π Episode 8 is where adrenaline and tears collide in the most devastating way possible. From the moment Si-eun walks out of that hospital corridor like “pure murder catwalking down a runway” (yes, a subscriber actually wrote that and it broke my brain π§ ) to that yellow-lit dream sequence that destroys us all β this episode is an emotional masterpiece that critics calling “implausible” completely fail to understand.
β οΈ Please ignore any Korean text that appears β I’ve noticed Korean fans also visit my blog, so I include Korean translations below paragraphs to help their understanding π
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The Comment That Completely Blew Me Away
Recently, one of my subscribers left a comment that just hooked me completely. They were talking about episode 8, you know that scene where Si-eun spends the night watching over Su-ho’s hospital bed with Yeong-i, and then he walks out through that hospital corridor? Well, they described it like this:
Something has snapped in his mind. It’s like pure murder catwalking down a runway.

π₯ Pure murder catwalking?
π₯ Pure murder catwalking? I was totally blown away by that phrase. That comment made me go back and rewatch episode 8, and honestly? It’s my favorite episode of the entire series. Everything just comes to a head – all those pent-up emotions finally burst out like a dam breaking.
But there’s this criticism floating around that Si-eun’s revenge lacks credibility. The “Why would he go that far for someone he only knew for 41 days?” question. This critique is as hard for me to swallow as the one-dimensional reviews that dismiss Beom-seok as merely some Instagram-obsessed attention-seeker blinded by jealousy. Both interpretations completely miss the sophisticated emotional architecture that the series builds over eight carefully crafted episodes.
μ΅κ·Όμ ν ꡬλ μκ° μμ ν μ λ₯Ό μ¬λ‘μ‘μ λκΈμ λ¨κ²Όμ΅λλ€. 8νμ λν΄ μκΈ°νλ©΄μ, μμμ΄κ° μμ΄μ ν¨κ» μνΈ λ³μμ λ°€μ μ§ν€κ³ λμ λ³μ 볡λλ₯Ό κ±Έμ΄ λκ°λ κ·Έ μ₯λ©΄μ μ΄λ κ² λ¬μ¬νμ΄μ: “κ·Έμ μ μ μ λκ° λμ΄μ§ κ² κ°λ€. λ§μΉ μμν μ΄μΈμ΄ λ°μ¨μ΄λ₯Ό κ±·λ κ² κ°λ€” μ΄ ννμ μμ ν λλκ³ , λλΆμ 8νλ₯Ό λ€μ λ³΄κ² λμ΅λλ€. μ λ§ μ 체 μ리μ¦μμ κ°μ₯ μ’μνλ μνΌμλμ΄κ³ μ.
ννΈ, μμμ΄μ 볡μκ° νμ€μ±μ΄ μλ€λ λΉνμ΄ μλλ°, “κ³ μ 41μΌ μμλ μΉκ΅¬λ₯Ό μν΄ μ κ·Έλ κ²κΉμ§?” λΌλ μμ μλ¬Έμ΄μ£ . μ΄λ° λΉνμ 8νμ κ±Έμ³ μΉλ°νκ² μμμ¬λ¦° κ°μ μ ꡬ쑰λ₯Ό μμ ν λμΉκ³ μκ³ , μ΄ μλ¦λ€μ΄ μμμ 1μ°¨μ μ μΌλ‘ λ³΄κ³ κ΄λλ κ²κ³Ό λ§μ°¬κ°μ§μ μκ°μ΄λΌ μκ°ν©λλ€.

