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Just watched episode 5, and YUP! I believe you're right. There's a class difference between them. I also get the vibe of envy from JW... she's definitely jealous of YC too.

You're right about Nansuk. She's the chairman of "Crown Capital" according to NamuWiki + the drama.

That was a good scene. I had to play it back twice. 😂

goplay is also a really good site (HQ dramas that are subbed, even the old ones!), but their catalog is limited so I use asiaflix.

Villain FLs (and protagonists) exist in all forms of media and always have. They usually remain evil for the entirety of the drama/show.

Some villain protagonists win. Others do not. Sometimes it's in between. Sometimes they become even crueler/darker.

My theory: she will become evil, but not as evil as Chairwoman Gong or a few other characters. If she crosses a line, then she becomes irredeemable. ORRRR she can go from being dark to being grey. I personally don't think she'll ever be "good" since not a single character here is actually a decent person (except Ju Ha-Neul) lol even that sweet old Chairman Jin Tae-Seok is suspicious to me.

He does! They meet as kids at an orphanage before the FL gets adopted, then reconnect as adults and start a relationship. He's always been in love with her.

I thought you recommended S&L to me? You never watched it? She's definitely a fun FL.

Oh, definitely!

Yes, she is! And her campaign of revenge, so far, is delicious.

Most of the dailies I've finished are from KBS2. My first k-drama was also a KBS2 daily, Unknown Woman. I watched it on YouTube... and to this DAY, I'm still hooked onto makjangs. How are you liking Wife Returns? Any thoughts? (I can DM you in case there's spoilers.)

To me, yes.

Yay! I'm loving it too, I have to watch episode 5 today but I was upset yesterday when the new episode wasn't out yet either lol

It might become my new favorite daily drama from KBS2 if things go well!

She definitely gives off those vibes. She takes no shit at all, which I *LOVE.* But... she's using Young-Chae's name for herself and to gain her own power in the world. A part of me thinks she's jealous of YC too.

Completely agree.

Great! Thank you so much for confirming it, lol I thought I was just making up theories. But it seems like I'm indeed right.

Tbh I wanted Lucia to be a villain, but I have NO idea what the hell the writer is doing with her. Kyung-Chae annoys me. ALL the characters do, the only one I barely like is Stella. (And the actress is excellent.) JSY isn't bad, but she's... a little off-putting here, if that makes sense. Like I LOVE her in Thorn Flower and she seems really good in Golden Empire/Empire of Gold (another villain FL story, it starts in the past [1998-2010], I really recommend it!)

I barely watch MBC dailies for this reason 😭 they always fall apart somehow. I honestly prefer SBS dailies (RIP) or KBS2. I think I've only completed a couple... I'm definitely gonna rewatch Witch's Game, I'm currently rewatching Secrets and Lies (Shin Hwa-Kyung is evil and manipulative AS FUCK, I love her as a villain FL), and I've finished Meant to Be, Third Marriage, Second Husband, and Pink Lipstick. I think that's it lol maybe MBC dailies aren't for me either. I do plan to watch a few, though.

I highly recommend A Graceful Liar which is airing right now. It absolutely does NOT have the budget or aesthetics of a normal daily drama. Also, we're seeing a villain origin story with the FL, which is also pretty new to me! I'm begging you to watch it because I'm already obsessed with it and the vibes are incredible there too.

I agree with everything you said, though. Jang Shin-Young isn't a bad actress (watch Thorn Flower and Golden Empire, she's good in both and amazing in Thorn Flower), but she is awful here. I blame the script and the characters. So the script lol and the pacing. It's all over the place. Either too much is happening or nothing is happening at all. No stakes, no proper development, it's just people doing things. I'll give the music a good score, though.

Young-Chae said her real dad's last name was Shin. I don't know if Ha-Neul knows either. We haven't seen his father "Ju" either!

No, Young-Chae/Victoria's father is someone else. They're half-siblings.

It's a possibility. So many people hated The Two Sisters (and there was also a LOT going on behind the scenes too, similar to Woman in a Veil), so KBS likely investigated it and decided to start from scratch, possibly. Then KBS2 redeemed themselves with Cinderella Game.

Really? I didn't know that.

Also, I understand the context of "Intimate Ripley" now. Ripley refers to Ripley Syndrome, a trait of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD, aka sociopathy.) It's also a reference to Tom Ripley, protagonist of the Ripley books. He's a villain protagonist: a psychopath, a con artist, and a serial killer.

So this must be Cha Jung-Won's villain origin story. We're following a villain FL here (the start of one, right now.) Intimate could refer to the relationships she has/had with the different characters.

Doesn't Good Luck! have a bunch of older people in it, anyways? I don't mind dramas with older characters as leads, but it looked so cringy...

I never even watched that one. And I still don't bother to!

I normally use Kocowa itself. Subs take FOREVER to come out though.