Have never watched the original of which “A Time Called You” is adapted from, so have no idea what is the difference between the versions in terms of characterisation/portrayal, but the way Min Ju is portrayed in the Korean version breaks my heart. Her character trajectory is understandable from the POV of a highly introverted, emotionally-intense, “anxious-depressive” and socially awkward girl who is trying to make her “dreams” come true vis-a-vis her long-time crush, ignoring the fact of imminent dangers forewarned.
It is tragic yet so realistic in its depiction of a young person’s - in her case in particular but of course issues which happen across ages - distorted outlook in life. Han Jun Hee is a confident, outgoing working professional in her 30s (her brighter personality notwithstanding, the life experiences between a teen and a woman in her 30s touched by grief is unimaginably large), and the contrast between an insecure teen and her is a wide gulf.
In a sense, I assume the age difference in the characters themselves between the Taiwanese and Korean versions would be noticeable in how the tone of the characters and narrative would be set. From a fan comment, I suppose the vibes/moods and portrayals between the versions differ, which is simply natural, and I would state, desirable. No point in making an exact copy of an already fantastic existing work (which is not really achievable either).
It is actually wonderful to be given different interpretations and portrayals of the same basic premise. It just means there is more to enjoy, and perhaps a/another favourite.
Jeon Yeo Been really performed both roles brilliantly, especially in the final last episodes. Both characters are easily recognizable from each other, and my heart just breaks for Min Ju and her misguided naivety and desperation. I took a peek of the finale and expect the ending would not be tragic, but I truly hope Min Ju gets her HE. She truly does deserve the world even if she did not feel she does.
Because by the end, I am much more invested in the “love story” between Min Ju and In Gyu than Jun Hee and Si Heon. 😅😆
Edit after completing the show: I enjoyed the ending but certainly wished we got a bit more updates on what happened to the characters, especially Min Ju and In Gyu. I suppose there is always headcanons.
21 notes
·
View notes
I need to tell you about Lucretia and James Garfield.
They met each other in high school. James came from a very loud, emotional, touchy-feely family. Lucretia came from a family where you never show any emotions ever. They were interested in each other, but had a rocky courtship because James was this gregarious guy who got attention from several women and Lucretia was Shy Introvert Ice Queen Extraordinaire.
At one point, James, who is kind of needy when it comes to emotional matters, laments that Lucretia doesn't really love him. Lucretia responds by handing him her private journal, which contains several years' worth of entries where she's pouring out her heart about how much she loves him.
James is like "....oh."
That is a fanfic trope just waiting to happen. Classic Imagine Your OTP material.
(The rest of the story is less heartwarming than that fanfic setup would imply, because they get married even though he didn't love her, and spend the first several years of the marriage apart because of the Civil War and his work in Congress. He only falls in love with her after he has an affair with another woman and confesses, and he finally understands how awesome she is when he sees how strong she is in her heartbreak. Then they are both madly in love with each other for the rest of their marriage. Which is another type of fanfic material, I suppose.)
46 notes
·
View notes
“Why was my wife hit with a Quirk that increased her anxiety and OCD while making her…” Hisashi hesitated. He didn’t want to say that it made her abusive. He hated the idea of Inko being that.
But there wasn’t any other word choice other than that one to really explain what she did. The ignoring of Izuku’s injuries. Her hyper focus on Izuku being best friends with Katsuki like her and Mitsuki when the blonde boy hurt their son. Her angry downplaying of his dreams. All were abusive signs.
“I don’t know.” The doctor said. “But we are working on reversing the effects. Your wife is strong willed sir, to have beaten off the Quirk enough to seek help willingly. More so since it’s been years since she was hit.”
-0-
“The Illusive Man,” Liara said as soon as Hisashi entered her room. He paused, Garrus and Tali both mimicking him.
“Already knew what I was thinking? He asked rhetorically.
“Indeed. The Illusive Man had arranged for your wife to be hit. He was working with someone about it. I’m still hacking those files. It’s a remarkable system,” Liara admitted.
“Need a hand?” Tali asked. Liara nodded and the Quarian moved to help. Hisashi and Garrus waited quietly until the two had a breakthrough
“I’m seeing reference to a One for All and an All for One,” Liara mentioned as she scanned her data.
“Ditto. I’m also seeing something about transference.” Tali said.
“All for One? The Boogeyman?” Hisashi asked.
“The what?” Garrus asked.
“He’s… well not a myth. I thought he was dead though. He apparently was around during the rise of Quirks, able to steal Quirks from people and then either use them or give them away. It was said he played at being a benevolent man but in reality had ideals that he alone should decide who could have a Quirk, and he took his role seriously. Most info on him is black ops.” Hisashi said. “I really thought he was dead. Trails went dead… shit. Fifteen or so years ago.”
“When Cerberus broke away from the Alliance.” Liara said grimly. “He’s still alive. Wounded badly now though, at the hands of a One for All? Apparently a Quirk that he made for his sickly brother in order to convince him to follow his rule. It didn’t work and it turns out that his brother had a Quirk that interacted with the other. It’s impossible to take One for All by force and it can be passed down by choice.”
“I found mentions of a deal. Izuku is Quirkless which… is rare in Japan?” Tali asked Hisashi.
“It is. Asian people are ninety-nine percent more likely to have Quirks then not.” He said.
“The deal was to… break your son. To make him a malleable puppet.” Liara said grimly. Hisashi felt the burn of his throat. Shit. “The idea would be to present him as a useful inheritor of One for All, but then offer him a hand from the underworld. The idea being that a form left Quirkless boy would identify more with the people beaten down by society and would be swayed to their side.”
“He’d get One for All and pass it to All for One.” Hisashi finished the idea. “They didn’t account for Inko being mentally stronger then they thought or Izuku being more stubborn then me.”
“No one is more stubborn then you.”
“Trust me. He is.”
-0-
“Here,” Commander Shepard passed Toshinori a file. The number one Japanese hero blinked and took it. “It’s about a certain… problem you dealt with.”
From tone alone Toshinori should have figured it out. As it was, he still didn’t feel prepared to open the papers to find an analysis on All for One. Or the information on him working with Cerberus. Or… any of it really.
“He was after my son as a way to try and con One for All out of you,” Shepard said simply. “I’m friends with an information broker who adores Izuku. She helped put that together.”
“Shit.” Toshinori flicked through the file, his missing stomach aching as he realized something. “He’s alive.”
“He is.”
“I’m injured.”
“Well you have us.” Shepard grinned, a small amount of smoke pouring from his lips. “He touched my baby. I’ll make him bleed.”
40 notes
·
View notes
condensed babel thoughts (with spoilers):
rf kuang suffers from exactly what seth dickinson suffers from, which is being So smart and good at representing the horror of imperialism through fiction but Not actually being all that good at structuring a novel. #to #me
it took So much for me to push through the first half bc i could not stand robin 😭 once about when he had the argument w/ griffin where he quit hermes i started to get Really invested. things kept getting worse and then continued to do so until the very end 🥺
i think the last third of the novel especially was brilliantly done. super compelling, i love a horrible downward spiral, rly could not put it down
i think the book would have benefited from: cutting the interludes, cutting the footnotes, more homophobia OR less homoeroticism
tho i had issues w the group dynamic early on by the middle i was having the time of my Life with them. i loved how their dynamics were set up to make each other miserable. i was so glad* kuang had lettie betray them. i think it’s so fun that she’s so willing to kill her protagonist
ultimately it did what i most hoped it would do, which was live up to the “necessity of violence” subtitle. i recommend 👍
5 notes
·
View notes