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). Retinitis pigmentosa is not curable a disease. I still don't get this drama. At times, I couldn't understand OY and I found her irritating sometimes. True to most of the reviews the ending ruined the movie for me, but I admit it was pretty good up until then. The ending seems to be pushed/could be better, yes. I agree with you Canxi. I'm one of those people who would rather have a happy ending than a realistic one. and the kiss at the beginning is (for me) the best kiss of this year in dramaland! He stumbles back to camp that night traumatized, just as the others are about to head out into wastes to look for him, claiming that his radio had been not working. I see. How will Gangster Kim overlook a non dead Soo. The spirits of the tundra that some see in this movie are seen because that it is what their mind has resorted to in the end. They could have done the movie with only half of them. The Final Frontier. A big DITTO to what you said. The flowers of MS and JS was at the table. She needed her since Soo was not in her daily life. But, bite the cat that corners you, don't run and bite your mouse friend D': Maybe, he pulled a Moo Chul and was helping him in a way? )that none of them are truly connected to whats actually happening. She rings it with a smile. Still, I'm glad that none of the main characters died. I also think that they wouldn't have shown the "Next Spring" title if it was meant to be a dream or heaven. I totally agree with all your comments, except, I rather liked how they twisted the Jin Sung - Oh Soo loyalty in the end. Really interested to check it out after watching 'That winter'. I just finished up watching the movie, and I'm completely baffled at what just occurred. But its time to let bygones be bygones and say farewell to Winter. I said above, that I hoped for a more straightforward ending bu that I'll take this, too. "[6] When writing the characters, Fessenden gave Pollack ideas and personality traits that he could relate to while keeping the character's outlook reactionary. To me, this drama fizzled out around episode 8. Why wouldnt I want to love her when I started out that way?) It's a really nice juxtaposition, imo. if not it's a freaking truck not an attack ninja -- your family can flee so what the hell are you doing?) It's a well crafted tale reminiscent of The Twilight Zone and with hints of Lovecraft, but also mostly steeped in reality with good use of psychology and paranoia like John Carpenter's The Thing. [5] The setting was partially inspired by Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, a non-fiction book about wilderness survival in the Antarctic. We won't be satisfied until every single inch of the Earth has been drilled and every single drop of oil is used up. Unfortunately, the teen's first kiss also leads to one of her visions, which Thank you for the recommendation - watched it, like it! The few action scenes are hard and fast and have more of an impact if they had been wall to wall from start to finish. Flowers were for the grave. Yep! that would be too much. I still can't figure out how Mr. Kim killing his family meant that he needed to stab Soo. She tells him that she even got to eat with her mother the night before, though they had to hide the fact from her father. Eventually they did and she gave up and died. Back with Jin-sung, we see Moo-chuls minion helping him out in revealing Boss Mans plan to screw him over, since the money he borrowed for the game came from the devil himself. However, The Last of I felt like he was significant butI guessnot. The ending of The Last of Us is sufficiently simple for anyone looking carefully, yet deeply complex for anyone wishing to delve into the psychological complexity behind I was definitely perplexed, after having watched this episode. Sadly, as many other reviewers note, the ending throws it all away in a fit of awful CG monsters. I enjoyed the feisty and whiplash smart Young in the beginning of the show and then her character just went downhill with the suicide attempt. I still think this would have made for a interesting -if somehow predictable- conflict. Nobody knows what happened to the cook. But I definitely agree that first, Young is alive. I guess they do look like people and act like people then. Also, it's not completely out of the blue, but I still don't buy how all a sudden the show just turned Soo into a chef at the end?! The scene then segues into a montage of past life images which interrupt themselves long enough to reveal Pollack being attacked and presumably killed by a trio of spectral creatures. But hes not there to hear about her family life, and instead asks her to return to Youngs side. The drama in it's entirety may not have been as solid as it's looks, but I for sure will not deny them. Isnt it hard when you cant look into the eyes of someone you love? Young asks. Watching that drama made me want to be sure not to take any of my loved ones for granted, to look for the good in each person, and to sing Kumbaya (just kidding). In fact, it's degenerative. I did have a much more beautiful hair after my chemo and it takes me only 2 months to grow