: When I heard her speech in this ep about how she wanted Soo to come and save her I was really disgusted. There was realism to that. }); The Wind is a slow-burn horror-mystery based in the Wild West. She comments that if it weren't for the destruction of the tall rock . As you said, this show was well acted, well scored (and the editing was well done for the acting and for how the music was placed in the show). He loved you so much. Required fields are marked *. Indeed, I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees it this way. The time travel element helps give this novel a satisfying conclusion. The famed poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once penned the beautiful words, "Be still, sad heart! As for suicidal Young, it didn't come as a shock to me. Can she see? Even then it wouldnt matter, since Boss Man wanted him dead, but why? And if the case hasn't been resolved by June 30 . Young finally prepares for surgery, as she tells Sun-hee that shes prepared for any eventuality though it would be nice to live through the surgery. As for Secretary Wang, I wished she had stayed gone. Tenet is a confusing cocktail of backwards car chases and theoretical physics in which it's often impossible to grasp any concept for more than a scene or two. Am I suppose to just forget all that? :3, Anyway, if that isn't enough to convince you, in an interview with Song Hye Gyo, she confirmed that it was a happy ending and both characters were alive. Her fantasy novel, THE BIRD AND THE SWORD was a Goodreads Best Book finalist. Please try again. 2 pages at 400 words per page) Ill miss it so much :D. I wanted to clear some things up for you, because I also had my doubts about whether Soo died or not at first. Every Amy Harmon book leaves me in awe - completely astonished by the gifts she was endowed with, the feelings she's able to put into language my brain does not possess. Eventually he collapses as the bell bracelet chimes, beginning to spasm in his death throes. :) Hope to read more of your future takes on future dramas. In the meantime, Young gets wheeled in for surgery. And the wind finally stopped blowing! If there's one thing that i loved coming out of this show, it's my new love for jo in sung. What The Wind Knows. Except thenwhat was all that deal with Jin-sun about? I agree with you all the way! Maybe they are all waiting for Moo chul to show up. I have loved the history of Ireland for a long time and even visited the West Coast in Connemara last year to try and acquire a picture in my mind and heart of this magnificent country. No matter how beautiful, awe-inspiring, or unexpected an AI-generated artwork is, we cannot currently call it creative because we cannot - yet - assign agency to machines, writes Dustin Stokes and Elliot Samuel Paul. I love this drama, its been an amazing ride and regardless the ending, i still think its one of the best drama out there, but the last episode wasweird. I enjoyed the feisty and whiplash smart Young in the beginning of the show and then her character just went downhill with the suicide attempt. If the fact that AFF is a story about a sexual relationship between two people growing into something else isn't enough justification for it having sex scenes, I don't know what is. But through her eyes, the focus is still so-so. At the end of the twentieth century, it became the general theory. From what I understand, a feeble attempt at killing yourself like Young did is not a suicide attempt, but a cry for help/attention. if (d.getElementById(id)) return; Now shes looking toward the future, to when theyll meet again. 2. On one hand, there are a number of physical manifestations of this alleged demon. When his love hadnt changed one bit, giving her no other assurance than that hed save her from herself if she slit her wrists? Through this drama my love for SHK is firm now and not much to JIS. Maybe you can pretend her long hair is a wig, LOL. Because I could relate to Oh Young's character. It was only in the last episode where the drama hinted at how he likes to cook. : As the snowplow is driving her to safety the driver tells her about a policeman in the 1950's that used to kill people on that part of the road and the bodies were never found. At one point or the other, I kept viewing as some kind of Stockholm Syndrome on Young's end, the way she just also seemed to care for Wang even though what she did was horrible. (Wangs actions to put her in that initial state got a pass from the magical script fairy too, since the drama made sense of her behavior toward Young the way an abusive person justifies their actions: I hurt you because I love you! And thats somehow okay, enough for everyone to realize that they were sooo wrong about Wang, and that she was really the best caretaker Young could ask for? Vox Media's own Chris Grant played Link . "I highlighted line after line within these pages, again completely awe-struck as I read feelings and thoughts I have experienced, but have never been able to put into words as eloquently as Amy Harmon. Though I did see the charm the actor brought to the role that was a little too fan-servicey for me. I guess people thought she was really making headway but I felt like it was bound to happen. Meanwhile, Hee-sun sees a big truck headed their way on an empty street and warns Jin-sungs father, but he can only look in shock as the truck keeps barreling toward them. Seriously, I can't wait for his next drama! Otherwise she's hanging out in the afterlife with her ex-fiance. A selection of scenes are shown, several with very little . I got tired of the cons, of the directing, of the music. The flowers conversation between JS and HS says no. I wonder, I