Heirs: Episode 7
by javabeans
We get a glimpse into the past discord between our former BFFs, although we’re left with more questions than answers. It’s nice to see our hero being drawn out of his introverted shell by degrees, despite the sense I get that he’d prefer to stay in it for as long as possible, going unnoticed if at all possible. Well, as unnoticed as the famous, hottie future heir to a national conglomerate can hope to go, that is. Invisibility hardly comes with the territory.
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EPISODE 7 RECAP
Outside the neighborhood convenience store, Eun-sang pretends to sleep while Young-do sits at her table and tries to wake her up. “Why do you always sleep in these kind of places?” he wonders. “It makes me want to protect you.”
Tan calls from across the street, and they have a bit of a stare-off until Young-do tells Eun-sang to give up her sleeping act. He assumes that Tan is here for Eun-sang, but Tan scoffs at that, saying that he doesn’t care what they do. Telling Young-do to save his bad behavior for his own neighborhood, Tan leaves.
Young-do tells Eun-sang to run along after Tan, still convinced they’re here to see each other. She retorts that he’s wrong and leaves him to his ramyun.
Tan’s show of indifference is just for Young-do’s benefit, and the moment she enters the courtyard he pops up to grill her—shouldn’t she be more careful of where she sleeps? Why was she with Young-do? He’d warned her against him, and asks if Young-do did any threatening. Eun-sang replies that he said he wanted to protect her, and Tan bursts out, “That’s a threat!”
She asks what happened between them, and he sighs, “I don’t remember. All I know is we hate each other now.”
She makes it a point to enter the house separately, but Tan rather enjoys popping into the kitchen to interrupt the conversation between her and his mother. She plays it off like this is their first encounter, and Madam Han makes the introductions.
After Tan exits, Madam Han enlists Eun-sang as her spy to report back on Tan’s doings at school, though she’s quick to warn Eun-sang to remember her place—they may be living in the same house and going to the same school, but in no way are they on the same level. Tan overhears from the hallway with dismay as his mother basically tells Eun-sang she’s the servant and he’s the young lord.
Eun-sang finds a brand-new Jeguk High uniform hanging in the room, and freaks out to hear that her mother bought it. Mom assures her that she can handle the cost, and Eun-sang lights up in gratitude.
Rachel flips her lid, as usual, at another attempt by her mother to solidify the new family relationships—this time it’s a family photo with Young-do’s side. She snaps at her mother to have fun taking photos without her, then storms off to confront Young-do about it, finding him post-judo practice. (Is it a written into the contract that one scene per episode must feature somebody taking conspicuous swigs of that energy drink? For all the exposure it’s getting, they could’ve at least tried to write it in, a la Vitamin Water.)
Rachel is dead-set on finding some way to break up their parents’ engagement, impatiently brushing aside his quip to date him (“I said their engagement, not mine”). He offers that while he doesn’t have a plan for wrecking the engagement, he can stop the photo shoot from happening, and that grabs her interest. He demands a quid pro quo, though—nothing comes free.
At the crack of dawn, Eun-sang emerges from the house to find Tan haunting the gate waiting for her—he’d wondered how early she was leaving to avoid him, and waited extra-early to find out. It’s his driver’s day off so he’s called a taxi, and insists she ride with him.
During the ride, Tan instructs her on what to report back to his mother: “The kids all like him, because he’s good-looking. He studies well too, because he’s good-looking.” Psh. He notes how quick she was to agree to play spy, and she points out that she isn’t at liberty to refuse anything in his house.
Eun-sang explains her early departure as only be partially related to avoiding him, so he asks about the other reasons. Her thoughts flash to the parade of chauffeured cars dropping off kids at school, but she merely answers that she’s avoiding traffic. He overrides her choice to get dropped off at a distance from school, saying that nobody will be there at school this early to see them arriving together, which seems to me the opposite of what’s bound to happen.
When she tries to protest, he distracts her with the ol’ “What’s that?” ruse, then rests his head on her shoulder before she can do anything about it. He really can be adorable when he’s being boyish and sweet, rather than so broody and introspective. “Let’s go together,” he says, adding, “The uniform looks good on you.” Which is both flattering and meaningful, since the word for “it looks good” also means “it suits you”—as in, she belongs in those clothes, just like the rest.
On campus, they walk in separately, though Tan follows behind her at a steady pace while she remains acutely aware of his presence the whole time. Staring at the back of her head, he frowns and speeds up, pulling the ponytail tie out of her hair. He teases by mussing the rest of her hair and saying she looks prettier with more of her face covered, which is when they’re interrupted by the arrival of Myung-soo, here at school direct from yet another night clubbing.
Myung-soo wonders why they’re together but thankfully isn’t particularly interested in pressing for answers. He thinks vaguely that Eun-sang looks familiar, but gets distracted from following that thought either.
Madam Han’s sister (or possibly close friend) drops by the house for a visit, and Madam Han once again drops back to her native saturi accent. It’s a comic gag, seeing two luxuriously dressed ladies gabbing about like bumpkin ajummas, which is exactly the point.
Madam Han’s plan to find some dirt on second wife Madam Jung has so far been unfruitful; her guy has only gotten photos of her in the most mundane activities. Nothing scandalous or incriminating at all. And it’s equally unlikely they’ll be able to dig up anything on Won.
Just then, the ladies jump to see Mom in the room, quietly going about her cleaning duties. Ha, they really are lucky she isn’t more malicious, because they’re just incriminating themselves left and right. Madam Han decides she’ll have to check one more time to make sure that Mom really can’t speak, and tries sneaking up on her in the kitchen… only to be foiled by her own reflection in the refrigerator door. She is so terrible at being crafty, I love it.
She decides she doesn’t need to know the particulars of Mom’s condition and tries one more time to sneak-scare her (into yelling, I presume), which falls hilariously flat. We get a glimpse at Mom’s notepad, which tells us she lost her ability to speak at the age of three, after falling victim to a fever.
Eun-sang interviews with Hyo-shin for the broadcasting club opening, though he points out that she no longer needs to buy a uniform (the accompanying scholarship was her original motivation). She admits to lying (“It sounded like it,” Hyo-shin says) and talks herself up, though he doesn’t seem swayed.
When Bo-na sees Eun-sang, she votes against her admission since she doesn’t want her boyfriend’s best friend hanging around (amusingly, Hyo-shin almost seems like that’s enough for him to say yes)… until one of Hyo-shin’s groupies comes by for an interview and Bo-na declares the slot filled. Eun-sang it is! Lesser of two evils, and all that.
Eun-sang ties up her hair in a ponytail as she walks, only to have Tan come up from behind and swipe her hair tie again. Ha. He is literally a boy pulling the ponytail of the girl he likes. Eun-sang catches Young-do watching from a distance, looking a lot more upset by the sight than he has any right to be.
Bo-na mishears a word for Tan’s name, proving again that she’s got a fixation on him despite all her insistence to the contrary. Chan-young asks about her dating him, and she declares that all they did was hold hands, which he jokingly says upsets him. He asks Bo-na to keep Eun-sang’s personal circumstances secret, but she huffily refuses to make the promise.
