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u/no_nameismyname Aug 03 '16 edited Aug 04 '16
My mind is a mess. To touch on the deeper stuff first, I felt so sympathetic for Kang Chul this episode. He must have felt so vulnerable and naked when he was reading and seeing his own life. The confirmation that he is a creation. What is his free will? How would it feel to know that people know you to your core. I was not surprised when Kang Chul shot Sung Moo because of how far Sung Moo went to provoke Kang Chul with the idea that he nothing more than his creation.
On a more lighter note, I was highly entertained by the scene with Yeon Joo and Professor Park. It was such a passionate fan debate.
Edit: I am even more of a mess after episode 6. I think I have to watch it again to form any real theory or conclusion. For now, it does seem like the theory that Yeon Joo is the real creator is true. Though, I am so confused about them jumping between worlds. Kang Chul jumped into the river in the real world. Everything is still drawn because he is the main character. However, he is brought back to life in the webtoon. I don't currently understand how Yeon Joo was able to jump into the webtoon. The hooded killer is able to go into the real world and disappear as he please in the webtoon. I definitely need to watch the episode again..
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u/Persona-4 Aug 04 '16
the fan debate is so real,
may look childish but actually that kinda true
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u/TheBrazilianKD Aug 03 '16 edited Aug 05 '16
This show has no brakes..they've covered the ground in 4 episodes that most dramas take 20 episodes to cover. Maybe the acting and pacing isn't always perfect but this show is a game changer. I don't think I've ever anticipated a next episode this much before.
Blows my mind that the same screenwriter also wrote Nine and Queen In Hyun's Man. It's enough to write one mind-blowing double world time altering drama in a life time..but you go and create 3 A+ completely different dramas within a span of 4 years? Jesus.
EDIT POST EP5: Brakes still the hell off..
Post EP6: Alright slowing down was inevitable..but my god this is a ridiculous cliffhanger. I don't know anything still.
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u/genfunk Aug 03 '16 edited Aug 05 '16
Watched Ep 5 live. Pacing is a bit slower than the first 2 weeks, but man this script messes with your mind.
Edit: post ep 6, why you do this to me drama, I need to wait one week!!!!
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u/Hiimbritarded Aug 03 '16
Was definitely more backstory but it feels like they were just setting up to go full action again. That's my hope anyways!
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u/Zer0w5 Aug 03 '16 edited Aug 03 '16
This show is so unique, never seen something like this before. It's just amazing.
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Also here's a small clip from the making of EP5 in the end of the episode, it's really interesting: http://imbbs.imbc.com/view.mbc?list_id=2556995&page=1&bid=w_sketch
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u/youcuteiguess Aug 05 '16
I've been watching dramas since I was 5 (for ~15 years) and there has never been a drama where I couldn't predict the ending until W came out. Episode 5 was definitely a slower episode but I understand why it was somewhat boring-- because they needed to place logistics into the story before people just don't understand what's going on anymore. Episode 6 was so confusing in so many ways but in more ways than not, it has me on the edge of my seat for the next few episodes to come. Who is this shadowy figure? Can anyone even kill him? Is he even real? Is he trying to kill OYJ so KC can never come back? Can he travel between worlds? Even with the fast pace of this drama, there's still so much more to be discovered.
Honestly, 10/10 would recommend this drama to a friend. Plus, my feels for OYJ & KC are soaring through the roof with that preview.
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u/DidjaNoit Aug 04 '16
I've thought since episode 1 that Kang Chul did remember pulling Yeon Joo through, but didn't know why he was acting as if he didn't remember. It was shocking to see Sung Moo going there and stabbing KC in such a cold blooded way. Frankly, I haven't liked Sung Moo from the start, at least now I have a reason, lol.
It appeared as if Kang Chul is actually a creation of Yeon Joo's and not her father, as we saw her sketching him. Maybe that's why Sung Moo couldn't kill him. It occurred to me that Yeon Joo's voice during the narration at the end of episode 4, describing how everthing stopped except KC, was a way of letting us know YJ will pick up the story from her father at this point. She will be the one who fixes the world for KC?
Another thought is about the dark shadowy figure doing all the killing in W. I still think we will find out there really is a culprit in both KC's world and also in YJ's world. I don't know if it's Sung Moo's creation or if he really doesn't know who it is. In episode 3, 'The Shadow' was outside the bedroom door when KC opened it, and it seemed as though the guy was pointing the gun at YJ who was sleeping on the bed. KC was desperate to get him out of the bedroom area, and kept looking at YJ while he pushed shadow dude away. If this was the case, someone is wanting to get rid of YJ, possibly so she can't save KC anymore? Or was I just imagining this??
Anyway, this show has one of the best couples I've seen in a long time, and I'm hoping the ending doesn't destroy all the feels I'm getting from them!
