Mary Stayed Out All Night: Episode 16 (Final)
by girlfriday
Hurricane Mary, coming through! This drama goes out the same way it began…totally insane. But you know, by now it’d be even MORE schizophrenic if the drama did a total 180 and started to make sense. So it’s best we go out with as much crazy as we started with. It’s time to embrace the mental instability. Or at least start drinking heavily…
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Mary Stayed Out All Night OST – Jang Geun-seok – “I Will Promise You” [ Download ]
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FINAL EPISODE RECAP
Mu-gyul gets his non-answer to his stupid Choose Me Now or Forever Hold Your Peace question and walks away without looking back. Mary immediately gets a call that Jung-in is awake. (So, if Mu-gyul had waited two minutes, you would’ve been able to answer? I guess that’s not the point, but…)
Mary rushes in and Jung-in looks up at her lovingly. While Mu-gyul goes home to clear his studio of Mary’s belongings and the curtain that divided their bed, Jung-in talks to his father about the wedding.
Jung-in: Father, does this wedding have to happen? I love Mary sincerely. So I want her to be happy. But if she marries me like this, she’ll never be happy.
Finally, some reason. Dad thinks after the wedding will be plenty of time for Mary to change her mind. Ha. Words are meaningless to you. Jung-in asks if Dad is trying to make him even less fortunate than himself. He calls Dad out for loving another woman for thirty years. Jung-in: “It must’ve been hard for you. But it was harder for me, and Mom, who stood by your side.” Oof. Heartbreaking.
And now it makes sense (?!) why Jung-in is so quick to let Mary go, despite loving her. Because he spent his whole life loving his father, and watching his mother love him, while he loved someone else. To live that all over again, in his own marriage, would be the height of cruelty. He asks his father to reconsider the wedding once more, to which his father turns a blind eye, because he is a heartless shell of a man.
Mu-gyul packs up the rest of Mary’s things with a heavy heart (which runs so counter to your actions earlier, schizo-boy, but whatever). But Mary comes running in, short of breath.
Mary: THIS is my answer, Stupid.
And, Quote of the Day goes to Mary! Mu-gyul sighs, utterly relieved, as he clutches her tight in a hug. He thanks her for coming, even now. Um, YOU were the one who put a time limit on her answer, dummy. It’s a sweet reunion, if only because the actors play it as such, but frankly, there’s no dramatic tension in it at all, and makes me even angrier about the hospital breakup scene…all that, for this?
Jung-seok ponders for a while, then decides to hurry the wedding. Oy. Even Mary’s dad wonders what’s gotten into him, as it seems rushed with Jung-in’s condition and Mary’s state of mind.
As soon as they’re reunited, Mu-gyul gets a call from Jung-in asking to see him concerning Mary. He heads over to the hospital, and Jung-in tells him that the wedding is still on. Mu-gyul points out that his words don’t match up, and Jung-in just says that he’s being honest, man-to-man.
Mu-gyul leaves and Jung-in says to himself that he’ll see in due time. Oh, jeez. I see where this is going, and it’s not totally out of character for Jung-in to go all Fairy Godmother on them, but it’s still crazy.
Mary gets called home to talk over wedding prep with Dad, and she goes along, too defeated to resist anymore. Dad calmly tells her that he’s not doing this because of Jung-in’s wealth, but because her mother married him for love, but ended up with such an unfortunate fate. He tells her that starting love is easy, but maintaining it, preserving it, is the hard part. Well, now, that makes a whole lot of sense, and is delivered in a non-hysterical fashion. Could you not have been this way from the beginning, dear Papa?
He tells her that all he cares about is her happiness. Well then maybe, just once, you should listen to what your twenty-four year old daughter is telling you, about what she wants for her own life.
Mary texts Mu-gyul that night, asking him to wait three more days for her to end things with Jung-in. Okay, now I’m starting to take Mu-gyul’s side with all this. Why do you keep extending things? Mu-gyul agrees and they plan to meet on the third day.
The day arrives, which is of course Mary and Jung-in’s wedding day. Both she and Jung-in prepare with long faces, and she texts Mu-gyul to wait for her. He takes his guitar and plays a new song in the park, waiting for her to arrive.
Meanwhile, the wedding begins, and guests start streaming in. Seo-jun arrives and greets Jung-in, and then calls Leo to ask why they’re not here, as Mary’s friends. It’s news to everyone else that Mary’s going through with the wedding, so they rush over to find Mu-gyul and send him off to crash the wedding and get Mary back.
He runs like the wind, and arrives to find Mary and Jung-in standing at the altar. Although he ran there to stop it, he takes one look at Mary in her wedding dress, smiling at Jung-in, and tears well up. He turns away and leaves, just as their friends arrive on the scene.
So Mu-gyul leaves, and their friends arrive just in time to witness the real reason for the wedding: to stick it to their fathers. Jung-in announces that he’ll love Mary forever (aw) but he won’t marry her, as this wedding is something orchestrated by their families and they don’t intend on becoming husband and wife. Mary apologizes to her father, and says that they’ve chosen to preserve the love that they’ve chosen.
