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Sky Castle Review - Korean Drama

Hello everyone! I am here once again with a review of a kdrama - Sky Castle. :) Skycastle is a 2018-2019 Korean drama which beautifully portrays the harsh education system of Korea and the extent to which rich families go to secure seats in Seoul National University. This drama is a 20 episode mystery, family, education and psychological series revolving around 4 rich families living in a lavish society - Skycastle. This series is very successful in depicting the cruel nature of how Asian education system is. It interconnects all the families one after another. This show particularly shows the desperation of parents to secure children’s spot on SNU and make them secure best grades by any means. The story starts with Han Seo Jin (played by Yum Jung ah) trying her best to meet an academic coach for her teen daughter (Yeh Su) to help her get into Seoul medical school. As Skycastle is the luxurious society where doctors and professor’s families live, each family wants best for their kids s...
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Episode VIII - The Past

Jacob runs to the cliff. Hurriedly. He can't stop crying. The timid man follows him. "Listen! Listen!!" Jacob runs steadily to the cliff. He jumps from the cliff. Splash! Woosh! Jacob struggles under the sea. He suffocates himself. "Celine..my Celine.. my Celine" .................................................................... 6 years ago "Sun woo. Sun woo. Sun woo!" "You okay? You got drowned under the swimming pool. You don't know how to swim." Sun Woo wakes up. Celine hugs him tight. "You worried me. I thought.." "Hey,  Celine. I am okay. See I am." Celine kisses him on his forehead. Celine and Sun Woo together are studying in the University of Sejong, Korea. Celine is on the  scholarships in this university and Sun Woo is her man of the dreams. They had met each other in the social club of their campus and Sun Woo had fell for her eyes and lips. Celine on other hand loved Sun Woo's decency ...
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Epsiode VII - Confrontation

"I am the one...." "Shut it off you jerk! I don't know you please . Just get away from here. And Stop following me!!" "Can you tell me just one thing Celine? Just one and I promise I will return back?" "What? Ask me! I don't want any stalkers lingering in my house!!" "Did my Celine get married?" Celine freezes. My Celine... My celine? "Listen. I am married. Happily and I'm so happy in my marriage." "You're lying, Ms Anderson." "Woa. You passed the degree of stalking!" "When did you get married?" "Why? Go and ask my husband. He was here last night." Celine lies. The man looks so so sad. His face says so. He frees her out of his grip. It's silently raining. The man fights away his tears and slowly goes to the nearby bar. He orders a beer. "This can't happen..this can never happen" he says himself. A minute after a man with blue eyes enters....
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Episode VI - The Stalker

Celine reaches office and tries to behave all is going well. She calls Sam again to make sure he is Okay. She feels sick. Stomach turning. "What's wrong with me ?" She says. It's snacks time. "Hey,you not okay?" Roger. "Roger.you  are here?" "Yes. Why? See I brought Pizza for you. From your favorite pizza hut ;) " He winks. "Roger, I amn't hungry today." Roger feels her forehead. "You are burning!" She looks at him. Roger has a blue eyes. He is a handsome man in his early 30's with a tall height. His  dressing sense is poised and he almost presents himself in different outfit everyday. "Every girl in America must have fallen for you Roger." "Except you." "I could have." "Never you. I am doing my best but it's like you are not in this world. Physically you are but your spiritual being.. I feel you never can feel what I have felt for you." She is take...
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Episode V - Questions

"See, I donot have time to strangers." Celine smiles. " You look a good guy. Where do you live here?" The man looks super amazed. "You hungry? See I am just from work. I don't have anything to give to you." The man blinks. Celine rolls her eyes. Sighs. Opens her door and locks from inside. ------------------------------------------------ "She is the alien in our state. She has to be beheaded!" "Yess..yes.." thousands of people are screaming. "Noo..noo..please let me go!" "How dare she has a relationship with the scholar. The scholar is married. She's a prostitute. She has to be burnt alive." "Noo..nooo..nooooooo" --------------------------------------------- "Awrgh! Aaahh ahhhh ahhh Noooo!" Celine wakes up. Time - 2.00 AM She wakes up and takes few sleeping pills and is about to take it but she gazes it for a while. Tears..tears..tears.. She starts crying. So bad..spill...
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Episode IV - Who are you?

"I love you Celine. I have returned just for you. I wanna be with you forever. Sarangheyo" ....,............................... Celine wakes up. Deep breathes. She tries to pick the bottle and drink water. The bottle falls to the floor spilling all the water to the carpet. Time - 8.00 am "Yaa mom.. I am having a great time here.  Are you coming to pick me up?" "No Sam. Why would I? Enjoy your days baby." "Bye mom." "Bye." Celine smiles wide. She has got beautiful smile. *TingTong* Celine puts the dish on the table. *TingTong TingTing Ting Tong* "Oho, wait. I'm coming!" Celine opens the door. Looks left, right, straight. "Who rang the bell and vanished?" She runs her eyes to the  big bushes. They are wooshing among themselves. "Hello. Is anyone there?" Celine gets back to her room. She gets ready for work and then gets to her office. The day is so normal. Work..work..work.. As the da...
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Episode III - The letter

The day is lovely. The sky is clear. Summer is all over Dakota. Celine's riding the car with Sam in the front seat. "Because I'm happy... Cuz I'm happy!!" Pharrel William sings. "yayy this song energizes my mood!" Celine screams. "Yes mom! Mine too" Sam is playing the hulk toy. He is wrestling the hulk and the barbie. "Hey hey. What are you doing huh? Wrestling the man and the woman?" "Oh mom. I hate girls. They scream so much." "What?" ---------------------------------------------- "Why do you only talk to me out of these 1000 girls studying in this university?" "Because I hate women. " "May I ask why?" "I don't like them screaming." "Okay okay. So Am I not a woman? Do I look a man to you?" "When did I say that? You are a woman and you don't scream." ------------------------------------------ "Don't wake me up..up..up..up!...
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