korean drama: scent of a woman update 2

[episodes 3 to 7]

Finally, Lee Yeon Jae gets the "opening" she wants. Talk about impeccable timing. Why does real life can't be like these dramas? Why does life's little pieces don't just fall into place at the most opportune time? Mas maigi siguro na pare-pareho tayo ng apelyido gaya sa Korea na halos lahat ng tao ay Lee, Park, Kim, Lim, Chae o Choi. Madali ang case of mistaken identity kasi pag tinanong ka na "Ms. Lee?" at dahil malaki ang chance na Lee nga apelyido mo, ito na ang pagkakataong pinakahihintay mo. Sabagay, sa drama rin pala may bampira at lobo, may nabubuhay kahit nahulog na sa building at napakarami ang nagkaka-amnesia. Oo nga pala, main purpose ng mga dramas, movies, isama na rin ang mga books is to serve as an escape from reality. Effective naman.

Anyway, episode 3 starts with Lee Yeon Jae's transformation which along with other hard to believe moments, was, well, unbelievable. I mean, how could this woman who has lived in comfort almost all her life just don not naman revealing clothes pero sleeveless, short shorts or skirts and high heels just like that nary a hint of discomfort? Speaking of transformations, I want to get a haircut as well. Okay moving on...

Young-jae accidentally sees Ji-wook. Sa linaki-laki ng Okinawa, akalain mo... They had a good time and they find a good spot which incidentally is also the place Young-jae sees in her recurring dreams. In this dream of hers, there's a guy named William so she asked Ji-wook if there's another name, a Western name he goes by. He says 'Willie." She dismisses it right away because it is not 'William.' Ay. Because I think if you really like this person you would find meaning to everything and I mean EVERYTHING, i-relate ang mga bagay na wala namang ka-relate-relate sa isa't-isa. I mean it was super easy to relate Willie with William. Kasi naman. Assume sana agad. So anyway, after they had all this fun together, they get found out by Sae-kyung, ang babaeng mukhang bungal. They should have gotten a prettier contrabida para mas mahirap pumili pero sa palagay ko the story doesn't call for one and although I don't find Sae-kyung pretty, she is very effective as a contrabida.

Young-jae admits to Ji-wook that she likes him and asked him if he likes her. Ji-wook said no although we all know that he does like her. Why else would he enroll for the same tango class? Why would he do all those things he did? In denial lang siya. Hindi maamin sa sarili. But these moments cannot deny what is there...

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My golly banana he even thinks of her when he's in the shower [ahjumma mode]. Twice that they did this actually, not that I am complaining ;)

Ji-wook tells Young-jae to not show her face to him ever again because she is making him crazy. Ack. Syempre kinilig ako.

Eun-seok, on the other hand, thinks he is gaining pogi points but what he doesn't know [but we all do] na "they're just friends." A little sad for him but he knows Young-jae is sick and Ji-wook doesn't so he can make his da moves immediately. Whereas Ji-wook is taking his sweet time paurong-sulong because he doesn't know that time is actually of the essence in this case.

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To cut the satsat short [because I wanna start with episode 8 already], episode 7 ends with Young-jae telling Eun-seok that she likes Ji-wook with Ji-wook overhearing what she just said. Time of reckoning for everyone.

The development of the story is not too slow but not too fast either. As the case with Lie To Me, masyado mabilis ang story kaya medyo gitna pa lang ng story ubos na ang lies. As of now, the pacing is just right- a lot can still happen. Juno kept my expectations high for the following three episodes. Reminder to self: Lower expectations so I can swoon later.