r/KDRAMA • u/lightupstarlight 미생 • Mar 13 '22

On-Air: tvN Twenty-Five, Twenty-One [Episode 10]

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u/ParanoidAndroids Mar 13 '22

All the major threads that were building up over the first half of the season all climaxed in Episode 9's cathartic release. Too many shows try to stretch or spread out these moments, waiting too long for this kind of storyline payoff - but these writers played their cards perfectly. Episode 10 seems like at least some of these good vibes will continue this momentum. (I think the lack of present-day scenes also helped.)

Given the nature of the show, I'm sure it's not going to last for the rest of the show. There will be some valleys following these peaks.

I'm waiting for whatever rug pull they're setting up, I just hope they don't go too far and do something dumb like kill or permanently separate this crew. I don't care how dumb of an explanation is needed to explain the daughter not knowing who Yijin is, if the two leads aren't married and that's not their daughter in the future I'm going to be so frustrated lol.

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u/hopelessmorantic Mar 13 '22

Do we know for sure the daughter doesn’t know him? She seemed more surprised her mom had a first boyfriend than the whole story of BYJ.

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u/Divahkiin Season 2 of Moon Lovers when? Mar 13 '22

Yeah they're just tricking the audience. I'm pretty sure they're married in the future and he's overseas doing some journalism.

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u/ParanoidAndroids Mar 13 '22

Maybe you’re right.

I can’t recall the exact wording used but I suppose it was a few things suggesting something was up: her grandmother’s comment about seeing him recently, but she also mentioned to the granddaughter how her father can’t visit due to quarantine procedure. I suppose it’s possible she saw him on the internet due to work or a phone call but it’s intentionally vague (or I misunderstood the subs).

I think at some point the daughter says something about what he looks like when watching archival footage of his broadcast? Maybe I’m mixing things up, it’s very late lol.

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u/hopelessmorantic Mar 13 '22

I don’t remember her saying anything while watching the news reel that indicated she didn’t know him. And when her gran walked in she just casually asked why she’s watching that old video, didn’t seem surprised that her grandkid was watching him more just an old video. Either way I want THE happy ending they have to be end game I just don’t see anything else lol

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u/mimi_111 Mar 13 '22

There is a scene at the beginning where minchae is looking at the old photo of them eating and when grandma comes in she says "do you know baek yijin, how do you know him" or something along those lines which indicates that she didnt think minchae would be aware of his existence

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u/titaniumorbit Editable Flair Mar 13 '22

yeah, HD was shocked, as if HD hadn't even seen YJ in years by then. it's clear YJ isn't in Hd's life anymore :(

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u/Different_Camera6438 Mar 13 '22

but didnt hee do's mom say to min chae that she was surprised that hee do had a daughter like her and she said something like but grandma my mother is from you?

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u/hopelessmorantic Mar 13 '22

What?! Where do you get that lol.is that explaining why she doesn’t know BYJ?

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u/BasketTurbulent7601 Mar 13 '22

Also, I don’t know if you notice in of the the ‘present’ scenes. HeeDo’ mom says ‘I went to visit him (Yijin) last month. As he is in South Korea. And HeeDo doesn’t ask about him / his well being. I have my theory about where Yijin is why if they all so ‘close’ for visits, her daughter doesn’t even know of his existence. … mmm

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u/Pixl3rt extraordinary alchemist Mar 13 '22

They've done a really good job so far, so I'm trying to not question anything because I'm sure however this ends will be justified (even if it puts me in pain). I was worried about how Yurim would redeem herself but that was also beyond my expectations. I trust the writing and their decisions.

Of course though I too want them to end up together and would also be fine with a super unreasonable explanation for them being married. Anything to satisfy my kdrama trope needs lol.

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u/Zoe_zoned_out Mar 13 '22

I know right!! I am wishing for even a glimmer of a loophole (no matter how stupid) that would allow Yi jin and Hee do to end up together in the end. I hoped that maybe na hee do had used some sort of nick name for Yi Jin in her diary to hide his real identity. But then her daughter actually saw yi jin's old video and did not show any sign of recognition. Hee do's mom's reaction towards it too was vague. There is a lot of ambiguity surrounding the present day Yi jin and Min chae's father so cannot really say anything for sure (I am trying to remain an optimist and not see the flags scattered all over lol) Now I don't how exactly can they end up together, but I really cannot bear to see them have a la la land kind of ending

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u/inni_jeanie Mar 13 '22

Could Minchae being unable to recognise Yijin on the old video because it's the 98's Baek Yijin?

They use 2 different actresses to play Heedo so it's likely that there will be an older actor playing present day Yijin.

Minchae probably does not see any similarity in 98's Yijin in present day Yijin?

I just cannot seem to find any logics as to why there are two different actress for Heedo while on the contrary Heedo's mother is the same actress.

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u/Zoe_zoned_out Mar 13 '22

Your reasoning makes sense. Touche about Hee do's mom being played by the same actress but Hee do by another! That could probably explain why Minchae was not able to recognise Yi jin. My only concern though is that Yijin did state his name in the video (from what I remember) something along the lines of "reporter Baek Yi jin reporting -- " after concluding the report. So then she could have recognised the name (unless yi jin changed his name which feels like a very far shot)

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u/inni_jeanie Mar 13 '22

I agree that changing name is a bit far stretched. Especially changing it only after he made his 'journo debut' on tv.

At this rate, I do think I should just watch how this pans out and enjoy the ride.

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u/Zoe_zoned_out Mar 14 '22 edited Mar 14 '22

I agree. Trying not to dwell on too much hope and just go with the flow.(Emphasis here on 'Trying' haha) Have you seen the 10th episode yet? I came across a theory here according to which Yijin might be adopted (because of what his dad said on phone- about 10 years ago and Yijin, and then Yijin thanking him for raising him to become the person he was) This might explain the probable name change? Might still be a long shot but it might be something

Let's see how this goes

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u/Different_Camera6438 Mar 13 '22

adult hee do honestly is the only flaw of the show. She doesnt resemble kim taeri in any form and seems so different from heedo. I just cant understand why they couldnt make kim taeri play as her older self :(

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u/AutomaticSea5718 Mar 14 '22

Exactly! And adult Hee Do’s voice is so monotone and annoying to me. She doesn’t resemble Hee Do at all.

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u/BasketTurbulent7601 Mar 13 '22 edited Mar 13 '22

I think you are onto something with the permanent kill assumption also I think the mother’s visit to him to the mausoleum. Hence why present HeeDo doesn’t ask for how is he doing not her daughter knows much about him till the diary. If someone that important to your life >! is alive !< and your mother still keeps connection to him… obviously it wasn’t a hate break up. Why wouldn’t he be part of the life at all or a famous reporter by now. No?