#tVN

[sunlighthroughthe-ashes]

the cherry blossom segment bewitched me, body and soul — as jane austen would say. it's such an intricately charged scene — there's this lovely sense of wistfulness (due to the cinematography & 10CM's gorgeous OST) even as you're watching them in real time: their time is short, but this moment will last in their memories, forever.

these are their sacred few seconds — and they're going to make them count. their moments together are etched in gold: they're lustrous with love.

and the fact that they wished for the exact same thing!!! the symmetry of their feelings for each other is perfectly designed — these two were born to be lovers in every universe, across each possible timeline. they're divine mates — even the "winged seraphs of heaven" would covet their bond. 

i also want to talk about how even the slightest gesture sunjae makes toward sol is imbued completely with his devotion to her — the way he holds her is unquantifiable magic. and the way sol responds — the way she melts into him!!! there's this line by poet anne sexton that describes them perfectly — "and when we touch, we enter touch entirely." 

(sidenote: the humor in this episode was off-the-charts. i was rolling in bed laughing.)

i also absolutely ADORED the scene in which sol gets to hear sunjae sing "sonaki" for her face-to-face. it's HER song, in every sense of the word — and she finally gets to hear him sing it for her. you can see the infinite love and incandescent hope glisten in her eyes as she watches sunjae sing. you can feel her sense of amazed wonder: "this boy loves me. he wrote this for ME. we're finally together. please, let no one take this away from us."

it just breaks your heart in the best way.

[cherrygeneralleader]

Hip Hop Team is their name, Confusion is their game

[coffeetraces]

sunjae and time traveller sol, first meeting in every timeline

[elsafromcabinsix]

born to be lovers in every timeline

[love-is-dean]

Rang disgusted by literally everyone and everything is such a big mood

[feii1effect]

— Stay alert at my funeral. Everyone who disliked me will attend. Hyeon-ju, Jeong-mi, Eun-jin, and Ye-na. Listen carefully to what they say. — And? — Sue them all if they bad-mouth me. Sue them for defaming the dead. — Me? — Then, should I? I'll be in the coffin. — Come on. I don't think anyone would mourn. — So, you should.

[sunlighthroughthe-ashes]

just thinking about how sacrifice is the silk cord that runs through every aspect of sol and sunjae's love story. sol is ready to give up the use of her legs and re-live the most traumatic experience of her life if it means that sunjae will survive. she's willing to let go of the last few golden moments that are her time with sunjae, to let him believe she's gone back, and endure the grimness of her fate alone. sunjae is ready and willing to die if it means that sol will remain safe. he's willing to give away his entire future, if it means that sol can have hers. religion isn't a part of the show at all, but i can't help but think of how 'sacrifice as the ultimate form of love' is one of the foundational principles of christianity. offering yourself up at the altar in service to your love is the final and most selfless act of sacrifice one can perform, and that's what sol and sunjae are prepared to do for each other. the point i'm trying to make here is that this is what the magnitude of their love feels like: almost biblical. kdramas are often dismissed as too "saccharine," too "trivial," too "superficial" — (and from a feminist perspective, there's a conversation to be had about why media consumed by women is derided so often) — but nothing about sol and sunjae feels at all insincere or contrived. their love has gravity and weight — substance that's rare to see in a rom-com. there's a dignity to their emotions, a sense of grace. i think they have one of the most touching, intensely tender, intricately designed love stories that i've ever had the privilege to see.

just grateful i got to witness this in real time.

[jugeullae]

QUEEN OF TEARS (2024)

[bysmeraldo]

“Even if you were to end up in a different time, I would jump over time and space to see you.”

[victorianera]

Yoo Insoo & Lee Jaewook reunited for Death’s Game

[randomblog-things]

[myfavoriteskdramas]

Death's Game, TVN, (2023-2024).

[coffeetraces]

down bad loser bf x unconscious aegyo baby girl gf | lovely runner episode 8

[iris-sistibly]

Okay babes, episode 8 is nothing short of exciting!

📍Hae-in choosing to divorce Hyun-woo so he'd finally be free from all the bullshit her family put him up with, and Hyun-woo deciding to stay at Queens so he could prove his innocence and protect Hae-in. I feel sad that they actually divorced but again, it was necessary for them to "part ways" so they'd find their way back into each other, and I think the next episode will be about them slowly rekindling their romance and hopefully healing from the past. I am anticipating a more beautiful wedding than their first one.

📍Don't get me wrong, I still hate Eun-seong but now I'm becoming more and more interested in his backstory, so this bitch still has some ✨humanity✨ in him, judging from the way he reacted when he found out about Hae-in's illness. Him saving Hae-in from the dog attack when they were kids answered the question why he hates dogs. He's still trash, however I do have a feeling that he will have some character redemption somewhere and will basically help Hae-in find a cure, but we'll never know for sure.

📍Hong Man-dae is the biggest fucking idiot among the Hong family, I'm not saying he deserves what happened to him, I'm saying that he needs to learn the hard way and be slapped with the truth so hard that I want him to come down to his knees and beg his children for forgiveness. As much as I feel sorry for him, he was a terrible father to all of them when they got older...and trusting a fucking shaman? Really?

📍Speaking of which, I am actually glad that the Hong family is now broke af. They need to be humbled big time, especially Hae-in's mom, that bitch is such a poor judge of character. I want her to feel embarrassed and terrible about herself for constantly looking down at Hyun-woo and his family, these are the same people who'd willingly save and help their asses even if it meant getting dragged into this shit hole they dug themselves. Also, I saw a clip of the nosy old ladies who were making fun of her at the salon, I say...DESERVE! I hope she starts to change because honestly, I'm so fed up with her and her bullshit.

📍Soo-cheol maybe immature, but I have to admit that he's a good father. He just wanted his son to experience everything he never did, idk what Da-hye was up to. Maybe it was part of their plans? Perhaps she foresaw how messy it's going to be that's why she chose to run away, we'll never know for sure. I still have faith that she'll choose to do what's right for the sake of her son, after all, Soo-cheol treated her and their baby well.

📍Shout out to Song Joong-ki for his cameo. Hiring Vincenzo as a divorce lawyer is such a Hae-in move 😂

[deafening-enthusiastic-dreamer]

Queen of Tears

I truly admire the new techniques used in terms of camera angles and the way it tells the story in a way.

this scene was soo good.

I love how they show . rather then tell us how she feels when she hears about the fact that she has only three months to live. There are parts where they do the exact opposite, which i am somewhat iffy about. I hope they reduce it along the coming episodes.

the scene below though short, feels perfect at this time- it feels like foreshadowing of events. and also the long shot with symmetry and the pillar that acts as the divide, along with the lighting showing different moods. Very interesting to see.

also the shots when they reveal her understanding of time being lost. the static images with handheld camera scenes shows how unstable and confused she feels.

also this is the very first drama that i have seen that has willing broken the 4th wall. Its very rare and feels quite invasive as a viewer. But I do like this non traditional way of story telling, so far in the series.

[apocurves]

HWANG INYOUP as HAN SEOJUN —True Beauty (2020)