comes back to her small town after this setback

2. Genius ML opts to stay in small town sacrificing big town opportunities (Are plaid shirts a thing for small town men in Korea?)

3. Halmeoni gang of villages

4. Trauma for ML (death of loved one)

5. Apply ointment on wound of ML scene

6. Drunk sleepover

7. Beach town setting

8. Mid-late 30year olds behaving like teenagers after confessing their love

Now many will say these are common tropes in Kdrama land, but given that HomeTown Cha Cha is recent - the comparisons are most likely.

The lazy writing in SamDalRi made me appreciate HomeCha even more, especially the female characters in that show - small or big were exceptionally written. I couldn’t even empathise or feel for the FL of SamDalRi, forget the sisters or the mom. You take an actress like Kim Mi Kyung and give her a role where she is only staring at everyone barring one breakdown scene.

And what’s with all the adults hitting each other all the time, yelling at each other and the sisters being constantly drunk!

The Haenyeo gang was the most irritating in this show. My biggest gripe though was the age group of the leads and their friends! Who behaves in such a childish manner at 38 , which man is hanging onto his childhood crush till 38 despite knowing his best friend and her are dating or doesn’t express his feelings when those two split up and take his chance, then wants to express his feelings when the couple is back together! I have no idea if the writer understands the sensitivity around these things.

What’s the Korean drama obsession with showing 38 year old couple who has dated before behaving like they are in their 20s or teens when they get back together again! FFS there was a scene where the dad finds them sleeping in her bed and is mad at them and they are behaving like they got caught for first time!

SamDalRi tried to do everything - friends to lovers to exes to lovers, love triangle, childhood friendships, friends more than family, small town found families, giving up on dreams, scandal, capitalism, life of haenyeos, grief after loss of loved one, a healing drama. It failed at everything, because it couldn’t focus and decide what was the main theme and the sub-plots.

The writing was lazy, there was no character progression or growth, and the audience couldn’t connect to any characters. The acting was quite average barring JCW who excelled in every scene. I know SHS fans liked her performance, but she didn’t move me or make me want to watch more of her dramas (this is the 3rd drama of hers I have watched and the only one I didn’t drop cause of JCW).

I wanted to tweet first, but I started to type and realised it would be too long a thread and so a post was better to rant about this show! I ended up skipping most of the scenes post E8 and only ended up watching scenes that featured JCW, even though he excelled and looked great - this was another ordeal of a drama to finish!

Come on JCW choose better scripts. Do justice to that awesome potential and come back in a mature, slow burn romance with Nam Ji Hyun, because no one else has 🔥 chemistry with you like she does and no one else matches you in all aspects like she does!

[world-smitten]

Welcome to Samdal-ri final thoughts

Photography is a niche creative industry, and like creative industries everywhere, there's going to be abuse of power. And no one does anything about it, because the abuser is good at generating income. In Welcome to Samdal-ri, Cho Sam-dal is hounded by the media based on "false" accusations of workplace bullying by her assistant - a nasty, reactionary premise. And the idea that Sam-dal, a popular, established photographer, wouldn't have the resources or the will to crush that assistant - whether she was lying or not, especially if she was lying - is delusional. But the show wants you to *feel sorry* for Sam-dal, this sweet soul set adrift in the harsh tides of vapid metropolitan Seoul, and it does so in the most tone-deaf, infantilizing way possible. Episode 1 was dumb as shit, but I stuck in until Episode 3 because Shin Hye-sun & Ji Chang-wook have lethal star power. When I picked the show up again, it was because I saw that one clip of Sam-dal and Yong-pil hugging & kissing in bed, and thought, oh! Chemistry! Maybe it gets better!

It doesn't. My opinion has pretty much stayed the same. Welcome to Samdal-ri wants to be funny, charming and heartwarming, but only manages to be embarassingly insincere. The direction can't figure out how to choreograph the big comedic setpieces it wants us to laugh at, and the script is so incoherent that it borders on amateurish. Then Shin Hye-sun and Ji Chang-wook step in, and they're funny and charming and warm. These are two well-matched performers with similar points of appeal. The script writes Yong-pil and Sam-dal less like her love interest and more like her life coach, but SHS and JCW play the pair as 2 halves of the same organism. I rooted for their friendship even before their romance. Shin Hye-sun makes some stunning work of this material, and JCW was born to stare lovingly and tenderly. At some point, the story is simply too lost for them to carry it, but still, the effort was kind of amazing to watch.

I also really loved Shin Dong-mi and Yang Kyung-won as Jin-dal and Dae-yeong. If SHS and JCW are selling mediocre material, the material here is actually good and SDM & YKW play it so well. Like this show is genuinely funny whenever Dae-yeong opens his goofy mouth to opine after his ex-wife - the scene where he hallucinates her scaring off his brothers is a hilarious and perfect summary of his psyche. I expected them to remain on that level, until the story flips very effectively into Jin-dal's perspective and drops an interesting insight into their relationship. Dae-yeong loves his wife very much, but he's still a bumbling, thoughtless man from a wealthy family. A throwaway comment he makes about his in-laws' "disgusting" stew becomes a point of humiliation for Jin-dal, who takes emotional cruelty from his mother for daring to bring something polluting into her son's palette. He might be the black sheep, but he's still a child of this family. This is the bravest and most interesting thing Samdal-ri does, to implicate the lovable Dae-yeong as a very real part of Jin-dal's unhappiness as his wife. Naturally, the show, having walked right up to that point, retreats straight away, back into drunk conversations and increasingly unfunny hijinks. The very obvious conclusion to me was that Dae-yeong would give up his money and learn to live as a full, present adult, for the woman he loves. But instead, he returns back to his wealthy family (though he's lost enough of their money to be legally disowned), becomes the boss of the airline branch (though the entire show has been about how he should NOT be handling business), and his wife works for that airline (owned by the abusive family she hates). And there's a Saudi Prince thrown in there, somehow. Nothing's changed, not for Dae-yeong, not for Jin-dal. It's as if to say, yeah a man like Dae-yeong is only good for his money, and that's the only way he and a woman like Jin-dal can coexist. It's...realistic, I guess, but I don't think Samdal-ri realises how awful that ending is. Prime case of wanting to have your cake and eat it.

But also this: life is either ritzy like Seoul, like being a famous photographer or the wife of an airline CEO; or it's small and pithy like a near-empty village on an island. There's no middle ground, which is why Dae-yeong can't simply quit being a CEO and get a normal job. To depict the fall and rise of its characters, it fixes Samdal-ri and Seoul at ends of a binary, but even to that, it doesn't commit. Seoul is just this shiny place overrun by journalists. Samdal-ri is a town of working-class haenyos, but no one ever brings up money because they're too busy talking about how much Yong-pil likes Sam-dal. Sam-dal realises how much tourism has changed Jeju, but that doesn't complicate how she perceives the island or the home she's been away from for more than a decade. Yong-pil in Jeju, Sam-dal in Seoul, but neither place has any real presence, are little more than vague metaphors of an ill-defined rural/urban divide. How can their love take root without earth? Lol, yeah, maybe I am asking too much of another frothy Netflix crowd-pleaser, but it also want me to take it seriously so 🤷‍♀️ Here we are.

Anyways, to wrap this up, if you want a show about grown people going back to their parents with their tails between their legs, then just watch Once Again. It wears its heart on its sleeve, and manages to be funny and spontaneous without feeling like it's trying to squeeze sentiment out of you. And I started Summer Strike, mostly for comparison, and it's a show that at least knows what it wants to be.

[suuho]

TWOE was nice but the ending felt a little anticlimatic, like the mission was pointless for the leads. They would literally die for each other and then it finishes like that? Junmo only went undercover to gain Euijeong's family respect. But also it was too dangerous to begin with and the lead couple would never leave that unscattered. The positive aspect was how many feelings were involved. Loved how Junmo ended up caring for Haryeon and she was literally "You know what? Who needs this, who need this place? I'll help him because he cares about me". LOVED how much she ignored the revelation since it didn't change anything. Junmo wanted to see her out of that, regardless of marital status or profession. But in a slightly different note, I saw that you said in another ask that "the director also mentioned that half of the drama was basically written by ji changwook". How? I'm genuinely curious since that's kind of fascinating.

i have a few issues with the ending, mainly the pacing of the last episode(s) and how some of the plot was wrapped up in a less sophisticated manner than i would have preferred. but then again, the thing is that i feel like people seem to forget is that this show was called the worst of evil and mainly revolved around junmo’s descent into that aforementioned evil, from a character stereotype that is seen as supposedly good (devoted husband, countryside kid, police officer). in the end, the main conflict of the show was less so between junmo and gicheol, or junmo and the police force, but junmo and himself, and how he could accept the man he has become.