Well, finally a definitive statement from her. Why it required going through with the wedding to announce to their fathers that they have no intention of getting married doesn’t make much sense, but I suppose it’s been pretty well established that neither father will listen to reason, and well, the drama simply wanted to create the dramatic not-a-wedding scenario. Although it’s unclear why, as anyone could see this coming a mile away.
Their friends stand around and call Mary instead of Mu-gyul, telling her to go find him. Why didn’t anyone think he might need to know what went down at the wedding after he left? Do your job, friends!
Mary finds out that Mu-gyul was there, and rushes off to find him. Meanwhile, Mu-gyul comes home, crying over losing Mary. It’s sad for him, but lacks all dramatic tension because we know that it’s just a matter of time before he finds out the truth.
And to that end, Seo-jun comes by to tell a sulking Mu-gyul that he should’ve stuck around at the wedding, long enough to watch Mary and Jung-in run out, and even sign divorce papers to end it all. Mu-gyul immediately perks up, and rushes out.
Aaand, we’re back to running! Run, Mu-gyul, run! And why all of a sudden do lovers not have cell phones in moments like this? I mean, I agree that running in the snow is way more dramatic than texting, as far as the audience is concerned, but it’s also conveniently not an option when the drama decides it’s dramatic running time.
Over in the land of errant fathers, Jung-in apologizes to Dad for taking it that far, but tells him that it was the only way to stop him from forcing that marriage till the end. He adds that while he loves Mary, he can’t marry her in place of his father’s love for her mother.
Mary’s dad walks in and overhears their conversation, realizing for the first time why Jung-seok has been pushing this marriage. He declares it wrong (yes, so, so wrong), and leaves, disgusted with him. Thank goodness for that.
Mu-gyul runs and runs and arrives at the playground, to find Mary huddled and waiting for him. He runs over calling her name, and her eyes fill with tears as she asks what took him so long. Mary: “I ended things with Jung-in and came. But you weren’t here. I was so scared.”
Mu-gyul apologizes (oh thank god for the disappearance of pissy Mu-gyul) and hugs her, sorry for not trusting her, and himself.
Back at home, they’re back to being cute, and Mary fills him in on one important detail that she so conveniently left out: that she and Jung-in signed divorce papers while he was still in the hospital.
Jung-in gets disowned by his father, and kicked to the curb. He expected as much, and plans to head out on his own. Good for you. High time for you to be an adult now. He meets with Mary to finalize the divorce and part ways. She thanks him for everything, and he wonders how things might have been if they had met under more natural circumstances. She’s relieved that things can go back to the beginning, which they can’t for him, since he’s fallen in love with her. He watches her walk away, lingering for a moment.
Mary goes to see Dad, who was initially under protest, but finally caved to reason, once he saw just how crazy Jung-seok really was. He doesn’t tell Mary about Jung-in’s dad being in love with her mom, but he does tell her that he kicked Jung-in to the curb.
Mary calls Mu-gyul and worries that Jung-in has run into trouble again because of her. Mu-gyul laughs good-naturedly and teases her for worrying about her first husband in front of him. Ha. And why couldn’t you have been this understanding before, I want to ask.
Jung-in tries to sleep on the couch in his office, which really wouldn’t be that uncomfortable, save his really long legs. He tosses and turns, and finally gives up. His solution?
…He walks into Mu-gyul’s studio and drops his bags down. Omo! This drama got REALLY good all of a sudden.
Jung-in announces that he’ll be staying here for a while, and also announces that he wants to put out a single for Mu-gyul’s song. Mu-gyul just looks at him like he’s crazy, and can’t help but laugh at his declaration that he’ll be living here.
Mu-gyul gives him a blanket to sleep on the couch, but Jung-in insists that he can only sleep in a bed. Mu-gyul: “There’s only one bed…”
O.M.G.
Jung-in decides that they can just put up a curtain and share the bed. Mu-gyul grabs him by the arm (with love?) and tells him to follow his rules in his house (the same words Jung-in used when he made Mu-gyul sleep on the couch in his house). Jung-in recognizes the words, and goes to the couch sheepishly.
And thus begins the real relationship that we’ve been waiting sixteen episodes for. Jung-in and Mu-gyul settle into a bickering courtship of their very own, like an old married couple. It’s officially the best thing this drama has ever done.
They ride around in Mu-gyul’s bus, as Jung-in personally escorts him to every media appearance, and on their way home one night, Mu-gyul falls asleep…on Jung-in’s shoulder. Jung-in is startled for a second, and then smiles (Eee!), totally enjoying the moment. Mu-gyul wakes up and ruins it, making for some awkward tension. Ha.
