Now that you mention the name seokryu its pronounce seongnyu cause in korean baatchim(pronounciation) when ㄱ (k) meets ㄹ (r/l) its become ng meets n. Just a fun fact that you might wanna know. Anyway thank you for consistently upload the episode, always appreciate it👍
As expected, the news of Seok-ryu's cancer was devastating for her entire family, but also for all her friends and relatives in the neighborhood, where everything they said or did was questioned. Obviously Mi-sook, Seok-ryu's mother, as well as her father and even Seok-ryu's brother Dong-jin, all deal with the thing by thinking back to everything that happened and what they said to each other, obviously with a great sense of guilt, which is normal. Only in difficult moments can you have the courage to question yourself, understand what you did wrong, but also how to fix it. As they say: from bad comes good and there is no doubt that, despite the tragic event (which we will later discover is not tragic, or rather it was, but not anymore) it allowed Seok-ryu's family to understand her better than before, to understand how hard it was for her, that she is a much tougher person than they believed and that her motivations were not whims. That said, as I wrote at the time, Seok-ryu's choice to keep everyone at a distance was an easy choice, because laying yourself bare in front of those close to you is difficult, because it means showing your fragility and your true self and now she had to do it despite herself. The title of the episode undoubtedly refers to this, the bear who remains locked in his cave and who in the end, finally leaves her. But in all of this, we learn how Seok-ryu, from time to time, sought help, in her own way, from the only person she thought would help her: Seung-hyo; however, as we saw, Seung-hyo completely ghosted her when he saw that she was with Hyeon-jun, letting his wounded pride win rather than asserting their long-standing friendship. Seung-hyo was unable to pick up on the signals she was sending him, those small indirect requests for help, he turned a deaf ear to all her calls and as we can see, this was his great regret once he understood it, also because, in some way, it contributed to her depression and to her further closing herself off from everything. Here too we see how good comes from bad, because this exposure made Seung-hyo understand what he had done wrong and Seok-ryu's reasons for closing himself off, because it was not only to protect others from her pain, but also because her requests for help went unheard by the person who should have heard them. The scene on the beach is very significant: it shows how Seung-hyo knows Seok-ryu very well and in fact found her mindful of past experiences, but it also shows how he, mindful of how Seok-ryu faced him head on when he had the accident that marked the end of his career as a swimmer, teasing him in every possible way so that he could release everything he held inside and so here he applies the same method by taking her and throwing her into the sea to make everything she held inside come out. Seok-ryu's outburst is as touching as it is tender, because she needed it to be herself and he deserved those scoldings. A beautiful scene written and expertly acted that pairs with the following moment, when Seung-hyo shows his immense relief in learning that her cancer had not returned, embracing her passionately. This whole experience, when we then see the subsequent welcome home party that they prepared for her, has shown Seok-ryu the mistake she had made in excluding everyone, that the support of her loved ones was what she needed to heal her soul. In addition to this, unfortunately, it also shows how Hyeon-jun, who let us remember, was by Seok-ryu's side for all the difficult moments and whose only fault was that he too had collapsed under the weight of that burden, of not being enough for her, of not being what she needed and it was very mature of him to understand it by himself and make the decision to leave her in the right hands; I also appreciated his maturity on this, but also, as mentioned, that he knows Seok-ryu well, Seung-hyo's ability to allow Seok-ryu to say goodbye to Hyeon-jun properly, because he was important to her anyway and, like when he understood that she needed to cry that night at the park and took away her umbrella so that her tears would be hidden by the rain, this time he knew she needed to do it and covered her with his jacket so that she could do it in private. In short, he knows and understands her better than anyone else. A word needs to be said for Mo-eum and Dan-ho, who finally have an intimate moment where they lay themselves bare and get closer, even if, as seen in that hilarious kiss scene where she saw his surprised look and her animal survival instinct kicked in and told her to attack and run away... five meters away in the apartment next door. Aside from the comic side, it's nice to finally see their progress. As for Seung-hyo's parents, it must be said that Gyeong-jong has a tendency to jump to conclusions without listening to the other's explanations or reasons and that's obviously not good. As for Hye-sook, I'll just say that strange things have been happening around her lately... But I won't say anything else, we'll see how it develops. Love Next Door maintains its refined writing and exceptional performances, despite relying on the usual clichés, but with intelligence. Thanks for the reaction. Off topic: if you've already finished watching No Gain No Love, go and watch the spin-off Spice Up Our Love, only two episodes long, starring Lee Sang-yi and Han Ji-hyun who reprise their roles from the original series... but not only that. It's worth it, you'll have fun.