Chan-young finds Tan staring at the wall of photos in the lounge, in particular the one of him and Young-do looking like best friends. Tan asks about Chan-young’s relationship with Eun-sang and if they’ve ever had any romantic feelings between them, and states frankly that his own position is “a step right before confession.” Chan-young describes liking Eun-sang when he was nine; he was a small kid and Eun-sang would fight the kids who picked on him.
That seems to relieve Tan, and when asked about holding hands with Bo-na, he quips that it was only because his hands were cold then.
Won drops by to meet his father, stating his intention to live on his own. Until now it was a temporary situation, but now he’s decided there’s no place for him to return to here. Chairman Dad tsk-tsks that he thought Won would handle this with intelligence and class, to which Won points out that Dad’s move of bringing Tan to the company was hardly those things.
He says he knows he has more to lose than to gain, “But it’s not like I have nothing to gain. Somebody will end up hurt. And that somebody’s pain will be a comfort to me, Father.” Such a bleak outlook. He adds that if he must lose things, well, so be it.
Won packs his things, and Tan finds him in his room, all lit up with the hope that hyung is moving back in. Won is quick to push little bro away, saying that only real families should live together. Tan asks, hurt, how his brother can just move out because he moved in. Won retorts that it’s Tan who’s chasing him around like a little kid: “If you keep it up, I have nowhere to escape to. You ask how I can do this to you? But you don’t think of how you’re the one stealing away places from me? Or will I have to go to America this time?” Telling Tan to grow up, he leaves.
Won heads to the wine cellar to pack a few bottles, and Tan follows him there to apologize for everything—for going to the hotel, for coming back to Korea. He says he understands hyung’s feelings, which makes Won bristle at the presumption. Won derides, “You have enough courage to come back, but not to fight? How dare you—”
And then Tan hugs him. Aww. “I won’t fight with you,” he says. “It’s obvious I’d lose. How could I win a fight I don’t mean?” Once again, Won cuts his brother off mid-sentence and leaves.
Tan hangs out in front of the house, on hand again to startle Eun-sang upon her arrival. She starts out talking stiffly in jondae (using his mother as an excuse), but he orders her to return his dreamcatcher and meet him in the wine cellar.
He gets there first, and sets a song to play—the one she’d played the other day. Eun-sang shows up to return the dreamcatcher and starts to go, but he suggests she stay for the rest of the song, which is the flimsiest excuse if I’ve ever heard one. But it works, and she confides that she likes the song, which was liked by “the person I liked like crazy.” Immediately he gets into jealous mode and quizzes her, then grins when she points out that she never said it was a guy. (It’s her sister.)
They settle into a pleasant conversation (for once), where he asks how it feels being back in the Korea she’d wanted to leave. She says that it’s more or less the same, work-work-working all the time, though thanks to him and her school situation she’s a little bit more unhappy. She asks what it feels like being born into the Jeguk Group family, and he paraphrases Hong Gil-dong to say that he can’t call his mother his mother, or his brother his brother.
He starts to ask her a question, but she deflects, saying that all his questions have been dangerous. With that, she leaves, though she spends the rest of the evening thinking back to conversations with Tan, like him saying he might like her.
The next morning at school, a crowd of annoyed students crowds around the doorway of a classroom, being held out by two guys who stand guard. Bo-na pushes her way through and finds Young-do looming over Eun-sang menacingly, saying he needs to have a little chat with Nouveau Riche here.
He grabs Eun-sang’s bag and upends the contents all over the floor, then grabs Bo-na’s bag and does the same. Lying on the ground is a stark contrast between luxury and thrift, heiress and commoner. He insinuates that she’s a charity case impersonating a rich person, which would be an affront to all the rest of them. He asks Bo-na what Eun-sang’s deal is, and to her credit she doesn’t blab, despite her comment earlier about not feeling any need to keep quiet.
What kind of backup does she have that makes her so confident, Young-do wonders. On cue, Chan-young pushes through the crowd, and Young-do scoffs that Eun-sang sure has a lot of black knights rushing to her aid: “It makes me feel competitive.” It gets him to back off, though, and he leaves the room as the students trickle in. Chan-young thanks Bo-na for not talking, though she’s annoyed enough to snap at him.
One of the students takes the gossip to the class next door, where Tan and Rachel both look up to hear about Young-do’s behavior. Tan bolts up to do something about it, but the teacher arrives and calls class to order, and he sits back down.
He spends all of class fidgety and distracted, and goes in search of Eun-sang as soon as it’s over.
A crowd gathers at the lockers as the timid bullying victim, Joon-young, holds out a piece of paper to Young-do. Crap, did Young-do actually sue his victim for assault? You are such an asshole.
Joon-young asks Young-do to rescind the suit, and Young-do just laughs. Eun-sang watches with the utmost sympathy while Joon-young begs, asking what he can do to get Young-do tp take it back. Young-do offers no guarantee, but suggests that a proper kneeling might get him to change his mind.
So Joon-young gets on his knees and Eun-sang flinches to see it. On one hand I sorta want her to step in, but on the other she was recently Young-do’s victim too so she’s in zero position to help.
Into the mix comes Tan, who shakes his head at the scene and orders Joon-young to get up. But Joon-young finds nothing generous in the gesture and says he’s as much of a bastard as Young-do is, telling him to butt out. Tan asks his usual question, “Did I used to bully you in the past?”—and Joon-young bites out, “At least Young-do remembered.” Burn.
“I’m sorry,” Tan says. “I’ll repay you this way.” And THWACK. He slugs Young-do in the face. It’s the thought that counts, I’m sure, though surely somebody must note the irony of apologizing for violence, then making amends for it with more violence?
“Since I’ve hit you too,” Tan says, “make me kneel too.” Young-do approaches with a murderous glint in his eye, only to have a teacher break up the scene.
The boys are brought before Madam Jung, who’s the school board director, and Young-do puts on his choirboy facade, saying that friends sometimes fight, “But it hurts my feelings.” Madam Jung scolds Tan for causing trouble and telling him to transfer if he keeps this up.
Young-do assures her that it’s no big deal, but he likes this idea of sending Tan to another school and tells him to think it over. Tan retorts that it’s the one who’s more embarrassed who should be the transferee, and Young-do chides Tan for disregarding his mother’s advice just because she’s not his bio-mom.
As the boys go their separate ways, we’re taken to a flashback of their middle school days, when Young-do had been avoiding Tan and Tan had confronted him about it.
Younger Tan asks if this is because of what they’d seen the other day, and if Young-do is feeling embarrassed over it. Young-do grabs him threateningly, but Tan says, “That’s not something to be embarrassed about, it’s just something that hurts.” And that’s when Tan confides one such thing of his own, that his mother isn’t his birth mom.
Tan says this as a way of connecting with his buddy, only to have Young-do spit out, “You’re illegitimate? So if a baby is born between my dad and that woman we saw him with, it’ll be a bastard like you.” Geezus. And I’m supposed to find Young-do the least bit appealing?
The fight is the big gossip item of the day, and Bo-na exults in Young-do’s payback while her friends argue that Young-do was the victim this time, saying that perchance her old affection for Tan is putting her on his side. She scoffs at that, then confronts Rachel about blabbing to Chan-young about her dating history. The two girls trade barbs about the usual—mind your own business, no mind yours—and stalk off huffily.