It’s almost even more upsetting for the drama to give us a taste of what could’ve been…
They arrive home to Mary, who’s waiting with dinner. She finds out that Jung-in is staying there, and Mu-gyul eyes him with great displeasure, as Mary treats him kindly. Can these three just live together like this, forever? Please?
Mary sees Mu-gyul on tv and decides that he’s gotten too skinny. Mary: “That’s it. I’m gonna have to catch a chicken.” She makes chicken soup for their cozy little threesome, and Jung-in gets jealous over Mu-gyul’s extra chicken leg, to which Mu-gyul offers him a date. No…not that kind of date, although…don’t I wish.
Jung-in gets a call that Wonderful Day finally secured all its funding. Cue smiles all around, and a handshake between the two boys.
Mary and Jung-in finalize their divorce…again. Didn’t we already have this scene? At home, the crew prepares a surprise party, in honor of the divorce. Ha. I do love this group’s reasons for throwing parties. Mary and Jung-in arrive home and blow out the candles on their Happy Divorce cake.
One year later, Mary has become a budding drama writer, and Jung-in comes to see her. He’s back to greet his father, who has returned, and things seem settled between their families. While they talk, a guy runs up to her, calling her noona and sunbae, asking who the guy is. She introduces him as her first husband with a smile, and the guy balks, but decides he doesn’t care, because he’s written a song for her. She laughs that she’s got a lot of those, and Jung-in notes that she tends to attract musicians.
She goes to see Mu-gyul, playing in the park as usual. In voiceover, she says that she and Mu-gyul are the same. They broke up twelve times, and are dating for the thirteenth time. Heh. That’s cute.
At home, she complains that the studio is too warm now (successful musician = running the heat as much as he wants). She says this place was better when it was cold; they used to keep each other warm. Mu-gyul smiles and comes over for a snuggle.
Seo-jun is her usual self, and continues on her path as an actress.
Mary and Mu-gyul walk along together, sharing tunes, and happily in love.
Mary (in voiceover): In the face of many crossroads, in the youth of our twenties, we chose another path.
GIRLFRIDAY’S COMMENTS
Well at least we got a nice last half of a finale, with somewhat open-ended, but well-wishing farewells for our characters. There wasn’t anything revelatory, but we at least got some Jung-in/Mu-gyul hijinks, which amused me. And I do enjoy the ending for Mary and Mu-gyul, that they very realistically broke up a dozen times and continue to grow up together, without easy solutions to everything.
As for the first half, don’t even get me started on the not-a-wedding. Mary refusing to tell Mu-gyul, just to “fool” (pffft) the audience….blech. Of all the things I hate, it’s manufactured conflict that really makes me sigh. I feel nothing when events in a drama unfold in a way that is solely in service of creating dramatic tension, because for me, it has the opposite effect. If characters don’t act organically, then the scenes lose all tension because I know that these are just machinations to make them breakup/makeup back and forth, simply because it’s the finale. And that’s lame.
So overall, the finale is exactly what the drama was, on a whole: bipolar. It’s the perfect encapsulation of the two ends of this drama, somehow existing in the same space. It’s both I-am-youthful-free-and-indie, and drama-tropes-on-hyperdrive. Watching this drama was a lot like Mary, yo-yo-ing back and forth between her two guys: trying to do right by both, which eventually just leads to being confused. I wish Show had done a lot of things, but choosing one tone and one path would have done a lot to buoy all the crazy.
Mostly I wish for better things for the three leading actors, because I really love them all, despite nobody getting the chance to do anything here. It hurts me to think of what this drama could have been, if they had been written as characters, and not as caricatures.
JAVABEANS’ COMMENTS
Even though I’d long given up on Mary being a good drama, the finale was even more disappointing than I was bracing myself for, because while it was a mess of non-logic, it wasn’t even the FUN kind of crazy. And for all but the last ten minutes, it was strangely morose and lethargic. The characters were sad and resigned, like they’d given upon themselves just as the drama had given up on them.
I have the same gripes about the lame wedding fake-out as girlfriday — and since the drama wasn’t very clever about the misdirect and probably tipped a lot of us off right away about being a fakeout anyway, it didn’t even have that surprise-twist factor to justify such a cheap shot. For one brief moment, I was ready to grudgingly accept the wedding scene because I thought they were going for the bookend effect, using it to parallel the drama’s opening sequence — Mary’s Tim Burton nightmare about being married off to the wrong groom — and then they DIDN’T EVEN DO IT.
Now, as for the last ten minutes — they reminded me about all that I’d previously enjoyed about this drama, which is a bittersweet thing since it came so late and was so fleeting. I’d actually forgotten the sweetness of these people, because their recent moping/sulking/brattiness has been so unpleasant to witness, on top of being jarringly out of character. But seeing the dryly funny moments between the two boys? Hilarious. Now this is the kind of stuff I was hoping for when we first heard the words “two contract marriages” — wacky hijinks between the three that gives rise to hilarious scenarios. Gah, it kills me that the writers didn’t think to bring Jung-in into the studio household earlier, which by the way would’ve contributed a better side conflict as well if they paired it with Jung-in losing funding and needing to save the drama while crashing with his wife and her boyfriend. I mean — how great would that have been? Remember all the awesome bedtime jostling scenes of Sungkyunkwan Scandal? To think we could have had that here. Arghhhhalskdjf;ajdf;akjds;fs. Bitter sad bitter.
