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I kinda get the feeling because, like, I didn't understand what FL's senior's that one reply about angry spouses was supposed to mean and groaned at few other things... But on the other side I love certain cheesy ol' tropes. But outside tropes in my personal experience irl I wouldn't find it weird as I know gossipy lots similar to this- its a bit hard to describe the exact nuances but, like, what that kind of talk is, is not a malicious slanderous type of gossip(the sort thats speculating on who all are loose or who might be having an affair with whom) but the more light and jokey banter without depth, loose talk(usually in a tight group; and usually they know the line and their audience). Their characters are established as close-knit and unserious like that- like the interview bet. In the drama tho it isn't reality but a continuing trope since the party in ep 1 to establish that they look like a compatible couple to other people even though behind doors theirs was just a contract marriage so far. Plus Sa-eon acting so obviously partial and possessive to her in public when hes been brusque and stone-cold as far as they have known him in office. And they all do look scandalized for a second but are nice-coded. The celeb boss crushing on this new hot and young recruit tho?Typical political chaebol son...it wouldn't be out of the ordionary as a regular scandal... The spokespersons office people are more of a background bunch thats for comedy and overall being the allies tho.

Nah...ironically this actors known for his roles as the comical idiot with the twist that despite being silly and eccentric he is good at his job/surpisingly correct about things(CLOY and Vincenzo mainly). That said, I find him sus...the way sometimes its the weird guy who turns out psycho/was lying with exaggeration.

I was thinking this at first with some of his expressions in some scenes(and as you say his about turn to his usual gossipy self after that photo session) but then he says some things that might suggest otherwise too. So for now its up in the air. On the other hand I find him the most sus and that feeling just won't go- and if he is sus, he would already know.

Kang being section chief and all and being the one organizing and interviewing wouldn't he have known candidates application details and may/may not put two and two together(tho, suspension of disbelief).

This sounds bullseye 😅. He's also a fan of SML's perfect muscles (which got Sa-eon annoyed). And he is always deliberately competing to win against the chief Kang for Sa-eon's attention even when he doesn't need to.

First I thought it had to be Park Do-jae. He alone moved to the back with Hee-joo and is wearing black on the outside. Then I got confused. In the scene we see shots of Hee-joo moving back when Kang calls out to Park Do-jae who moves forward to then shield Sa-eon and only then the screams about her falling are heard. But then, the scene where Hee-joo recalls being pushed the last line that can be heard is before Park Do-jae is shown near Sa-eon. So it could be him in a split second. But it can also be someone else like the other new guy in office since Do-jae is too obvious- almost like a red herring. But again Park Do-jae resembles the twin kid photo. The tourists seem calculated to the plan and perhaps Kang's predictability(though now its twice Kang did something that facilitated the plan- first picking up the phone and now the group photo). What I didn't get is who exactly chose that mountain...

Secretary Kang: "Stop it, hes a married man💢"
Also secretary Kang: "Make 🫶 for your commemorative photo :)"

The whole office is already shipping them 😂

Considering how almost everybody's a bit much of a mess- as are the relations- its giving date, adopt your genius niece and nephew and stay far away from arranged marriage schemes set up by crazy mayors.

Wedding cards sure are a jinx with Ha-na...

Why does Ha-na want to transfer back to the office where residents toss garbage water on her? Request a special transfer to someplace far quieter(she'll end up on the island?). On an aside Sony is a nod to Rebecca from Waikiki. Few other things I feel vaguely familiar(but its been many years...). Though, Waikiki...Chul-hui should end up with a pretty sea turtle!! (he already has twins too)

As much as I don't like the SML he is their team leader. She should have reported some things to him irrespective of their personal history. And also seen to dialogue being kept open. Or at least not let logic leave the building. Most of their clients they counselled quite rigorously. There was a big red flag. And what occured a bit hammy...
(also those two gaslighted her all those years ago why do they keep repeating that wedding broke up de to monetary issues when it wasn't on her end?)

I didn't catch the phrase they say but apparently the single phrase in Korean for 'niece&nephew' is the same as the word for nephew(the male words are usually the default). So it must have gotten mistranslated as nephews for the subtitles.

Not only is his wife friends with SML but even his trusted right hand Park's a fan of SML's perfect deltoids...oh Sa-eon... XD

Before I get down to reading the spoilers/novel. First impression was that there has to be an inside man in the office and it'll either be the devoted Park or the eccentric Kang(who I suspect more but I will scream if I see Im Chul-soo being a villain again) or someone who'll be introduced later maybe. The original kidnapper had a real odd manner of speaking(how'd Paik Sa-eon not notice the shift?). I suspected the missing In-a as the mastermind at first but it doesn't make sense as of now. Heo Nam-jun with his focus on serial killings is very sus. He could easily have accomplices too. Anyway, greatest thing ever was FL's plot twist. And how the kidnapper got taken by surprise XD

The programmer uncle is the cutest.

I'm wondering about the twins- whose kids are they. Did Chul-hui have a sibling? (or is it friends or such) The mystery of those posts and the stalker(?)...

True apparently I read the goverment is funding matchmaking parties which has come under lot of scrutiny. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korean-city-turns-matchmaking-boost-low-birth-rates-2023-11-27/
, https://theindependent.sg/south-koreas-government-matchmaking-events-slammed-as-wasteful-women-public-servants-forced-to-attend-to-boost-number-of-attendees/
Honestly this kdrama plan for combating the declining birth rate seems more solid with too much govt resources but reminds me a bit like the manga Harekon(the part about the eccentric mayor who has a bee in his bonnet making plans on how to boost birth rates... rather than the marriage particulars).

The plot thickens! So his memories are definitely jumbled and unreliable...

As an example of expectations framing opinions- subjectivity

I kinda get it as its a matter of expectations. Though I feel relieved to hear someone else that. When I live-watched the final ep- I adored it XD

About expectations- like, in the beginning of the year I felt let down by Crash. I liked it for the characters but it just didn't live up to the hype- what I thought it would be as a a traffic crimes investigation drama but its pretty well liked overall. Similarly here what I get are similar feedback- were expecting something more than the regular kdrama- than the simple+abridged way that it ended. The final episodes seem to have been a deciding factor/weak link.

Bong Chul-hui should have dragged that potatosack of an SML out and tossed him straight into the sea offscreen...

His mom is a bit sus too...and his lawyer friend. The only one who isn't looking that possible so far is the fatherly hospital director who can be equally suspect since he was in that group too. Each of the three would be big betrayals...

And himself in the mirror...in what looks like the tux with blood on shoulder. Was thinking the same thing! He is now shown waking up in the hospital after having fainted. Even in ep 1 there are snippets of so many things. The flashback is full of seeing himself in mirrors or his hands and the timeline is tight... either some memories are misleading or have become all mixed up...