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If it really was Yoon Bak, that would make sense, his character was very popular in Eagle Bros. Otherwise, it's kind of an odd cameo.

That's why it was such a weird scene....they DIDN'T show the label or product name clearly, so how would the buyer know what brand to get?

In Ep 37, at the 17 minute mark, there was a brief scene at the mattress shop where a customer walked in and they did what looked like a product-placement bit for some kind of pain-relief spray (except that they never showed the product name or label). That whole thing was weird and simply a set up for Hyun Bin to enter the store to talk to his SeRi. The reason I bring it up, was to ask if that actor who portrayed the customer in that brief scene also played the professor in "For Eagle Brothers" (Yoon Bak)?

Yeah, they're really all-in on the evil stepmother trope. And we get FL mom for the evil mother-in-law trope. OH well.

Thank you for asking! I was just about to post the same question as I dont like tragic endings either.

I think the 8.4 rating here is just about right. This was a really good series and quite interesting with the development of FL character. But for me, the ending was disappointing: it seems they must have cut a lot out (won't give out spoilers) that would have been crucial to the story. Eps 11 & 12 should have been thought out better. Otherwise, I was amazed at what the budget must have been with all different location shoots. Visually, the production was top-notch. There were a couple of odd things: In scenes where the leads are together, and the shot angle is from behind him (looking down, over his shoulder) she is not looking at him, but at the camera. Director or DP should have caught that.

Other than that, definitely worth watching, even if you're wondering "Why is Chief Hong a translator now?" (LOL).

This is why I dislike her character the most. The way she manipulates her kids and family despite knowing she shouldn't makes her the worst character in the series for me. Some "doctor" she is....sheesh.

The funny thing is, she even KNOWS she's a control freak and admitted as much to the grandma. For a counselor, she's amazingly un-selfaware since she's not willing to fix her own flaws while supposedly helping others.

All I can say this was a powerful weekend of episodes and a turning point for the series. And a great sign for this series, as this is about when KBS weekenders tend to fall apart. The minute the missing grandpa looked at the guitar, I couldn't help but smile given the actor's musical background.

Correct. They were going to start the process to have SeRi adopt Eun Bin & HyunBin. To do this, they need to contact the birth mother and that story line dropped cold with Bucket's suspicion of SeRi.

We were told the birth mother walked out after being 'mistreated' by Bucket. I presume this was shortly after EunBin's birth(?)

HyunBin told us he had an opportunity for closure with his Birth Mother already, before he returned to Korea, while EunBin has not, and it seems this is still an issue for her. The mother's return would be her last loose end and an opportunity for Woo Jae to help her deal with it, thus bringing them back together.

THIS. I absolutely agree with you. I'd love to see an interview with the writers about how they write her character. She's not the typical evil stepmom/MIL we're so used to seeing in Dramaland. She's a very nuanced character with many sides, some admirable (devotion to her husband's family in many ways) and some rotten in how she deals with other's she feels is a threat.

Thank you so much! I remember him now from The Real Has Come and another series I can't remember.

That scene in her bedroom with SeRi blew me away.....And although the character of SeRi leaves a lot to be desired, the actress playing her is amazing as well. She was outstanding from the last half of the episode to the end scene, which was just about perfect, beginning with the gulp/automatic blink when she saw Min Seo, to when her emotions overcame her when "Veronica" called her Mom. I've watched that scene 3 times, and it's just exceptional.

Wow, 32 was great but a tear-jerker at the end. Once again, the actress playing EunBin hits it out of the park. I'm convinced now that they are going to give her more to do, by bringing in her birth mom, prolly towards the end of the series to give more angst to SeRi who will reflexively feel threatened by her. Probably won't last for more than 1-3 episodes, but will be something to spice up the story.

PS- who is playing Director Baek? I've seen him before but can't place him, and the cast info here on MDL does not include him.

Yeah, totally correct. This is what the domestic audience wants and expects for a 'family drama' and KBS, being state-sponsored, will comply.

I wasn't expecting (but should have been) Dr. Han's cynical reaction to SeRi's concern regarding her health. What did she expect her to do? Break out in tears? Sheesh. No wonder her two kids suffered under her control-freak tendencies.

I loved how he initially told her he wanted to hear the baby's heartbeat....not letting on right away that he KNEW she was scamming him. Very clever writing!

Glad the phony-pregnancy arc was quickly crushed. But when Dong Suk said she would raise the baby, it REALLY threw me for a loop. WOW. Great writing!

This actress has been in more dramas than I can count - SuJi & YuRi; Bravo My Life; Iron Family off the top of my head. She, like the Uncle character is a KBS veteran and you know they'll always give a steady performance when called on.

Agreed on the hospital call scene, as I had the same situation here in the States when the pre-op nurse called to give me instructions for my operation 2 days prior - my sister answered the phone and the caller just identified her as being from the Hospital and told her to have me call her back at this number.

I guess rules may be different in So Korea?