wonder. Who knows. Because more than any other k-drama writer I can think of, NHK is gifted at writing highly relatable, complex characters whom I understand. I didn't think there were many loose ends or plot holes, but the last episode sure makes it seem like there was just because it was like fitting a bunch of things haphazardly in a suitcase in way. If it was sooner rather than so close to the end, it would have sat in place better, narratively. In an unforgettable love story, a woman's impossible journey through the ages could change everything Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather's stories of Ireland. The scenario with the child and sec wang of course was only a part of the scne that it should be clear. Anyway, I thought it was clear enough that the ending was real, the blurry perspective was Young's post-surgery sight as Kaye says. I don't need my heroines to be people I'd like in real life to consider them interesting and watchable, but the second half of this devolved in a very, very similar way to Nice Guy - the nonsensical last-minute stabbing of the hero (well, at least Soo, unlike Maru, does not hang out having conversations on a park bench with his girl AFTER being stabbed), the time skip and the reunion of the couple after a long time. She didnt really want to commit suicide, it was just a cry for attention? Initially shown to be self-sufficient and capable of warding off wolves, Lizzy has suffered whenever we see her left alone. But time skips are not a panacea, and its a universal truth I really wish dramaland would accept, especially when the end result isnt anything we couldnt have reached without it. What a delight, to begin the year with one of my most anticipated reads of 2019, by one of my favorite authors of all. Its Jin-sung. Trending Articles. The Final Night (Edie and Dawn) What Remains of Edith Finch - Story and Ending Explained. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. If not, theyll call the cops. The lough on which the story starts and ends, the heavy fog hovering above , the boat transitioning Anne from the present to the past ,allowing her to meet her grandfather as a child, the uncanny resemblance to her great-grandmother which lets her feign motherhood and act as the mother's boy, the attempted murder committed by some shadowy and mean character , whose motives and identity are revealed only at the end, and the historical background in which the bloody struggle between the insurgent Irish and the ruling Brits takes place ,only to be followed by the internecine battle between the two Irish factions concerning the treaty with England, READ, ABSORB, READ AGAIN & NEVER PUT THIS BEAUTIFUL NOVEL DOWN , Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2019. Eventually, she realizes she is actually in the past and tries to avoid doing anything that will reveal her true identity. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. I also think it's real because Jin Sung and Hee Sung can't possibly be so cheerful had Jin Sung killed his hyung. :). Forgiving her, I guess, is all right but I felt letting her back into the house was another thing. So much attention has been put into every character's emotions, and perhaps it was that which made the last couple of episodes lacking in spunk. Soo calls Mi-ra to say hes on his way, but still, shouldnt he stay to make sure Jin-sung gets out of there? The frontier of the American West in the 1800s was a difficult place to live, especially for women. At the cafe, Young is served tea by a waiter wearing Soos bell bracelet. I made the mistake to watch Frozen flower since everybody was talking about it. I'm with you-- this would have been a wonderful drama if the writers hadn't given up on the characters towards the end: I felt that we were just coasting, or worse, slipping and sliding, as the show labored its way into the finale, and there wasn't even a good "save" in the closing moments. It's even weirder cuz 2 eps ago lawyer ahjussi was angrily throwing her out asking her if she's human and all and then hey! , X-Ray }; I need you next to me. Nor are the ladies & gentlemen of the castle as aristocratic as they believe they are. Nice Guy and TWTWB, both the male protagonists were stabbed, but they survived, right? Also, most of the other NHK dramas I've watched have all felt remarkably real-- but in a way that evokes an appreciation of the human experience. But he interacts with too many people and objects to be a ghost or a memory. I normally question these things in my head, but this time, I prefer that everyone heals for no apparent reason to get my happy ending. 0.0/10 from 0 users. Fresh out of the oven from their dangerous and daring adventures in America, the book finds Simon, Baz, Penny, Agatha, and Shepherd back in the UK with a laundry list of problems to take care of. What's with Jin sung and Hee sun talking 'bout bringing flowers to Oh Soo? It was just the two of them, but in this ending, there were several others. Sun-hee, after a dose of Newfound Optimism, smiles as she claims that Youngs chances are over 50% with that kind of preparedness. As she tries to free herself from the bed, Isaac attempts to stop her and gets stabbed in the process. She also manages to locate the chlorine gas the CRM was hiding at the culling station . And I know kdramas are all about redemption and forgiveness but pls not Secretary Wang, r u kidding me?! There's profuse amounts of sex and nudity, some violence and the emphasis is on tone and emotion over plot and specific coherence. Sec. Sad how it happens to many of the dramas I follow. But "Nice Guy" completely forgot about its main female lead, leaving her propped up in the corner while they finished out the main guy's story. It was, however, executed very poorly imo. This is my third drama with this writer and it looks like she enjoys getting her characters to the lowest they can go (sickness, almost dying) and then having then come out unscathed and fine. Apparently shes been a regular at his restaurant and picked up on the sound of his bracelet, and though hed always bring her tea he never showed his face to her. I could feel the discomfort of the clothing, the confusion of being in a new place and time, and see the world as if I was reading in 3D. He might cook too, but I didn't strike me as anything fancy. var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; Thank you so much Heads for your recaps. The ending was definitely real. Because now just isnt a good time? Happy waiting for the next trip everyone. