The Great Seducer Eps 9-12 Discussion Post

[showminomoney.livejournal.com]

Synopsis: Kwon Shi-Hyun (Woo Do-Hwan) bets his life on a dangerous game to seduce Eun Tae-Hee (Joy). His target is 20-years-old and believes people that are swayed by love are pathetic. After Eun Tae-Hee meets Kwon Shi-Hyun, her view on love changes.
~Loosely based on the classic French novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses".
Cast: Woo Do Hwan, Moon Ga Young, Kim Min Jae, Joy, Moon Hee Kyung, Jung Ha Dam, Lee Jae Kyoon, Park Hye Jeong, Jun Mi Sun, Kwon Seok Woo, Kim Suh Hyung
Director: Kang In, Lee Dong-Hyun
Writer: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (novel), Kim Bo-Yeon
Network: MBC
Episodes: 32
Release Date: March 12 - May 1, 2018
Runtime: Mondays & Tuesdays 22:00 (35 minutes each / 2 episodes per day)

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Sources: Asianwiki

Comments

[showminomoney.livejournal.com]

re: Tae Hee's changing attitude
This is Tae Hee testing Si Hyun. After her talk with Soo Ji, learning about the relationship of the two, she starts to doubt Si Hyun's feelings for her. So when he follows her, she turns on the sweetness and tries to do all the dumb coupley shit she thinks guys should be doing in relationships. Holding hands, taking pictures of each other, etc. But he doesn't do that, because 1) he isn't that kind of guy 2) that's not where their relationship is at. So basically she realizes that his feelings for her aren't there yet, because he still has feelings for Soo Ji. When she talks to her dad, she realizes that she's turning into him, chasing after someone who isn't as invested in them. She doesn't want to be 2nd choice. That's why she breaks it off with him in the end. It's literally in her speech, she mentions the pictures and hand holding.

re: Se Joo's family
The old man is his dad. Se Joo is the youngest, and his eldest brother (married to the mean lady) is probably in like his 40s. It's not uncommon for asians, especially rich families, to have huge gaps in their children's ages. As far as I can tell, there's 5 sons in the family, Se Joo the baby.

[sweetestbliss1.livejournal.com]

Ahh I didn't realize she was testing him. Makes sense now. Thanks for explaining!

LOLLLLLL wow I feel dumb now. I don't know why I thought this entire time that old man was his grandfather. Sister-in-laws. Durrrrrrr.

[showminomoney.livejournal.com]

No prob! There's so much happening in the story at once, and the pacing and editing are still pretty bad.. on top of that we have Joy who is just not great at conveying realistic emotions. So you really have to like, strip things down to try to get what the writer is trying to get at.. It's so much work. haha But I still kind of enjoy it..

[sweetestbliss1.livejournal.com]

Yeahh. I feel like I need to watch episodes twice in order to catch everything. Gotta really put these inference skills to work with this drama.

I am still enjoying it, too and just hope it gets better...