I liked his glow up in Ragnarok. I'm personally not a fan of the Ragnarok art style (it's not that consistent and sometimes completely differs from the original, the version that is dear to me so I take physical damage when it disappears), but Taegyu with long hair is such a great decision. Whoever made that choice deserves a raise. I do think that he only grew it out because he was depressed, but shoving that aside, it looks nice :)

In terms of personality, I think he had quite an influence on Eunseok and Byungyu (nicknaming them "cozy bros" for my convenience. It's because of Eunseok's scarf and Byungyu's hood if that wasn't clear). In a "bad" way. Taegyu is the reason why the cozy bros like teasing everyone and why do mischievous stunts somtimes. Nothing too big, just harmless stuff, like bets on when ChoiBaek get together or stealing Taegyu's hat during meetings. Yoonho was very unhappy with this change but likes it when he's not on the receiving end

I think Jongin awakening is when Taegyu met his match. I think they're on the same level in terms of teasing, but Jongin knows more information that he can use to throw Taegyu off his game. They have great fun. Yoonho wants Taegyu to stop taunting his rival, that's his job. I think Taegyu and Jongin do archery together sometimes. I think Jongin used to do archery as a sport. He's a better shot than Taegyu, but Taegyu is faster. Everyone thinks it's ironic the mage can shoot better than the ranger

Scratches an Itch

Tropes: unrequited love, childhood love, high school, college life, tsundere

The drama hasn't told us anything from her perspective yet, but there are some indisputable facts and some likely possibilities.

She was in her early 20s, a promising student with a bright career in law ahead. She fell in love and got pregnant and suddenly her whole future looked dark. She was considering abortion, but at the desperate pleas of the man she loved, she agreed to go through with the pregnancy. She stayed at home for 9 months, risked her reputation and her life to give birth in a home where she must have faced constant hostility from her parents, and then gave the child up.

I have a lot of admiration for this woman.

She didn't have to go through the pregnancy. She didn't have to take a long leave from school causing rumours to arise which followed her around for decades. She didn't have to stay stuck at home for so many months, in a likely cold household where she would have faced immense pressures to abort the child.

She went through all of it because the father wanted the baby to be born and Tae Su-mi respected that choice.

From Young-woo's perspective, her mother abandoned her and that's a fact too.

But I can't see Tae Su-mi as the villain when she clearly went through an extremely painful period of mourning for giving Young-woo up. It seems clear to me that she only decided to keep the child because she knew she could trust Young-woo's dad to raise her well.

And while I absolutely love Woo Gwang-ho, Dad, I can't see him as just the valiant hero.

He gave up his career and made his own life extremely hard. Then he made Young-woo the center of his existence to the point where he thinks he has the right to decide whether or not his Junior can use his daughter to needle her mother.

"You can do it just once! I will permit it once!" he tells the woman, as if hurting Tae Su-mi is a justifiable action and using Young-woo as the weapon is an acceptable price to him.

But Young-woo isn't his possession.

And Tae Su-mi isn't a villain for choosing not to be with this man.

EDIT: there is a longer version on Taesung's IG feed: