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I agree that the writing for Atypical Family is dramatically better than Lovely Runner. I enjoyed LR but it was basically a trope machine feeding little crack hits of romantic feelings like serotonin to the brain with a plot stitched together with glue and a prayer.

By contrast Atypical Family has been so incredibly well constructed with every plot point put together like a fine watch. The writing of the characters is brilliant with everyone having shades of gray and the women in particular being strong, smart and a little (or a lot) ruthless yet also vulnerable and in need of love and family. Assuming tomorrow sticks the landing this one is going to be my #1 kdrama of the year.

I absolutely loved the bonding moments between Dong Hee and Gwiju, especially when he said she was most beautiful when she was enjoying food. He also didn't shame her for binging, he just said she shouldn't hide to eat because there was nothing wrong with it. And having Dong Hee enjoy the special dish her brother made for her really brought their love for each other full circle.

Dahae scamming to get Dong Hee out of a shitty marriage and being joined by her whole family to do it was love. AND WE GOT THE SUPERMAN AND LOIS MOMENT 😭😭😭

Dahae reconciling with her Eomma didn't quite work for me and I thought it got too sentimental when Grace and Samcheon smiled at them while they hugged. I would've preferred a little snark in that scene since lbr they are all still scammers and kind of savage.

I loved the moments between Ina and Gwiju because they were together without Dahae which was needed (in fact I wish we'd had more of that). But I also loved that Ina said next time she wants Dahae with them and they are all explicitly referring to each other as family.

The scenes with Gwiju and Dahae were lovely and had a beautiful undercurrent of melancholy as everyone knows what's coming. Well played by both actors.

The scene where everything turns to color in the past freaked me the hell out but they set us up for it by saying when the powers evolve things get unpredictable. So we dont' exactly know what's going to happen tomorrow except I'm absolutely convinced every member of both families will be involved in saving Gwiju.

Episode 11 went a wee bit too sentimental for me at times but I still cried in a lot of parts and overall this is what I wanted to be seeing at this point of the drama. Spoilers below.

I think they cast older actors to make Ina look more vulnerable in the earlier episodes but now that they are a couple it's not really working visually

That was honestly one of my favorite parts of the story.

The viewers

Predictions below

The two families will somehow combine their superpowers and grifting expertise to save Gwiju's life. I can't see the show leaving Ina an orphan after everything she's been through. But after the shock of how episode 10 opened I feel like honestly everything is on the table

Dong Hee and Grace will fly together like Superman and Lois (or I will riot)

Grace will interrupt Dong Hee's wedding, wrist grab her and drag her away (or I will riot)

Lovemaking scene between Gwiju and Dahae? Please? 🤞

I wish I had a prediction for how the show will treat the two mothers. Most Kdramas show leads reconciling even with terrible mothers so I don't think they will be cut off but I also don't know exactly what their places in their families will look like at the end.

This is a healing drama. You can theoretically have a healing drama with leads dead at the end but I don't see it happening here. I think happy ending for everyone.

But we will cry buckets before we get the happy ending 😭😭😭

And the show fully knows what it's doing too. That line about let's fly together, come on!

Yes but also something you haven't mentioned that makes the whole thing fresh and unpredictable. For instance a lot of people hate the FL for reasons you'll find out if you watch.

I noticed the poster too and I'm freaking out. We also still don't know who is the bottom center person on the other poster (it looks like Gwiju but the hand looks like a woman's hand)

In the next hour or so

What do you mean by GemFourth vs. Gem and Fourth?

It's not just you, the color grading and lighting are really bad. I didn't notice it on the first watch because I was enjoying the performances but after reading your comment I rewatched and wow, it's things like people's faces aren't lit properly, the color grading changes with POV changes in the same scene and there's even scenes that look a little blurry like they over applied a filter. It's too bad because I really enjoyed the first episode but I hope this improves, it's seriously distracting.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the first episode! I hated Thai Cherry Magic so I was wondering if this was going to be another Japanese adaptation that missed for me but I really like the changes they made to the characters. It would be weird if Fourth attempted to act like Aoki, instead he's giving cranky dork and that works for me. Gemini is a much better actor than the actor who played Ida, the character's kindness and decency is really coming through. The only cast member I don't like is the girl who plays Mudmee, I don't think she's anywhere near as good as the girl in Kieta Hatsukoi who was one of my favorite characters.

ETA: Adding this to my comment from a reply I made below: The one big thing I disliked in this episode was the cinematography. I didn't notice it on the first watch because I was enjoying the performances but I rewatched and wow, it's things like people's faces aren't lit properly, the color grading changes with POV changes in the same scene and there's even scenes that look a little blurry like they over applied a filter. It's too bad because I really enjoyed the first episode but I hope this improves, it's seriously distracting.

I liked the cat PPL, I thought they did a good job of integrating it into the storyline and creating a connection between Kongthap and Atom

F4 Thailand had more, it was insane

Where's the shame tho 😭😭😭

The actors are 12 and 15 but the characters are both 13.

No it's in the early episodes too, rewatch the fire sequence about 15 minutes into episode 3. The explosion from the 5th floor storage room is in color. ETA: https://x.com/daebakpodcast1/status/1789859965441622198