Memories from ‘Memorist’
WELCOME TO MY BLOG
Hey guys, I’m back with another blog, and this time it’s about my ‘Favourite Scenes’ from Memorist.
As I’ve mentioned earlier, I’m a sucker for mystery and crime genre and, have tried to watch as many shows as possible. But, nowadays I don’t usually watch much of them unless it has something different to offer, and ‘Memorist’ definitely surpassed all my expectations. Although today’s blog is about my favourite scenes, I still would want to share my thoughts about the show first.
MY THOUGHTS
I feel everyone who is a fan of crime and mystery genre, should definitely give it a try. How beautifully every episode ended with a cliffhanger, and there were almost no cliches. There were times when I had to pause the scenes to get a hold of what was going on.
This was a crime show which had 16 episodes, all of which circled around one suspect. So you can imagine how well the plot was to make the audience stay hooked till the very last episode. Another weird thing was, the drama gave me the horror scares as well in between scenes. The dramas whole essence is based on the plot, and I don’t want to spoil it for anyone.
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD
LET’S DIVE INTO MY FAVORITE SCENES
In order to catch a criminal who fled the crime scene and disappeared in a public market place, Dong Baek started scanning everyone on the streets to check if anyone saw the culprit pass by. The scene was shot so well and was so unique. This was one of the coolest pursuit scenes I’ve watched.
It was the first time Dong Baek and Superintendent Han met each other. Everyone who knew about Baek were cautious enough to stay away from him, because of his memory scanning power. But, the first thing Sun-Mi did was head out for a handshake, which even surprised Baek. This bold move gave us a preview of her confident and honest personality.
My next favorite was when the news intern Ji-Eun was inquiring Captain Gu about Baek’s personal life in order to defame him and misuse the information against him. But, all she could gather was how truly dedicated Baek was towards serving the citizens.
A similar scene happened again when the Ji-Eun and Se-Hoon were having a discussion about Dong Baek’s innocence as the Eraser, and Se-Hoon got emotional. Every time I saw these three together, it gave me a family-type vibe.
The whole 10 minute scene where the Police department was trying to set up a trap to catch ‘The Eraser’, but themselves ended up getting manipulated was a beauty. It happened so fast that I had to rewind few seconds to grasp the whole situation. (Woaahh…. mind blown)
I’ve had a hunch that Chief Lee had a huge connection with the Shimbae incident, and when the main revelation happened I could not be any happier, thinking yes finally we’ve got him. But then Dong Baek scanned him, and what he saw there came as a big shock to us. Also, the painful expression on Baek’s face when he broke down, was heartbreaking.
When Captain Gu sacrificed himself for Dong Baek, it was the saddest scene in the whole drama. I cried seeing how helpless everyone felt, starting from Baek, who was not in his right mind, Ji-Eun; who was desperately trying to keep Baek safe, and Se-Hoon, who broke down seeing the Captain.
The scene which explained Dong Baek’s connection to all the killings and, the final revelation to how he lost his memory. That was the last nail in the coffin to this brilliant drama.
Also, when he was trying to empathize the ‘Eraser’, he said a very powerful line — “It is not our power which makes us stronger. We are strong because inspite of having to endure everyone’s painful memories, we are still able to overcome everything and remain the same person.”.
BONUS FACTS
BEHIND THE SCENES
If you have reached the end of the blog, let’s give a shout out to the Director, Writers and the whole crew of ‘Memorist’ for giving us such a wonderful experience. Hope you enjoyed reading about it.
❤ Diya signing off ❤
Images from Google, edits by me.
