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But just thinking back of the entire thing now is so crazy…. But in a way actually is also so eerily realistic….. I actually think all the scenarios they’ve depicted are plausible in real-life…. Coz at the end of the day now thinking back…. Actually he didn’t murder her…. He did call the police, but she knocked him unconscious…. She actually jumped off the ledge after getting hurt….. damns. That is so scary.

Ah ok, so the order of things is kinda like wot I gathered. But I was left kinda confused coz it did look like she only discovered about Ju-Ah and her husband that night itself, after the whole paid assassin thing.

So she wanted to kill her husband because of all the SM stuff with other women which her daughter watched… okayyyyy, didn’t know other videos existed other than the Ju- Ah ones.

Right, ok…. So it was outta spite. Hurmmmm…. Ok, got it. Thanks!

Gosh, I never knew of this and I owned JD.com stocks at some point 🤣🤣🤣… the surveillance video to an apartment was a key point too along with the copious amount of alcohol!! 😯 it was also a male 3rd party who reported the incident to the police which is uncommon……… Richard Liu also had changes to his equity stake because of the case! Can’t be a mere coincidence, they must have written the screenplay based on it, it even matches timeline wise… the case was in 2019 and they filmed this in 2020…. 😝🙊

Oh wow, Richard Liu could be considered a newly-wed then… 4 yrs post-marriage 🤔 And his wife was really young, she still is quite young…. 😳😳😳 even attended TsingHua…

Btw, if you do end up posting a review on this you should include the nytimes link, I for one was enlightened…. 🙇🏻‍♀️

The debates between the policeman and policewoman in Ep 11. and 12 were enlightening!

I actually think Mrs. Wu believed it was mutual and consensual before Lin Kan decided to abruptly “break-up”…. Zhou Xun’s character equally never spoke a word about it, and I’m sure her husband wouldn’t have…. A man having an affair with a young woman is immensely different from a man targeting young women who could potentially be a rapist cum borderline paedophile… She marched into the office thinking Lin Kan was a mistress, believing that her husband is only guilty of having an affair with a young student….. I’m looking forward to the unraveling of this sub-plot and whether there will be closure for all the parties involved…

Yeap! So as a female esp coz she’s physically quite attractive, not to mention young…. She will be crucified coz of that… I mean it won’t be evidence but it will sway public opinion. I never even knew it was important prior to Amber Heard’s case, esp coz hers was made so public and followed closely in detail by the press.

Ummm, so how I viewed her teetering was basically wot she said when she came clean to the police in Ep.11…. I think she has subconsciously been convincing herself of accepting something unpleasant because it has been bearable prior and nothing has gone really wrong… actually I think if nobody reported it to the police she probably also wouldn’t have been ‘aware’ herself. Honestly I think she would even continue to go to work normally…. So in her world she probably has no idea of the “step-by-step” bit because of her age + lack of experience. This is where the debates between the policeman and policewoman in Ep 11 and 12…. were super spot on and eye-opening. I actually think both of them are right and have valid points. They actually highlighted a lot of things which I’ve never even thought of on my own…. For example, the definition of rape….

So I don’t know if a post-graduate, I think they mentioned she has a Masters or a PhD… will actually analyse her own career wondering if she deserves to be promoted quickly or not…. No idea seriously, if it were me, maybe not….? I don’t know… I think it would depend on the exact circumstance just like how Zhou Xun asked her mentor on why he hired her as a graduate after sooooo many yrs when she’s already sucha capable and established lawyer….

BUT…. I do think the whole drinking soooo much alcohol during the business dinner was……. Ok, this I do think is universal and also depends on how much life experience or equally how naive a person is…… She literally just went for it and was downing glass after glass with no backup plan. Perhaps she has never been drunk her entire life…. But that basically was a suicide mission. Her mindset + character then indicates she has a bit of an ego hence the denial, but at the same time she’s also easily intimidated… like she was saying “I’m not drunk etc etc”… and also like how she confronted Zhou Xun on how much she earns and whether she’s mocking her…. Her 5 days of contemplation was basically coz many things were a blur (thanks to the alcohol) and also equally ambivalent to her, for example she got slapped by her father….. 🤔 and I think that will come through in court…. Not everyone will be able to relate to her perspective and circumstance as much as I’m sure is valid even in reality. I actually think it probably applies to a lot of young women and minors.

