But before diving into the scene, let’s just remember when it takes place. The 🍊scene is from ep 7 of #TheRedSleeve. As the young crown prince and the court lady interact we can already see their feelings growing for eo, but only San expressing them boldly #LeeJunHo#LeeSeYoung
In the ep 5 of #TheRedSleeve, aka the date at the bookstore, San shyly declared himself when he said « were you swayed by me or was I swayed by you? » . But at this moment, Deok Im didn’t get the depth of his love for her. #LeeJunHo#LeeSeYoung
Then come the bath scene in the ep 6 #TheRedSleeve where both of them experiment the growing yearning and the mutual attachment. Deok Im, who always keeps her calm and never shows her feelings had her heart fluttered after that. #LeeSeYoung#LeeJunHo
In the ep 7 of #TheRedSleeve, San hears the G4 chatting & grilling chestnust. When Deok Im tells them that she likes him, he’s suddenly the happiest man in the world. Comforted by the idea that his love is reciprocal, he’s about to confess his feelings #LeeJunHo#LeeSeYoung
At that time 🍊 was very rare and precious. Only royals could eat them. The 🍊were cultivated on Jeju Island. But the one San wanted to offer to Deok Im is very special. It’s the only one grows in the royal greenhouse. So the 🍊holds a special meaning #LeeSeYoung#LeeJunHo
The scene begins with Deok Im teasing San for always working and getting no pleasure in life. So, when she replies with a little of mockery: « yes 🤣😂», he puts down his brush and replies that he’s doing right now something he likes #LeeJunHo#LeeSeYoung
« Here in my favorite place with the person I adore ». It’s a love confession. Still cautiously and shyly expressed, bc at that point he has no direct sign that his feelings are mutual. When San speaks, see how Deok Im’s eyes express surprise and fear mixed #LeeSeYoung#LeeJunHo
Maybe bc he was surprised himself by his confession, San suddenly changed the subject to break the silence between them by offering the 🍊 he concealed earlier for Deok Im. #LeeJunHo#LeeSeYoung
When San tells Deok Im he spared the unique 🍊for her, she understands how serious he is. At first, you can see her slightly smiling, happy to hear his love declaration. But then Deok Im’s face darkens as she understand what it implies: becoming a concubine #LeeJunHo#LeeSeYoung
The 🍊is the metaphor for San’s heart. It’s rare and precious. It’s the only one that could be culvitated in an hostile and non nurturing place, as he did as crown prince. If Deok Im accepts the 🍊she also accepts San’s heart, which she can’t #TheRedSleeve#LeeSeYoung#LeeJunHo
By accepting what San calls a mere fruit, Deok Im would accept to be favoured by him, which would be sending him the wrong signal, as she doesn’t want their situation to change. So she declines it #TheRedSleeve#LeeSeYoung#LeeJunHo
But what does usually San when Deok Im acts as she wants ? He tries to force her…what he would do again with his proposals, which lead to more rejections from her. Bc, the more he pushes the more she pulls #TheRedSleeve#LeeJunHo#LeeSeYoung
These lines in the 🍊scene « I never wanted it » echo with the ep17, when San reproaches her to let herself die after Mun Hyo’s death. She had never intended to become his concubine and never wanted to be forced to #TheRedSleeve#LeeJunHo#LeeJunHo
As a court lady Deok Im belongs to San. Yet, she fights in order to keep the right to live as she chose to no matter what. This kind of behavior is anachronistic. Joseon era, influenced by Confucianism, is a mysoginist and patriarcal society #TheRedSleeve#LeeJunHo#LeeSeYoung
San, as clever as he is, fully understands that they aren’t talking about the 🍊but about the concubine position. That’s why he’ll go and see the royal head guard to confirm what he had heard earlier, which was finally a joke. #TheRedSleeve#LeeJunHo#LeeSeYoung
[STORY TIME : my (male) friend asking me about #TheRose concert in Paris. He asked to see some videos (I swear to God I didn’t force him even though I’m litterally flooding my TL with #TheRose) and here’s our convo. 🤠: girls are hysterical! I’m sure you screamed too.
👧: ofc…
👧: how did you think I lost my voice ?
👧: see that man [Dojoon]? I am gonna ask him to marry me.
🤠(jealous mode): are you interested in underage kids now ?
👧: they are 30-ish yo. It’s fine, you know …🤠: did they travel to Brazil ? [insinuating surgery]
👧: ofc not. [note..
To myself : try to explain him the power of genetics and the magic of kbeauty…]
- 🤠: it sounds like Korean Harry Styles
- 👧: Absolutely not. WTF 😱😱😱 - 👧: I’ll send you some links. - 🤠: ok
With the opening of #ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo we can mesure the accurancy & efforts YoungWoo is portrayed as a person with asd, as we can already autism’s typical characteristics : ritual behaviors, hypersensitivity of the 5 senses alignement & tidying,…
The tone is giving with the presence of 🐳 everywhere : paintings, key chain or decorative objects . But more surprising, 🐳 are everywhere in youngwoo’s life on her way to the courthouse: 🐳 in the sky or the puddle, 🐳 forms in the traffic lights. It brings a fantasy touch & ..
#ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo : analysis of the concepts of feminism, social classes & ceiling glass underlying the drama - a thread 🧵🐋🐳
In a world dominated by men, the 2 major law firms portrayed in #ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo are both directed by 2 women, which is rare enough to be highlighted. Those 2 CEO seem to be very similar : 2 women graduated from SNU law school but also both heiresses of their companies
Those 2 women are, at the same time, role figures for YoungWoo, but also 2 potential maternal figures as she was raised by her single father. Her own grandmother despised her so YoungWoo didn’t have a positive female character to grow up with #ExtraordinaryAttorneyWooEp8
When we 1st met ChangHee, he’s asking to his father the permission to take a loan to get a car, so the siblings could stop commuting everyday by train. But Yeom dad refuses bc Chang Hee was unable to pay for his previous car #MyLiberationNotes
For Chang Hee, not having a car is an obstacle to his love life, as he can’t go wherever he wants so easily. As a single man living at his parents’ house, it’s also the only place he could have some intimacy #MyLiberationNotes
I really had high hopes for #TheRedSleeve at the #BaeksangArtsAwards2022 . Congrats to #LeeJunHo for best actor & popularity award : this amazing actor has finally his season! He’s getting what he deserved for #JustBetweenLovers .Even if every nominee deserved to win, I can’t ….
…help to be disappointed for #TheRedSleeve cast & god Ji In. I wanted them to get the #BaeksangArtsAwards2022 recognition they deserved for all the joy (& pain) they brought to us. I’m specially disappointed for #LeeSeYoung . Even if I knew she could miss the best actress award.
I really wanted her to have it (don’t misunderstand me: Kim TaeRi nailed it as Hee Do). Because #LeeSeYoung is such a dedicate & passionate actress, I wanted to see that her efforts haven’t betrayed her. For someone who almost quit acting, this award would have been the proof…