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Thanks everyone! I am going to check out TTEOTM. I quite like the actress having seen her in variety shows. She's funny and seems very down-to-earth.

First time watching Bai Lu drama - curious as she's quite popular. Is her character somewhat autistic? Her character seems to be like a Sherlock Holmes type or is the actress just kinda wooden in her expressions? I've seen the ML in other dramas like the Double and I've liked him better there...but for some reason the chemistry is just not landing here. Both leads are not quite hitting the mark in their portrayals and it's coming off a bit stiff. But I am still enjoying the banter - just not able to get emotionally vested even though both leads are very attractive and would seem to match as CP. Can anyone recommend a BaiLu drama where she connect better with her ML?

OK someone set me straight - in e4 the classmate who raped (or tried to rape) Ra Yeong and the trio thought they killed in self-defense is actually alive and the mastermind behind the ConnectIn app? The uncle is a member. Is the Prime CEO also complicit? The professor - what's his role here? Assume the detective husband will find out the truth and we will have to see if their marriage survives. It already seems rather rocky now so wonder if with such shocking revelations that he will stay with her. It is a rather dark drama for sure.

This is a plot device to throw more curve balls into the case because now she is afraid of her DNA being found at the scene which then leads to them hiding evidence on the phone that may have moved the case in a different direction. But then the witness died so it would not have made a difference. But then...the prosecutor decided to screw with the husband by sending him the 911 recording where he recognized his wife's voice. So now we also wonder what is the trio hiding if they are worried about the wife's DNA being found in the database because it seemed to be more than just being caught cheating. Do you get the plot device now?

It is a commentary (albeit fiction) on how the world works - the victim gets re-victimized in the court and by law enforcement which let's be real is pretty much male dominated. Women are usually asked if they invited such attentions because of how they dressed or their professions. So this is a dramatization of what could very well happen IRL.

One of the leads having a fling with her ex is part of the plot device - so folks in the comments should just calm down and get off their moral high horses. As a plot device, its actually quite brilliant because it allows for Hyeun Jin having left her DNA behind and also being afraid of having her husband find out - which leads to their covering it up evidence. And now we as the audience also wonder about what exactly in their past that they are worried about being exposed for and which also prompted them to form the law firm in the first place and to fight so hard for victims. I believe they might have been caught for some incident in the past which caused their DNA to be in the database that they do not want to be made public. I am also super excited that this is a female led drama by 3 seasoned actresses. I also liked that these 3 women are flawed and not perfect but as a team they are a strong force to be reckoned with. It does seem like the villains are super powerful and the odds are overwhelming against them but it does make it so much more interesting. Also the men in the supporting roles are all very good, experiencd actors. A stellar cast. Can't wait for the next episode!

There is nothing shadow about what is happening in the US. The former president who returned is now robbing the country blind with his schemes (million dollar visas, drugs you pay for with cash on his site, sons backdoor dealing with middle east/arabs....you name it) and doing his best to break up all the democratic checks and balances to turn the US into a 3rd party autocratic country. And most people are too dumb to realize that here.

And you are Miss Universe or Mr Universe yourself? Look in the mirror before you start criticizing other people's looks.

As you watch later episodes, you will start to notice that this drama is full of morally grey characters which makes it more interesting and not cookie-cutter. XWJ's actions are part of his morally grey arc. Without giving too much away - you will see this aspect of his character appear again.

This drama has such an interesting cast of morally grey characters, the good, the neutral, the bad, the powerful, the controlled. Makes it interesting and hard to predict what will happen next.

Agreed. It was a bit off putting how cheery he was especially since he instigated her to fall and failed to save her. No matter how bad she was, it's still a human life. That was really off-note. I think S3 they are running out of material so best to stop the series here.

Not so far from reality. We have a US President proclaiming himself a king and who considers himself above the law. And all the Supreme Court judges of this country are beholden to him. We have No Kings protests happening here in the US. So you don't need to suspend reality - just read what is happening in the US right now.

I am not sure about him grieving his former girlfriend because in ep 20 he told XY that he had already broken up with his girlfriend for 2 months when she showed up out of the blue to tell him she was pregnant. I am sure there was doubt in his mind if the child was his hence the DNA test. TBH I did not get the sense he was that much in love with his GF in college because it feels like he has been going through life thus far shut off from deep emotions for anyone. His relationships, even with his family come across as transactional. Which I guess is the plot setting us for some major character development for him. Look forward to seeing his redemption arc - and I sure hope there is one so there is a HE.

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First few minutes did not grip me which was kinda disappointing considering it's WooBin and Suzy. Oh well. I might just go watch other J drama and C drama. BTW if any of you watch C drama Mobius on Netflix is quite well done.

This is such a fun drama and coming to read the comments daily doubles the fun! But I also can't help but feel in many ways this drama is mirroring what Zhao Lusi was going through in real life with her toxic agency controlling her and trying to blackmail/bully her into doing what they want. And how she is brave enough to walk away from it all and take a risk. She must have channeled some of her real-life turmoil and emotions into her acting. You can feel its a very different character than the one she's always played. This one is world weary and still forced to go through the motions and keep up a facade - you can see it in her eyes. As I am empathizing with XY, I am also feeling for ZLS. Art sometimes it truer than life as they say.

I am Chinese American and can speak mandarin - am currently watching Bon Appetit on Netflix. I do like the show but have to admit the Chinese envoy scenes were a bit cringe. Firstly, they could have done better dubbing of the actors who are supposed to be Chinese nationals but obviously Korean actors. I am sure in a country so close to China they have Chinese native speakers. I think it was fine given the context that the envoy was corrupt and obviously abusing his power him getting the comeuppance was ok although I think that a real Chinese official would have been more refined and less coarse so that was out of character and a tad jarring. If you watch enough traditional Chinese dramas, you will know what I mean - the officials who are corrupt are a bit more refined in how they act even as they go about their plotting behind the scenes. I felt the cooks showed respect for each other. The Chinese lady cook being quite devious in the beginning and then doing a complete 180 was obviously as plot device to increase tension so that was a bit of lazy writing on the part of the screenwriter. Nothing else to complain about a very entertaining drama - loved the leads and all supporting actors are great!

Boycotting Disney for cancelling Jimmy Kimmel and free speech. Disney execs caved in. So going to watch it on kisskh.co.

Have to give this drama a 10 in the ballsy department for daring to tackle not just such euthanasia but lesbianism in the first episode! Wow, it will be an interesting ride to say the least so I hope it does serve in the rest of the episodes. I have no opinion about euthanasia as long as it's consenting. If I was in terrible pain with no chance of survival and a constant burden on my loved ones, I would not discount this option. Why not? We all die anyway - it is inevitable and not an evil thing - just a fact of life. Also to those commenters who don't like the humor - I say - why must death be always a sorrowful event? Why can't it be a celebratory occasion? I would prefer my loved ones to reminisce over the fun times and laugh together over their good memories of me - not be wringing their hands and weeping in sorrow cry. I would bet that unless one is a total narcissist, everyone who is dead would agree with me that they'd rather their loved ones be happy than super sad, but then, they can't because they are well...dead.

Best K-drama this year and probably will remain a top one in my mind. Park Bo Young showed her acting chops as two different people in the same drama. The story is also so well written that every character, even the old lady store owner each had their own growth path - they were not one note characters just there to support the leads. A lot of deep themes about identity, parent child relationships explored in a really heart warming story. We need more shows like this. I am definitely keeping an eye on the director and script writer's next projects.