Kathryn_51

Not much info on it but if I did this correctly, here is the MDL link. https://mydramalist.com/749309-hierarchy

Lee Chae Min, the actor playing Min Ki (Qui?) is 22 years old, still in University and is booked solid (all on Netflix). Surprising that he is playing an older character in this drama but he's a rising star.

AoS2 - Guest role
Crash Course in Romance - Support
19th Life - Support
Hierarchy - Main Role

Yeah, but if they were married, it wouldn't make a difference - under current Korea law, JH would have zero rights to custody, visitation, nothing. She must have left the father's name off the birth registration (to put in TK's name would be fraud). i'm not like bloomingtide and most others - I've never cared much about YD's story because it will have a very happy ending - but I just don't want to watch a supposedly intelligent woman be so f**king stupid.

Yeah, preach it. And even worse IMO is that by running away and not getting married, she failed to protect HER BABY. I can't forgive her (well, actually I can't forgive the writers) for making her so stupid. Which means we will get the Most Unimaginative Trope Of All - the demand for THE DNA TEST. The one thing I was hoping they wouldn't make the viewer suffer through just to fill up a couple of episodes.

SJ was in charge of decorating the new" hotel apartment" so she would have had the passcode. As for TK never changing it after . . . . how many months w/YD there?

Putting up w/brain dead characters in 14-16 episode drama is tough, but in a 50 episoder, the writer thinks the VIEWER is brain-dead. Don't insult the viewer writer-nim.

As I've posted several times in the last few weeks, I don't think her hysteria/possesive love regarding TK has been hidden - it has manifested many times but never appeared full throttle until yesterday. I really hope we learn some of InOk's back story so that we can understand why she acts so desperately w/r/t him.

Bong Nim and her brother have mentioned twice that she inherited her good eyesight from their father. My impression of the writer is that they don't throw out red herrings (false clues) like that.

I woke up in the middle of the night (well 4:00 am my time) and decided to watch the raw feed for the first time. YD makes my blood boil with her noble idiocy. They jumped the shark today with all the cliches, not to mention that all other side stories have now "ended" apparently (JM/HW in particular). And why the hell is that Hee woman still in the picture - I swear if they try to make her into Strawberry that will be it for me because the age doesn't match up.

So we miss Ji Myeong's pregnancy as well??😢😢

Thanks for your perspective. Sounds like I need to watch - and probably won't be on viki until at least 9:00 pm on the West Coast. Venting her anger on YD makes sense because up to now, she has always protected TK and blamed others (OR, herself). But for her to make HIM choose - writer-nim not being very consistent. oh well, a plot device is a plot device, ut I prefer character driven stories.

Excellent analysis. I think there were several prior "incidents" that show that InOk is obsessed with her son. She was never bothered by the fact that he wasn't married or never stayed with any girlfriend longer than 3 months. Episode 4 (?): " Since I was pregnant with you, I decided to live as your mom. I decided to die as your mom and gave birth to you." She ran away from the family when TK said he would cut ties with the Gong family. She returned, only several episodes later announce she was going to divorce her husband (because the inexecrable Granny played a nasty stunt on TK). She was near hysteria in those scenes.

We don't know her back-story except: (1) she was apparently (?) married to TK's father and he died before TK was born. (2) She taught kindergarten. (3) She has endured humiliation from the Gong children for almost 20 years in an effort to protect TK.

The writer actually laid out the foundation for this (hysteria) if they choose to go in that direction; I hope they do because it would be far more interesting plot (InOk is more than simply TK's mother); why she has lived as a doormat all these years and why she feels so betrayed by the lies and deceit by her OWN SON. It isn't YD that betrayed her - it was her son.

I haven't watched yet either and won't until Viki release late tonight, but my primary question is going to be:

Is In-Ok the real psycho on this drama (there were scenes in past episodes about her hysteria and possessiveness when it involves TK) OR, was today's rampage merely the plot device writers chose to give us a 5 month time skip and all will be well by Ep. 36?

