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. She tells him that she even got to eat with her mother the night before, though they had to hide the fact from her father. 2,5, & 6 were my thoughts exactly. 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. This article contains Eternals spoilers.. Eternals is a big movie for Marvelin every sense of the word.. I was captivated.. JS looked very sad at the point when he agreed to what Hee-sun suggested but the the face of JS was a type of confused or something that the director suggested for him to do to make us bewildered of what really had happened to Oh soo. Note to self don't do this on my kindle again it auto correct is a bitch. : The movie's title comes from a Fench quote "The wind rises, we must try to live." The quote opens the story before we see a single image. When I heard her speech in this ep about how she wanted Soo to come and save her I was really disgusted. Finally, as to Wang coming backtruly platonic relationship. js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js"; since you're here, it seems you are doing well. You'll recognize delusion, jealousy, seduction, and shapeshifting as things Lizzy encounters during the movie. Although not being a great fan of fiction books, I found 'What the Wind Knows' a fascinating story in which Amy Harmon cleverly intertwines the past with the present, the real with the imaginary. While that is the climactic action of the story, the film's final moments give even more context to what came before. . The physical dangers were numerous, but in the 2018 horror film "The Wind" ( which was added to Netflix in June ), it's the psychological terrors that take focus. How can such a fine man do so many bad boy roles and be believable in them? Sean Keane. Thomas's worst fear is that Anne will return to her own time. Isaac confronts Lizzy about the murder. However, Eoin has never allowed her to return to Ireland. 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. and yeah. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. Boss Man is hosting the game, and announces the grand prize - seven million dollars. Sex isn't a shameful thing. It speaks of the ordinary and the extraordinary events and people that are entwined in a way that captures the very essence of Ireland during this period. The more she tries to unravel her familys past, the more entangled she becomes. If the ending of The Wind left you with a few questions, allow us to supply the answers. Even if you didnt take the money, it wont bring everything back to the way it was.. (the way to end the show?) "I loved churches the way I loved cemeteries and books. She gave the story a nostalgic feel I reveled in.Thank you, Amy Harmon, for the chance to read an ARC and for kicking my reading year off with a bang. It was almost as if there were no real repercussions to her actions, except for some of the company's stocks she lost (I think) and the fact that she was homeless for a few weeks (I am assuming)? The wind understands but doesn't know what to do. Meaning, the surgery was successful and Oh young survived. She falls into the water and ends up at Garvagh Glebe, the home where Eoin grew up. An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller. Try again. At first I thought it was some kind of alternate reality where they both died and created it so they (and us viewers) can come into terms with moving on. 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. He offers to make her the same potato soup he did on their trip, but adds, I want to stay with you. She got the call from Jin-sung while she was on her way to treat Young. Please try again. But, because Soo lived so the scene didn't actually impact the storyline much, I just stick my fingers in my ears and lalala my way through that scene and the drama works! Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. I was definitely perplexed, after having watched this episode. He has, because he loved a girl who was blind. The surreal film follows a woman's slow descent into madness as she struggles to survive the crushing solitude of the 19th-century frontier lands. Wilhelm admits to killing several women, although the actual count is unknown. That problem didnt exist as much with Soo, though these past few episodes didnt do him a ton of favors. hahaha, I can't believe more people didn't think of that, poor forgotten oppa Oh Soo :(. Im going to backtrack a bit to the attempted suicide, frankly because it still doesnt make any godforsaken sense on my end. Her secretly hoping that Oh Soo would burst in and save her makes sense (the only thing that made sense in this episode). The game amps up as Jin-sungs family loads the truck to move though theyre being watched by a shady-lookin dude. Wow. I honestly handwave the whole stabbing scene away. Politics and peril in The Secret Romantic Guesthouse, You can only pick one: Friends-to-lovers drama, First script reading for tvN's Stealer: Seven Joseon Coins. These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. SHK, you are being kissed by JIS! A big DITTO to what you said. (I frowny-faced at that, honestly. Shes happy to have Wang back. I still can't figure out how Mr. Kim killing his family meant that he needed to stab Soo. i had the same reaction when a friend told me, man! I too felt a bit confused about these show towards the last few episodes, but I'm pretty happy with my ending. Boss Man is hosting the game, and announces the grand prize seven million dollars. And I like how SHG played OY. Thank you for your recap and I totally agree with your comments! I know that doesn't tell you anything helpful about the book, except maybe to know that it is not a novel that lets go of you easily. and it's a year ago so i think the part that had the scar of the brain surgery will not show anymore, it will be covered by hair by now. I was hopeful in the beginning, because it started with NHK doing her empathy-building magic with Soo's character, and to a lesser extent with Young's character through the video diaries. One thing the show did really, really right I thought was its depiction of blindness. Maybe this is how she sees redemption or growth. Who knows. Also when heesun and jinsung said they would bring flowers to soothe way it sounded in korean was like they