To be honest, I felt Nice Guy/Innocent Man was more engaging than That Winter, the Wind Blows. xfbml : true, // parse social plugins on this page Stop playing with my emotions! Really? Jin-sung just kneels there, shaking and sobbing. Something that I disagree with Heads here is about the suicidal tendency of OY, in some of her recaps she said that she thinks OY has already get over it. I was so in love with it until that forced kiss and then it basically took a giant swing downhill. I'm confused with the ending. Door to Tomorrow ( Mirai e no tobira) is the 268th and final chapter of The World God Only Knows. His being a gentleman is one thing I admire too as seen in the bts. I guess it wasnt over for me either when I let you go. Im a huge fan of love me not - the movie, and for me, twtwb was the perfect adaptation, im sure no other producer could have made it better. Oh, Heads, if you have just discovered Jo In-sung through this show, I would recommend you The Frozen Flower. It's almost like the story is saying that sometimes people really, really hurt the ones they love but we forgive them? }); Great work, Heads. This book absolutely blew me away! In Wild Is the Wind, directed by writer-director Fabien Medea, two corrupt police officers investigate the brutal murder of a young girl, and tensions come to a head in their small, racially-segregated town. The whole premise of this drama was about a woman who wanted to die and a man who wanted to live, so im guessing this outcome makes sense. 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. I sooooooo appreciate that. Sadly, that wasn't the case. "What the Wind Knows" is less sex heavy, more passionate romance wise, and the plot line is more intense. Either way, I did really love this drama. In the movie, this point is specifically reinforced when Lizzy looks at Emmas house at night and wonders if her house also appears like a small patch of light surrounded by emptiness. Or maybe Soo went into hiding until gangster Kim was arrested? The camera clearly focused on him, when he was on the ground, stabbed, after the flashabck he had his eyes were wide open for like seconds. At first, I thought it might be too boring (it's the opposite of TWTWB in terms of its lack of slickness and heightened intensity), and frankly, I couldn't imagine myself getting terribly invested in most of the characters. I see. The cafe, the talking people, Soo dressed as a waiter. Jin-sung seems to think so as he stops running and starts crying, with Moo-chuls minion nearby to share in the grief. I was not disappointed in the least and I cannot say how grateful I am that I was able to escape my own reality for a few hours. is the table a grave? Wang was forgiven so easily. Please try again. Meaning, the surgery was successful and Oh young survived. (And we don't know because we don't see anything alluding to that). Was this technique not used by both Soo and Young more than a few times throughout the drama? The beginning of this drama was so so so good!!! This time, we look at the baffling ending of Neon. Instead of looking so desolate, its now been painted with blooming flowers on the branches. In an unforgettable love story, a womans impossible journey through the ages could change everything. Summary. I dont want to admit it, but I cant be a better person. Though I did see the charm the actor brought to the role that was a little too fan-servicey for me. I felt like he was significant butI guessnot. But the entire last episode did not flow at all from the previous ones. What The Wind Knows. Thank you. He struggles to his knees as we pan to the shoes of the man who stabbed him, the trembling man holding the knife, and up. That made me think about the episode when they were up in the mountains, i recall oh soo told her that even when he's not around, every time the wind will blow will always be with her or something in this direction. However, she seems to be lost in a hallucination of her earlier days, when her husband refused to believe her about the presence of an ominous entity. Emma is also seen endlessly reciting the book in the final days of her pregnancy. In the case of Deus, the system knows Lily should behave one way based on all the rules of determinism. South Wind Knows My Mood Episode 39. She wakes up to find herself tied to the bed with Isaac sitting across from her. Isaac confronts Lizzy about the murder. 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). I think Jo In Sung really out did himself here and would watch it again. What the Wind Knows Summary & Study Guide Amy Harmon This Study Guide consists of approximately 65 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of What the Wind Knows. But if she goes, shell leave behind those she dearly loves. Am I suppose to just forget all that? Amy knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, and she divided her time between writing songs and stories as she grew. :(. Yep! With the help of an FBI officer (Jane Banner) and locals alike, the two try to uncover what seems to be a mysterious murder. To find out more about Amy, visit her at www.authoramyharmon.com. I was hopeful in the beginning, because it started with NHK doing her empathy-building magic with Soo's character, and to a lesser extent with Young's character through the video diaries. Youngs self-realizations werent dependent on her as an individual, and her decision to live didnt come from a place of autonomous empowerment or anything befitting the idea of character growth, because her change in tempo was dependent on Soos reactions. I don't know. 