Now that you mention the name seokryu its pronounce seongnyu cause in korean baatchim(pronounciation) when ㄱ (k) meets ㄹ (r/l) its become ng meets n. Just a fun fact that you might wanna know. Anyway thank you for consistently upload the episode, always appreciate it👍
As expected, the news of Seok-ryu's cancer was devastating for her entire family, but also for all her friends and relatives in the neighborhood, where everything they said or did was questioned. Obviously Mi-sook, Seok-ryu's mother, as well as her father and even Seok-ryu's brother Dong-jin, all deal with the thing by thinking back to everything that happened and what they said to each other, obviously with a great sense of guilt, which is normal. Only in difficult moments can you have the courage to question yourself, understand what you did wrong, but also how to fix it. As they say: from bad comes good and there is no doubt that, despite the tragic event (which we will later discover is not tragic, or rather it was, but not anymore) it allowed Seok-ryu's family to understand her better than before, to understand how hard it was for her, that she is a much tougher person than they believed and that her motivations were not whims. That said, as I wrote at the time, Seok-ryu's choice to keep everyone at a distance was an easy choice, because laying yourself bare in front of those close to you is difficult, because it means showing your fragility and your true self and now she had to do it despite herself. The title of the episode undoubtedly refers to this, the bear who remains locked in his cave and who in the end, finally leaves her. But in all of this, we learn how Seok-ryu, from time to time, sought help, in her own way, from the only person she thought would help her: Seung-hyo; however, as we saw, Seung-hyo completely ghosted her when he saw that she was with Hyeon-jun, letting his wounded pride win rather than asserting their long-standing friendship. Seung-hyo was unable to pick up on the signals she was sending him, those small indirect requests for help, he turned a deaf ear to all her calls and as we can see, this was his great regret once he understood it, also because, in some way, it contributed to her depression and to her further closing herself off from everything. Here too we see how good comes from bad, because this exposure made Seung-hyo understand what he had done wrong and Seok-ryu's reasons for closing himself off, because it was not only to protect others from her pain, but also because her requests for help went unheard by the person who should have heard them. The scene on the beach is very significant: it shows how Seung-hyo knows Seok-ryu very well and in fact found her mindful of past experiences, but it also shows how he, mindful of how Seok-ryu faced him head on when he had the accident that marked the end of his career as a swimmer, teasing him in every possible way so that he could release everything he held inside and so here he applies the same method by taking her and throwing her into the sea to make everything she held inside come out. Seok-ryu's outburst is as touching as it is tender, because she needed it to be herself and he deserved those scoldings. A beautiful scene written and expertly acted that pairs with the following moment, when Seung-hyo shows his immense relief in learning that her cancer had not returned, embracing her passionately. This whole experience, when we then see the subsequent welcome home party that they prepared for her, has shown Seok-ryu the mistake she had made in excluding everyone, that the support of her loved ones was what she needed to heal her soul. In addition to this, unfortunately, it also shows how Hyeon-jun, who let us remember, was by Seok-ryu's side for all the difficult moments and whose only fault was that he too had collapsed under the weight of that burden, of not being enough for her, of not being what she needed and it was very mature of him to understand it by himself and make the decision to leave her in the right hands; I also appreciated his maturity on this, but also, as mentioned, that he knows Seok-ryu well, Seung-hyo's ability to allow Seok-ryu to say goodbye to Hyeon-jun properly, because he was important to her anyway and, like when he understood that she needed to cry that night at the park and took away her umbrella so that her tears would be hidden by the rain, this time he knew she needed to do it and covered her with his jacket so that she could do it in private. In short, he knows and understands her better than anyone else.
A word needs to be said for Mo-eum and Dan-ho, who finally have an intimate moment where they lay themselves bare and get closer, even if, as seen in that hilarious kiss scene where she saw his surprised look and her animal survival instinct kicked in and told her to attack and run away... five meters away in the apartment next door. Aside from the comic side, it's nice to finally see their progress.
As for Seung-hyo's parents, it must be said that Gyeong-jong has a tendency to jump to conclusions without listening to the other's explanations or reasons and that's obviously not good. As for Hye-sook, I'll just say that strange things have been happening around her lately... But I won't say anything else, we'll see how it develops.
Love Next Door maintains its refined writing and exceptional performances, despite relying on the usual clichés, but with intelligence.
Thanks for the reaction.
Off topic: if you've already finished watching No Gain No Love, go and watch the spin-off Spice Up Our Love, only two episodes long, starring Lee Sang-yi and Han Ji-hyun who reprise their roles from the original series... but not only that. It's worth it, you'll have fun.