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the ending - what a mess (⊙_⊙;) lol... but before that am glad Mae Ri went to Jung In with Moo Kyul's slave contract & i am even more impressed, that Jung In helped Moo Kyul without any conditions. he is a really good guy & i wish we got more of his backstory to get some essence of who he is. there glimpses that hint at a tough childhood, but not enough to draw an accurate picture. *********************************************************************************************************************************but what i do know, Jung Seok is as bad a parent as Dae Han. he might not be a conman that is always in debt, making a mess of his Childs life. but he not that much better, with how intrusive, overbearing & manipulative he is using his money like a stick & a carrot. really wish Jung In finds it in himself to not only standup to him, but to cut ties - finically.********************************************************************************************************************************************Moo Kyulon the other hand is as childish & impulsive as his mother, his emotions rule - he just reacts to damn with the consequence's - i.e the kiss or the declaration at the end (stup*d thoughtless move) that will make so much trouble for Mae Ri but when his emotions r involved he brain shuts down (ノω<。)ノ*****************************************************************************************************************************************side note: i really wished Jung Seok took the restaurant back,.i seriously don't think Dae Han needs to keep chasing in, when he has made such a mess of his only daughters life.
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the leaches in this just multiply, as if Mae Ri's father wasn't enough, we got Moo Kyul's mother & that mega, evil b*tch Director Bang. i seriously detest these character's.******************************************************************************************************************************************& i get why Mae Ri is hell-bent on not wanting Moo Kyul to sign with Jung In, but can't she see how f*cked-up & selfish she is acting?!? even if he isn't in debt (that she knows off) he isn't living the good life. here he couldn't pay the deposit for his place, Mae Ri can't be that stupid (even if she has her airheaded moments) i really need her to stop being a self-centered ass. (even though with the added complication of the greedy b*tch, idk if there is any money to be made - even if he does sign with Jung In). (ノω<。)ノ****************************************************************************************************************************************also why Mae Ri still not questioned Jung Seok about the incident that left her with a scar when she was 4?!? especially when she says she lost her mother at the same age. i get wanting to hear about ur mother (as u can't talk to that useless father) but getting blindside with the photo in the previous ep -isn't that something that u would rush to find out about?!????****************************************************************************************************************************************& as swoon-worthy as Kim Jae Wook/Jung In is, he has only turned up the wooing-charm cause he needs the money to finance his new venture. this doesn't mean he has developed feelings for Mae Ri, this doesn't mean they gonna fall in-love & live happily ever after. this is something done out of desperation & necessity. something that will end once he doesn't need his fathers money or if he passes away. where does that leave Mae Ri then?!? so i unlike everyone aint falling over the sudden shift in his attitude, i can appreciate how charming he is but that's about it....
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am totally confused about the backstory & the timeline. when did Jung Seok get married? if he was married when Dae Han & Mae Ri's mother met & fell in-love, was he mooning over another woman while being married? & as it is hinted at that Jung In's mother is Japanese - how this all work? **********************************************************************************************also if he left Korea when Mae Ri's mother married, did he come back to visit? if so he was so rich back then, that he could keep a vacation home in Korea?? & if something did happen between Mae Ri & Jung In (as the place seemed familiar to Mae Ri) shouldn't either father have disclosed this bit of info to her or even Jung In??? the way it is presented, i feel like it a deep dark secret. need more info.************************************************************************************************************************************************************Moo Kyul starting to develop feelings for Mae Ri & i don't blame him, not with that mess of a mother, add to the mix Seo Joon who is also a mess. & the only "normal" one left is Mae Ri. but she has kept to her word & doesn't see him as anything but a friend. cause when he kissed her scar, she didn't react to how she reacted to Jung In. **********************************************but idk who i want to end up with her, both guys got a ton of baggage & i don't know if they even want to be in a relationship.************************************************************************************************************************************************************Jung In's father for sure isn't doing anyone a favor with his moronic demands - he pressuring everyone so that the end result will be his son marring his 1st crush's daughter, but that doesn't mean they will live happily ever after. if anything they might end up miserable ＼（〇_ｏ）／
