*Spoilers for Episodes 11 and 12* Welcome to Planet Crazy. Where gossiping mothers have far too much time meddling in other people’s affairs and can move the needle on public opinion. Where mothers obsess over their children’s university entrance exams to the point of complete family collapse. K dramas love their devouring mothers and certainly milk them for everything they’re worth. Lawyer Jang pushes both sons to the brink with her obsession that they should enter the most prestigious universities in the country. In all the chaos she tells Seon-jae that he should postpone any resentments that he may have of her to after he’s entered university. It’s a disturbing twist on the old adage — “no pain, no gain”. She accepts the blowback as a good martyr does persecution. It’s the belief that she’s acting for the good of her offspring that makes her dangerous. With Hui-jae, she assumes the worst. She never once asks him if he’s the metal ball killer directly but reflexively begins the cover-up once he’s the police’s chief (and only) suspect. It’s Damage Control 101 in action. Gripped by the fear of losing face. Driven by the shame that the facade of respectability is about to crumble before the world. The alienation is the price she’s willing to pay to get the results she wants consequences be damned.
Crash Course in Romance (2023) Episodes 11 and 12
Crash Course in Romance (2023) Episodes 11…
Crash Course in Romance (2023) Episodes 11 and 12
*Spoilers for Episodes 11 and 12* Welcome to Planet Crazy. Where gossiping mothers have far too much time meddling in other people’s affairs and can move the needle on public opinion. Where mothers obsess over their children’s university entrance exams to the point of complete family collapse. K dramas love their devouring mothers and certainly milk them for everything they’re worth. Lawyer Jang pushes both sons to the brink with her obsession that they should enter the most prestigious universities in the country. In all the chaos she tells Seon-jae that he should postpone any resentments that he may have of her to after he’s entered university. It’s a disturbing twist on the old adage — “no pain, no gain”. She accepts the blowback as a good martyr does persecution. It’s the belief that she’s acting for the good of her offspring that makes her dangerous. With Hui-jae, she assumes the worst. She never once asks him if he’s the metal ball killer directly but reflexively begins the cover-up once he’s the police’s chief (and only) suspect. It’s Damage Control 101 in action. Gripped by the fear of losing face. Driven by the shame that the facade of respectability is about to crumble before the world. The alienation is the price she’s willing to pay to get the results she wants consequences be damned.