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I feel like he hasn't moved on simply because he's living his life exactly as she would have lived her life had she still been alive. Taking over her law practice, charging 1000 won per client, trying to live simply during the day (even though he is still incredibly rich), and the happiness facade (because she wanted him to be happy) feels very much like he lives his day to day for her, while he is himself at night.

I thought that was the point, actually. Since she was raised to be exactly how other people wanted her to be (her future husband, her future in-laws etc), I thought the entire point of her character is about being a super chameleon able to be who others want her to be at the cost of her own identity. The fact that she is waiting to retire to do what she wants to do in life (which she still doesn't know what that is specifically) and the fact that she has no interest outside of playing her roles to perfection gives the impression that she is yet to figure out who she is. She was raised to be the perfect wife. Outside of that, I believe she doesn't know who she is. And I think this drama is about her being able to figure it out.

I love the nuance of this show regarding Seung Cheon and Tae Young.

They are both polar opposites when it comes to temperament, personality and skills, and they seem to excel in each other's lives. Tae Young is softhearted, easily traumatised, and what he needs the most are loving parents. Seung Cheon is ambitious, cunning, and what he needs most is the opportunity to prove to himself that he's not dirt.

Both boys, their entire identity is centered around their own unique past trauma.

Honestly, I understand them both and I blame neither.

Those who have money will never understand what it's like to not have money.

The same can be said for those who have love. They will never understand what it's like to live in terror in your own house.

Seung Cheon and Tae Young are two teenagers who are trying to escape what brings them unhappiness. More power to them.

So over the top and hilarious! I love it!!!

Haha. Same.

My love for the ML grows. He respects her every decision. I love that!

SML on the other hand... *facepalm*

I find this drama refreshing for a few reasons:

1. FL is spoilt, proud and messy and no one in her social circle expects her to change to fit into the "social norms" of what a woman "should be", which is someone who is humble, who places others before her and who does chores.
2. ML is socially awkward instead of the smooth talking MLs we have gotten in every single other drama. I don't know how they will develop the romance but I can't wait to see it, unlike other dramas where you can predict how it will happen from the first episode.
3. They are tackling the male inferiority complex that comes up when a man cannot own a woman he wants. This ENTIRE drama is all about the male gaze and how women are targeted when they deny men.

It's definitely a new kind of rom-com.

First episode was kinda meh, but the second drew me in. So excited to watch Go Kyung Po in a drama since Private Lives. I mean, he was hella attractive in that drama, so I'm all for him being the main lead here.

And I think... he's a criminal profiler.

I have SO many questions omg.

That ending... What was that???? lol

I love that this show is hitting hard against the toxic trait of expecting athletes to "toughen up" because the people before them went through the abuse first.

Hazing is a practice that should die tbh.

Totally agree.

The last episode didn't answer all the questions but the journey was amazing.

I have a soft spot for realistic plot points, and the following made sense to me:

1. The fact that Park Chang Ho tried to punish the villain by the book but the law and the people failed him ending up in him crossing that line and actually committing murder to satisfy his revenge.

2. The fact that not all murder mysteries were solved. (Eg:- Hyejin and the psycho son)

3. The fact that a villain benefited by a villain been taken down.

It's a dark end which is not satisfying... Just like real life.

I'm sorry that happened to you. Therapy is still believed to be a course of embarrassment in most Asian countries. It's hard to explain but, if your parents didn't go for therapy and they put up with the hardships of life, you going to therapy is viewed as a weakness. Going to therapy means you're crazy. Most people don't even believe that therapy works. It's not viewed as an option unless it's a last resort where medication is needed.

My favourite aspect of this show is the tongue in cheek way of saying, "We're going to tease romance even though the original plot doesn't need it because most viewers will watch this if they think there will be romance". LOL.

They went through iconic kdrama romance plot-points through a baseball webtoon story, rather than incorporating it into the main storyline. Well played.

She is tough though? The first two episodes is literally her putting up with injury, being an outcast, being pushed to fail with zero support from her coach or team mates and she still keeps going...? And she doesn't need a man. She needs a mental performance coach who can put up with her stubbornness (and all the best athletes are stubborn). All great athletes have mental performance coaches and/or psychologists because being an athlete is a lot of pressure and they need to be in the right headspace to perform. Non-athletes expect them to deliver good results consistently, and no athlete can do it alone. There is a team behind them from coaches and physiotherapists to support systems that help them be their best. It's a well oiled machine and when one cog fails, the athlete can fail too.

Yep. Luckily it's changing for the better. I'm just sick of this storyline. I've seen it in multiple dramas and it's used as a convenient "fix" to solve trauma. It's lazy writing.

I'm South Asian. LOL.

Kdrama logic be like...

Parent: *abuses and/or abandons child giving the child trauma for their entire life*

Parent: *is diagnosed with cancer or dementia years later*

Parent: I have now realised I need child's forgiveness.

Child: *still traumatised but forgives due to parent being sick*


Can we stop this nonsensical storyline already? I get it. It's fine to abuse your child. It's fine to abandon your child. Because they will forgive you once you're dying. *rolls eyes*

That's fine. Personally, I'm like Hyun Jae, so I detest taking advantage of people and their kindness. So I'm a firm believer that if people go over and beyond their basic requirement, they should be shown compensation or payment so that one party of the relationship does not take undue advantage of the other. But I recognise that not everyone thinks that way. Hyun Jae is a "everyone pays for their own meal" kind of person while Hae Jun is a "the meal will be payed by the person who can afford it the most" kind of person. Both are not wrong. It's a form of preference, which is why they butted heads when it came to this issue.

Have I seen this plot a million times? Yes.

Will I continue to watch it because I love the actors? Yes.

I spent both episodes wondering (at the back of my mind) whether LSG was forced to do this drama after Mouse so that he doesn't get type-casted.