Eleison

In my top 10 out of all I've seen, probably. :)

Yes, he isn't embarrassed about it either. I'm excited to see the tight-knit nature of the community as the story progresses. Small towns can never escape gossip (I think it's what fuels their existence and it's probably what keeps them going 😅), but when everyone is called upon to rally for each other I bet we'll see them come together.

Yeah, there is something that looks or feels different about him in this drama, and I can't quite put my finger on what it is? It might even just be his haircut, I don't know. 😅 When I saw clips and trailers for Lovestruck In the City I almost didn't recognize him because his hair made him look SO different.

Anything else by this screenwriter is excellent and you'll probably enjoy it, too. Start-Up is a little controversial, but still good. My favorites are While You Were Sleeping and I Can Hear Your Voice. They are much longer so there's a lot more story developed and their pacing feels more like typical Kdramas. Glad you enjoyed it--it's a good one!

Yes, true. I wonder if they'll show her realizing that? Right now she's pretty caught up with her own problems but I imagine some of her arc will be to start focusing on others (I hope so, at least). Hopefully she'll pluck up the courage soon!

Very much so! 😂

Thank you! Apparently just needed to Google it. 😋 Fascinating that Jeju has had a semi-matriarchal family structure--no wonder the men seemed so passive in this show!

But it will be satisfying to see Sam Dal get justice and eventually watch the assistant's life go up in flames instead. Might get a little agonizing getting there though, for sure. But yeah, jealousy and envy do not wear well on people.

Anyone know why it's only the women who dive?

And it looks extra disgusting in slow mo 😂 People have been describing Yong Pil as wimpy and a pushover, but in today's episode he showed he can totally hold his own against Sam Dal. He's not cowed by her outbursts in the least. 😎

I was hoping the reason was more that she didn't want to do Eun Joo dirty and drag her through the mud since she was her assistant, even if she did backstab her (maybe that's too angelic for our FL, haha), but they pulled the pride card instead. It's not a great reason, but it's an understandable one, and this is a very personal thing to reveal to the world. I have never been cheated on, but I can imagine what it might feel like, and it probably makes you feel like garbage. And then you get everyone's pity... *shudder*. In theory, a person shouldn't feel bad AT ALL for being cheated on because that really just means they dodged a bullet and good riddance to the sleezy jerk, but it can't feel that way at first, I'm sure. I think her response and desire to hide it does make sense; it makes sense to HER, but not to someone looking at the situation objectively.

Yeah, the amount of alcohol the sisters are consuming is unreal. I don't know how they're functioning at all. Even if they're drinking beer instead of soju. 😳 Actually, the most unrealistic part for me so far has been the youngest sister's daughter. She's so cute, but even the most precocious 9 year old would never act like this or say the things she says. If a kid ever acted like this, it'd be because they imitated adults doing it around them, and she's acting more mature and insightful than the adults. 😅

Sorry, they have no compassion on the students. 😂

I don't think they'll pursue it, but even if they did, I don't think that makes him a jerk. He's waited so many years and they have been separated for 8... I think he's given plenty of space for them to work things out. Sometimes I think the Bro Code goes way too far. If plenty of time has gone by, let bygones be bygones.

Right? We just got inundated recently! My theory is award season is coming up. 😏

If you go back and watch Bo Geol's scenes with her knowing what you know by the end, you'll see a lot more subtle hints that he's putting on an act (and that he actually cares quite deeply for her). As the reveal approaches, he gets worse and worse at it and eventually gives up. 😂

Yeah, the synopsis is a little misleading. If you've seen this screenwriter's other dramas (I Can hear Your Voice, Pinocchio, While You Were Sleeping, Start-Up, etc.) you'll see it has a very similar tone, emphasis and feel. Some of us have been calling it "realistic fantasy." It has a lot of music in it, but it's more about the relationships between characters and their growth. There is romance, but it's definitely not THE main feature of the story. The mains are all pretty equally focused on, minus the RJ CEO, who has a little less screentime than the other mains.

Interesting! Thank you for replying. :)

Good point! I was familiar with the screenwriter from Castaway Diva so I felt confident to make generalizations about her dramas, but this one was definitely more of a wild card! While there tends to be a pretty strict formula across the board, you're completely right that some (like this one) are less clear. :)

Yes, same! Was pleasantly surprised by Sang Do. He seems so sweet. Totally get now why he "flaunts" his wealth to his friends who ditched him for Seoul and then came back in shame while he became rich staying in his boring town. 😅 The epilogue was so cozy.