making my return with another "i watched something and i don't know how to recommend it to others so i made a powerpoint" post!
come scream with me, it's fun in here, i promise. don't you want to watch a legitimately good crime show with real heart to it. don't you want to get hopelessly invested in a homoerotic duo. the door is wide open!
oh, and additionally: a link to my favorite (spoiler-free) review of the series. and a link to another good one.
What should Inspector Han do now? Should he shoot me? You’ve never shot anyone, have you? Aim for the heart or the head. It’s harder than it sounds. If I survive, it’ll be the end of both you and your father, the next Commissioner General.
Sometimes, I don't give a fuck that they are, and I still enjoy the piece of media they're very obsessed with, because engaging with the media itself is very rewarding. And I myself love the media to the point of obsession.
I've been on a quest for more 'Beyond Evil' fics I have not read.
so...
*shrugs*
Anyway... Here's my favorite scene from that very piece of media.
I always go back to that scene... over and over and over again.
in my view juwon is a character who is always craving comfort. it is ironic (& also tragic) that dongsik is the person with whom he finds it frequently. dongsik is the only one with whom juwon can talk and be himself (because dongsik reads him perfectly);
even when dongsik chooses isolation juwon goes to him; at a certain point he puts everything in his life aside just to stalk that man & everyone around him; somehow, dongsik turned into his purpose and ironically the person who made him develop the craving for comfort & consequently for touch;
in the scene when he grabbed dongsik's shoulders it was like he was wanting to hug him (you can notice even dongsik is waiting for some initiation, but juwon gives up in the middle of the act -damn!). but that would be too much. it would be to admit that the whole "do not touch me" nonsense was a way to protect himself. it would be to admit he loved that man more than he ever loved himself.
DRAMAWEEN 2022: LOVE'S A GAME OF RUSSIAN ROULETTE – A FAVORITE SHIP
@pscentral EVENT 08: DYNAMICS
I'll lay a trap for him. I'll be the bait. I'll become a monster, grab Han Gi Hwan by the arms, then plunge together into the fiery pit from the highest place. That's how I'll make my apology – I will be tormented.
HAN JOO WON & LEE DONG SIK in BEYOND EVIL (2021) ( insp. )
↳ ft. devil may cry by mako