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#5

The dumbest thing is if they wanted to claim "realistic" then how in the hell did the other couple which were cute but the definition of puppy love end up together and get married and baekdo didn't like pick a lane, the ending reeked of edgy bittersweet ending because it's the cool thing to do, sad endings aren't synonymous with good writing, sad endings don't make a show/movie better. The fake pseudo intellectualism is hilarious, acting like they're somehow above a happy ending and writing a sad ending filled with plot holes and inconsistencies from the characters. How is it that so many people who make television just do not understand what people actually want. Also screw them for not giving us Yi Jin and what's happening to him, Hee do wasn't the only main character here so she's married and sort of content although it seems she's still kinda in love with him and regretful, what about my boy, I loved him so much and I wanted to know he was happy even if they weren't together, I wanted to see him lead a good life like wtf did these writers smoke I am so mad. Honestly in a time where real life is such absolute garbage and we seem to be heading towards annihilation, having something that is supposed to bring you comfort just devastate you and leave you angry and sad for a long time is not it and it's not just 2521 this is a trend with Korean media and western media where they try to be subversive and shock us completely missing the point. I'm tired...

fucking solidarity to whoever sent this to me anon!!

For all we know, Yijin could be in space, taming lions, dead and buried, married with 16 kids.... like can we have some fucking information, please? Is he happy at all, or is he still pining for her? Does he think of her, like she thinks of him? There were so many loose ends. I hate how this ending implies that as soon as you hit 25 you can't contact your teen friends anymore and your life is over. For many people, life actually begins when they get to this age - being a teenager can be hell, and it's not always like the romanticised "youth" narrative. Who is Min-chae's dad? Who is Hee-do's husband? Why is he absent, a characteristic that made her break up with the love of her life, but she marries a man who does the same thing? Where does that lead us? Exactly where we began (but NOT different this time), which is no story at all.

I totally get your point about happy endings being this icky thing TV writers have to avoid now. At this point, it does feel condescending. It wouldn't be so bad if that was the story from the start but 2521 NEVER felt like that to me. There were hints that things don't last forever, which is standard for growing up, but it doesn't automatically mean that you have to leave EVERYTHING you loved about being that age behind. You can still have your partners and your friends, you can still go places and meet up. It's harder because you all have careers but it IS possible. They all act like they're going to die tomorrow and never see each other. I'm sorry, but that was not where you were leading with the most fantastic build up of 14 episodes. It is sad to grow up but it is NOT the end!

Wow, I thought I had nothing to add here but apparently I did. Thanks for sending this to me. It's nice to know I'm not alone!

56 notes - Posted April 3, 2022

#4

When the writer had Hee Do say that she and Yijin were only lovers in the good times, not the bad times, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I still don’t understand how you can misread your OWN themes and messages. Is that what you smoke? You smoke crack? Their ENTIRE relationship has been them taking turns to pull each other out of the abyss. That was how this show started - the IMF crisis hurt them in different ways and they saved each other. They support each other long distance with phone messages. They support their careers and stand up for each other when they needed it. And you are breaking up in the hour of need, something your relationship was FOUNDED on. Perseverance in dark times my ass.

123 notes - Posted April 8, 2022

#3

I love the creative scene transitions in Business Proposal. They also add similar stuff in the scenes themselves from cgi, sound effects, and original camerawork all the way to editing, which really makes the entire experience a fun time. I love that the stereotypical drama that the characters like and is playing in the background often is used to make meta commentary that both allows you to laugh at and be invested in the actual narrative. It's like a wink wink nudge nudge, "it's ok to enjoy this" hug. It's all tropes all the way down in this town and it knows it, asking you to hop in and enjoy the ride with them. There's nothing wrong with tropes if you execute them well.

124 notes - Posted April 2, 2022

#2

I've seen numerous people defend the 2521 finale for typical snobby reasons - "just because you didn't get what you wanted, you're upset". First off, as if kdramas aren't known for plot twists and unexpected happy endings. It's not dumb or weak for people to hope for it, especially because the tone of the show was like that throughout 13 episodes. It's not a stretch to assume that tone would continue until the end. It just wasn't able to stick the landing and drastically changed tone, pacing and characterisation, shocking everyone who followed the outline the show had already drawn out before those final episodes. It jumped from A to H to Z without much forethought and never filled in the glaring gaps. As a writer, you shouldn't punish viewers for caring, and you should never punish them for reading the writing on the wall.

