Thank you Extra-Ordinary You for the joy you’ve brought me in the past 3mos. You weren’t perfect, but you’ve done your job show: to entertain, to make me forget for at least an hour my responsibilities.. etcetera. I’m really thankful!
Take care Danoh and Haru!
(And with this post, I’m also saying goodbye for a while to Dramabeans. It’s time to step out of the “stage” to be a responsible Graduating Student in the “shadow”. See you again, with a Master’s degree in my hand, hopefully!)
EY15 – SPOILER
Too many tears in this ep.. the writer of Secret is doing a great job in wrapping the manhwa. And the writer of EY is doing a great job in preparing my heart to say goodbye to this show..
It’s been a while since I last fell in love with a kdrama.
Joongkicookie of the real word forgives you Extraordinary You for stealing my precious heart and thanks you for giving me so much joy and something to look forward to each week. (For reference: See comments)
Here’s a sudden realization after doing a re-watch of the earlier eps of Extraordinary You: the fact that the death in the Shadow doesn’t count and only erases the memory of a character, while the death in the Stage is valid even in the Shadow is not a rule introduced by the writer only in the latest episode..
While rewatching the scenes where Kyung pushed Haru in the library and Haru punched Kyung, they both get a scar from it and it remained since it happened in the Stage. But when Danoh caused Dohwa to nosebleed or when she tripped and got a bruise in the Shadow, they both were fine when the Stage started.. now it all makes sense.
so okay, I’m not mad at you anymore writer… maybe just a little. But not that much anymore.
Off to rewatch Extraordinary You’s eps 4-7 because of the preview for ep. 15… it breaks my heart, yet at the same time it’ll be fun to watch Haru do what DanOh did at the beginning for him to remember her..
Just watched Extraordinary You ep 14 and it finally feels like the same show again.. have comments on some parts, but I think that was the only way left to have a chance to wrap up everything in an acceptable manner…
Ps: Baek Kyung is one of the most selfish characters I’ve encountered this year in dramaland….
I think he will be different now that he has shocked himself. I think he truly believed that Haru killed her in Flower. He didn’t remember his own part. Now that he has remembered that, he stopped himself from causing her death in the shadow. He may enjoy her attention for a little bit next week, but then I think he is going to get sick of unaware Dan-oh, and he’s going to help her become herself again. Since he killed her last time, he owes it to her to help her live her own life this time.
If you’ve seen ep. 13, it doesn’t seem like it’s from the same show.. everything was just off.. the editing, the storyline, even the actors.. i don’t know to explain it, I just got this feeling..
Hmmm, both episode 13 and 14 feel off to me. In both, the plot feels like it’s getting even more cluttered than it already is, without any sign of clearing things up.
Minor spoiler ahead:
I was a little bit disappointed in DanOh in this part, because I know that she’s a tough cookie, but why didn’t she stand for her own in that moment and let the guys “play” tug-of-war with her?
It’s basically been happening the whole drama, it’s just less well-disguised now. At first I ignored it, because the gender politics was the only issue I had with the drama, and now it’s glaring.
I cried twice in the newest ep of ExtraYou, and both because of DanOh.. Kim Hye Yoon is such a good actress.. no spoilers, just hoping for the best for these two. May their love be enough to overcome the hardships. After all.. it’s a romance drama. Pretty please writer-nim? 🥺🥺🥺
What if Baek Kyung, instead of possibly ordering Haru to kill DanOh, has ordered for Haru to be killed (in the Shadow), but DanOh ran to save Haru?
Because for now, I can’t think of any reason why Prince Kyung would order Haru to kill DanOh.. but that’s not the case with Haru.
As we’ve seen before, Prince Kyung later discovered that Haru has feelings for DanOh, and since he was not yet aware of himself in Flower, he could have ordered to get Haru killed because of “betrayal”?
He might ordered it to test his loyalty, or he found out about his feeling and just be a jerk about it. Kinda like the flower delivery scene, but much much crueler.
Danoh was definitely a stand-in for someone else who was meant to die that night, she was not meant to die at all…I think.