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this is really a joy cause of Mae Ri & even Moo Kyul, but everyone else is rubbing me the wrong way. like Moo Kyul's band members - they have no problem throwing a hissy fit, getting drunk & cursing Moo Kyul out at every turn - as if he's at fault for their lack of talent. they want to be in a band, shouldn't they be working their fingers to the bone, to be better?!? here they good at almost everything but at their instrument's, but Moo Kyul at fault? ********************************************************& sorry but Moo Kyul needs to stop accommodating them at every turn. until when he gonna lose opportunities & be held back cause of some false loyalty? loyalty that seems one side, cause when he didn't have anywhere to stay in the previous ep - each guy came up with a excuse, why he couldn't help.************************************************************************************************************************************************Mae Ri is another one that is too good for her own good. she needs to stand-up to her father (but then no drama lol) still he needs a good punch just so i can calm down. or how she just took the abuse (when Seo Joon thought she was badmouthing her in the toilet). before that she should've put that annoying b*tch Director Bang in her place (then no one or rather Seo Joon wouldn't rush to condemn her). b*tch Bang keeps talking sh*t about her when it was never justified, kinda pissing me off. she a nobody that keeps talking down to anyone that isn't a "talent" or a person in power - hate people like her. ************************************************************************************************************************************************the end was hilarious, idk how the guys ended up in one bed, let lone Moo Kyul not being ruffled waking up in a strange bed & naked is a bit surreal. *****************************************************************************************************************Jung In on the other hand am not liking at all, i get he doesn't want the marriage but cause of him how many times has Mae Ri been humiliated or insulted? ugh
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get this the plot, so have to ignore the fact that the father is in actuality selling his daughter & to add insult to injury, he is gaslighting her into thinking she is in the wrong, let alone he abusing his authority as a parent. am pretty sure she has been the main one financing them since her mother passed away. she took on odd jobs & even gave up her studies cause of her fathers scheme's & debts. so the fact he keeps using her & treating her like she supposed to bail him out all the time is infuriating.*****************************************************************************************************************************************& sorry but don't buy that he gonna suddenly be a changed man, cause he marries off his daughter & covers his debts. a man like him, will think he got a cash cow in hand & will find ways to start milking his daughter & her in-laws the sec this marriage becomes official. so as long as u ignore commonsense & keep repeating "this a comedy" i guess u can ignore what an bad-guy the father really is. only way to continue enjoying this IMO*****************************************************************************************************************************************Jung Seok on the other hand, have a feeling he wants Mae Ri to marry his son, cause he wants to keep her safe (from her father) as he couldn't, with her mother (the woman he loved). so maybe this is a way of showing his undying love, giving the daughter of his 1st-love the life/family he wanted to give her mother - weird but also kinda romantic.*****************************************************************************************************************************************Mae Ri's too sweet & naïve for her own good, so bit annoying me how trusting, loving & caring she is of her (undeserving) father. but that also makes her a very loveable character that u wanna root for. hope she not in for too much heartache until the end.*****************************************************************************************************************************************side note: Seo Joon is very beautiful - but i don't like her & i really wish we didn't have her as a main.
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was curious about this drama cause of Kim Jae Wook (dude has always been beautiful, & have been watching everything he is in since Coffee Prince) but read some comments that made me wonder if i would enjoy this. after finishing the 1st ep, totally enjoyed & can't wait for more.******************************************************************************************************************************************the FL is a bit of a airhead, but she's also sweet & very big hearted (also a bit too innocent/naïve when it comes to her father). but i guess without his being a lousy parent, there wouldn't be a plot or a drama.*****************************************************************************************************************************************Jang Geun Suk on the other hand is the reason i didn't watch this drama, way back when it popped-up on my raider (as mentioned above was searching for everything KJW appeared in) idk i just didn't vibe with the character's he played. but he's kind sweet in this. ********************************************************************************************it's kinda ironic that both Moo Kyul & Mae Ri being so different, they got a load of similarities - would totally buy them playing brother & sister in-spite of their different 'look'. so wondering is Mae Ri gonna end up with Moo Kyul or Jung In...*****************************************************************************************************************************************have to say; not everything perfect, but can ignore this fact... the only bit that might get to me is KJW's acting (seems a bit robotic - is he a newbie?!? this was after CP, he should've gotten better in 3 yrs - no???) anyway hope he loosens up or the plot gets to interesting enough that i focus more on that (ノω<。)ノ
