Vamos teorizar ?

Passados seis episódios, já dá para lançar algumas conjecturas e teorias interessantes sobre a trama. Vamos organizar as peças:A) Acho que ficou claro que o Baek é adotado. O filho biológico da família teve um destino ainda desconhecido para nós, telespectadores. A princípio, acreditamos que ele morreu, mas cravar isso agora seria arriscado.B) Aparentemente, o filho biológico tinha tendências psicopatas e atraía as crianças do orfanato para sua casa com o intuito de assassiná-las. Por isso, o pai afirmou que foi um "alívio" o dia em que ele desapareceu. Pelo que parece, Sang U foi a única criança a escapar viva.C) Sobre o stalker, estou dividido entre duas possibilidades: ou ele é o filho biológico da família ou um órfão daquele orfanato. Ambas as hipóteses fazem sentido dentro do que foi apresentado até agora.D) Tudo leva a crer que o stalker e seu cúmplice estão tentando destruir o Baek porque acreditam que ele seja a criança responsável pelas mortes no orfanato. Pode ser um mal-entendido? Pode. Mas, por enquanto, a narrativa está nos levando para essa linha.E) Estou quase certo de que foi o assistente pessoal do Baek quem empurrou a protagonista do penhasco. Alguns indícios apontam nessa direção, e ele também parece carregar uma ligação obscura com o orfanato. Eu gostaria de estar errado, mas os sinais são claros.F) As intenções da In-A ainda estão sendo apresentadas em doses homeopáticas. Há algo ali sendo construído, mas o quadro completo ainda está fora de foco. Vamos aguardar.G) Por fim, o stalker parece ter feito uma aliança com alguém que, às vezes, tem mais poder do que ele. Arrisco uma possibilidade aqui: poderia ser a "mãe" do Baek? O comportamento dela é ambíguo, e seria uma virada interessante.Por enquanto, as peças estão no tabuleiro, e o jogo segue com suas camadas sendo reveladas. Resta saber quem está manipulando quem e o quanto as verdades podem ser mais sombrias do que imaginamos.

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Five Stars

We can see that Sa-eon is scared out of his mind to lose Hee-joo. In the scene in which Hee-joo reminds him that he asked to be called once, there is a dead body, and a flash of regret on his face. He is even crying as he rushes toward the flare to save Hee-joo.In retrospect, Sa-eon was cruel to Hee-joo because he thought if he got attached, he wouldn’t be able to let her go. He didn’t know that Hee-joo was in love with him. These two wasted three years because they couldn’t honestly communicate and confess their feelings. To think all these complications and misunderstandings could have ended years ago! Nevertheless, Sa-eon is ready to forgive Hee-joo and work on their relationship.

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This couple has me giggling and crying at the same time

It was such a good episode, from the beginning to the ending, everything was perfect. And Somewhere he knew that 406 was Hee Joo but he didn't wanted to admit that, he tried to ignore the hints. Later on when the voice matched it was like his world was falling apart. But he handled that so nicely, asking 406 to never call again if he treats his wife better. Their moments in the camping were so wholesome. But what happened after that literally the kidnapper pushed her down the cliff. She fell injured her abdomen but still tried to reach out to her bag and spark the firework. He was shedding tears for her, he love her so much. "SHE CAN'T GET DEHYDRATED, SHE NEEDS TO DRINK WATER" "THE TEMPERATURE HAS DROPPED, DO YOU THINK SHE'S COLD?" omo this man.

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mostly riveting, occasionally cringe

okayy this was better than ep 5, but oh god the cringe was strong in this one.

let me get this off my chest - i HATED the childish tactics employed by baek sa-eon post-confession phone call -- like REALLY. this man who has been cold, aloof, and no-nonsense so far bar a soft spot with his wife, suddenly breaks wide open into 'i'm going to obviously embarrass myself in front of my WORK COLLEAGUES'? yeah naaah. case in point:
(1) the petulant seat swapping? the excuse he used was soooo out of pocket. the script could've easily allowed sa-eon to talk his way into sitting next to heejo with some bullshit excuse (eg. some pseudo-scientific overly elaborate speech citing false sources saying how forging close relationships with rookies are conducive to work efficiency or something)? it would be equally as comedic and avoid sacrificing sa-eon's character integrity.
(2) the 'imma be overly invested in this game of jumprope'? good lord. i'd much rather settle for the comedic effect through him being overly confident and trying to act professional then failing rather than the overzealous stretching and following the beat. bro you do know your work relationship with these people will CONTINUE beyond this excursion.
(3) the fan support car with the overabundance of pink and hearts. just. no.

look, i just hate sudden 180's in characters.

