I don't know. She hands it to Gideon, Emmas husband, who howls in sadness. Finally, as to Wang coming backtruly platonic relationship. BOO-mother-frikkin-HOO. On a shallow note, I loved most of OS's wardrobe, especially the orange coat he wore at the beginning of this episode, it looked good on him. This right here. (Just enough to pay Soos debt.) SHK and JIS are really good looking. I did feel one thing at the end of the final episode: Thank God it is finally over! She doesnt want blindness to haunt Young any longer and cries that shes sorry, which Im guessing is finally an apology for causing her blindness in the first place. It is a stunning work of fiction interwoven with true historical events, combining the magical and the real. But there Anne finds herself, hurt, disoriented, and under the care of Dr. Thomas Smith, guardian to a young boy who is oddly familiar. Back to Episode 16, starting from the scene that needs explanations. The focus is oddly blurry as she gets out of the taxi, and the sound of Soos bell charm reaches her ears as a man wearing it passes her on a bicycle. Her tears finally spill over as she stops the video, even though Video Soo seemed to have more to say. Had Soo survived, there was no way, the gangster boss, Kim, would have let Jingsung lived happily. But Golden Wind was never meant to be about the best of society either. Really, the only way out was to stab Soo? I'm confused with the ending. Well, he already knew he wanted her to stay with him (forever), so why not have her answer then and there? However, in both cases, the murders are committed under stress, when Lizzy feels trapped and is surrounded by the ominous entity. or This book absolutely blew me away! The man with the bracelet stops ahead of her, but doesnt turn back. We knew it would be, but it hurts to see the crazed look in Jin-sungs eyes as Soo hauls himself up to eye level. :) Hope to read more of your future takes on future dramas. 1. Oh and I forgot to add. (futile question, I know)." Everything made its own logical point UNTIL the last episode. :). Her scene at the coffee shop was too prosaic. Wow what a fantastic book and one of the best books I have read this year. 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!). i don't think dreaming would be like that. BEAUTIFUL * ROMANTIC * BREATHTAKING * HEARTWARMING* OUT OF THIS WORLD * FANTASTICAL * EPIC * 'What the Wind Knows,' is worth all the superlatives and more! Anne can see nothing until someone shoots her. ), Young gets out what she wants to say as she fights back tears, but as she speaks, Soo lets his flow freely. Amy Harmon's characters were absolutely believable especially as many genuine historical figures kept appearing in this lovely story which made it truly believable. Flowers were for the grave. She settles into the Garvagh Glebe. ;), Which means Soo must be alive, too. Although not being a great fan of fiction books, I found 'What the Wind Knows' a fascinating story in which Amy Harmon cleverly intertwines the past with the present, the real with the imaginary. We have to understand where a character is coming from and why on a basic human level, regardless of circumstance. With stunning visuals, the film manages to make one feel close to the sea. Wow. Her historical novels, inspirational romances, and young adult fantasy books are now being published internationally. I have such love/hate for this drama. She calmly observes the ship, amazed that the power of the goddesses was able to rebuild the entire wreckage from the battle with Satyr. Soo nods, understanding even though it hurts. I still can't figure out how Mr. Kim killing his family meant that he needed to stab Soo. js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js"; She rings it with a smile. If i were Jin Sung, i would twist the situation turning the knife closer to the Boss Man's neck asking for his Family's safety in return!!! Or maybe Soo went into hiding until gangster Kim was arrested? So, the suicidal attitude has always been there and it takes months of treatment, so I can totally relate to OY each time she is going back and forth with the suicidal attempt or negativity towards life. A wildlife officer (Cory Lambert) finds the dead body of a local Native American girl out in the middle of the cold Wyoming wildlife. Happy waiting for the next trip everyone. Without knowing exactly how she crossed into this time, she cannot promise she will remain. It was just the two of them, but in this ending, there were several others. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. The word "windfall" refers to any light object blown down by the wind as well as an amount of money received unexpectedly, and Charlie McDowell's thriller drama "Windfall" tries to create a visual presentation of both these interpretations. Is he dead, for real this time? @picklemonster: That's actually pretty cool -- the not wanting to give false hope thing. She's in her version of the LOST holding pattern universe and she had to find her way to Soo, thus the center scene surrounded by people that she loves and makes her happy. Soo mention od secretary Wang and the scene with the blind folded Wang, M and Jang say yes. And second, Soo is alive because, as you say, picklemonster, they have too prosaic a conversation. The book is very cleverly written without the political basis. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Harmon, Amy, What the Wind Knows. GRRRR!! @ jenn, you're right. :3, Anyway, if that isn't enough to convince you, in an interview with Song Hye Gyo, she confirmed that it was a happy ending and both characters were alive. To find out more about Amy, visit her at www.authoramyharmon.com. So my expectation was that in TWTWB, we would end up at least being able to understand all of the main characters. Except thenwhat was all that deal with Jin-sun about? I understand almost perfectly the desperation to trust / love someone, feel that if I can end this life - maybe I'll find peace, feel that selfishness because I always have to do and settle things all by myself. Sick of Emmas habit of always depending on her and her husband to take care of her, Lizzy finally loses control when Emma suggests moving in with Lizzy and Isaac. If nothing else, this was an insanely beautiful show, well-scored and well-acted. You got your money, whats wrong with you? It's a really nice juxtaposition, imo. I'm certainly not an expert on NHK's work-- I've only seen a handful of her dramas. Finally, I was determined to let the characters sweep me away to 1920s Ireland and leave my present world completely behind. 0.0/10 from 0 users. I hate mellow, I always hate mellow. Especially since Soo's death would have been dependent on a storyline I found illogical and kind of out of place. Rachel Brown, a fellow teacher and . 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.. 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. Similarly, in Goodbye Solo, NHK gradually gets you into the head and the heart of each character-- you may not like some of the characters or their actions, but you'll understand where they're coming from. It is also in the mind of the person a VIABLE solution to their problem. var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; She was slowly recovering her vision. I did share and understood your (and others') frustrations of the characters. Because now just isnt a good time? He acted well but he still not converting me as one of his fans. , Page numbers source ISBN We dont hear or see it, but the look on Jin-sungs face seems to tell us that the truck plowed into his familys car. This is my third drama with this writer and it looks like she enjoys getting her characters to the lowest they can go (sickness, almost dying) and then having then come out unscathed and fine. Out of all the melos I've seen, this one is definitely the most satisfying. JIS, who I will forgive for just about anything! She wakes up to find herself tied to the bed with Isaac sitting across from her. Initially shown to be self-sufficient and capable of warding off wolves, Lizzy has suffered whenever we see her left alone. The Iran-Contra affair ( Persian: -, Spanish: Caso Irn-Contra ), often referred to as the Iran-Contra scandal, the McFarlane affair (in Iran), [1] or simply Iran-Contra, was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan administration. She can see him, even if the picture isnt too clear, and smiles brightly. I have just finished this beautiful book and have read it continuously for the last couple of days or so. Otherwise, he would not have let her go through the pain and suffering alone again as she explained that fear to him several times throughout the dramaespecially after they had finally connected without any charades. Yes, my eyes feasted with those beautiful cherry blossom ending but I still felt robbed. It did difficult to play blind person who has to display lots of deep scars and emotion. (Even Wang's redemption arc, though not something I agree with, was well supported within the story -- it didn't come out of nowhere.). , Print length Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. The wind understands but doesn't know what to do. I enjoyed this drama and was mesmerized by it, but at the end of the day, it won't go on my masterpiece or rewatch list. She falls into the water and ends up at Garvagh Glebe, the home where Eoin grew up. As the snowplow is driving her to safety the driver tells her about a policeman in the 1950's that used to kill people on that part of the road and the bodies were never found. Since everyone went all in, he won the game, and all of Boss Mans money. I felt like he was significant butI guessnot. Theres new focus to her eyes she can definitely see. In this case, too, Lizzy feels trapped, this time from a situation that she cannot escape. Because a dead Soo wont give him any money, Boss Man has no choice but to try and win the pot to save himself from bankruptcy. i had the same reaction when a friend told me, man! Within that fight is the love that compatriots have not only for their cause but for each other, as the friendship between Collins and Thomas proves. As you said, this show was well acted, well scored (and the editing was well done for the acting and for how the music was placed in the show). }); Whether it really hurt you as much as it hurt me when you were lying. It'll fit, but it's not exactly neat. Why? ", Throughout the movie, we've heard Emma repeating the names of the demons mentioned in the pamphlet, and toward the end, we even get a look at it. He extorts a. The ending seems to be pushed/could be better, yes. Anne and Thomas spend a lot of time together and fall in love. I am just speculating of course, however, that was what went through my mind. // Load the SDK asynchronously Now, I just can't watch JIS without thinking "he did a porn movie" Cause that's what it is. In the meantime, Young gets wheeled in for surgery. What did NOT make sense was Jin-sung's betrayal. Why did he have to go stab Soo? I still don't get this drama. Tags: featured, Jo In-sung, Kim Bum, Song Hye-gyo, That Winter the Wind Blows, Your email address will not be published. 