So i keep asking myself, where is the comedy?
Yes "Love Actually" was a lesson in relationship dysfunction - just look it up. But "Life Is Beautiful" was about making incarceration in a Nazi concentration camp a good experience for a child.
I saw the title of ep 14 but had to venture out into the life I live today. I kept thinking about that film as I did my stuff and remembered how much I loved it.
The ML called his wife "Principessa" because she was of a wealthy family. She fell in love with his happy attitude about life and they lived in contentment in the years before WW2. Not so much later.
Is the theme "decide to be happy"? I think so. What's the alternative?

The movie reference of each episode so far does not correspond greatly with the content. I take it more the production team / writer’s tribute to their own favorites. There are some other ‘Life is Beautiful’ around beside Beningni’s - such as my fav Korean family drama ‘Life is Beautiful’ back in 2010 and the upcoming Korean musical film Life is Beautiful - although I concur this BoS reference is the former.

Thanks for the very prompt recap @missvictrix. With two episodes remaining, there are certainly things to tidy up - would YS finally come clean and be frank as grandma’s health deteriorates, Woong’s wish to study in France, JW granting his mother’s wish of a documentary or not, would NJ find her inner peace, and our poor PD assistant’s unrequited love. And Woong’s real father seems lurking around too…

Despite our sailing into calmer sea these two episodes, I tear up so much and such is the spell of this drama on me.

Thanks for that super quick recap, @missvictrix ! It captures everything that transpired this week beautifully. I maintain this is not the best written story out there, but the leads really keep it together.

I liked especially that the side characters got a lot more airtime this week than previously. If only they'd done this 10 episodes earlier, I'd have been much happier. Well-rounded side characters was an important USP of RUN ON, and that was a key missing ingredient here - until now.

I've been wanting JinJoo to get her day in the sun for the longest - she's one of the best poker faced comediennes I've seen in kdramaland. thank goodness she gets her due.

Other than that, I feel the elephants in the room are being tackled very slowly - by Yeonsu and Ji-woong especially. Even Woong's adoption and relationship with his parents was only incidentally referenced in the previous week. I hope everything finds its way to a satisfactory resolution.

And NJ - oh NJ! - she has such an interesting story. I keep wondering how I would have received it if the role were handled by a stronger actress. *sigh*

"Tears that I pretended I didn’t know
Confessions that I postponed to tomorrow …
Come to me. Put it down
Lean on me. Take a break here
Always I’ll be your home"

These are the last lines of one of Our Beloved Summer OSTs, the name of the song is Home. The song has end almost every episode of this drama, especial the last 4.

This is especially poignant for Episode 14. "Let's live together forever," when the song begins, Yeonsu asks (or should I say, begs) her grandma, "Don't go anywhere. Stay by my side for a very long time." Then she cries, "Everyone else may dislike me, but I know you don't, right ... So don't go anywhere, stay by my side."

"I don't ever want to be alone again."

Love ones come and go, which is natural. Not so many leave like Guido Orefice, he marches off before the empty tin box where his son Giosuè hiding, smiling, to meet his death, because he knows his son still has his mother. Yeonsu Grandma knows Yeonsu is not alone, for she knows she has Woong, but Yeonsu is so alone, and so used to grandma's companion, she doesn't realize it. If Yeonsu's grandma is the tin box Giosuè is hiding in, then Woong is the whole wide world outside, with the tank ride waiting for her.

Woong has grown up, more or less, but Yeonsu has not. She is still in the box, and has not come out to claim the tank ride, her winning prize. (1 of 3)

OBS wasn't available in my zone until a couple of weeks ago, so I started watching and then I was able to trick Netflix and finally could binge last week so here I am, totally hooked to this beautiful story.

When I first began watching as much as I loved our couple and the setting I kept repeating myself these two could never end up together, because in real life it doesn't matter how much you love each other or how attracted you feel to each other, this whole "Love you/break up/love you/break up" can never work, an to me the problem was they never actually talked to each other. Love is not enough. Communication is needed.

And then, drama gives me these episodes and I am rooting for them, because the pace has been the correct one: two adults living adults lives, leaving behind the struggles and doubts they had in the past and ready to start facing what did they wrong in the past. Both YeonSu and Ung are willing to stay by the other and not repeating the past. YeonSu has been learning to love herself, even admitting to attend a work dinner and smile openly, even if she is still struggling.

