If there's one thing that i loved coming out of this show, it's my new love for jo in sung. Whether or not the debt gets cancelled, the case's resolution will bring changes. 3. I remember reading an interview with NHK from several years ago in which she said that her aim was to write characters whom viewers could understand (and empathize with). She finds the headstone for her great-grandmother, Eoin's mother, who was also named Anne Gallagher. I'm certainly not an expert on NHK's work-- I've only seen a handful of her dramas. I said above, that I hoped for a more straightforward ending bu that I'll take this, too. I know what youre saying: Heads, thats crazy talk! Trust me, I know. Just discovered him, and while I do agree he did well in A frozen flower, his movie that I loved him the most is A dirty carnival. We really don't know what happened when Oh soo was stubbed by Jin Sung. And yes, like mentioned above, to show lust and passion. Though I was happy to see OS alive, I was not jumping up and down, I was not clapping (meaning I was not overly excited), and I couldn't help but wonder if MC dying (though maybe we had that coming) and the other characters being alive (I am assuming) was a way of doing fanservice, the main characters got to live and all. Could you please make sense? That scene jump from cafe to that path lined with cherry blossom trees was so abrupt and strange, kind of like how it would happen in dreams. Blog Home Uncategorized what the wind knows ending explained. I love this show for all its prettiness and as much as I try to make myself truly love it, I can't help but leave feeling empty and cold towards the latter part of the show. Several hints: the sad look on Jingsung's face even though he was with his family safe and sound; Young's long hair-there is no way a woman who just finished chemo could still have such long hair just six months out; there was this sadness through out the last few scenes-the falling flowers from the trees, the blurry and white-out treatment of the shots-some contributed to the theory she must have regained partial eyesight and that is why you see the blurry shots. I totally agree with all your comments, except, I rather liked how they twisted the Jin Sung - Oh Soo loyalty in the end. When Hee-Sun and Jin-Sung were talking about visiting Soo and bringing Lamb's ear flowers, they were talking about real brother Soo; visiting the river where his ashes were spread. 6. But then she adds that if she lives through her surgery, theyll meet again, and finally talk out their issues. (There were some recaps that got things factually wrong and so of course they didn't make sense.). 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.. With Emma, it was her annoying dependence, and with Isaac, it was the revelation that he had had an affair with Emma. If it'd been left with Soo on a bicycle, then I'd have leaned towards him being dead. Regarding Jin sung. No, she responds, and we see through Youngs eyes first its a blur of color, then light. The result is confused audience. My hope: This drama was a commissioned one and in exchange of this ratings success SBS will let her write her own personal project. She knows she is pregnant with Thomas's child, and she plans to remain in Ireland. It is one of the most glorious books I have read concerning the history of the troubles in Ireland. The final chapter begins with Nikaid sitting on a bench near the Akanemaru. But I can still accept your interpretation of the ending as it makes way more sense than mine. Thank you for pointing out the many holes and for doing it with some humor at times. Jin-sung seems to think so as he stops running and starts crying, with Moo-chuls minion nearby to share in the grief. Granted, some things started to not make sense towards the end, but NOTHING about this show makes me think the director or writer became lazy and gave up along the way. He acted well but he still not converting me as one of his fans. Lizzy is also haunted by Emmas ghost one night, who asks her where her gun is. 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. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the show but I just feel disappointed because it could have been a great drama. JS looked very sad at the point when he agreed to what Hee-sun suggested but the the face of JS was a type of confused or something that the director suggested for him to do to make us bewildered of what really had happened to Oh soo. I also think that they wouldn't have shown the "Next Spring" title if it was meant to be a dream or heaven. According to me oh yongi and oh so dead, and it is a utopian ending oh so.karena previously said that if atthe time he died he would recall memories of her time with youngi, and yongi died after 6 months of treatment. This is so poetic, lyrical, heart warming, exciting journey starts with the mythical story of Niamh and Oisin, continues with time changing moments of Irish Revolution and were catching glimpses from Michael Collins life story and his fight for freedom and finally witnessing an unconditional, timeless , amazing love story of Anne and Thomas. Happy waiting for the next trip everyone. Only when hes out does he call Secretary Wang to ask her to return, because hell feel more at ease if shes there to take care of Young. That said I think it lost me in episode 12 or 13 with Young's funky character development and the insane troll logic medical stuff. And throughout the proceedings of the film, we see a woman's descent into madness. After they each pull away, Young comforts him: Dont cry. Over the years, the two have traveled extensively, sometimes for Anne to do research for her current book. And Soo saying that he made a mistake in ousting her?! Hee-suns alive and living in the countryside with Jin-sung, and Jin-sung effectively scares away a possible suitor by telling him that hes already slept with Hee-sun. During this period, many families moved from populated urban centers in the east to the vastly underpopulated western plains. Why did he have to go stab Soo? Well, Young must be alive. (And you'll realize how much we need one another in order to overcome our internal obstacles.) I love this drama, its been an amazing ride and regardless the ending, i still think its one of the best drama out there, but the last episode wasweird. But that's really the only thing I wonder. Therefore, I think that one stab wasn't enough to kill Soo. 2,5, & 6 were my thoughts exactly. 