Review of Episode #1.12

Itaewon Class: Episode #1.12 (2020)
Season 1, Episode 12
10/10
One of the Most Inspiring Sequences I've Ever Seen!
2 February 2024
Warning: Spoilers
It's not very often I single out an episode to review. But the last five minutes or so of the episode had my blood pumping, and it made me feel as though anyone could do absolutely anything.

Geun Soo has just played his "trump card" against DanBam and. Hyun. Yi. At some point, you knew that her transgender status was going to come back, and Geun Soo decides to expose this to give Jangga a chance to win.

Of course, Hyun Yi is shattered by the revelation that the public knows, and of course, discrimination and criticism begin to burst forth like a dam that's been broken open by a tidal wave.

Many people have felt the sting of betrayal at least once in their life. Most people have been knocked to their knees to the point where it's far easier to lie down and give up than it is to get back up and persevere.

Park Sae Roy finds Hyun Yi to let her know, that if she wants to quit, he'll never hold it against her. After all, it would be unfair of Park Sae Roy to expect anyone else to do what he's been going through, and he knows this. He already knows the strength it takes for a person to create their own path rather than follow others,

Park Sae Roy represents the idealist and the optimist who continue to fight for what they want and what they believe in. But it's Jo Yi Seo who never apologizes for running over people to actually do it. She's like a bulldozer that dares anyone to try and get in her way, and it's her inspiration that fuels Hyun Yi.

I'm a rock. Go ahead and sear me. I won't budge an inch because I'm a rock. Go ahead and beat me up. I am solid rock. Go ahead and leave me in darkness. I am a rock that will shine all alone. I won't break, turn to ash, nor decay as I go against nature's way. I survive. I am a diamond.

This is one of the most motivational poems I have read since Sylvester Stallone's speech in "Rocky Balboa."

The next time you feel doubt or the desire to quit, the desire to just roll over and give up, read the above poem. Be a diamond.
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