so, in a way, the ending did that. junmo’s change in character was most heavily signified by his involvement with gicheol, so no wonder that in the end it came down to just that. it was also very obvious from the beginning that gicheol would have to die; he is the most outward character and the main aggressor/trigger for junmo shedding his (arguably already skewed) moral compass. the jealousy, the resentment, the violence and the realization that junmo would not only die for a man like gicheol but also kill for him is a lot of the reason why we see him change so drastically in the show (and why his affection moves further away from euijeong and towards someone like haeryeon).

anyways. the thing is, junmo might have wanted the approval of euijeong’s family, but in the end i think it was sort of the point that the stakes they have created in this case became increasingly higher for the people involved, personally. the police does not care about that; multiple times dohyung and euijeong ask for the investigation to be stopped due to junmo’s safety, but they never do that. to the police, this is a valuable case that will reflect well upon their public standing, but for gicheol, euijeong, junmo and dohyung, it is a matter of life and death (literally). so, in a way i feel like they showed the difference in how this case is passively dealt with by the outside and how it changes the lives of everyone involved on the inside.

also yes, i agree! i love how they handled haeryeon’s character in the end, and her exit was very well deserved. bibi did a good job with the role, and she left pretty much just as she arrived. very nicely done, and i’m very satisfied with how things were wrapped up for her. in a lesser drama, a character like hers would have been killed off; both female characters survived the show which is very pleasing, or maybe i’m just too used to that not happening (looking at you, the devil judge).

on the topic of jcw directing the show—very intriguing to me as well, and i think it was a mix of in-depth conversation and actual, hands on direction. some pictures dropped of changwook literally directing the show, i will include them here. if you watch any of the interviews they have done for the show, it is very clear how involved jwc was in the creation of the show, and i don’t think that is necessarily a bad thing. the way he talks about the characters and even just the purpose of their action scenes, for example, is very enlightening (he has clear ideas of who these people (gicheol, junmo, euijeong) are). you can tell he was very, very passionate about this project.

[citrinekay]

Hey! I’ve been meaning to reach out and say hi for a while! Finally, I got a re-blog from you, tysm!! I’ve seen quite a few of your JCW posts (and also your stuff on various fandoms on AO3) and I know you’re quite the JCW fan – me too! Actually, I wanted to message to let you know that I think what you’re doing with the Andy/Revolver fanfic you’re writing is amazing. I read the first chapter a few days ago and am interested to see what you do with the story. The way you are dealing with some very sensitive topics is so well written, and I love the thought you have put into Andy’s character to give him this dark backstory. I’m looking forward to reading the rest when it’s completed, I never do well with chapter by chapter!! Also, well done for being the first to post for the Revolver fandom, I remember a short time back having to do that for the Pachinko fandom and I was nervous as hell. You are a very talented writer for sure, so I know the Revolver one will be a good read. Hopefully you’ll be inspired with Gangnam B-Side too once we see more. Anyway, sorry for waffling on, but if you ever wanna enthuse about JCW feel free to message ❤️ ~ take care 

Hi!! I've also seen your name popping up on AO3 too whenever I go to publish something JCW-related, like oh there's that one other person who loves him as much as I do😊lol I watched Worst of Evil last October and just fell completely in love him/ haven't been able to get back out of the obsession spiral since then thanks to pretty much every work he's done being worth watching. I don't expect the fixation to end any time soon haha

I'm genuinely so happy to receive feedback on my Revolver fic! Before I started posting, I made peace with the fact that it wasn't going to get much engagement since I had to create the fandom tag myself, but of course I do want some people to read and enjoy it. I was also fairly nervous about approaching those sensitive topics, so it's a relief to know that the way I'm presenting it doesn't feel offensive or tactless. It's always my intention to show the dark sides of human nature and relationships in a compelling but empathetic way. I couldn't stop thinking about the crumbs they gave us about Andy and Grace's relationship after I finished watching the movie, especially that final scene on the mountain when he begs her not to leave him and Madam Jung's comment to Suyeong that there's "rumors that he's her lover." She doesn't even allow people to know he's really her mom, which in and of itself could be pretty damaging to someone's development, but it seemed to me that the toxicity between them goes further than just this secret. They were clearly manipulating each other in that moment when she starts to walk away and then he cries and begs her not to leave. I thought that it seemed as if they had been through this type of push-and-pull before, a vicious cycle from which there is no escaping, and I really wanted to examine what had led up to that point.