More than anything, I feel sorry for these actors, because they’re not just good-looking fresh faces capable of cute-ing it up — they’re also some of the bright shining talents of their generation, and were utterly wasted. I’ve learned long ago that a drama with a great cast isn’t enough — that directing and writing are even more crucial — but somehow, I always fall for it every time, getting excited and then facing that crushing disappointment as you watch the cast gamely doing their best despite the sinking ship. Kudos to them, and hopefully we’ll see them soon, in something much more worthy of them.
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51 maryf
December 28, 2010 at 10:32 PM
heeeeeeeeeey ... I knew it! hehehe!!!
well,, I just enjoyed watching Mu-gyul & Jung-in together!!!
they were so0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o cute!!! :D
BTW,, the last scene in the studio was kinda cute too.
I know that is was waste of the time but ...
Jang Geun-suk ,,, love U <3
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MaryF
December 28, 2010 at 10:41 PM
sorry I just changed my comment a bit below! o0ops
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52 hapacalgirl
December 28, 2010 at 10:37 PM
The drama was crap as far as plots and dramas go but I commend these actors for doing what they did with what little they were given. If it wasn't for these three I wouldn't have kept with it. That said I really hope that MGY and JGS get best couple at the KBS drama awards (even though the Gulroh/Yeorim bromance was epic) because even if the drama wasn't that great they are the best onscreen couple I have seen in a long while chemistry wise. Even when the drama fustrated me their scenes just made me smile. They're so adorable I just want to squish them lol.
Please drama gods give MGY and JGS another drama or at least give me a drama with MGY and KJW as the lead OTP, they seem like they would have just as much if not more chemistry as JGS/MGY.
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53 VanillaSalt
December 28, 2010 at 10:38 PM
if they make a sequel of this (which is VERY unlikely), it better be about jung-in and mu-gyul ;)
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54 MaryF
December 28, 2010 at 10:38 PM
heeeeeeeeeeey.... I knew it, I knew it
I just enjoyed watching Mu-gyul & Jung-in together!!! so cute! :D
well,,, I liked the last scene in the studio too.
I know its kinda waste but its OK!!!
Jang Geun-suk,,, U ARE So0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0 CUTE... LOVE U <3 waiting 4 next ;)
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55 evelia
December 28, 2010 at 10:44 PM
What a waste of talent. They had the idea the writing just did not deliver. Thanks for the recap.
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56 READ
December 28, 2010 at 10:48 PM
If you noticed, the bed in MuGyul's House is now a double bed after a year...
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57 Auntiemame
December 28, 2010 at 11:02 PM
What a travesty to waste such talented actors. They are to be commended for not running from the set, screaming like a mad woman (as Mary did in ep. 1 or 2).
This drama was definitely titled wrong, as MSOAN or Marry Me, Mary.
It should have been titled, "Gathering of One Nut-Job Father, One Gold-digger Father and One Irresponsible and Immature Mother." Or, "The Definitive Examples of Bad Parents".
This drama was so much in outer space that I thought they were going to resolve the MR and JI issue by having JI's fanatical father fall for MG's wayward mother. Then, the father will finally be over MR's mother and not push the wedding anymore.
I wonder if the drama closely followed the manga/manhwa.
Anyway, thank you so much for pushing through to the end with your recaps. It must have been arduous.
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Auntiemame
December 28, 2010 at 11:05 PM
P.S. The best thing about this drama was the recaps from Dramabeans, especially the finale one.
Love the bromance possibilities!
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hapacalgirl
December 29, 2010 at 12:09 AM
So much talent and so much chemistry wasted, yes I am bitter. At least I got to see MGY and JGS play a couple even in the trainweck that M3 ended up being.
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58 Birdie
December 28, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Just curious- being in acting for so long, don't JGS or MGY read the script first before deciding whether to sign up for it. They cannot tell if it is bad? I thought with so much experience , they would know. Generally the veteran actors get to be in good dramas,partly due to their experience they get chosen, but also they pick good script and good directors.
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Sheng Her
December 29, 2010 at 5:49 AM
hmm, maybe it was actually decent with the first writer, but after the second writer, things just went wacko. you can't really predict changes like a second writer...
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ar_arguably romantic
December 29, 2010 at 2:44 PM
I get the feeling that most dramas don't have more than a synopsis of the characters and the first episode or two of scripts out when it comes time to casting. The rest are written while the drama is being shot and aired.
