I'm not a Kim Bum fan anyway, so when he's still acting adolescent in the tractor scene I just wanted to smack him upside the head. I think they are dead. At least Moo-chuls minion seems to have Jin-sungs back. Regardless, though, I still can't help but feel lightheaded and drunk from all the prettiness between SHK and JIS in the "1 year later" scenes. Oh well, the drama is over. WHY WOULD ANYONE DO THAT. Indeed, I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees it this way. It was really rushed and that's why I think the logic breaks down. Because I could relate to Oh Young's character. It seemed like the restaurant was Soo's because he told her he actually wanted to cook because Jin Sung and Hee Sun both like his cooking. It's a really nice juxtaposition, imo. Im going to carry you.. The art part is just an excuse for porn. I think it was the best one we could get. Thanks for your input on what was said by the actors about the finale coz I was confused and I wanna be happy.Yep,if she was in heaven her vision would be 100%!! The audience has already come to learn that there is nothing beyond this point. Also, Jin Sung was actually about to stab Soo a second time, but couldn't bring himself to do it, so he dropped the knife. No one told her Soo was dead. After an epidemic engulfs their town, Joel is forced to flee with Sarah and his brother Tommy. And then the scene changes, so that theyre suddenly kissing on on the same path where Young just walked, with Soo wearing the clothes she saw on him when he passed her on the bike. Like what were they trying to achieve with that effect? I would've found them to be highly problematic in any case, but the fact that that this was a Noh Hee Kyung drama deepened my disappointment exponentially. Thank you to the commenters, too. This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us episode 1. BOO-mother-frikkin-HOO. And the wind finally stopped blowing! Is that really the type of mommy dearest love we are supposed to buy into? Youngs eyes begin to fill with tears as Soo pours his heart out in the video, saying how much he wanted to tell her when he first fell in love with her and how beautiful she was, and how much her real brother loved her. I still think this would have made for a interesting -if somehow predictable- conflict. Granted, some things started to not make sense towards the end, but NOTHING about this show makes me think the director or writer became lazy and gave up along the way. Ah, so maybe shes making plans for the future since she wants to have a future now. I see. Whether it really hurt you as much as it hurt me when you were lying. Well, there was no wrenching of the guts here. *sighs* I need the (halmeoni) from Goodbye Solo to comfort me right now, so disappointed am I in the finale and in the drama as a whole. I decided not to count Youngs full head of hair as part of the equation since I considered it a vanity issue, despite the fact that brain surgery and long-term chemotherapy should produce some visible, physical effects. It is so illogical and stupid, it is almost a sort of evil in itself. I gave it maximum patience for over an hour, than started fast forwarding hoping for a climax that never came. Why wouldnt I want to love her when I started out that way?) I thought Soo died. The scenes are blurry because that's how Young sees the world now. Ron Perlman was, well, Ron Perlman, and James Le Gros did fairly well as his opposite. While she was in the taxi she felt the wind rushing throught the trees, thats why she told the taxi driver to stop the car, she wanted to walk because she wanted to feel the breeze. Cant we get some blunt force trauma up in here to change things up? I dont want to admit it, but I cant be a better person. Why shill on a movie 12 years old?? If i have to nominate 2 things i dislike about this drama was jin sung stabbing oh soo (really bad move) and oh young not knowing or not even suspecting that oh soo might not be his real brother. However, The Last of Soo holds Jin-sungs face for as long as he can, and the two stare wordlessly at each other until Soo cant hold himself up any longer. There was never ever enough Kim Bum. JS to me was a consistent character. But more than anything, i belive the writers left an open ending on pourpose, they wanted to allow the viewers to come up with their own interpretation of the ending. Now he knows, and knowing is half the battle. If not, theyll call the cops. The episode opens with a scene from a talk show that takes place in 1968. Larry Fessenden's "The Last Winter" is a ambitious and smartly made film. Such is the basis for Last Winter. That ending just confused me. This movie prompted me to write my first review. As Abby seeks an exit to the hospital, the camera focuses on her point of view. Same here. I salute the writer as well as Ju in sung and Oh young very well-acted characters. So if we get a time leap, then we're also fast forwarding the course of the disease but why is Young's vision clearer? Soo calls Mi-ra to say hes on his way, but still, shouldnt he stay to make sure Jin-sung gets out of there? I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to say about this one. The man with the bracelet stops ahead of her, but doesnt turn back. Thanks Heads! It looks like the writer got tired after a few episodes and, especially in the end, realized there were things to be told, so they had to be smashed to fit into the general picture. The chief catalyst here is allegedly the spirit of the Wendigo; Dawn, while treating one of Elliot's nose bleeds, refers to a similar spirit from Algonquin mythology known as the Chenoo. Yes, my eyes feasted with those beautiful cherry blossom ending but I still felt robbed. Her scene at the coffee shop was too prosaic. Ill miss it so much :D. I wanted to clear some things up for you, because I also had my doubts about whether Soo died or not at first. Young is not a character I will pretend to understand through and through, lol. About the ending, while watching the last episode, i really had the impression oh soo died. It may have lost itself in its own mesmerizing cinematography at times, but I thoroughly enjoyed the visual experience. Heads you are one hell of a writer. I can see just enough to see that youre very good looking, she adds. But I thought her extreme trust issues were well shown so I bought her character as a whole. As soon as the suicide twist happened, I think I started to check out, and fast. Im glad he grew as a person, but since when did Growth = Passivity? JS looked very sad at the point when he agreed to what Hee-sun suggested but the the face of JS was a type of confused or something that the director suggested for him to do to make us bewildered of what really had happened to Oh soo. Sec. The temperature is climbing despite it being February, its raining and more than one of the people in his crew is acting strange. Thank you so much for the recap! AVOID IT ! I thought Missing You was