Romantic relationships aside, the entire cast's adult lives are a depressing vision of a bleak future. This is in direct and startling contrast to the strength of bonds built up through hours of well crafted screenwriting, directing, acting, and so on. They don't hang out, they don't call or talk - something "realistic" adults actually do. Hee Do spends the final moments of a nostalgic, hopeful text pining away after her youth, where she was clearly happier than she is as an adult, friendless and isolated. We don't even see what happened to everyone else, so we can only assume the others do not fare much better. The threads opened for their futures (as each character had a lovely side story) are not followed through. "Realistically" (people love this word when it comes to fiction) adult life can be, and is, better than youth in different ways. The passions and ambitions you have as a teenager don't disappear when you reach a certain age - you can act on them now. So it is horrifically bleak to have them all give up and condemn themselves to suffering until they die, regretting and reliving a very short period of their long lives. While the rest of the drama did romanticise youth, it should've followed through on its established tone and romanticised adulthood as well. The core of the show itself was ambition (for careers, family, friends), hope and perseverance, and holding each other up in dark times - something it completely abandons in those final hours.

And that is why watchers are frustrated, angry, and upset, at what was one of the best television shows on air.

267 notes - Posted April 6, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

IN CONCLUSION. NEVER LOVE ANYTHING.

292 notes - Posted April 3, 2022

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[what-if-nct]

Yo its been such a long time I'm sorry. How's everything going? Are you doing well? Are you feeling well? World've better treated you well. I wanna throw a fit when not. I totally love your insta its too cute!!! Also your clothing style, you actually dare to go out in that? I cant believe it I wish I was brave enough to wear cute clothes but ppl are assholes in my surroundings so I probably wouldn't dare to- I love your style so so so SOOO much.

I mightve fallen back in a (not too severe) Mark Lee obsession and a (very severe) tgcf obsession. Also scumvillains self saving system, I bought volume one only my mom read the backside of it, which is about someone being a half demon and she tells me not to buy it anymore. I'm probably still gonna buy it because I wanna read the happy endingggg (same for tgcf but the next volume i should buy has a very sus cover so I have to hide it from everyone XD)

I have Mark Lee hanging up my wall and once in a while, I stand there and take a selfie with Mork. Its kinda tradition for me now.

Mannn i wish I had stuff to sayyy TT anyways 🥋 anon actually deserves the world so wtf is going on like actually. He didnt do anything wrong right then why is all going on and also why can't people see? I get so fucking angry and upset whenever I see ppl making fun of mental health and when i hear abt how people treat him, and I'm not even the person it happens to!! Like why must world be so unfair, like God may take all the happiness I have and give it to him. Please

That turned a little deep i'm sorry. Some people would just need to know (also 🥋 yeah ily amd ill never stop saying it) (i'm still gonna start a fanclub for him)

-sneeze

(Ps theres a character from tgcf who is canonically a dilf, and kinda turned into the god of coitus and hes scared of women) (hes my fav I love him so much) (his title Ju Yang meaning perfect sun was once misspelled as Ju Yang meaning tremendous masculinity and boom. Ppl started praying to him for sex and kids) (sorry i love that dude too much)

Hiii! And I'm doing fine and I'll stay fine as long as I stay away from people once the pms kicks in I think that's been my problem the past few months. Gotta seclude self during the moon time. And thank youuuu, you're so sweet and I do go out dressed like that. I really don't notice people when I'm out, so I never think twice about it until a creepy man says creepy things like please don't look at me. Only women and guys who look like Timothy Chalatmet and Heir Of Atticus are allowed to perceive me. But I rarely hear anything negative. But seeing my reflection in store windows and hearing girls yell they love my outfit is all that matters. Oh a girl who worked at the grocery store told me she liked my outfit and when I pulled out my card my Jeongin photocard was in my wallet and she asked if I liked kpop I wish I could've said more to her she was so cute but I was shy. So it's worth it to dress however you want cause for every person who has something mean to say there's 10 people with something nice to say. Also how you think you look and how it makes you feel is the most important part. I suggest you at least once to wear a really cute outfit just on a normal day.

