The JTBC drama “We Are All Trying Here” is creating a quiet sensation, depicting the deep-seated anxieties and deficiencies of the human psyche alongside a warm humanism that embraces them. Fans have offered “testimonials” for the show, claiming “not a single line of dialogue is wasted” and that they “savor each episode carefully.” The story follows Dong-man (Koo Kyo-hwan), a man who has written fourteen screenplays but has yet to film a single one, and Eun-a (Go Youn-jung), a film producer haunted by the trauma of being neglected by her mother during childhood. Dong-man is the only member of “The Eight Club” — a group that shared dreams of directing during their “pathetic” college days — who has failed to debut in twenty years. Portrayed as a somewhat pitiful character who talks incessantly among friends and freezes the atmosphere by scathingly criticizing the new release of a former best friend, Dong-man is a man racing downhill, shouting, “If I can’t prove myself through success, I’ll prove myself by falling apart.” However, his nonstop chatter is actually a way to confirm his
