Hello, My Twenties! / Age of Youth
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iariaI liked it okay.
+ The relationships between the five roommates was definitely the best part of the show and I enjoyed how the bonds between them slowly grew. There was a real sense of comradary and having each other's backs by the end.
Some moments:
- the girls coming to Eun-jae's rescue and kicking the crap out of poor Jong-yeol
- the girls coming to Ye-eun's rescue and especially the way they all tackled Doo-young after he stabbed Eun-jae, especially a still bound Ye-eun trying to help too
- the girls joking outside the house just before taking Jin-myung shopping. I loved the teasing and laughter and ease between the three. Jin-myung poking at Ji-won and the other two laughing over it could have felt mean but didn't at all
- Ji-na and Ye-eun teasing Eun-jae about romance and the other girls laughing
+ I loved the reveal that Ji-won was lying about the ghost. That was perfect
+ I think Ji-won was in the right to lie to Eun-jae about the toxicology reports. In the end there's no way to be certain if all her suspicions were correct. I personally think it was very likely he did kill/tried to kill his family including with that last fatal drink but 'knowing' that she didn't kill her father and she was wrong about what he did was probably better for Eun-jae's mental health and ability to move on. It was a kind lie that set her free.
+ The various romantic relationships were all fine. Weirdly I found myself most interested by that 5 second reveal in the final minutes of the show that Dong-joo was in unrequited love with Ji-na. I'd really enjoyed their friendship and I love the idea of them finding happiness with each other. Actually I think my interesting the romances was basically inverse to the amount of time spent on them - Ji-an/Dong-joo, Ji-won/Sung-min, Jin-myung/Jae-wan, Eun-jae/Jong-yeol. Doo-young doesn't count for being an abusive asshole.
+ I really liked the weird place Ji-na and Jong-gyu's relationship ended and pleased that they did continue to meet and talk with each other.
+ I do think the way the truth of Sol was drawn out was a bit too much. Once you have someone run down the other person in a truck and try and strangle them I feel like the truth should be out, not drawn out several more meetings. The truth itself was really sad especially the flashback. Props to the show for not softening the situation. I don't know that I can blame Ji-na, it was a horrifying situation and survival instincts are strong. In the end probably only one of them could gave survived but who knows?
+ Jong-gyu's switch in attitude towards Ji-na at first felt off but I guess that he just needed the truth and to understand his daughters death. I think those long months of chatting with and getting to know Ji-na as a person probably helped a lot too in making him care for her.
+ Jin-myung's life was so depressing and while everything wasn't solved by the end it did feel like she was starting a clean Slate, and it was just nice to see her doing something completely for herself.
+ It's such a small thing but I really liked that Ye-eun had two female friends who were completely separate from her living situation that were still an important part of her life and support system.
+ I could have done with more of the landlady. What we got was wonderful. I loved how protective she was of the girls and I loved how confident and free she was in her own life. Goals for sure. One of my fav moments included her turning the hose on the debt collectors.
+ The relationships between the five roommates was definitely the best part of the show and I enjoyed how the bonds between them slowly grew. There was a real sense of comradary and having each other's backs by the end.
Some moments:
- the girls coming to Eun-jae's rescue and kicking the crap out of poor Jong-yeol
- the girls coming to Ye-eun's rescue and especially the way they all tackled Doo-young after he stabbed Eun-jae, especially a still bound Ye-eun trying to help too
- the girls joking outside the house just before taking Jin-myung shopping. I loved the teasing and laughter and ease between the three. Jin-myung poking at Ji-won and the other two laughing over it could have felt mean but didn't at all
- Ji-na and Ye-eun teasing Eun-jae about romance and the other girls laughing
+ I loved the reveal that Ji-won was lying about the ghost. That was perfect
+ I think Ji-won was in the right to lie to Eun-jae about the toxicology reports. In the end there's no way to be certain if all her suspicions were correct. I personally think it was very likely he did kill/tried to kill his family including with that last fatal drink but 'knowing' that she didn't kill her father and she was wrong about what he did was probably better for Eun-jae's mental health and ability to move on. It was a kind lie that set her free.
+ The various romantic relationships were all fine. Weirdly I found myself most interested by that 5 second reveal in the final minutes of the show that Dong-joo was in unrequited love with Ji-na. I'd really enjoyed their friendship and I love the idea of them finding happiness with each other. Actually I think my interesting the romances was basically inverse to the amount of time spent on them - Ji-an/Dong-joo, Ji-won/Sung-min, Jin-myung/Jae-wan, Eun-jae/Jong-yeol. Doo-young doesn't count for being an abusive asshole.
+ I really liked the weird place Ji-na and Jong-gyu's relationship ended and pleased that they did continue to meet and talk with each other.
+ I do think the way the truth of Sol was drawn out was a bit too much. Once you have someone run down the other person in a truck and try and strangle them I feel like the truth should be out, not drawn out several more meetings. The truth itself was really sad especially the flashback. Props to the show for not softening the situation. I don't know that I can blame Ji-na, it was a horrifying situation and survival instincts are strong. In the end probably only one of them could gave survived but who knows?
+ Jong-gyu's switch in attitude towards Ji-na at first felt off but I guess that he just needed the truth and to understand his daughters death. I think those long months of chatting with and getting to know Ji-na as a person probably helped a lot too in making him care for her.
+ Jin-myung's life was so depressing and while everything wasn't solved by the end it did feel like she was starting a clean Slate, and it was just nice to see her doing something completely for herself.
+ It's such a small thing but I really liked that Ye-eun had two female friends who were completely separate from her living situation that were still an important part of her life and support system.
+ I could have done with more of the landlady. What we got was wonderful. I loved how protective she was of the girls and I loved how confident and free she was in her own life. Goals for sure. One of my fav moments included her turning the hose on the debt collectors.
