She’s there to borrow money for her ailing daughter, and visit the estranged son while she’s at it. Above all else, i was wary as to why she’s there for - she isn’t going to take him away after all this time, is she? Nah, she’s too good for that. He naturally looks conflicted, teary, awkward, and formal before the woman who abandoned him, cuts off contact for 10 years, and states “busy” as the excuse.
#WEIGHTLIFTING FAIRY KIM BOK JOO EP 14 SERIES#
I was thus couldn’t be happier when it is finally addressed, before the final episode at that.Īll series long, i thought Joon-hyung would need to fly to Canada to settle things off with mom, and Show made the reunion easier by bringing mom back to Seoul. It is a complex issue concerning his entire family i worried the resolution would be rushed. While i never worried it would be forgotten, i was getting antsy when it continued to be sidelined for weeks on end. The longest pending case easily is regarding Joon-hyung’s ringing ears, start trauma, and mother issues.
I may not appreciate the conflicts equally, but i do appreciate Fairy for not milking any of them too much or too long. I guess this sequence is the same anywhere in the world, huh? What ensues is a round of ‘judgment’, followed by a meal on the boyfriend’s tab and endless rounds of interrogation (how and when did it happen, how far they’ve gone, etc.). Seriously, these two are so bad at hiding their glee their buddies must be so dense for not noticing, until the girl outs herself…out of jealousy, what else? Not gonna lie, Tae-kwon dragging Joon-hyung into another blind date feels haphazard, the more since the former has started having eyes on Seon-ok (Bok-joo’s tomboy friend) nevertheless, doesn’t it feel so good that the one who’s so adamant to keep it under wraps is the one who lets it slip? Cue: epic reactions from everybody, especially Seon-ok’s. For a moment i forgot that this is the drama that has been butchering cliché tropes left and right. Dad opposing daughter dating turns out to be a red herring, and i couldn’t feel stupider for worrying (like i did for the possible childhood loves reveal), though frankly, Bok-joo/Joon-hyung’s public display of affection can get a bit extra it’s a wonder they aren’t busted already. I had no patient to sit through Shi-ho’s jealous ex-girlfriend acts and was ready to flip out at the advent of love-obstructing parents. They provided the right amount of angst to drive the story forward or bring the characters together, and eventually delivered the best kind of payoff. Granted, Fairy isn’t all smiles and rainbow there are pains and tears as well, but they never felt manufactured or overly dramatic. The kind that takes you back to your adolescent years, to those carefree days… instead of the one that makes you glad you’ve outgrown that period.īecause, honestly, i don’t start youth dramas for the school drama and fights, though unfortunately that’s what we usually get. The kind that highlights the best parts of youth, of being young. Could Ishak be next on the list, or is he the man responsible? Tracking down his more ‘unsavoury’ allies, Serena is shocked to encounter a familiar face: that of her grieving ex-partner, former Malaysian ICD officer Megat Jamil (Bront Palarae).THIS is how you do a youth drama, peeps! Lighthearted, heartwarming, uplifting. As Serena and Heri work together to catch the killer, their inquiries lead them to industrialist/kingpin Datuk Ishak Hassan (Wan Hanafi Su), whose prominent family and known associates all have some connection to the victims. Seeking answers, Heri finds a way to insert himself into the Malaysian investigation. Meanwhile, in Jakarta, for ICD Lieutenant Heriyanto Salim (Ario Bayu), the case turns personal when his brother is found murdered in similar circumstances. Called in to investigate, Singaporean International Crimes Division (ICD) officer Serena Teo (Rebecca Lim) takes charge of a case across the border where a family has been slaughtered aboard a luxury yacht in Johor. A series of brutal murders, each sharing a signature MO, takes place across Malaysia and Indonesia.