Also, I’m curious to see how it will unfold… I actually kinda agree with the policeman…. I mean can you hold someone legally accountable for being a hypocrite + a Casanova…? I never knew it was possible. I always thought you either had to be completely unconscious or have to explicitly say no be it via actions or words. This is a mix of everything 50 shades of grey and she’s not a minor… public opinion aside, is it even punishable under the law…..? I also agree with the policewoman, gender bias aside, the law should protect those who are weak and unable to voice up on their own otherwise the legal system is broken because it is partial from the get go….

I wonder if a lawyer like Zhou Xun exists in real-life…. Up until Episode 12 she is the only one who can objectively yet emphatically observe and analyse the entire situation including the motivation and psychology of parties involved…. Slightly disappointed that Elaine Zhong’s character wasn’t able to as a policewoman, can tell she’s quite emotionally driven which isn’t great as it creates bias although it also makes her very passionate/serious about her job.

But in this case she ultimately didn’t accept anything after the incident.

I feel high pay, high position although she’s a newbie won’t hold up as evidence in court. Coz it equally doesn’t make sense that a newbie who has shown potential being promoted quickly indicates ulterior motive because that newbie could very well be a guy. And it’s not like he made her a director or gave her shares/equity.

She’s at the losing end because of her delayed response and the other party actually has a lot of solid evidence. Especially the one in the art gallery…. Whereby there was just the two of them and she had no idea she was being filmed…. One could argue that it reflects their private relationship when she is at her most natural relaxed state. But her case borderlines Stockholm syndrome…. So it’s obvious he has a grip on her and she finally admits it in Ep. 11 whereby she explicitly states that she is unable to say no to him….

I can’t wait for the whole drama+thriller genre to unfold! Super curious.

But he has a way with people though, especially women… did you see how scared Jelly Lin was in the first few episodes….? Like it was just so heartbreaking to watch.

Yes, totally selfish narcissistic sociopath. Luckily this Li Yi is not so dumb that she isn’t even financially secure. At least she is, though still dumb…. I mean the only reason I can think of is she believes she’s in love which honestly is an amazing feat by the dude coz it’s like an open secret that he has tonnes of girls, mind you, frequently….. 🤮🤮🤮

Zhou Xun’s speech as a lawyer in Ep. 7 just left me in awe. Jelly Lin is amazing, exactly like an attractive, inexperienced 25-yr old female who just graduated and only started working for 6-months…. Liu Yi Jun was sucha good choice, it would have been disappointing if they picked a physically attractive ahjusshi. He’s so charming in this role, even I nearly shed a tear when he told his sob story of growing up…. 😢🤣

Zhou Xun’s explanation to Jelly Lin totally reminded me of the “Amber Heard vs. Johnny Depp” case…. Although that wasn’t rape but it’s so similar in many aspects…. The entire process and outcome of that was exactly like wot Zhou Xun illustrated, providing a forewarning. I wonder if Amber Heard knew prior taking her case to court, I was definitely surprised with how her case progressed and subsequently concluded…

An important point worth noting, which is a rather rare circumstance, is that the ‘victim’ (until now I believe she didn’t know about the reporting prior and wasn’t involved BUT given the drama’s genre this could change) DID NOT file the police report…. I personally don’t think she would have on her own….

I think they’ve provided enough insinuation and hints to indicate that it will be similar to the Amber Heard case whereby it all boils down to who has the best legal team, best PR tactics, and who has/gathers more evidence instead of wot actually transpired and the intention/malice behind, those aren’t important anymore… Jelly Lin is already at the losing end of the race….

I felt the same, and wondered if a woman who is capable, financial successful, relatively attractive….. would really….. stay as the “hidden” mistress…..? Is she even considered a mistress? I’m kinda dumbfounded….

Like he is sucha Casanova, eloquent with words that he calls her his ‘soulmate’ or confidante…. Which are already two labels that differ in meaning depending on perspective… makes me just roll my eyes…. 🙄

So why did Yu Jin want to kill her husband…….? It looked like Yu Jin only discovered about Ju-Ah with her husband after she sent someone to kill him….? Or was that the reason why she wanted to kill him?

