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in korean, the pronunciation of "twins" is "ssangdung-i". bokgil was interrupted before finishing the sentence, so she only heard him say "ssang-", which led her to conclude that he was trying to warn her about the existence of seorin (her twin) !$?&!_ it's better that she misunderstood this time, but it's also a shame that bokgil died without knowing the whole truth ಠ⁠ಗ⁠ಠ

that intrigues me too; it's not logical, but it could work. seorin might conclude that it will be easier to control the situation if she acts in the shadows... who knows? they'll need a reason anyway, and we'll find out soon enough :p

yes, yes. seorin is fully aware that revealing the truth to jangmi is the same as pushing her sister off a cliff. if jangmi confronts hwayoung, who already wants to get rid of her, her chances of escaping unscathed, let alone alive, would be minimal.

"how about we trade lives?" so soon?!

i'm intrigued. i don't think seorin will be okay with keeping the truth hidden for long; she seems to enjoy jangmi's innocent nature, and i can imagine her feeling bad for lying to her. and, actually, there's no reason for her to lie; jangmi is quite obedient, even without a concrete reason to believe/obey seorin, she obeyed anyway.

now, the real question is: why would seorin agree to "trade lives" with her after today's episode? they might be following a completely different path than i imagined.

that would be too easy, right? :p
seorin is clever, but i think for her to feel threatened, she would need to find out that junho is hwayoung's biological son and her plan to ascend him to the throne, which may take some time, since her focus now is on finding out what happened 30 years ago.

jangmi's unexpected encounter with seorin, just when she was about to ignore all the signs again and succumb to hwayoung's kindness, was a divine intervention. but i must say it's a little surreal to see them face to face like this lol

i'm glad that seorin, despite everything, knows that what REALLY matters is not letting her heart soften. the affection she still feels for hwayoung isn't the most important thing, but rather the painful truth: she was ripped from her mother's arms at birth, separated from her twin sister, and the person behind it all is the one she always blindly called mom.

if seorin were to take a DNA test, she would lose interest in gathering evidence to implicate hwayoung. if the chairman interferes, he can get rid of hwayoung in a snap.

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i prefer a shorter revenge arc to an absurdly long one where they just go around in circles. being twins, they already have a certain connection, the famous twin telepathy that leaves poor seorin in tatters every time, but they need to create an even stronger bond, driven by the resentment they both feel towards hwayoung. not to mention that only by interacting and observing how each acts and behaves in their daily lives will it be possible to devise an effective plan. we still have 77 episodes to go, there's no reason to rush. i really wanted to see them working together for a while, even if that doesn't prevent a tragedy.

fortunately, yesterday seems to have been the turning point. if she continued giving second chances and the benefit of the doubt to people she barely knows/who clearly don't have good intentions towards her or her family, then she would be a lost cause, and letting her lead such a complex and risky revenge plan would be a total mistake.

little by little, the bird builds its nest; i think we've finally reached the point where the gears in her brain will start to work! :p

the hair scene... #$!&!& you can judge seorin's methods, but NEVER the results! now jangmi is missing a lock of hair because of a random pregnant lady, but at least in a few episodes she'll discover the existence of her twin sister. what's one less lock of hair?

i can't believe it took jangmi so long to realize that there's definitely something wrong with how sukhee reacts to kanghyuk. she even recognized him in a police sketch, which means that, despite being confused, his image remains intact in her memories. she wouldn't have reason to be so afraid of him if he didn't at least resemble the person who hurt her.

as long as seorin doesn't die, i would gladly accept this scenario where she gets hurt trying to protect jangmi. however, seorin's character is too good to be wasted like that; i don't wanna accept that she was simply written not to last long.

life is very unfair to both of them. they were separated at birth and won't have a chance to get close before revenge is put into practice. not to mention the possibility of one of them losing their life or being seriously injured in the process.

that's a good point too. he's completely in infatuated, beyond saving. he only has eyes for the woman he loves, his beautiful thornless rose. and it's funny because yeongja didn't just offend jangmi, but her whole family. i also feel sorry for taepyung; people might say he's being too harsh, but the reality is... he's just grieving, and everyone deals with grief differently. i'm sure he'll recover eventually.

and according to my calculations, baekho and jangmi have known each other for about 3 or 4 months, so yeah...

what i like about her character so far is that she doesn't seem intimidated by the fear of discovering the truth

seorin is exactly the kind of person jangmi needs right now; she's incredibly observant. in the last episode, she noticed the tenderness in hwayoung's eyes as she looked at junho and asked why she was looking at him as if he were her son.
today, she noticed that hwayoung's reaction didn't match her answer and even thought of a quick way to throw her off the scent, although it didn't work very well.

on the other hand, jangmi is very slow; she doesn't seem to see the world with malice yet, even after being a victim of so many injustices. therefore, someone who can perceive inconsistencies and find quick solutions is a must.

absolutely! they will definitely need to meet so that she can at least get some idea of how her sister behaves on a daily basis. you can't just jump in the pool if you don't know how to swim, right?

hwayoung's good samaritan attitude makes me nauseous. not even death can atone for her sins; she deserves something far worse than death. much, much worse.

our detective seorin is so cool... i just wish she hadn't been so anxious; if she had gone back to the hospital, she would have discovered that bokgil had died, and everything would have happened the same way, with the only difference being that she wouldn't have aroused hwayoung's suspicion.

however, today's episode made it very clear that, if it weren't for seorin's cleverness, jangmi would never see the sun rise again lol

!$?&!_?& he turns his back and his shoulders begin to tremble, giving him away; the puppy will have to put on his best act.

it's almost ironic how hwayoung completely ignores baekho's existence and the danger he poses to her. he's connected to all the people she needs to get rid of.

by proceeding with the idea of marrying seorin and junho, blinded by greed, she seems oblivious to the enormous mistake she's making. baekho is a lawyer, in love with her daughter's twin sister (even though she doesn't know it), and the manager of jangmi's older brother, something she knows but so far has overlooked. wouldn't trying to get junho and seorin engaged be like throwing herself into the lion's den? she probably doesn't even remember that he met seorin personally. she treats his existence as irrelevant, and that's why, when she realizes it, it will be too late.

i know the chances are slim given the narrative, so this is just a fleeting thought i had while writing this, but what if, after jangmi starts impersonating seorin, he tries to become junho's "rival"? it would be too much fun to see them entangled in that mess. can you imagine the repercussion if, out of nowhere "director Ma" and the little lawyer become exceptionally close !$?_!_

exactly! what kind of funny friendship is that? taepyung knows about the affair between nambong and hwayoung, but he met his best friend's father for the "first time" in the worst possible scenario. he was always in baekho's office, i find it hard to believe he never bumped into yeongja as well.

oh, god. don't say that... he can't do that. HE CAN'T.

her connection to the dream group is useless without seorin, the "only" legitimate heir. for junho to assume full control, he needs to marry her, which is hwayoung's current concern. therefore, seorin is still needed, and her safety is not in question, but this could change if the Chairman dies. or if she keeps prying into the sordid affairs of her mama.