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Everyone here seems to be sure that the marriage is 100% safe, but why is that? We know that Junmo will go to a very dark place as "an ambitious cop gone rogue". We know that Gicheul is a character "seeking redemption" (a loaded word in terms of the religious symbolism in the drama). We also know that Euijung and Gicheul were each other's first love, that she kept the necklace, and that he's still wearing his. We know that he's still very much in love with her. And we know that Lim Se-mi said she didn't see her "husband" that much on set and that she "filmed more scenes with Wi Ha-joon."

I think it's too soon to say where any of these characters are going, because we just don't know. But I do think it seems too easy and "boring" for Euijung to just use Gicheul's feelings to trick him. It would be a lot more interesting if Junmo got tempted by the "dark side" and Euijung was drawn to Gicheul. This shot showing Gicheul in the light and Junmo in the dark is interesting; could it be foreshadowing?
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Very good third episode. Everything is set up and the character dynamics can keep developing. I think there was a little bit of overacting in the more comedic scenes (probably what the director wanted) and the slow motion stuff still doesn't work for me. But I am enjoying this so much!

ML with trauma being "fixed" by the FL is soooo overdone in romcoms though.

How often are we gonna have to deal with this person's meltdowns lol

Sounds fun! Would love to see him as the lead in a romcom, and the character seems bright and fun.

"Seeing how he duped the Busan thugs at the rock club and ran background checks right after meeting Inspector Yu, Jung Gicheul seems to be smarter and more meticulous than I thought." But sure, you know better!

The "attack" was the police, not the Busan group, so I fail to see its relevance to Gicheul's handling of Donghyuk. His plan to have Kanemoto take care of him if he caused trouble in Japan was executed effortlessly before he even got back to Korea.

3 for premiere and finale week, 2 for the three weeks in between.

To be fair, Gicheul has been suspicuous of Junmo from the start. That's why he did a thorough background check that almost caught them out; his diligence even impressed the police. And it's also why at the end of episode 3, he forced Junmo to shoot a guy to test his loyalty to him.

I also don't get what you mean by Gicheul "going on like everything was normal" after telling Donghyuk he wouldn't send him money anymore. He had Kanemoto take care of it and kill him?

It's so silly. Why go through the trouble of adapting a beloved webtoon with a high-profile lead cast, only to make sure nobody is actually going to watch it as it airs, because of the dumb airing schedule. 🤡

It should, it has twice the watchers and a higher rating than, say, My Lovely Boxer. But MDL is buggy and flawed and sometimes it takes forever for new shows to show up there.

EDIT: It has now (finally) replaced My Lovely Boxer at #5. Should climb further soon.

Gicheul's man only pretended to double-cross him to lure the Busan folks into a trap.

I think those who say that have a fundamental misunderstanding of his character. He's not some seasoned crime boss like Park Hee-soon in My Name. Nor is he really a typical "big-time" thug.

He only killed the previous gang leader because he murdered his best friend in front of him. These are not seasoned criminals; they're a group of young friends who find themselves at the top for the first time. Gicheul's tragic past and love for Euijung are both meant to humanize him. So if you just see the character as you describe him in your comment, of course something would feel off. Because that's not the full extent of the character. He's not a typical crime boss.

I meant to space out the three episodes so I didn't have to wait a week for more. But that wasn't possible, because once I had started, I could not stop. Great start to the show. I also like that most of the stuff from the trailers was in these three episodes, so we really have no idea where this is going to go next.

So petty to pit two successful actors against one another, both of whom are great in this. It also makes it transparent that you, a JCW fan, are intimidated by WHJ's growing popularity.

Junmo quietly seething while Gicheul is caressing his necklace, taking a trip down memory lane 😭

His statement sunglasses and fancy shirts do the talking 🤣

Sounds like a you problem. They obviously had to establish his rise in Gangnam and the drug trafficking done by his gang for there to even be a reason for Junmo to go undercover.

I actually think it's one of its best features. Too often I find action dramas lack an emotional core, and this show has found a great way to tie its three main characters together through past and present relationships which adds both complexity and emotional stakes to the operation.

I've stopped taking the overall rating seriously. The only rating that still seems somewhat wortwhile to check is the rating among those who have marked it as "Completed", once a drama has finished airing. It's too easy to manipulate the rating otherwise. You see KBLs where every rating metric is like 9.1, and then the show still somehow has 8.2 overall. Then something like King the Land which was given a million 1s because of their portrayal of a Saudi prince still somehow has 8.4. It seems completely arbitrary, or episode ratings have way too much impact.

It was literally just announced. Why does it matter that the page hasn't been created yet?