Coffee Prince ep.11&12

As the weeks go by, I still find myself liking the character Han Yoo Joo even less and less. I guess it is because I know real women like her. It seems like she is not able to forgive Han Seong for kissing and falling for Eun Chan. However, he forgave her for leaving him for another man, DK, for three years and for at least for that first year, she was still dating Han Seong. The only thing that she could say in her defense towards him is that he is not like her and he gets attached too easily. It makes sense to write a selfish, beautiful character who feels threatened by the younger, cool, laid back tomboy character. That way, more of a balance is created between the female main character and other female characters outside of her family. I just still cannot believe the stunt Han Yoo Joo tried to pull with Han Seong and DK. She actually tried to get them to be her little pawns and fight over her. I am just glad that DK and Han Seong had the sense to know what she was trying to pull and diffuse the situation before it escalated. This is something that you normally do not see in American dramas. Instead, somebody usually ends up dead. They should have made her pay a "choosing fee" (Professor Kim: if you want to know what this means, I have no problem discussing this with you one on one).

Next, I want to talk about the relationship between Han Kyul and Eun Chan. First of all, I understand as a man why Han Kyul was so mad at Eun Chan. She could have told him that she was really a girl from the start and the situation could have been avoided. Also, the fact that he was the last person to know Eun Chan's true gender was really unfair. It was already bad enough that everyone else in the coffee shop knew, but Han Seong and Han Yoo Joo also knew. That meant that only his grandmother and his parents were the only other characters on the show who did not know. Speaking of his grandmother and his parents, I still cannot believe that they did not tell him that the man he met is his biological father. I mean, Han Kyul is no longer a child. He is a thirty year old man and he should be able to handle the truth by now. However, I think he knows that there is something else that his parents are not telling him and that adds to his feelings of betrayal from both family and friends. Besides this, one interesting thing that I noticed is when he still thought that Eun Chan was a man he gave into his feelings for her and told her that he no longer cared what people would think about their relationship starting that following day at the coffee shop. However, when the two of them were outside holding hands and one of the co-workers walked past, he quickly took his hand from her's.

On the other hand, I can also understand where Eun Chan is coming from. She is the head of her household and has been since she was sixteen years old while her younger sister does not work and is taken care of. For Eun Chan, the coffee shop was another way for her to make money that her family desperately needs to survive and pay their rent. She had the tough decision of either doing what was right for her family's well being or herself and she chose her family. Well, at least now the secret is out and there are about five more shows to see how this unfolds. However, the one mystery that I hope they will resolve is if the woman that Mr. Hong was talking about with Han Kyul was Eun Chan's mother. I say this because when he was talking like he was still in contact with this woman who treated him wrong and he was at peace with it. He did mention that this woman got married to another man. I also see feel that there is some tension between the two of them that has been there for a long time when they are alone together. However, Mr. Hong does not act on it and tries to help out owner of the butcher shop instead. Hopefully, this will be revealed by the end of the show.