It would’ve been someone who needed to die for plot purposes, and Haru and Danoh manipulating the stage caused Danoh to get pulled in as a standin instead.
It could be Haru or Danoh’s father, but I’m not too sure at this point
Oh this makes sense.. it might explain why they needed to introduce this “stand-in” concept.. if that’s true, then I have to give a big clap to the writer of the drama, because he/she has written it so well and everything is connected!
I don’t think the Queen Dowager ordered her death. Dried Squid says he lost everything because of Kyung. I think that could mean Kyung killed her (although he might also be saying Kyung is the indirect cause, since the Queen Mother might’ve killed the girl because she thought the girl would be used against the king by Kyung).
I think he had it in the Shadow. Because his set up in Trumpet Creeper is to be faithful to Baek Kyung. Although, it could be since he’s the Second Leading Man there (just like DoHwa in Secret)
I’m so tired of Baek Kyung… there are bits that makes me go soft for him. But then, he keeps saying that DanOh is his etc etc…
Also, I’m so sad for these two (Haru&Danoh).. I really hope that what happened in Flower is really done as DanOh said and that they’ll be able to have another ending in Secret, because the whole drama (starting ep. 4) would be so pointless 🙁
Can’t believe there are only 4 episodes left 🙁
Extraordinary You is really EXTRAORDINARY. Felt all the emotions these 2 felt throughout the eps, especially in this last part. How both of them knew how much they love each other, yet all odds are against them.
Ps: Haru looks like he wants to cry, but he has to be strong for the both of them 🙁
I find it a bit ironic/sad that’s she’s saying what the author forced her to say in the first story. Now she’s saying the exact same thing but not against her will and to the person she loves.
On another note, does this mean her personality in the first book was real just her love was never for Bae Kyung ?
I also thought about that.. but I think it’s because they’re manhwa characters to begin with, so they don’t really have much “free will”.. can’t really explain it.
I don’t think the first book was the first book. The way Dried Squid Fairy talks about the writer and about stories and characters being reused, and characters becoming aware of themselves after being used again and again, I don’t think the saguek was the first or even second in the series. Sometime soon, we might get a peek at an even earlier story.
joongkicookie
November 21, 2019 at 2:18 PM
Thank you Extra-Ordinary You for the joy you’ve brought me in the past 3mos. You weren’t perfect, but you’ve done your job show: to entertain, to make me forget for at least an hour my responsibilities.. etcetera. I’m really thankful!
Take care Danoh and Haru!
(And with this post, I’m also saying goodbye for a while to Dramabeans. It’s time to step out of the “stage” to be a responsible Graduating Student in the “shadow”. See you again, with a Master’s degree in my hand, hopefully!)
Ms. Rabbit 🐇
November 21, 2019 at 2:33 PM
Good luck! Looking forward to having you back.
Maq
November 21, 2019 at 4:39 PM
The ending was beautiful, like the rest of the show. Definitely one of my favourite Korean dramas of all time.
Maq
November 21, 2019 at 4:42 PM
Also, good luck with your masters!
Ayan
November 21, 2019 at 5:10 PM
Good luck!!
joongkicookie
November 20, 2019 at 2:30 PM
EY 15 – SPOILER
This is the scene I was referring to in my last post..
PS: i don’t know how the writer made it possible for me to forgive Kyung after everything he has done… but he/she did it!
joongkicookie
November 20, 2019 at 2:26 PM
EY15 – SPOILER
Too many tears in this ep.. the writer of Secret is doing a great job in wrapping the manhwa. And the writer of EY is doing a great job in preparing my heart to say goodbye to this show..
It’s been a while since I last fell in love with a kdrama.
Joongkicookie of the real word forgives you Extraordinary You for stealing my precious heart and thanks you for giving me so much joy and something to look forward to each week. (For reference: See comments)
joongkicookie
November 20, 2019 at 2:28 PM
I realized I can’t comment pictures so I’ll be posting my reference pictures in another post 🤪
joongkicookie
November 19, 2019 at 2:17 PM
Here’s a sudden realization after doing a re-watch of the earlier eps of Extraordinary You: the fact that the death in the Shadow doesn’t count and only erases the memory of a character, while the death in the Stage is valid even in the Shadow is not a rule introduced by the writer only in the latest episode..