were visiting his grave as hes not around longer rather than visiting a live person to give him flowers. Oooh, a twist! The court generally issues all of its decisions by the end of June before going on a summer break. There were a lot of "wth" moments in the last few episodes that were left unresolved. Jin-sung spots him while on his way to the hospital and starts to piggyback him the rest of the way, even though Moo-chuls already got one foot in the other world as he mumbles, Just leave me be, Jin-sung doesnt give up, until he feels Moo-chul go limp on his back. According to Secretary Wang, Soo started there six months ago. But, to be perfectly honest, I wasn't thinking about her hair at all this episode, haha. Its no surprise that Soo lived, since every character in this show (aside from poor Moo-chul), displayed a knack for healing without a scratch. A trunk full of Emma and Gideon's books is moved into the Macklin cabin after Emma's death, which includes the dead woman's copy of "Demons of the Prairie.". Wow, now that "winter" has past, I can finally breathe. But seriously, despite its at times heavy flaws- I still love the show. I will miss this drama.. hiks. One of the least enjoyable finales av ever watched! 2 eps later, all's forgiven! Hee-sun mentions that theyre going to see Soo tomorrow, but it doesnt seem like theyre seeing him alive when they talk about what flowers to take. I was also impressed by the consistent beauty of the cinematography; perfect contrasts, appropriately warm tone, gorgeous scenery, etc. If she stays, she may alter history. In that case then, why stab him in the first place? Well done. Yep! If not, its a bad thing. Granted, some things started to not make sense towards the end, but NOTHING about this show makes me think the director or writer became lazy and gave up along the way. A flashback reveals that on the night she died, Emma and Lizzy met out in the prairie, where Emma revealed her intention to send Gideon away and live with Isaac, Lizzy, and the baby. JS to me was a consistent character. Whether or not the debt gets cancelled, the case's resolution will bring changes. 0.0/10 from 0 users. Overall a beautiful drama with beautiful people. I know, hard to believe. The event results in her grandfather Eoin's fear that Ireland is not safe for Anne, which is why he never allows her to travel there until after his death. Eventually, he accepts that she is able to predict the future with uncanny accuracy. 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. They've seen and heard all that has ever been said or done. or The flowers conversation between JS and HS says no. Young believes that the only option left for her at this point is to die, but as we've seen before she doesn't really want to (and a lot of people who attempt suicide don't) and is very scared of death. , Enhanced typesetting Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2023. Unable to add item to List. Amy explained in the most beautiful narrative about the heartbreaking decisions many of these people had to make. Jin-sung just kneels there, shaking and sobbing. This right here. I was also wondering, why shouldn't have JS hanged up on HS? What the Wind Knows places into context the loyalty mixed with desperation in dangerous times, that leads men to risk their reputations, homes, and lives for freedom. With the help of an FBI officer (Jane Banner) and locals alike, the two try to uncover what seems to be a mysterious murder. The poet says that the wind makes a mockery of . As he gets angrier, Lizzy notices an ominous dark shadow rising behind him. window.fbAsyncInit = function() { SAME HERE! The Reverend tries to give her a Bible, and when she shows him that she already has one, he then proffers the "Demons of the Prairie" pamphlet and says, "You can never be too prepared. I love you, very much. Soo pulls her into an embrace even as he cant help but crying, and he repeats over and over again, I love you. Depending on a viewer's experience the way the drama is seen will be different. Marvel . "Time-travel is a subject that has always fascinated me from a young age. I hate mellow, I always hate mellow. Well , some missing point that we need to understand OY is not only blind but psychologically is not stable. this reminds me why I'm not a fan of the genre. I'm glad that this was my first. Thank you so much for the recap. If it'd been left with Soo on a bicycle, then I'd have leaned towards him being dead. I wanted to say "Congrats on getting past that time in your life!" "If that had been me, Id have taken the knife and gone after Kim.". I don't buy that Young is done with her suicidal tendencies, but she seems a lot happier probably because before she was so untrustworthy and felt like everyone was out to kill her anyway, but now she's starting to trust people and she's more at ease. While Golden Wind's final message is one of hope, it's not exactly an uplifting hope either. Also, when OS passes by OY by the cherry blossoms, is that real OS or imaginary OS? 6. Caught between history and her heart, she must decide whether shes willing to let go of the life she knew for a love she never thought shed find. These 2 things really disappointed me, there were definetely some things who could have been done better, but on the other hand, im sure not many directors/writers could have succeded in making it better or at least as good as these producers did. I did share and understood your (and others') frustrations of the characters. Just discovered him, and while I do agree he did well in A frozen flower, his movie that I loved him the most is A dirty carnival. His care for Anne shows the type of love every woman should aspire to find. This was my reaction seven minutes before the ending: WHAT!? The ending was definitely real. Her fantasy novel, THE BIRD AND THE SWORD was a Goodreads Best Book finalist. It was blurry because it was trying to show it in Young's perspective. However, by the time he returns, we cant even be completely sure if the Isaac that we are seeing is real or a figment of Lizzys haunted imagination. 