I finally got around to finishing Because This Life and while I enjoyed it overall, I was disappointed with the ending. I’m gonna rant a little, so please excuse me. (Spoilers ahead)
I mean this show had my heart for the first half – I was so in love with it and I had the butterflies and all! But as the episodes wore on I found myself losing it. I thought it shined the most when the family was involved, especially Jiho’s mom but was disappointed that that was all there was. If the concept of marriage was gonna be the overall theme, the drama should have anchored it more on the couple’s parents to drive the point home better, not leave it on the last ep.
Also after the wedding I feel Se Hee and Jiho didn’t even spend that much time together to show how they’d fall in love. It took too long with the other stories and then before I knew it, I was already at Ep 14 and the separation was starting before their relationship even began. Like already? I wanted to be sad and cry for that separation, but there were hardly any moments of the 2 for me to be too sad about. And mostly I didn’t even understand the need for it. I stopped understanding Jiho too. Why did you have to do it? Was she disillusioned by the idea of marriage itself? Fine, she wanted love to be the priority. Then she wanted to leave also because she felt Se Hee is still not opening up to her. But then she found out how Se Hee felt and still left. Then what? Se Hee too didn’t tell her how he felt saying that she’ll keep it in her heart and I’m like, yes, exactly, so? And then she comes back just like that saying that she has realized stuff and I was like how did you come to that realization woman? I was echoing Se Hee’s dialogue in my head: I sold my apartment for you and you come waltzing in just like that?!
If at the beginning the two were all about openly communicating their thoughts, I couldn’t understand why they simply couldn’t do the same this time. Also, if I thought at first that the dialogue was the best thing about the drama, this is where I felt it was lacking. I had to fill-in the meaning behind the actions cos the characters weren’t explaining it for me. Maybe it tried to be too profound it ended up becoming too vague?
I mean it was so good when it was good, I was on a high. But that ending is a bit lacking. Still though, I never thought Lee Min Ki my kind of handsome til now
The last 2 episodes definitely ruined it for me. It’s still one of my favourites, but the last 2 episodes left a bad taste in my mouth. Like you, I didn’t understand her reasons for leaving. I think it was some sort of super intellectual reason that went over my head. And thus I couldn’t enjoy their reunion.
I was watching the last 2 eps with a frown because I was trying to make sense of it all. As in literally exhausting my brain cells trying to make meaning out of all the chaos cos I was trying so hard to save it. Like it couldn’t end in this mess… but alas 😟
I said something here sometime back but don’t know which thread. The fact that Ji ho had to leave is her character to do that, like her mean side kinda her nature. She left to hurt Se Hee just like when he told her that their marriage is a contract, then the next morning she denied him breakfast….Just my thoughts though….
Yeah, true it was kinda mean. Still though I was hoping for some sort of character growth. Or just for me to understand why.
Sometimes when you’re watching characters you need not agree with their choices but good writing would make you understand the why. Thats what I was hoping for
I think the writer wanted to make the characters look like real life characters. In real life, we don’t always make good choices, right? and the choices we make, people don’t always agree with it and infact even we that make the choice, we wonder why the heck did I do that??
And sometimes people don’t just have character growth, there are people that still behave the way they have been with no change at all (at least in a positive way).
Over all, I think this is the writers way of saying, hey viewers they can be real life characters….
Yes To all your points lol. The dialogue that turned vague and tried to hard, the characters that suddenly stopped talking, the sudden lack of focus on what the show was supposed to be about, the poor execution..
jaderjylsk
April 8, 2018 at 10:14 AM
I finally got around to finishing Because This Life and while I enjoyed it overall, I was disappointed with the ending. I’m gonna rant a little, so please excuse me. (Spoilers ahead)
I mean this show had my heart for the first half – I was so in love with it and I had the butterflies and all! But as the episodes wore on I found myself losing it. I thought it shined the most when the family was involved, especially Jiho’s mom but was disappointed that that was all there was. If the concept of marriage was gonna be the overall theme, the drama should have anchored it more on the couple’s parents to drive the point home better, not leave it on the last ep.
Also after the wedding I feel Se Hee and Jiho didn’t even spend that much time together to show how they’d fall in love. It took too long with the other stories and then before I knew it, I was already at Ep 14 and the separation was starting before their relationship even began. Like already? I wanted to be sad and cry for that separation, but there were hardly any moments of the 2 for me to be too sad about. And mostly I didn’t even understand the need for it. I stopped understanding Jiho too. Why did you have to do it? Was she disillusioned by the idea of marriage itself? Fine, she wanted love to be the priority. Then she wanted to leave also because she felt Se Hee is still not opening up to her. But then she found out how Se Hee felt and still left. Then what? Se Hee too didn’t tell her how he felt saying that she’ll keep it in her heart and I’m like, yes, exactly, so? And then she comes back just like that saying that she has realized stuff and I was like how did you come to that realization woman? I was echoing Se Hee’s dialogue in my head: I sold my apartment for you and you come waltzing in just like that?!
If at the beginning the two were all about openly communicating their thoughts, I couldn’t understand why they simply couldn’t do the same this time. Also, if I thought at first that the dialogue was the best thing about the drama, this is where I felt it was lacking. I had to fill-in the meaning behind the actions cos the characters weren’t explaining it for me. Maybe it tried to be too profound it ended up becoming too vague?
I mean it was so good when it was good, I was on a high. But that ending is a bit lacking. Still though, I never thought Lee Min Ki my kind of handsome til now
superwhopotterlock
April 8, 2018 at 10:21 AM
The last 2 episodes definitely ruined it for me. It’s still one of my favourites, but the last 2 episodes left a bad taste in my mouth. Like you, I didn’t understand her reasons for leaving. I think it was some sort of super intellectual reason that went over my head. And thus I couldn’t enjoy their reunion.
jaderjylsk
April 8, 2018 at 10:37 AM
Yeah, same. It was so great and then..urgh.
I was watching the last 2 eps with a frown because I was trying to make sense of it all. As in literally exhausting my brain cells trying to make meaning out of all the chaos cos I was trying so hard to save it. Like it couldn’t end in this mess… but alas 😟
Safeenah
April 8, 2018 at 10:29 AM
I said something here sometime back but don’t know which thread. The fact that Ji ho had to leave is her character to do that, like her mean side kinda her nature. She left to hurt Se Hee just like when he told her that their marriage is a contract, then the next morning she denied him breakfast….Just my thoughts though….
jaderjylsk
April 8, 2018 at 10:49 AM
Yeah, true it was kinda mean. Still though I was hoping for some sort of character growth. Or just for me to understand why.
Sometimes when you’re watching characters you need not agree with their choices but good writing would make you understand the why. Thats what I was hoping for
Safeenah
April 8, 2018 at 10:58 AM
I think the writer wanted to make the characters look like real life characters. In real life, we don’t always make good choices, right? and the choices we make, people don’t always agree with it and infact even we that make the choice, we wonder why the heck did I do that??
And sometimes people don’t just have character growth, there are people that still behave the way they have been with no change at all (at least in a positive way).
Over all, I think this is the writers way of saying, hey viewers they can be real life characters….
RaOnAh loves Jay B 💚
April 8, 2018 at 11:01 AM
Totally agree. I didn’t like the ending 😕
💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
April 8, 2018 at 12:24 PM
Yes To all your points lol. The dialogue that turned vague and tried to hard, the characters that suddenly stopped talking, the sudden lack of focus on what the show was supposed to be about, the poor execution..
mano
April 8, 2018 at 6:39 PM
Thanks. That’s exactly how I feel about this drama.