Si-eun’s bloodstained white uniform after his revenge at Jisung High – the aftermath of a psychological breakdown that was years in the making. (Source: Weak Hero Class 1, Wavve/Netflix)
The Shallow Take That Misses Everything
When viewers question the plausibility of Si-eun’s actions in episode 8, they’re essentially asking why a 16-year-old boy would risk everything to avenge someone who fundamentally changed his world. The answer doesn’t lie in how long they knew each other, but in the depth of transformation that Su-ho brought to Si-eun’s previously barren emotional landscape.
Critics who wonder “why he’d go that far for a 41-day friend” are missing something fundamental about how teenagers experience connection. When I watch those scenes, I don’t see 41 days β I see a lifetime of isolation finally ending, and then that lifeline being cut.
8νμμ μμμ΄μ νλμ λν΄ νμ€μ±μ μμ¬νλ μμ²μλ€μ λ³Έμ§μ μΌλ‘ 16μΈ μλ μ΄ μ μμ μ μΈμμ κ·Όλ³Έμ μΌλ‘ λ°κΏλμ μ¬λμ μν΄ λͺ¨λ κ±Έ κ±Έκ³ λ³΅μνλ € νλμ§ λ¬»κ³ μλ κ±°μμ. λ΅μ μΌλ§λ μ€λ μμλλκ° μλλΌ μνΈκ° μμμ΄μ λ©λ§λ₯Έ κ°μ μ κ³ λ¦½μ κ°μ Έλ€μ€ λ³νμ κΉμ΄μ μμ΅λλ€.
“41μΌ μΉκ΅¬λ₯Ό μν΄ μ κ·Έλ κ²κΉμ§” νλμ§ μμν΄νλ λΉνκ°λ€μ 10λλ€μ΄ μ΄λ»κ² κ΄κ³λ₯Ό κ²½ννλμ§μ λν κ·Όλ³Έμ μΈ κ°μ μ λ°λΌκ°λ κ²μ λμΉκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έ μ₯λ©΄λ€μ λ³Ό λ μ λ 41μΌμ΄ μλλΌ νμμ κ³ λ¦½μ΄ λ§μΉ¨λ΄ λλμλ§μ μμ μ μλͺ μ€μ΄ λμ΄μ§λ κ±Έ λ³Ό μ μλλ°μ.

I see a lifetime of isolation finally ending, and then that lifeline being cut.
The Parallel Structure of Si-eun’s Breaking Points
To fully appreciate the emotional narrative of Episode 8, we need to examine the parallel structure between Si-eun’s first explosion and his final one. Initially, when the bullies threatened his academic performance – the only thing that mattered to him at the time – Si-eun completely lost control. We witnessed how terrifyingly this boy could transform when something precious to him was attacked.

But there’s a crucial change: by Episode 8, Si-eun’s priorities had fundamentally shifted. The boy who had only gotten one question wrong even with a fentanyl patch on his neck ended up missing multiple questions on his final exam due to Su-ho’s mysterious absence. This represents the fundamental transformation that occurred within Si-eun. From academics to relationships, from grades to emotions, from isolation to love. And Su-ho was at the center of all these changes.
8νλ₯Ό λͺ¨λ κ°μ μ μμ¬λ₯Ό μ¨μ ν λλΌλ €λ©΄, μμμ΄μ 첫 λ²μ§Έ νλ°κ³Ό λ§μ§λ§ νλ° μ¬μ΄μ λμΉ κ΅¬μ‘°λ₯Ό μ΄ν΄λ΄μΌ ν©λλ€. μ²μμλ μΌμ§λ€μ΄ κ·Έμ νμ μ±κ³Ό – λΉμ κ·Έμκ² μ μΌνκ² μ€μνλ κ² – λ₯Ό μννμ λ μμμ΄λ μμ ν ν΅μ λ ₯μ μμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έκ° μμ€νκ² μ¬κΈ°λ κ±Έ 곡격λ°μ λ μ΄ μλ μ΄ μΌλ§λ 무μκ² λλ³νλμ§ λͺ©κ²©νμ΅λλ€.
νμ§λ§ μ€μν λ³νκ° μμ΅λλ€: 8νμ μ΄λ₯΄λ¬μλ μμμ΄μ μ°μ μμκ° κ·Όλ³Έμ μΌλ‘ λ°λμμ΅λλ€. λͺ©μ ννλ ν¨μΉλ₯Ό λΆμ΄κ³ λ ν λ¬Έμ λ§ νλ Έλ μλ μ΄ μνΈμ μλ¬Έμ€λ¬μ΄ λΆμ¬λ‘ μΈνμ¬, κΈ°λ§κ³ μ¬μμ μ¬λ¬ λ¬Έμ λ₯Ό νλ¦¬κ² λμμ΅λλ€. μ΄κ²μ΄ μμμ΄μκ² μΌμ΄λ κ·Όλ³Έμ μΈ λ³νμ λλ€. νμ μμ κ΄κ³λ‘, μ±μ μμ κ°μ μΌλ‘, κ³ λ¦½μμ μ¬λμΌλ‘. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μνΈκ° κ·Έ λͺ¨λ λ³νμ μ€μ¬μ μμμ΅λλ€.

