Unlock the Boss Episode 7 Thoughts
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iaria+ The whole arrested to murder situation made me face-palm all the way. In-sung is certainly naive and gets caught up in his own viewpoint but him not realising that he was the suspect was just... dude. My man. You are hand-cuffed in an interrogation room! You were led off from the crime scene in handcuffs. Him going off on the evidence that it was foul play also made me shake my head.
+ Ma-pi and Se-yeon absolutely should have come forward. His assistant and his bodyguard, regardless of his past, and the camera in their car is absolute proof he couldn't have killed Mr. Kwak. Annoying!
+ It will never stop being wtf to me the way cops in Korea take suspects back to the scene of the crime and make them replay the murder.
+ In-sung's parents continue to be great. I loved that his mom purposefully got drunk with him in order to find out what was going on. Excellent level of sneakiness. His dad's continued gruff/sometimes hidden support of In-sung is wonderful to watch. His proud "That man's acting is fantastic." was super sweet. I loved the scene of his father telling him he made the right choice and that he was proud to call him son. When he apologised for not being able to help In-sung get back on his feet I really wanted In-sung to say something, to reassure him. He's a great father!
+ So a soul in a phone means In-sung is crazy but him being possessed makes sense?
+ Sun-joo deciding to just advertise for another CEO was a little wild to me. He got so lucky with In-sung. I can't image that he'd bring another person into the truth of their investigation, and since he has Se-yeon perhaps he doesn't think he needs another person, and just wants a body to act as CEO but in that case you'd think he'd know someone or have someone in the company he can promote. How is a random person answering an ad going to work well for him? Also he gave up on In-sung way too quickly. He went to money and then was like oh well nothing more can be done.
+ "Mr. Han is acting that way because the eggs are playing it safe!" ❤ YES! I can not say enough how much I loved this. In-sung reporting the harassment of Mr. Han touching a woman inappropriately and then refusing to back down or stay silent on it was amazing, even though it is also the bare minimum of what people should do (but often don't). That he gave up his acting career because he wouldn't give in on this was also amazing.
+ I also loved that afterwards his friend, who was staying silent, found the strength to voice his own objection of how he didn't like it either. Staying silent encourages others to stay silent, speaking up against wrongs in turn encourages other people to speak up.
+ I loved In-sung telling Min-a that it was her dad that told him to take her to family day at her school.
+ 'Sun-joo' explaining that his relationship with In-sung has taught him that 'money can influence him because he's human, it can't alone move him' solidified for me that the Sun-joo they are talking with on the phone is Baro Version 4. But now I'm actually thinking that Sun-joo himself wasn't kidnapped and is actually hiding away running this whole enterprise? I'm remembering 'Sun-joo' telling In-sung that he never regrets his decisions. I wonder if he set this whole situation up to force the AI into growing by making it think it was him and making this whole mystery it would have to solve? Honestly it feels like something he'd do. Min-a is a wrinkle, he does love her, so I'm torn. I can see him thinking he's doing what is necessary because he is very business focused but I think only if there was some greater situation behind it.
+ Sun-joo offering to put a simulation of Se-yeon's mother in the VR for her was kind.
+ Ma-pi briskly giving In-sung food and then walking away - aww. He was observing all episode, you could see the emotional wheel turning in his head and this was such a big moment for him! He's slowly changing from a beast to a prince, and I'm here for it.
+ The plan to use Sung-joo as a spy is bold and he's a great spy being a phone except also he can only talk to them via that specific phone so loosing contact with him and more importantly trusting that they won't just destroy the phone seems like a big risk to take.
+ Ma-pi and Se-yeon absolutely should have come forward. His assistant and his bodyguard, regardless of his past, and the camera in their car is absolute proof he couldn't have killed Mr. Kwak. Annoying!
+ It will never stop being wtf to me the way cops in Korea take suspects back to the scene of the crime and make them replay the murder.
+ In-sung's parents continue to be great. I loved that his mom purposefully got drunk with him in order to find out what was going on. Excellent level of sneakiness. His dad's continued gruff/sometimes hidden support of In-sung is wonderful to watch. His proud "That man's acting is fantastic." was super sweet. I loved the scene of his father telling him he made the right choice and that he was proud to call him son. When he apologised for not being able to help In-sung get back on his feet I really wanted In-sung to say something, to reassure him. He's a great father!
+ So a soul in a phone means In-sung is crazy but him being possessed makes sense?
+ Sun-joo deciding to just advertise for another CEO was a little wild to me. He got so lucky with In-sung. I can't image that he'd bring another person into the truth of their investigation, and since he has Se-yeon perhaps he doesn't think he needs another person, and just wants a body to act as CEO but in that case you'd think he'd know someone or have someone in the company he can promote. How is a random person answering an ad going to work well for him? Also he gave up on In-sung way too quickly. He went to money and then was like oh well nothing more can be done.
+ "Mr. Han is acting that way because the eggs are playing it safe!" ❤ YES! I can not say enough how much I loved this. In-sung reporting the harassment of Mr. Han touching a woman inappropriately and then refusing to back down or stay silent on it was amazing, even though it is also the bare minimum of what people should do (but often don't). That he gave up his acting career because he wouldn't give in on this was also amazing.
+ I also loved that afterwards his friend, who was staying silent, found the strength to voice his own objection of how he didn't like it either. Staying silent encourages others to stay silent, speaking up against wrongs in turn encourages other people to speak up.
+ I loved In-sung telling Min-a that it was her dad that told him to take her to family day at her school.
+ 'Sun-joo' explaining that his relationship with In-sung has taught him that 'money can influence him because he's human, it can't alone move him' solidified for me that the Sun-joo they are talking with on the phone is Baro Version 4. But now I'm actually thinking that Sun-joo himself wasn't kidnapped and is actually hiding away running this whole enterprise? I'm remembering 'Sun-joo' telling In-sung that he never regrets his decisions. I wonder if he set this whole situation up to force the AI into growing by making it think it was him and making this whole mystery it would have to solve? Honestly it feels like something he'd do. Min-a is a wrinkle, he does love her, so I'm torn. I can see him thinking he's doing what is necessary because he is very business focused but I think only if there was some greater situation behind it.
+ Sun-joo offering to put a simulation of Se-yeon's mother in the VR for her was kind.
+ Ma-pi briskly giving In-sung food and then walking away - aww. He was observing all episode, you could see the emotional wheel turning in his head and this was such a big moment for him! He's slowly changing from a beast to a prince, and I'm here for it.
+ The plan to use Sung-joo as a spy is bold and he's a great spy being a phone except also he can only talk to them via that specific phone so loosing contact with him and more importantly trusting that they won't just destroy the phone seems like a big risk to take.
