[W: Two Worlds Episode 8]
Yeah, the network did a real disservice to the narrative flow of episodes 7 & 8 by airing them a week apart. I think if I’d had this right after 7, i would have been less irritated at the fragility and superficial relationship between Yeon-Joo and Chul that was getting crammed down my throat.
My biggest complaint lately, has been that W is very plot heavy and too light on character development. I didn’t believe in their budding love at all because there had been no consequences to build it. The biggest example of that, for me, is the lack of fallout from Chul shooting Yeon-Joo. I feel like we needed more than what we’ve got to believe that Yeon-Joo was willing to save his life and throw herself into a comic book world.
I think the plot is too big to squish into sixteen episodes. It should’ve been twenty-four.
But this episode was so very lovely. It didn’t fix the plot heavy telling, but goodness did I say Holy Shit a lot. I’d been struggling with Chul’s empathy because so much of his screentime was spent with Yeon-Joo but him rushing to So-Hee’s side after he realized what was going on made me believe that he does care about her.
(I think this is the first kdrama I’ve ever seen where I would be okay if the second female lead and male lead hooked up. Their relationship feels more real to me in the mere minutes of screen time we’ve gotten than all of the cutesy stuff that happened in episode 7.)
And I like that Chul pointed out how cruel it is to only live for one thing and that he acknowledged that So-Hee got the worst of it. Then he sacrificed his freedom to protect So-Hee (and others) from disappearing and I lost it. I might be able to root for him to get a happy ending now even if I don’t know what that means.
I really like the touch that the Man in Black wants to know who he is. I also want to see more of the Editor. Because we still don’t know how or why this happened.
And I’m really excited how the two worlds are going to merge ala 3D technology like in the logo. Really, I just want So-Hee to stop existing for Chul. I want her life to be hers. In a different way, I want Yeon-Joo to let go of Chul. It’s like he said at the prison, he does not exist to be her fantasy, and after probably close to fifteen years, she should give it up.
But if the next chapter is starting from scratch, as equals, meaning no gun for Chul and no pen for Yeon-Joo, that is something I’m interested in.
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