For the 8 of us watching Summer Strike, I just wanted to express my love for the scene in episode 8 where Yeo Reum tries to pull away and put up a wall between her and Dae Beom because she’s afraid she’s hurting him. (Ji Young shut your stupid face!)
I love how we get Yeo Reum expressing her fears about how she thinks her appearance in the town has hurt Dae Beom. His response is beautiful - listing off all their little adventures together shows that he thinks of her…he’s genuinely glad she came to town. (and he loooooves her….)
When it starts raining and she leaves the porch, we see a literal wall between them. This visual is fantastic.
Yeo Reum has put herself on the other side of the porch and the rain from Dae Beom. She truly believes that she needs to separate herself from him to protect him. She’s pulling the noble idiocy trope out but in such a sweet and gentle way. Our poor sweetie just wants Dae Beom to be okay.
In this moment, he lets her talk…only asks her one question in after she does her best to convince him that she’s strong and is able to handle what she’s decided to do. Once he hears her out, though, he gives it a second and then breaks through the wall she’s put up.
Even after her moves in front of her, he doesn’t try to argue with her, he simply talks about the rain. She’s hurting - feeling insecure and frightened. His response is to be there with her and be supportive in that quiet way of his.
I just adore the way this show is paced and these little moments that show how the characters think and interact. I appreciate that the director chose this method to show how Yeo Reum felt the need to put up a boundary between her and Dae Beom.
Anyway, not much else to say but that I really love this show and more of you should watch.
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