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Wowowow now i get all the excitement around that wrist kiss all over my reels, that was *swooooooon*...wish we can see more innovative kisses like that one in future shows too haha. So much more appealing than a regular kiss could've ever been. I understand that it suits historical dramas and more melo moods better, but i still think with enough creative awareness, similar kisses could work in any placement 😅

Aside from that, i really dislike leads who do not communicate with each other like seori does here repeatedly. Plot device or not, seori needs to tell se gye about his meddling malignant brother. Some of her decisions r awfully stupid for someone who is otherwise very self aware and responsible. Considering what the king did to her in her previous life, she should've had a siren go off with anything even remotely to do with him but she seems almost complacent around him now after that initial fright.

Cha se gye is definitely written to please women haha...i do wish he had some selfish and more sensible moments tho instead of being mindlessly selfless in both his previous (?) and present life. Like he seems almost naive in his complete trust in seori. For someone who says he only trusts himself, i feel like we haven't seen much sincerity from the fl's side for her to earn his trust so fully and quickly. Sure, one could argue that love does that, but i wish there is a moment where he at least almost doubts her like any normal human would. It wouldn't even be his fault considering how much trouble she's gotten him and herself into already hahah....would make him a more multi dimensional character like seori overall.

Heo namjun makes him super appealing regardless tho. The man brings a kaleidoscope of expressions to any given scene and completely elevates an otherwise bland moment into something very memorable. A truly amazing actor 👏

Agree! These were my exact thoughts

Great first 2 episodes, then a very progressively underwhelming experience compared to many other romcoms this year. This might also be my last shin hye sun drama for a while...I’ve personally given her too many chances to keep being disappointed each time...

Really liking the ml and fl's dynamics so far. I like that he isn't head over heels for her from the first sight but there is still crackling chemistry between them. And how they've gone from being strangers to misunderstood to forming some level of camaraderie already. Love when dramas show a relationship develop from scratch like this. Also love the fl and her sincerity to the job and just people in general. The ml clearly has some trauma that needs to be worked out on his own terms and it looks like the fl has some stuff going on too with the way she gave that vague answer about why she left her job at the university hospital in seoul...

I don't usually watch medical dramas but i'm enjoying this so far 😌

Honestly it always kills me to see age adjacent pairings that could bring fireworks to the screen in a drama that is actually a noona romance. Filing for love where they had shin hye sun and kim jae wook, Glory where they had song hye ko and jung sung il, and now this with PMY and go soo 😭 Nothing against noona romances but why put these casts together in the first place when the ml is someone else? Now obviously viewers will compare 😪

Nine to Six is already done filming and ready to release?? I thought it was just announced a few months ago! Wow park min young does not rest haha

Excited to see kim rae won after a long while and flex x cop as well!

Ohh really :( i hope it's a good watch

How is the entire cast so endearing and cute 😍

Wow she looks like jin ki joo in the last pic

Ohh that makes sense...still is very frustrating to watch a starving character not be able to ate right before the cliche phone call 😅

Yess im so glad u noticed that too! She looks at him with so much affection it's amazing to see that from a female lead. Her next drama is a historical romance with kang hoon apparently! We'll be able to see her more ^^

Gotta give it to u for ur commitment to this. Atp you're in love with this man...admit it😂

So many military dramas lately, watching this right after kitchen soldier took some adjusting but thankfully ep 1 doesnt have too much military stuff and quickly shifts to the ml and his island task.

Some thoughts on ep 1:

Why do they always *almost* eat the food and then that godforsaken phone rings and they abandon the most scrumptious looking meal...like??! Also they r apparently starving pls make this make sense 🥹

Also how is ml a doctor himself and not taking his side effects from his medications his prescriber already warned him about seriously? I mean then again, ig that could happen coz doctor or not, nobody wants to be told they r spiralling...

Also they really threw in a whole *thigh* of eye candy with hong minki in that scene right there with zero warning and i didn't blame lee jae wook for his reaction at all 😂😅

Lee jae wook has been in some really heavy/prestige dramas lately that seeing him in more laidback roles always gives me a bit of whiplash but he and shin yeun r already looking adorable together so I'm looking forward to seeing more of them...

The way i burst out laughing lmao 😅

Wow it's a spam fest of comments requesting a s2 under coupang play's youtube video of this drama's final episode bts! I really hope they're seeing all the positive responses and give us a s2...i was of the opinion that the show doesnt need a sequel since developing anything between a former teacher and student will invite too many trolls whichever way they handle it, but whatever, the chemistry is there and I trust the makers to give us something good, maybe even like Taxi Driver's dynamics between Go Eun and Do Ki, nothing fully established but all up to audience inference. Or maybe they could take a Yumi's Cells route and introduce a whole new love interest for Euiju! Either way, my votes for a s2 too!

This is totally random but it just came to me as I was watching Absolute Value of Romance so I'm gonna put it out there. I'd *love* to see her and Ryeoun in a drama together lol...preferably a comedy with some romance. I think they'll be a hilarious duo on screen with some amazing chemistry 🙌

What a brilliant creative choice it was to have her confess to him using the only language he'd understand and that's math! Her saying her absolute value of romance was him has to be one of the best confessions I've seen lol...obviously nothing was going to come out of it, but as a standalone confession within the context of this drama, it couldn't have been more perfectly aligned with the theme of the show. Euiju finally finding confidence within herself to speak her most fluent language (writing) honestly.

You don't have to be intellectual to enjoy a slow burn. It's a matter of different tastes (which is what i found unfortunate), not intellect. Regardless, i get what u mean. My point tho was that this is a more slow moving relationship overall and deserves to be approached from that perspective. And the ml does not fall in love by ep 4, u might be confusing that with filing for love where the ml does fall early. Here, the fl is the one who catches feelings more evidently first (with how she sleep talks about him for eg.) and is more proactive toward the relationship while the ml is still primarily coming from a place of concern at first. Which is exactly what i meant by a slow burn. Slow burns do that step by step of a relationship from strangers to an acquaintance I feel worried about to lovers with more introspection and emotional exploration, which is what happens in shows like this, summer strike and our universe.

My point was that there seems to be a disconnect in how much action needs to happen first before viewers r invested in a couple which seems to skew these days more towards physical chemistry rather than emotional. Like Our Universe got so much flak for dragging out the love triangle but from my pov, if people paid half that much attention to the less overt subtext involving the main couple's feelings that were there from the moment they began raising the kid together, i believe their experience of the show would've been much better overall.

So it seems to me that viewers respond more to what's actually overtly shown rather than inference which is what shows like SOOY, our universe etc do more than giving the usual spoonfed highlight reel moments... (tho there's plenty of that here too)

It's a shame that actual slow burn, subtext-filled stories like this drama and Our Universe always get tagged boring and r being overlooked these days. I thought the joy of kdramas was the introspective vibe which is largely missing from the forward action stuff in Western content. But ig a large section of kdrama viewers r also leaning heavy into the skinship-first, story and emotions second concept of Western content these days and diluting this space with those expectations too. All I hope is that slower, quieter dramas like SOOY still get made for those of us who enjoy the introspective vibes. It's basically the dna of kdramas and would be a travesty if replaced entirely by fast action stories with little to no depth and feeling.

I knoow :(( they saw one disruption and threw him under the bus :( but at least he has people who care about him on his side...

Ya he might've been envious of mechoori or greedy or both? 😅 either way that was a plot twist i never saw coming 🤣

And i agree 100% they r perfect! One of the best couples this year. So healthy and wonderful together 😍 they didnt even need a grand declaration of the usual i love yous... their relationship grew so naturally and now like u said they're living together! Hurraaay!