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I just caught up today and I'm right there with you where if the writer doesn't mess this up, AGL will become top 5 favorite makjangs, along with The Promise, Miss Montecristo, Ice Adonis and Game of Witches lol (it would push out Glass Mask)

If something happens to Nansuk (I low-key got nervous when she got the blood test done) I'll probably take like 3 stars off my final review like don't get me wrong I like Jeongwon as a FL (her kidnapping Taeseok with the intent of psychologically torturing him is hardcore. I hope she pulls a daily drama first and DOES NOT forgive that man) but Nansuk is probably the only case where I'm rooting for the bad guy lol (even tho I know it won't end like that 😭)

First of all I'm very happy with how fast the whole "Jeongwon is Taeseok's daughter" truth got revealed. There was no bs-ing, no drawn out reveals, the "birth secret" itself made sense (hello Woman in a Veil) and no unnecessary angst. Shout out to Nansook, Hyera, and Haneul for getting things done, I even have to give Manager Gu his flowers for getting in on the action (when he knocked Taeseok out LOL)

I initially was not a fan of this twist but I LOVE the fact that Taeseok didn't automatically turn into father of the year, as long lost relatives suddenly becoming lovey dovey after spending most/all of the drama trying to kill each other is one of my LEAST favorite makjang tropes (it low-key ruined Meant to Be). In fact I like how he's been pretty open about him wanting to kill Jeongwon (blood ties be damned) and I like how this apparently the ONE line that can't be crossed. You know you've messed up when you have Nansook doing a double take. Also hope that Jeongwon continues stands on "Kibeom is my only dad" until the end. I do NOT want to see any father-daughter bonding from them. It took me a while to accept Hyera and Jeongwon but Taeseok and Jeongwon is a hard NO!

Jeongwon kidnapping Taeseok is pretty ruthless of her (I DO wish he would've remained in Nansook's basement for a bit longer, it killed me how she referred to him as 동생) , even tho it looks like on Monday Sehoon is going to locate him. Speaking of Sehoon he still manages to bore me even despite learning the truth behind his mother's death. Although, it was funny when Nansook said "I'll make you chairman" and Sehoon perked up like a cat when you shake a container of Temptations. He's really the easiest character to manipulate in this show and he fits with Youngchae as they are both Chihuahuas barking at Dobermans (meaning their parents, Jeongwon and Haneul etc). Now that Youngchae has gotten exposed I guess she will become Sehoon's sole ally (well, as strong of an ally one can be in A Graceful Liar land haha)

Manager Hwang is slick for trying to romance Mihyang when he killed her daughter. He's supposed to be good but I found his retelling of the hit and run to be chilling ... you watched a little girl get hit by a car and assumed she would live. (But she died since she seemed to be sickly, going off what Mihyang implied and the flashbacks from the beginning of the drama. But that doesn't take away from the fact that you watched a completely innocent little girl get hit by a car and didn't do anything!) I guess him working for Jeongwon is his way of repenting? I don't care about him and Mihyang as a couple but I do care that Jeongwon has acquired a secretary. She's in the big leagues now.

Hyera drinking the poison was wild but I'm glad she didn't end up in a coma (how funny the mom and daughter both end up in multi episode comas) and it's cool how this seemed to be the event that pushed Semi to refer to Jeongwon as 언니. Now where do we go from here? I hope semi is just providing lip service when she said she won't give up on Haneul, because that kind of juvenile love triangle crap will drag the drama down (just like it did at the end of Queens House SMH)

Taeseok getting demoted to honorary chairman, a title with no power, is the PERFECT punishment for someone as ego driven and power hungry as him. Its pretty ironic lol. However, him talking to Minjeong about Hyera was chilling because he really doesn't view Hyera as a person but as a possession. "She's a delicate flower that I cultivated" relax Michealangelo, get over yourself. Wake up and realize that your delicate flower turned out to be a Venus Flytrap

I've already talked about the whole "Hyera paying someone to hit her so she can abandon her daughter guilt-free" and how off the wall it is but now there's another layer - Taeseok DID know but he made sure Hyera wouldn't die. I hope that truck driver got a huge payout because this is one hell of a scenario to find yourself involved in 😭

Minjeong's betrayal is going to come out eventually, but more importantly, the fact that Sehoon is not Taeseok's son! I wonder how that will be revealed? Sehoon getting into an accident and needing a blood transfusion OR will Taeseok straight up tell him? So many questions but there's still 5 weeks left. Buckle up!

Lee Dohyun is quickly becoming one of my favorite screenwriters too. Loved Game of Witches, I've loved A Graceful Liar since episode 1, and if I end up loving Secrets and Lies? She'll be three for three 😭 (gotta get my Korean listening comprehension skills up before I try to watch Family Secrets)

I purposely didn't watch any of the episodes this week because I wanted to binge watch today and I was not disappointed

As a Flyers fan I had to laugh at the sports bar in Philadelphia being filled with Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby posters (this would absolutely never happen in real life LMFAO) the Flyers are so bad that the PDs completely skipped over getting their paraphernalia 💀💀💀

A for effort I suppose

Commentary that's relevant to the story: Hanryu is really putting himself through it to fund Dahae's lifestyle. (The scene where his ex-boss made him crawl on the floor like a dog???) Man this inevitable betrayal is going to cut deep

I've seen 100+ episode makjangs that feature the "studying abroad = adultery" trope and it's nice seeing a condensed version

Also idk why but I feel like Dohoon is actually Dokyung's son and not her brother. One thing is for sure, she's about to be mad as hell that he's been shacking up with Dahae in America lol

Honestly I am right there with you! If they aren't going to help their moms with their hostile takeover (I would prefer watching Jeongwon and Haneul working with Nansook and Hyera than Jeongwon and Haneul working with Mihyang and Manager Hwang) I just hope they stay out the way like the moms are literally doing this for THEM, don't sabotage the cause!