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. The more she tries to unravel her familys past, the more entangled she becomes. And when her heart gets caught between two different times, its nearly impossible to see her way clear. Amy knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, and she divided her time between writing songs and stories as she grew. The connections to ghosts of the past are sure to leave each reader full of wonder. heads, i remember u commenting on SHK casted in a melodrama (TWTWB) which makes me think u don't like her acting abilities? A trunk full of Emma and Gideon's books is moved into the Macklin cabin after Emma's death, which includes the dead woman's copy of "Demons of the Prairie.". Whether it really hurt you as much as it hurt me when you were lying. Many viewers will say that a happy ending does not excuse a drama from obvious plot holes, but I'll give TWTWB a pass. Soo should win an award for being the worst person to put on someones suicide watch, since Young manages to make it up and out of the room without waking him up. For taking the time to actually write it out or type it out in this case. But then Id be asking for realism, and that is not what this show was selling. The movie is theoretically open to two different interpretations, one in which there is a literal demon inhabiting the prairie and one in which the supernatural events of the film are largely happening in Lizzy's mind. The court generally issues all of its decisions by the end of June before going on a summer break. I glossed over a lot of the things a lot of people struggled with eg. Fans of, 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. I think I was really happy while I was alive, Young remarks, which doesnt seem to make a lot of sense. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. Theres new focus to her eyes she can definitely see. Now that i know there's a happy ending TIME TO WATCH!! : Lizzy's tale is pieced together through time jumps, simultaneously exploring her sinister past and rapidly deteriorating present. , Screen Reader Really, the only way out was to stab Soo? The weathers nice today, isnt it? she asks, and the man clearly responds with Soos voice even though his figure remains blurred. What the Wind Knows is a masterpiece written by Amy Harmon, an amazing interpretation of events in Ireland during the period of 1916 1922. Thanks for your input on what was said by the actors about the finale coz I was confused and I wanna be happy.Yep,if she was in heaven her vision would be 100%!! Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. Like it's sometimes distracting. ..Show you have less than 10 minutes to make him reincarnate. And HeadsNo2, thank you, once again, for not squandering your gift and for so generously sharing it with us. Great work, Heads. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. Her confusion at the beginning of the film as to how Emma got her hands on the gun is also questionable. Here it just doesn't compute. Show! : No surprise there especially after MC was redeemed, shown to be running interference all along and Wang was let off the hook which was crud. 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. Because it just does not make sense. However, when she speaks to one of the kids next to her she reaches out to hold his hand and seems to look him in the face when she speaks. 0.0/10 from 0 users. Please try again. Just like Young, this show grew and developed until about halfway, when it started losing its momentum, getting more secretive, and reverting to bad old habits. Oh you have made it perfect sense.I did not feel the flowers were for the grave, as lambs ear was more for OY than OS. I loved that. Cant we get some blunt force trauma up in here to change things up? Why show, whyyy?? I didn't think about it that way when watching the final scene so i believed they both died. It had some surprises the biggest one that there was a happy ending. 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. Yes, my eyes feasted with those beautiful cherry blossom ending but I still felt robbed. 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. And this is what happening to me now. Maybe he felt like a cornered mouse or panicked. Also, I have to agree that the pace of the finale felt waaaay off. Hee-sun looks like shell be joining them. Doctor Sun-hee treats Young at home, with Lawyer Jang and her closest friends watching nervously even as Sun-hee declares that Young will be fine when she wakes up. Me too Jo In Sung forever.I'm like Lee Min Who?hahaha. window.fbAsyncInit = function() { 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. Being along for the ride through Anne's perspective was everything I needed, while still getting to experience life through Thomas's eyes in his journal entries. SPOILERS AHEAD. According to Secretary Wang, Soo started there six months ago. Then the shape of a man starts to form. I did not feel a thing at the end of this show. (Seriously though. 