Musings of the Obsessive Kind
She's a mite whimsical in the brainpan.
Musings of the Obsessive KindShe's a mite whimsical in the brainpan. |
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| Jun. 15th, 2008 @ 11:28 am Lobbyist: even I am feeling 'enough with torturing Harry already' | |||
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Current Mood:
Clearly, nobody wants to talk about Robbers. Too bad :) Once I get back, I plan to marathon it, so brace yourself.  contentBut for now, I am continuing with Lobbyist and have just finished ep 13. OK, first: this has to be the first drama to max out even my capacity and like of h/c! Seriously. This makes Time between Dog and Wolf seem like nothing. Even I have gotten to the 'this is just making me want to look through my fingers' stage. I mean! It also makes me wonder whether the TPTB who made it have some worrying issues. So far, I have seen 13 eps and there hasn't been a single ep without Harry being mistreated (often, more than once per ep). And by mistreated, I don't mean something mild like 'punched in the face a few times.' In ep 13, the bad guys caught him and Maria again and hung him upside down and whipped him, and then dunked him in a tank of water, and then hit him with the butts of their rifles, with Maria screaming for them to stop as an accompaniment. I mean... I know Song Il-Gook is unbearably gorgeous but you don't have to punish him for it :P The drama continues to be awesome, and I like that we see Maria slide more and more into hardness and cynicism. Not 'like' as it makes her a good person, but it's an interesting story and one they don't often give to the heroines. But of course it makes sense. After that bit in Tortureherostan, she believes Harry is dead, and he was the last person who connected her not just to her past, but to her softer emotions, to her feelings. She loved him, true, but more importantly, he was the one person she allowed herself to be vulnerable with. And after that, the shell is closed completely. She joined arms dealing to get power to avenge her sister, but somehow, the process became all...and now she loves the power and the danger and manipulation and the games. I really think that Harry is by far the more grounded of the two, despite the fact that his life was way worse (hello, abusive foster parents!) because he always had his little sister Su Ji to take care of, and to ground him. I think being a protector of his little sis and a caretaker, too, didn't just ground him, but also led him to become a caretaker for Maria...in a way, that is a mode he falls into automatically. Also, did I mention hugging on horseback? Yum. I hate all the powerful/influential people in this one: Secondary Guy's family/prospective in-laws, Maria's boss, Harry's ex-boss (mob lady). I do love Harry and like Maria. I love Su Ji and her dorky, sweet, adorable boyfriend (how Mob Lady produced someone so nice and well-adjusted is a mistery) and want them to have a happy ending. I also like Secondary Guy who sort-of-kind-of likes Maria, mainly because she reminds him of Eva, her dead older sister (and Maria manipulates it, unsurprisingly). And I love tertiary characters, like Harry's goofy friend or the hotel bellboy etc. So yes, fun. | |||
| Jun. 15th, 2008 @ 08:14 pm Still Lobbyist... | |||
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Current Mood:
Am on ep 16 of Lobbyist. complacentAmused to report that the trend of having Harry mistreated in every episode continues. Seriously, writer, must you really put your ID so visibly on the screen? In other news, Maria/Harry is still totally awesome. Though... What kind of an insane woman, when she has the undying devotion and complete dedication of a man who looks like Song Il-Gook goes sleeping with VIPs for access and influence? Maria, you should get a sanity check up. Seriously:  But joking aside, I really love their relationship: it's incredibly grown-up. Not to mention I am a sucker for unspoken but acknowledged love. They both know they love each other, but they don't really talk about it and they live and act separately because things are too much a minefield otherwise (mainly for Maria, but I think even for Harry things might get difficult because he is too entangled with Mob Lady's business to let go easily). He knows she sleeps with high-placed men for influence and access and he hates it, but he doesn't throw tantrums with her (in fact, aside from once mentioning to her that he hopes she wouldn't lose herself entirely, to which she bitterly replied 'I have nothing left to lose' he doesn't raise the topic of her manipulations at all). She doesn't scold him or throw fits because he is working for a rival, even though he doesn't really explain to her why, and even though she offered him a job. In a way, despite all the issues, there is something healthy about them because they don't love an idealized image of a person, but they know full well what the other person is and love them, flaws and all. When he brings a bottle of champaine over to celebrate her success, even though he knows full well she got it because she slept with the guy (and was at the meeting this got thrown at her face)...loved that. It's interesting, because it's clear Harry loves her so totally, but he is not a pushover or weak. He is just OK with as much personal space as she needs, even if he loathes it. I wonder if it stems from a deep-seated belief in unavailability of happiness for himself, or lack of belief that he can be truly loved? Oh, also loved Mob Lady telling Harry to bribe President's Son and Harry saying this wasn't fair play (that is why I love Harry. He really does have his morals straight, or as straight as he can be allowed in that environment) and Mob Lady replying 'that is fair play in the Republic of Korea.' | |||