in previous episodes, we've glimpsed breaks in sa-eon's cool demeanor where some awkwardness slips through, whether in embarrassment at his own lack of emotional proficiency, or indignation that a small show of vulnerability didn't hit its mark. there's always going to be reluctance or awkwardness when an uptight man who's always been hyperaware of his image and dignity attempts to break out of his shell. there's a tonal dissonance when we see the careful sa-eon, whose shows of affection have always been muted, surreptitious, suddenly wave aside all semblance of common sense and dive headfirst into the mariana trench of cringe. this is more acceptable in full-blown rom-coms where such hyperbole is established as the baseline, but THIS drama? it feels straight-up out of character. and god, the secondhand embarrassment i got from watching those scenes.

on the bright side, there were some very (VERY) iconic moments!!
(1) heejo standing up to her sister and using sign language because in-a didn't understand it. paraphrased: 'you talk your talk, now it's my turn to talk my talk.'
(2) baek sa-eon being pissy in the sign language lesson after learning heejo's true identity. he asked to learn "i forgive you", then saying before leaving abruptly: "forgiveness is hard." the way it goes both ways is *chefs kiss*
(3) THAT PHONE CALL (#1). it was so sweet and heartwarming and good. the only thing that made it any less than perfect was the fact that heejo somehow still didn't catch on to the fact that sa-eon knew her identity. it could be lost in translation, but i thought for sure that the end of the call confirmed that they mutually knew they were talking as heejo and sa-eon, and what a perfect conclusion to an emotionally charged scene.
(4) phone call #2. now look, i was 1000% not a fan of the falling over the balcony shit. it was so out of the blue and no WAY heejo survived with just broken ribs/legs there lol. but the phone call was so intense and really allowed out leads to showcase their acting chops. heejo not knowing her cover was blown added to the stakes here, but damn you're slow girl. yoo yoon seok absolutely fucking killed it.

aside from the cringeworthy typical rom-com moments that felt out of place, this episode offered us some real emotional gut punches and developments and that's what we're here for. the thriller-mystery is slowly starting to surface - my current theory is that (1) baek sa-eon was swapped, with the real one being the psycho kid that ended up as the fish-chopper stuttering kidnapper. the current sa-eon is one of the missing children from the orphanage, possibly one of the twins. (2) sa-eon's mom is pulling the strings behind the scenes, motives unknown. (3) the guy who pushed heejo over the railing is strongly hinted to be park do-jae (which is incidentally the obvious guess from the start, so i hope not), and is likely the other twin. some candidate motives: (a) he doesn't know baek sa-eon was swapped, and he wants revenge for whatever ghastly thing original sa-eon did. (b) he is bitter over the fact that his twin brother got the second chance gold spoon and not him. hopefully neither, hopefully definitely not the latter.

all in all, solid and enjoyable episode!

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I have a theory about who the villain really might be!

I have a theory about who the villain really might be.From my interpretation, Sa Eon is one of the twins. His brother is a psychopath who seeks revenge for having been left aside by his family.The only problem with my theory is how did they end up in the orphanage? Maybe they were adopted first? Aren't they their biological children? Possible.But what I think: the 406 that has appeared so far is not the real villain. I think Sa Eon's twin brother is the main one, who ended up making one of the missing boys sick who in the end follows his orders, resulting in the 406 that has appeared so far. In this last episode he received a message from ''D-DAY'', so it became even clearer to me.Or possibly, another theory, the real villain we have so far is Sang U. What if the story he is trying to tell in the show was actually told as if he were one of the victims, but in fact he was the perpetrator of the crimes that were committed at the orphanage? And now he seeks revenge on Sa Eon, because there is a possibility that it is him.I believe her sister is a good person, who will help in the end, she doesn't seem like a suspect.And the man who works with him, the cute one, even though everyone says it is him, in my head it is not. Because it would be something too obvious, and calm, it wouldn't have much emotion. But acceptable, even.I'm really looking forward to next week, the next episodes are going to be so fun!Not to mention the little kiss we saw in this episode. Cute!

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baek sa-eon hong hee-joo pabo

Episodes keep on getting better and better!! Honestly, I kind of regret watching this drama early because what do you mean I have to wait another week for two new episodes??? Come awn!!I kept on laughing the whole EP 6 because you can clearly see how BSE turns into a COMPLETE LOSER when it comes to HHJ (he’s willing to do aegyo for her LAWL.)also, another thing that I find funny is how BSE was making it so obvious that he already knows that 406 is HHJ, but keeps on using 3rd person so she won't suspect a thing. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, there’s HHJ, who keeps on unintentionally using 1st person while talking to BSE several times, and she doesn't even notice TT TT 백사언과 홍희주는 바보야ㅑㅑ ㅋㅋ

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