omg i just made a realization. in the gaeum arc, heejae says garam has one last chance before he gets dropped and garam plays, which is where we get the scene of heejae clapping his hands really menacingly. he says, "play it just like that". same arc where garam had to learn rachmaninoff. in ch.170 garam shows heejae his rachmaninoff interpretation and HEEJAE CLAPS AGAIN. later, heejae says "that's exactly how you play it". granted the scenes are not the same tone but i can't believe this flew over my head the first time.
i was thinking that since season 5 has been going for so long now, what would happen if the series went on into its 6th season? and if so what would it take in story to change them since s5 has been the longest overall, and bdk doesn't seem to half ass the differences between s4 and s5. it got me thinking could this possibly hint at a future separation for the s5 finale? im so sick of the treatment heejae has been giving garam and while im rooting for them both i also want garam to heal first. and with ch. 206 and 207 with garam growing resentful and bitter at heejae's callousness, it doesn't seem like things will change unless something drastic happens. also, since we've already met crueger and compton, im wondering if choi will appear again? there was that parallel with the orchestra member's mental health issues so it could be interesting to see how heejae tackles the consequences of his destructive teaching methods, which seems to be the core of this current arc. ahhh this series hurts so good
i knew it was too easy ╥﹏╥ heejae. use. your. words!!!
i really love what bdk is doing bc im really tired of garam always accepting this bum ass treatment from heejae. S4-5 has been all about what garam's music means, and it being the only way he and heejae "really" see each other. i feel like heejae from before the compton arc wouldn't really feel the need to feel that bad about it, so maybe heejae's reaction is a good thing??
i’ll be honest, as an author BDK is crazy.
garam gets his scar in ch. 3. TO PULL OUT A STUNT LIKE THIS AFTER HUNDREDS OF CHAPTERS, LITERALLY *YEARS* AFTER THE CHAPTER’S RELEASE???? THAT TAKES GUTS AS AN AUTHOR, MAD PROPS TO BDK. (and mad props to sage!)
edit: came back cuz im not done. wdym you reveal in such tragic fashion that heejae has only JUST noticed such a glaringly obvious part of garam’s appearance? heejae’s seen garam’s whole body more times than we could count and he STILL didn’t notice the scar. jfc this series just makes me put my head in my hands sometimes
i feel like i didn’t make enough noise for garam calling heejae cute and heejae literally shuddering at this a kitten who is 40 years old
god its so weird at the beginning of the ch. now i really wanna know why everyone was tryna crowd garam, they're all being overly nice and introducing themselves out of nowhere. i was worried for a second that they were doing it so someone could steal from him or plant some kind of camera/microphone. if it was just to separate him from kathy, that makes sense too, but damn this entire compton arc has full of weird cult-y shit so idfk
jesus this chapter is so sinister when you think abt compton's other appearances. in one of his first scenes he's doing the same thing to another character named lila and she seems visibly uncomfortable being around him that time. SO THATS WHY. this place needs a FUCKING HR DEPARTMENT someone send compton to the mental hospital already!! (even the regular hospital would be fine with me)
abbott elementary: "just so you know... i am slowly building my case"
i know its not here, but i literally need to know what happened with the sunbae and his bf (who is the ex of si-eon) like YESTERDAY. how did they meet?? how did he come to have the ring?? what happens to their relationship now????? AUGHHH its not fair…i was really hoping to see them in the epilogue too
stop i just realized the breakfast scene is supposed to be CHRISTMAS MORNING