While rewatching the scenes where Kyung pushed Haru in the library and Haru punched Kyung, they both get a scar from it and it remained since it happened in the Stage. But when Danoh caused Dohwa to nosebleed or when she tripped and got a bruise in the Shadow, they both were fine when the Stage started.. now it all makes sense.
so okay, I’m not mad at you anymore writer… maybe just a little. But not that much anymore.
joongkicookie
November 19, 2019 at 12:43 PM
I know they’re all the same Rowoon, but I find the Rowoon of the earlier episodes more handsome 😍😂
mugyuljoie is preciousss
November 19, 2019 at 12:57 PM
It’s pretty hard to make him not handsome.
joongkicookie
November 19, 2019 at 1:20 PM
That’s true 😏🤔
joongkicookie
November 19, 2019 at 11:11 AM
Off to rewatch Extraordinary You’s eps 4-7 because of the preview for ep. 15… it breaks my heart, yet at the same time it’ll be fun to watch Haru do what DanOh did at the beginning for him to remember her..
joongkicookie
November 14, 2019 at 1:40 PM
At least we have the behind the scenes…
joongkicookie
November 14, 2019 at 12:53 PM
Just watched Extraordinary You ep 14 and it finally feels like the same show again.. have comments on some parts, but I think that was the only way left to have a chance to wrap up everything in an acceptable manner…
Ps: Baek Kyung is one of the most selfish characters I’ve encountered this year in dramaland….
latebloomer
November 14, 2019 at 5:16 PM
I think he will be different now that he has shocked himself. I think he truly believed that Haru killed her in Flower. He didn’t remember his own part. Now that he has remembered that, he stopped himself from causing her death in the shadow. He may enjoy her attention for a little bit next week, but then I think he is going to get sick of unaware Dan-oh, and he’s going to help her become herself again. Since he killed her last time, he owes it to her to help her live her own life this time.
joongkicookie
November 14, 2019 at 11:24 PM
Let’s hope so.. tho I won’t expect it too much..
MeloMe
November 15, 2019 at 4:07 AM
But there’s just 2 episodes left, can they show all of this in the little time left unless that’s all they show!!??
FantasyRoSeong!
November 14, 2019 at 7:19 PM
Exactly. I have decided to finally give up on his character development. Can’t. Anymore.
Maq
November 15, 2019 at 11:51 AM
What do you mean by “feels like the same show again”?
joongkicookie
November 15, 2019 at 1:30 PM
If you’ve seen ep. 13, it doesn’t seem like it’s from the same show.. everything was just off.. the editing, the storyline, even the actors.. i don’t know to explain it, I just got this feeling..
Maq
November 15, 2019 at 3:52 PM
Hmmm, both episode 13 and 14 feel off to me. In both, the plot feels like it’s getting even more cluttered than it already is, without any sign of clearing things up.
joongkicookie
November 13, 2019 at 3:13 PM
Minor spoiler ahead:
I was a little bit disappointed in DanOh in this part, because I know that she’s a tough cookie, but why didn’t she stand for her own in that moment and let the guys “play” tug-of-war with her?
dokutokunaneko
November 13, 2019 at 3:53 PM
It’s not a kdrama with the dumb two way wrist grab 😂😂
joongkicookie
November 13, 2019 at 11:35 PM
But i was expecting her to do something, so i was so disappointed when they cut the episode like that.
zgs1994
November 14, 2019 at 5:06 AM
Meta of all meta’s: because the writer wrote it as so :/
frabbycrabsis loves KBS Drama Specials
November 14, 2019 at 9:00 AM
It’s basically been happening the whole drama, it’s just less well-disguised now. At first I ignored it, because the gender politics was the only issue I had with the drama, and now it’s glaring.
joongkicookie
November 13, 2019 at 3:10 PM
I cried twice in the newest ep of ExtraYou, and both because of DanOh.. Kim Hye Yoon is such a good actress.. no spoilers, just hoping for the best for these two. May their love be enough to overcome the hardships. After all.. it’s a romance drama. Pretty please writer-nim? 🥺🥺🥺
joongkicookie
November 11, 2019 at 3:12 PM
“First of all I’m really grateful to my co-stars for raising the average level of visuals and height.” – Lee Tae Ri at ExtraOrdinary You’s conference.
