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Judging on how they've set it up, with several scenes where she's shown to feel doubt, and in episode 8 with how Soo-cheol saying he is the only one who can calm the child, and Da-hye struggling on the plane, I think the child is his, and that they might reconcile before the end.

The ratings have been going up every week, so I wouldn't prescribe this to a five-minute cameo, but rather to the consistently great writing and main cast. It will probably continue to rise next week.

She got destroyed because she wouldn't stop posting on social media. Her agency should have provided better advice. He's not obligated to speak on his private life on social media just because she did, and he never did during his 8 years with Hyeri. What was he gonna do after she swiped at him for being quiet and basically called him ugly? No wonder he broke up with her.

Filming in Iceland seems to have wrapped on Jinny's Kitchen Season 2. Since filming is also done for Gyeongseong Creature 2, we might get new casting news soon. I hope so! Unless he wants a break.

Agreed! He really let Seo Ye-ji shine in IOTNBO too, and it elevated the drama.

Oh I just found this:
"At least four episodes of a series online or offline needed to have been available by March 31, or else one-third of the entire series."
- So it's eligible! Last year nominations were announced on April 7.

Do we know if it's going to be eligible for this year's awards? I don't know how many episodes have to have aired before the cutoff date (which is March 31 ie today/yesterday)?

Kim Ji-won really is breathtaking in this drama. I loved her in Fight For My Way and she was obviously great in My Liberation Notes, but this is a performance of a different magnitude, since it's such a BIG drama in every way. Kim Soo-hyun is obviously perfect too, but he's done this kind of scale before.

The OST in the teaser is beautiful. But hopefully the director has acquired more than two songs that play over and over again in every episode this time around. 😅

He was very busy last year so I'm glad he's taking a breather. Hoping for casting news soon though!
EDIT: Omg, ask and you shall receive. He will reportedly lead a new drama, ‘Black Salt Dragon’.

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Writer Park Ji-eun is famous for very skillfully blending the two. It may not be for you, but judging on this drama's success and that of her past dramas, it seems to be a winning recipe.

Even CLOY didn't hit 20% until its final episode.

I recommend The Glory. He's a real sweetheart in that.

It's hard to predict the final numbers, but 18% is possible. But 16-17% more likely.

The real-time TV rating for ep 8 reached 30%. New ratings record incoming from Nielsen later. 🤩

It has yet to be confirmed.

Episode 10 fell to the lowest TV rating of the drama's run with 2.2%. I can't say I'm too surprised. I will finish this for the actors, despite the writing, and hope that it at least has a good final episode.

The writing drives me up the wall. I can't even enjoy the main couple. Biggest disappointment of the year.

I don't find the dramas comparable. In 2521 it was clear all along they hadn't ended up together because of the frame narrative with the daugher. That was no surprise. But in this drama the whole point is them getting through a marriage crisis together. If she dies at the end, it'll all have been in vain. Besides, this writer usually delivers a happy ending. I think we will get it here too.