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K-Drama: 집으로 가는 길 (The Road Home)
I just adore that you are a little bit ahead of us in watching these drams, it actually adds so much to my watching experience because I know that slightly ahead it will change and how. Thanks so much for posting. Now the thoughts.
I'm just at the point where the daughter found the memory box finding the album, and S-Mom just told DocMom the decision.
And after reading your notes tonight I decided where my mind was goin. While I admire the role of S-Mom in everyone's life I think there are more reason for these two families to stay apart (for them, not me) than is obvious.
First of all I think @-Mom doesn't want to blend Jisu into her family besides what it will do to her children, has a lot to do with her first, now deceased husband and the familiy's treatment of her after. Remember the L-Mouthed Auntie basically treated her worse than a convict. And Auntie is everywhere in that family. She knows now that her mother lied to her and gave her baby away, but she hasn't had the chance yet to absorb how the rest of her dead husband's family feels now. And if they are all still "off" on her, it will subject all three of her children, and her husband and Jisu, and Hye and the rest of his family to a very abnormal family group in this tradition. I think her overriding self cast role as some kind of uber-victim is happening in the writing line. Probably why S-Dad reacts the way he does regarding her. He is in the same role as Hye there, having to protect his wife (who we have never known have we? may or may not have any family left in this world, she could be theortically alone), just like Hye appears to be headed and doing the same for Jusi. When you think about it their stories are really similiar. Girl with other man and pregnant, other man leaves her life, good kind soul falls for her and they marry. I am just noticing the parellels in their lives.
But at the same time I think it's totally unrealistic to write it this way. I do not for a decond believe in real world time that a mother who just found out her daughters didn't die at birth, would act the way they are writing S-Mom's role. Maybe this is a cultural thing I have to figure out, is it possible they want to show unending suffering of a mother "doing the right thing" just because the right thing is right for everyone but her?
It bothers me that they show no writing about her family. I would be SO angry at my mother and every other family member that knew this and kept it from me, and if no one else, my mother. so I can understand why these characters are acting so melodramatically sacrificing, but I have lost that suspension of b elief that thi sis the way someone would handle finding a long lost child. LSo therefore I'm not so sure she's doing it for altruistic reasons or because she just can't handle the drama and doesn't want to upset anyone's apple cart, most of all hers.
And the slapping incident? Hard for me to even explain to myself because I believe what I have read she said was spot on ... the truth. It was her stepmother's decision to marry the monster, and her father went along with it, it was their fault for making such a lousy choice, not following up on their daughter's life, and eventually everything else that happened. I'm sure the slap had a lot to do with the "protection" of the mother figure, but I also think he is showing his own sense of gulit although he has never had a line to voice it.
All of these characters are fighting the same thing it seems, their replationship with their parents. From the earliest age )the children), up to the elder, Hye- grandfather. And for the most part It seems like the parents have all made and are all making the worst of choices for everyonce conceerned except thier own sense of "family image" and self-image for them. the grandfather has this thing about his son "killing" his wife and other son, when it stands as written that he did all he could to save. In return Dr. Dad and Dr. Mom are about the most controlling duo seen in a long time. He's not as bad as she is but it seems all the males in these dramas condescend to their wives wishes in the most important of issues, even going so far as to support them when they are SO obviously wrong in their choices. That's one thing that surprises me. Of course their 's Hye vs every parent, the children all at issues with all their parents. One would think someone would learn something and the cycle would stop. I think that's the most frustating part of watching for me. The characters aren't allowed to really lean how to break the cycle and it all gets past down the line and no changes are made (of course until that final episode when the writer's always seem to have just stopped because they coulnd't thing of anything else and everyone learns everything and everyone is happy).
I thought that S-Dad was a bit weird today when he told S-Mom "I think you can make this happen if you would just change your mind". and she gives the lamest of reaasons for not doing that. "I saw Hye's mother today and told her alreaby and she's going to keep it a secret.".
It's like they are not having a conversation with each other. I see that a lot in these programs. One person says something really profound, and the other answers a totally different question. and I sit here shaking my head. ;D
I also like the way Dr.Mom ALWAYS gossips everything to her SIL the evil Auntie, and then tells her not to say anything, when EVERY time in the past she has not been able to keep it to herself. It's almost like she WANTS her to tell so she sows the seed.
Enough rambling, just wanted to try to put it in order in my mind, and wanted to say thanks again for posting.
Right now on Philly MIND TV this program is first hown, and directly after right now is "high as the Sky, one of my really liked dramas so I have to keep sepearating them my mind because they run together now while watching. I love the long suffering Muyeong in this one and the entire story line of the lost mother, dying son, etc., which is just opening up now. Two Jisu's confront me every night. ;D
But one more thing that confounds me is the lack of family. In order to pull off the "jisu secret", her bio mom had to die, the mom had to have no family, S-mom had a mother we know, but she seems to have no family now, and the Dr. family must not have had any other memebers as well.
S-mom no mother eft, no father, no other family it appears
S-bio-mom must had no mother, father, or any other family
Suin - no mther, no grandparents on either side, no cousins
Dr. Mom no mother or father, no siblings
Auntie, no mother, no cousins
S-Dad. no parents or sibs or cousins.
