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okay, so. what an incredible performance by park geon-il. for the first time, junho captivated me in a special way.

and what's jangmi's deal with this sudden kamikaze plan? how did baekho agree to it?! did they think of all the disadvantages of this plan in ONE night? what if the chairman can't get into the office? how will she get out of the hotel?

i can't help but think that subjecting daechang to this stress will only worsen his health, and if hwayoung retaliates in desperation, she could easily kill him.

it was kinda comical that the kiss scene was cut to show seorin unconscious, and it's even more comical that they only now realized that leaving her there was dangerous.

and what's wrong with yeongja? bragging about having sharp instincts because she's a lawyer, and not even bothering to listen behind the door? sigh, at this point she's only fooling herself.

hwayoung shouldn't have contacted junho, because she's inevitably making him resent her even more. i just hope that being raised by nambong hasn't fried his brain.

i'm facing the highest concentration of characters per square meter who cannot connect two neurons to form a synapse.

the fact that they're so similar is what makes me not like the couple as much; i like it when there's a contrast. seorin and junho, for example, are similar, but their personalities don't mesh.

and yes, they need to do something asap.

yes! finally someone mentioned this, i was so ㅡㅡ when jangmi waited until she was INSIDE seorin's house to remember you can usually search for things online. when she looked up 'Ma Daechang' seorin's name was in blue on his list of relatives, there's definitely information about her online.

yes, and it's quite common, not just among lawyers. i think journalists have it even worse. in general, anyone who meddles in the sordid affairs of the elite can end up becoming a target and, consequently, a victim.

he could have just called junho and told him he needed to discuss something with him at the hotel, invited himself to his office, and stayed there until 'seorin' appeared. instead he had to go and make a fool of himself.

i have to admit, at first i didn't realize it, but now i'm convinced that he and jangmi are perfect for each other. i'm already preparing myself for seorin to end up dying at hwayoung's hands anyway, since the two of them can't help but make her paranoid all the time.

does he think that because he's a lawyer he's untouchable? it's precisely because he's a lawyer that he should act cautiously. people like hwayoung not only think they are above the law, but in fact, most of the time, they are. and yet he goes there completely naked, making demands and showing all his cards?

he made a HUGE (and extremely avoidable) mistake by confronting kanghyuk with the police sketch of his face that day at the hotel, and then he goes and does something similar AGAIN. doesn't he think about the consequences of his actions? did it never occur to him that he might be putting 'jangmi' in even more danger? he's gonna drive me insane.

baekho fascinates me in a way. it's the second time he's gone to the village witch's house to ask if the rumors circulating are true.

jangmi is far from being the smartest, but she should be aware of the risks seorin faces lying in a hospital bed, defenseless and within hwayoung's reach, right? she should at least try a little harder to become seorin.

it's funny, it makes me miss seorin even more, the only character who knew what to do in the face of so many inconsistencies... no wonder she's everyone's favorite twin. oh, seorin... let's wake up already. ㅜㅜ

ah, you reminded me of something else: he's TERRIBLE at this job, thank goodness he's just a lawyer. he goes to the place where jangmi was last seen and approaches only ONE staff. luckily, she gave an enigmatic answer that served the purpose of the plot, but he should have asked other people; there's no way she's the only one who works there. from her answer, you can tell she had no idea that, even before the day of the accident, jangmi had been there more than once, always accompanied by the Same person. also, twins attract a lot of attention, you can't simply ignore them.

at this point, it's practically an indisputable fact that there was another victim in the same accident. how is it possible that they're nowhere to be found? again, would an ordinary person have the means to disappear like that, without leaving a trace? and why would they even do that?

the fact that he knows they look alike is the icing on the cake of why it annoyed me. jangmi left home implying that the person she was going to see "was a lot like her." since he's always doing his homework on Oh Jangmi, it's hard to believe he would ignore the fact that she was purposefully avoiding telling the truth. her behavior clearly indicated that whoever the friend was wanted to keep everything a secret. why? an ordinary person wouldn't make such a request.

seorin is hwayoung's daughter, so it doesn't seem so absurd that, on one of her visits to the hotel, jangmi met seorin by chance and they became friends. seorin's status could be used as the reason for keeping the friendship a secret; they're identical, no matter what the truth is, if the press found out, it would cause an uproar, therefore her request would be justified.

baekho dismissed the possibility that the friend jangmi hid from him was Director Ma too quickly... he has several clues and "coincidences" up his sleeve to follow, and i know he'll get there eventually, but it's annoying.

and jangmi... good heavens! girl, SCREW the evidence, find NEW evidence. you're literally INSIDE the house.

oh, damn. you're right, if hwayoung notices that things are missing from seorin's room, she'll immediately think it was them and go after it. the evidence could easily fall into her hands before those two idiots even have a chance to use it. and there's also the fact that hwayoung already had a nagging feeling since she saw how seorin tidied up her room.

her character has been a disappointment so far, i think they'll try to redeem her with this.

even having seen her face intact in previous scenes, i was a little horrified when she appeared all bandaged up like that. like . damn. i think in a different show she'd definitely need a facial reconstruction 😭

they do say revenge is a dish best served cold!

OUCH! it's a good thing jangmi managed to "lessen" the impact compared to if the truck had hit seorin head-on, but even so, the crash was damn awful. shit!

the fact that jangmi recovered her memory so quickly gave me a little hope, as it increased seorin's chances of survival. i still don't consider seorin's stay guaranteed, but the atmosphere is clearly not one of mourning. seorin is living evidence, but in her current state, using her for anything sounds a bit off. i can only hope jangmi won't be so naive as to leave her in the hospital like a little lamb that could be devoured by the big bad wolf at any moment. underestimating hwayoung's speed of action was essentially what led to this outcome... ㅜㅜ

if he wasn't even at the office when jangmi was safe and sound, imagine now with her in that situation. the only obstacle might end up being hongju, who just revealed herself to be baekho's "Director Ma" lol