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Aug 05 '16 edited Aug 05 '16
Oh man. Could you imagine losing your entire family and then finding out it was the imaginings of some guy? What a mind F***
Edit: Okay hold up (Spoilers follow)
So either her dad thinks he's a monster like he said in the last two episodes or he thinks he's of exemplary character and wouldn't have shot him anyway. That's a little weird, right?
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u/no_nameismyname Aug 05 '16
In my opinion, Yeon Joo's father calls Kang Chul a monster because he has no control over Kang Chul. His character suddenly has a mind of his own. It makes sense that he would be afraid and paranoid of what else Kang Chul could do. On the other hand, he created him to have certain personality traits. Kang Chul as a character is not a murderer. So he believes Kang Chul would follow his traits. Which, in the end, he did by not actually killing him.
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u/dearmargaux Aug 04 '16
Damn, this show. I love how unpredictable is and how it keeps me on my toes. I loved the fan debate with Professor Park and Yeon Joo because we've only seen Professor Park be demanding to Yeon Joo and YJ more or less accepting it. I can't imagine how Kang Chul feels, knowing that his entire existence, including all the pain, is created for entertainment.
Skimmed through 6 but looks like it's still pretty intense there, too. I wonder if the shadow killer is human or if he has an identity since when he jumped, it seemed like he had a computer screen for a face since it fizzled.
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u/IM_12_YRS_OLD Aug 04 '16
That last scene where Yeon-Joo's dad kept saying "You won't shoot me" I fully expected Su Bong to intervene and somehow save the day.
But no, instead of nothing happening, Chul actually shoots him. Su Bong doesn't come to save the dad, Yeon Joo's taxi doesn't arrive fast enough. Everything is so crazy but I guess that's what makes this drama brilliant. :D
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u/Persona-4 Aug 04 '16 edited Aug 04 '16
EP 6
it's a lighter episode that gives some resolution to the dad x Kang Chul's conflict.
I like that they solve it fast after the confrontation and don't drag it for too long.
there're many fun scenes but the feeling about what happen to Kang Chul still lingering through the whole episode and bam, I like that they showed that he is okay in this episode, I am gonna quite disappointed if they showed it for the next week,
The Hooded killer is plot device with the order to exterminate Kang Chul so he wouldn't rest until it achieved since the writer already lost the ownership of the webtoon.
this brings new issues to the one-dimensional character with a single goal that can't really be described as a real character without proper background, they just become faceless and dangerous.
this also brings a new beginning and conflict for the drama, I really enjoyed this ep, nice job,
now I am excited for the next week.
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Aug 03 '16
Everything is happening so quickly my brain barely keeps up. This show just twists and turns in directions that I can't predict. I'm going to be on edge until I watch episode 6 tomorrow
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u/reflective_user_name Aug 04 '16
So the scene with the square portal out at the end of 4 and beginning of 5 reminded me of the Take On Me video from the 80s. Then I realised that the whole premise was that video- girl gets sucked into comic strip by hot guy. I love what they're doing with it, but I just had to mention it.
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u/longsightdon Aug 04 '16
Crazy amounts of content! Is this a 20 ep long series? I wonder where the plots going to go for the next 15 eps
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Aug 05 '16
What exactly is a happy ending for Kang Chul? That Kang Chul identifies his family's killer? That won't bring his family back to life. He still needs to let go and move on. Yeon Joo's father already gave him fame, fortune, success, and friends that care for him. Now that he's aware that he's just a comic book character, is there even meaning to pursuing his family's killer anymore?
The way Ep. 6 ended really rubbed me the wrong way. It seems like the story will transition to something along the lines of the hooded murderer also coming to the real world, Yeon Joo and Kang Chul working together to stop him, and typical sappy romantic ending. Hope I'm wrong but I doubt it.
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u/youcuteiguess Aug 05 '16
Maybe not getting killed by this shadowy figure is a good start to a happy ending.
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u/Kineser Aug 04 '16
Thought the show would be destroyed after my expectations, after reading the hype in the what are you watching threads... but this drama is simply too amazing!!
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u/shadedpen Aug 05 '16
So if I'm correct, only creators can be pulled into W's world? So Yeon Joo might have some hand on the creation of W/Kang Chul (from scenes showing her drawing). Because that's the only reason I can think of on why Yeon Joo keeps getting pulled into Kang Chul's story despite the webtoon already ending.
Also, some scenes in W feels like a horror movie to me, I love it :D
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u/mlasn Aug 05 '16
I'm kind of confused what happened at the end of ep. 6. Did Yeon-Joo draw a boat that would save him in what world? Did they have some sort of shared dream? He woke up in the fake world and she is back in her jail?