Reply 1988--What do you need us to talk about?
Added 2022-02-08 03:57:11 +0000 UTCYa'll. We're finally deep diving Reply 1988. This will be a two-part series (with a gap in between to tackle Love and Leashes). The first pod with be more of a traditional deep dive into characters and plot points. The second pod will be "I Have Questions" and tackle some of the historical nuances and slice-of-life aspects that appear in the drama.
If you haven't watched Reply 1988...don't read in the comments. THIS IS NOT A DRAMA THAT YOU WANT SPOILED. Go watch it now, shoo shoo.
If you've seen it...well, let's get to it. Tell us what you want to hear.
R88 is such a richly layered drama that I'm struggling to figure out what aspects to get into in a mere hour. I could discuss it for hours.
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I just read that our FL and SML starting dating then and perhaps are still together. Does it make me shallow that that brings me great joy :) ?
Lorna
2022-02-26 11:50:26 +0000 UTCI don't want to post any spoilers for Reply 1994 so if anyone wants to see the quote I mentioned above, it is about three paragraphs long and I just read it again and was really moved by it. It's here--the last three paragraphs before the reader comments section. Please don't read if you haven't seen--it will spoil the whole finale for you: https://www.dramabeans.com/2013/12/answer-me-1994-episode-21-final/
Antonina (Tonya)
2022-02-12 21:00:03 +0000 UTCI guess what I'd love to know more about is the context with the pro-democracy movement, and also the background of the Olympics and what that meant to people at the time.
Antonina (Tonya)
2022-02-12 20:32:33 +0000 UTCTo echo what Lauren said above, it was extra meaningful to me because in 1988, I was almost the exact age of the main characters. I graduated from high school in 1987. I had that same experience of it feeling so relatable and nostalgic even though it was a show from the other side of the world, but also getting all these insights into different aspects of daily life in Korea at the time, the pro-democracy movement, etc. There is a line from Reply 1994 that I really love that says something like "we were the first generation to grow up in both analog and digital," and that is a really big part of all the Reply series, especially 1994.
Antonina (Tonya)
2022-02-12 20:32:00 +0000 UTCThis isn't actually a question but why were we cheated out of Ra Mi Ran's full song performance, they didn't even let us see itin it's full glory in the party at the end *sob* But mainly, if you could add 3 scenes to the ending what would you have - I feel I didn't get proper closure (not just with Jeong Hwan but others too)
Sarah @afternoonaasks
2022-02-10 09:35:16 +0000 UTCA lot of these are good and I’ll be adding to the Reply 1988: I Have Questions Pod which we will record soon. Reply 1988 will be at least two pods. It’s so much content
Megan Erickson
2022-02-09 02:52:45 +0000 UTCI think we do see her make that decision. But I will just leave it at that, bc I think it's a really good discussion point for the pod - can't wait to hear this part of the conversation!
Grace
2022-02-08 22:55:36 +0000 UTCThat is really interesting!!!!
Megan Erickson
2022-02-08 22:01:03 +0000 UTCI love everyone's questions/comments/ analysis.....I may have to watch a 3rd time. Some of these plotpoints are blurred now.....
LauraPat H
2022-02-08 21:02:16 +0000 UTCMy only actual issue with this show: do we ever see Duk-Sun decide who she likes without knowing they like her first? Such a good question from Dong-Ryong, and somewhat uncomfortable that it's not clear she was ever able to answer. But also, they were happy so it's fine?
Hannah
2022-02-08 20:23:07 +0000 UTCAlso, when I watched it I found it interesting to compare my 1988 to theirs. It was a strange mixture of nostalgia and being immersed in a completely different world. Probably a very different experience for viewers in different parts of the world, but also universally relatable and enjoyable.
Lauren Cohen
2022-02-08 19:48:06 +0000 UTCSince you watched Hospital Playlist first did you miss the cameos from 1988?
Lauren Cohen
2022-02-08 12:57:53 +0000 UTC
