Lee C

You watched the same drama I did. I loathe the fact that when psychological or psychiatric terms go mainstream they take on all manners of meaning, few of them accurate. Gaslighting, psychopathy, have been the usual suspects. Enter Stockholm Syndrome. If you want to learn about Stockholm Syndrome look up Patti Hearst, the most well-known person to be diagnosed wth the condition. Or the original bank robbery where the bank employees sided with the robbers. It's a coping mechanism used to deal with being held hostage. Thus it must take place while in captivity. Our girl is plotting to escape every second she is captured. So the term does not apply. I should mention the change in behaviour is drastic. Patty Hearst went from being a typical rich socialite to being photographed holding an assault rifle in a bank robbery. She was given the choice of beling released or joining the SLA. She chose not to go home...

Pachinko will guaratee his rise into the stratosphere. I would not miss it.

She has had others translated into English but this one not yet listed.

I just finished episode 11 as well, and whole heartedly agree with you. Far too little of substance has occurred to move the plot along. And I don’t foresee that changing. So many Chinese dramas could be pared down to fewer episodes. The Japanese can tell a satisfying story in 4-6episodes and are my doramas of choice. Normally engaging leads can convince me to finish a plodding drama but not in this case. It has nothing to do with this particular actor per se I am not drawn to prickly pear characters. I hope this picks up speed and becomes more entertaining, but with half a dozen other choices, I have to let it go.

Just got to the ending and haven’t had time to sort it out in my mind just yet. I would rather someone help me out with the FL’s story and her motivation to tell him what she did. At this point it makes little sense that it was all about revenge!! 😳

You give Hye-Strung the green flag but not SPY who is also available and gong after what she wants. Why the double standard? I think plenty of women who would “settle” for him. The very reason he is drawn to her is because she does stand up to him and knows the fine art of letting a man think he is getting his way. 😉The ring has historically been the man’s choice and the Koreans are traditional people. Mind you the size of the BFR is rather impractical. Hope she does not sleep on her left side!

I bet he has one more melt-down in him.

An exorcism might help! 😆

An exorcism might help! 😆

Hye-Strung doesn’t need to change?! Who knew? Well, SW wants what she lost back. And taking over HS’s body will do the trick. Prepare for a miracle. “Knocked up cheater” is not an oxymoron.

Are you watching the same show? 😄

If that were indeed the case, she would not consider escaping, which she does every five minutes.

Morning The Imperial Palace, The Brightest of Us and A Fan Girl’s Romance.

His mother remains an X factor. I have this crazy feeling he was adopted and he is somehow related to the doctor. Weird, I know!

If you pay attention, she does stand up to his demands, usually by laughing them off. She is no fool, nor is she bewitched by him.

Both serve as mechanisms to advance the plot. This is fiction after all.

All true. But we must remember this is fiction.So for a plot to be successful, certain devices must be employed. The rapprochement of ex- wife and mistress is key to making their decision to join forces to determine if Dong Mi really could have killed her husband all too necessary.

It’s the method required to change Hye Strung into a decent human being. it’s quite clever. So we have both older ladies facing opposition to their marital bliss from their children, their potential father-in-law and one of two exes. And the doctor may speak up soon. The songstress dumped the professor for someone who could not love her. Ah mi has just realized her lover is boring and his mother in law attracted to him in an unhealthy manner. She will soon realize she’s trapped in a loveless relationship with a father figure she now knows is too old for her. Ah mi, Hye Strung and the songstress are all milling around Bada. His grandparents seem to like the two friends coming to visit. Will the lawyer have an embarrassment of riches to choose from? Time will tell. Now just who is the mysterious Mrs. Seo? Could she be the doctor’s mother….

General Sun Che alone is worth the price of admission! If you watch his facial expressions religiously you will laugh even more. I can't wait to check him out in his other works.

Time well wasted!