Rachel’s mother picks her up from school and hears about the fight. Ever one to rub it in, Rachel uses it to point out that Young-do and his father are alike in their ill-mannered tendencies. Rachel’s mother heads to the hotel to ask for Young-do, and while she’s at it she asks for Won’s secretary’s number. Ha, I’m surprised she doesn’t already it; what kind of lame secret affair are you having without his number?
She calls Manager Yoon straightaway, pouting a little that she had to call first. He says he was just giving her time to think things over, and Chairman Dad surmises from his end of the conversation that he’s dating. Manager Yoon doesn’t say with whom, though coincidentally enough, his report is all about Rachel’s mother—specifically, her stake in Jeguk Group and Zeus Hotel, and how much stock she’ll hold upon her marriage with the Zeus president.
At school, Eun-sang ignores a call from someone she’s named “Don’t Pick Up,” but the caller is persistent and she reluctantly answers. It’s Young-do, inviting her to share some jajangmyun he wants delivered, which she flatly refuses. But he says she’ll change her mind once Joon-young talks to her—he’d told him he’d “consider” canceling the lawsuit if he got Eun-sang to come to him.
Eun-sang fumes, but shows up as coerced. She demands to know why he’s playing around with her and Joon-young, dangling that damned lawsuit as bait when he has no intention of canceling it. He counters that he will cancel it now that she’s come, using an overly flowery phrase to mock-marvel at how her presence changed his heart, which pisses her off even more—stop fooling around. He asks, “Does everything I do seem like a joke?” Well, yes, that’s your entire M.O. Laugh at everything, be hurt by nothing, isn’t that it?
Rachel shows up at Young-do’s door, peeved at her ignored calls and his continued inaction on the part of Operation Cancel Photo Shoot. He says he’s dining with an important guest, and she pushes her way in to see for herself. You know, I almost feel bad for Rachel for being thwarted by Eun-sang yet again, but it’s sort of funny to watch her head explode every time.
But as always, Rachel undoes any ounce of sympathy she manages to shore up by reacting immediately like a brat: She calls Tan to chirp that Eun-sang is enjoying a cozy dinner in Young-do’s suite.
Eun-sang excuses herself, and I’d almost think Young-do feels a little bit abandoned, if only for the fact that I remain unconvinced he has feelings.
Tan calls Eun-sang repeatedly, only to have his calls go unanswered. He heads out right away and finds, with some relief, that she’s busy at work closing up shop at the cafe. He drags her outside and takes her to task for going to Young-do’s hotel. She points out that she stayed with him when he could have been some druggie, and he takes that as proof of her foolishness—she shouldn’t have, because he could’ve been dangerous.
“But you’re not that kind of person,” she says. She tells him about the lawsuit bait, and how she had to try to help even if Young-do doesn’t drop the suit. She points out that Young-do’s picking on her because of Tan, and he exclaims, “That’s why I’m telling you to be careful! I don’t want something to happen to you because of me!”
He asks her to not do anything and not worry him, and she flings that back at him—can’t he leave her alone? It’s hard enough for her just to keep hanging in there, but she’s got Young-do breathing down her neck and Tan upsetting her at every turn, and she doesn’t know what to do.
Tan offers her a solution: “Leave my house tomorrow. Or can you not do that? Do you want to keep going to school? Then like me—if possible, for real. I like you.”
COMMENTS
This may be an unpopular opinion, but one of my blocks with this show is the character of Young-do—I just can’t stand him. This isn’t a case of a character being charming despite his asshole tendencies, or feeling conflicted about liking a guy who does so many reprehensible things. Rather, I flat-out have zero patience for him or his shit-stirring ways, and find nothing sympathetic or magnetic about him whatsoever. He’s written like the classic arrogant alpha hero (the kind who harbors inner pain and is brought to his knees by love and transforms and shows his true puppy underbelly, blah blah blaaahhhh), only for whatever reason I just want him off my screen.
It has nothing to do with the acting, because Kim Woo-bin has great sardonic delivery and he’s perfect with the deadpan bon mots, the turn-on-a-dime personality that’s equal parts charismatic and menacing. But Kim Woo-bin isn’t elevating the character of Young-do for me, and in fact I think Young-do is taking away some of my Kim Woo-bin love. And as a result, none of this love triangle business has any weight for me, and I don’t really care about what kind of bad experiences Young-do has had to make him this way, because at a certain point you can’t excuse bad behavior with “but he had a mean daddy” reasoning. He gets no free pass from me, and I’m not sure that at this point the writing is going to be able to turn the ship around for me. Bleh.
Which is strange, because when you put Tan and Young-do next to each other, I can see how Young-do is the dynamic, complicated one. Tan is sort of boring and vanilla in comparison, because it’s pretty straightforward how his background made him the guy he is today. I suppose the difference is that sometimes I DO want the nice guy to win, and Tan is earnest and sweet, and for the most part not too objectionable. He’s got an asshole past too, so he’s got some redeeming to do—at least for his own conscience’s sake—but the guy he is right now is trying to get through with his head down low and avoiding trouble.
The trouble with that is, it’s made him avoid basically everything, retreating inside his head and his writing and disengaging from real life. And in that sense his trajectory is more muted and internal a path than some of the others’, but I find it as compelling if not more, just the same.
Nobody in this show is outright evil in the sense of a conventional villain, and we have varying shades of selfishness, pettiness, pride—you know, normal human weaknesses. So I appreciate that at least the characterizations feel rather slice-of-life and relatable to varying degrees; we may not be heirs to future billions, but the emotions deal with universal stuff—teenage rebellion, parental opposition, angst over broken families, the need to fit in.
That said, I’m starting to run into the problem of not really liking anybody all that much, so it’s hard to feel too invested in their growths. Tan and Won have a great dynamic, and Mom’s a hoot, and Madam Han makes me laugh, and… well, everyone else tends to be set dressing. I’m onboard with the main romance because that’s the direction the show is taking us, and I’m enjoying the show enough to stay along for the ride. I can’t help but wish for a little more zing, though, a reason to invest my mind and feelings full-force.
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101 LeeJongSuk fever!
October 31, 2013 at 12:14 AM
THE HEIRS MV with Serendipity by 2young
I love this fan made MV...
http://youtu.be/87h7wEjCg7E
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102 PlumWine
October 31, 2013 at 12:15 AM
Thanks Javabeans for the recap. I guess Kim Woo Bin must be doing a really good job if you hate the character so much you don't even want him on your screen.
Most of my thoughts are elsewhere but I do have 2 more.
Kim Won needs to have his reasoning spelled out a bit more. He did look a little tiny itsy bit touched when Tan hugged him. I need more though.
For the sake of my sanity please do not overdue that blasted song. When it comes on every 5 minutes I also hear almost paradise not because of Bof, but because it reminds of a drama where the song was wayyyy overused.
