It makes sense, I think to split commentary for the two most recent episodes because there are significant developments that occur in Episode 8 that signal changes in the leads themselves and possibly the direction that the showrunners are taking the story. Even with the all the family and relationship hijinks that goes on with chaotic abandon, it is gratifying to see the series slow down for Kim Ga-eun’s murder trial. It’s not exactly Eun-beom’s wheelhouse to do criminal cases but pity for the woman and her daughter sees him act outside his comfort zone. Apparently it’s meant to be, because he learns a lesson about love and hate that comes in useful. It’s a lesson that helps him with the trial and Kim Ga-eun is convicted on a lesser charge. She needs to pay for her sins but the judges acknowledge that it’s hard to speak to intent in highly charged situations when emotional lines are not so clearly delineated. Furthermore just because an action or behaviour is “human” or a common feature of the human condition, it doesn’t make a morally wrong action right. There are reasons why we have laws against theft and assault. Understanding the reasons for committing a crime is one thing but condoning it is another. The rule of law matters so that pedestrians can walk the streets at night without being accosted. And if they are, the culprits are hopefully caught and punished.
Strangers Again (2023) Episode 8
Strangers Again (2023) Episode 8
Strangers Again (2023) Episode 8
It makes sense, I think to split commentary for the two most recent episodes because there are significant developments that occur in Episode 8 that signal changes in the leads themselves and possibly the direction that the showrunners are taking the story. Even with the all the family and relationship hijinks that goes on with chaotic abandon, it is gratifying to see the series slow down for Kim Ga-eun’s murder trial. It’s not exactly Eun-beom’s wheelhouse to do criminal cases but pity for the woman and her daughter sees him act outside his comfort zone. Apparently it’s meant to be, because he learns a lesson about love and hate that comes in useful. It’s a lesson that helps him with the trial and Kim Ga-eun is convicted on a lesser charge. She needs to pay for her sins but the judges acknowledge that it’s hard to speak to intent in highly charged situations when emotional lines are not so clearly delineated. Furthermore just because an action or behaviour is “human” or a common feature of the human condition, it doesn’t make a morally wrong action right. There are reasons why we have laws against theft and assault. Understanding the reasons for committing a crime is one thing but condoning it is another. The rule of law matters so that pedestrians can walk the streets at night without being accosted. And if they are, the culprits are hopefully caught and punished.