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It's Okay To Not Be Okay: Episode 16 (August 9, 2020)

8/10/2020

A perfect ending! (excluding the convoluted thriller aspect of the narrative)

After watching the final episode, I realized how blind I was to ST's desire to move beyond his trauma, considering Episode 1 has a subtitle of "The Boy Who Grew Up on Nightmares" and it was ST who is haunted by the nightmare of butterflies. Drawn to the flashy romance between KT and MY, I was blind to ST's desire and ability to face the unknown and embrace individuality. The narrative ends with ST's first step as an artist and the new couple's first day of being one.

Thank you, It's Okay To Not Be Okay, for the hearth-warm fairy tale and truck loads of talents that you shared with us!

It's Okay To Not Be Okay (Episode 15, August 8, 2020)

8/7/2020

How did MY get ahold of the only extant copy of The Murder of the West Witch?
What was her plan to preempt Doh, Hee-Jae's attack?
Why did MY wear a black dress on her birthday?
There are some loose ends in regard to the fateful day.

It's Okay To Not Be Okay (Episodes 13-14)

8/7/2020

KT now knows who the butterfly killer is but decides to shield MY from the fatal secret. The family photo is taken and the oath of philia (a Greek word for familial love and loyalty) is signed and sealed--with a kiss!

Before long, the head nurse reveals herself as the butterfly, and MY cannot bear her secondary guilt as the daughter of a killer and is unable to face ST and KT. Even though MY is another victim of parental abuse, the idea of filial piety threatens the triad's philia. A Korean viewer, I feel very unnerved with the karmic burden of familial legacy and I know if KT and MY end up staying together as a couple despite this damning knowledge, many Koreans--with the Confucian legacy of filial piety latent in their psyche--would not be able to accept the message of the healing power of love. The head nurse may be Doh, Hee-Jae but is not MY's birth mother, I hope against hope.

Emotionally speaking, I am harrowed and ragged by the butterfly, so I defer processing these episodes until the inner spiral of this mystery unfolds in Episode 15.