Otherwise enjoying the show. :)
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riarallahssi
October 31, 2013 at 12:21 AM
"I guess Kim Woo Bin must be doing a really good job if you hate the character so much you don’t even want him on your screen." <--- You definitely said this right. ^^
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103 riarallahssi
October 31, 2013 at 12:19 AM
Somebody do something about all this bullying crap. I mean common, let me have some faith in the world----burn the unjust! Haha kk
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104 janette
October 31, 2013 at 12:24 AM
do you guys think that kim tan doesn't remember about his past, like how young-do and him got into a fight? I guess he remembers some scenes but there were some dialougue where he tells eun-sang that 'he doesn't remember why, he just know they're in a hate relationship' and he asks the victim of the bullying if 'he builled him' i don't know, what do you guys think?
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105 Oohlala
October 31, 2013 at 12:25 AM
Started watching this after finished watching Nine...nope.
Bye, Heirs
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106 Kidge
October 31, 2013 at 12:30 AM
I agree with the comments. I like the romance but I can't stand that once we are back in Korea that have both transformed into the classic characters I thought would be on our screens from the word go. There was a few great episodes where they just got to be normal and fun and now school is just killing things for me.
I can't stand Young-do. He is just flat out awful with zero redeeming qualities. Woo Bin is great but I feel like I need to go and watch School 2013 everytime I watch one of these episodes to remind myself that bad boys can be brooding but nice too! Not just pure selfish evil cruelty. The bulling is seriously starting to get to me as well. Honestly could these people be any more snobby? I just want Eun-sang to say to hell with this school and throw pies in all their faces.
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107 fairouzmm
October 31, 2013 at 12:38 AM
i don't like to make comparisons or similarities but last scene reminded me of the scene from BOF when Jan-di asked Jun-pyo to leave her alone after he saw her hand taken by the student model who was assigned by his mother to separate them. but that scene executed way better (acting, directing, script), and this scene was mediocre and while not bad but disappointing, but maybe it parallel with Tan's personality whish’s the opposite of Jun-pyo.
still I’m not impressed with Lee-Min Ho's acting, and no wonder because he is concentrating on his looks rather than acting, no episode goes by without him mentioning how good-looking he is. it is getting tiresome and having the opposite effect.
You r the reason I’m watching this episode not because of your looks (though it is a bonus) but because you r a v. good actor. so please stop focusing on your looks and start acting or feeling. You don’t want to be the “Ji-hoo” of this series. He was good looking but you were the reason that made the series phenomena (in my opinion).
P.S better clothes Lee-Min-Ho, except the girly pink sweater, but you r improving in this area. Appreciated.
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108 Aundry
October 31, 2013 at 12:41 AM
Thank you for the recap!
Does it feel like this drama has gotten even slower? Is it seriously going to take Eun-Sang 3 episodes to just get accepted into the broadcasting club? Two whole episodes for them to get to the photo shoot? Is this drama going to get extended by 20 MORE episodes????
I do agree that Young-do is kind of deranged... I really have no idea where they are going with that. I guess they want to be realistic? If that is the case I have not idea how we are supposed to believe that Tan is so in love with ES - she just seems so reactive to everything. It feels like her character is a mirror - the guys see themselves reflected back and love her like they would want themselves to be loved.
At this point I am considering getting on the Tan - Young-do bandwagon... they have a lot of chemistry. Not to mentioned that them getting together would explain that pink sweater. I am all on board with unisex clothing but that was a lady sweater for sure. It would have been hilarious if the scenes weren't so serious.
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109 brian
October 31, 2013 at 12:43 AM
I watch shows to be entertained. This show brings it. I don't really care where the plot is going. I'm enjoying the interactions between the characters. I like watching Eun Sang being sassy to Tan. I also enjoy how uncomfortable she is around him and his mother. I like Eun Sang's mother and her antics with Tan's mother. I'm enjoying Rachel and Bona's bickering and silliness.
I'm not too fond of Young Do and Won -- since they seem rather inflexible, especially Won. You can only act all angsty for so long before someone finally says, your weenie attitude will eventually make you lose a possibly great relationship with a brother, someone who will make you a better person overall, instead of being a cold fish for the rest of your life acting like you're owed something for your father's indiscretions.
Ack -- accidentally got into someone's personality there. But actually, I like watching all the shallowness. It's entertaining and makes me laugh. I like Eun Sang trying to hide in plain sight -- cute girls can never hide, us guys find em no matter who they are. So the rest of you can look for plot and character growth -- I'm enjoying the situations and dialogue, it all works for me.
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peacegee
October 31, 2013 at 6:37 PM
thanks v much for verbalising!! your comment is one of the sweetest so far... cheers :)
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110 DanyDanyBobany
October 31, 2013 at 12:45 AM
"...because at a certain point you can't excuse bad behavior with “but he has a mean daddy” reasoning". Wise, wise words.
Although I still love Kim Woo-bin´s eyebrows and expressions, Young-do its one of those characters I want to see on the floor, without all that confidence, trembling and scare. Ok, I sound like a bad person, but this episode was it. Violence is not the way, but I was satisfied with the punch because, for now, is the only way I see to crack his assholeness. And the way he reacts to Tan´s confession was the cherry on top: he doesnt deserve any feelings from me, not even pitty.
I still enjoy the other parts of the drama. I feel like the writer wants somenthing more deep but for some reason its easy to watch. Buuut, Park Shin-hye and her character started to going down for me, I just dont find her appealing any more.
Tan is cute, but yes! Its weird that Im not in love with the male lead (that usually happens if I love a drama). For now, my love is to Bo Na.
Thank you for the recap!
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111 Beth
October 31, 2013 at 12:45 AM
Boys over Flowers, the remake
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112 taban
October 31, 2013 at 12:56 AM
I love this drama so much ...^^
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113 Debbie
October 31, 2013 at 1:01 AM
Episode 8 will have kissing scenes.... that's what they do when they don't have a story.
HOWEVER, NO AMOUNT OF KISSING NOR TEASERS NOR CASTING CAN EVER TAKE THE PLACE OF A GOOD SCRIPT.
Fans may be on "high" on kissing scenes. But, you should be worried about those kissing scenes because they are sometimes put there without a purpose, mainly to satisfy the "giggles" of fans.
I will not be surprised if the viewership rating will decrease in the next episodes. Viewers are not fooled.
They have seen these drama before and it also starred Lee Min Ho but his leading lady was Gu Hye Sun.
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windsun33
October 31, 2013 at 8:50 AM
Viewership ratings was down a bit for ep7, Heirs dropped to 8th place. Secret was 3rd. (AGB Nielsen, Nationwide).
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114 Lulu
October 31, 2013 at 1:11 AM
hahahahaha...This drama was over-promoted. Too much hype... too much expectation... before it started airing there were a lot who predicted it to be almost similar to Boys Over Flowers... The prediction is correct. Indeed!
Good-bye Boys Over Flowers - The Remake...I'll re-watch the original Taiwanese/Japanese versions.
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115 colleen
October 31, 2013 at 1:22 AM
No offense to the The Heirs fans, but tonight is already Episode 8 yet it feels like we're still in the introduction part. Every episode, so draggy, no impact. So disappointing. The other characters are okay to me, but why do I feel so irritated everytime it's the main OTP's scenes. I'm a LMH fan, but KT-ES irritates me.
