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If that had happened, there would be no material for the next 4-5 episodes. I mean, the lovebirds would get married, he would get the hotel and the whole King group, and then...?

Let's say I like my comedies to be a tad more subtle than that.

Do people in Asia really scream like that all the time? Especially women? Those three always scream when they are together. I'm not young now, but I do remember myself at 30, at 20, even at 15. I never screamed like that, unless I was really scared! Never because of excitement or joy or surprise.

Well, there IS conflict, with the sister. And it's bound to get worse.

Having been married is not exactly dirty...

You do agree that it's grossly exaggerated, don't you? I mean, I understand being surprised, even shocked, whatever (they all knew those two had something going on). But... screaming that way? Come on!

Yes, the Thailand episode could have been a bit shorter. We didn't need to be shown ALL of Bangkok's tourist places.

Plot does not need to equal angst and misunderstandings! Who said that?

We do enjoy it, though. It's just that it lacks something to be just perfect, and we wish it were perfect so that we would enjoy it even more. Is that a bit more clear now?

Remember the pilot's words? That he will reveal her "dirty past"?

It seems she has a "dirty past"?

Usually, in good k-dramas, there's a balance between the romantic plot and the internal politics plot. Here, the "internal politics" is Gu Won changing the direction of the hotel management to one more idealistic. Oh yes, also the mother thingie, which I suppose they will remember in the last episodes. It has been sidelined completely so far. But it's too thin of a plot. Yes, granted, "What's wrong with Secretary Kim" hadn't much plot either, but it was so well-written that you didn't realize it.

Yes, I believe that the writers neglected this part, showing his capabilities in management. We know he got an MBA, but that's about it. We also know that he was indifferent to business but - also because of getting to know Sa Rang and other employees - he started having a purpose and a dream for the hotel. However, we haven't actually seen him take decisions, beneficial measures, solving crises etc. I can only hope that they fill this gap in the next episodes.

Yes, but was it realistic that there wasn't a roster of the people who would be invited to speak? That the sister had invited that politician behind Gu Won's back and didn't even tell him or that Gu Won didn't bother to cancel with the politician, let him know he wouldn't speak after all? How was this organized? It bothered me a bit, because it wasn't explained in a way that would make sense.

I think that it was the respite, and now the sister will start her attack. Of course she will learn about the romance and she will attack Sa Rang viciously.

Yes, we are supposed to understand that what we see is what he does before work, after work and in the weekends and assume that the rest of the time, when he's not courting Sa Rang, he actually does work. But I agree with you that it would have been nice of the screenwriters also show him, albeit briefly, ehm... managing the hotel.

What's with the friends' screaming in horror as if they saw a giant cockroach? This is something I've seen in many Korean dramas, they treat intimate relationships as if it were something terrible and unconceivable. The hypocrisy of it is sometimes disgusting, although this one is of course a comedy.

Yes, I know it wasn't expected to and it was okay (the watching point was a cool feature while it lasted), but today, if we had to leave MDL, I don't know where we could find something that would offer the same features.

Americans of Greek origin, yes. This doesn't change the fact that the portrayal was super-cliché, exaggerated and at times embarrassing. Every single stereotype you can think of about the Greeks was there, all the boxes were ticked.
And you are rich, to call racist a person who was married to an Arab for 12 years.

That's how she always is. Remember her in The King Loves? But now her acting has gotten much better, I must say.