I loved Ung following her and telling her he would be by her side and telling himself he would always be even if he doesn't know exactly why they broke up the last time (although he's not totally clueless) and that he will be there for her, and that they should talk. About everything and nothing. He's breaking down YeonSu's walls and ultimately he will learn and comfort her the way she comforted him when he told her about him being abandoned.

As for our side couples, I can't agree more on how absolutely adorable Eunho and Solyi are, both in denial of the attraction they feel to each other and bickering around, not being able to be away from the other for long. Also about NJ being a much deeper character than expected (RJE is amazing as always) and JiUng needing to be happy and not living in the sadness he's installed himself, although I can understand because he's losing his love and his best friend in his mind. Up to this point I don't think his crush on YeonSu is real but the need to be a crush.

Aaaah Yeon-Su is so frustrating! I like her but she's so clueless. She wants their relationship to work this time but doesn't realize that acting cute is not the solution. They need to adress their difficulties and not hidding them. Ung talked about his fear of abandonment. It's like their trip at the beach, Ung was very clear about it, and she lived the whole day like she wanted.It's sad because she keeps everything for her. She didn't want to hurt her grandma, so she hide the reason of her break-up....
At least, she is ready to enjoy life now and I'm happy for her.

It's not a good thing to be a grandma/grandpa in Kdramas, I got the impression they all died in the past year. I'm not sure that the sickness or death of the grandma is necessary to bring them closer. I would have prefered a more natural way. Does she need to be at the bottom of the hole before getting better, really?

Ji-Woon's story is pretty painful to watch. But he kinda accepted it too. He could stop his mother to come. I wonder why she wants to be filmed, who will watch it? Does Ji-Woon will want to watch a film about his absent mother?

NJ is the breath of fresh air. I like how she handles her pain. She's really fun to watch.

Eun-ho is kinda the perfect boyfriend :p

I had some mixed reactions to these two episodes. I liked the comic scenes in episode 13--the date was funny, and Woong gulping down the jujube tea when Yeon-su said she'd sleep over made me laugh out loud. In fact, I was wondering--is there an inside cultural joke about jujubes, since they appeared in two episodes of reconciliation, beyond the fact the tea is supposed to make you "sleep" better?

On the other hand, although Woong is clearly maturing, I was hoping for a little more character development in each of these episodes, since that's the real strength of this series rather than dramatic plot shifts -- I would have liked to see some greater self-realization from Yeon-Su and (especially) from Ji-Woong.
Of course in some ways Ji-Woong is playing a stock figure in rom-coms--the sufferer of unrequited love who (we hope) eventually realizes its time to move on and find his "real" true love. That's complicated a little bit by the fact that his Mom abandoned him, so he has double pain. But still, I was hoping that working on the documentary would also see him working through those issues. That would have been an appropriate thematic way for Ji-Woong to get insight for this series, which centers around filming real lives.
Then, in my imagined rewriting, when Ji-Woong's mother came and asked him to film her prior to her impending death, the documentary format as a way to understand even the filmmaker's own life would have been an even stronger theme.
But maybe I am demanding too neat a wrap-up from this romance, which is more subtle than many. I'm still hoping for a completely happy ending though!

I can watch Yeon Soo and Ung together on loop. They are my happy pill. Ever since they got back together, my heart has been a happy place. I see where the story is going for our leads. They are both actively working on their relationship which is a good sign. Yeon Soo overcoming her issues will not be easy but i know she can overcome it with Woong's help. Both have grown so much and I just want them to be happy together. They both need each other so much.

Eunho and SolYi scenes were my next fave. The show has been hinting on them being a thing from the beginning. However that will happen, I will root for them.

JiUng has been amazing this week. He gave sound advice to his fellow heartbreak club member, NJ. They are good together and hopefully they retain the friendship. God knows they need a friend that will not judge at this time. I hope he overcome his mommy issues as well. I still hold hope for him and ChaeRan to have development at the end of the final episode.

This week my heart belongs to Ji Woong and NJ. The dinner and editing room scene hurt, and so did NJ’s voiceover scene. How can someone so young be so jaded like that. And damn the one w Grandma and Yeon Su, just keep stomping on my heart will you Show..

