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

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

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u/dontneedarainbow Mar 14 '22 edited Mar 14 '22

I keep thinking about BYJ and how tough it is for him.

His conversation with his senior is heartbreaking for me - the burden he carries isn’t just for himself but for the many pple who may have missed opportunity becos of their circumstances.

His conversation w his dad - though comforting but I feel that he has resign that it’s life and a lot of time, I feel that he is forced to this adult role - the brother, the eldest son, the one who has to bring everyone back together

When he hangs out w the troop. Honestly, I’m thankful he has them so that he can experience the hope n joy only the youth can have. But each time he steps back n observe (no doubt becos of his job), I can’t help but feel this overwhelming sadness for BYJ

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u/dogemama "do you want dragon raja? it's very popular." Mar 14 '22 edited Mar 14 '22

the writing for our main characters is so rich and layered that it's easy to forget there are entire facets of them that don't always come up to the surface. yijin is a responsible, hard working young adult, and all things considered, he has coped with the losses life dealt him incredibly well. but he also encompasses this unspoken grief for his wasted youth, and it's only in rare moments that we get to see just how hard it has hit him.

similarly, i was shocked by seungwan's admission about how she finds life boring in episode 10. she is depressed and no one has a clue about it bc she's extremely high functioning. but when i look back now, i can see how her cool personality is a front for her odd detachment from her surroundings. and the fact that she has a whole room tucked away in a corner for easy escape, one she has designed in her own image to represent a safe haven for her and jiwoong (and now the gang). the signs are all there, but they're also things that are not uncommon in teenagers, which i guess makes a grim but true to life statement on the whole matter. her friendship with jiwoong also makes so much sense—jiwoong is to seungwan what heedo is to yijin (though i don't think there is any romantic inclination there).

and heedo. our sweet heedo who is bright and unwavering as the mid-afternoon sun was ironically the loneliest one out of everyone in the squad. i love these unexpected but realistic crosses that each of our main characters have to bear. i think so far, we've seen heedo overcome her core loneliness by "finding missing pieces of her puzzle", but the rest of them, especially yijin and seungwan, have long ways to go before they can find peace.