…and then put us back together again
The beautiful drama Navillera was not just about how it’s never too late to pursue your dreams. It was an emotional catharsis that made us sob in only the best way. A good cry, a cathartic cry. Watching Sim Deok-chul pursue his dream while struggling with progressive Alzheimer’s was hopeful, inspiring and heartwarming rather than tragic. Tragedy comes from injustice but there’s no injustice here, just life in all its ordinary hope and sadness. It’s just someone making the best of the time they have left. And that instead makes it beautiful.
So get your tissues ready for the ten times the Navillera finale broke our hearts and then stitched them back together again.
1. Deok-chul wakes up with no memories at all, even of his wife
2. Halmeoni takes Deok-chul to the ballet studio to jog his memory rather than cancelling the performance
3. Chae-rok writes in Deok-chul shoes
4. “As long as you are with me and recognise me, I’ll teach you ballet anytime”
5. Let’s bring Bungbung
6. Ho-beom turns up to Navillera – and cries through the performance
7. Deok-chul finally gets to perform Swan Lake on stage
8. Shim Seong-san tells Eun-ho to find what she loves doing and pursue it
9. One last wake-up call and training session
10. Deok-chul recognises Chae-rok in one final snow scene
But that epilogue though….
I should have known I’d not be able to choose just ten…
Farewell, Navillera. You were magnificent.
YES and yes again! I’d add the other two scenes that broke me when at the airport everyone showed up to say goodbye.
But the one that was so powerful was when Deok-chul ran after him and gave him a big hug to say goodbye.
This show was just magnificent and powerful in every way.
Also the family group chat at the end where it was Seong-san who was rallying everyone to get together for Chae-rok’s return.
I could have probably gone for 20 moments, the whole thing was perfect.