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Aki, I think I share your sentiments. I've been trying to evaluate myself why I felt so sad with episode 8 when in all honesty, it's not as heartbreaking as the Jun-Wan/Bidulgi breakup episode.

I think ep 7 hits closer to home than I care to admit. The idea of aging and eventually dying parents is something every child is afraid to experience. Kim Hae-sook is such a great actress that I could feel her agony as she struggled to remember her passcode. Even the Ik-Song conversation about getting annoyed and guilty after talking to parents is something that I experience too often.

As for the WinterGarden scene, what hurt me most was the idea that when someone is used to being independent all her life, it's really very hard to open up to someone even if you love that person very much. Even if your significant other tells you over and over again that he's there for you, it's not easy to unlearn what you've been doing all your life. Gyeo-ul not immediately sharing with JW what's happening to her is something that's too relatable for me and I think that's what's been bothering me the most. So my sadness is really more personal rather than a criticism of the episode. Hahahahah! :D

Anyhoo, I look forward to episode 8. :)

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