Two more episodes???!!! Really?!!! Ughh, what a drag.
Anyway.
This is how I take it. Even though Mook semi-knew what type of person Tada was, a gambling addict, and had a history of verbal abuse with Mon, as a sister, she didn't know or didn't believe he was capable of murder. In Mook's situation, she believed that worst case scenario, Tada killed Mon by accident, in which an accident shouldn't be used to ruin Tada's life. The entire trial depended on her, she had the ultimate power to put Tada in jail or not based on her testimony. Everything was uncertain at that point. Tada really could have killed Mon by accident. Tada really could have killed Mon by anger. Mook really didn't know, so she decided to choose the path with least regrets, which was to protect her brother first and everything else later. Mook is paying for her sins from Kim, Pak, and Tada. Anyone who works in the justice department, like myself, knows that cases are a game of words. It's not always black and white; it's complicated, multilayered, and not what it seems, justice doesn't always prevail. Sometimes, being straight forwardly honest doesn't help when everyone will twist and interpret your true words into their own story of gain.
When will we stop blaming Mook for Kim's actions? Kim for Pak's actions? Everyone is an adult. Pak is a freaking CEO of a company. During her normal times, she's pretty good at it. The biggest issue with everyone in here is, they've been following what their hearts desire all along without reason and logic. They've been on this rampage of emotions. Based on emotions like Mook said, she lied for Tada, based on emotions, Kim took revenge on Mook and got Pak involved, based on emotions, Pak is chasing after Kim like a headless chicken. We can't keep blaming the beginning for its ending. There is a beginning for everything but in between, there are lots of opportunities to turn back and realize that it's a dead end, but when you're dealing with people who are all selfish and stuck in their ways, you have this spiraling down affect, that no one should be continued to be blamed for, be at fault, or take responsibility for besides yourself. It really comes down to that in the end.
This lakorn can be perceived as a good example to society, that we should always re-evaluate ourselves and never allow ourselves to be consumed with such passionate hate and love that it burns us to ashes like the hate Kim has for Mook and the love Pak has for Kim. It does no one any good and YOU have the ultimate power to stop it. It's never too late to turn back. It's never too deep to climb out. I don't believe in what Kim says all the time that it's too late to turn back. It's not. Well, in his case, it was sort of because he couldn't get out of marrying Pak. However, it wasn't too late to patch things up with Mook or try to save their love.
In the every end, you don't stop a fire with fire or that famous line that I'm not going to say because I'll butcher it but just let karma do its thing. In this case, Mook, Kim, and Pak decided to take that upon themselves and here we are, a dead end. But that's the reality of life. How many of us can actually stop in the middle of our anger and cool down to allow reason and rationale enter our hearts and minds??! Very few. It's always easier said than done, but the message and theology is understood here. Lol