I read an article the other day, about how Global Citizenship is being taught in S. Korean Social Studies textbooks, and it made me want to share a few of my profound thoughts and opinions. Then I skimmed over the newsfeed on my Facebook page and had a minor, inferiority-complex attack based on the uber intelligent and diligent postings of my friends and cohorts. Therefore, I decided to write about something a bit fluffier- those moments in Korean dramas when nothing goes as it should and you seriously wonder why the writer(s) had to seriously screw it up in the end.
Example 1- Assorted Gems- I thought Ruby would end up with Kyle. Instead, she ended up with the same guy from the beginning. Granted, his character matured enough, but I thought hers did as well. Therefore, shouldn’t she eventually end up with the one who makes her a better person?
Example 2- Lovers in Paris- I’m all for open endings and ambiguity- at least I can tell myself it ended well. To complete the show with "oh, and by the way this beautiful love story was a figment of her imagination" is either poor writing on the part of the writer or someone trying to hard to be artistic and meaningful. If you’re going to tell a fairy tale, it should remain one until the end.
This is where it should have ended. Oh well.
Example 3- Sign- I loved this show, but having the main lead sacrifice himself needlessly in the end for the sake of justice was upsetting – especially as it caught me by surprise and I ended up bawling in my living room at 3 a.m. (I had the same sort of reaction in NCIS when Kate died). If he was such a smart man, couldn’t he have figured out another method? At least the other couple lived.
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