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I'm definitely planning to watch all of her dramas. After I finish this I am going to start Two Mothers 😭 but watching JSH as an actress is so fun because she looks innocent and fragile but brings the heat.

(Since KBS2 is on a quality run it would be cool if they could get her for their next daily 👀)

You're right I've tried watching this like 6 years ago but I dropped it because Nino annoyed me lol but this time around he's not that bad. I think I am actually about to get to the episodes I haven't seen before. Next episode preview shows Gyobin meeting "Sohee" which means I'm getting to the point where I'll be watching not rewatching.

Kangjae seems like he's going to eventually have a love line with Haneul and honestly? I'm along for the ride 😭

Behind every FL's successful revenge glow up is an older woman (who usually also got screwed over by the token chaebol family) and for Eunjae that woman is Min Hyunju. Hyunju's revenge storyline c doesn't overshadow or seem trivial compared to Eunjae's - in fact, they compliment each other perfectly.

I am absolutely having a blast watching her psychologically break Eunjae to make her less into a "bright personality" and more into a revenge incarnate. I actually loved it when she told Eunjae to stop being so servile and apologetic as that's Eunjae's biggest flaw. It also helps Eunjae build the resilience and confidence she is going to need when the revenge starts. Jeong Aeri is great as always... Her characters always have a quiet intensity about them.

Between Min Total Beauty and Bella Beauty Salon I am jealous of South Korea's beauty salons I feel like they'd be so fun to go to lol I also like this storyline of Min Total Beauty and Bella Beauty being in competition with each other.

And I also like watching kdramas that are filmed in December lol it's always cool to see the Christmas lights around Seoul.

I'll probably leave another comment when the revenge starts - right now I'm on episode 45 so this it's still in the "preparation" stage.

Btw I am also glad that Kangjae has STOPPED tweaking and has moved on from Aeri. He's way more tolerable to watch now. While Mija still annoys me from time to time, it is cool watching the Gus work with Min Hyeonju with her revenge plan (construction business).

Side note: I'm currently watching Amor Fati (the last daily drama from SBS), the actress who plays Mija plays the toxic chaebol MIL there, very similar to Mi-in's character. Seeing her here playing the opposite type of character is giving me whiplash 🤣

🤣🤣🤣🤣 if only!!!!

Me either ughhhh hopefully it doesn't disrupt the narrative too much

I just realized that today's episode got the highest viewer rating of the series so far (10%)

We're so back!!

Reading comments on Jeongwon is crazy because I get the level of vitrol towards characters like Nansool Taeseok or Youngchae who are just evil and entitled JUST to be evil and entitled. Jeongwon is literally traumatized, and that includes making questionable decisions (such as agreeing to the initial identity swap), being impulsive etc. It would honestly be weirder and kinda unrealistic (VERY unrealistic) if she went through all of that and was your typical bright personality.

Jeongwon's my favorite KBS2 FL since like... Eunjo from Miss Montecristo. I'm riding with jeongwon until the very end!

I feel like we're going to need a whiteboard, thumbtacks and string to figure this one out lol

Sehoon and Haneul being brothers could work - and it would grant him his divorce from Youngchae, since she would be his step sister...

One thing is for sure.... The screenwriter gave us a LOT to think about this weekend 😂

You're onto something here. The secretary could've had an affair with Sehoon's birth mother? That makes more sense than my guess of Kibeom.

This twist feels super unnecessary. What's going to happen next? Taeseok finds out and suddenly starts doting on Jeongwon like he does to Semi? 🤮

Taeseok's actions this episode + the preview of next really confuse me lol. He has the opportunity to kill off Jeongwon, does it, gives his blood so she can live... just to try to kill her again?! 😭

If I was Jeongwon too I wouldn't forgive Hyera like idc what anyone says abandoning your child is a big deal and Jeongwon is justified to not welcome her with open arms. I would rather watch Haneul and Jeongwon be the dynamic duo (with Mihyang and her lover as backup) but if we're right I feel like Hyera taking care of Jeongwon until she recovers will magically "erase" her sins. I hope I am wrong about this. (On a similar note I low-key enjoy it when Jeongwon calls Mihyang "Mom" in front of Hyera it's so petty but Hyera earned it)

I like your idea of Taeseok's secretary being the one to sneak Jeongwon out. That's probably the only way to get her past Taeseok without raising a red flag. What better way to prove to Mihyang that he loves her by helping her daughter take revenge lol

I feel like he's going to die too!! he's way too prideful to accept punishment for this actions

This is going to be a long weekend lol

I'm going to zone in on the potential birth secret because what kind of twist lmaoooo

Maybe it was because of the situation (which I don't blame them, everyone is emotional) but it didn't raise a red flag that they were both B negative, a rare blood type? Also, the nurse told the Mihyang that Rh+ blood can't go to an Rh- patient. When she said that I knew I immediately had to crack open my pathology textbook hehe

I know I'm going down a slippery slope here by applying real-world knowledge to a k-drama but Rh negative blood is uncommon in S. Korea, like only 0.3-0.5% of the population have it. Only 10% of the world's have type B blood (which is actually the rarest blood type!) so this is more than just a coincidence. But of course after rewatching the scene, my scientific explanation doesn't mean much lol - Hyera's expression when she questioned Jeongwon's blood type said the quiet part out loud.