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just started this ep & i am fuming - did i say that CP shouldn't have rushed sh*t with Prince Jehyeon ＼（〇_ｏ）／ instead of dealing with her grandfather 1st & WHEN it was safe, bring him back. BUT nahhhh (ノω<。)ノshe knows best (cause she's tired of the ruse & want's everything over yesterday, so she's making stupid mistakes that will cost that boy his life(* ￣︿￣)). like her telling Hyun to take Prince Jehyeon out of the palace & keep him safe`(*>﹏<*)′ like he did with the Court Lady & Eunuch Bok Dong??? looks like she wants this kid dead ○( ＾皿＾)っ Hehehe… f*ck this sh*t... not even a few min's passed & poor Prince Jehyeon got cut down by Prince Won San. i am so freakin pissed - what is the point???? like why (╬▔皿▔)╯have to say at this stage i really don't care about the mains & i could care less for their love story. ugh i am seeing red!*****************************************************************************************************************************************well somehow fast-forwarded this & reached the end. have to say this should've ended in the previous ep. the grand show-down between granddaughter & grandfather was pointless & i would rather see Han Ki Jae cut down or beheaded as the evil guy like him deserved to be. poisoning him was kinda meeh - considering he still got the last word (even though he died before Dam Yi) & calling b.s. on her surviving. ************************************************************************************************same with the b.s. where all the official's pleaded for her case - like really??? all those self-serving conniving blowhards developed a conscience??? pssh plz. got Minister Shin or even Teacher Yang pleading for her, but the rest - plz. she should've listened to her grandmother & disappeared. more logic in that (& don't care about the excuses she gave)******************************************************************************************************************************************************************but whatever, the end & sadly this ending made me dislike this whole drama, pity. as i didn't find this boring even for a sec. even if the character's weren't perfect & the plot had some holes, i could over look them cause on a whole it was entertaining & interesting let alone well acted. oh well a one off
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hmmm where to start... considering Ji Woon want's to be independent from this father (cause of what he saw). given his education, shouldn't he be smarter? shouldn't he know how to read his father by now? he keeps getting sidelined by what his father does - as if he doesn't know him by now. he keeps begging, hoping he will not continue on his path of destruction - why?!?bshouldn't he have learned from what he saw as a child? *******************************************************************i get the reason he came back to Joseon was to keep his promise to his 1st love. but then, shouldn't he know how the society works? how not to rub the rich the wrong way, just cause he wants to keep his clinic open to serve the poor?＼（〇_ｏ）／ this plot is meeh at parts -*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Lee Hwi / Dam Yi on the other hand - i get, she is between a rock & a hard place. she has to think about her-ass 24/7, she can't let her guard down. & as much as i dislike her grandfather, he is the only one with the power to not only put her on the throne, but to keep her alive & stand strong against anyone trying to take her out. so i get she doesn't like him, but going against him (while she has no power) is like cutting of her nose to spite her face - very counterproductive (ノω<。)ノ but ironically i kinda find her actions very realistic & more logical then i find the ML's plot - he is too naïve considering everything. while the FL sometimes follows her heart, which is very humane
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this has been hyped so much - the praise is endless. people saying how they were hooked from the word go - but am left bored, watching this ep (hope it gets better)... also don't get how one can subconsciously train u - but guess i will see as this progresses.******************************************************************************************************************************************Lee Dong Wook as per usual it total eye candy & his acting is grade A. so at least got that to look forward too.
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after everything Ahn Ji Yong has done to Yeo Wool, let alone everything she has found out about him, her still wondering how he could do this to his son is beyond hilarious, as funny as her wanting to talk to her son. she forget he's mute (cause of the trauma cause by the same "loving" father)?!? there r spark where u think ok now we will see Yeo Wool be the smart FL that she is being hyped up to be, but nope ＼（〇_ｏ）／*****************************************************************************************************************************************side note: if i was Na Yoon, would be glued to my daughter after everything that has happened, let alone finding out her "hubby" kidnapped his own son. but nah (ノω<。)ノ another genius （*゜ー゜*）*****************************************************************************************************************************************oh well, this was a fine ending. i don't think it was "flat" yes this whole drama was a crazy roller costar ride. so it somehow was fitting that we got to see most of the main players get their fitting ends, & it ended with almost all of them in a happy place. even though i have been face-palming myself at the lead character's actions from start to finish, but there has been a very realistically, humane (klutzy) side to this whole drama, so like in life the summation wasn't a big bang, but it fizzed out into nothing... like i said, fitting end.*****************************************************************************************************************************************just glad the kids will not lose contact - cause they family & have already been through enough cause of their parents stupidity/greed. & was also very happy Do Young showed a lot of growth in declining the Chef's offer. yeah he not a bad guy & maybe this time it would be a better relationship, but she needed to stand on her own two feet for her son, not just herself. so all in all even though there were times i was beyond frustrated by the women in this, but at this point i don't feel like i wasted time watching this - it was fun for a one off ㄟ(≧◇≦)ㄏ