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afe
October 31, 2013 at 4:23 AM
Lol,spot on! Its like u spoke my mind heh. CES is not growing on me no matter how many time I've tried to warm up to her and for god sake, tonight is already ep 8. Something is definitely wrong there if you didn't even like the lead 0_0. It feels like she is just there and idk, just for the sake of being there. No story. And yes, there is no chemistry between our lead. Pleaseee, the kiss scene teaser is not doing anything for me.
RC-YD have way more chemistry than our lead couple although we despise them lol.
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TS
October 31, 2013 at 5:05 AM
Yep, RC & YD!
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116 pru22
October 31, 2013 at 1:22 AM
No, ashiya, you are not the only one who notices Rachel and Young do's chemistry. They are Blair and Chuck to a friggin T!!!!
And if they do get together by the end I can totally see it.
Bottomline, imo, Eun Sang and Tan are going to fall in love and have EVERYONE trying to keep them apart. There are so many people that will be plotting against them it ain't even funny.
I don't see this as a triangle. More like Tan and Eun Sang in love, with Young do crushing on her. Because really if she and Young do wanted to be together who would really object to it?
No one besides Tan.
I can see Eun Sang eventually having a more positive affect on Young do but that's about it.
As for the way Tan treats Rachel...I don't feel badly for her. It would be different if they got engaged because they wanted it, instead of it being a merger marriage.
And who really wants to engaged to someone they didn't pick or isn't in love with? Also at least Tan is honest with her and not pretending it's something it's not.
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TS
October 31, 2013 at 5:09 AM
Actually, I feel sorry for Rachel. In this episode, we find out her mother traded her for Empire Group shares. In the meantime, she's at an age to want some romance, and some attachment to a strong male - she seems to have some daddy issues - and so she's hanging onto her engagement for that.
Plus, some respect has to be shown to the status of being engaged. Tan is behaving extremely badly. But we have seen he's a weakling. So, he'll disappoint Rachel - and her new oppa , Young do, if that family merger ever happens, is likely to be her strong man despite both of themselves.
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117 tura
October 31, 2013 at 1:29 AM
Love this drama and LMH is so cute as KT am so in love
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118 Meg
October 31, 2013 at 1:32 AM
Ahhh Young-do is such a jerk but Woo-bin plays him so charmingly I can't help but love him lol. I agree and do wish there was just a little bit more character development for the other characters but I think we're actually going to be getting that soon (hopefully anyway).
I have a bit of a problem with Chan-young. If my significant other treated my bff the way Bo-na does, I would give them a serious talking to. I just dont get him, and I would like to see more of him so I can understand it. For some reason I'm just not buying that he and Eun-sang are all that close. Even in their scene's together something just seems off to me and I can't figure out why.
I find myself wanting to know more about the secondary character of Ye-sol, especially after meeting her mother. I hope that curiosity is satisfied!
I still find myself loving this show. IDK, I think I've been needing dramas with a slower pace lately, just to give me a break from "actionactionaction" and just give me something to sit and enjoy and not have to worry about getting lost.
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119 Tom Brady
October 31, 2013 at 1:37 AM
OMG I am glad someone has said it. I also don't like Young Do's characterization - such a meanie; irredeemable for me. Maybe because I'm older than the general demographic, but I don't get how he treats ES as 'romantic' or him just being the classic boy-likes-girl so he gives her a hard time.
Won is the same... Or maybe I can't relate bec my family is really close. We fight hard, hurt each other sometimes, but still we are family. No one abandons or cuts off anybody.
I like Tan a lot and look forward to his growth. He's so sweet and shows all the stirrings of first love: overly jealous, overly passionate & a bit pushy. I can see him probably crossing a few lines in his enthusiasm and earnest pursuit of ES. Hopes he evolves from there. Agree he internalized a lot... But it's such a nice change to see for LMH since he's always been so intense and explosive.
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riarallahssi
October 31, 2013 at 2:12 AM
Lee Min Ho and Kim Woo Bin are such powerful actors. It's a bit of a shame to see them acting only high school roles. I'm still hoping the drama progresses at least towards an era when they're all working.
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TS
October 31, 2013 at 5:04 AM
They look like men now, and not high schoolers at all. In that way, they are really miscast. Perhap if this had been set in a private 4 year college?
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120 colleen
October 31, 2013 at 1:45 AM
Writer-nim why did you do this? Eish. So annoying. Where's the KW-JHJ-LHS love triangle?
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121 Abby
October 31, 2013 at 1:47 AM
Omg I so love Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye!!!!!!! :))) THAT'S ALL. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
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viluven
October 31, 2013 at 2:00 AM
agree agree
i love their skinship
wish for many more
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122 branwen
October 31, 2013 at 1:48 AM
My sister asked what is the story behind this drama, and I just said:
It's a story of high school students from another class of life and their growing pains. There's nothing much to it.
It's funny because I just finished watching Master's Sun and I can easily describe the storyline to anybody who'd ask. It has a clear plot. Whereas this drama continues to be just... well, a story about high school students. I still don't know what it's all about.
But I'm enjoying it as it is. It's an easy watch especially if I don't try to dig deep and pretend that I understand where every character is coming from. Just watch it as it is and it becomes yet again another Korean drama.
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123 Innit
October 31, 2013 at 1:52 AM
Kim Tan & Chan Young should totally be besties.... Since Young Do is still stuck in his 12 yrs old self.
The new besties are so much more fun to watch than the the tension between old besties that isn't going anywhere.
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124 JycMnrq
October 31, 2013 at 1:59 AM
In contrast, I like Young Do's complicated characteristic more than Kim Tan's. True enough, I am a sucker for the good guys. Haven't we had enough of those in the past? Apparently, in the case of The Heirs, it's the male lead (which is Kim Tan) who's the good guy and the second male lead (which is Young Do) who's the bad guy.
Kim Tan's good guy here does not appeal to me. There are good guys who are easily likeable and in the case of Kim Tan, I feel like his character is too shallow to the point that him being the "good guy" feels too dragged and too appealing that it has become cliche. Young Do's character sketch has more foundation than Tan's. I believe that his character will develop more in the coming episodes and at least, he will escalate into something more prominent whereas Tan's character will remain that way: sweet but dull, boring, and unbearable.
I started watching The Heirs believing that I will ship Tan and Eun Sang until the end, but as this show goes on, I am liking Young Do and Eun Sang more. We see how vulnerable Eun Sang is and it's depressing to see a pair of two vulnerable people, thus, Tan and Eun Sang. Tan and Eun Sang's ship is too full of drama and poetics and metaphors that are way too depressing for anyone. Eun Sang will need a guy who will challenge her and bring out the worst in her in order for her character to become stronger. I say give Young Do a chance because at least, in his own way, he's teaching Eun Sang to become more of a fighter instead of Tan trying to spoil her and thus making her weaker than she already is.
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adelmar
October 31, 2013 at 3:38 AM
Agreed. As much as I love Tan & Eun Sang together, sometimes I find myself anticipating more of Youngdo and Eunsang. I don't really get what Youngdo's actually thinking but their scenes seem to be much more interesting, at least that's what I see. Now I just need him to say out loud what he has in mind, cos I'm getting so frustrated trying to figure out his way of thinking.
