The Kidnapping Day: Oh, show! You may have been idealistic and unrealistic, but I love you all the same. After all, this is art and not real life.
I expressed disappointment at the direction they were taking Hye-eun’s character, but I do think it made the absolutely scathing exploration of child abuse all the more powerful. Between Ro-hee, Hye-eun, and also Byeol, we saw all of the damage that can be caused when we hold children (and people in general) to an impossible standard, even when we think it’s “for their own good”. Also, Kim Sin-rok knows how to do a mental breakdown, my god.
What makes this more interesting is that it takes the idea of moulding our children to perfection—especially academic perfection—to the extreme, right? This issue is especially prevalent in Korean society at the moment, with all of the controversy over hagwons and working kids to the bone in school. I would love to read some Korean analysis of this show and novel. I think it is more powerful in a Korean context.
I’ll miss our chaotic Myeong-jun and Ro-hee duo and I’m happily imagining them reunited in the future. I’m glad that she has Hee-ae for now. The show wasn’t explicit with it, but I’m assuming Attorney Choi is the guardian for both of them now, huh?
That epilogue was TERRIFYING and I sure hope it makes Dr. Mo realize that what she thinks she wants for her child is not what she actually wants, yikes.
That confrontation between Kim Shin Rok and Yuna was the highlight of ep 12 for me. An acting duel — and there was no clear winner for me there, they both rocked.
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mindy
October 25, 2023 at 10:00 AM
The Kidnapping Day: Oh, show! You may have been idealistic and unrealistic, but I love you all the same. After all, this is art and not real life.
I expressed disappointment at the direction they were taking Hye-eun’s character, but I do think it made the absolutely scathing exploration of child abuse all the more powerful. Between Ro-hee, Hye-eun, and also Byeol, we saw all of the damage that can be caused when we hold children (and people in general) to an impossible standard, even when we think it’s “for their own good”. Also, Kim Sin-rok knows how to do a mental breakdown, my god.
What makes this more interesting is that it takes the idea of moulding our children to perfection—especially academic perfection—to the extreme, right? This issue is especially prevalent in Korean society at the moment, with all of the controversy over hagwons and working kids to the bone in school. I would love to read some Korean analysis of this show and novel. I think it is more powerful in a Korean context.
I’ll miss our chaotic Myeong-jun and Ro-hee duo and I’m happily imagining them reunited in the future. I’m glad that she has Hee-ae for now. The show wasn’t explicit with it, but I’m assuming Attorney Choi is the guardian for both of them now, huh?
That epilogue was TERRIFYING and I sure hope it makes Dr. Mo realize that what she thinks she wants for her child is not what she actually wants, yikes.
Jingbee
October 26, 2023 at 7:40 AM
That confrontation between Kim Shin Rok and Yuna was the highlight of ep 12 for me. An acting duel — and there was no clear winner for me there, they both rocked.