running amuck with epic logic fails that just reading recaps confused the heck out of me..But to each their own i guess. HeadsNo2, I wish I could meet you in person during the Dramabeans Meetup and personally say how you're one heck of a great writer and thinker but I'll have to be content with this. Five minutes before the ending: WHAT!? I see that as a sign that they are now in heaven-finally away from all the pain and suffering that tormented both while they were alive. [6], The Last Winter premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Why show, whyyy?? Question: I know Heads explained it, however I am still confused, did OS kept folding because if he didn't win he would be dead (being killed by Boss Man) and Boss Man wouldn't be able to get his money back (and OS of course didn't know that Boss Man wanted him dead anyway, regardless of the results)? They seemed to have resorted back to their just friends status although Sung was still very much in love with her still. Delusions. The game amps up as Jin-sungs family loads the truck to move though theyre being watched by a shady-lookin dude. I did share and understood your (and others') frustrations of the characters. Old bad guy was not going to let him or JS walk away. It was so slow and we were made to think that OS died, because JS didn't seem to do anything to help him and yet, he didn't gut him a 2nd time, which seems like he wanted him to live. One can argue it was a reference of Young's brother but I feel it was a reference they are bringing lamb's ears for both Soo and Young as she most likely died the same day as Soo in surgery and the flowers would be a way to remember them both Soo is alive. Soo does all the talking during dinner and even after, until Young cuts him off by telling him to leave once Lawyer Jang comes back. I understand almost perfectly the desperation to trust / love someone, feel that if I can end this life - maybe I'll find peace, feel that selfishness because I always have to do and settle things all by myself. He offers to make her the same potato soup he did on their trip, but adds, I want to stay with you. Zombie Young says okay, and he carries her three steps to the kitchen. I think the whole flower thing is to amend for stabbing Oh Soo. After eight episodes full of dramatic highs and lows mixed with appreciated comedic moments, The Best Man: The Final Chapters concludes the story of characters we've known for 23 years. SHK, you are being kissed by JIS! Thank you, Heads, for pointing out all the illogical additions and omissions that left me feeling confused and nonplussed during the last three or more episodes. Even if OY couldn't forgive OS at that moment, they could have still talked, I thought. Outside the room, Sun-hee tells Soo that Moo-chul died after being sick for far too long. His being a gentleman is one thing I admire too as seen in the bts. I sometimes miss some of those, and I appreciate when those are pointed out to me. Call it the Arctic Documentary, meets Alive!, meets Jurassic 'Horror' Park. I believe that if we are to see the end it wont look anything like weve come to know or expect. The love of your life, the one you defied death for (whether you died and are meeting in the afterlife or here on earth)! Soo should win an award for being the worst person to put on someones suicide watch, since Young manages to make it up and out of the room without waking him up. I really liked the beginning (episode 8 was definitely the climax of happiness for me) but then we dove into melo land which culminated in a LOT of crying in the last episode. (Wangs actions to put her in that initial state got a pass from the magical script fairy too, since the drama made sense of her behavior toward Young the way an abusive person justifies their actions: I hurt you because I love you! And thats somehow okay, enough for everyone to realize that they were sooo wrong about Wang, and that she was really the best caretaker Young could ask for? :(. Once it's over, you feel like asking, "What the hell did I just watch and why did I keep watching?" The ending scene is that of the only surviving researcher, Abby Sellers, waking up alone in a deserted hospital with no recollection of arriving there. Only when hes out does he call Secretary Wang to ask her to return, because hell feel more at ease if shes there to take care of Young. Oh soo waited for Oh young to recover (6 months). She lost her mom, brother and though secretary wang is there, she is controlling OY. Her tears finally spill over as she stops the video, even though Video Soo seemed to have more to say. It did difficult to play blind person who has to display lots of deep scars and emotion. No, she responds, and we see through Youngs eyes first its a blur of color, then light. This comes after the violent and unusual deaths of the other crew members. I agree with Hannah -- the flowers were a continual peace offering and the weirdly beautiful blurriness was Young's pov. Fessenden brought in co-writer Robert Leaver to collaborate with, and the two went back and forth on various ideas. Oh, btw about the cherry blossom painting we saw in this episode..there was another painting shown in the first episode of TWTWB, but it depicted a barren tree instead of flowers in full blossom (what lovely symbolism). Jin-sung Why? Soo ekes out, but his next words go to Young: Wait for me. Then he struggles to get up in order to go to her, though he can barely stand. The Last of Us is based on the game of the same name and is co-created by Chernobyl's Craig Mazin and the writer-director of both The Last of Us games, Neil Druckmann. And HeadsNo2, thank you, once again, for not squandering your gift and for so generously sharing it with us. ", so many times during the last 2 episodes. It's so dang pretty to look at that I almost forget that it doesn't make sense. This drama ranks highest on my melo-meter since the only others I've seen are Nice Guy and I Miss You. Then, again I don't believe Young would make up such an elaborate story for herself (even in a dream) to "blind" herself from his death. The ending just seemed so fanservice (and I know I have already said that, however, that feeling kept staying with me). What a waste! To me it looks like the last 3 episodes were written by a different person. As for the ending, I still kinda feel in some way that Soo is actually dead and whatever was happening was happening in some parallel universe, lol. This is one of those movies that builds, quite effectively to a suspenseful setup and then, disappoints. (maybe the real one, since they were going in the same direction?). This action causes the creature, a massive, ghostly moose, to focus on Hoffman instead of Pollack, and it grabs him and carries him off. Read our extensive list of rules for more information on other types of posts like fan-art and self-promotion, or message the moderators if you have any questions. 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