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Thursday, February 20, 2014
You Who Came from the Stars: Episode 19
별에서 온 그대: 제19회
Min-Joon
drops Song-Yi off at his apartment and asks her to wait there as he is just going
to meet someone for an urgent matter. Finding his diary, she reads his last
entry where he confesses that he has chosen to stay on this planet for her even
if it could mean his death. The person he is meeting is actually Hwi-Kyeong,
who asks for his help to set his brother up. Everything works according to
plan, with Hwi-Kyeong almost getting shot. Recorded on CCTV, his brother gets
arrested right on the spot. Facing a throng of reporters who have been alerted
for the arrest, he then reveals how he has just covertly invited Song-Yi to a
restaurant to have her drink her favorite wine laced with fatal poison, which
she would be doing right at that very moment. He then dares Min-Joon to choose
between saving her and protecting his secret. He chooses her, and a media chaos
ensues with the revelation of his powers in public in an all-out attempt to
save her life, which he eventually does. They then teleport to a beautiful
secluded island where they spend time together without a single worry in mind. Their
impromptu vacation ends with a proposal, which she accepts and rejects, asking
him to leave and live instead.
Yet
another bittersweet episode! Perhaps, the most haunting line, though, comes
from that scholar whom Min-Joon meets back then prophesizing how he would fall
in love before he returns to his planet and how the feeling would prove to be
very cruel for him. The irony of living for the moment when you know that it
would never last is cruel indeed, and this is the prevalent atmosphere looming
in the last few episodes. The big reveal about his supernatural abilities seems
a bit anti-climactic, though, given how they opted for a rather quick denouement
via the impromptu island vacation. Even so, you are reminded that Hwi-Kyeong’s
brother is not really the main villain here, but rather Alien’s situation, and
to some extent, that double edged sword called love which serves as the source
of both his happiness and impending demise. What is bound to happen is still up
in the air after this episode, a cliff-hanger in every sense of the word. How
the writers would conclude this show’s run is anyone’s guess, and the pressure
is on because everyone wants a realistic albeit satisfactory ending. Good luck
with that.
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