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"Soo Cheol! Soo Cheol. open your eyes. Soo Cheol. Wake up. Soo Cheol. Is he dead? No, Soo Cheol. Soo Cheol, I love you. Don't go. No, Soo Cheol. Me too."

Queen of Tears  눈물의 여왕 (2024) // Episode 15

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#BAEKHONG being: comedians [x]

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LOOK AT THIS WTF twitter com/crrkerii/status/1784227683951628374

hahahahaah you’re fucking kidding me this can’t be real

so the writer PJE copyrighted QOT back in 2010.

no WONDER the plot is so outdated like she must’ve made changes to it over the years but she kept the structure and that’s why we are getting cars of doom and parental secrets and memory loss and every makjang trope possible this is so unserious!!!!!!!!!

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You know what is an absolute shame, that queen of tears had all the potential to be so so great. All it would have taken was a little more writing comprehension and understanding that a story doesn't need 50 something plot points, everyone would have tuned in for just baekhong and them navigating the complexities of marriage, dealing with their families, and dealing with the potential loss of life, and the way two people can be so destined for each other, fine they could have had villains but the villain didn't need to be a one dimensional character that had such plot armour throughout the show to the point that the main female character who has such intellect in all other moments somehow loses it around him just so we can entertain mediocre moments of ridiculousness, at the very least focus could have been placed on one villain, instead we have some deranged execution of mommy/son issues that had such potential but was just wasted and it's the way this drama feels like it's insulting my intellect that really just gets to me.

With that said, I still think baekhong is precious and that no drama has had characters like them before but I really think that it isn't even the writing anymore, it's that soohyun and jiwon have given this story their all and watching them has been a treat because they bring out the best parts of baekhong while the writer runs around in circles.

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don't think anything can portray my feelings about how this drama is currently going for me better than the following image:

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It would have been interesting to have seen haein questioning hyunwoo's intentions regarding her will (since they really did brush over this) instead of giving us that same dance of you abandoned me when I needed you most and also the cheating lie?? Please all of this could have been refuted if someone opened their mouth and said he made it snow for you just before you left for Germany and you were thrilled. And we could have had a scene of haein ending up at hyunwoo's apartment, seeing the recording from hyunwoo (because oof this could have been an opportunity for haein to see proof of hyunwoo's love thereby seeing what she needs to, to believe but also trusting in hyunwoo's love) , pieces of their relationship coming together, the familiarity she could have felt in that space (instead of a book that just didn't burn lol), but most importantly the password, and giving us a glimpse more of what went on with the loss of their baby where we actually have an entry point to discuss why this mattered so much to them but noooo things had to happen the way they did, cuz eunseung needed to be in range to run hyunwoo over.

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it's so so frustrating how predictable and makjangy queen of tears has become

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QUEEN OF TEARS 눈물의 여왕 2024, dir. Kim Hee-Won, Jang Young-Woo

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At ngayon, nandiyan ka na ‘Di mapaliwanag ang nadarama

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Realistically I could never get rid of tumblr because it gives me the illusion of a community of strange young women all around my same age, all slowly figuring out how to live too

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I really don't think we are talking enough about the range ksh's crying has. He's cried every episode, every episode and we've had outright bawling, tears pouring, stifled cries, teary eyes, happy tears, sad tears, devastated tears, hopeful tears, and it's the way his eyes can communicate all that he's feeling and how that is expounded further by the slightest facial movements and the tone of his voice.

And i know he's the king of crying, im sure the writer wrote the script and went who do I know who cries better than anyone, ah ksh, here's the script, no one can play it better. But I really think we need to appreciate the range more, he's never cried like this in previous dramas and certainly each ep his tears have been different, because he's been crying for different reasons and wow the actor he is.

I have not forgotten the "I love you haein-ah" tears, that alone deserves all the awards.

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kim taeri as lee ahn/ean in alienoid: return to the future (2024)

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Queen of Tears text posts, 4/? (Parts 1, 2, and 3)

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Na Hee-do in Ep. 10 (requested by @sunmiyane)

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There are just so many things that don't sit right with that ep 14. (And I won't be able to do my work today if I don't write it down.)

Honestly, I've been enjoying this drama because of its fast pacing and the way it resolves things fast and as clean as they can. I didn't mind the inconsistencies to be honest, and some gaps in history

like why the fuck was haraboji's gf, so mad in the first place anyway?? like yes she went to prison, had a son, left that son and worked for haraboji and then??

the 1031 baby miscarriage was fine not to be addressed (unfortunately, I can forgive that - given that I have friend who went through the same thing and honestly did not really confront or grieved that with her husband either - they never moved on, but never talked about it either, so fine - we move forward.)

But honestly, this episode is just different than the rest in an unsettling way.

First, the scenes were cut so weirdly... like honestly, what do they want us all to feel here? They had the most beautiful confrontation about life, yes they walked to the hotel without looking at each other. Yes, Hae In stayed true to her character not wanting other girls to look at Hyun Woo. But honestly, that shit felt shallow and her charcter could've been more. They could've walked into a restaurant after fighting, with Hyun Woo just holding her wrist and her noticing the small ways this unbelievable man takes care of her even when he's mad - opening the door, ordering her food, idk, slicing it for her. It could've been slow, it could've been realizing that he had wrinkles now, that he looked tired, that he was having a hard time too - realizing that she wanted to live and be loved by this man no matter what. That if given a chance, even as stranger she'd still surely fall in love all over again. Her as the stranger, NOT those girls who was just prying. They could've twisted that up in a melo way. (But of course, we needed the romcom so of course.)

I could not even begin to point out how weird that car accident was. As viewer, I already know she's not inside... I know that moment was needed but again for Hae In to somehow magically realize she wanted that surgery but that's just torture by now. After everything they've gone through in Yongduri, she already knows how loved she was. Things could've slowed down a bit. And I'm sure Kim Ji Won would've executed that brilliantly (hello, my liberation notes). Idk, Hae In could've had more stronger reasons to live, or that case could've been built differently. Hae In is not shallow but they made her that way and yes, by the time she'd be regaining or building her connection back to Hyun Woo that script will be back again not wanting anyone else to have him. (ugh, Hae In :( I need more!!)

Third of course, Eunseong - so far his character just became so predictable that it totally put me off. Honestly thought (based on the preview without any actual context, that Hae In would be in the car accident with Eun Seong and then he dies to save her so he can finally be someone who actually saved Hae In) but yeah. He came in so conveniently in the hospital that no one even bother to ask why this stranger is now the legal guardian of Hae In like come on. (I know it's kdrama but come on that was WAY TOO CONVENIENT)

And lastly, that fucking surgery. Every single build up, every single suspense gone. She woke up after 5-10 mins inside the drama not even a bandage to her head!! They've could've dragged that a bit, not make her wake up too soon. Mess with us up some more, have the doctors come in, tell them "these things take time". Make Eunseong nervous! But no, she had to wake up immediately. Like come on!! It could've messed with everyone if that was dragged a bit more to the next episode. They could've deported back Hyun Woo to Seoul while Hae In is still unconscious with the devil by her side. We could've been at the edge of our seats if suspense was all they needed and now it just felt too rushed and too much by now. And then, Hae In will be back in Seoul like nothing happened with her (physically) and then she's with Eun Seong now. Ugh.

But despite it all, I'm thankful for this drama. I'm still going to be there next week to see this through. Honestly, what a world-class acting from Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won.

I'm just wrapping up my thoughts so I can finally go on with my day.

Thank you all for coming to my TED talk.