The aerial shot of Si-eun leaving Jisung High after his rampage – a directing choice that makes his violence feel disturbingly real in our everyday world. (Source: Weak Hero Class 1, Wavve/Netflix)
The Directing Choice That Knocked My Socks Off
You know that moment when Si-eun walks out of Jisung High after completely wrecking Yeong-bin and Woo-young β especially after he messed up Woo-young’s ankle? He’s stumbling out in his white summer uniform with blood splattered all over it, looking like his soul just left his body. But here’s the thing β instead of doing a close-up shot, they filmed it as an aerial shot from way up high.
This directing choice just hit different for me. See, the whole setting around Jisung High β with those high-rise apartment complexes surrounding the school β that’s such a typical sight in pretty much any Korean city. Schools tucked between apartment buildings are way more common than the hillside ones. Actually, my own high school looked pretty much just like Jisung High.
When I watched this scene, it struck me how the show deals with these very fantastical characters like Su-ho and Si-eun, but somehow makes them feel like they could actually exist in our everyday reality. Si-eun walking out of that school gate with birds chirping and crickets making noise in the background β that’s exactly what you’d hear on any regular Korean summer morning in July at a high school. And Si-eun standing there didn’t feel out of place at all.

If they had only used close-up shots of Si-eun walking out after destroying Woo-young’s ankle, sure, it would’ve been dramatic. But it wouldn’t have given us that feeling that maybe, just maybe, someone like this could be breathing somewhere in our ordinary world. He looks like this fantasy character, but that aerial shot made him seem like just another ordinary high school kid hiding somewhere in plain sight.
Then when he heads back to Byeoksan High, they show this back shot of Si-eun climbing up the hill toward the school. The music that plays during that scene was perfect too. One of the best things about Weak Hero has to be the OST β I think that music probably played a huge part in why my subscriber described it as “pure murder catwalking.”
μμμ΄κ° μλΉμ΄μ μ°μμ΄λ₯Ό μμ ν λ°μ΄λ΄κ³ – νΉν μ°μμ΄ λ°λͺ©μ λ§κ°λ¨λ¦° ν – μ§μ±κ³ λ±νκ΅μμ λμ€λ κ·Έ μκ°μ λν΄ ν λ§μ΄ λ§μλ°μ. μ¨ν΅ νΌκ° ν ν볡 μ μΈ λ₯Ό μ κ³ λΉν거리며 λμ€λλ° λ§μΉ μνΌμ΄ λͺΈμ λ λ κ² κ°μμ΅λλ€.
κ·Έλ°λ° ν΄λ‘μ¦μ μ· λμ λμ κ³³μμ μ°μ ν곡μ·μΌλ‘ 촬μνλ€λ μ μ΄ μ λ§ μΈμμ μ΄μμ΅λλ€. μ§μ±κ³ μ£Όλ³ νκ²½ – νκ΅λ₯Ό λλ¬μΌ κ³ μΈ΅ μννΈ λ¨μ§λ€ – μ΄κ±΄ νκ΅ μ΄λ λμμμλ λ³Ό μ μλ μ νμ μΈ νκ²½μ λλ€. μ°κΈ°μμ μλ νκ΅λ³΄λ€ μννΈ μ¬μ΄μ λΌμ¬μλ νκ΅κ° ν¨μ¬ ννμ£ . μ€μ λ‘ μ κ³ λ±νκ΅λ μ§μ±κ³ μ κ±°μ λκ°μ΄ μκ²Όμ΄μ.
μ΄ μ₯λ©΄μ 보면μ μνΈλ μμ κ°μ ννμ§μ μΈ μΊλ¦ν°λ€μ λ€λ£¨λ©΄μλ λ§μΉ μ°λ¦¬ μΌμ νμ€μ μ‘΄μ¬ν μ μμ κ² κ°λ€λ λλμ μ£Όλ κ² λλΌμ μ΅λλ€. μκ° μ§μ κ·κ³ λ§€λ―Έ μ°λ μλ¦¬κ° λ°°κ²½μΌλ‘ κΉλ¦° μ± κ΅λ¬Έμ λμλ μμμ΄… – μ΄κ±΄ 7μ μ΄λ νλ²ν νκ΅ κ³ λ±νκ΅ μ¬λ¦μ μ€μ μ λ€μ μ μλ κ·Έλλ‘μ μ리μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ·Έ μμ μ μλ μμμ΄κ° μ ν μ΄μνμ§ μμμ΅λλ€. ν곡μ·μ΄ μμμ΄λ₯Ό…. μ΄λμ κ° μ¨μ΄μλ νλ²ν κ³ λ±νμμ²λΌ 보μ΄κ² λ§λ€μμ£ .