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TS
October 31, 2013 at 5:03 AM
Kim Tan is not a good guy. He can't even remember who he bullied. That's so arrogant!
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JycMnrq
October 31, 2013 at 7:38 AM
I'm saying Kim Tan is a good guy in relation to people saying Young Do is a bad guy, if you get what I mean.
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Eunice
October 31, 2013 at 8:12 AM
me too.. liking Young Do and Eun Sang more ^__^
*guess I'll be skipping all Kim Tan - Eun Sang moments hahaha
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soup
October 31, 2013 at 9:12 AM
True this.
I LOVE LMH to the heavens, but its not working for me in Kim Tan's case. :|
In fact, Young Do is the ONLY character that's alive to me, he's just too amazing as an actor. I have no complaints because he wakes me up from the flatness of this drama.
I will probably not be able to second ship Young Do and Eun Sang but its not because of any reasons except that I have no feelings for Eun Sang.
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125 adelmar
October 31, 2013 at 3:31 AM
Sometimes I wonder if this is really Kim Eun Sook's drama. I was waiting for more actions in this episode, but it felt so...bland? Idk. I'm not really a fan of her works but her previous dramas just seemed so different. And by different I mean, despite the typicality in the storyline, she made it enjoyable and fun to watch.
But I couldn't find it in Heirs. I'm watching it solely bcos of LMH, PSH & KWB. And just like most people said, I don't get Young Do and Won at all. They're just...idek. I hope I can see more in ep7.
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126 midnightmint
October 31, 2013 at 3:31 AM
i do think this drama is a bit boring and lack of stories whatsoever. but damn if it isn't a pure eye candy to watch for. at least the actors are hot LOL
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127 Stuart
October 31, 2013 at 3:37 AM
The couple I'm most interested in is Bo Na and Chan Young - I like them together and especially like that he genuinely is just a friend to Eun Sang and adores his girlfriend. Also, THANK YOU for expressing exactly how I feel about Young Do!
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TS
October 31, 2013 at 5:02 AM
I never get the feeling he adores his girlfriend. I do get the feeling he adores Eun Sang. But then, in Dramaland, only one woman has a shot at any eligible man.
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128 coachpotato
October 31, 2013 at 4:00 AM
it's really similar to gossip girl.... pure eye candy and no plot and i love it!!!
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peacegee
October 31, 2013 at 6:42 PM
your comment is straight to the point, YES, I second that!!
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129 drama newbie
October 31, 2013 at 4:10 AM
I'm actually intrigued by Young Do as a character, does he like like Eun Sang or is he just pretending to like her to piss his ex BFF off? Call me a drama newbie (which I am) but I can't seem to guess what Young Do's endgame is, but I think have a sense of what's gonna happen for the rest of the characters at the end of this season.
Side note: Did anyone see Woo Bin on Running Man? That guy is hilarious hahah
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TS
October 31, 2013 at 5:01 AM
He likes Rachel. There's a dynamic between the two that's not just forced oppa and dongsaeng.
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Jeannie
November 20, 2013 at 8:30 AM
Drama Newbie, I saw Woo Bin on Running Man ep 138 and I totally loved him! He was very funny, adorably cute but in a shy way too. And that skinship with Lee Jong Suk ... oh my word! Just too sweet!
I found RM ep 138 more funny than ep 166, though that was pretty good too.
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130 TS
October 31, 2013 at 4:59 AM
I think what pisses me off is that, arranged or not, an engagement is an engagement, and the people involved have a certain status. The disrespect show for that status in this, and other dramas too, is really off-putting.
Doesn't help that I only get on for a Woobie & Rachel fix. I just wish it wouldn't be ruined by everyone else.
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luv_KimRaeWon
October 31, 2013 at 5:06 AM
Oh well!! I partially agree but why does Rachel have to put up with it?why not break it when she sees no love/respect in it?But i guess annoying 2nd leads wouldn't do that(though she hasn't been too annoying upto now)..think she'll up her game soon and try to stake her claim
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131 luv_KimRaeWon
October 31, 2013 at 5:02 AM
well!!not a path breaking drama, but i am enjoying it as a fast-food kind of drama..may not be nutritious, but my does it taste good.. love the Kim Tan-Eun Sang interactions and in this epi i found KT became a bit more assertive..keep giving me cute scenes in every epi and bring the bully to book and I'll stick with you my eye-candy drama..
i didn't find EunSang as whiny as the others here do..she isn't being very assertive but i don't think she being a doormat either..
have to agree with the others that the fluffy pink sweater was horrendous..I had read lots of (negative)comments about it before I watched the epi and braced myself, but still gasped when I saw LMH in it..That grabbed "the worst sweater" prize in this series though it had competition from a few more that poor LMH had to put on in the earlier episodes.
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132 Mel
October 31, 2013 at 5:35 AM
Am I the only one enjoying this show for the "young love story between high schoolers" that it is? I actually enjoy every single character. I'm the ultimate fan of the forward button when I watch korean dramas. But I haven't done that in this show. I'm liking each character, honestly. I don't know why. Even the part of Tan's mom talking with her friend I enjoyed.
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133 Stephanie
October 31, 2013 at 6:17 AM
I actually love all the characters. I used to think that Young Do is irritating but because I do see the emotions behind the facade it's okay. Like it's obvious that the reason behind his hatred for Kim Tan is because of his father's exploits. And Woo Bi has done a great job with his little reactions that already reveal that Young Do likes her. How he says "I've been dumped (by Eun Sang)" and how he feels abandoned but let's her go without confirmation of her part-time job. Most importantly, he allows Eun Sang to have the last say, most of the time. Which in his head is probably allowing her to win against him.
Tan probably understands his Hyung because he's doing the same thing to Rachel. Pushing her away because he doesn't wanna give her even an ounce of hope that the marriage is going to happen. If it weren't for her feelings he may not be so harsh. And maybe if Tan was fighting Won instead of wanting love from his Hyung, Won wouldn't be so insistent on Tan growing up. He wouldn't be so insistent on Tan steeling himself for what seems to be an inevitable fight; whether against hyung or the corporate bodies. Also, because he felt all the hurt since he was a kid, he feels that Tan should feel it too and the fact that someone else feels the same hurt is a twisted form of comfort for him, even if it means he is the one inflicting the same pain.
I love all the other characters as well. There are multiple side conflicts but they all are either light-hearted funsies or things that add to the main conflict/ the conflict within the main three. And even if the conflicts are dealt in a light-hearted manner, it doesn't mean that the conflict is any less meaningful.
Above all, I love Eun Sang. Like I said before, she is what I wished JanDi was. Not some crybaby but someone with enough confidence to hold herself and have enough wit to bounce back. The fact that she has worked in multiple jobs and managed to do well should have meant that she knows how to survive customer service; which is what Eun Sang is.
