That panel really fucked me up, especially because I knew the reference immediately. It was probably one of the most poignant, emotional, and devastating panels I’ve seen in *any* webtoon, not just this one. And this story has a ton more of those panels, too.
Lindsay
2023-08-13 05:00:30 +0000 UTC
Very intriguing to see this and learn a little about the original, "uncensored" version you had in mind. It really fascinates and impresses me that you were able to rewrite elements of the story in a way that still flows nicely and stays true to the original. Thank you so much for sharing with us!
daisy
2023-08-12 13:02:46 +0000 UTC
Thank you a lot! I really appreciate you sharing all those moments you were planning to do before Webtoon asked you to edit. I have a question about how you prepare the episodes, are these panels that you've already prepared long before you draw the episodes? Do you start by drawing the story's key moments and then complete the episodes with the course of the story?
Cleonidovna
2023-08-12 11:53:27 +0000 UTC
The only changes I would love to see play out if a print version or redraw is possible is more emphasis on the darker things involving the Kim’s, the formal, Alyssa’s situation, and Yui’s more sinister behavior. The story we got , despite the many setbacks and changes it underwent, feels so well written that it feels strange for it to be written any other way you know? The conversations now and in the future after Nol’s injuries feel so intimate and significant that I’m not sure how else it could’ve gone. With the combination of a deeper look into the darker themes and with some of the changes that worked, I feel like it would be amazing!
Angela
2023-08-11 23:31:57 +0000 UTC
I am chewing my phone huddled in the bathroom because the world cannot see the raccoon I have become (again.)
♡◇
2023-08-11 23:10:28 +0000 UTC
👀👀 so... Nol operating from the shadows, a duo with Shinae (partners in crimes against Yui and the Kims!!!) Really IS on the table huh huh huh you can ignore this quimchee I'm just thinking out loud. I KNEW you gave an extension that leads to Christmas Eve for a reason 😂 Nothing you do is without consideration lol
Ashlie
2023-08-11 23:04:28 +0000 UTC
It was before this scene.
quimchee
2023-08-11 22:55:15 +0000 UTC
Yes, the spotlight makes it look like a stage, and they look ready to quote Shakespeare. Sort of. 😛
"To be a dork, or not to be a dork? That is the question!"
"Alas, poor Yeong-Gi! I knew him, Kousuke!"
"Hark! What soft white, at yonder window bakes? It is the yeast! And Shin-Ae is the bun!"
AuntWacky
2023-08-11 22:47:19 +0000 UTC
I really love seeing these concepts and part of me mourns this conversation. But I do wonder where Nol and Shinae’s current arc fit into all this, were they meant to realise their feelings next season? Or right now like we’re seeing, but in a different way?
mary
2023-08-11 22:44:48 +0000 UTC
Thanks for showing us glimpses of these untraveled roads in the ILYooniverse. 💖
This feels bitter and tense, leaves an air of lingering. Nol wants the wall down, but he knows it is difficult to compel and is tired of trying. 😭
The whole "Ivan the terrible" scene we got though in place of this is, I think, one of the most heavy hitting and raw panels we've got in the series so far. Def top 3 most memorable and intense and helped massively I think to add more layers to Rand. I hate how you've been pressured to cut side story content for characters outside of the trio because at least for me -- I eat it up! 😭
Solidaritea
2023-08-11 22:44:45 +0000 UTC
Oh? The lighting though!
Chris
2023-08-11 22:43:40 +0000 UTC
wait... so if this is post-formal where nol would've originally got the scars, does that mean that the hospital arc would be further ahead at the present time if the original structure was followed?
Nolan Knee Appreciator
2023-08-11 22:33:35 +0000 UTC
Omg! It does give that “finality” feeling.. interesting how it also gives a bit of different vibe, like of a coldness!! It’s interesting (and impressive) to know that the story might have been told in another way!! BUT I also like the story we got!!