Script vs. Final Cut: The Dream Conversation
After Si-eun lets out all that rage, he comes back to Su-ho’s hospital room. Fans always joke that when those yellow lights come on, we all lose our minds, and well… same here.
In the original script, this part is pretty well-known among fans. Su-ho was supposed to tease Si-eun in that playful tone saying “Si-eun-ssi, are you sleepy?” But in the actual drama, instead of “Si-eun-ssi,” he just says “Si-eun-ah, are you sleepy?” β dropping the formal speech.
I’ve talked about Su-ho’s wordplay before, how he calls his same-age friend Si-eun “Si-eun-ssi” like he’s saying “Mister John” or something. So in the script, he was supposed to playfully say “Si-eun-ssi, are you sleepy?” in that teasing formal tone. And in Si-eun’s dream, Su-ho is sitting on the bed with this chuckle, and the direction says “that signature smile that makes everyone who sees it feel good.”
Then he looks at Si-eun while smiling β you know the scene I’m talking about, right? β and says “You’re a total lunatic” and then casually drinks water that was sitting nearby, gulping it down. That’s how the direction was written.
In the actual drama, Su-ho is lying in the hospital bed bantering with Si-eun, and then they exchange apologies and make all of us viewers cry. Right?
I think the reason the script had Su-ho drinking water like that was because the director wanted to create this parallel structure, like bookends connecting back to episode 1. You know, that scene where Su-ho mistakenly delivered to Si-eun’s house and asked for water? The director probably wanted those scenes to overlap in our minds.
I think it would’ve worked great if they had followed the script, but I also love how the final cut turned out in the drama. Honestly, I think this is the absolute best scene in all of Weak Hero Season 1.

μμμ΄κ° λΆλ Έλ₯Ό λ€ ν°λ¨λ¦¬κ³ λμ μνΈ λ³μ€λ‘ λμμ€λ λΆλΆλ§μ λλ€. ν¬λ€μ΄ νμ λλ΄νκΈΈ λ Έλ μ‘°λͺ μ΄ μΌμ§λ©΄ μ°λ¦¬ λͺ¨λ μ μ μ μλλ€κ³ νλλ°… μ λ λ§μ°¬κ°μ§μμ π μλ λλ³Έμ΄ λλ μ λΆλΆμ… ν¬λ€ μ¬μ΄μ κ½€ μλ €μ§ λΆλΆμΈλ°, μνΈκ° μ₯λμ€λ¬μ΄ ν€μΌλ‘ “μμμ¨, μ μ΄ μ΅λκΉ?” λΌκ³ λ리λ―μ΄ μ₯λμ κ±°λ ν¬μμμ£ .
νμ§λ§ μ€μ λλΌλ§μμλ “μμ쨔 λμ κ·Έλ₯ “μμμ, μ μ΄μ€λ?”λΌκ³ ν΄μ μνΈ κ·Έ νΉμ μ μ₯λμ€λ¬μ΄ μ‘΄λλ§μ λΉΌλ²λ Έμ΅λλ€. μνΈμ λ§μ₯λμ λν΄ μ μλ μκΈ°νμ§λ§, λκ°λ΄κΈ° μΉκ΅¬ μμμ΄λ₯Ό “μμ쨔λΌκ³ λΆλ₯΄λ κ² λ§μΉ “μ‘΄ 쨔 κ°μ λλμ΄κ±°λ μ. λλ³Έμμλ μμμ΄μ κΏμμ μνΈκ° μΉ¨λμ μμμ μμΌλ©° “보λ μ¬λλ§λ€ κΈ°λΆ μ’κ² λ§λλ κ·Έ νΉμ μ λ―Έμ”λ‘ μμμ΄λ₯Ό λ°λΌλ³΄λ©° ‘μ€μ€ μμΌλ©°’ “λ μ§μ§ λλΌμ΄μΌ”λΌκ³ νλ©΄μ μμ μλ λ¬Όμ λ²μ»₯λ²μ»₯ λ§μλλ‘ μ°μΆ λλ μ μ΄ λμ΄ μμμ΄μ.
μ μκ°μ… κ°λ λκ»μ 1νμμ μνΈκ° μλͺ» λ°°λ¬μ μ, μμμ΄ μ§μμ λ¬Όμ λ¬λΌκ³ νλ μ₯λ©΄κ³Ό λμΉ κ΅¬μ‘°λ₯Ό λ§λ€κ³ μΆμΌμ ¨λ κ² μλκΉ μΆμ΅λλ€. λλ³Έλλ‘ νμ΄λ μ’μμ κ² κ°μ§λ§, μ€μ λλΌλ§μμ λμ¨ λ²μ λ μ¬λν©λλ€. μ½νμμ μμ¦1 μ 체μμ μ΅κ³ μ μ₯λ©΄μ΄λΌκ³ μκ°ν©λλ€.