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. I hate unreasonable story, because it messes my head. Fresh out of the oven from their dangerous and daring adventures in America, the book finds Simon, Baz, Penny, Agatha, and Shepherd back in the UK with a laundry list of problems to take care of. I think Jo In Sung really out did himself here and would watch it again. I'm in agreement. Amy Harmon is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times Bestselling author. It's so dang pretty to look at that I almost forget that it doesn't make sense. Hee-sun mentions that theyre going to see Soo tomorrow, but it doesnt seem like theyre seeing him alive when they talk about what flowers to take. Show! var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; When I watched the ending, I was really angry at first, because I felt that I had been totally manipulated to create some sort of artsy-fartsy ambiguous ending, logic, story flow, and characterization be damned. Soo keeps an eye on his watch, knowing time is of the essence. But thanks for the pretty and until the end am still team KKB, boy's way too fine! Kim Sung Cheol will reportedly replace Yoo Ah In for the second season of "Hellbound" News - Mar 2, 2023. By no means does that make the show terrible or the journey not worth taking, but theres that feeling of What Could Have Been, even though that feeling got tempered by all the pretty people and all the pretty cinematography. But the wind throws the books and tears the pages. Door to Tomorrow ( Mirai e no tobira) is the 268th and final chapter of The World God Only Knows. There's not a book of hers that has not thrilled me. : I concluded. @picklemonster: I was happy with the happy ending, too. In the end, the suicide attempt didnt even put her out for a night, and she was completely fine by morning. These flowers symbolize happines, wedding, and love. Even if she survives the stab wound from the scissors, which is bleeding profusely, she most likely slowly descends into madness before long. Something about it resonated, and while fiction hasn't been so good for me lately, I had a feeling about this one and I was right. 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. The Wind opens with Lizzy emerging from a cabin, soaked in blood, holding her neighbor Emmas stillborn baby. Then, again I don't believe Young would make up such an elaborate story for herself (even in a dream) to "blind" herself from his death. since you're here, it seems you are doing well. He is forever amazing there! I dont often find a book I cant put down, but I devoured, . And if the case hasn't been resolved by June 30 . The kissing under the cherry tree was really true not a dream nor an imagination (if it was an imagination, how cruel the mind of Oh youn was, it doesn't make sense). I crack up at times while reading her recaps 'cause she's writing about serious moments in such a dry, humorous way. It looked blurry because Young's sight wasn't perfect, but just enough for her to make things out. I got tired of the cons, of the directing, of the music. Dreaming should be kissing already or running while laughing, no real people will talk and if everything was all a dream then why not the director chose to have that scene be with Oh young and Oh soo only and no other people will be part of it and no other thing will included. !and more importantly they are both happy. 2. The setting is Hillsboro, a small rural Tennessee town, during the summer of an unknown year. I like that about this director/writer pair. 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. And HeadsNo2, thank you, once again, for not squandering your gift and for so generously sharing it with us. In an unforgettable love story, a woman's impossible journey through the ages could change everything Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather's stories of Ireland. Really, there are other ways to say you miss someone. TWTWB was one of the few melodramas I actually completed so kudos to that. Even at the moment when I wanted to end it, a part of me still wanted you to run back to me. 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)? Late in the narrative, Isaac finds the diary in Lizzy's possession, which prompts him to realize that Lizzy likely had something to do with Emma's death. Fans of Outlander will treasure this book. Olivia Hawker, author of The Ragged Edge of Night, With masterful and enchanting storytelling, Amy Harmon weaves a tale of epic love, alternating between the present and war-torn Ireland in 1921 like a seasoned historian. Kudos to you. Its Jin-sung. I can't get over, how everyone just overlooked the fact that the secretary caused her to go BLIND!!! }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Please enter your username or email address. The physical dangers were numerous, but in the 2018 horror film "The Wind" (which was added to Netflix in June), it's the psychological terrors that take focus. (I could buy him being dead if they'd left it at the bicycle scene -- but the restaurant was too real.). Shes happy to have Wang back. Stabbingthis seems to be used a lot. I wished they would have saved time there, and showed us what happened after OS was stabbed, instead of letting us speculate on what happened. My grandfather told me once that happiness is an expression of gratitude. I felt that the plot and the characterizations started to fall apart in the last episodes. I think it was the best one we could get. I really wanted to like this show, just like I wanted to like Young, and I find them both frustrating and prickly and immensely illogical. One thing I'm going to disagree with you on Heads is the sentiment of Young's suicide attempt being "merely" a cry for attention, because that's what all suicide attempts are. After