EPISODE SIXTEEN (The
Freaking End!)
Things open with Rian performing again, still no singing…
After she finishes she goes backstage to greet her friends. Noting JB’s
absence, she asks where he is and as she does he “coincidently” walks in.
Yoo-Jin gives him the ol’ threat routine, telling JB that he better not chicken
out. He still wants JB to kneel down to him. JB heads out onstage and walks on
with a limp. His friends that are watching wonder what’s wrong. I’ll tell you what’s wrong, he RAN AFTER HAE-SUNG WITH A TORN ACL THAT’S
WHAT!!!!! He trips during the performance and everyone talks in
concern.
Somewhere dark we find JB sitting all alone. Rian approaches
him in tears. She says that he should have mentioned his condition and that she
should have been nicer. No shit. JB
tells her that he will no longer dance and gives her his shoes as a sort of way
to seal the deal. He then tells her to live out her dreams, because she has put
in more effort than him. Things cut to her onstage and she blabs about how
people view her and her journey and JB and shit. Basically it’s a mini montage of the series. She
proceeds by singing a song. I started
zoning out.
Yoo-Jin finds JB and chews him out, in the tough love kind
of way. JB just wishes him a good performance, but he says he doesn’t need it
because he always does well. Back onstage, Yoo-Jin closes his eyes in
preparation and the scene ends in light.
Eight Months Later.
All the Super Idol kids step out of a bus and a list of fans
and reporters await them. Except, Yoo-Jin’s not with them, he is on the sideline.
Things flashback, just about a minute into the flash forward, and it shows
Yoo-Jin purposely screwing up his
audition. He plays a few strings/chords/whatever and says nothing but “G-Minor”.
He ends his performance by saying that that is all he is right now and that he
will go out on his own. Backstage Rian lightly scolds him and somehow manages
to get her arms around him in the
process. He he. Shin Jae-In (the guy in charge of these damn
competitions) tells Yoo-Jin that he is making a mistake, but Yoo-Jin
replies that he isn’t. He walks away, Rian follows in glee, and Jae-In smiles.
In the now present, as
in back to eight months later, Rian and Yoo-Jin are seen talking. They
start off with some friendly small talk, but soon Yoo-Jin questions her about
why she didn’t decide to go solo. Apparently she had won the random last minute
competition. Rian replies that it’s all because of her friends. Yoo-Jin smiles
at her sincerity, begins to make fun of her, and gets his hands on her face. Just as they semi-kind of share a
moment JB walks in and asks if they are really going out. Yoo-Jin dodges this
by asking if Hae-Sung is coming and JB says that he shouldn’t ask. Yoo-Jin
complains that he can think of her if he wants. JB says that Hae-Sung was the
one who liked him, as in not Yoo-Jin. The two bicker and Rian breaks it up by
saying Hae-Sung liked her most. She dangles the famed pendent in front of the two.
The whole flash forward thing has brought us to graduation
day. Some people give speeches, the students clap. Rian is brought to the stage
and announces that she will be reading a letter in Hae-Sung’s place. Lame. A montage of Hae-Sung and everyone’s
journey soon ensues. Again, lame. Another
mini montage of their graduation plays.
Eight Years Later. Really?!
JB is now in charge of making music and is sporting a really
ugly perm. Why can’t we go back to the
days when JB had the really hot bleached hair?? Someone is purposely sabotaging
his looks, I just know it. Ui-Bong now instructs a dance class. Some of his
students chatter about his looks. Just as he calls them out for a lecture, Lee
Seul comes in and tells him to stop, they are a couple.
In a dressing room Teacher Yang (JYP) starts complaining
about his outfit and dance moves, but his fellow teachers encourage him. The
whole thing is teasing JYP (the real-life person) and his old style. To add to
the funny, Teacher Yang is auditioning for a show that he is moonlighting for in
real life. Meaning, JYP plays himself judging Teacher Yang. Okay, so I’m not the best at explaining this
scene. In short, JYP is playing two roles, Teacher Yang and himself. The
whole thing is supposed to be a joke (a
very dumb one).
The Nana, Ji-Woo, and Hong Joo triangle continues and Ji-Woo
is still at a loss.
Yoo-Jin is now a teacher of rock music and thank our lucky
stars, he has a decent hairdo.
Rian and Hae-Sung run into each other on a plane and the two
have a small chat about what they are up to. Of course, they are both
successful. During their talk they both discover that they have been called by
Yoo-Jin. Getting to school they are happily surprised to see the new students
dancing and singing to the “B
Song”.
Somehow Hae-Sung ends up in charge of directing a play and
she tells Rian that she must audition. The two end up laughing after some small
bickering. JB and Yoo-Jin walk in and things
start to get campy. Rian looks at JB and gestures toward Hae-Sung with her
head, he just smiles.
Backstage the girl playing Hae-Sung applies makeup,
preparing herself for her role. Rian comes in and starts dabbing off the
makeup, telling her that she must be “average, average, Average!” Hae-Sung enters
and chuckles. Rian pulls out a ugly duck sweater and asks that the girl playing
Hae-Sung wear it. The two laugh some more. Hae-Sung then proceeds to check out
the props. At one point someone asks her about chopsticks and a spoon. Hae-Sung had forgotten, but thankfully she
stills carries the chopsticks that JB got her.
The play, that I’m
guessing is a regurgitation of the drama, opens with Rian telling everyone
that they are B. Things continue with the rest of the team giving heartfelt
words and blah blah blah. A new rendition of the Dream High theme song is performed. I’m not a big fan of this version, the spark is gone. The drama
ends with some parting words from the group. Something like, our dreams have
changed, but perhaps we will become someone else’s dream.
QUICK SUMMARY:
A bunch of montages, flash forwards, Yoo-Jin exits the idol
world, JB can no longer perform, and everyone ends up happy.
EPISODE REMARKS:
As an ending, this episode sucked ass. It was montages and
happy scenes strung together. Yeah, it’s good that we aren’t left with some
stupid last minute cancer or whatnot, but still…What I freaking HATED was that
no one really got together, in terms of the main characters. It wouldn’t have
been bad, had romance never been hinted at. However it was and I was pissed.
Then there is the whole Rian and Hae-Sung thing. Good for them, they are all chummy,
but why the hell didn’t the show play on that earlier?! It’s nice to not have a
bitch character, especially ones that do 180 personality changes out of the
blue. Although the show gave little answers and a big fat bow wrapped on
everyone’s problems, the ending could have been worse. So…good for them I
guess.
SERIES REMARKS:
I know I shouldn’t relate this drama to the first, but they
gave me no other choice. What the hell am I supposed to think when I see the
new kids singing the first Dream High’s theme song? On the acting scale, both
had some wooden actors, though JB managed to double the damage. As for story,
Dream High 2 managed to take a good concept and burn it to the ground; taking
it to random music videos, lack of direction, and stupid plotlines. Oh, and the
damn clichés. But if for some reason you disagree, let me know why. Maybe you
liked them both?
Despite it all, I kind of liked some moments that the show
had, RIAN AND YOO-JIN FOR THE WIN!
COMMENTS AS THE
WRITER:
I kind of rue the day I decided to recap the series, bad
idea. But, I figure that it’s all about improving. It let me know how much time
goes into this and how it kind of takes some of the joy out of just watching. I
know I had a brief hiatus from the last recap, but life kind of took over and
to be frank, I really didn’t mind not getting to the last episode. I can’t
stress this enough, but PLEASE comment. It would brighten my day to know that
at least one person is reading this, because site views are unreliable.
Sorry for the long ass post, but hey it’s the finale. I did
it!
-Alyssa