my hair. Soo lies(?) Except thenwhat was all that deal with Jin-sun about? And HeadsNo2, thank you, once again, for not squandering your gift and for so generously sharing it with us. She didnt really want to commit suicide, it was just a cry for attention? Then the shape of a man starts to form. It was supposed to have been the test drill for opening up the ANWR to oil exploration, so maybe meaningful symbolically more than a real thing. ;), Which means Soo must be alive, too. It may have lost itself in its own mesmerizing cinematography at times, but I thoroughly enjoyed the visual experience. But to me what he did made sense for the character. Nothing made sense in this ending, i dare say a couple more deaths would have made it more believable, Oh Soo included! :). Finally, as to Wang coming backtruly platonic relationship. He acted well but he still not converting me as one of his fans. This vagued up messy ending was the compromise. I believe that if we are to see the end it wont look anything like weve come to know or expect. Documentation and research found in an abandoned shack in the middle of the Arctic by another team member suggest that the Earth is releasing 'The Last Winter'. We have to keep in mind you can survive these things and it's not completely out there. For me, it's because I only read the recap, and I really thought Young was only imagining it. The Brattle Film Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit, supported in part by grants from the Cambridge Arts Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. And if we could all remember the statement of the too "Its not over between us""if we meet again" bla, bla .Oh young said. So that combined with JS having to suffer watching hee Sun run thru flirtations equals he's paying his betrayal dues so hello they are dead too. For the most part, the drama did follow its story logic and the characters it created. The Last Of Us Episode 1: Ending Explained Why Is Ellie Important To The Fireflies? The body was like a hundred yards away. my two cents anyway. From what I understand, a feeble attempt at killing yourself like Young did is not a suicide attempt, but a cry for help/attention. But, no matter what flaws this drama has, I have to admit that I do LOVE this drama. I glossed over a lot of the things a lot of people struggled with eg. She did do the across-wrist cut. [4] LeGros and Britton are actors that Fessenden enjoys, and he wanted to give them starring roles. Ron Perlman was, well, Ron Perlman, and James Le Gros did fairly well as his opposite. I have rated this 1 out of 10, because 0 is not available. The ending was so confusing. Secondly, the blurriness, the bike, the cafe, and the final cherry blossom scene is played in Young's mind. She can see him, even if the picture isnt too clear, and smiles brightly. For Fessenden, this demonstrated a common American outlook that he wanted to highlight as having to change to fit the needs a changing world. Things arent looking good for Soo in the game, as Boss Man starts laughing as he turns over his cards. GRRRR!! But "Nice Guy" completely forgot about its main female lead, leaving her propped up in the corner while they finished out the main guy's story. The show was very beautiful to look at. But gradually, the characters grew on me, and their relationships touched me. Independent environmentalists work together in a drilling base headed by the tough Ed Pollack (Ron Perlman) in a sort of agreement with the government, approving procedures and sending reports of the operation. But that's really the only thing I wonder. Why did the white box play a heavy role in the story's plot only to be forgotten at the end? Same here. My biggest gripe is the directing of this show. I wished they would have saved time there, and showed us what happened after OS was stabbed, instead of letting us speculate on what happened. SHK, you are being kissed by JIS! Thanks for everything, drama! The man with the bracelet stops ahead of her, but doesnt turn back. The game amps up as Jin-sungs family loads the truck to move though theyre being watched by a shady-lookin dude. How is that brushed away? (Shes implying that people need people, and that they need each other.). I also like how she explains things, we get to see her thought process and I am grateful for that. That is permanent and altered the scope of her life, but yet even at the end they are asking her to come back into Young's life. He lived like a dog, and died like a dog, she laments, though shes not willing to let Soo comfort her as she tells him that he wont be needed at Moo-chuls cremation. Not even good enough to watch again for in site.. I thought it was a nice touch. If not, theyll call the cops. Unlike some people, I absolutely loved the happy ending. I think part of the problem lies with how the show quickly glossed over Jin Sung's dilemma and there were also no explanations on how Soo all of a sudden is alive in the end. What happen to the cook whom was killed by the white chick? Also, I have to agree that the pace of the finale felt waaaay off. Some of my questions might seem superficial, however I wish things had been made clear for us :-(. So