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Yeo Wool the moron agrees to do her husbands bidding without demanding to be on solid ground (land) first¯\(°_o)/¯ then she just sits passively, waiting for what? a self-serving narcissist to keep his word? not take advantage of the situation & get rid of her?＼（〇_ｏ）／ but all he does is push her overboard & that enough to knock her out? really? ok.... ****************************idk where Na Yoon's mother came from, but she better then the cops & Danny combined - ************************************************************************************************************************************************side note: i really wish the adults here stop talking over the kids heads. as if they dim-witted & not capable of understanding what is being said. it's really annoying to watch this level of disregard, cause the children understand but can't do anything & r left scared & worried without been given any tools to deal with everything going on around them.************************************************************************************************************************************************btw i don't get Yeo Wool now acting contrite cause she was ignorant about what her husband was up to. hasn't she (& her son) paid enough? i get this a very Korean POV where if a family member commits a crime, the whole family is guilt & sufferers from the wrath of the public. but this a moronic POV to hold in any society IMHO. if Yeo Wool knew & turned a blind eye i get it, they for sure didn't help Ahn Ji Yong dupe his victims into investing with him. if anything they as much victims of his, then the rest. but cause they family their pain & suffering doesn't count?!? plz... so get returning the money, but anything more is just plain B.S.(* ￣︿￣)************************************************************************************************************************************************the plus point in this whole ep was Nam Ji Sun's downfall (karma came a calling & i loved every moment). think for me she the ultimate "bad-guy" that i needed to see destroyed & finally her day came. ironic that at last her son not only ratted her out, but gaslit her into taking all the blame. that's what u get, when u never teach ur kids that there r consequence's for their actions. ************************************************************************************************************************************************Ahn Ji Yong got super powers or what? he disappears injured from a boat in the middle of the ocean. somehow pops up in the Philippines & continues to Hong Kong. that not enough, with interlope after his ass he back in Korea & Jeju island in the blink of an eye, all this with no money or connections ヾ(≧▽≦*)o ridiculous
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so leaving the whole sad childhood & accidently killing her father situation (where no matter how she paid as a kid, her mother who was also a victim, paid doubly). when Na Yoon choose to take Ji Yong back (06:57) putting her hand in his, he was already married, a fact she just ignored(?) & yet she so desperate for love she overlooked the ring on his finger(?) & the fact he got a wife somewhere?!? sorry, but if she's alive or not i don't get Yeo Wool rushing to forgive her. **************************************ok, don't hold a grudge (for Jae In's sake) but i wouldn't be this forgiving towards a conscienceless, moron like Na Yoon. who when push came to shove, didn't even stop to think of putting her daughters well being before her "love". so sorry, but she not worthy of a 2nd chance IMHO¯\(°_o)/¯ for sure don't feel sad/bad for her.************************************************************************************************************************************************also don't get why Yeo Wool would turn to detective Gu for help, after the way he keeps treating her. there no other cops on that Island?!? he isn't just helping her (if he stops being an ass long enough to help(* ￣︿￣)) he's helping himself(!). cause if he solves the Ahn Ji Yong case, he wont just be back on the main land, he will probably get a promotion. & he Not deserving in the least, cause he a bad cop in every aspect of the word!************************************************************************************************************************************************Yeo Wool is a moron, but what's new (same as the whack writing) that car wasn't even blocking the road, there No smoke, blood or Any indication that it was in distress. there was No need for anyone to stop! the moron could drive by slowly enough to not scratch either car & check out the situation as she proceeded - but noooo ＼(((￣(￣(￣▽￣)￣)￣)))／ & then when she wakes-up bound she rather be disagreeable, then use her smarts (what smarts(ノω<。)ノ) to sweet talk him. be agreeable enough to get free & dupe him into thinking she is stupid enough to buy his lies & will help him. but once she is free (literally & figuratively) & back of solid ground, she can drop the act - but why use the brains (she has yet to use until now?)... ＼（〇_ｏ）／also the knife was redundant - the moron (another one) got his wife bound surrounded by water, even if she can swim, how long would she last when her hands & feet were bound?!? （*゜ー゜*） no common sense needed when writing this plot, just a sh*t ton of drugs ヾ(≧▽≦*)o
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this plot is giving me whiplash, it's a chaotic mess; who is loyal to whom, who is backstabbing whom, what's each character's agenda - the twists & turns r just crazy, fitting for the personality of these character's. it aint boring that's for sure, but sadly most of the character's r stupid or they r written that way - which also makes this Very frustrating. *******************************what i know, Ji Yong's a master manipulator, like some evil genius, he planned this grand plan, toying with so many women & he more or less succeeded... & he didn't leave the country, didn't alter his appearance, but no one has found him ㄟ( ▔, ▔ )ㄏ*****************************************************************************************************************************************even though it looks like Danny's backstabbing Yeo Wool, feel like he will do a 180 & will flip on the cop. but who knows with the writer here. as is Danny could've said ok & the sec he got free, contact Yeo Wool & inform her about how the cop was blackmailing him. as the cop had nothing new to hold him on, & Yeo Wool had already got him free once, why this time go along & help the cop (⊙_⊙)？