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. The art part is just an excuse for porn. I did have a much more beautiful hair after my chemo and it takes me only 2 months to grow my hair. She's in her version of the LOST holding pattern universe and she had to find her way to Soo, thus the center scene surrounded by people that she loves and makes her happy. I was not disappointed in the least and I cannot say how grateful I am that I was able to escape my own reality for a few hours. , Language In the late fifties the cop got into an accident and burned to death, the priests had known what the cop . Please try again. 3. However, when she speaks to one of the kids next to her she reaches out to hold his hand and seems to look him in the face when she speaks. Kristoffer Rus's feature debut Into the Wind is the kind of young-adult romance that seems to have been written by throwing darts at a board full of cookie-cutter plot elements and character backstories, making it a predictable endeavor, to put things mildly. Kindle AZW file. Thank you, Heads. Maybe it was the timing in which it happened. There are a bit of similarities between both shows which leads me to wonder what is it with the all the melodrama cliches? Mistaken for the boys long-missing mother, Anne adopts her identity, convinced the womans disappearance is connected to her own. We find Lawyer Jang, Secretary Wang, and even Myung-ho with Young and the kids from the visually-impaired center on an outing, where all the guardians have to wear blindfolds in order to experience a day in the life of the blind. If not, its a bad thing. She can see him, even if the picture isnt too clear, and smiles brightly. One possibility is that the reverend exists and is a kind man, and the entity merely disguises itself as the reverend to further torment Lizzy. We turn memories into stories, and if we dont, we lose them. Finally, as to Wang coming backtruly platonic relationship. While she is there she does some family research. Now he knows, and knowing is half the battle. I wont even get into how robbed I felt of FINALLY seeing Jin-sung break away from his astounding sense of loyalty, because it would have been an amazing character moment to see exactly how the wheels turned in his head when he chose his family over his best friend. Hes been waiting, Annie., Nominee for Best Historical Fiction (2019). Soon, her past and future start to intertwine as she encounters people she only knew of in history as well as relatives she never even knew she had. Honestly, after having long hair for so long and not being able to see it, probably one of the first things I would do is buy a wigif only just to see how I looked all that time. Do you think it is good to see a blurry drama scenes only because the main character is blind? Thank you for the recommendation - watched it, like it! Another BIG factor as to why the last scene is not a depiction of heaven, or Young's imagination, is because the conversation between Soo and Young in that cafe is waaay too elaborate to be fake. I didn't understand why JS didn't react right away and tried to save him. It seems like he has received a crucial piece of information, but we still don't know what exactly happened to him, this remains a mystery to us. So that combined with JS having to suffer watching hee Sun run thru flirtations equals he's paying his betrayal dues so hello they are dead too. I mean, if you want to commit suicide, don't you really slit your wrists (BOTH of them) and get in the water for maximum bleeding? : Well done. (Like Lost!, And especially because all the scenes were blurry. When Lizzy opens it, the camera lingers long enough to see the list of demons and their attributes. I was surprised. I sooooooo appreciate that. Is it possible that Lizzy has actually been experiencing intense hallucinations brought on by her grief, isolation, and other outside influences? Eventually, he accepts that she is able to predict the future with uncanny accuracy. It seemingly possesses Isaac's body, leading Lizzy to stab him with a piece of broken glass. These flowers symbolize happines, wedding, and love. A tiny moment passes before he asks if they can see each other again. I glossed over a lot of the things a lot of people struggled with eg. Why? Then, again I don't believe Young would make up such an elaborate story for herself (even in a dream) to "blind" herself from his death. Late in the narrative, Isaac finds the diary in Lizzy's possession, which prompts him to realize that Lizzy likely had something to do with Emma's death. And is of a piece with the whole, what about Boss Kim? The only thing I was actually left wondering was what happened to President Kim? Even at the moment when I wanted to end it, a part of me still wanted you to run back to me. Otherwise, he would not have let her go through the pain and suffering alone again