She asks if he’s okay (a little accusingly) and he answers flatly that he finds it peaceful. Seung-jo tries to convince her to go out, but she doesn’t want to do anything anymore, and nothing makes her laugh. She puts up a stiff upper lip and heads downstairs, but Duckie and Dad can’t manage to cheer her up.Īt Seung-jo’s house, Mom is in a funk over Ha-ni’s departure. Dad comes up and tells her it’s just a temporary room, while work on the new house is being finished. Ha-ni looks out her window in her room above the noodle shop wistfully. It’s not a horse that’s going to win any races, but it’s the underdog that keeps chugging along, just like Ha-ni would. I think the style of the show is actually a nod to 50s Japanese cinema-it has that retro vibe to me, and it’s paced like an Ozu film, full of ellipses and driven by character rather than story. Truthfully, it still hasn’t gripped me, but I enjoy it immensely, as the characters are all so lovely, quirky, and sweet.

We’re definitely in a better place than previous weeks, and I do think that this show actually improves from week to week. 341 SeptemJanuPlayful Kiss: Episode 8 by girlfridayĮpisode 7 was the first one I connected with on an emotional level (there was something in my eye, I swear), so I had higher expectations going into 8.

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