Ep 5 of FF is where I finally checked in. Anyone reading this LJ for any length of time knows I have absolutely zero interest in childhood scenes of any sort so, while I was watching the earlier eps to keep up with the story, I was pretty checked out. But now we have Joo Ji Hoon, Ji Chang Wook and Jin Se Yeon and I am verrrry interested.
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FF reminds me a lot of Baker King (substitute pianos for pastries - I prefer the former as I love classical music, so this is a bonus), complete with Ji Chang Wook doing his best to steal the drama as the tormented, dark younger brother (he'd succeed too, if the 'good brother' was acted anyone but Joo Ji Hoon, who brings his trademark contained intensity and manages to make my heart stutter even with that crazy haircut).
Jin Se Yeon hasn't had much to do yet, and will clearly play the usual good-hearted heroine (one of the reasons I loved Baker King was that Eugene's heroine was a dark and damaged woman. But perhaps that is why she ended up with the secondary guy). I think she is fine in the role. I think her Mom is nuts btw - I don't care if you want to clear your husband's name - pushing a dementia patient until she has a panic attack is NOT the way to go.
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Ummm, am I the only one getting weirdly Oedipal vibes in every scene between Joo Ji Hoon and his step-mom, Choi Sira. They have way way inappropriate chemistry and I kinda want to see a REALLY dark and twisted story there (or at least JJH paired opposite a much older woman).
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Every time Ji Chang Wook appears on-screen as this walking wounded, intense and angry and lashing out and hurt, the drama ratchets up a notch. The look on his face when he finally learns the truth (that his mother was trying to save him and not Ji Ho from the fire) - the vulnerability, the relief, it guts me. I know he is going to be a bad guy but I can't help but desperately feel sorry for someone who's had horrific parents, who is still suffering from PTSD and has to be on anti-depressants, who has been pretty screwed by life. Of course, the one person who loves him in a healthy way is Ji Ho but In Ha can't see it, can't see past his bitterness and envy - it's going to be tragic.
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Basically, I really like this drama. A lot!
FF reminds me a lot of Baker King (substitute pianos for pastries - I prefer the former as I love classical music, so this is a bonus), complete with Ji Chang Wook doing his best to steal the drama as the tormented, dark younger brother (he'd succeed too, if the 'good brother' was acted anyone but Joo Ji Hoon, who brings his trademark contained intensity and manages to make my heart stutter even with that crazy haircut).
Jin Se Yeon hasn't had much to do yet, and will clearly play the usual good-hearted heroine (one of the reasons I loved Baker King was that Eugene's heroine was a dark and damaged woman. But perhaps that is why she ended up with the secondary guy). I think she is fine in the role. I think her Mom is nuts btw - I don't care if you want to clear your husband's name - pushing a dementia patient until she has a panic attack is NOT the way to go.
Ummm, am I the only one getting weirdly Oedipal vibes in every scene between Joo Ji Hoon and his step-mom, Choi Sira. They have way way inappropriate chemistry and I kinda want to see a REALLY dark and twisted story there (or at least JJH paired opposite a much older woman).
Aaaand:
Every time Ji Chang Wook appears on-screen as this walking wounded, intense and angry and lashing out and hurt, the drama ratchets up a notch. The look on his face when he finally learns the truth (that his mother was trying to save him and not Ji Ho from the fire) - the vulnerability, the relief, it guts me. I know he is going to be a bad guy but I can't help but desperately feel sorry for someone who's had horrific parents, who is still suffering from PTSD and has to be on anti-depressants, who has been pretty screwed by life. Of course, the one person who loves him in a healthy way is Ji Ho but In Ha can't see it, can't see past his bitterness and envy - it's going to be tragic.
Basically, I really like this drama. A lot!