as she explained that fear to him several times throughout the dramaespecially after they had finally connected without any charades. U broke it down beautifully!! At least Moo-chul's minion seems to have Jin-sung's back. Though I was happy to see OS alive, I was not jumping up and down, I was not clapping (meaning I was not overly excited), and I couldn't help but wonder if MC dying (though maybe we had that coming) and the other characters being alive (I am assuming) was a way of doing fanservice, the main characters got to live and all. Drama pls! --Ryo. Anne tells him the truth about her time travel. Soo makes Jin-sung and Boss Man nervous when he keeps folding, but Soo reveals his tactic during a time out he wanted to come this close to losing so Boss Man would have no option but to buy in. They shift into her perspective when she was in the cab and saw the cherry blossoms, that's when the scene actually changed. As we later realize, this has been foreshadowing the whole time that it is, in fact, Lizzy that killed Emma. It's as if she got fed up with pouring her heart and soul into writing dramas that weren't very popular, and she watched a bunch of more conventional dramas like Nice Guy and said, "Hey-- you want a slick, uber-intense, OTP-centric, not-necessarily-sensical melodrama full of PPL? The reverend also gives Lizzy the little book titled Demons of the Prairie, which is proved to be an ominous artifact as both Emma and Lizzy are seen with it when they are being tormented. He would have lived with it and never told hee Sun. But, bite the cat that corners you, don't run and bite your mouse friend D': Maybe, he pulled a Moo Chul and was helping him in a way? I see that as a sign that they are now in heaven-finally away from all the pain and suffering that tormented both while they were alive. The more she immersed herself in the place and time, the more lost she felt. Oh and I forgot to add. With TWtWB's both leads had their stories wrapped up fairly well and the story-fail was in a secondary line that, in the end, didn't actually affect much. Something that I disagree with Heads here is about the suicidal tendency of OY, in some of her recaps she said that she thinks OY has already get over it. A scene in which Lambert and Banner ride a snowmobile into the wilderness to examine the young woman's body is haunting. I really liked the beginning (episode 8 was definitely the climax of happiness for me) but then we dove into melo land which culminated in a LOT of crying in the last episode. Sean Keane. Anne is surprised to discover that Thomas is friends with Michael Collins, a famous revolutionary fighter, and she is quickly enamored with this man she has read about in her study of Ireland's history. I was also impressed by the consistent beauty of the cinematography; perfect contrasts, appropriately warm tone, gorgeous scenery, etc. Good play. Soo drags his feet, futilely trying to make it to the hospital as blood streams from his wound and tears stream from his face. Shes happy to have Wang back. And as was mentioned, there is no way Hee-Sun and Jin-Sung could be happy is Soo were really dead. This is so poetic, lyrical, heart warming, exciting journey starts with the mythical story of Niamh and Oisin, continues with time changing moments of Irish Revolution and were catching glimpses from Michael Collins life story and his fight for freedom and finally witnessing an unconditional, timeless , amazing love story of Anne and Thomas. ;), Which means Soo must be alive, too. That is permanent and altered the scope of her life, but yet even at the end they are asking her to come back into Young's life. I concluded. That ending just confused me. I don't know. Out of all the melos I've seen, this one is definitely the most satisfying. I also think that they wouldn't have shown the "Next Spring" title if it was meant to be a dream or heaven. Because, it was so sweet but then it was so BLURRY! i can't believe that is finished now.best best drama i have ever seem and it's the best drama of 2013. my two cents anyway. Oh young underwent surgery right? Lizzys tale is pieced together through time jumps, simultaneously exploring her sinister past and rapidly deteriorating present. But hes not there to hear about her family life, and instead asks her to return to Youngs side. He extorts a. Great work, Heads. In an unforgettable love story, a woman's impossible journey through the ages could change everything Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather's stories of Ireland. Granted, I'm not familiar with Irish history, making everything in these pages new to me. However, she is interrupted by the return of her husband, who has brought back the recently deceased Emmas books with him. But he had some charisma so that got brushed away at the end. That "happy" ending felt so contrived for me. It will probably take how many months before the eyesight will go back to normal condition. Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2019. While Golden Wind's final message is one of hope, it's not exactly an uplifting hope either. Because a dead Soo wont give him any money, Boss Man has no choice but to try and win the pot to save himself from bankruptcy. Open your mouth when you kiss such a hot man who obviously loves you so much! But Golden Wind was never meant to be about the best of society either. I agree with Hannah -- the flowers were a continual peace offering and the weirdly beautiful blurriness was Young's pov. Several hints: the sad look on Jingsung's face even though he was with his family safe and sound; Young's long hair-there is no way a woman who just finished chemo could still have such long hair just six months out; there was this sadness through out the last few scenes-the falling flowers from the trees, the blurry and white-out treatment of the shots-some contributed to the theory she must have regained partial eyesight and that is why you see the blurry shots. True. Oct. 7, 2021 6:00 a.m. PT. Moo Chul? In the end, the suicide attempt didnt even put her out for a night, and she was completely fine by morning. I think they are dead. I was so involved in it I just could not put it down. Iran-Contra affair. Oh well, the drama is over. Stop playing with my emotions! Does this item contain inappropriate content? This is based on the Animism belief of a god/spirit staying in everything, natural or man-made. In fact, it is the arrival of her husband that stops her from committing suicide. Eventually they did and she gave up and died. Not all chemo causes you to loose your hair - my dad takes oral chemo and doesn't loose his. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. Scene 1 Jin sung tells Boss Man that all the winnings are his in order to pay Soo's debt, but Boss Man has another plan - he knows where Jin sung's family is, threatening Jin Sung to choose between Soo or his family. It was also hard to express it as clearly and well-argued as you have done here. And Oh Soo and Jin Seong ain't Robert Redford and Paul Newman. However, she seems to be lost in a hallucination of her earlier days, when her husband refused to believe her about the presence of an ominous entity. I am not sure I can bothered to understand anything from the last episode. That made me think about the episode when they were up in the mountains, i recall oh soo told her that even when he's not around, every time the wind will blow will always be with her or something in this direction. Had Soo survived, there was no way, the gangster boss, Kim, would have let Jingsung lived happily. I think the whole flower thing is to amend for stabbing Oh Soo. But the entire last episode did not flow at all from the previous ones. Young's hair, everyone's fantastic health etc. Just read and look where Song was interviewed, she also concluded TWTWB was a happy ending story. Im glad he grew as a person, but since when did Growth = Passivity? And with that, all the players get gambling, while Young spends a restless night at the hospital window with the winter wind blowing. No, it wasnt ever hard, Blurry Figure responds. and the kiss at the beginning is (for me) the best kiss of this year in dramaland! I will not claim expertise on this but I will say that I lost a family member to suicide. Even if she survives the stab wound from the scissors, which is bleeding profusely, she most likely slowly descends into madness before long. But gradually, the characters grew on me, and their relationships touched me. (maybe the real one, since they were going in the same direction?). It seemed like the restaurant was Soo's because he told her he actually wanted to cook because Jin Sung and Hee Sun both like his cooking. Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfathers stories of Ireland. Are they both dead and finally meeting in the afterlife? Santiago tells the wind that love can empower it to do anything. Wow. We really don't know what happened when Oh soo was stubbed by Jin Sung. South Wind Knows My Mood Episode 40. She almost made me feel I could do anything whilst reading this book and at times I felt such a whimsical urge to disappear and come back like her main characters did. You're right, everyone in this show seems to heal rather quick. It really did feel very Kdrama-like to separate the characters for the sake of separating them? I loved that. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. I was captivated.. A wildlife officer (Cory Lambert) finds the dead body of a local Native American girl out in the middle of the cold Wyoming wildlife. He offers to make her the same potato soup he did on their trip, but adds, I want to stay with you. Dreaming should be kissing already or running while laughing, no real people will talk and if everything was all a dream then why not the director chose to have that scene be with Oh young and Oh soo only and no other people will be part of it and no other thing will included. Love it! And the good times keep going as Soo helps Jin-sung and his family pack for their move to the countryside. Thank you to the commenters, too. ", so many times during the last 2 episodes. . What the Wind Knows takes this idea and expands upon in it, layer upon beautiful layer. Wind Poem Summary. If that was for Oh soo's grave then why it is on the table? Cherry blossom petals rain down as they kiss in soft-focus surroundings. Whilst I have read several books from this period, this one was special. Her books are now being published in two dozen languages, truly a dream come true for a little country girl. The Wind opens with Lizzy emerging from a cabin, soaked in blood, holding her neighbor Emmas stillborn baby. The one glaring weakness, for me, was the whole Jin-sung stabs Soo scene. I don't think it was an excuse to put in alot of sex scenes. Soo nearly drops in relief when he finds Young, even as she emotionlessly tells him shes hungry. The bit with Secretary Wang is so, so weird. Lizzy (Caitlin Gerard) and Isaac. I'm glad I watched, but I wish it had held the awesome all the way through. It was a pleasure reading them. He says only that it is not safe and refuses to discuss it further. }); We have to understand where a character is coming from and why on a basic human level, regardless of circumstance. She learns that a doctor named Thomas Smith raised Eoin after Eoin's parents died during the revolution.
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