Can I just say something about Seung-gil Lee?
Many people I’ve talked to don’t appreciate this precious boy because he’s too “cold, emotionless, and stoic”, but like, you guys don’t understand—it’s exactly because he got psyched up/nervous/pressured that he messed up his performance.
As we saw in the most recent episode, he’s anything but emotionless. Seung-gil probably knew how emotions could affect him; he knew it better than anyone, hence why he always relied on calculations and tried to remain clear-headed so he could focus on his tasks at hand. On the rink and in front of others, Seung-gil may have appeared calm; it wasn’t until later when eyes were off him that he broke down. He pretends not to care about anything, but in truth does, and it was clear how devastated he was about his final score.
He also received little emotional support from his coach, and it was quite obvious that they didn’t have a close relationship (he often ignored her, and she was only seen scolding or acting annoyed around him). Even the most level-headed people struggle with stress, and Seung-gil was no different. Unlike many others in the show, however, he tried to deal with it on his own by distancing himself from everyone else—not because he wanted to, but because that was probably the only way he knew how to do things. There’s no doubt about his amazing skills as a skater, but unfortunately, that alone wasn’t enough to keep him from making mistakes while under pressure.
There are times in life when your efforts just don’t pay off the way you want them to. You may try your best, but end up messing up by trying too hard. The worst feeling is when you know you could have done better, yet for some reason didn’t, and regret just gnaws on you from the inside. Even so, it’s all about getting up after falling, and I hope we’ll get to see more of Seung-gil’s development as a character in the future episodes.
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