I don't know why this drama went to hell in a handbasket. The first writer wrote Goong, Love Marriage, and Hon(Soul). The second writer wrote 18 vs. 29
I can understand the 2nd writer effing this up because I bet she didn't even watch MSOAN until someone called her up to finish the script right away so they can film the drama.
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December 30, 2010 at 5:55 AM
A bite-size sampling might taste great, but the whole product could actually be horrible. I'm just saying, it's hard to predict if a story would be good or bad just based on a summary, especially in live-shoot types. :)
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59 ani
December 28, 2010 at 11:13 PM
gahh... jung in finally came around for a live-in... and he slept on the couch...WHY WHY WHY (?????!!!!!)
i always wanted the two male leads to hav a twosome of their own...a kiss n more....
n jb's idea of havng smthing lik SKKS's bedtime "sleep here-no, here!" scenes between the three, wud hav been really gud...bt i guess that will be just me dreaming ^_^
they really shud hav had this live-in thing way back wen the show had started to become a torture. its unfair that the things started to crackle up a bit towards the end n we hardly get to see a few minutes of it :'(
on the side, i must say MGY luks gud with her hair straight...somehow she lukd a bit like a 25 yr old working adult n still cute. (n thank god we got rid of the indecisiveness, mary!)
i started watching jst coz of JGS, bt KJW was hot! I loved him...straight face bt sly smiles on the side, his goof-ups, n dt "love u, love u, love u" luks he gave mary- i decided to shift to Team JI.
Bt sigh....the second lead never really does get much chances in k-dramaland, does he???
well, i had fallen out of love with the drama long time back n only kept up with the recaps( gf n jb- u r awesome!!! XD). so m glad its finally ovr n hop dat d cast gts better dramas next with roles dat do their talents some justice.
n to gf n jb. keep up the gud...nah, great work!!! i absolutely love u guys for doin these recaps n i even watch k-dramas based on ur assessments. m waiting for the next drama u take up? will it be Dream High?
neways, all the best n happy new year to all :D
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60 missthiri
December 28, 2010 at 11:24 PM
Dear GF and JB:
Thanks for recapping this drama although it might've been such a boring job.
I personally have given up on watching it since ep 6/8 and reading recaps are the only relations i have.
i had the kick out of your "in bed" comments between mugyul and jungin.
Well, like you said, all the greatest ingredients do not make perfect drama cake. a lesson to learn here. :)
cheers to the actors.
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61 darla
December 28, 2010 at 11:25 PM
wait.
all the moments we've been wanting to watch is spaced out in one last episode! was the PD actually stalking/reading JB too? lol!
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kitten
December 29, 2010 at 12:37 PM
Not really. JGS has an official website where fans constructively criticize and give thoughts on his recent works. If you visit that site, you'll know what I'm talking about. JGS made a great contribution in writing episode 16, added the comedy scenes of Mu Gyul and Jung In and changed the scenario "Mu Gyul was supposed to be dumped by Mary, and then cried in his mom’s arms".
MSOAN not only brought out the best of JGS as an actor but also showed his passion to his work. Happy new year to all!
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62 WuSamDee
December 28, 2010 at 11:30 PM
Hope there'll be a part 2, MR and MG matures and she realized constant bickering and emotional instability is tiring. MR and JI still meets either work or bookstore related. One time while frustraed wt MG she and JI got drunk and did a one night stand. She got prego without knowing who the father is (ha ha ha!). MG got commitment freeze upon knowing of MR's condition and run to SJ who also got prego (definitely by him!). JI wants to take full responsibility whatever...fuelled more by JI's dad and MR's dad. MR realized JI is more better than MG (nowhere to be found) and decided to marry JI. Upon giving birth.... MR or JI did a secret dna testing and found out MG is the dad (huwaat??) And the drama goes on.....also, MG's mom and loser dad became couple (yay!)
Oh well, bipolar drama... Goes well wt bipolar audience! Jk!
Cheers!
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sunny
December 29, 2010 at 12:12 AM
awesome script - wish this was it! thanks this made me lol.
Happy New Year to everyone on dramabeans.com for making my day.
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63 Dandelion
December 28, 2010 at 11:38 PM
THANKS GIRLFRIDAY AND JB !
Daddy says - "He tells her that starting love is easy, but maintaining it, preserving it, is the hard part."
"She goes to see Mu-gyul, playing in the park as usual. In voiceover, she says that she and Mu-gyul are the same. They broke up twelve times, and are dating for the thirteenth time."
They can't even maintain their relationship even without Jung In in the picture AND even maintaining her hairstyle, previously was quite stylish with Jung In around.
Now her straight hairstyle and clothes looking like ahjumma, rather than noona.
I guess her hairstylist felt upset too with the finale ! ouch !!.
Oh Jung In your last appearance with MR so, so handsome !!. Hwaiting Kim Jae Wook. !!
Great disapoinment with this drama.
Dreadful kdrama for 2010 !!.
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Sheng Her
December 29, 2010 at 5:52 AM
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!!!!