“Si-eun-ah, are you sleepy?”
Deep Conversations with Subscribers: Si-eun’s Violence
I’ve been having some really deep conversations with subscribers about Si-eun’s violent tendencies. One subscriber presented the viewpoint that Si-eun might be psychopathic, and honestly? Like Su-ho, I was drawn to that “total lunatic” quality in Si-eun too.
I don’t think Si-eun actually enjoys violence, but I know the webtoon has depictions of him getting a taste for fighting. The drama did a really good job calibrating that aspect though.
In Season 1, Si-eun seemed to be constantly scoping out targets to stab with his pen, totally giving off those “just come at me” vibes. In Season 2, I sensed he was actually longing for violence, and that’s when Seong-je popped up and went boom!

I think Seong-je was necessary for Si-eun β to help him break away from the guilt over Su-ho and Beom-seok that was eating him up all day, giving him at least a moment to shake off those feelings.
But one subscriber offered such a thoughtful, balanced perspective on this topic. They acknowledged that Si-eun definitely shows psychological problems throughout seasons 1 and 2, and that built-up anger bursts out in extremely stressful situations, but pointed out something crucial we shouldn’t miss.
Si-eun is potentially scary, but he’s also, usually, a lot of good things as well. He’s kind and he has a lot of empathy. When he’s been attacked with a narcotic β an opioid 100x more powerful than morphine that could have killed a small kid with no tolerance β and it’s still in his system, he fights back for the first time, goes totally berserk and doesn’t know where to stop. But he’s smart, so he thinks quickly, scans the room and uses what’s on hand, even though the odds of severe harm and punishment rise exponentially with those found weapons.
ꡬλ μλ€κ³Ό μμμ΄μ λ΄μ¬λ νλ ₯μ±μ λν΄ μ λ§ κΉμ λνλ₯Ό λλκ³ μμ΄μ. ν ꡬλ μλ μμμ΄κ° μ¬μ΄μ½ν¨μ€μΌ μλ μλ€λ κ΄μ μ μ μνλλ°, μμ§ν μνΈμ²λΌ μ λ μμμ΄μ κ·Έ “μμ λ―ΈμΉλ” κ°μ λ©΄μ λλ Έμ΅λλ€. μμμ΄κ° μ€μ λ‘ νλ ₯μ μ¦κΈ΄λ€κ³ λ μκ°νμ§ μμ§λ§, μΉν°μμλ μΈμμ λ§μ μμκ°λ λ¬μ¬κ° μλ€λ κ±Έ μμμ. λλΌλ§λ κ·Έ λΆλΆμ μ λ§ μ μ‘°μ νλ€κ³ μκ°ν©λλ€.
μμ¦1μμ μμμ΄λ κ³μ νμΌλ‘ μ°λ₯Ό νκ²μ λ¬Όμνλ κ² κ°μκ³ μμ “λ€λ²Όλ³Όν λ©΄ λ€λ²Όλ΄λΌ” λΆμκΈ°μμ£ . μμ¦2μμλ μ€μ λ‘ νλ ₯μ κ°λ§νλ κ² κ°μμ΄μ. (μκΈ°λ λͺ¨λ₯΄μ§λ§, 그리μνλ¨ λλμ λ°μμ΅λλ€..) κ·Έλ μ±μ κ° λνλμ£Όμ΄μ μ λλ‘ ν°μ Έλ²λ¦° κ±°κ³ μ. (μ±μ μ μμμ΄ λλ€ μλ‘μ νμμ μν΄ λμΉλμλ€κ³ μκ°ν΄μ)
νμ§λ§ ν ꡬλ μκ° μ λ§ μ¬λ €κΉκ³ κ· νμ‘ν κ΄μ μ μ μν΄μ€¬μ΄μ. μμμ΄μ μ¬λ¦¬μ λ¬Έμ κ° μμλλ 건 μ΄ λλΌλ§μ ν¬μ΄λΌλ©΄ λꡬλ μ μ μμ§λ§, λμΉλ©΄ μ λλ μ€μν κ²μ΄ μλ€κ³ νμ£ . “μμμ΄λ μ μ¬μ μΌλ‘ νλ ₯μ±μ΄ μμ§λ§, νμμλ μ’μ λ©΄λ€λ λ§μμ. μΉμ νκ³ κ³΅κ°λ₯λ ₯μ΄ μμ΅λλ€. λͺ¨λ₯΄νλ³΄λ€ 100λ°° κ°ν λ§μ½μΌλ‘ 곡격λ°μμΌλ – λ΄μ±μ΄ μλ μμ μμ΄λ μ£½μ μλ μλ – κ·Έκ² μμ§ μ²΄λ΄μ μλ μνμμ μ²μμΌλ‘ λ°κ²©νκ³ , μμ ν κ΄νν΄μ Έμ μ΄λμ λ©μΆ°μΌ ν μ§ λͺ¨λ₯΄λ μνκ° λ κ±°μμ.”

