Also, I have to agree that the pace of the finale felt waaaay off. Anne Gallagher is in the home of her grandfather, Eoin Gallagher, in 2001 as he is dying. Soo makes Jin-sung and Boss Man nervous when he keeps folding, but Soo reveals his tactic during a time out he wanted to come this close to losing so Boss Man would have no option but to buy in. :). I'm with you-- this would have been a wonderful drama if the writers hadn't given up on the characters towards the end: I felt that we were just coasting, or worse, slipping and sliding, as the show labored its way into the finale, and there wasn't even a good "save" in the closing moments. And Soo saying that he made a mistake in ousting her?! He offers to make her the same potato soup he did on their trip, but adds, I want to stay with you. His stern expression did make me think he matured a bit. Is this another instance of Drama Syndrome, where characters would rather undergo pain and irreparable harm than do something logical? If we add the something else, then this was an insanely beautiful if not sometimes-frustrating exercise in understanding people who looked like people, but had some moments where they didnt really act like people. Thank you so much for the recap! heads, i remember u commenting on SHK casted in a melodrama (TWTWB) which makes me think u don't like her acting abilities? Jin-sung just kneels there, shaking and sobbing. Maybe because I felt like whether or not he gave it in, Kim still was going to find some excuse to kill him. The result is confused audience. I will agree with deducing opera, that in general, barring sacrificing yourself in a suicide 'mission' to save others, suicide is a big o' hey look at me. Therefore, the reverend could equally likely be the physical form of a much more sinister being, referred to in the movie as a prairie demon.. Eventually, she realizes she is actually in the past and tries to avoid doing anything that will reveal her true identity. It is based in South Africa and focuses on a myriad of problems in a small township rife with a murderer and racism. Same here. It looks like the writer got tired after a few episodes and, especially in the end, realized there were things to be told, so they had to be smashed to fit into the general picture. The ending was definitely real. Sigh. I'll bet Young cut the short way across her arm too, rather than the long way, which would again be what you would do if you actually wanted to die. Time is not linear in this story, but annular, leaving readers with a picture of just how connected all of our stories are, if only were are open to listening. And then the scene changes, so that theyre suddenly kissing on on the same path where Young just walked, with Soo wearing the clothes she saw on him when he passed her on the bike. The vaunted cinematography of this drama may appear genuinely impressive at first, but it dawns upon you sooner or later that, however it wants to emulate it, this is not a Merchant-Ivory film. My first reaction to the ending was Soo is dead and all is in Young's head (because I'm a sucker for apparently, the traditional melodrama ending - I've been so out of it, I didn't know open ending or happy ending is an option!). There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. (Shes implying that people need people, and that they need each other.). The ending was open ended. I think the idea of ''the best friend as a traitor'' does make sense in this plot. I got tired of the cons, of the directing, of the music. If that had been me, I'd have taken the knife and gone after Kim. Though IMY is a drama I'd only recommend with warnings attached (it's definitely not for everyone) there was no story-logic fail. - I really praised the writer for having this kind of story. Everything was so carefully built to that ending (except for the stabbing scene) that it felt planned to me. (I'll vote for SJK's character in Nice Guy. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the show but I just feel disappointed because it could have been a great drama. Anne learns that Garvagh Glebe is one of the properties she inherited from Eoin. But after watching the episode for myself and listening to the dialogue, it's obvious that Soo is alive. Didnt things turn out badly the last time he left someone for Young? Even if she survives the stab wound from the scissors, which is bleeding profusely, she most likely slowly descends into madness before long. Shes happy to have Wang back. Really, the only way out was to stab Soo? Back to Episode 16, starting from the scene that needs explanations. Instantly getting an ominous feeling from the books, Lizzy soon discovers a small booklet among them titled Demons of the Prairie. Seeing her with the booklet, Isaac berates her for scaring herself and leaves the house. I waited for you for a long time, Young says. Aka, back off. The Wind is a slow-burn horror-mystery based in the Wild West. Then I realized that this drama is just like the character Young: beautiful to look at, given to half-disclosures or sideways feints that make you go into hours of analysis to try and figure it all out. But sometimes! I will miss this drama.. hiks. One of the least enjoyable finales av ever watched! I have loved the history of Ireland for a long time and even visited the West Coast in Connemara last year to try and acquire a picture in my mind and heart of this magnificent country. 