In order to make us believe this "secret" was kept, everyone now living in these two families has no other family outside themselves. totally unbelievable.
Everyone stay well... happy drama watching
susan
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7/13/2009, 7:58 pm
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K-Drama: 집으로 가는 길 (The Road Home)
I guess one of the leading characters will die, either Suin or Hyeonsu (or maybe both). It's like Romeo & Juliet. A death of one or both will wake up these families that are so consumed with guilt & hate for each other., and then it will be too late.
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7/14/2009, 6:29 am
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The more I watch this time slot, the more I appreciate the shorter more serious Korean dramas which are far superior as to the writing, directing, suspense and acting.
I find the romantic stories between Jisu and Hiro taking too long to come to fruition, and Suin and Hyeonsu too boring. It's interesting how the writers forgot the other man is Suin's Ex's life and now blames Suin for carrying a torch for Hyeonsu and therefore ruining any chance for a successful marriage even after 5 years.
At this point, I wish something would happen and end the romance between the two.
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7/14/2009, 6:40 am
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Re: K-Drama: 집으로 가는 길 (The Road Home)
class blockquote nchristi wrote:
As with nearly every Korean actress, Park Hye Won (Jisu) is listed as 170 cm tall (5'5-6"), and 50 kg (110 lbs). She turned 22 (in our years) June 23.Ahh, thanks!
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7/14/2009, 8:12 pm
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Re: K-Drama: 집으로 가는 길 (The Road Home)
Auntie is nothing but a bully & somebody needs to whip her butt  ...the only way to handle a bully is to stand up to them & knock them on their butt. I really can't stand Auntie & hope somebody beats her up, before the drama ends!! I can't believe that Grandpa, a reasonable & nice man, is her father? And Dr. Mom had NO right to slap Suin...slap your son all you want but if you slap my daughter, you will start World War 3
Can't believe how Suin's parents seem to blame her failed marriage on HER  The ex was a MAJOR jerk, not to mention, a wife beater!!
Not a huge fan of Sumi but LOVED how she stood up to Auntie & Jisu, for her mom & sister...even, if Jisu is not directly responsible for what's going on.
When Hyeonsu said, "Let's give up", I thought "oh, no" & think Suin thought the same but nice to see him propose...and I think she will say yes. But the families are going to "have a cow" when they hear the news 
I'm starting to think that the only way to end this plot is to have Hyeonsu & Suin die in some sort of accident...as morbid as that sounds. Then have the families sort through their grief & guilt and finish with how Jisu reconciles with her bio mom. Don't think it's how the writers will go but just a thought...
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Nam Sang-Mi...my favorite K-drama actress & a BEAUTIFUL woman!!
Chae Rim...my 2nd favorite K-drama actress & gorgeous!!
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7/14/2009, 8:21 pm
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Lex07...Don't forget Hiro and Jisu. They deserve to be together AND reconcile with Jisu's bio mother.
Instead of death for Suin and Hyeonsu consider letting them get married, have 5 or 6 babies, reconcile with Hyeonsu's parents and have a basically boring life. They will be like worker bees.
Let Auntie be the one who walks off the cliff. Maybe Suin's Ex and Auntie can walk off the cliff together. (I really dislike that guy-I think I was married to his clone) Auntie and the Ex do have similiar personalities, his mother could go too. Can you imagine how crazed Grandfather must feel after living with his totally irrational daughter. She is a real nutball.
Oh, whatever happened to Mrs Guk? Marital bliss for the over 70 crowd would be a nice tidy ending for the plot line and a wonderful way for grandfather to escape from Auntie. Plus Mrs Guk would be a terrific grandmother for the family.
Some other unresolved things are: What about Sumi? Is turning into a nice person going to be her plot reward? What should happen with Shinae? ...and Suin's brother? How about the young unmarried mother who they used in their 8 part series? Could she marry one of Hyeonsu's assistants? Miryeong's mother-should she get her investment money back from the crook that sweet talked her? I have a feeling that we will never get some of these answers. We'll have to make up our own answers to some of these mysteries.
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7/15/2009, 10:48 am
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Hiro & Jisu might be facing the same opposition from her family, Hiro being Japanese. Shinae and Juho can't be together either even if they are not related because Juho is Jisu's brother and Shinae is Jisu's first cousin. It's so complicated.
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7/15/2009, 11:06 am
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Re: K-Drama: 집으로 가는 길 (The Road Home)
Hiro, Jisu and her bro re: height... I was figuring them to be between 5'8 - 5'10. Not wanting you to go to a lot of trouble, but can you find the heights of the two guys? Does Jisu wear high heels?
Aunti - boy, I've been pretty nice to her in my posts, but last night she really out did herself.
Romeo/Juliet type of story - yup, mentioned that on page 46, too. 
I think both of them should move to New Zealand. Then, Fri's ep is about 1 or 2 years later, they come back for their baby's 40 day celebration. Both families will see the baby for the first time and all is well. They can wrap up the other story lines Wed and Thurs and we can then end this drama at 100 eps.  What can they do for another 20 eps.
I'm curious how they will settle the Dr. Bro/wife current problem with their marriage.
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7/15/2009, 11:10 am
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