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. Shes happy to have Wang back. Her scene at the coffee shop was too prosaic. 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. The Thing Ending Explained . I can't get over, how everyone just overlooked the fact that the secretary caused her to go BLIND!!! But it wasn't clear how our characters survived the stabbing, surgery, and road accidents. Even if OY couldn't forgive OS at that moment, they could have still talked, I thought. He was not quite ready hence she couldn't see him until he was. Please try again. With his eyes darkening ominously, he then chases Lizzy out of her house. Seriously, I can't wait for his next drama! Out of all the melos I've seen, this one is definitely the most satisfying. At this time, like the reverend, Isaacs eyes have also gone black. If it was a "porn" movie it wouldn't get nearly as much critical acclaim as it did. I cant understand how you couldnt even make an excuse. After the book reading at the cafe, was it only Young's wishful thinking and imagination while she was walking and reminiscing about a dead Soo? Though Anne is grieving for Eoin, she agrees to make the trip. (Like Lost!, And especially because all the scenes were blurry. I don't think he's a chef, but I do think he owns some kind of restaurant. As Wang recites Youngs table setting like the old days, Youngs eyes brim with tears. A final note: the KISSING! Here it just doesn't compute. Doing the right thing is often synonymous with doing the difficult thing. Jin-sung arrives in the meantime so Boss Man can declare him Soos gambling partner, and all of Soos huffing and puffing cant reverse the situation now. I think the idea of ''the best friend as a traitor'' does make sense in this plot. Why wouldnt I want to love her when I started out that way?) The physical dangers were numerous, but in the 2018 horror film "The Wind" ( which was added to Netflix in June ), it's the psychological terrors that take focus. I wanted to say "Congrats on getting past that time in your life!" I still can't figure out how Mr. Kim killing his family meant that he needed to stab Soo. version : 'v2.2' // use version 2.2 I will have to agree to disagree on the ending. (Seriously though. bestselling author of thirteen novels, including. She knows she is pregnant with Thomas's child, and she plans to remain in Ireland. Whether you really loved me. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. And when her heart gets caught between two different times, its nearly impossible to see her way clear. I am not sure I can bothered to understand anything from the last episode. Iran-Contra affair. It was written with such depth and heartfelt feeling and I became so involved in the lives of Eoin, Anne and Thomas and many others too. And Oh Soo and Jin Seong ain't Robert Redford and Paul Newman. FB.init({ Secretary Wang wants to know why, considering how she made Young, you know, blind. He kept his con going for a lot, lot longer. As the snowplow is driving her to safety the driver tells her about a policeman in the 1950's that used to kill people on that part of the road and the bodies were never found. // Load the SDK asynchronously True. There is absolutely no reason to vague up a happy ending so yeah that was not a happy ever after ending. It's a really nice juxtaposition, imo. Another BIG factor as to why the last scene is not a depiction of heaven, or Young's imagination, is because the conversation between Soo and Young in that cafe is waaay too elaborate to be fake. questions. My grandfather told me once that happiness is an expression of gratitude. His care for Anne shows the type of love every woman should aspire to find. I crack up at times while reading her recaps 'cause she's writing about serious moments in such a dry, humorous way. and the kiss at the beginning is (for me) the best kiss of this year in dramaland! And how, for the first time, the world seemed fair. Instead he grabs Gangster Wannabes knife by the blade and gives him the smack down, even going so far as to dislocate his would-be murderers shoulder. But I definitely agree that first, Young is alive. I guess there are so many probabilities with this, it's kind of crazy. The only thing negative I could possibly say about What the Wind Knows is that Irish Id read it sooner. Just discovered him, and while I do agree he did well in A frozen flower, his movie that I loved him the most is A dirty carnival. Kindle AZW file. I also wasn't in the correct frame of mind for reading when I started this novel - life hit my family hard in the new year and it's taken time to adjust. "The Wind" tells its story through a non-linear narrative that begins with a pregnant Emma dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. (And not a moment too soon!). Sigh! The ending just seemed so fanservice (and I know I have already said that, however, that feeling kept staying with me). (the way to end the show?) Unable to add item to List. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. "NHK lost her soul to the devil". I found some recaps confusing but not the show itself. She lost her mom, brother and though secretary wang is there, she is controlling OY. When Hee Sun and Jin Sung were debating which flowers to give "Soo", they either meant to give flowers to Young's real brother Oh Soo's grave, or they wanted to bring flowers to Soo's new shop because they feel bad for Jin Sung's betrayal. These flowers symbolize happines, wedding, and love. Lizzy did encounter the demons of the prairie, and even if they only existed in her mind, their power to destroy was still very real.