What really struck a chord with me was their observation about what happens next. Just a few days later, Si-eun agrees to help the bully who tormented him avoid punishment because the guy claims his mother can’t take the pain. Then he goes to great lengths to help runaway kids escape their oppressor.
As his world gets a bit bigger, he has obvious empathy for the bullied, adopted boy, the poor boy with three jobs, the homeless girl with nowhere to sleep, the boy with an alcoholic father and even the gangster boy who dies young.
Their conclusion really hit home: “Si-eun isn’t ‘psychopathic.’ He’s massively troubled but he’s not deceptive or manipulative or uncaring. I don’t think he actually enjoys violence. And he’s not proud of what he’s done. He knows he shouldn’t fight and hurt other people.”

Another subscriber analyzed how Si-eun’s parents essentially neglected and abandoned him, expecting him to be self-parenting and almost perfect. His father, an Olympic silver medalist in judo, was clearly disappointed that his son turned out frail and easily hurt. So Si-eun adapted accordingly β becoming an isolated, stoic, scholastic automaton living in an extremely rigid world where he denies his basic needs for food, sleep, and relationships.
When little Si-eun overheard his parents fighting about regretting having him, that child would have been convinced he was unwanted, a disappointing, inconvenient problem. So he goes to his room, locks the door, and does math. That became his way of dealing with the fact that his parents didn’t want him.