Lewis' death, Dawn decided to get Edith away from Edie and the curse that had taken over the . questions. She also manages to locate the chlorine gas the CRM was hiding at the culling station . Blog Home Uncategorized what the wind knows ending explained. For taking the time to actually write it out or type it out in this case. That is, until another couple, Emma (Julia Goldani Telles) and Gideon Harper (Dylan McTee), move into a cabin nearby. Superb for the writer can make the viewer confused and determine their own opinion about the end of the drama, Daebak! fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); For me was obvious oh young didnt regain her sight, she basically could see only soo. When you were gone and I couldnt see you, the hardest part was that I still missed you. Otherwise she's hanging out in the afterlife with her ex-fiance. It was like a bad fairy tale that had a happy ending tacked on to please the audience. Find more reviews and book recommendations on my blog. One day, Anne is walking by the lough when she hears a familiar whistle, and Thomas arrives. It blows harder, annoyed, and tells Santiago to talk to the Hand That Wrote All. At first I thought it was some kind of alternate reality where they both died and created it so they (and us viewers) can come into terms with moving on. Nothing tells you, you want to live more than nearly dying. Why? Someone put a lot of hard thought into that and it showed and was amazing. Good to know a little wrist-slitting never hurt anybody. is the table a grave? }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Theres a light at the end of every drama tunnel, but sometimes its how we get there that matters more than how bright that light turns out to be. When I heard her speech in this ep about how she wanted Soo to come and save her I was really disgusted. Politics and peril in The Secret Romantic Guesthouse, You can only pick one: Friends-to-lovers drama, First script reading for tvN's Stealer: Seven Joseon Coins. One day, an uncle of Eoin tries to drown Anne in the lough. Warning: This story contains spoilers from the series finale of "Younger.". Drama pls! No payoff with Denna Ambrose The secret in the Archives his music career the Chandrian his university studies with Fella With sympathy or naming. A romcom, please!!! I loved churches the way I loved cemeteries and books. "I must not be crazy, it is not all in my head" I thought. As with Sec Wang, I totally get the wholw"so despereate to be a mom that she goes batshit crazy and blinds the child" BUT come on- how does that make her the best-suited person to care for Young??? Tied to her bed and with the shadowy entity looming high, Lizzy stabs Isaac when he tries to stop her from untying herself. Also, Jin Sung was actually about to stab Soo a second time, but couldn't bring himself to do it, so he dropped the knife. That problem didnt exist as much with Soo, though these past few episodes didnt do him a ton of favors. One day, Anne chases Eoin's ball into the lough and she begins to fade away. We also see scenes from Emmas pregnancy, during which she is similarly tormented by a faceless spirit. Part romance novel, part historical fiction, What the Wind Knowsimmerses the reader in Ireland circa 1921, alluding to the country's rich cultural legacy of poets and activists. hahaha, priceless. In the movie, this point is specifically reinforced when Lizzy looks at Emmas house at night and wonders if her house also appears like a small patch of light surrounded by emptiness. It can't be heaven either, because they would've just MET each other. Sad. Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. As the story jumps back and forth in time, we learn that leading up to her death, Emma's behavior had become increasingly erratic, while after her death, Lizzy has come to believe that she too is being menaced by the entity her neighbor claimed to hear whispering to her on the wind. If it'd been left with Soo on a bicycle, then I'd have leaned towards him being dead. Its interesting to note that, apart from possibly being tricked by the evil entity to murder both Emma and Isaac, Lizzy also had real-life motives to cause them harm. Back in the present, Lizzy is visited by a traveling reverend, who turns out to be the spirit haunting her in disguise. Jin-sung seems to think so as he stops running and starts crying, with Moo-chuls minion nearby to share in the grief. Lake Union Publishing, Seattle, WA, 2019. One possibility is that the reverend exists and is a kind man, and the entity merely disguises itself as the reverend to further torment Lizzy. That said, I've never had a brain tumor killing me. If the stories are gone, then the people are gone too. This show started out great but slowly became distant with the sudden implausibilities and uncertainty of what Young was thinking as well as glossing over Sec. Is she dreaming? 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 really, if it's a happy ending, is it so hard to just give us a straight forward ending but why also a stabby scene? Soon, her past and future start to intertwine as she encounters people she only knew of in history as well as relatives she never even knew she had. Please try again. But that's really the only thing I wonder. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. If the fact that AFF is a story about a sexual relationship between two people growing into something else isn't enough justification for it having sex scenes, I don't know what is. She needed her since Soo was not in her daily life. 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.
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