If only she ended up with Jung In, maybe she would be at least a little happy that he truly loved her and she wouldn't have to deal with the break ups too (with Mookyul)....
It's ridiculous. That's what her father warned about, but she should live with the consequences of her actions...
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64 gingganggolli
December 28, 2010 at 11:44 PM
Oh thank God no more heartache and headache for GF and JB. We appreciate your hard work despite all the craziness in this drama you’ve persevere till the end. Let’s hope for a better K-drama for this two. Really too much expectation hurts and yap I expected too much in this one because of two loving and really good actors but then even good acting wont save the whole scenario.
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65 rose
December 28, 2010 at 11:46 PM
i dint watch this drama i just want to see the recap because of jgs picture so beautiful , he is so beautiful ....
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66 Vicky Nguyen
December 28, 2010 at 11:53 PM
This drama was so painful half way in. I skipped through so much and even the parts I skipped to were not that enjoyable. However, I still wanted to know how it would pan out. Very disappointed in the Mary because I felt the cast was very appealing. A shame.
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67 heejung
December 28, 2010 at 11:54 PM
i really want to see Kim Jaewook in a comedy. he is so funny xD
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hapacalgirl
December 29, 2010 at 12:13 AM
Me too but I have to admit that there is something incredibly sexy about brooding Kim Jae Wook.
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68 Zoee
December 29, 2010 at 12:14 AM
Thanks for the recap..it takes me 2 minutes to read the recap, i just save 58 mins of my life watching a expected horrible finale..thank god is finish, know i just hope "PRAY" Dream High makes sense! Love the actors..hated the storyline:C 1st Moon's drama/movie that i would defently NOT recommend!
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69 Zoee
December 29, 2010 at 12:16 AM
Girlfriday: I wish for New Year the next project recapped by you to be extraordinarie!!
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70 lyra
December 29, 2010 at 12:20 AM
a crazy bus ride after all. thanks for sticking with us JB and GF and providing us with weekly MSOAN doses.(and straight jackets. LOL) :D
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71 Movma
December 29, 2010 at 12:30 AM
The worse drama i have ever watched!
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drew
December 29, 2010 at 1:11 AM
you haven't watched Playful Kiss yet? :)
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koreandramalover/kay
December 29, 2010 at 9:21 AM
or Bad Guy? ;)
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72 decemberbelle
December 29, 2010 at 12:35 AM
I love the ending. It's not actually as bad as I imagined it to be.
Wonderful birthday gift to me. Thanks jb and gf...
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73 McGrand
December 29, 2010 at 12:42 AM
It has ended (sigh).
But I am still at a loss to some parts like what was the real score between devil daddy and Mary's mom. Was that it? No intense revelations?! It seems to be a big deal before. Meanwhile, second worst Dad daddy wasn't given the chance to redeem himself. He ended up just that -- the second worst dad daddy.
Wait a minute...what was I thinking? I remember we are in crazy/looney drama writing land. Why bother inquiring about such rubbish!..aish!
Thanks to JB and GF. THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS DRAMA (aside from the ever mesmerizing trio of KJW, JGS and MGY) IS THE TWO OF YOU! MSOAN will not be the same in my eyes without your recaps and most importantly you're take on the good, the bad and the ugly. Thank you so much. Although this relapse into kdrama addiction will get me into trouble, I am looking forward to the next zany or probably another insanely crazy drama that will come this 2011 provided you guys don't bail on us for recaps he he he. And if ever another looney drama comes along, producers make sure there's JGS that will make the next 16 hours worth the while (but for his sake lets pray for a really good one).
How I wish our actors get to read all the comments here and see all the love that were meant for them good or bad drama...
For JANG GEUN SUK, MOON GEUN YOUNG and KIM JAE WOOK: The writing was really bad but you made most of us (if not all of us) undecided in ditching the drama and in the end we're still here raving and ranting. : )
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!
Alright, where are you Jung In, Kang Moo Kyul, gangsters and the rest of the looney, wacky bunch? We're waiting for what you have to say after episode 16....
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74 Frustrated
December 29, 2010 at 12:43 AM
Gah! Mary had such promise
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75 Pearl
December 29, 2010 at 12:44 AM
most boring drama!!!
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76 McGrand
December 29, 2010 at 12:55 AM
I noticed aside from a kiss scene JGS always has to do a running scene in most of his dramas...... and he said he hated working out.
Also in the last two episodes I thought I saw a glimpse of Hwang Tae kyung...I was kinda expecting a lip curl there some at one point. Ya! Kang Moo Kyul, snap out of it!
And drama Gods heard my plea and gave us the "Old married couple" scene with Jung In and Moo Kyul. It was the best!
If ever crazy comes banging on our TV sets again this year pretending to be MSOAN 2, just make something out of the idea of the three of them still cramped in the same house without anyone wanting to leave the other alone with the third wheel and work around that premise. Oh wait.. then they just have to change the title because no one might want to stay OUT all night this time...except for Seo Joon.