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. It was really rushed and that's why I think the logic breaks down. The man with the bracelet stops ahead of her, but doesnt turn back. The ending was open ended. Its interesting to note that, apart from possibly being tricked by the evil entity to murder both Emma and Isaac, Lizzy also had real-life motives to cause them harm. So, THANK YOU NOH HEE KYUNG. heads, i remember u commenting on SHK casted in a melodrama (TWTWB) which makes me think u don't like her acting abilities? (Seriously though. Really? To me, this drama fizzled out around episode 8. She rings it with a smile. In an unforgettable love story, a womans impossible journey through the ages could change everything. 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. I applaud his professionalism, knowing that this is his first time to have sex scenes. So in a sense, this ending was a miracle painted in the most idealistic way possible. I think the whole flower thing is to amend for stabbing Oh Soo. The ending just seemed so fanservice (and I know I have already said that, however, that feeling kept staying with me). It'll fit, but it's not exactly neat. Michael begins to question Anne, thinking she is a spy. The only thing I was actually left wondering was what happened to President Kim? Jin-sung arrives in the meantime so Boss Man can declare him Soos gambling partner, and all of Soos huffing and puffing cant reverse the situation now. Sun-hee, after a dose of Newfound Optimism, smiles as she claims that Youngs chances are over 50% with that kind of preparedness. FB.init({ }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Theres a light at the end of every drama tunnel, but sometimes its how we get there that matters more than how bright that light turns out to be. But to me what he did made sense for the character. And this is what happening to me now. I love it. I concluded. I Think the drama ended in happy ending. I'm mad he had to stab his best friend for that to happen, though. Period. This time, we look at the baffling ending of Neon. This explains that Oh young has the ability to see but not really clear. Required fields are marked *. As a young boy, he was fascinated by Giovanni Caproni planes, which were made by one of Italy's best-known aircraft engineers. my two cents anyway. (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? (And not a moment too soon!). Which is crappy and yes, obsessive and crazy! Very pretty to look at like a picture, but barely engaging and forgettable in the end. Gideon is timid and ineffectual, while Emma soon begins to claim that she is being haunted by some kind of unseen entity that inhabits the scrubland that stretches out all around them. I guess people thought she was really making headway but I felt like it was bound to happen. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. Directed by Kristoffer Rus, "Into the Wind" is a teen drama that revolves around the romance between a young, wealthy teen girl who goes on a vacation and falls in love with a kite-surfing instructor. I also wasn't in the correct frame of mind for reading when I started this novel - life hit my family hard in the new year and it's taken time to adjust. How guilty you felt while you loved me. Open your mouth when you kiss such a hot man who obviously loves you so much! I wonder, I wonder. Who, out of the two of them, showed more human compassion? Wow what a fantastic book and one of the best books I have read this year. Well, Young must be alive. (Seriously! I did chuckle many times reading this recap. About the wang discussion, i think wang told her that soo died 20 days ago, after her chimio was over, because she didnt want to give up on her chimio because of the sad news (im assuming wang found out oh soo died 6 months ago). When Charlie. The scenario with the child and sec wang of course was only a part of the scne that it should be clear. A scene in which Lambert and Banner ride a snowmobile into the wilderness to examine the young woman's body is haunting. (and really, if it's a happy ending, is it so hard to just give us a straight forward ending but why also a stabby scene? Michael and his men discover the door has been locked and they would have died if not for Anne's warning. Charlie tells Ellie he wanted to be part of her life, but that her mother forbade him from seeing her. The setting is Hillsboro, a small rural Tennessee town, during the summer of an unknown year. My biggest gripe is the directing of this show. There was never ever enough Kim Bum. Young not only forgives her, but understands that Wang loved her all this time and just couldnt express it properly. I really REALLY hated how everyone let Secretary Wang just waltz back into Young's life. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Plot Summary In 2001, best-selling American author Annie Gallagher loses her beloved Irish grandfather Eoin to cancer. Not Soo asks her if she cant see, and she responds by asking if hes ever met a blind person. A romcom, please!!! Wang walking back in so easily into OY's life. Her mental state is made more fragile after she undergoes a bout of illness and subsequently begins to feel tormented by the wind. When Hee Sun and Jin Sung were debating which flowers to give "Soo", they either meant to give flowers to Young's real brother Oh Soo's grave, or they wanted to bring flowers to Soo's new shop because they feel bad for Jin Sung's betrayal. Which means Soo can play against him and take all he has left. The only thing negative I could possibly say about What the Wind Knows is that Irish Id read it sooner. The wind feels like Santiago demeans what it already knows how to do. Tags: featured, Jo In-sung, Kim Bum, Song Hye-gyo, That Winter the Wind Blows, Your email address will not be published. And Soo saying that he made a mistake in ousting her?! While federal student loan payments are currently paused, that will end 60 days after the case is resolved. Personally, I feel that they died and met in the afterlifeonly because the whole Jinsung stabbing Soo scene hinted that he had killed himjust the way it was executed and by the end he fell to the ground like a dying person. but I wondered if it would be rude in a way or something. I was waiting to see if the aftermath changed how I felt about the whole ordeal, since there was a chance for the show to treat the attempt in a thoughtful and meaningful way. questions. It is so illogical and stupid, it is almost a sort of evil in itself.