Cue to the hoobaes/dongsaengs being all shy, especially the taller ones 😂😅
HANI
November 11, 2019 at 4:49 PM
slightly OT
Lee Tae Ri confused me because I know that face but that is not the name I know~
I missed the news about him changing his name
lol
Maq
November 12, 2019 at 2:25 PM
Jaewook looks so comfortable LOL.
joongkicookie
November 10, 2019 at 12:14 PM
Looks like the OG Little Forest kids had a reunion in Little Forest today! So cute 😍
Ms. Rabbit 🐇
November 10, 2019 at 12:30 PM
Awww….🥰
Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
November 10, 2019 at 5:58 PM
Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
joongkicookie
November 9, 2019 at 12:32 PM
Watch til the end for a big reveal 😍
lotus
November 9, 2019 at 5:58 PM
Wait.. whAT?! Seriously?!?!?!? XDDD That’s insane!
halfmoon
November 9, 2019 at 6:18 PM
Is the reveal a spoiler of the story or is this a BTS clip ?
joongkicookie
November 10, 2019 at 12:22 AM
It’s a BTS Clip! You won’t regret watching it!!
halfmoon
November 10, 2019 at 12:50 AM
Thanks for sharing the video! I just watched it and … 😮 Really?!
joongkicookie
November 8, 2019 at 7:12 AM
Extraordinary You Theory:
What if Baek Kyung, instead of possibly ordering Haru to kill DanOh, has ordered for Haru to be killed (in the Shadow), but DanOh ran to save Haru?
Because for now, I can’t think of any reason why Prince Kyung would order Haru to kill DanOh.. but that’s not the case with Haru.
As we’ve seen before, Prince Kyung later discovered that Haru has feelings for DanOh, and since he was not yet aware of himself in Flower, he could have ordered to get Haru killed because of “betrayal”?
Ms. Rabbit 🐇
November 8, 2019 at 7:51 AM
He might ordered it to test his loyalty, or he found out about his feeling and just be a jerk about it. Kinda like the flower delivery scene, but much much crueler.
joongkicookie
November 8, 2019 at 8:40 AM
It would make him so cruel, and the writer would be blamed a lot for it… (i surely will..)
the theory in the comment below is plausible..
Maq
November 8, 2019 at 4:12 PM
The chaka-nim is a cruel piece of shit anyway, so I don’t put it past him or her. But oh man, this show is breaking my heart.
dopedramacongratz
November 8, 2019 at 8:25 AM
Danoh was definitely a stand-in for someone else who was meant to die that night, she was not meant to die at all…I think.
It would’ve been someone who needed to die for plot purposes, and Haru and Danoh manipulating the stage caused Danoh to get pulled in as a standin instead.
It could be Haru or Danoh’s father, but I’m not too sure at this point
joongkicookie
November 8, 2019 at 8:41 AM
Oh this makes sense.. it might explain why they needed to introduce this “stand-in” concept.. if that’s true, then I have to give a big clap to the writer of the drama, because he/she has written it so well and everything is connected!
halfmoon
November 8, 2019 at 12:54 PM
I wonder if Dried Squid’s lover also got killed, because of the manipulation of the stage, during the same event…
joongkicookie
November 8, 2019 at 2:04 PM
I think she could have been killed in the Stage.. maybe Dried Squid’s mother ordered it, since she’s just a servant (if I’m not mistaken)
Maq
November 8, 2019 at 4:15 PM
I don’t think the Queen Dowager ordered her death. Dried Squid says he lost everything because of Kyung. I think that could mean Kyung killed her (although he might also be saying Kyung is the indirect cause, since the Queen Mother might’ve killed the girl because she thought the girl would be used against the king by Kyung).
Maq
November 8, 2019 at 4:13 PM
Or the woman whom the king loves.