'Windfall' Ending, Explained: Does 'Nobody' Get The Money? What - DMT No, she responds, and we see through Youngs eyes first its a blur of color, then light. In an even better play orchestrated by Jin-sung, Minion comes to the rescue as he and his men take over Boss Mans CCTV room so that they can keep watch over the game, ensuring that Boss Man cant cheat his way out AND to assure Jin-sung and Soos safe escape if they win. Perhaps instead of questioning whether Lizzy's experiences were real or imagined, the film is trying to suggest that both things can be true at once. Into the Wind Ending, Explained - The Cinemaholic I love happy ending! Not all chemo causes you to loose your hair - my dad takes oral chemo and doesn't loose his. :(, HAHAHAHAHAH! But fine, lets say Ill buy that love cures all, and that she just needed to know that Soo cared. I wonder, I wonder. If you get it, please explain it to me You know, I don't know if I can do a good job explaining it. The promise of sizzle from early on in the show fizzled out too. The beginning of this drama was so so so good!!! We are then transported to Emmas burial, where she is briefly seen with a massive head injury, most likely from a gun. right. Her books have been translated into thirty languages around the world. The only thing I was actually left wondering was what happened to President Kim? This book absolutely blew me away! The blurry images say no. He confronts her about murdering Emma. it took 6 months for chemo and recovery. Even though I love Soo, the constant surprise-knifing is becoming its own parody at this point. Was this technique not used by both Soo and Young more than a few times throughout the drama? After Lewis' death, Dawn decided to get Edith away from Edie and the curse that had taken over the . After they each pull away, Young comforts him: Dont cry. As far as I'm concerned I"m happy with the ending, the viewer can choose. No, I actually think it is genuinely impressive. And Jinsung and Hee Sung were talking about the memorial for Soo. The hunter knows without a shadow of a doubt that Cas was telling the truth because the Empty wouldn't have claimed him in a moment of true happiness if he weren't. Amy Harmon is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of thirteen novels, including From Sand and Ash, and the Whitney Awardwinning The Law of Moses. It was almost as if there were no real repercussions to her actions, except for some of the company's stocks she lost (I think) and the fact that she was homeless for a few weeks (I am assuming)? But after actually watching it, I'm 100% sure they're both alive. An inspiring exploration of a setting seldom found in historical fiction, is a heartfelt, beautifully written journey through time, history, and love. Ending Explained is a recurring series in which we explore the finales, secrets, and themes of interesting movies and shows, both new and old. HeadsNo2, I wish I could meet you in person during the Dramabeans Meetup and personally say how you're one heck of a great writer and thinker but I'll have to be content with this. Yes, so many dangling threads, holes where we just don't know - drama is pretty but tattered. What the Wind Knows is a masterpiece written by Amy Harmon, an amazing interpretation of events in Ireland during the period of 1916 - 1922. At least Moo-chuls minion seems to have Jin-sungs back. '1923' Ending Explained: 5 Ways Season Finale Brought Closure | IndieWire Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. I had watched NG but do not remember how the drama ended but I will remember every details about TWTWB. Inherit the Wind What's Up With the Ending? | Shmoop The lough on which the story starts and ends, the heavy fog hovering above , the boat transitioning Anne from the present to the past ,allowing her to meet her grandfather as a child, the uncanny resemblance to her great-grandmother which lets her feign motherhood and act as the mother's boy, the attempted murder committed by some shadowy and mean character , whose motives and identity are revealed only at the end, and the historical background in which the bloody struggle between the insurgent Irish and the ruling Brits takes place ,only to be followed by the internecine battle between the two