Heirs is pulling out the big guns. And by big guns, I mean the long awaited OTP kiss, which no matter how awkward or slightly inopportune narratively is always an audience lure. While the big kiss between Tan and Eun Sang won’t happen until episode 8 on Thursday, SBS is striking while the slight ratings uptick for last week’s episode 6 is hot and releasing these early. I’m still watching Heirs, and actually caught both episodes last week in real time since I was in Asia on a business trip. I was planning to write about episode 6 but a conference call and jet lag promptly put a damper on that plan and I’ve been mulling over my thoughts ever since without having the time to really write about it. It was an odd episode, encompassing all that has made Heirs a very strange watching experience. What should have been a truly compelling narrative transition of the two leads Tan and Eun Sang into the cutthroat world of Empire High was instead muted and slow. There were moments that shined, but in between everything felt so washed out with the thousand and one staring contests and conversations that went nowhere. I’m not bored by Heirs, but after each episode I always ask myself “that’s it?” and wanting more from everything that has transpired in the last hour. It’s a combination of poor execution by the PD, and Kim Eun Sook‘s writing choice to keep layer on the set up and mood building without periodic pay off moments to quench the audience thirst.
I’ve long since stop hoping Heirs would get better, because I’m enjoying it well enough as it is. Tan and Eun Sang’s kiss might just be that definitive moment that tips them over to starting the romance for real. From the looks of the kiss, it appears Eun Sang is reaching for her phone and looking sad, and then Tan kisses her. I hope there is lip movement. Oh god please let there be movement, for the sake of keeping Kim Eun Sook’s streak alive of having some of the hottest kisses in K-drama and to quell those Park Shin Hye can’t kiss comments, which are mostly valid but I wouldn’t lay all the fault solely at her feet. I wouldn’t get my hopes up since this is a high school drama, but lord knows Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye are long past high school age in real life and it’s not like anyone watching actually buys into the absurdity that they resemble real life high school students. Heirs is a fantasy concept, might well go for broke and have the kisses be hot and heated. With all the staring Tan has been doing for the last 5 episodes, he’s probably bursting with teenage boy hormones and I’m glad he’s finally acting on it. I could do without the forced kiss scenario but it doesn’t bother me too much since Tan has been ever the gentleman with her so far. Let’s hope she either likes it or slaps him if she doesn’t, either way she gets to call the shots as well. In addition to these stills, SBS also released new pictures of Young Do and Rachel in black tie attire. Those two would make a great OTP if these drama wanted to go there. Unfortunately I don’t see it, Heirs appears to want Young Do to fall for Eun Sang and then get reformed that way.
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Thank you! I was wondering (if and) when you were going to write about this.
The position for that kiss doesn't look comfortable for either one of them. I hate forced kisses as well, except for the one given by sec. Yoon. That one was well deserved, and I loved watching Rachel's mom slowly melting into it.
Yes. He was a great kisser for an old fart! :)))
More mature people need some loving too, don't they? :-)
Ah secretary Yoon!! I think the actor is one hot ahjusshi and in this drama he has good fashion sense! not like in A hundred years inheritance where his fashion was ridiculous...
I don't like watching old people kiss.
I don't think there will be movement since this kiss looks forced on her which UGH!
Lee Min Ho has always given great kissing scenes (well..except BBF)....hopefully we'll be getting a good one here as well...
I'm enjoying Heirs despite the slow movement in plot and the major credit for it goes to LMH.... :-)
Pity that PSH's track record on pashing is so poor.
I blame gandi and the director for the weird kisses. At the end of one of the episodes. the scene after the snow rescue. he was like close mouth kiss only. As long as it is not shock face i am good. lmh made game over kiss not awkward at all.
Hahaha. I remember.
Lee Min Ho couldn't help but open his mouth for some REAL lip action just to have the darn director ruin the moment and say "close-mouthed only!"
Sigh. I really do hope that's not the case here.
Omo! But it's too early for an epic one. This is probably a teaser, my vote is that she's going to resist and push him away but then dwell over it during an extended montage of pining. I look forward to the real one later.
Ah... I have been waiting for this kissing moment for a long time. It's about time, almost half way through the series, otherwise I may be slow w/d from viewing. Thanks for the updates cap. K. :o)
Uhhhmmmmmmmmm....... Nah, she doesn't look like she's into it. If she leaned any further back, she'd be over the wall. And her face as he swoops in makes her look constipated. I think her usual lack of lip movement will be entirely appropriate in this case.
I hate forced kisses so much.
Can't wait to see the PASSIONATE KISS!!!!!!! Looking forward to the ROMANTIC scenes of LMH! & PSY!
Am I the only one who love Yong Do and Rachel to be together??their chemistry is soo great! each episode, I always wait for their scenes.I hope the writer make a love line between those two.
ditto. they may even have passionate kiss scenes since their chemistry is obvious. :)
Young Do is a hot bad boy. Love him.
lol i'm shamelessly shipping those two since day one, please kdramagod make it happen, i can imagine all the hotness. there's sthing about bad-bad couple that just does it to me xD
Me too! I'm interested between YD and Rachel's relationship. I hope they end up together.
I'm more into the Young Do & Rachel (I feel so much chemistry) pairing than Kim Tan & Eun Sang. I love PSH and LMH and they're so cute together but not feeling the romance.
I just hope there would be more interactions with Young Do and Rachel together, leaning toward a romantic relationship. They just give me the feels of Blair and Chuck in Gossip Girl. <3
they really dont look like high schoolers...
So I am all for passionate kisses yet this one should not be since he is definitely pushing the forced kiss. Even if he is Lee MinHoo, forcibly kissing a girl is just a No! No!
PS: I really dont like their uniform. for an elite highschool they could not get a proper designer for their uniform.
Had always watched/streamed this compared with Secret but ep6 did it for me, Will prioritize Secret now. EP6 slow movement just did it, I think the pace is always gonna be this way.
Amen to that! (the forced kiss and "Secret")
I'm sorry to say it but this kiss looks like it's going to be a dissapointing one. Both look stiff and PSH looks scared. Too bad.
I have a question to the more knowledgeable among us. Are Korean high school uniforms that short IRL? In my country ES would be reprimanded and sent back home to change if she showed up with skirt that short.