On the flip side, i loved Eun Ho’s reaction to the reunion. For once, Woong had to be the one cajoling Eun Ho instead of the other way. I’m so glad Yeon Su’s weird attempt at being new lasted all of One Date and Woong set her straight immediately.

Last point, Jin Joo might not be a lead yet but i swear she always gets the best supporting roles.

If next week’s episodes hold up this level of perfection this will be one of my all-time favorite dramas.

For me, the low points this week were the time spent on Ji-woong. I am interested to see how it works out with his mother, because I think his character allows more empathy when his story is focused on their relationship. His pining over Yeon-su isn’t as effective because there is no push/pull (she has never expressed any interest in being more than friends). His mother, on the other hand, keeps coming in and out of his life, giving him hope and then taking it away. That is where I can feel deeply for him.

I, too, have had enough of seeing Ji-woong suffer. I do appreciate that the show is realistically portraying how difficult it is to let go of longstanding feelings for someone who doesn't reciprocate, but he desperately needs to move on for good. Or he needs to tell Yeon-su how he feels, see if she reciprocates (we know she doesn't, but I think part of him keeps hoping and believing that maybe deep down she does), and then move on.

I also know that feelings have to happen organically and just because his assistant cares for him and has a similar personality it doesn't mean he will be able to fall in love with her. However, I wish he would, lol.

NJ is a great character and well acted. As someone who has no interest in kpop, I've come to think of idol characters in dramas and their stories as very predictable and uninteresting. But NJ feels real to me at this point, and I emphasize with her pain.

As always, I love the understated sadness and comedy at the heart of this show.

The character development is so beautiful especially for the main characters.. i thought they will take the traditional kdrama route and break them up in the last few episodes over some petty reason or noble idiocy because they can't think of anything better to do with the characters after they get together. But instead OBS are showing what they can show after they get together.. we the audience would love to see their life post getting together.. their dates, their cuddly and cute scenes , their insecurities etc... Totally digging how OBS is subtly showing us character development, and a realistic scenario of what highs and lows you will face when you get back with someone you always loved. like for example slowly and gently confront your past so that you can learn from it.
And Choi Ung is the best person to make Yeounsu open up and confront her past and issues, he really loves her and he is patient and he is willing to wait for her to open up while Yeonsu is not going to do the same mistake , she will not loose to her insecurities but it's hard for her to still fully open up because she grew up in such a hard life, she had no parents , no real friends and they were poor. So it's still hard for her to fully open up and she is still scared to be left alone but I think she is not being able to help herself and slowly finding herself replying on Choi Ung because of his persistence and his support. I think the real test will come when she is hit with a tragedy which I am predicting will happen.
My waterworks again starts when Yeonsu pleads her grandmother not to leave her 😭😭 and also where she confesses to Choi Ung why she broke up with him. She deserves so much love and happiness.

I think I am in denial that this drama is coming to an end in next week.

Am I the only one who just doesn't feel bad for Ji-Ung? Like what relationship did he really have with Yeonsu when they were in high school to make him fall madly in love with her. Like why does he even like/love her? All we were shown is that he saw her and liked her because she was pretty. Then he gave her a rubber band for her hair. He noticed early on that Ung noticed her too. Once they started doing the documentary he kept his distance. Like that is his fault. It urks me.. all this moping and looking sad and bitterness he is having. He is the one who is causing it. Once he saw that they liked each other. He should have let it go and actually tried to move on. Instead he allowed himself to continue like his friend's girlfriend and then caused himself to fall in love with her. They didn't even have much interaction with each other. It's ridiculous. 10 years?!? 10 years he couldn't get over this crush?? He definitely was happy that they broke up and was low key trying to move in on her on the sly. And now that they are back together he acting salty and distant. It's annoying the crap out of me lol. Like like the girl who works for you likes you. She is right there!! And I also don't feel bad for NJ either. He gave her plenty of hints he isn't interested in her. She just kept being the one chasing.

I was honestly so traumatized by The Red Sleeve's finale (not that I don't like it) that i was so scared for the 13th and 14th episode after the 12th episode bliss. It's like i don't let myself bask in their happiness bcs i was so sure smth was gonna happen *sigh*

I already put it on my wall, so sorry for people who already watched it, but I love this live version. She looks nervous but she killed it : Janet Suhh singing live Home (the OST 6) on Sketchbook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDk_VnQACcw