So if Jeongwon is Taeseok's daughter, this means Sehoon can't be his son due to Korea's broadcast standards regarding sibling-sibling relationships. But you know, compare the way Taeseok interacts with Semi vs how he interacts with Sehoon. I think Taeseok may subconsciously (or even consciously) know that Sehoon isn't his son... I wonder who is father is...

My only guess is Kibeom but the only way this would work is if there was a mixup at the hospital or something. Not even like Taeseok ordered it but like the nurses might have accidentally swapped the babies name tags or something ... This theory may have holes in it, especially when you take in account Sehoon's mother and whatever her role in this is.

I guess we'll find out over the next 6 weeks... 👀 Whatever happens, Taeseok better not go soft on us lol

I agree tbh. If this becomes Hyera's revenge (or more like she's learning actions have consequences...) I probably won't drop since we're at ep 69 but my enthusiasm will wane. Not sure who else would get revenge on Taeseok... Hyera is all over the place, Haneul is too passive and Youngchae? Don't make me laugh 😭 I think she'll give the video to Jeongwon eventually too... Despite what she said I think she was clearly bothered by Jeongwon dying...

I guess Sehoon will eventually be revealed to not be the son of the chairman... since like you said, Jeongwon and Sehoon got intimate with each other. But then who's son is Sehoon? Kibeom's? (I don't put a baby switch past Taeseok 😭) How would Sehoon's mom even fit into this?

You never know with these birth secrets lol

My head is spinning with this reveal tbh

Of course thats how the episode ends 😭

Taeseok needs a character study how do you attempt to kill someone but then posture yourself as the hero by donating blood? Lmaooo this man is crazy. You got her admitted into critical care but donated blood because you must look good at all times?

Jeongwon's injuries are actually very serious... You know I was 👀 at the next episode preview, trying to figure out if she pulls through or not. I really hope that the nurses were swarming her because it was a Code Blue/Rapid Response and not because Taeseok does something shady.

Also it's very interesting that both Jeongwon and Taeseok have the same rare blood type.

So do we think Jeongwon survived?

Story can go in a few directions from here:
- Jeongwon dies and Hyera becomes the revenge incarnate. Haneul and Mihyang will probably be her allies (Mihyang, begrudgingly)
- Jeongwon lives and Minjeong does some ~chaebol secretary magic~ to get her out of there under Hyera's order. Fly her to the US where she can recover, and she comes back and works with Hyera? She can give Jeongwon a new identity and give Jeongwon that "power" she needs to take on The Big Dogs. Provided Jeongwon actually remembers Taeseok's confession, this will probably lead to some mother-daughter healing.
- the same as above but it's Haneul who sneaks her out. He has the funds to do so...
- Jeongwon lives but has brain damage? Honestly my least favorite option I feel like that would throw the entire story off even though that would absolutely give Hyera a motive for revenge

32 episodes left....

Yes!!! They awaken my inner detective lol

I think Miss M was the last time I saw that trope too… wait no elegant empire from 2023 is the most recent example I can think of. It’s so fun lol

Hyera becoming the main could be fun but only if she stops playing both sides. But I guess getting your daughter killed by the man who you abandoned her for would do that (and it’s kind of the ultimate punishment) but hyera had said that Jeongwon would need to become more powerful to take the big bads on, maybe she’ll do that with a fake identity? If so, I expect Jeongwon to go totally ruthless lol, she already has that fire about her which is why I’m SEATED

you know things are getting serious when a press conference is called - that was the highlight of today's episode (besides manager gu mean mugging sehoon lol) which felt kind of boring.

But the preview? Taeseok and Jeongwon are going to end up on the roof and he's strangling her, while Hyera and Minjeong run around looking panicked.

We have 33 episodes left - isn't it a bit too early to crash out and try to kill off the main character? Apparently Taeseok doesn't think so.

I've been bamboozled by so many previews I feel like that choking scene was probably someone (Taeseok) fantasizing about killing Jeongwon. Or maybe Hyera will run behind him and realize that her current method of playing both sides is not feasible? OR.... I'm actually wrong and Taeseok succeeds..?! Find out on the next exciting episode of dragon ball z....

btw the guy who plays Taeseok is an excellent actor. He was one of my favorite characters in Cinderella Game (Richard was pretty much the antithesis of Taeseok tbh) but I can't stand him here. Jin Taeseok has more faces than a house of mirrors 😭

If Jeongwon dies that would completely subvert the makjang drama playbook which would be ... interesting. Hyera would become the main character? Haneul would definitely go completely dark lol

I hope she fakes her death and somehow gets a new identity. It's been a while since I've seen a daily with that trope (it's one of my faves lol)

Happy new year!

Idk why I randomly thought of ep 67's preview but Youngchae DEMANDING that she works from home is proof of her entitlement lol for starters working from home is usually a privilege that you have to "earn". Not something you demand... especially after causing harm to the organization.

Also as someone who works from home I would imagine the design process is actually better in person since you'll have immediate access to feedback and it's more collaborative. (unlike my job which is largely solitary) But we all know the only thing Youngchae is designing these days is schemes ...