[[Drama 2020] Tell Me What You Saw, 본대로 말하라]

Oh please give me season 2 with more OHJ backstory and CSY interaction/development.  OHJ reminded me of JH's character in Beautiful Mind.  JH is amazing as usual, easily my fav K-actor.

[[Drama 2020] Itaewon Class, 이태원 클라쓰]

1 hour ago, serenilmauve said:

 

 

Agree with everything you wrote.  Also, it is tad bit disingenuous to say that he changed his mind in a few episode.  He made the declaration to SA in episode 6 but realized his love for YS in episode 14.  Not to mention 4 years in drama time has passed by for him to assess his own feeling.

 

Anyway here is my interpretation regarding what the writer is trying to convey regarding RY's love life.  He is trying to show that the great RY is also a flawed character.  His unchanging principle can sometime be detrimental to his career and love life.  In regard to career, he stubbornly refuse the help of Toni's grandma until Miss Kang (even freedom come with a cost)and YS spoke some sense into him.  Now, let me elaborate on his love life, and I start with his declaration of love toward OS.

 

 

Regarding that promise to OS, he felt guilty for doubting her and putting her in a situation where she felt sad and guilty toward him.  He wants to free her from that pain.  Even though none of that is his fault, but that is the kind of guy RY is.  It is very believable that RY can have a changed of heart.  His feeling for OS isn't build on a strong foundation.  He spent most of his adult life in jail, the factory, and a fishing boat.  After his dad's death, they met once at Itaewon and again 7 years later.  Like his feeling for her was frozen in time, and it never progress since neither party want to take the next step.  It slowly melted away with the passage of time.

 

There are numerous reason why he fell for the Wildcat.  Beside his father, SK, HJ, and HY, nobody really believe in him including SA.  Here come this 20 year old girl who threw away her future just to work for him.  In addition to her brilliance in business and marketing, she bet her future on him, and it truly touched him.  This is why he selfishly kept her by his side.  In return for his selfish act and  her blind faith in him, he slowly opened up to her about his past. I truly think the moment he has romantic feeling for her is when she was laying on his lap crying due to the physical and emotional pain he had endured up till now.  He couldn't believe that someone could shed a tear for his struggle like that.  This is why he would also have emotional outburst toward YS and rebuke her whenever she disappointed him.  He would say that she should be on his side, but notice that he doesn't expect this from SA.  Which is why he can't think of Danbam (aka his life) without her.  The wildcat was able to worm her way into RY heart slowly without him fully realizing it.  RY is a very perceptive guy, so I feel like he already know that YS had feeling for him even before the rejection.  However, he can never reciprocate that feeling and did his best to repress any feeling for her by creating all sort of excuses.  He didn't want to go against his principle by breaking his promise to SA, betraying a friend like GS, and being 10 years older than her.  His unchanging principle which was one of his strongest attribute was also his roadblock to being happy.  That is why he said in the latest episode, he truly did have a regret.  He should have followed his heart.  That is why I think RY and YS are meant for each other, they are each other ying and yang.  RY helped changed YS to be a better person by being less selfish and try to have a little more empathy for those around her  Meanwhile, YS helped change RY into believing you can be selfish sometime and placed your own personal happiness over your principle.  She is the one that can bring those sweet night that he longed for.  Just my two cents.