I hate that Mokyeon regressed into a literal child. Is it really so difficult to write a compelling redemption arc while keeping some semblance of who the character was in Season 1? He doesn't need to be exactly the same, but there should at least be some continuity in his personality. The author did so well opening this season with such a heavy backstory which contextualized a lot of Mokyeon's actions in season 1. I really thought it was setting up a much more interesting direction for his character, but instead of exploring all that complexity, Mokyeon got reduced into this borderline suicidal crybaby just so that Nanjo would have to look at him. It feels like the author took the easy route of making him pathetic enough to sympathize with and forgive, as if readers couldn't make sense of him without having his character simplified for us.
I hate that Mokyeon regressed into a literal child. Is it really so difficult to write a compelling redemption arc while keeping some semblance of who the character was in Season 1? He doesn't need to be exactly the same, but there should at least be some continuity in his personality. The author did so well opening this season with such a heavy backstory which contextualized a lot of Mokyeon's actions in season 1. I really thought it was setting up a much more interesting direction for his character, but instead of exploring all that complexity, Mokyeon got reduced into this borderline suicidal crybaby just so that Nanjo would have to look at him. It feels like the author took the easy route of making him pathetic enough to sympathize with and forgive, as if readers couldn't make sense of him without having his character simplified for us.