i think chap 80 was the end of season 2...so we'll prob have to wait like 5 more months if the in-between season hiatus is as long as last time...js thought id give some closure to everyone here...
what a heartbreaking chapter. like everybody else here, i'm so proud of nora for being able to stand his ground, keep his steadiness, and cut to the chase. but it's so sad, however much deserved, to see that detachment, that distance he puts between him and his parents--ex: referring to his father as a diplomat, implying this as more of a business deal than a family dispute--and yet to see so many years of pain still shine through. in these moments, i think of nora's sketchbook filled with views of his father's back. the idolization and longing for a father turned to disillusionment.
and yet, as much as i feel disdain for albrecht and heidi for what they've done to nora, there's a part of me that understands them in this moment. i believe that nora's parents have always loved him. i think that's clear in this chapter, especially where albrecht becomes vulnerable to the point where he can admit that he's afraid of losing his only child. but heidi and albrecht are marred by their own complexes and traumas. albrecht, suffering under a clearly physically (if not also emotionally) abusive father in a rigid household, attempts to give his son a better upbringing, ultimately cannot escape the cycle. heidi, threatened by the oppressive patriarchy of the nuremberg house and steeped in shame over her own weakness, cannot bring herself to protect her son. i think they are aware and regret (at least some of) the pain they have caused him. it makes sense that they wouldn't want him to put his life on the line--out of both political rationality and care for him. to me, nora's parents are among the most interesting in this story for their immense complexity. obviously, none of this excuses their treatment and neglect of nora; it just adds another layer of tragedy to this impossible situation.
with shuri, we see the true sacrifice of a mother. i do think that it was the right choice to shield rachel from a fact that would be so life-altering, and likely damaging to such a young girl. but it doesn't erase the fact that shuri must yet again conceal the truth of what happened to her--must pretend as though all of her pain was nonexistent. her trauma, only just recalled, must be ridiculed as a horrible lie for the sake of innocent ears. i understand jeremy's tears when he listens to this. by now, he knows of the extent of shuri's suffering--maybe not the specifics, but he can see its presence. he is unbearably aware of what she gave up--her childhood and innocence--to be their mother. he is constantly confronted with the fact that as much as he and the children love her and as much as she loves them, she is chained to them, and will not be able to live freely until their familial tie is severed. he listens as shuri protects his sister's innocence when that of her own was not protected. he listens as her bittersweet tears start to fall as she forsakes her truth for love.
No please keep doing this, I love a recap and a deepdive
I can't tell you how satisfying it was to see Nora really stand up to his parents. Funny enough they are one of my favourite characters because I am allowed to love and hate them simultaneously.
This is my favourite book to manhwa adaptation. I like how the artists take the took the relatively generic source material and add so much to it in a good way. Which is why it pains me that I have no one to discuss this manhwa with ╥﹏╥
I love this
You write such good review. Love this for you.
this is genuinely pmo so bad ur telling me i waited a week for literally nothing????!!!!! like this is not the time to be engaging in activity guys THIS IS NOT THE VIBE. like ughhh im trying to be understanding bc eungyo has gone thru a lot and it makes sense that she wouldnt have an easy time communicating in a relationship but like UGHHHHHH PLEASE HURRY UP OMFG. and the fact that jaeheon was given a big fat chance to tell the truth and didnt is genuinely pmo so bad holy shit. this is actually so unbelievably frustrating
is this on hiatus or something???????? please come backkkkkk (/TДT)/
THIS CHAPTER WAS WAY TOO SHORT HELLO. where tf is my groveling????!!!!!
the reactions to nora coming in were just heart-wrenching. the way that all three of the younger siblings were crying--together--the twins comforting elias, who was so relieved to see nora that he broke down. jeremy's nonchalant reception, a testament to his absolute faith in nora and that he really would come, even if it killed him. and shuri's figure--hand clutching her chest, head bowed, shoulders slumped...a stark difference to her stiff, stark postures and expressions when she felt as though she were fighting a battle for her family's lives on her own. with nora's arrival, that burden is lifted; her family is saved; she is given a second chance at life.
Oh...ლ(´ڡ`ლ) you said it so beautifully and accurate ╥﹏╥. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT AND FELT.....(๑•ㅂ•)و✧
guys yk i love this worldbuilding thru religion but goddamn i have no idea what those bible verses were saying. like girl u gotta translate this for me bc im so lost
Ikr. I was reading every line 3 times to better understand what it was saying but, i only understand a quarter of it. I felt like i can no longer understand english, the english i know wasn't this hard to understand.
Basically that all life and death is gods will and should you deviate from his will, it is under his purview to punish you accordingly (by making you remember your past lives and past regrets). God decides all. Both carcel and ines remember their past lives and feel immense guilt over it and as most biblical verse are, it points all fingers back to god which relieves them of their guilt since it’s like “ah but this is still gods plan so I didn’t do anything bad since he created me this flawed!” Ofc it doesn’t work perfectly because you’re still facing the same people and still making the same mistakes and those make you feel bad but the bible verses all have an underlying meaning of “this is gods world and we are just puppets so let him puppeteer you and don’t deviate from the script”. Carcel needs to not do things differently now that he knows and he needs to stop avoiding ines. Ines needs to stop trying to survive alone and needs to rely on carcel for support. Hopefully they can address this head on by talking about the bible and letting out their true feelings.
Basically, Ines recognizes that her time of death is not for her to choose. As the scripture said, there is a time for everything including a time to die. The scripture also says that the time of death for each person is already appointed. Remember in Bilbao Emiliano said he died outside his predestined death according to Apostle Anastasio. That’s why he received a second chance to live so that he can meet his predestined or proper death.
From reading the scripture, Ines is pondering if the reason she keeps repeating her life is because she chose to commit suicide rather than died her true death. This is not a new thought for Ines because her ultimate goal all along in this current life is to meet her proper death. That’s why she tried not to make anymore mistakes. Even after accepting she wants to live for a long time beside Carcel, she still wants to meet her true death in old age and rest eternally afterwards. Ep24 is one of the places where she mentioned she longs for her true death.
Ep24:
I WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN TRUE FREEDOM…AND WITH THAT MY TRUE DEATH WILL BE WAITING FOR ME AND THE END OF THIS LIFE.
THANK U SO MUCH OMG i will reread the chap w this in mind.
guys i have LITTERALLYYYY been waiting for this for so long. i need this crash out to CRASH OUT i tell u i need it to be DRIPPING with angst i NEED him to feel her wrath i need him to prostrate himself on the fucking floor in front of her before hes allowed to even look at her or breathe in the same air. YES i am rooting for him as the ml YES i hate the two other guys YES hes toxic and YES this is his penance for lying this is the beginning of his redemption i swear it. best case scenario eungyo makes a complete recovery from both dohyun and jaeheon and rises from the ashes a new woman. either way hes gonna build himself from the ground up a NEW MAN he better and if he doesnt if he doesnt SUFFER enough im genuinely going to TWEAK out
I literally let out a fuckin caveman scream as soon as I read the last panel! Im sad for FL but im also hella ready for her to just lose it on all of these mens ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ╧╧
ON GOD
it's officially been five years--almost exactly to the day--since i finished reading this. ive never reread it once or engaged in any kind of community since then, but i still think about it a lot.
wait loid and yor highkey ate that up