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Jo
December 29, 2010 at 12:57 AM
LOL
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77 mysin
December 29, 2010 at 12:56 AM
MGY and JGS look so lovely togather, hope to see them again in a project (drama or film, whatever...) soon...!!!
what a.............
K I L L E R C O U P L E
thanx jb & gf for the recap, and all the additional comment "in" the recap (not at the bottom I mean...) ^_^
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Iris
December 29, 2010 at 4:22 AM
Whimper couple !!!
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Ross
December 29, 2010 at 4:30 AM
adding on - Off the year 2010 !!!
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78 Hohoho
December 29, 2010 at 1:10 AM
I love Jang Geun Suk!This is not a successful project but he still proves he is worthy for good dramas.Though the story and script sometimes are not well-built,I cried and laughed with them (Moon and Jang are really good actor/actress).Someone says Moon stepped back in her career, but NO, this role is different. It's not a "national sister", it's Mary!
Kim Jae Wook didn't have space for his acting but he's potential and is real actor, not just a pretty boy!
I love Javabeans saying that we should have bromance between Jung In and Mu Guyl (2 pretty guys) since that's also the thing which attracted us to watch this drama.
Congratulations, the ending is satisfactory anyway! (If they had more episodes, things gonna be more appealling)
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79 jazz
December 29, 2010 at 1:16 AM
no offense but I have a hard time reading your comment and understanding it as well. i just read 1 paragraph. good luck on what you're trying to say!
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pohonphee
December 29, 2010 at 2:43 AM
me? *where is the yellow dot?* ha, ha, ha I mean at the end, I got just this kind of ending. It doesn't compensate MSOAN flat storyline or the waste of talent. The ending is not bad, just flat, and makes me want to shrug my head. I know I shouldn't expect more since what else 2nd writer could do after this far? I never complain any drama ending before but I love JGS, MGY, and Kim Jae-wook (!), and it is so sad to watch them had to stuck with this kind of drama. Thank God it is over, so everybody can move on, the actors, JB, GF, me, and everybody who have been loyal to this drama.
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pohonphee
December 29, 2010 at 2:49 AM
I think there's something wrong with this site >o>
I reply the wrong comment or someone has replied the wrong comment?
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ellazala
December 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM
hahahaha~ u should've read jung in, mookyul, the kidnapper, the car..the blablabla comments... hilarious!!!
p/s i love u Jung In~!!! altho u wear the short long pants
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80 denny
December 29, 2010 at 1:18 AM
I have same bitter and dissapointing feeling about the end and drama but still try to defend it due to my own life experiens and my big love to leading actors.Yes, drama was boring most of the time but when I stoped to expect interesting events to happen in the storyline it became easier to watch. I am not very familiar whit Kdramas but still have favorite and memorable moments in MSOAN - this letuse flower or moments in bed when MS wakes up in JI's house,brekfast JI prepares for MR and afterbath morning of JI and MRq weding pictures only two but great kisses of JI and MR and pasionate kiss of MG and MR, the looks of two male actors, MG with wet hair askinf hairconditioner, their runaway, making kimchi and drinking Together and many others. I only dont like this Kdrama creating process wile airing - they all the time checking o\audiens oppinion if the episodes are liked or not and try to please it so like in this drama and PK also they loose the meaning of story. Thats why I will never more whath drama until all episodes are finished. It will be difrent feeling- it will be like pleasant surprise of whatching BOF or YAB
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81 L4E
December 29, 2010 at 1:34 AM
Now we know why is it "Please, my bus!" hahaha
when they played the song while JI drive.. it was hilarious..
What a bitty.. showing us what could have been just 10 minutes from the end of it all.
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82 porninja
December 29, 2010 at 1:52 AM
I gave up on this drama at Episode 9, but I thought I'd tune in to this finale recap to give it some closure. I just watched Antique yesterday, and Kim Jae Wook = UTTERLY WASTED HERE. As are the two main leads. It makes me sad. I hope their next projects will be better.
I think if the three leads were played by any other less talented actors, it wouldn't be so bad, and I wouldn't be so bitter. It feels like such a waste to know that with a better script, these three would have SHONE.
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pohonphee
December 29, 2010 at 3:11 AM
After watching KJW in Antique and Bad Guy then seeing him in THIS, I know how you feel. MSOAN writers are just arggg!!!
If they put Kim Hyung Joon in this, I wouldn't have complained.
Much worst they brought JGS and MGY into this bus wreck,too...
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Sheng Her
December 29, 2010 at 5:56 AM
ROFL about the Kim Hyung Joon part xDDDDDDDDD
my thoughts exactly. But honestly, I started watching it only for Jung In/KJW towards the middle. If it were for Kim Hyung Joon, I would've dropped it long ago.
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83 Joo Won
December 29, 2010 at 2:00 AM
Oh, yes. Your eloquent speech!
No sparkly tracksuit for you.