my expectation was that in TWTWB, we would end up at least being able to understand all of the main characters. this drama reminds me of eating cotton candy, while eating it, it is sweet and seems tangible, but when you are done you realize all that puff was mostly air. It really was. Its a crushingly oppressive movie that should make you feel uneasy. A call to Hee-sun affirms that Boss Man isnt lying, and Jin-sung looks devastated as the mean old geezer slides him a knife. Hee-sun sees Soo off for his big gamble, after which he plans to go to the hospital to see Young. Maybe you can pretend her long hair is a wig, LOL. According to Gailing, Virgo deifies details. and then she comes and "finds" him meaning her surgery must not have worked out and she died. The bad friends, the conniving fiancee all forgiven and even rewarded, what a message to send to the public. It looks like the writer got tired after a few episodes and, especially in the end, realized there were things to be told, so they had to be smashed to fit into the general picture. She lost her mom, brother and though secretary wang is there, she is controlling OY. (Even Wang's redemption arc, though not something I agree with, was well supported within the story -- it didn't come out of nowhere.). In the penultimate scene, Hoffman must decide whether to fire a flare gun at a ghost stalking Pollack, or up into the air to summon help from a nearby town, opting for the latter. Young not only forgives her, but understands that Wang loved her all this time and just couldnt express it properly. However, Puss realizes that his one life is worth fighting for, and chooses not to use the stars wish. I dont understand why this conversation cant happen now. We really don't know what happened when Oh soo was stubbed by Jin Sung. External Reviews Sad that it's not really a ratings success even if NHK lost her soul to the devil. The Native American members of the team mentioned Wendigo, so theres another suspect. The site's consensus reads: "The Last Winter creatively and effectively uses horror tactics fear, tension, anticipation, and just enough gore to shock, but never repulse, its audience. Maybe because I felt like whether or not he gave it in, Kim still was going to find some excuse to kill him. It's a happy ending! They are most probably dead and in heaven somewhere. No thanks.). Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the show but I just feel disappointed because it could have been a great drama. I don't care what others may feel about this drama, but from any dramas so far in 2013, this is the only drama that artistically the best, directed the best and acted the best. The setting is bleak, white and, of course, isolated. And yes, like mentioned above, to show lust and passion. The episode opens with a scene from a talk show that takes place in 1968. If it was sooner rather than so close to the end, it would have sat in place better, narratively. For me was obvious oh young didnt regain her sight, she basically could see only soo. The atmosphere of coldness, emptiness, isolation and the resulting paranoia are captured (maybe the real one, since they were going in the same direction?). Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, Sad. Anyway, I thought it was clear enough that the ending was real, the blurry perspective was Young's post-surgery sight as Kaye says. Also, most of the other NHK dramas I've watched have all felt remarkably real-- but in a way that evokes an appreciation of the human experience. Sadly, that wasn't the case. One particular part of the ending that was outlined for him by Team Jordan was the fate of Rand alThor, the Dragon Reborn. Otherwise she's hanging out in the afterlife with her ex-fiance. If we add the something else, then this was an insanely beautiful if not sometimes-frustrating exercise in understanding people who looked like people, but had some moments where they didnt really act like people. It may not have helped that I saw it on the Horror Channel, which I only flick through out of boredom! I just enjoy the cinematography. I really wanted to completely love this show and I did especially the the first third of the drama but the show just started going downhill for me in the last three episodes. Soo nods, understanding even though it hurts. Young notices that her pre-surgery breakfast smells better than usual, only to find that Secretary Wang returned to cook it for her. The ending just seemed so fanservice (and I know I have already said that, however, that feeling kept staying with me). By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Safely smuggling Ellie out of the quarantine zone means more to Marlene and Kim than their own lives. Independent environmentalists work together in a drilling base headed by the tough Ed Pollack in a sort of agreement with the government, approving procedures and sending reports of the operation. This ambiguous ending reminds me of "Ironweed" by William Kennedy. Did the show sacrifice its potential just for fan service? About the ending, while watching the last episode, i really had the impression oh soo died. 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