0.0/10 from 0 users. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2019. Her secretly hoping that Oh Soo would burst in and save her makes sense (the only thing that made sense in this episode). Anne can see nothing until someone shoots her. BOO-mother-frikkin-HOO. Some of my questions might seem superficial, however I wish things had been made clear for us :-(. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Some people reasoned that the blurry scenes are from Young's perspective, but these blurry scenes seem to occur only around Oh Soo. Im going to carry you.. window.fbAsyncInit = function() { Thank you so much <33333333. Hee-sun sees Soo off for his big gamble, after which he plans to go to the hospital to see Young. Also, the ladies he played never landed him in jail.). The flowers conversation between JS and HS says no. Its no surprise that Soo lived, since every character in this show (aside from poor Moo-chul), displayed a knack for healing without a scratch. Wilhelm Jooste is the real killer. We see this happen very clearly in the climax of the film, right before she murders Isaac. We see this in how the ghoulish reverend taunts her, saying how he was enjoying himself. The last we see of Lizzy, she is injured but still alive. When Charlie. Having Soo say he made a mistake is kind of the show telling everyone to forgive her. : This ambiguous ending reminds me of "Ironweed" by William Kennedy. So my expectation was that in TWTWB, we would end up at least being able to understand all of the main characters. I know that doesn't tell you anything helpful about the book, except maybe to know that it is not a novel that lets go of you easily. The first part of the poem describes the action of the wind. He takes them hostage. (Even Wang's redemption arc, though not something I agree with, was well supported within the story -- it didn't come out of nowhere.). Boss Man turns over Soos cards, revealing that Soo did have a flush, and thus the winning hand. But it wasn't clear how our characters survived the stabbing, surgery, and road accidents. However, by the time he returns, we cant even be completely sure if the Isaac that we are seeing is real or a figment of Lizzys haunted imagination. Good to know a little wrist-slitting never hurt anybody. I have all the reasons to have this drama, yet I love it and I enjoy it. I was also unhappy that Soo didn't take the money, making his con a moot point but whatever. Heads you are one hell of a writer. She wakes up to find herself tied to the bed with Isaac sitting across from her. She knew little of her familys history, and Ireland has such a complex, turbulent past. With the fire and fury of Macbeth, Wake reveals he knows that the younger man killed a seabird, which invited this storm. The famed poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once penned the beautiful words, "Be still, sad heart! Can she see? The only thing I was actually left wondering was what happened to President Kim? I totally agree. The show was very beautiful to look at. Well, he already knew he wanted her to stay with him (forever), so why not have her answer then and there? Writer-nim, you are SO much better than this-- please don't squander your gift. It put a different edge on the thoughts of the Irish problems in 1918 and 1921/22 because the people of Ireland loved their country so much but at the same time it became complicated. Nevertheless, was a great drama and im plan on re-watching it anytime soon. This is exactly what I said. , Page numbers source ISBN Yes, we do get a happy ending but it felt completely unsatisfying and made me feel so disappointed. None of the motivations made sense after that. But in the end, it became just another k-melo that lost its footing, yet garnered tons of attention anyway. During the days by herself, Lizzy is chased by wolves and subsequently sees her dead sheep come back to life. I would've found them to be highly problematic in any case, but the fact that that this was a Noh Hee Kyung drama deepened my disappointment exponentially. You kept a poor young child BLIND so you could in turn create some meaning to your life. When Hee Sun and Jin Sung were debating which flowers to give "Soo", they either meant to give flowers to Young's real brother Oh Soo's grave, or they wanted to bring flowers to Soo's new shop because they feel bad for Jin Sung's betrayal. 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. I don't need my heroines to be people I'd like in real life to consider them interesting and watchable, but the second half of this devolved in a very, very similar way to Nice Guy - the nonsensical last-minute stabbing of the hero (well, at least Soo, unlike Maru, does not hang out having conversations on a park bench with his girl AFTER being stabbed), the time skip and the reunion of the couple after a long time. This is probably why the reception to Golden Wind's ending is not the most positive, considering the last 3 parts all had fairly upbeat endings. (Shes implying that people need people, and that they need each other.). 