But the most important insight, as one subscriber pointed out, is the social commentary running through Weak Hero: “What happens to kids when they’re put in highly pressured, unsafe environments with no friends, family or teachers they can count on to keep them safe or give them guidance?”
Si-eun isn’t naturally aggressive or violent, and he wouldn’t have done any of the over-the-top things he does if there hadn’t been such incredibly triggering events going off all around him. That insight really gets to the heart of it.
μ λ§ μΈμκΉμλ 건 κ·Έ λ€μμ μΌμ΄λλ μΌμ λν κ΄μ°°μ΄μμ΅λλ€. λΆκ³Ό λ©°μΉ ν μμμ΄λ μμ μ κ΄΄λ‘νλ μλΉμ΄ μ°Ύμμ μ μνλ©° μλ§κ° μκΈ°λ§ λ³΄κ³ μ°λ€λ©°, μ²λ²μ νΌνκ² ν΄λ¬λΌκ³ νμ λμμ£ΌκΈ°λ‘ ν©λλ€. (λ¬Όλ‘ , νΈλ¦¬μ€λ₯Ό μ μΈνκΈ° μν μΌμμ§λ§…) κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ°μΆ ν¨λ°λ¦¬μ μ²μλ λ€μ΄ κΈΈμλ‘λΆν° λ²μ΄λλλ‘ ν΄μ€λλ€.
“κ·Έμ μΈκ³κ° μ‘°κΈμ© 컀μ§λ©΄μ μλ°λΉνλ μ μμ, μλ₯΄λ°μ΄νΈ μΈ κ°λ₯Ό νλ μλ κ°μ₯, μ μ κ³³ μλ λ Έμ μλ , μμ½μ¬μ€λ μλ²μ§λ₯Ό λ μλ , μ¬μ§μ΄ μλμκ²κΉμ§ λͺ λ°±ν 곡κ°μ 보μ¬μ€λλ€.”
μμμ΄λ ‘μ¬μ΄μ½ν¨μ€’κ° μλμμ. μ¬λ¦¬μ λ¬Έμ λ₯Ό μκ³ μμ§λ§ κΈ°λ§μ μ΄κ±°λ μ‘°μμ μ΄κ±°λ 무κ΄μ¬νμ§λ μμ΅λλ€. μ€μ λ‘ νλ ₯μ μ¦κΈ΄λ€κ³ μκ°νμ§ μκ³ , μμ μ΄ ν μΌμ μλμ€λ¬μνμ§λ μμμ. μΈμ°κ³ λ€λ₯Έ μ¬λμ λ€μΉκ² ν΄μλ μ λλ€λ κ±Έ μκ³ μκ±°λ μ.

Why Si-eun’s Breakdown Makes Perfect Sense
For me, the genius of Weak Hero Class 1 is how it made me completely invest in Su-ho and Si-eun’s relationship. By episode 8, I felt like I’d experienced that friendship through Si-eun’s eyes β I’d seen how it transformed him, gave him hope, showed him what love could feel like. So when that gets ripped away, Si-eun’s breakdown doesn’t feel excessive to me β it feels heartbreakingly human.
I keep thinking about that image of little Si-eun doing math problems while his parents fought about regretting having him. For someone whose entire childhood was built around academic hyperfocus just to survive emotional neglect, Su-ho represented something revolutionary β proof that he was worthy of love, that he wasn’t the unwanted burden his parents made him feel like.
Honestly, when I consider Si-eun’s background and possible neurodivergence, his extreme response makes complete psychological sense to me.
μ½νμμ ν΄λμ€1μ μ°μΆμ μ²μ¬μ±μ΄ μνΈμ μμμ΄μ κ΄κ³μ μμ ν λͺ°μ νκ² λ§λ μ μ΄λΌκ³ μκ°ν©λλ€. 8νκΉμ§ 보면μ μμμ΄μ λμΌλ‘ κ·Έ μ°μ μ κ²½νν κ² κ°μμ΅λλ€. μνΈμμ μ°μ μ΄ μ΄ κ³ λ¦½λ μλ μ μ΄λ»κ² λ³νμμΌ°λμ§, ν¬λ§μ 쀬λμ§, μ¬λμ΄ μ΄λ€ λλμΈμ§ 보μ¬μ€¬λμ§λ₯Ό λ€ λ΄€μΌλκΉμ. κ·Έλμ μνΈκ° μ½λ§μ λΉ μ‘μ λ μμμ΄μ λΆκ΄΄κ° μ ν κ³Όνλ€κ³ λκ»΄μ§μ§ μμμ΄μ – κ°μ΄ μνλλ‘ μΈκ°μ μ΄λΌκ³ λκΌμ£ .
λΆλͺ¨κ° μμ μ λ³μ κ±Έ νννλ€λ μμΌλ‘ λ€ν¬λ κ±Έ λ€μΌλ©°, μν λ¬Έμ λ₯Ό νΈλ μ΄λ¦° μμμ΄μ λͺ¨μ΅μ κ³μ μκ°νκ² λμμ΅λλ€. λΆλͺ¨μ (λ¬Όλ‘ κ·Έκ² μλμ μΈ κ±΄ μλμλ€κ³ ν μ§λΌλ) κ°μ μ λ°©μΉμμ μ΄μλ¨κΈ° μν΄ νμ μ λ§€λ¬λ¦¬λ©΄μ, μ€μ€λ‘ κ³ λ¦½μ λ§λ€μλ ν μλ μκ² μνΈμ μ‘΄μ¬λ λ무λ ν° μ°μ μ΄μμ μλ―Έμλ€κ³ λ΄ λλ€. – μμ λ μ¬λλ°μ κ°μΉκ° μλ€λ μ¦λͺ μ΄μκ³ , λΆλͺ¨κ° λλΌκ² λ§λ ‘μμΉ μλ μ§’μ΄ μλλΌλ μ¦κ±°μμ£ . μμ§ν μμμ΄μ λ°°κ²½κ³Ό μ°μΆμ μΌλ‘ μμλμλ€κ³ λκΌλ μ¬λ¦¬μ μΈ λ¬Έμ λ€μ λͺ¨λ κ³ λ €νλ©΄, κ·Έμ κ·Ήλ¨μ λ°μμ μμ°μ€λ½κΈ°λ§ ν©λλ€.

