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Aki's avatar

I also have a lot to say and new perspectives are popping out of the blue. I guess that happens when all I think about is HP and WG. ;p

Going back to Gyeoul, I remember that scene when Ikjun was trying to encourage her after her first solo surgery went awry, positive words did not do much and instead wanted to know about her Professors mistakes. Together with the S2 curtain scene with JW, her words seemed as if she was putting herself down. All of these scenes were still somewhat done in a lighthearted manner, but now contextualises her tendency for the negative in dealing with things and situations. I was reminded of Kelly Clarkson's Piece by Piece song, in its lyrics she was able to put into a phrase the direct correlation between an uncertain childhood (abandonment in her case) and its ripple effect into adulthood, as we'd see these adults still grappling and wondering about their worth as a persons and professionals.

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Your points about Jeong-won's and Jun-wan's twinning life paths are so beautifully made, and I think, you are not wrong about the author's intention here - after all, they are called soulmates in the show and they have similar names.

I also love your take on how this unfortunate suffering makes Jun-wan a better physician and a better person, like a gold purified in fire.

Just a quick thought about Gyeo-ul - when people are actively avoiding difficult situations and emotions they can't deal with, they tend to work long crazy hours to have an excuse not to think about that... But now that she's forced to leave the safe space of Yulje, she will have to deal with that. And grow-up. Her face expression in the taxi was one of a grown-up woman.

Re: Ik-jun. I guess I understand him better after his conversation in the GS office with Yun-bok. When your family is in danger, you don't care how you come across to other people and what they may think of your decisions. He made a decision a year ago. He won't interfere in this relationship. And that's something I can't help but respect in the end.

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