I don't know what has gotten into mark lately but I totally understand falling back into it. He's at full power right now. Don't look directly at him cause he's collecting people left and right. Hes still like my boyfriend's kid brother so he doesn't affect me. But I definitely see it, his power. But that is so cute you take a selfie with your picture of mark. I kiss my pictures of Hyunjin or Chan before I leave cause they're right by the door. Their great traditions to have.

I've never heard of tgcf but it sounds like really cool, and yeah it sucks that his mental health is being disregarded it's not okay and he deserves so much better.

[cherryusa]

i know we don't tend to do things on anon as members fdskljfhdsklah but i just wanted to say how much i appreciate your hard work and how much effort you put into this group, em. you're seriously the best admin i've ever had, you're literally always here for us, and making sure everyone feels included, and comfortable, and like they're really a part of a group of friends. we love you!!!!

Guys... stop...

I love you too! Thank you for this message, you all mean literally the world to me. Cherry has always felt like so much more than just a tumblr rp to me, and I hope between plot event voice chats, lil game nights, and just like hangin' out!? You all feel the same. The last year would have been super boring without you, so thanks for being here! Can't wait to have another year full of the most insane, stressful, and addictive story out there. Now stop sending me nice anons! I love it, but Clarissa totally hates it. 🔪🔪🔪

[thecoolestfreakyouknow]

The dumbest thing is if they wanted to claim "realistic" then how in the hell did the other couple which were cute but the definition of puppy love end up together and get married and baekdo didn't like pick a lane, the ending reeked of edgy bittersweet ending because it's the cool thing to do, sad endings aren't synonymous with good writing, sad endings don't make a show/movie better. The fake pseudo intellectualism is hilarious, acting like they're somehow above a happy ending and writing a sad ending filled with plot holes and inconsistencies from the characters. How is it that so many people who make television just do not understand what people actually want. Also screw them for not giving us Yi Jin and what's happening to him, Hee do wasn't the only main character here so she's married and sort of content although it seems she's still kinda in love with him and regretful, what about my boy, I loved him so much and I wanted to know he was happy even if they weren't together, I wanted to see him lead a good life like wtf did these writers smoke I am so mad. Honestly in a time where real life is such absolute garbage and we seem to be heading towards annihilation, having something that is supposed to bring you comfort just devastate you and leave you angry and sad for a long time is not it and it's not just 2521 this is a trend with Korean media and western media where they try to be subversive and shock us completely missing the point. I'm tired...

fucking solidarity to whoever sent this to me anon!!

For all we know, Yijin could be in space, taming lions, dead and buried, married with 16 kids.... like can we have some fucking information, please? Is he happy at all, or is he still pining for her? Does he think of her, like she thinks of him? There were so many loose ends. I hate how this ending implies that as soon as you hit 25 you can't contact your teen friends anymore and your life is over. For many people, life actually begins when they get to this age - being a teenager can be hell, and it's not always like the romanticised "youth" narrative. Who is Min-chae's dad? Who is Hee-do's husband? Why is he absent, a characteristic that made her break up with the love of her life, but she marries a man who does the same thing? Where does that lead us? Exactly where we began (but NOT different this time), which is no story at all.

I totally get your point about happy endings being this icky thing TV writers have to avoid now. At this point, it does feel condescending. It wouldn't be so bad if that was the story from the start but 2521 NEVER felt like that to me. There were hints that things don't last forever, which is standard for growing up, but it doesn't automatically mean that you have to leave EVERYTHING you loved about being that age behind. You can still have your partners and your friends, you can still go places and meet up. It's harder because you all have careers but it IS possible. They all act like they're going to die tomorrow and never see each other. I'm sorry, but that was not where you were leading with the most fantastic build up of 14 episodes. It is sad to grow up but it is NOT the end!

Wow, I thought I had nothing to add here but apparently I did. Thanks for sending this to me. It's nice to know I'm not alone!