Eleison

Oh yes, My Father Was Strange was similar. You had to watch right up until the end for all the pieces to fall into place. It was tough to finish but the last few episodes were SO, SO good. They made the hours of watching flawed characters transforming VERY slowly, worth it. :) I hope this ends up being one of those dramas. A drama that slowly unfolds the stuff you need to know (and develops the characters and relationships that need developing) carefully and compellingly.

This screenwriter writes very good dramas, but usually the first half is a little stronger than the second half... I hope that won't be the case for this one. She hasn't endeared these characters to us nearly as much as in CLOY and LOTBS by Episode 4, buy I'm thinking it can only go up from here, right, considering the premise? They couldn't be likable right away or it'd spoil the tension surrounding their need for reconciliation. And I still just have so many questions. If they answer them one by one (don't care if it's slow) in a way that makes sense, I will be a happy, happy camper.

We'll see, I guess!

Phew, Hyun Woo is all the over the map! Poor guy can't figure out his own heart. He's all a jumble of confused. 😅 It seems like in Episode 5, though, he'll have some clarity... 🤞

That's a good way of putting it. No spoonfeeding; it makes you do the work of connecting the dots, but it's fun work, like figuring out a puzzle. And the viewers have to be in it for the long haul for their efforts and patience to come to fruition, I think. :)

Same! I keep checking, hoping there's more time left. 😂 I'm intrigued because I have so many questions I need answered and I'm still in the dark about so much. 😩

Yes! I wanted to add this point in my response to @songofsixpence above as well.

Huh, I'm not seeing the cartoonish piece. But in my experience some dramas have very cliche/unrealistic settings (most dramas, haha) but try to portray characters realistically. It sounds like that's what Wedding Impossible is like.

Other dramas have both "unrealistic" characters and cliche settings but then do some unique things with framing, themes, and scenarios (that can become plot devices or just angst and drama if not handled with care) to say something about humanity or relationships on a more poignant level, not necessarily focusing on how individuals act, true to life, but in a way that inspires (I guess as more of an ideal). I think this drama is more of the 2nd type. This is what CLOY felt like to me, too. The characters weren't real people, neither were the scenarios, but it ended up saying beautiful things about people in their relationships to each other that was heartwarming and lovely. (I'd call it a different approach to storytelling.) My impression as of now is this story will unfold to become more like CLOY or Legen Of The Blue Sea in tone as time goes on, and if it's done well, I actually like the prospect of gaining momentum as it goes rather than starting strong and ending weak.

Got it. I think it's too soon to say how it will be used to address these characters' issues? It's going to take some time before we are in the know about everything and how it's all brought this couple to where they are in the present. I can see why you'd get frustrated, though.

Also, miscarriages are extremely difficult experiences that kill marriages. It's not just a cheap plot device, because it's a completely valid reason for trouble in a marriage to begin/worsen.

The ratings could also be high because it's good?

And what kind of "real life" do we get with chaebol characters/plots anyway? I get what you're saying, it does have some makjang qualities as of right now, but also "real life" might have been too much to expect from a drama with this premise. ☺️ This still feels much cleverer and more artistic than a typical makjang to me. But we'll see, you may end up being correct. :)

I've also wondered about that pic 😂

The whole thing is pretty solid, but it's also one of those rare dramas that had a better 2nd half. It's funny and cute, and all the mains' lovelines are pretty adorable; there's a refresing lack of love triangle angst except for one support character.

I don't know, those are some fighting words; I think he has some pretty stiff competition for worst "American" actor in a Kdrama. 🤣

So many of them are abysmal.

Haha, which one? Are you referring to one of his lines trying to speak English?

If it's the one I'm thinking, I believe it's closer to the beginning, and definitely in the first half. When he and the FL are pretending to be rich socialites for a fraud scheme is when he says it, I think.

As far as the reference made in this drama, I mean, Soo Cheol is not someone who has tact. The fact that this coment is made by his character should say something as well, don't you think?

While most are saying this episode was filler, we did learn a few things:

1) Hae In is learning to empathize, and it's causing her to do things she wouldn't normally do (my theory is this will catalyze uncharacteristic behavior in Hyun Woo in response, kind of like how his odd behavior in Episode 2 kickstarted her feelings for him again).

2) Hyun Woo is looking less and less enthusiastic about duping his wife into thinking he's a devoted husband for the sake of getting put into her will... (we also found out that for some reason he never tried very hard to shoot pheasants on previous hunts even though he apparently has mad shooting skills. Huh.).

3) We now have AT LEAST four confirmed villain candidates.

P.S. Unfortunately, my hunch is Hyun Woo's intention to divorce will be discovered by Hae In when their feelings for each other have been rekindled significantly and when it will hurt most for it to be revealed... 😬

Yes, they seem so awkward even though they're married, like when they shared a room at the hunt. It's so puzzling!

And the fact that he wanted to divorce Hae In after things went south rather than capitalize on his growing influence in the company tells us something, too. He's not power hungry or ambitious. He just jumped into this mess for Hae In! 🥹

Does it develop the characters further, despite not moving the plot forward, even if it's just more of what we've seen? (I couldn't root for the ML and FL in Go Back Couple until pretty near the end, so this isn't too shocking to hear).

At this point I don't mind the slowness of the plot development as long as the character interactions continue to be interesting because it will be less likely to fizzle out of content. That's my hope, anyway. 🤞

The music is by the same composer/music director, Nam Hye Seung. She did CLOY, too, as well as IOTNBO and Goblin (which is her best, in my opinion). :)

Haha, I noticed that, too, and was curious! Someone pointed out to me that I think the ML's older brother owns a martial arts gym for kids/is a coach, and so they theorized the ML learned to fight there and his skills will come into play later. Some trailers seem to show there will maybe be some gang activity/sinister anti-Queens plotting going on by we don't know who, yet. Maybe that's why?