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For some reason, I thought that at the end of episode 7, it would turn into a classic tale of who is the real person?
"When the fake looks like real, can you even tell which one is fake?" echoed the same vibe from thriller kdarma THE FROG "if a tree fells in a deep forest, will anyone hear it fall?" [That saying was the basis of that thriller]
From the beginning, the distinction between real and fake was present, so when she said she killed Sarah Kim, I thought her name was Kim Mi Jeong. I gasped because the entire drama replayed before my eyes, and I realized that the people who knew Sarah would never betray her because they would want her dead, and then being alive and a scammer. There were no images; we viewers only saw how she looked, not the police or anyone else. So, what if that’s the truth? Then, episode 8 happened, and we saw her face clearly twice on camera, and everything else. I’m not saying either is better; it’s just that both are okay.

The first 4 episodes, where we explore all her different aliases, are quite interesting to me, even though a few scenes were the same but told through different perspectives. It truly shows how we, as human beings, perceive different identities of the same person and how differently we treat each one. None of them outright wishes she were dead, but they should express their resentment toward her different identity.
One sees her as ambitious and threatening. Another sees her as fragile and dependent.
Another sees her as manipulative. Another sees her as inspirational but unsettling.
What’s fascinating is this: each perception reveals more about them than about her.
Their insecurity, their envy, their fear.

Also, if anyone has watched the movie The Chaser, in that movie, by the 40-ish minute mark in the 2:30-hour-long movie, the perpetrator is sitting in front of the police and, in less than 5 minutes, confesses his crime. And that is when the killer exploits investigative incompetence and time pressure.
Here, Sarah is sitting in front of the detective, and she came forward herself, halfway through the show, ready to exploit identity confusion, legal boundaries, and lack of concrete proof. As the real issue is that they have no proof, not for The Jane Doe or for The Sarah Kim sitting alive in front of them.

And honestly, in those moments, I wanted her to get away with this, but then I realized she brutally killed a person. This also made me realise how I, as a viewer, perceived her.

Binged this in one sitting. A few things;
The first few episodes reminded me of the Only Murder in the Building S1 screenplay.

im not korean but on this point " If she got away after the 48 hours, it’d be hard to get warrant arrest again unless they’ve solid evidence to arrest her." in the drama said that she can't be arrested for the same criminal act if they failed to get arrest warrant within 48 hours.

She is Sarah Kim. She chose to kill Sarah Kim so that her brand [the creation she made] stays alive. If Kim Mi Jeong were the dead girl, Sarah Kim was a murderer, and the brand was a scam. But if Sarah Kim were dead, then a crazy impostor killed a businesswoman, and all the inquiry over her brand will be suspended because of low prosecutive evidence. So she let go of her Sarah Kim identity, used the dead victim's identity, and became Kim Mi Jeong.

Absolutely not. Remember their talk about their philosophy? That’s where the reason lies.
He is a loan shark boss, and she was once indebted to him when she worked as a staff member at the department store. She saw him as transactional, predatory, and incapable of true mercy: the classic identification of loan sharks. So when she approached him, she was set on the fact that she was not going to give up her kidney.

Now circle back to their actual conversation. He said that once he gave enough money to a person who was the CEO of a failing company, and the amount was so large that he couldn't have repaid it in his lifetime, so when he died, it was up to his son to pay it back. But when the son gifted him that pine tree, he showed his first-ever kindness to someone.
But her philosophy was that "if you promise someone salvation and then withdraw it, that is the most exquisite form of punishment." And this story of his broke her view of him, and she realized he is capable of discretionary grace.

Now the most important part: when she was captured by his men, he ordered them to let her go. This broke the power dynamic because up till now she had made him depend on her, believe her, and emotionally invest in her [the same trick she did when the department store CEO left her phone to record in her store, she knowingly defended her].
So the power dynamic became that he could have destroyed her, but again showed the grace that created this psychological debt in her mind. In this way, he became her savior without denying her the salvation completely, going against her philosophy. So to regain her agency, or, we can say, pay away her psychological debt, she donated her kidney, again changing the power dynamic.
He saved her once she saved him permanently.
Doing this, they became even. It wasn't gratitude, because if it were, she would give the kidney and walk away clean. But she took the pine tree with her, removing the symbol of his kindness.