It also really struck me that even though Andy is a privileged, wealthy person, he is drinking alone when Suyeong first meets him. Nobody rushes to his rescue when she's beating him and nobody really cares that he got hurt afterward (not even Grace, she's just mildly annoyed!) While it's true that his behavior invites getting his ass kicked, I think that anyone acting with such conscious disregard of their own life and everyone else's might have serious trauma that has never been addressed. Anyway, I totally understand waiting to read the fic until it's complete and I hope you enjoy the rest once it's done. I'll be updating weekly, so it shouldn't be too much longer.

Also, absolutely yes about Gangnam B-Side. I watched the first 2 episodes on Wednesday evening and my brain is already tickling with many thoughts about Gilho. As always, JCW is delivering a performance full of depth and nuance 🖤 I'll wait until the show has finished airing and I have all the character details to start writing but atm I can almost guarantee there will be some fics coming from me!

[yeo-rims]

Just watched the final episodes of TWOE and I'm still trying to process it… what made me the saddest was the fact the main couple broke up. In a way, the crime aspect is so intricate but the core four had so much feelings for each other and the screenplay only shows a glimpse of it. I guess that the dynamics between Junmo and Gicheol weren't fully explored. Their friendship had eveything to be amazing and it didn't feel like that in the end. Also Euijeong loosing Junmo after all of this, after the fact he only did this so he wouldn't be mistreated by her family. In a way, I don't doubt she would be the one to finish the relationship because even with Gicheol being a criminal he was close to her and he died in her arms and inside of her house. At the end all that was left was suffering. Anyway, JCW deserves a Baeksang for his work in this, it required a lot of facial expressions and he conveyed so many nuanced feelings

The main couple break up - If we can even call that, because you might as well say they're still together, even if it's just on paper (a family of cops don't divorce etc) - was actually my last straw. Mostly because it made no sense with Euijeong's character throughout the show. Of course, she was sad, scared he would get hurt and at the end afraid of what he was turning... but she also stayed by his side through it all and it just makes no sense Junmo would be so jealous to the point he wouldn't forgive the woman he killed a man to protect. He did the same thing to her! I believe he had feelings for Hae Ryeon, the same way I believe Euijeong had feelings for Gi Cheol... but for me it would have been more powerful if they at least got together at the end? Like, commit to something! to infidelity, to a marriage, to partners in crime or cops above it all. In the end, the show chose to do nothing. The police stayed the same, is Junmo more corrupt now? I don't know. [The final episode of Watcher [mild-spoiler ahead] left me wondering about the future of Han Suk Kyu's and Seo Kang Joon's characters, because after all they have seen (and done) are they the same? Can we trust them? It really left that question hanging. But TWOE finale just left me thinking Junmo is kinda sad and traumatized, but mostly because he lost his wife, kind of. I feel like my main issue is that the show was committed to the institutions I dislike the most (the church and the police). So we must punish the sins and we must be good and in the end, the evil is locked up and the good are repenting (because they've sinned!), but no one rebelled. Even Hae Ryeon's dream is to be what... a normal girl? But why? It's a gangster show, I wasn't looking for a happy ending, but I was hoping for an ending that wasn't boring at least. An ending that made me feel something. You know when you watch/read something and in the end a character says/does something and you just get it? It all comes together and it feels like you've been punched? The show had the opportunity to deliver that in the end, especially after how insane the past episode was, but they were too coward, I feel. And it's sad because it had a lot of potential, a charming casting, and Wi Ha Joon's charisma. As for baeksang, I do think this was probably his best work but this year gave us Ryu Seung Ryong and Nam Goongmin which for me were another lever completely.

[starsstardust]

No I'm not ready to talk about this but JCW's acting is srsly so good. I was literally afraid of (for) him for a moment there.

[oraclekleo]

This is so fun that i won't even go anon, lol, love the concept 💕💕

My Sun is in Cap, Moon and Rising in Aqua

I'm not a dominant lady at all, i would melt hearing JCW voice only, but if you feel something...i'm open 👀👀 have a good day babe.

Strictly 18+ Content ahead. Minors do not engage!

Spread: BHS Tarot Deck(s): Tarot of Sexual Magic, Tarot of Casanova, Erotic Fantasy Tarot

Park Seo Joon Handcuffs you - 7 of Pentacles, King of Pentacles

It looks like Seo Joon would really enjoy putting some handcuffs on you, though he’s not likely to be rough about it. He’s more of a gentle captivator of yours and he might like to keep you motionless only to truly pamper you. Otherwise you might twitch, squirm and try to escape his sweet torture and he’s way too into this to allow that. He’s likely the one to pitch the idea first or he might even catch you off guard while kissing you. Next thing you know is the sound of clicking handcuffs and you are at his mercy. Not that he would overly abuse his power over you. He might like to slightly tease you but in the end, his major focus is your comfort. The cards suggest he’s truly likely to make this all about you and spoil you and if you’re not begging for it, he might pleasure you without finding his own release. What a selfless man!

Wi Ha Joon Spanks you - XVIII The Moon, 8 of Pentacles

It looks like spanking you is one of Ha Joon’s secret desires. He might not give any hints but one day he just spits it out, probably startling you for a second, maybe you even think he’s just joking but he’s not joking at all. The 8 of Pentacles suggests he might have a decent experience in this and he might be willing to eagerly share with you. While Ha Joon surely has considerable strength in his hands, he’s not likely to have a heavy arm when spanking you. He’s more than aware and he’s likely to start softly in order to make the experience as pleasurable for you as possible. Only if you encourage him to put more force into it, he’s likely to obey.

Ji Chang Wook Blindfolds you - XV The Devil, XIV Temperance

Wow! Two major arcana cards and the Devil card to top it… well… Blindfolding you is an act of encouragement. When Chang Wook blindfolds you, he’s giving you the freedom to express your most hidden desires. You might feel shy to share them when looking into his eyes but being blindfolded, you can say things that are on your mind. He’s likely to encourage you to be open, to share your wildest fantasies and whatever they are, Chang Wook will make them come true. It's a paradox that becoming more vulnerable to Chang Wook, actually gives you the courage and confidence to be yourself and accept all your hidden desires. While losing sight, you can finally focus on your body and what it truly craves. Giving the ability to see means giving in to your lust.

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[dangermousie]

The way this drama can switch shippy stuff and fucked up political stuff so effortlessly and despite its length (51 eps, baby!), none of the eps drag or feel filler. It's wonderful. Because this sequence is everything.

Togon comes into the throne room with his retinue and stops dead because El Temur is sitting on the throne (!!!) with the doors deliberately for a wide audience to see and becoming him closer. JCW is such a good actor because you can see Togon's shock and indignation change into understanding and then dread.

He walks dragging his feet as if he's chained...

You know, I enjoy thinking most of your clan ends up murdered, old man.

And then El Temur's troops rush in...You know what is pretty cool. Sung Nyang doesn't say a word during this whole lengthy sequence (obviously, she's a servant) but her face is so speaking. And you can see this is another lesson that things are dark and insane in this place. She got her first big lesson in this as she saw Togon be forced to sleep with a woman he did not want to but this is nothing because now she sees how that whole stunt with blood vow papers (that she facilitated for Wang Yu) is reverberating and that it isn't just El Temur furious or flunkies killed or w/e, but it might result in the emperor himself murdered - things are darker and scarier, consistently so, than she thinks. (And it's interesting because even this early on you know she is diverging from Wang Yu when it comes to Togon. WY would happily set Togon on fire if that meant getting El Temur, getting Koryo back etc, and I totally understand why. But for SN it is no longer this simple.)

And then El Temur proceeds to the real terrorization business...

And gloves are off. Did I mention that the doors are still pointedly open so all the servants and all the court people around can see and there is indeed a crowd watching.

He is terrorized out of his wits yes, but with the added dollop of horror that he has to beg and plead with the man who murdered his father (who it is made clear Togon loved dearly.)

Aaaaa!

And only then he adds an escape rider. After sufficiently terrorizing Togon.

Togon tries to walk away and basically collapses into his eunuch's arms...

Someone is pleased as punch now that humiliation has been complete...

The look Sung Nyang gives El Temur...

If looks could kill. She definitely cares for Togon now because the anger is on his behalf. But also I think this is the scene that finally explains to her, explains so well, why he was forced to betray her and the rest of the Koryo crew. It wasn't anything but a desperate attempt at self-preservation in front of murder-happy real ruler where if he told the truth, it wouldn't have saved the Koryo guys and just killed Togon to boot.