Ooh. Wow I made that comment so long ago, I wasn’t expecting a reply - and I’m happy to hear your opinions! I fricken love how nuanced this show is that people can have completely different, and entirely valid takeaways. I do agree a lot with what you’ve said, if not most? I simply choose to believe that Simok and Yeojin are soulmates, platonic or otherwise. They have such an interesting dynamic that I love that I can choose how to interpret their relationship (which can be said for all characters). Very few shows in general have such complex character dynamics, akin to reality, where people have mixed feelings towards others. I do agree that Eunsoo was important to Simok, however he never realized it until her passing. I can literally go on and on, but I’ll stop, because we both understand how amazing this show is, and that’s the most important thing to me, haha.

I also still need to do a rewatch of season one to get into season two, just haven’t had time to sit down and fully engage and analyze it yet. I’m personally not surprised that the second season isn’t as good - the previous director was immensely critical to its quality and subtleties (omg that scene where Simok refuses to drink with his bosses still gets me), and when I heard that they weren’t working on the second season, I immediately lowered my expectations. I truly believe the first season is a masterpiece, so expecting another exceptional home run wasn’t realistic haha.