Seems pretty interesting to me,

Truly agree with you

I watched it because of that reel showing the man about to jump off the bridge, and I'm so happy I decided to watch it. For me, it’s 10. It’s a movie I can rewatch again and again. Very heartwarming and funny. It kinda had a good balance.

Yes and that fact that she only came back to sell the property so a resort can be constructed then through which she will be benefiting the money and not to see her child like for once she didn’t made a single attempt to see her child and now she is gaslighting that the uncle didn’t allowed her to visit.

Wow, there were few comments where people said she was not wearing gloves that why i made this comment and since the drama is fresh my other comments are not visible anymore except this one. My other comments do mirror what you said in first three line. But then you maybe more frustrated than me to address this as bi*ching

Throughout the movie promo, they brought the doll, and I thought this was because Cha Eun Woo is in the military, so he can’t be there, and since this is a comedy movie, they chose the quirkiest way to promote, but dude, nowhere in the description did they warn me about this.

Yes that is what should have happened but till the end the writer omitted any single scene that could hint to this that' how it becomes as weak writing job

Yeah it like in the glory the pink lighter was never sent to forensic department cause they thought it belonged to Soo hee but what made the difference there was the fact writer showed why this happened, the bribe mother gave to the police who covered the case and rushed it to declare it a suicide but here, till ep 11 I thought the dad for sure will be revealed as a person who is involved cause he seems to know his daughter whereabouts all the time maybe that's why he will going to be aware of the crime she committed and reached out to chief prosecutor before the proper investigation was started but in ep 12 there is NO info on this

thank you for your comment I'm deciding not to read the comment section throughout the entirety of this drama cause I just started and I'm liking it so I don't want to spoil my mood

Honestly, that cleaning scene is bad. There must be evidence everywhere, even if not the fingerprint, but definitely hair, skin, and DNA

But many kdrama utter that during rain, evidence gets tempered, and it will not be the first kdrama where police did a lousy investigation. But still, the writing could have been better

And to people who did see the gloves, this is for you. When the person grabs the phone, they are wearing gloves, which are somewhat invisible because of the color grading they did in that scene. I can look up the time stamp.

Edit: ep-11, at 42:14 (look at the hand, there is no gloves), but at 45:08 (when they begin cleaning there are gloves), then after washing the hand, and they came back out with gloves at 46:03, it get more clear at 46:10, 46:21, 46:26, 46:35, 47:06, 47:09, 47:11, 48:10-13 (it's a quick shot)

When she grab the phone she is wearing a gloves which is invisible because of color grading they did in that scene. I can look up the time stamp so it easy to catch. Wait

Edit: at 42:14 (look at her hand there is no gloves) but at 45:08 (when she begins cleaning there is gloves) then she washed her hand and came back out with gloves at 46:03 it get more clear at 46:10, 46:21, 46:26, 46:35, 47:06, 47:09, 47:11, 48:10-13 (it's a quick shot)

That' super annoying especially in mystery thriller or horror cases all I can say is you still can watch how the culprits manipulate things and all and you will end up with much more nuanced pov than rest of commenters here. That' the best possible way but if it really affects your experience I'll say reading a simple detailed summary will do the work

Okay, I have a big question. Was this drama supposed to have more than 12 episodes? The last 3 episodes felt rushed, and the final episode was heavily cut to finish within the 12-episode limit. 14 episodes would have made more sense, as I didn't find it dragging much in the middle. Maybe that's because I binged it all at once until episode 11 (so people who might have watched 2 episodes a week could feel like it was dragging and then rushed).

I don't know if I have an issue with her father's case not being solved, since it was always a very minor side plot, so her proving that the prime witness was pressured by the prostecutor which led to reopening for fresh investigation, was good enough closure for me. Then the prosecutor and the detective addressing her father (CP) will definitely have a problem, as it has now been reopened.

After the reunion, I decided I didn’t have to forgive to move ahead [maybe some people never change]. I don't even need to stay in contact or in the same space as this person, as they add no value to my life. I'm doing much better now. It did make me more cautious towards the new people I meet in person.

i though it might be the manager