YONG PAL | Episodes 7-8 | Discussion

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Cast: Joo Won, Kim Tae Hee, Jo Hyun Jae, Chae Jung Ahn, Jeong Wung In

Plot: Kim Tae Hyeon (Joo Won) is a talented surgeon. Desperate for money to pay his sister's medical bills, he adopts the code name Yong Pal and offers his medical skills to those in need of medical attention but who cannot do so publicly, dealing with gangsters and corrupt plutocrats. It is while making such a house call that Tae Hyeon rescues "sleeping beauty" Han Yeo Jin (Kim Tae Hee), a chaebol heiress, from a medically-induced coma, leading to unintended consequences.

Other: 20 episodes / Medical, Action, Romance, Revenge, Chaebol / Wed. & Thurs. / SBS / 2015

Where to watch: Drama.net / DramaBay / DramaFever / GoodDrama / MyAsianTV / Viki

Teasers/trailers: 1 / 2 / 3

OST: The One - "To My Love" / JunHyung(BEAST)&GaYoon(4Minute) - "Nightmare"

Next week's preview: None.

Resources: Drama.net, Youtube/SBSNow, Youtube/DramaSBS, AsianWiki

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RIP beloved human doll keeper Nurse Hwang :'( Not a fan of saying goodbye to the some of fun female characters. I *AM* a fan of everything else YONG PAL chooses to be! It continues to have refreshing and unexpected twists. I like the pacing... I like Tae Hyun and Yeo Jin establishing what they mean to each other this early on. I like that all the shady characters are actually fun and dangerous-- I can feel the stakes. The big-baddies don't seem to be an afterthought like the chaebol inheritance drama/childhood switcheroo nonsense that could ruin a drama *coughKillMeHealMecough*. IDK I really appreciate the slower, quieter lovely focus on the two leads that manages to feel ominous at the same time.

Comments

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Yeah a lot happened but the last two episodes still seemed really slow compared to the others and that's why I feel like it's gonna pick up again in the next few episodes. Hopefully this is all build up for when Yeo Jin begins her ruthless ascent to her rightful place at the top.
Another reason I think the past two eps were slower is because she's dealing with a lot right now: she's fearing that the alliance between her brother and the chairman leave her no room to return to the top, she's mourning the death of her lover etc. Which are valid reasons for the slower pacing but what also slowed it down and what really annoyed me were the amount of flashback scenes. There are wayyyy too many flashback scenes.

[revertigo.livejournal.com]

ugh couldn't agree more. so lazy and cheap to compensate for the awful live-shooting system.