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134 bella57
October 31, 2013 at 6:31 AM
I watched this drama, really because of Lee Min Ho, but he is really to old to be in this drama. That said, he is a very good actor. If I didn't know his name, I would not have realized he was the same guy in BOF, Faith, City Hunter and now Heirs. What I mean is, if you watch Sandra Bullock, Meg Ryan, Tom Cruise, etc they are exactly the same in everything they do. LMH is different. That said, I also actually liked the scenes in LA better and I love watching Korean dramas.
Won and Young-Do are both crazy. Come on it's 2013; do we really car who is illegitimate? I mean, in many other countries people aren't married and those kids don't have ohh I'm illegitimate going? The whole I'm going to out you as illegitimate is crazy, but maybe I don't understand Korean culture.
Young-Do, although I hate bullying, is fun to watch, but he's scary.
Eun- Sang drives me crazy. If you don't stand up for the kid being bullied; you are no better than the bully.
I'm just shocked at how much bullying is depicted in Korean dramas. My kids got kicked off the school bus for 2 weeks for changing seats on the bus!. Those kids who picked on the bus monitor in Roch-cha cha NY got kicked out of school for a year. Why are there never any teachers in these Kdrama schools?
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Stephanie
October 31, 2013 at 7:00 AM
Those with big egos usually have parents with bigger egos who will protect the child to the point of threatening the teacher's job. Education is taken very seriously so if you kick my child out, I'll kick you out. And even if the teachers kick one bully out the victim's status does not change.
Eun Sang probably realised that she is powerless to do anything. She wants to be invisible. And stepping out has no effect other than negating any chance she has in lying low.
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bella57
October 31, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Thanks. All that said, I am totally addicted to Korean Dramas. There is just something very refreshing about many of them. I can't even watch American TV anymore.
And to think it all started when someone suggested I watch Lie to Me. They meant the American version; I watched the Korean version and the rest (too many dramas later to count) is history.
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135 Kaybee
October 31, 2013 at 6:38 AM
It is an over the top drama. Of course it is drama and not real life but everything is over dramatized to a bad effect. All the characters are boring and nothing to root for.
The lead actors are just doing their job but they suck this time for me. They are reliving their old characters from their earlier dramas and I wonder why it is just too cliche and predictable with their roles. Just the actress who is playing Rachel is playing an antagonist's role maybe for the first time that I've seen. I've seen her playing good girl role and the lead before especially in the musical drama What's up! She sucks here though...too stiff.
Krystal as Lee Bo Na is the only one who is a bit entertaining otherwise everything sucks for me...
Sorry....I am passing on this drama...Yaaawwwnnn...
P.S.- Sorry if I have upset any fans of the drama.
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136 dramarookie
October 31, 2013 at 6:42 AM
Kim Woo-bin . . . you just don’t know what to make of his character. Maybe I have more patience for him, I don’t know. He adds so many layers to a simple staring scene when he sees Tan grab Eun-sang’s hair tie. I try to figure out—is he jealous, angry, wistful. I like being confused about his motivations. (Thanks for the recap, JB!)
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137 Karen
October 31, 2013 at 6:47 AM
I think its kind of refreshing that the 2nd male lead is such an evil role. Most of the 2nd leads are the perfect caring why dont you pick him kind of characters and to me the 2nd female lead is always the evil one who throws a wrench in the main couples love fest. But we can pretty much count on Young Do to do the messing with this pair and I like that.
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JycMnrq
October 31, 2013 at 7:45 AM
Exactly what I think of Young Do!
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138 makoto
October 31, 2013 at 7:03 AM
I wish they give Chan Young - Bo Na more screentime because everyone but them are boring.
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139 Jade
October 31, 2013 at 7:07 AM
Personally, Young Do oppa is my all time favorite and I really want him and Eun Sang to be together, even thought it seems like there a very tiny chance of that happening. He doesn't seem hopeless to me, actually it makes me sad that he's been hurt so bad that he acts like an ultimate jerk almost 24/7. I don't know, We still have 13 more episodes to go, so something might change. ^-^ Heirs fighting~!
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Eunice
October 31, 2013 at 8:06 AM
me too -__-
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140 Abbie
October 31, 2013 at 7:33 AM
I have to say that, while Young-do is an asshole, jerkface bully, he is and continues to be, for me, one of the most compelling characters on the show. I can't help but laugh at him sometimes for what he says or how he acts, because it just seems like over-the-top bullying. And that's what he is. I enjoy his interactions with Tan and Eun-sang especially, because it's with them that he's different. With everyone else, including Rachel, he's an asshole bully, but I can't help but feeling that with Tan and Eun-sang he's a little more vulnerable. It's there, right under all his assy armor and you can't really see it. But that's what all bullies are, right? An asshole on the surface with a lot of buried emotions underneath. Or maybe I just want it to be like that because of my love of Kim Woo-bin? I think he's doing a great job playing a character who can easily go in another direction, but I'm holding out hope that that won't happen. I may not have a complete love for this writer's dramas, but I know she can write, and she's, so far, doing a good job here, imo. So I'm hoping she can do something with Young-do that makes him more relatable as a character so the audience can sympathize with him.
I like that Tan was the first to confess. I'm not really a fan of how he did, telling her to like him or leave, but I can understand. He seems to think that no one really cares for him, because hyung made him go to America, and is now leaving their house (I won't say home, because it most certainly isn't one) leaving Tan behind once again. His birth-mother is affectionate, and she loves him, but he doesn't seem to want her love, or at the very least doesn't think she's sincere about it. His dad is a brick wall who doesn't show affection even when he feels it, and his step-mother(?) Madam Jung doesn't care about him all that much either. He has a really affection-less family which is so sad for a teenager to feel. It explains why he is the way he is, and I'm sad for him and his family.
So that's why Tan confessed the way he did. He wants Eun-sang to like him as much as he likes her, so he gives her a choice. Love him or leave him. Not the most brilliant of choices, but you can't blame him after having the family that he has. He's afraid she'll leave him, so he gives her an out, even if he ends up hurt again. Which is why I really want him and Eun-sang's mom to meet and become friends, so he can experience the kind of mothely affection he's been deprived of, with a mother who's obsessed with becoming Wife instead of Mistress so she can get money, and a step-mother who's too stubborn for her own good. Both women push him to do things he doesn't want to (his engagement to Rachel, for one) but Eun-sang's mother isn't like that. She wants only what is best for Eun-sang with no ulterior motives. Tan could definitely benefit from that.
I've said my peace so I'll end this saying I love this show more than I thought I would. All the hype wasn't for nothing, so far. Thanks for the recap, Javabeans!
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141 k-soup
October 31, 2013 at 7:39 AM
I love it when Kim Tan playfully untie Eun Sang's hair tie. It's like, "don't let other guys see you pretty" :)
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142 Lixie
October 31, 2013 at 7:43 AM
I don't know if I should continue with this drama or not. Ep 6 bothered me some. I liked it better when they were in Cal because I got the feeling show didn't take itself so seriously and now it's like show really expects me to buy into the story. I get what some of you said, about Heirs being fast food and we are not supposed to think much about it or question it too much like other shows, otherwise we won't be able to enjoy it.
