KingC

I liked how the series showed how the people Tinn and Phob saw earlier have practically nothing to eat, juxtaposed with a loooong camera shot of the table where a smiling Tinn sits, a table with food for several people, but only two are sitting there. I'm not saying Tinn is a bad person, he immediately picks up on Phob's mood and connects the dots, quickly realizing that this is wrong in this context. It's just that this should have hit him BEFORE he sat down at the table.

And Tinn says he's not powerful enough to solve people's problems, when the solution to one problem—the hungry people he met earlier—is literally right in front of him! After all, that amount of food on the table would feed him, Phob, and those people! I don't blame Phob and others like him for wanting a revolution, because I can imagine the frustration of hearing people like Tinn throwing up their hands in helplessness and whining that times are hard, that change is difficult, and this, and that, when they themselves are suffering no loss, hunger, or lack of (luxurious) roof over their heads. And Phob says that these people CAN'T WAIT for their situation to improve on its ow, for times to finally miraculously improve themselves.

Tinn has the power to improve the current situation of specific people, right now. And despite his kind heart and empathy, he doesn't see this simple solution, so completely is his mind conditioned by being a member of the royal family and his lack of specific decision-making power. I don't even want to talk about how many people could be helped if the elite cut back on their spending and donated the saved money to help the poorest. Just like in this scene – a more modest meal for Tinn and Phob, the rest of the food purchased for the court going to those who need it. It's THAT simple! But this requires making specific decisions, here and now, without waiting for anyone's permission or better times.

That's why I sat there watching this scene like Phob

PACKBACK (2026) || episode 5 -> episode 10

"If you have to choose between death and me, you would choose death without hesitation, right?"

Now it's time for payback.

I'm so glad he survived!

Oh, fucked up Jay. There's so many reasons you and Sun ended up together and none of them have to do with good mental health.