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. Soo stays vigilant at Youngs bedside until she wakes and realizes hes there with her. These last few episodes were off and did not match up to the earlier episodes. Except thenwhat was all that deal with Jin-sun about? Oct. 7, 2021 6:00 a.m. PT. It means that humans have decided to live, even though we keep expanding without limits, and producing pollution. If either Jin Sung, Soo, or Young died, TWTWB would've just left a bitter taste in my mouth and a whole summer of heartache. js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; He would have lived with it and never told hee Sun. Lizzy did encounter the demons of the prairie, and even if they only existed in her mind, their power to destroy was still very real. Talk about a quick recovery time. In the meantime, Young gets wheeled in for surgery. Through this drama my love for SHK is firm now and not much to JIS. 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. The Reverend tries to give her a Bible, and when she shows him that she already has one, he then proffers the "Demons of the Prairie" pamphlet and says, "You can never be too prepared. I sometimes miss some of those, and I appreciate when those are pointed out to me. She considers trying to return to Thomas and the young Eoin, but she can never replicate the conditions. This is how she matured and transformed. my two cents anyway. JIS, who I will forgive for just about anything! About the ending, while watching the last episode, i really had the impression oh soo died. Wang stands out for me because Bae Jong Ok was in a bunch of other NHK dramas, always as a fleshed-out character you could empathize with-- but in TWTWB, she was a complex character who did something heinous which she was basically let off the hook for, yet the "why" of it all was never adequately explained to us. What's with Jin sung and Hee sun talking 'bout bringing flowers to Oh Soo? The poet asks the wind to come softly. You got your money, whats wrong with you? From the moment author Amy Harmon saw Lough Gill, the lake that figures prominently in this heart-wrenching novel, she felt a deep connection. , Sticky notes I guess it wasnt over for me either when I let you go. However, in the case of Emma, Lizzys feelings of dislike towards her slowly built up over time. A wonderful, glorious and heartfelt story! He is forever amazing there! Like what were they trying to achieve with that effect? The dedication and loyalty the characters showed to one another was inspiring and beautifully written. Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. I took the time to read Liera's but I didn't know how to respond. One can argue it was a reference of Young's brother but I feel it was a reference they are bringing lamb's ears for both Soo and Young as she most likely died the same day as Soo in surgery and the flowers would be a way to remember them both Soo is alive. That "happy" ending felt so contrived for me. Sex is a natural part of our life and that is artistically shot and they are just depicting a natural human behavior to get aroused and be lustful, because if you don't then you are not normal . That made me think about the episode when they were up in the mountains, i recall oh soo told her that even when he's not around, every time the wind will blow will always be with her or something in this direction. I thought that you may not like me when you see me. When Young scoffs at this, he asks, Does that mean you like me?. Is she dreaming? Oh soo waited for Oh young to recover (6 months). Eventually, he accepts that she is able to predict the future with uncanny accuracy. He might cook too, but I didn't strike me as anything fancy. I love you.. I can't buy Jin-sung doing it, I don't see the logic of the threat (did his family get hit by that truck? Very pretty to look at like a picture, but barely engaging and forgettable in the end. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. !and more importantly they are both happy. I wouldn't be here if it always follows my logic. They eventually decide on lambs ear, because that was the plant special to him and Young. From what we can tell, Lizzy and Isaac were part of a wave of settlers along the Western frontier of the United States during the 1800s. Jin-sung tells Boss Man that all the winnings are his in order to pay Soos debt, but Boss Man has another plan he knows where Jin-sungs family is, which is already a threat in and of itself. Then that means shes still the same old Young, still capable of putting those around her through unspeakable misery because she cant see past herself and her feelings. But, on the other hand, how many times did we complain that some dramas never need extension and they just dragged toooooooooo damn long? Had he survived, there would be no talk of bringing flowers to see Soo. I wanted to say "Congrats on getting past that time in your life!" My take: Soo died. but the 'open' ending is so well done, that whenever, however I feel, I could say, ok, Soo is dead or ok, this is a happy ending. Amy Harmon's characters were absolutely believable especially as many genuine historical figures kept appearing in this lovely story which made it truly believable. I'm mad he had to stab his best friend for that to happen, though. One day, Anne is walking by the lough when she hears a familiar whistle, and Thomas arrives. js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js"; Because I could relate to Oh Young's character. 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. Shes had it rough, but so did Soo. And there's no way the afterlife's that cruel. Now, with Gideon gone and Emma and Isaac dead, Izzy is well and truly alone, with no hope of anyone coming to look for her. Oh, btw about the cherry blossom painting we saw in this episode..there was another painting shown in the first episode of TWTWB, but it depicted a barren tree instead of flowers in full blossom (what lovely symbolism). As soon as the suicide twist happened, I think I started to check out, and fast. 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.