However there is a limit to how much I can take when things don't make much sense. Just to be clear I don't care about lack of plot or long stares or the fact almost none of them look like teens anymore, I can forget all this quickly. The thing I care about is lack of logic and some of the things really bothered me in 6 were:
- KT has this great idea about CES faking to be new money but that would be impossible. In a school like that all the kids would have connections to the administrative board/workers and they would know it to be lie in a second. KT would know this too well.
-ON the other hand, is show really pretending in a school like that, when kids make a point of knowing exactly who is who and all the parents know all the major chaebols situation, KT would have lied for years and NOBODY would know his mom was a mistress? That's even crazier.
-Ok, let's say this absurd scenario really is what show is saying could happen, still, this is NOT Joseon. What is the problem of being son of a third union and his mom not being married? All these kids would care is 1-money 2-looks 3-personality/influence and KT had all of those.
-The whole older brother hating of KT doesn't make a lick of sense either and show doesn't bother explaining it.
-Seriously, where are the other workers of that house? Mom can't be the only one. her scenes are funny but they seem out of a sitcom and completely out of tune.
Before anyone asks me why I'm still watching I'll confess my shallow reasons. :) I used to like LMH a lot! I was unable to drop any of his shows and even if I had zero expectations from Heirs because of KES, it is just confusing me too much! Maybe if someone explains those points I can enjoy more and stop thinking about this nonsense while I'm just trying to enjoy the silly moments.
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143 Happy
October 31, 2013 at 7:54 AM
I don't get this show. If all they want to do is to have a show on how the rich kids live out their lives in an uber rich school, they can just start the 1st episode on that premise. Instead, they had to take us all to California with Tan attending Uni and surfing etc.
I feel that the writer is trying to create Boys Over Flowers with a twist??! The parents, Won and all the characters all appear to live very vacuous lives. There seems to be no purpose in all that they do except for being rich. It's so unrealistic, it's bordering on being ridiculous.
Bo Nah is constantly thinking that Tan is still in love with her, Rachel wants to have Tan to herself and is being a bitch to everyone because she can't, Chan Young is Mr Good Guy who is available to ES at all times when she needs someone to listen, Won is a handsome but an unhappy brother who has a zero love life, Tan always jokes how handsome he is, mum is being silly drinking wine all the time, Tan & ES bumping into each other in the wine cellar….I think you get the drift. The characters are all so one-dimensional it just leaves viewers with nothing left to guess but to wait for the first kiss between Tan and ESang.
The only thing I enjoy about the show is watching LMH's prettiness. Thank God he is nice to look at although I don't enjoy seeing the layer/cake of foundation and lipstick on him…he is already so easy on the eye I doubt he needs all those additional make-up…..If there is no further plots or character development in the show, I will just stick to watching it for the sake of seeing LMH's prettiness….
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Eunice
October 31, 2013 at 8:03 AM
agreed..
but I rather enjoy Young Do ways of trying to get close to Eun Sang hahahaloL
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144 Eunice
October 31, 2013 at 8:00 AM
Don't you think that Young Do suits Eun Sang better?
Young Do may be a bully but I'm thinking he might change because of Eun Sang
and Kim Tan is just so pathetic and desperate with his love
though it's not completely one-side, shouldn't the confident Young Do won her heart in the end?
really hope for more Young Do - Eun Sang moments >.<
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145 min
October 31, 2013 at 8:03 AM
young do is the only reason why i am still watching. Bo Na and her bf are cute. But Heirs is over hyped. Without this cast, i dont think people will recommend it.
PSH and LMH have zero chemistry. And LMH is simply too old for this role. When he hugged his brother, playing a innocent brother who loves his hyung so much, i just can't buy it.
I think Eun Sang is a boring character. Writer may want her to be different from Jang Di, but she is making her character bland.
I love Lover in Paris, and this is the reason why i am watching this drama. But so far, i was not impressed.
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Eunice
October 31, 2013 at 8:04 AM
they also make Kim Tan looks like a 'gay'
especially since Personal Taste
hm...
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146 bluie
October 31, 2013 at 8:40 AM
Can someone give Tan a purpose in life?
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147 Kdrama Lover
October 31, 2013 at 8:41 AM
I LOVED last nights episode!!!!! I like how Tan FINALLY told Eun Sang he likes her. I like how she stood up to him & told him he's making it hard for her. It was SUPER unexpected when Tan hugged his brother. Young Do keeps giving me reasons why I was right in not liking him for the beginning. He's really sadistic. It was also interesting when they walked away from each other & we saw a flashback from when they were younger. Tan told Young Do that he was an illegitimate child & YD reacted like he didn't care about what he was just told & seemed to enjoy being told that piece of info that could be used against Tan in the future. You could see Tan's shocked face as he wasn't expecting that reaction. It's like you saw his heart break. He thought his friend would be more comforting and not so cold and calloused.
Oh and how he told her to leave her hair out. Every time she tried to tie it up, he comes behind her and takes it out. It’s like Korean men can just tell women want to do & control them at all times. I also like how he seems to always know where she is. Did he put a tracking device on her phone or something??? Talk about being a stalker. Lol Also, when Rachel saw his reaction to when the kid came into their class to say Young Do bothered Eun Sang. She saw that Tan was visibly affected by it. What’s Young Do’s deal? He likes showing Eun Sang his sadistic power. How’s that gonna win her over??? He beat up that poorless boy & then used him as bait to get her to his house. Then Rachel called Tan and told him Eun Sang was with Young Do. What the heck was that about??? Then he ran to her job & was relieved to see her there. This drama is SO cute!!!
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148 kaka
October 31, 2013 at 8:47 AM
this show is selling hot pan cakes! :P
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149 vk
October 31, 2013 at 9:29 AM
I just want to say all the music is amazing. Any plans for an album when it's done. Also, love the Corolla MV that Drama Fever is showing. The song with AZIATIX.
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150 binzer
October 31, 2013 at 9:58 AM
I personally find YD extremely easy to sympathize with. He has been raised by an abusive father to be elitist, but also feel inferior. That's pretty much the ultimate recipe for creating a bully. In the flash back I felt sorry for him too. He just saw his father cheating, and it that moment, how could he not feel a bit resentful toward someone like Tan? His only consolation would have been that he was still a loved and valued son, but then he finds out that illegitimate kids turn out like Tan: prized, popular, and in every way treated like a legitimate child (and even pushing other siblings out of the way). I'm not saying that Tan should be treated differently, but in that situation I can see how horrible the prospect would seem to YD (he'd end up like Won).
And on top of all that, YD is just a kid and is humiliated by what his friend saw, but not able to show such "weak"emotions. I think even a lot of non-bully kids would have lashed out.
I also find it sympathetic that YD is fighting with Tan so half-heartedly. He could just out him as illegitimate at any time, and he could've forced him to transfer too if he put up a fuss, but it's pretty clear that he misses his friend. He's the kinda guy that needs a good friend too, and I'm sensing that he feels abandoned.
Even his smiles are fake, and rather than enjoying his bullying, it seems like he doesn't know any other way to be at this point, without becoming a victim himself.
None of that truly excuses his despicable behavior, but it makes me root for him and want to see him grow. There's a good heart in there, and I think we're going to start to see more of it.
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Abbie
October 31, 2013 at 7:33 PM
THIS! Yes, I completely agree!
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