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everwoodfan52

Thanks for this, Michelle!

ds44

Ttnt

Taryn74

Aww, we hit our 2nd thread! Love!

I do too. Having watched the show dozens of times, I realize now that a lot of what we know about Mrs. Kim is filtered through Lane's perception, and may not be completely accurate. She's strict, yes, but I think she's maybe not quite as strict as Lane thinks she is.

jediwands

You're welcome, guys!

I totally agree about Mrs. Kim. We were definitely all seeing it through Lane's eyes which means we're seeing it from a teenager perspective and that, right there, says something. LOL

For as great of a mother as my sister is, if we only viewed her interaction with my nieces through their eyes, she might come across as Mommy Dearest.

Yes, I adored the evolution of Lane and her mother.

everwoodfan52

So...what you're all saying is that she's going to get better?

jediwands

I think we're saying she's not even as bad as it appears but yes, as the series moves along, you will see evolution and what I think will be a satisfying series ending for this mother/daughter pairing.

ds44

Also love it because most of lane's complaints are typical of scone generation immigrants. We think our parents are too strict. We seldom understand that they are just trying to hold on to a semblance of their culture while the kids don't always get that. S5 and 6 mrs. Kim cracks me up.

Taryn74

Yes. As Lane grows up and becomes a young adult rather than mid-teens, we definitely start to see a different Mrs. Kim, and it is wonderful IMO.

Here's a question for you all - do you think if Lane had not been an only child, would Mrs. Kim have been more relaxed with the other children? Because I know that when Dana was a baby I was petrified that I had to do everything right or she was going to die or turn out to be a horrible person, or whatever other horrible things I could think of. I had to learn to let that go when Nathan came along, but I do wonder if Dana had been an only child would I still be that way?

everwoodfan52

I have a feeling that if Mrs. Kim had another child who was a son...she would have acted differently with him. The religion would have still been an issue, but she would have been more relaxed regarding his social life.

break the window

I think she would've too. I don't think Mrs. Kim really knew how to raise a daughter in the American world as her entire world was raised on another continent

jediwands

Sorry I missed this question... I definitely think you're onto something about Lane being an only child. She was also a girl and I think that didn't help matters as far as Mrs. Kim was concerned...

1. Lane was an only child.
2. Lane was a girl.
3. Lane was American.

Those three things swirled up together is why Lane's mom tried raising Lane in a very conservative/sheltered way.

So yes, I do believe if Lane had a brother or sister (especially brother), things would have been much different. Mrs. Kim had her business and she had Lane for the most part. They were her world and she pretty much grabbed both of them tightly, trying desperately to make sure neither failed.

everwoodfan52

I am on season 5 and I have to say that Rory is disappointing me this season. Does she keep going back to Dean because she can't find anyone else? The guy is still married. She actually thought she could hang out in his parents house in his room and have sex? Seriously?

jediwands

Agreed so much. This is why I'm so glad I never got emotionally involved with Rory's romantic relationships. I was annoyed because I thought it took up too much space, not because I cared.

I have no idea what ASP was thinking with this storyline. She took a sweet first love relationship and used a hammer to beat it to death.