Also, he purposely targeted Ju A because he knew she was his wife’s daughter? But he has been a paedophile all along?

I don’t get it, why though….? Why target her child? He just hates her for no reason?

I have a question, I’m slightly confused. Can anyone help plz….?

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Did you just watch it too? I literally just watched it this week although it has been a while since it aired.

Gosh, Tenerife was sucha good pick to do something like this. I just watched Jinny’s Kitchen and immediately missed this one…. Coz as much as Bacalar looked like paradise, (wow, imagine if I own a house with a backyard that I can just glide into crystal clear waters = 😍😍😍) it defo lacked diversity and intimacy….

This makes me want to open up a niche restaurant in Tenerife too. 🤣 the rare combination of diversity, landscape, culture and people flow…. made sucha good balance. So it has a good mix + flow of tourists and locals. You can literally feel all the locals are so jovial… like naturally just happy…

Also super crazy that the 4 casts could pull-off something like that… they are ‘superhumans’… And they were a good team. Good-looking servers are always a plus, 😝, not to mention they are all so chic and hardworking. YuMi was the glue, Seo Jin really cracks me up with his ambition and greed, 🤣🤣 which made him a loose cannon, perfect for reality TV. Seo Joon was just steady and reliable although he was the maknae.

P.S: Episode 11 was AMAZING! Lol, the bts snippets were invaluable. I would like to taste the ‘Barraquito’ too!!!

Also Youn’s Kitchen 2 was when they first recruited Park Seo Joon which is one of the best recruits looking back, lol!

Apologies for the ramblings! I just think PD Na Yeong Seok is ingenious and forward thinking in coming up with these kinda themes… Turned me into a big fan. 😍🤓

Watch it, I think you’d like it if you enjoy this one! ❤️ In a way that one had more “drama” coz it was their first ‘real’ experience overseas excluding the Bali one, that was their first one, I didn’t watch that coz it was honestly just a beach hut…

Like for Youn’s Kitchen 2, it’s crazy how they managed to cook all those dishes in that tiny kitchen. I noticed they didn’t even have proper utensils, so it was more home kitchen tools rather than professional/commercial ones… I reallllyyyy enjoyed that one, was more spontaneous, more ‘balanced’… also more personal/intimate…

Are you talking about Youn’s Stay? No I haven’t watch that yet, it’s on my list… that one is also very different, should be interesting. Coz it looked like they went for fine Korean food which won’t be easy. AND it was in a hanok.

I wonder if they were more reserved in this one because of V from BTS, his popularity…. Like they didn’t even explore Bacalar much, and Bacalar looked so beautiful! they went out so much in Tenerife, I actually don’t even know how Bacalar looks like aside from their backyard and their restaurant! I think it’s also coz none of them can ‘really’ cook in this one, like they learnt and practiced hard because of the show. So they definitely became more “pro”/well-prepared and can handle a fast-food restaurant with ease, but in a way they also edited out all those footages and it became too routine/predictable. Have to say it left me slightly disappointed.

Btw, have you watched any of the Cha Seung Won ones? I actually started with those and I think I watched all of them. 🤣 that’s of a slightly different format.

Try Youn’s Kitchen 2! For some reason they basically only showed the restaurant and customers for most of the 10 episodes in Jinny’s Kitchen, I also felt it became too ‘cookie-cutter’ after 5-6 episodes….

Youn’s Kitchen 2 had a much better variation… like they showed a lot more behind-the-scenes and personal time… Also, I think Tenerife was more ‘touristy’….? So the customers were more varied…. Like it was more diverse vs. the locals which made their conversation+reactions a lot more interesting and unexpected.

LOL. Ep 5 onwards and it’s heading towards drama now…. But still very captivating + intriguing… looks like it will take on a semi-“makjang” approach. 🤣🤣🤣 think it’s blended with a mystery, thriller genre as well.

BUT I still learnt something new…. A glimpse into how cults are formed… and the basis of Stockholm syndrome… 🤓 ah yes, and a whole new understanding to the term ‘passive aggressive’