Thank you. I was really looking forward to this drama (together with "King the Land") but I am repelled by the Main Couple story - she's a stalker, he is a moody, somber mental case who lives in the past. I think the fact that their story checks all the boxes that I dislike (melodrama, reincarnation, childhood trauma) meant that it was never going to be a favorite. BUT, several people said that they loved the 2nd couple in the webtoon even more than the 1st couple, so I stuck with it. This drama really needed 16 episodes OR it should have cut the Main Couple scenes by 50% so that other character history could be explored more in depth. Looking back, it was marketed as something cute and funny (the trailers, the flamenco dancing, etc) but it is pure melodrama. I'll watch w/heavy hand on FF button but it will get one of my lowest MDL ratings ever.

Very cute!

MDL ratings mean zero in the total scheme of things. Netflix Top 10 Global (non-English) and Korean (in country) are the ratings that matter. Millions of viewers (yes, MILLIONS) around the world love this show and will watch to the end - very, very few of them even know that MDL exists.

Thanks for suggestion. I checked it out on Viki - and "Once Again" appeared . . . . . as a 9 episode BL drama! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

But I kept checking and sure enough, the weekender "Once again" with Cha Hwa Yun was also on the list. I'll watch the episodes you recommend this evening (my time0 so I can be "prepared". However, I'm one of those viewers who think YD/TK deserve huge reality check for their deceit and lies. Mrs. Lee In Ok is just the one to do it - let's get this s**t over with and fast track the marriage registration!

I was first introduced to the actress Cha Hwa Yun in "Divorce Attorney Shin" - a chaebol wife and grandmother to Attorney Shin's nephew. Little did I know that she is the veritable queen of weekend dramas - however tomorrow's scenes play out, she will give a bravura performance and we will understand why she was chosen for this part.

Can anyone explain to me the back-story of the 2nd couple - WHY does she like him; WHY does he like her? What happened between them as children (or teens) that brought them together?

I even re-watched their scene as teens (w/the umbrella). Is that the extent of their 'history"?

I like the two actors and I enjoy their scenes together (I'm a sucker for unrequited love), but at this point, they don't have a story of their own - they are simply appendages to the main leads.

well, you have explained well all the reasons I just can't stomach the FL character. I watch her scenes for a few moments and then feel the need to turn away from watching a car wreck.

I've been watching for the 2nd couple because many webtoon fans said they found their story/romance to be even more compelling. And although I enjoy the actors and their scenes, 5 minutes for the 2nd couple against 45 minutes of the Main Couple isn't enough. This drama will be getting very low marks from me.

"Is this your own speculation? Do you have any spoilers? ☺️"

No spoilers, pure speculation - based upon looking at the promotional videos w/ the four main leads, the posters, the PR releases, character descriptions, etc. I maybe 100% wrong and if so, I will admit it. My batting average is about 80% but I sure missed the final resolution in a couple of k-dramas so I don't claim omnipotence.

Re: SJ? I agree - it all depends upon the writer. I tend to believe her "redemption" (if at all) will be thru Kim Joon Ha - other than her father, he is the only one who cares about her, (ignore the current "I hate you" scenes - totally meaningless when there are 18 episodes to unfold).

Re: chemistry between YD and TK? I find it difficult to analyze or understand, but it is definitely not the standard k-drama/weekend drama. Their hugs are sweet but perfunctory. They say the words - 6 feet apart. Maybe the director is trying to stretch out the anticipation. I've watched promotional videos of the 4 main leads and Cha Joo Young/Jung Eui Jae are far more comfortable with each other than the main couple, but perhaps it is because Ahn Jae Hyun came into the production at the last moment.

The happy ending for TK and YD is fore-ordained so I don't care too much about their narrative. A family drama with many characters and 50+ episodes is NOT going to be viewed identical by all viewers. 😊😊😊