*****************************************************************************************************************************************Do Young is another one i feel really bad for (maybe cause she's my favorite) she is all alone & she should've gone to Yeo Wool (who is her lawyer) instead of confronting that douche of a husband. but it is what it is. at least she knows Ji Sun's not a friend.*****************************************************************************************************************************************Ji Sun on the other hand is plain annoying, she keeps (literally) burying bodies for her family & i can't wait for it to come back & bite her... just feel bad for Seung Jo (her assistant) she treats him like a slave most of the time & cause of her, he gonna be thrown in jail for good - sad! *****************************************************************************************************************************************the only reason i felt bad for Na Yoon's end is cause of her mother & daughter, for the character itself i have no pity. what i don't get Ji Yong was supposed to be getting it on with Maggie Chen in a hotel room, how he suddenly appear in Na Yoon's hospital room??? ＼（〇_ｏ）／
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for a smart woman Yeo Wool just runs off at the mouth, she doesn't think, plan, strategize... she hears something & like a headless chicken, she runs around accusing people without any evidence, that they knew or were involved... so seeing scenes where her ex-lawyer-comrades r parsing how smart & hard working she is, is beyond absurd - it's bleedin unbelievable. & talking about smart, street smart in this case - it's obvious Danny took the pill bottle from Yeo Wool's house (when she told him to get her dead-husbands phone, ironically cause she wanted her hubby's side family to remain a secret). why he keep it at his place? that not just evidence, that incriminating evidence. a stupid move, even if he never fathomed that the cops would have a reason to search his place. given his shady life, he should've been vigilant, just in case - no logic (ノω<。)ノ*****************************************************************************************************************************************Do Young's husband did her dirty, even if he had enough of her - she still the mother of his son & his son is living with her. so him not paying the loan on the restaurant is one thing, but selling the house they living in from under her, without giving her a heads-up is just plain evil. where his son gonna live? plus he not answering her calls. hope she has a way to finance herself, otherwise she in the dumps & so don't envy her. guess she can turn to Ji Sun. still not a forever solution（*゜ー゜*） speaking of Ji Sun - what a mess. this whole drama filled with such chaotic personal lives. don't envy even one of them... *****************************************************************************************************************************************Na Yoon another stupid woman, the sec she blindly signed the Endowment agreement she basically signed her death warrant. was wondering why Ji Yong made her chairman - it's cause she's a useful idiot, that will blindly do his bidding. & the dude never loved anyone, if he did he wouldn't have the same things bought in duplicates to give each woman - that was all too planed out. now left to see what he planning for Yeo Wool `(*>﹏<*)′ ***************************************************************************************************all that's left to say i feel really really sad & bad for the children, they deserve better
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so she had to wake her kid, to pack? like r u serious - doesn't anyone on this set have kids? would u do that to a child that is already traumatized?!? the mothers in this drama, seriously shouldn't have had kids(!). & No i don't have kids, but when we went on vacations & had to wake-up early, my parents got organized & then woke us up. if it was an urgent matter , they for sure didn't wake us up & make us watch, as they got their sh*t together. they woke us up & we were out of the house, the sec WE (= the kids) were ready. isn't this normally how it goes? my mother an anomaly??? ＼（〇_ｏ）／(ノω<。)ノ ****************adding insult to injury, that scene where she is pressuring a distressed Yi Chan into telling her who he had drawn - like how obtuse can she be?!? he not traumatized enough, she want him to go into a catatonic state? i will repeat, the women in this drama shouldn't have had kids! (╬▔皿▔)╯*****************************************************************************************************************************************sorry, but u gonna tell me the deceased chairman with the weak heart could not only knock out a able-bodied, young man like Danny, but then could bind him & drag his unconscious body up the flight of stairs, to the roof - really? ヾ(≧▽≦*) OK******************************************************************************************************************************************idk what Ji Yong's end game is, or why he made Na Yoon the chairman. but i find that plot twist weird & stupid. can any tom, dick & harry off the street become a chairperson of a prestigious institution? leave education, what about social statues? background? connections? money? *********************************************************************************************************i guess u can say Na Yoon got the money & connections via (conman) Ji Yong. but all the parents just fall in line & agree with her appointment, why? considering how condescending & pompous they r, wouldn't/shouldn't they rebel & want to remove their kids from such an institution? that would be logic in my eyes - from what i have seen, Na Yoon has No qualifications to run that place. but the writer of this drama is going wild with the plot, logic be damned ㄟ( ▔, ▔ )ㄏ
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