Honestly the only reason why I care about Sehoon's arc at this point is I'm looking forward to the meltdown he will have when he finds out that he is actually NOT a member of the Kunhyang family. I'm not rooting for him at all.

I don't hate youngchae (it takes A LOT for me to dislike villainous 2FLs) but she needs to realize that she's not built for this (scheming) at all lol. If any character gets a redemption I would hope it's her ... But I'm not holding my breath tbh

Seems like today's episode (74) she's gonna get exposed for faking being pregnant (honestly I keep forgetting until other characters point it out) so hopefully this ends with her getting kicked out the house...

Right now I actually prefer A Graceful Liar over Queens House lol

I feel like the stakes are way higher in a A Graceful Liar so it's more interesting. The antagonsts are way better, and Queens House fumbled the last arc with that stupid love triangle.

(Also, A Graceful Liar has Nansook! Who is probably my favorite makjang villain of all time now lol I low-key want her to win, morals be damned 😭)

What about you?

ikr, I would've thought there would be way more 😭

Oh yeah life is way too short to be getting mad at dramas??? lmao like go punch a pillow if you need to relieve stress that badly 💀

Haneul choosing to join the fight against Taeseok is the best thing that happened to his character tbh, especially when you consider how he's a very good foil to Sehoon, who just feels like a fish out of water when it comes to these chaebol games lol

Haneul going along with the press conference, ACTUALLY naming Taeseok and then not backing down when Taeseok confronted him afterwards was EVERYTHING

When I came up with that scenario I figured that there's no way Jin Taeseok is going to make it to the end of this drama alive (I'll be very surprised if he does) so the screenwriter should go hard and make his final arc memorable

Like seriously if this ends with a Jin Taeseok redemption I'll be shocked

I need to finish the two sisters lol. Last I remember of Bae Doeun she was still scheming to become Hyewon's MIL
(I actually liked Doeun better than Hyewon at that point) But I dropped it. I think I dropped it before the screenwriter changed lol. But hey if I got through woman in a veil I can absolutely get through the two sisters 😭👀

This is probably the darkest daily drama I've watched in a while. The vibes of the posters are very fitting. Like most dailies, there's gag scenes, but unlike most dailies, the gag scenes are few and far between
(One of the gag characters actually gets killed off ??? LMFAOOOO)

This is one of those rare dailies where the ML is the main character. I think the last one I've seen was Man in a Veil. Seo Hajoon is our lead, he's on a path for revenge after his mother went missing under mysterious circumstances. Oh and if that's not enough, his sister gets murdered too...

The villains are something else. I've always liked Lee Seungyeon but I've become an even bigger fan since her performance in A Graceful Liar (highly recommend btw) but Sookjin is THE final boss here. I knew it once she was willing to commit ELECTION FRAUD for her golden child Taehyung. Taehyung himself is the kind of ambitious that's fun to watch

The FLs are Taehee and Juhong. Taehee is actually my favorite character just because I sympathize with the abuse she gets. Juhong comes off as bit of a Mary Sue but she's kind of getting interesting now that she married into the family.

I low-key feel bad saying this but Sol freaks me out for some reason (I will absolutely pause a show if the child character annoys me, see Nino from Cruel Temptation lmao) and that's kind of why I put this on pause for a second. However, I came across some interesting spoilers that make me want to circle back to this...

I also have a strong suspicion that Taehyung isn't actually Sookjin's son. If so, that's going to be some insane karma........

I've never left a comment on this drama... so I might as well share my thoughts on this one

As long as they don't pull a woman in a veil and wait until the absolute last second to reveal it I'm good lol

I actually want to see Jin Taeseok suffer psychologically over this reveal but instead of using it as an excuse to be a loving father or feel guilty, he uses it as motivation to kill her because how it ruins the narrative that he had built up lol

Wait a Nansook love line would be fun lmaoooo

It would be cool if Jeongwon got direct access to Kunhyang's slush fund and ledger as the director of the art museum. It would be a nice subversion to the trope where the FL and ML spend the last 10-20 episodes looking for a ledger

I'm way more into Nansook and Hyera's scheme to acquire Kunhyang (for their kids, ironically enough) than whatever Jeongwon and Haneul's approach is, but that's mostly because Nansook is HER. Just act cute and let the adults do what they need to do lol

I've been procrastinating on this because I'm using this drama to test my Korean listening skills so I've been studying up! (literally the sole reason I want to become fluent is to watch old dailies lmao after I finish this I'm going to watch Two Wives, the 3rd of SBS's wife trio)

The MIL is wild "your baby will die unless you divorce my son" I was wondering why Yoohee would just give up like that but that'll definitely do it. But the MIL is crazy in her own right for putting her grandchild's life on the line for the cardinal sin of ... being born to an orphan? GIRL.

We need a daily drama Renaissance with a 2020s Wife trio... come on sbs, revive the daily!!!

Yw and I hope you enjoy!

Oh if you like series with insane characters you'll love game of witches lol the person who wrote this drama is also writing a currently airing daily called a Graceful Liar which is also good, and I recommend that one as well!

I haven't finished s2 yet but I do like how Lee Joon's character came back!

Thank you! Feel free to suggest more when you come across some 👀

Yes! I finished S1 in record time because the villains were on a whole other level....
Like Dami is possibly the biggest victim I've ever seen in a kdrama 😭