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Clare Louise
December 29, 2010 at 11:23 AM
Awww...I want a sparkly track suit.LOL
Jazz: None taken. I just reread it and realised constructively ranting does not exist.
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84 pohonphee
December 29, 2010 at 2:12 AM
Oy is it just it? (sigh)
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85 Marie
December 29, 2010 at 2:31 AM
MSOAN is one of my "WASTED" K-Drama in 2010.
- My Top 5 Wasted K-drama for 2010
1. Road No.1
2. MSOAN
3. Started with A Kiss
4. Cinderella's Sister
5. Perfect Match
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TgM4
December 29, 2010 at 4:46 AM
Playful Kiss was not that bad except for the first ep...it was a light romcom.
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86 tracy
December 29, 2010 at 2:38 AM
Is there something wrong with dramabeans website? I posted some comments but they keep disappearing. Weird. And the numbers for the latest posts keep changing. Anyone have this problem or is it just me? Thanks.
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87 Myuu
December 29, 2010 at 3:03 AM
Yes, something's wrong...
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88 moom
December 29, 2010 at 3:12 AM
Gosh.. if JKS had not 'changed' the script, it would have been a sad JI and MR ending... Gf or JB, please read this and confirm if it's true..
thanks
http://news.nate.com/view/20101229n20599
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moom
December 29, 2010 at 3:17 AM
AND there would not have been any 'bromance' for us to enjoy; apparently JKS added the 'bromance' scenes and asked for ending change..
kudos to JKS for giving us some light-hearted moments.. at least the last epi was somewhat salvaged....
fighting JKS, MGY, KJW!!! hope you kids get a much better scriptwriter next time and I will definitely be tuning in, irregardless..
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89 D
December 29, 2010 at 3:12 AM
LOL, i was waiting for you to show up - ummm, what's next?
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Mu Gyul
December 29, 2010 at 3:18 AM
Next Jung-In drama: Jung-In Got Outed One Night.
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Vendetta
December 29, 2010 at 5:09 AM
LOL I WOULD LOVE TO WATCH THAT!<3
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Kidnapper #1
December 29, 2010 at 6:14 AM
Next drama will be: Mu Gyul's Spring. Or was it Jung In's Spring.
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90 Digifish
December 29, 2010 at 3:16 AM
Hello JB and GF! I've only recently discovered your site and I love it! You crack me up! I wish I knew you in real life and we could be friends - I think it would be oh so fun!
Anyway, thanks for the recap and the great insight into Korean pop culture!
Here's wishing you 12 months of joy, 52 weeks of pleasure, 365 days of success, 8760 hours of good health, and 525600 minutes of happiness in 2011!!!! That goes for everyone as well!
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91
December 29, 2010 at 3:16 AM
well they didn't have a My Love Patzzi ending after all, though the bit with him moving into the flat could have..lol
I think the bit about going through with the marriage, when in fact they had already signed the devoice papers was a way to, one deflect the psycho dads from any more interference and two to use the event to say in front of everyone what they felt, thus leaving the dads with no way out but agreeing.
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92 grasya
December 29, 2010 at 3:25 AM
thank goodness, it's over. it was getting painful to watch episode after episode. so sorry to JGS for the mess the lousy writers did.
thank you for the recaps : )
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93 koko
December 29, 2010 at 3:40 AM
Many thanks for all your work! Your recaps, insights and fearless forecasts are a joy to read.
MSOAN's BTS were interesting. These gave viewers a few glimpses of the actors are they are on set. These also showed Kim Jae Wook as a talented, charismatic guy so different from the generally cold, undemonstrative yuppie character he portrayed in MSOAN. I hope that the drama industry would produce a romance drama starring Kim Jae Wook where he ends up happy with the female lead.
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94 Patricia
December 29, 2010 at 4:35 AM
Thanks girlfriday and jb,
Wow !! Kim Jae Wook, you are so, so, so fine !!!
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95 jang4life
December 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM
I read that some or most latter part of episode 16 were rewritten by JGS...MR supposed to end up with JI...you're so brilliant JGS! love and fighting oppa!
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96 poo
December 29, 2010 at 4:42 AM
Phewww...finally over! That was one crazy drama o_O?
JB n GF, hw on earth did u guys manage to watch all d 16 eps and recap them? :O
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97 ellazala
December 29, 2010 at 4:45 AM
hey!!! where de heck is moi comments???
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98 Vendetta
December 29, 2010 at 5:09 AM
AUGHHHDHJFJDHGFDSKJFKSGJDKGKJFIE|%$%$&^& ^&VH*(..... indeed.
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99 tracy
December 29, 2010 at 5:14 AM
my comments keep disappearing! so frus
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100 katiamon
December 29, 2010 at 5:16 AM
this is NOT an ending to remember =S... hope to watch a drama with this three (MGY, JGS, KJW) where their potential is fully shown!!!!!! i really like the first and the second, and LOVE KJW!!!
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