Hong Cha Young

It looks like you need a good beating.

[mrschayoungcassano]

Vincenzo: We can’t make that business trip then, we'll be on our honeymoon.

Chayoung: We're getting married???

Vincenzo: You didn't KNOW?

Chayoung: YOU NEVER ASKED!!

[angel8young]

To all those who say that Han Seo should have killed Han Seok: yes, that would have been cool from abuser/victim pow, but like don’t you see that he could never actually do this? It’s completely out of his character, he couldn’t shoot his brother in the woods, he didn’t even think of using poison though he had so many chances. Yes, he attacked with a hockey stick, which was a massive development, but it was just to try to stop Han Seok (which he continuously repeated), not to KILL him. And even in the end, he could have turned the gun to Han Seok but instead, he chose to point it at himself, because he is not like his brother.

Also, the same applies to Hong Cha Yong, btw. Yes, she wished Han Seok and Choi Myung Hee dead but she wouldn’t have the guts to do it herself. Even if she did, it would have broken her inside and she would be haunted by nightmares, just like Vincenzo (just remember how she trembled when she saw her father’s killer go boom). Wishing/seeing/doing- these are all very different when it comes to killing. It’s never an easy decision to take someone’s life. That’s why it makes absolutely sense to me that Vincenzo did all what had to be done (in ways that only he could have done), because he has done it before and he has long before passed this point of no return. He decided not to lay this burden on Cha Yong, because he “wants to protect her virtue” and I very much respect him for that.

[mrschayoungcassano]

This are my thoughts as well. Even from the beginning, I think Han Seo never wanted to be the one to kill his own brother. The reason why Vincenzo is somehow the punisher in this show.

[mrschayoungcassano]

I completely agree to all the people who is saying that Han Seo’s death is unessential. I mean, they can make him be hospitalized, recover, and live a good life. That is all we want, why can’t they give it to us? And what I can’t fully accept is that he is killed by Han-Seok. He died in the hands of the monster that made his life a living hell. He deserves better.

[mrschayoungcassano]

I saw a fanfic where Han Seo lives, and I am crying already. 

[mrschayoungcassano]

Now, I’m just holding onto every Chayenzo fics I can see.

[mrschayoungcassano]

We need more episodes, the ending is not enough.

[kestrel-of-herran]

i’m actually glad that vincenzo and cha young were shown to excel in their separate spheres at the end of the series instead of be toned down for the sake of a sweet domestic ending. vincenzo is still a ruthless villain heading a mafia branch and cleaning out scumbags like cha young inspired him to. cha young is still a tenacious lawyer defending the weak and winning cases with dirty methods like vincenzo inspired her to. they’re not your typical sappy kdrama couple and they won’t have a conventional relationship, but what they have is real and strong and durable as steel.

[mrschayoungcassano]

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THIS. Vincenzo broke the stereotypical happy ending. I think what they gave us is a realistic ending, and I am living for that. A masterpiece indeed. 

[mrschayoungcassano]

What I love the most about Vincenzo? The satisfaction I get from the beginning of every episode up until the last seconds of it. I love how they didn’t go to the route where Vincenzo will forget his past and live according to the law. Instead he became a Mafia boss and continued doing what his best at, punishing scumbags. I will not take it any other way.

[mrschayoungcassano]

I want a season 2. Give me season 2.

[mrschayoungcassano]

I’m still on in denial stage, don’t talk to me.

[mrschayoungcassano]

To be honest, I was really shocked about how they brutally written the death of Myung Hee and Han-Seok. They deserved it though. 

[mrschayoungcassano]

The only thing that is preventing me from going insane is that Vincenzo promised that they are not breaking up. So probably, in the few years, they will have to endure the long distance and settle with visits, but I personally think that they will get married soon.

[mrschayoungcassano]

So, I will just imagine that Vincenzo and Cha Young will really be the heads of the Cassano Family? I need this to be canon please

[literaryfic]

i want to address the criticism about how vincenzo was acting out of character when he decided to save cha-young and not help han seo/neutralise han seok.

so, at first i felt the same way (i was about to post about it) but i wanted to gather my thoughts beforehand and i’m glad i did because i have a new perspective on this.

i want to say that the criticism is completely valid and understandable and that not everyone will share my point of view and it’s okay.

especially because vincenzo did act out of character.

the vincenzo we all know and love is always composed, extremely smart, quick on his feet, has amazing instinct...

in the past few episodes especially, the writers have really shown how invincible he is. he outsmarts all his ennemies, and they admit defeat. e.g. choi myung hee tells han seok he’s not someone they can beat. han seok goes to prison as a last resort measure because it’s the only way he can protect himself.

han seo even said in this episode that it will be okay [even if han seok wants to kill him] because he has vincenzo, and vincenzo knows everything, keeps him safe and beats up all the bad guy. he even asks “how can you be so amazing?”

and surely, vincenzo just like his name suggests, always succeeds. they’ve been showing that consistently the entire drama, it’s satisfying because he always triumphs, often without anyone’s help or at least by his own means.

however, in ep 19, vincenzo doesn’t succeed, or doesn’t succeed on his own.