Back to “Pure Murder Catwalking”
In the end, I come back to that subscriber’s phrase: “pure murder catwalking down a runway.” Si-eun’s episode 8 revenge lacking credibility? Not a chance. It’s the inevitable result of an emotional journey carefully built over eight episodes.
The despair of a boy losing his first love, losing the first relationship where he felt truly loved, watching all that hope shatter into pieces β how can anyone call that implausible?
Si-eun wasn’t just avenging a friend he’d known for 41 days. He was avenging the person who made him feel complete for the first time, who fundamentally changed his world, who taught him what love could be. And that’s exactly why Weak Hero moves so many people’s hearts. We’ve all experienced or dreamed of that kind of first love, that moment of salvation, somewhere along the way.
κ²°κ΅ κ·Έ ꡬλ μμ ννμΌλ‘ λμκ°κ² λΌμ: “λ°μ¨μ΄λ₯Ό κ±·λ μμν μ΄μΈλ§” μμμ΄μ 8ν 볡μκ° νμ€μ±μ΄ μλ€κ³ μ? μ λ μλμμ. 8νμ κ±Έμ³ μΉλ°νκ² μμμ¬λ¦° κ°μ μ μ¬μ μ νμ°μ κ²°κ³Όκ±°λ μ. (μμ μ€λΉκ° λμ΄ μμ§ μμ λ) 첫μ¬λμ μμ μλ μ μ λ§, μ§μ μΌλ‘ μ¬λλ°λλ€κ³ λλΌκ² ν΄μ€ μ‘΄μ¬λ₯Ό κ°μμ€λ½κ² μλλ€λ κ²… λͺ¨λ ν¬λ§μ΄ μ°μ°μ‘°κ° λλ κ±Έ μ§μΌλ³΄λ κ²…
μμμ΄λ 41μΌ μλ μΉκ΅¬λ₯Ό μν΄ λ³΅μν κ² μλμμ΄μ. μ²μμΌλ‘ μμ μ μμ νκ² λ§λ€μ΄μ€ μ¬λ, κ·Όλ³Έμ μΌλ‘ μμ μ μΈμμ λ°κΏλμ μ¬λ, μ¬λμ΄ λ¬΄μμΈμ§ κ°λ₯΄μ³μ€ μ¬λμ μν΄ λ³΅μν κ±°μκ² μ£ . κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ°λ‘ μ΄κ²μ΄ μ½νμμ μ΄ κ·Έλ κ² λ§μ μ¬λλ€μ λ§μμ μμ§μ΄λ μ΄μ λΌκ³ λ΄ λλ€. μ°λ¦¬ λͺ¨λλ μ΄λμ κ° κ·Έλ° μ’ λ₯μ 첫μ¬λ, κ·Έλ° κ΅¬μμ μκ°μ κ²½ννκ±°λ κΏκΏλ³Έ μ μ΄ μμ§ μμκΉμ.
π What do you think about the “41 days” criticism? Have you ever experienced a connection that felt life-changing in a short period of time? Do you think Si-eun’s response was emotionally authentic, even if it wasn’t morally right? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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