); Hey all, a big thanks for reading my reviews, though they were always rushed and not as consistent as I wished. Finally, we're at the last episodes, so apt with my last exams for the semester coming in starting this week...
This review, I won't dwell too much into the nitty gritty parts of the last two episodes but will mostly focus on my thoughts about this show. :)
But first, a few quick thoughts on the last two episodes:
Helpless characters - Doh Woo and Soo Ah explored their feelings in episode 15, saying that they felt helpless. This was nothing positive but I just felt that it was great that they touched on the downsides of having an affair. After all, the romantic part can't be all that happens, so while this show doesn't exactly seem too realistic, such moments make these characters feel more human.
Contrasts - I really like how the story plot is built nicely from one scene to the next. From praising Captain Park Jin Seok as an awfully generous husband to the next scene where he wants to "kill them all". This was a great contrast especially so in changing the tune of the plot, and for showing the characters' inner struggle.
Victims - Can't believe I'm saying this but my heart aches for Jin Seok... This show does great in making us feel for the "bad guys" nearing the end of the show, first Mi Jin, then Hye Won, now Jin Seok. (then again, I'm definitely gonna check out their other shows now.)
On to my last thoughts:
So "Perspectives" was a huge part of this drama, especially with affairs playing a huge part in the show. After all, like I mentioned in the past reviews, in a more conservative society, it was definitely weird to see such a theme play through much of the storyline. However, such a topic is also the reason why this show succeeded in catching attention and gave the viewers an overview on how things that were big "no-no"s could be accepted in today's society. Not just affairs, but other themes like the mother-children relationships were also dwelt into slightly.
Then the romantic parts, while I liked some of it at the start.. they did get a little draggy(especially in the first few minutes of the last episode ><), perhaps the real genre I'm interested in are the mystery related ones. Or more melodramatic ones. Pretty cinematography tho.
Use of coincidences/similar imagery - with some more subtle than others, I really liked them when I saw the similarities. E.g. the last scene at the airport. Great play onto the cinematography yet again. :)
So... You have reached the end of my final review for On the way to the airport, hope you had fun watching the show too. See you on my next post! :)
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