1. he doesn’t beat up all the bad guys. he almost does, but he’s out numbered, cornered until the tenants appear. the ones saving the day are the tenants. it’s all of them working together that saves the day. they succeed as a family, as people coming together to conquer, not just vincenzo being moves ahead of everyone.

2. he doesn’t know everything. he did not anticipate myung hee’s sacrifice and han seok getting out of jail without anyone knowing. he didn’t see their move coming.

3. he didn’t keep [them] safe. cha-young and han seo both get abducted. vincenzo couldn’t protect them from han seok.

with this scene, the writers literally told us what would happen/was happening.

so yeah, the rational thing for vincenzo to do would’ve been to allow cha-young to flee by freeing her leg, than go on to help han seo overpower han seok and disarm him. and if this was the beginning of the drama, that’s what he would have done.

but there’s nothing rational about vincenzo in that moment because he’s scared. this is the first time that we’ve seen him AFRAID. (except maybe when his brother’s men almost got him killed but i would argue that it’s different bc it was only about himself, about his life.)

vincenzo has just lost his mom, and realised how hard it was to miss someone who’s dead. at first, he didn’t have any strong enough attachment in south korea to truly know what grief meant.

vincenzo has a family now. he has friends, companions. people who he cares about and who care about him. he has someone to lose.

cha-young is obviously the closest to him and the person he cares for the most. there’s no denying that. apart from his mother, she is his weakness.

in this episode, we see him accept his feelings for her. i think he’s realised he loves her a long time ago, but up until he decided to not leave for italy at the end of ep 18, he had never allowed himself to give those feelings a chance, to give cha-young and himself a chance.

in ep 18 he realised that he couldn’t leave her and that it was possible for him to stay by her side (or at least come back later and then stay). he made up his mind.

so when han seok kidnaps her, vincenzo is scared. not for his own survival, but for her. he’s scared to lose her because he knows how bad his mother’s death hurt him and he would rather get killed than let cha-young die. he even decides to sacrifice himself for her.

he’s not thinking straight, there’s no logic behind his actions. he’s a man that’s scared to lose the person he loves the most.

and so the moment he has a chance, he prioritises her survival over everything. he doesn’t do what’s right, he only does what he can.

his new found family might be his biggest strength, but it’s also his biggest weakness, his achilles heel. vincenzo up until now has been a dark hero who was always victorious, invincible. but now he’s become human, someone with fears and flaws, a mortal.

we’re used to watch vincenzo and get this satisfying, gratifying feeling of the dark hero always beating the bad guys, always coming to the rescue, always ahead of everyone. but in tonight’s episode, or at least its ending, was vincenzo failing. this obviously throws off most watchers.

the ultimate win will be even more satisfying and amazing to watch because of how disappointing/frustrating the end of this episode was.

anyway, that’s just my take on it. i think the writers made a choice in doing this because it’s part of his character development.

i’d be very interested to talk about it tho, especially if you disagree!!! i definitely felt wronged when i first watched this lmao.

[mrschayoungcassano]

I also understood why people thought that Vincenzo acted out of his character in the episode last night. He isn’t calculative, he isn’t prepared, and he isn’t himself. When he fell immediately to Han Seok’s bait, it is already a sign that he is not thinking clearly and he is acting irrationally, but I think that this particular episode is beautifully written since we saw how Vincenzo is also a human. We saw him weak on his knees just so Cha Young will be safe, we saw him allowing Han Seo to beat him just so he won’t get killed by his brother, and we saw him scared, not for his life, but with the probability of losing another person that he cherishes the most. I know that we love Vincenzo because he always wins and he is always a thousand steps ahead of everyone, but this episode is asking us to love him even if he isn’t acting like the perfect Mafia Consigliere that he is. He is flawed, just like everyone else. He cannot be perfect and he will have his weakest moments in life and to be honest, this is the weakest version of him that we saw so far.

[mrschayoungcassano]

I cannot believe that I almost didn’t pay attention to the subtlety of Vincenzo and Cha Young’s married behavior in this scene because I was too overwhelmed about what happened last night. I mean, our Mafia Corn Salad is so whipped.

[mrschayoungcassano]

I am still in denial of the fact that Vincenzo is ending TONIGHT. So, how will I continue my life then?

[mrschayoungcassano]

So you’re telling me Han Seok really loves Cha Young? So who’s gonna tell him that what he’s feeling isn’t love? Man you’re obsessed not in love. STFU.