Maq
November 8, 2019 at 4:11 PM
I’m not sure. Did Haru have feelings for Dan-oh while on stage? Was that part of the plot in Trumpet Creeper? It’s not clear to me.
joongkicookie
November 8, 2019 at 11:33 PM
I think he had it in the Shadow. Because his set up in Trumpet Creeper is to be faithful to Baek Kyung. Although, it could be since he’s the Second Leading Man there (just like DoHwa in Secret)
joongkicookie
November 7, 2019 at 4:18 PM
Haru’s so sweet and all, but I think sometimes he forgets that his girl has a weak heart! 😅
Pps: I’m so ready to discuss Eps 12! More in the comments!!
joongkicookie
November 7, 2019 at 4:21 PM
I’m so tired of Baek Kyung… there are bits that makes me go soft for him. But then, he keeps saying that DanOh is his etc etc…
Also, I’m so sad for these two (Haru&Danoh).. I really hope that what happened in Flower is really done as DanOh said and that they’ll be able to have another ending in Secret, because the whole drama (starting ep. 4) would be so pointless 🙁
Can’t believe there are only 4 episodes left 🙁
latebloomer
November 7, 2019 at 5:49 PM
I’m rooting for Dan-oh and Haru, but I think BK must be a much more interesting part to play.
larelle79
November 7, 2019 at 7:18 PM
I am wondering what his brother meant when he said if BK leaves things he will be happy.
Just what does his brother know/remember.
joongkicookie
November 7, 2019 at 2:00 PM
So cute even behind the scenes!!
joongkicookie
November 7, 2019 at 1:58 PM
I can’t with these 2! And with the entire cast actually. The last part is so cuuuuuute! Rowoon’s laugh. HAAY!
joongkicookie
November 7, 2019 at 1:58 PM
And I don’t think that’s the only song that starts with Haru……. Hahah. Okay. I must stop my shipper heart.
theTINYL
November 7, 2019 at 3:27 PM
Every single one of them is so darn charming. I can’t with any of them!
FantasyRoSeong!
November 8, 2019 at 2:12 AM
The entire cast is so cute. And yes Ro woon’s laugh is infectious!
lotus
November 9, 2019 at 7:53 PM
I love the cast so much! <3
Also, YESSS! I'll take it your HA RU acrostic poem, Rowoon XD I got to hear your precious vocals so yes! 100 points!
joongkicookie
November 6, 2019 at 11:35 PM
OMG THESE TWO… ❤️🥺 my heart can’t take it!
joongkicookie
November 6, 2019 at 1:22 PM
Extraordinary You is really EXTRAORDINARY. Felt all the emotions these 2 felt throughout the eps, especially in this last part. How both of them knew how much they love each other, yet all odds are against them.
Ps: Haru looks like he wants to cry, but he has to be strong for the both of them 🙁
JustMe
November 6, 2019 at 1:27 PM
I find it a bit ironic/sad that’s she’s saying what the author forced her to say in the first story. Now she’s saying the exact same thing but not against her will and to the person she loves.
On another note, does this mean her personality in the first book was real just her love was never for Bae Kyung ?
joongkicookie
November 6, 2019 at 1:40 PM
I also thought about that.. but I think it’s because they’re manhwa characters to begin with, so they don’t really have much “free will”.. can’t really explain it.
latebloomer
November 6, 2019 at 4:15 PM
I don’t think the first book was the first book. The way Dried Squid Fairy talks about the writer and about stories and characters being reused, and characters becoming aware of themselves after being used again and again, I don’t think the saguek was the first or even second in the series. Sometime soon, we might get a peek at an even earlier story.
joongkicookie
November 6, 2019 at 12:36 AM
“Tune In Love” is worth watching just for the chemistry between Jung Hae In and Kim Go Eun.. about the story, hmmm, you judge for yourself 😋
alasecond
November 6, 2019 at 5:09 AM
No story..
my view was.. go for technicalities and acting.. story, scripting forget about it 😛
rue
November 6, 2019 at 12:43 PM
Ok so I’m not the only one. I kept thinking ‘I like seeing them together but…’