Irish factions concerning the treaty with England, READ, ABSORB, READ AGAIN & NEVER PUT THIS BEAUTIFUL NOVEL DOWN , Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2019. Yippee, a happy ending! When she was with Secretary Wang, Lawyer Jang, and her ex-fiance with those blind kids, those scenes were not blurry. Wind River (2017) - Plot - IMDb These 2 things really disappointed me, there were definetely some things who could have been done better, but on the other hand, im sure not many directors/writers could have succeded in making it better or at least as good as these producers did. The ending made my heart swell and my eyes swim with tears - just try to read this one without shedding a tear or two. I need you next to me. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. Please try again. It never felt like the characters were tying to be perfect or anything. What a delight, to begin the year with one of my most anticipated reads of 2019, by one of my favorite authors of all. The Wind Rises is an anime about Jir's life from when he was a young boy with dreams of making amazing planes to when he finally made the Mitsubishi A6M0 fighter plane. Sad that it's not really a ratings success even if NHK lost her soul to the devil. Great work, Heads. DUDE. In this case, too, Lizzy feels trapped, this time from a situation that she cannot escape. Her confusion at the beginning of the film as to how Emma got her hands on the gun is also questionable. Hes been waiting, Annie., Nominee for Best Historical Fiction (2019). I don't know. Initially shown to be self-sufficient and capable of warding off wolves, Lizzy has suffered whenever we see her left alone. (Wangs actions to put her in that initial state got a pass from the magical script fairy too, since the drama made sense of her behavior toward Young the way an abusive person justifies their actions: I hurt you because I love you! And thats somehow okay, enough for everyone to realize that they were sooo wrong about Wang, and that she was really the best caretaker Young could ask for? I thought Soo died. Now he knows, and knowing is half the battle. The Lighthouse Ending Explained | Den of Geek As the novel comes to an end, the couple are reunited and happy together. Theoretically, you have a beautiful setup with Jin Sung regarding Soo as his brother, as a part of his family, as the object of his loyalty and on the other side his commitment to his blood-related family and Hee Sun and Boss Kim in the background, pulling evil strings and digging his grave. Not Soo asks her if she cant see, and she responds by asking if hes ever met a blind person. Summary and Analysis Act I: Scene 1. Jin-sung readies to stab his best friend again, but he cant bring himself to do it and drops the knife. But I definitely agree that first, Young is alive. I love you.. The Wind opens with Lizzy emerging from a cabin, soaked in blood, holding her neighbor Emmas stillborn baby. No matter how beautiful, awe-inspiring, or unexpected an AI-generated artwork is, we cannot currently call it creative because we cannot - yet - assign agency to machines, writes Dustin Stokes and Elliot Samuel Paul. A flashback reveals that on the night she died, Emma and Lizzy met out in the prairie, where Emma revealed her intention to send Gideon away and live with Isaac, Lizzy, and the baby. 1. Anne is surprised to learn that Eoin wants her to spread his ashes in Ireland on Lough Gill. NHK stay true to the japanese drama, so the stabbing scene is actually in the jdrma version too, so I don't think they just copied nice guy, maybe it's the other way around. ..Show you have less than 10 minutes to make him reincarnate. Wow! The man with the bracelet stops ahead of her, but doesnt turn back. His care for Anne shows the type of love every woman should aspire to find. Directed by Kristoffer Rus, "Into the Wind" is a teen drama that revolves around the romance between a young, wealthy teen girl who goes on a vacation and falls in love with a kite-surfing instructor. I wish I wasnt so conflicted over this finale or the last few episodes, because I truly did love this show in the early stages, and wish that love could have carried all the way through. When I'm asked who's my favourite author, her name tumbles out of my lips without a second to consider. As she tries to free herself from the bed, Isaac attempts to stop her and gets stabbed in the process. , Sticky notes They are most probably dead and in heaven somewhere. Because she chatted and interacted with him. and because JIS's acting is so AMAZING - Soo looks so dead there to me! Something that I disagree with Heads here is about the suicidal tendency of OY, in some of her recaps she said that she thinks OY has already get over it. The ending of Final Fantasy 7 Remake is unexpected, a little confusing, and very, very meta. I can