This scene described perfectly why I feel bad for human Shin. I mean, I totally understand why he hates Shin III and why he would want to get rid of him. If I had to fight all my life to prove myself to people to whom I’ll never be enough, just to be replaced by a robot that seems to be better at what I am doing than me, but that is still full of compassion and love for their surroundings, I’d also be livid. Being human is hard and having someone do the things that seem so difficult and unfeasible to you with easiness is probably not the biggest confidence boost. Especially since your weakness stopped being your secret and was there for everybody to see. Like a gaping wound that you can’t hide, no matter how much you try. People in front whom you wanted to appear strong and capable and people that were absent in your life before. So yes, I totally get why he’s mad, I would be too and I would be frightened af. But human Shin being threatened by Shin III’s existence doesn’t excuse any of his deeds. Also it’s not like his bad behaviour started after the accident, but he’s been a brat even before that. He was ruthless and rude and I’ll never forget how he hit So Bong at the airport. That was a really shitty move and a hella exaggerated reaction to her mistake. You just don’t go around hitting people. So I’ve seen viewers excusing Shin’s behaviour because of his harsh and loveless upbringing, but how long can he hide behind his feeling of abandonment and his grandpa’s dismissal? I understand that having a difficult childhood makes everything just that much harder when you’ve hit adulthood, but even then there should be a line that should never be crossed. Shin cannot blame his mother or his grandfather for having turned out the way he is. I know that it’s the easiest way out and it lessens the burden and the guilt of having failed as a person, but that’s just as far as he can go. You can’t put the blame of your bad character on your parents anymore. You’re a grown-up person and you’re responsible for the man you have become. If you don’t like something about yourself, then change it instead of excusing it with your childhood trauma and the issues you’ve gotten from it. But yet, he still chooses to nourish his bad characteristics. It’s as if he wakes up every morning deliberately choosing to be a dick and to make his own and other’s life miserable. Every day of his life. Instead of using his past to create something good, he chooses the exact opposite. But not everyone who grew up under bad circumstances has become a jerk. You can have issues and be mentally ill, but still be a good person. And if being a good person is too difficult, then just NOT be a bad person. Like, Shin doesn’t even have to be particularly nice and go around throwing hearts and rainbows, but if only he stopped being a bully, then things would be better. Especially since he’s letting out his anger on the wrong people. The people that are on his side and sadly also on the people that are weaker than him. The way he’s treating Hee Dong is speaking against him. His cousin is basically in the same position he was at as a child, but instead of being nice to him he’s no better than his grandpa and mistreats him, and tbh that is one of the worst things he’s done. So as long as human Shin doesn’t change his ways and starts treating the people who care for him (Young Hoon, Ye Na, mom, etc.) better, I cannot get behind him or his actions.
Also I’ve seen people who defend Shin’s actions because of his trauma, and yes, people don’t always act as they should and err, because they are human and we are not perfect machines who always act properly, but as soon as your problems make you mistreat and hurt other people I have the right to condemn you and not agree with your actions. And you lose every right for pity, because at that moment you stop being a victim and start being a perpetrator. I mean, if we are so kind, then we could also start forgiving the chairman, because he’s surely also had a difficult childhood as well that made him turn out the way he is, right?