accept this ending though I wished for a happier one. With the fire and fury of Macbeth, Wake reveals he knows that the younger man killed a seabird, which invited this storm. fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon. Also, it's not completely out of the blue, but I still don't buy how all a sudden the show just turned Soo into a chef at the end?! The plot is shrouded in mystery. And when Soo pulls back, they both look into each others eyes, smiling. Love it! (Just enough to pay Soos debt.) Her mental state is made more fragile after she undergoes a bout of illness and subsequently begins to feel tormented by the wind. Even then it wouldnt matter, since Boss Man wanted him dead, but why? That was what it felt like to me, just so we could have the reunion scene in the very end and tie a neat bow). Mistaken for the boys long-missing mother, Anne adopts her identity, convinced the womans disappearance is connected to her own. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. The attention to detail in this book made this story come alive in a way I've rarely experienced while reading. Ellie is an exceptionally angry teenager and is exceedingly cruel to her father. Superb for the writer can make the viewer confused and determine their own opinion about the end of the drama, Daebak! Or they could be alive and the memorial was for brother Soo. Directed by Charlie McDowell ( The One I Love ), with a screenplay from Andrew Kevin Walker and Justin Lader, Windfall stars Jason Segel as a nameless manquite literally credited as "Nobody"who. Me too Jo In Sung forever.I'm like Lee Min Who?hahaha. Back with Jin-sung, we see Moo-chuls minion helping him out in revealing Boss Mans plan to screw him over, since the money he borrowed for the game came from the devil himself. Many viewers will say that a happy ending does not excuse a drama from obvious plot holes, but I'll give TWTWB a pass. I wanted to see if, just maybe, the idea was to have Young hit such a low that she reached a moment of pivotal self-realization in order to decide that she wanted to live after all, in a change we could see and understand. Spencer and Alex have been through so much in their journey from Kenya to (what appears to be) Marseille: lions, venal British colonists . Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, By purchasing this title, you agree to Audible's, Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at. The dedication and loyalty the characters showed to one another was inspiring and beautifully written. Wilhelm Jooste is the real killer. In the meantime, Young gets wheeled in for surgery. Thank you to the commenters, too. Drama pls! 'Into The Wind' Ending, Explained: Did Michal Survive The Accident? It's not like she's an emotionally stable person thinking through exactly how this will effect the people around her. 'Dark Winds' Finale Explained: Leaphorn and Chee Look to the Future To be honest, I was relieved when you wrote that you felt conflicted about the finale and the last few episodes. Also, the fact that he pretends to believe her and asks her why her husband doesnt heed her words shows that the entity draws pleasure from seeing Lizzys husband not believing her. Question: I know Heads explained it, however I am still confused, did OS kept folding because if he didn't win he would be dead (being killed by Boss Man) and Boss Man wouldn't be able to get his money back (and OS of course didn't know that Boss Man wanted him dead anyway, regardless of the results)? Why did he have to go stab Soo? Although we get to see Lizzy murder Isaac and hence, have a better understanding of it, her murder of Emma is only glimpsed. The ending just seemed so fanservice (and I know I have already said that, however, that feeling kept staying with me). So let me get this straight. Isaac confronts Lizzy about the murder. The easy is the enemy of the good | Gordon Marino IAI TV The beginning was wonderful, but it definitely lost steam and direction toward the end. I still think this would have made for a interesting -if somehow predictable- conflict. Why is everything so blurry? Song Hye Gyo also said in the interview that the ending scene filmed in Young's perspective was blurry because they didn't want to give RP patients false hope, since those diagnosed with RP will not ever regain back their sight fully. I'm probably more content with the ending than I should be but drama I love you so much <3 So I finally understand why Young committed suicide last episode, with faith that Soo would save her from death. What the wind knows ending explained. Isn't that what melos are (partially) made of- gut-wrenching decisions? I think I was really happy while I was alive, Young remarks, which doesnt seem to make a lot of sense. It always took some time with him. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. What the Wind Knows takes this idea and expands upon in it, layer upon beautiful layer. I dunno ! It is a stunning work of fiction interwoven with true historical events, combining the magical and the real. I think they are dead. :(. Nice Guy and TWTWB, both the male protagonists were stabbed, but they survived, right? If anything, the aftermath made the attempt seem like a cry for attention at best, and a test of Soos loyalty at worst. Iran-Contra affair. Lizzys tale is pieced together through time jumps, simultaneously exploring her sinister past and rapidly deteriorating present. If Soo survived the knifing old baddie would had everyone killed. And Oh Soo and Jin Seong ain't Robert Redford and Paul Newman. The bad friends, the conniving fiancee all forgiven and even rewarded, what a message to send to the public. It will probably take how many months before the eyesight will go back to normal condition. "If that had been me, Id have taken the knife and gone after Kim.". Does this item contain inappropriate content? Who, out of the two of them, showed more human compassion? Young has a surprisingly full head of long hair a year after brain surgery, and everyone seems to be having a good time. It was like a bad fairy tale that had a happy ending tacked on to please the audience. Ill try to remember the good times, and Ill be sure to remember that through you, I discovered Jo In-sung. The painter Soo was completely left off from the first episode. It's lovely and I don't think you can blow it off as just pretension. He was timeless - simple, yet strong, and completely human. Every Amy Harmon book leaves me in awe - completely astonished by the gifts she was endowed with, the feelings she's able to put into language my brain does not possess. Also, the ladies he played never landed him in jail.). It means that humans have decided to live, even though we keep expanding without limits, and producing pollution. Did the CCTV goons end up getting him because his promise, in a sense, broke (to let Soo & Jin Sung go unscathed)? In fact, it is the arrival of her husband that stops her from committing suicide. At this time, like the reverend, Isaacs eyes have also gone black. Really, why? He requests the wind not to break the shutters of the windows, not to scatter the papers and throw down the books from the shelf. And thanks for the recaps, u DB ladies are gold! All three were markers of humanity, of time, of life. And if somehow the show fails to root a characters emotions and reactions in some form of universal logic, then in the words of Cool Hand Luke, What weve got here is a failure to communicate.. Hmm .. Once there, overcome by grief and memories of her grandfather, Anne finds herself pulled back into time to the 1920s -- a tumultuous time period in Ireland during its fight for independence, which she had researched and read about extensively as a writer back in 2001 but never dreamed that she would experience firsthand. @picklemonster: I was happy with the happy ending, too. She learns that a doctor named Thomas Smith raised Eoin after Eoin's parents died during the revolution. Even for wearing that maroon suit and pants at ep16! Zombie Young says okay, and he carries her three steps to the kitchen. So, you never know right! It's not an explanation for anything, but it's a thought. I love you, very much. Soo pulls her into an embrace even as he cant help but crying, and he repeats over and over again, I love you. It is one of the most glorious books I have read concerning the history of the troubles in Ireland. But through her eyes, the focus is still so-so. this reminds me why I'm not a fan of the genre. As Anne fell for Thomas, I did too. The male protagonist is a con-man in some sorts. There was realism to that. I have just finished this beautiful book and have read it continuously for the last couple of days or so. It is so illogical and stupid, it is almost a sort of evil in itself. But then she adds that if she lives through her surgery, theyll meet again, and finally talk out their issues. On one hand, there are a number of physical manifestations of this alleged demon. Wang's crimes. Notes from the translator. Period. Sun-hee, after a dose of Newfound Optimism, smiles as she claims that Youngs chances are over 50% with that kind of preparedness. They were driven by the Homestead Acts, which awarded citizens 160 acres of land in the sparsely populated west in exchange for a small filing fee. According to Secretary Wang, Soo started there six months ago. A call to Hee-sun affirms that Boss Man isnt lying, and Jin-sung looks devastated as the mean old geezer slides him a knife. Explained of The Wind Rises. (hahah). Door to Tomorrow ( Mirai e no tobira) is the 268th and final chapter of The World God Only Knows.

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