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right? in four days it'll be over. How hard is it to just wait and post it then (*cough*and use some proper spelling*cough*)?

You're not! I came here hoping that maybe soemthing changed and he was reappointed as a main lead, but not. Maybe next time.

Sorry. By nonsense I meant all that mother in law side eyeing her modern self when she innocently does some translation side by side with her handsome younger colleauge (former student?) and making her scenes, jealous rival doing her silly plots to separate her and her fiance, her husband... everything that could have happened in every other modern makjang/family drama and/or historical drama with palace intrigues without a need of using a name of a famous artist.
I'm looking forward to further episodes then.

I like it so far. The plot moves forward without prolonged misunderstandings, we aren't hanging for episodes wanting for someone to get finally recognized or an unconvincing gender-bender to be revealed. Even within this whole Monte Cristo frame, it's not overly dramatic. Families interact naturally. Two female leads have a friendly relationship from before they knew the male lead and more topics to discuss than just him. No cruel step mothers or cotrolling parents, no jealous, plotting rivals, no characters self-pitying or whining because of their descent or social standing. It seems very casual for a sageuk. It makes a good background for exceptions.

Maybe. And maybe with only two episodes aired we haven't got the joy of hearing those two or three songs dozens of times, so it still sounds fresh.

I never expected to write this, but now I pity Eun Hee for falling for Jung Hee. Can he get any wormier? Even she deserves better (but getting professional help goes first).
/but I can't hate him in 100%. In his own wormy way he does exactly what Jae Bok adviced to that woman who wanted to divorce her husband at the beginning: doesn't run away, but tries to persevere and take as much advantage as possible in his circumstances. A reparation for stalking induced trauma and all that's happening now you may say. And I don't hear any hate for that woman.

that would be a twist. I only considered extremes so far: either he likes her enough to stop being a gigolo, or likes money and position more, so he'll betray her royally. Or some tangled combination of both (that's most likely).

hey, it's not that bad. At least there's no gigantic retrospection sprawling over 3/4 of the drama nor Arsene Lupin walking through a night in a shiny, noisy suit like in Iljimae.

turns out it actually is the same person responsible - Nam Hye-seung. But it's not like s/he does all tvN dramas.

do I need to watch Female Prime Minister first?

You guys mentioned there's little screentime devoted to Saimdang being an artist and too much of usual nonsense. Is it still valid? I'm stuck at ep 5 for weeks and looking for some encouragement to continue.

Glad to see others think that way, I thought I was biased by my general dislike for kdrama soundracks.

You may like him in Elegant Lies then. He has shoulder length, middle parted hair so silky random strangers keep trying to touch it.

right? he must be filthy rich to have a house like this, why is he treated this way? Shouldn't he be more independent? Part of me enjoys seeing a MC to actually work and not just pose as a writter, but it seems off he has so many meaningless articles to write and deadlines to meet... But it echoes the pastline of the girl spurring him to write something meaningful nicely.
I'm annoyed by the heroine too and I hope we won't be hanging on this Subway love story revelation for weeks... Or whatever they shared back then. She's not bad generally speaking, but whenever she opens her mouth next to him, I cringe. She always says exactly the things to be misunderstood, with that fake innocent act. And I get it show-wise, but don't like her as a person. It makes her look dumb.
By the way, I think the dog was dead from the very beginning and just resurrected by this ghostly thing that animates the typewriter.

/which haircut do you hate?

I know what you mean. When the OP deletes the mother-post, all responses disappear too. /or so I think? I remember seeing [deleted] lines somewhere here... but sometimes there's a conversation left, when some responses are deleted and the original flow is disturbed. You can check it by deleting your mother-comment.

no.

Oh, I definitely expect more story-wise and I like how they just hinting it for now. Maybe I'm just not as enthusiastic as others here with this start. It's solid. Some parts are intriguing, some annoying, I'm sticking for Yoo Ah In anyway.

There is, a little. It's important for motivating some characters, but doesn't take much screentime comparing with the political intrigue. It takes a form of either fascination, some messy, tangled stories or steady devotion.
/don't know whether to mark it as a spoiler or not, just an outline/





Lee Bang Won and Boon Yi love each other, but it heads nowhere. Lee Bang Won has a wife, who is a terribly underused character.
Moo Hyul has a low-key crush on Boon Yi.
Ddang Se and Yoon Hee have a history. There's also some tension on Yoon Hee - Sambong front, but it's more follower - master/teacher thing.
There are also minor but beautiful arcs, like Yoon Rang and the King.

We do :) I'm also of opinion that being depressed involves being lifeless by definition, that's what I find contradicting in yours. The very idea of expecting a show which premise starts with a suicidal trio of losers to be super energetic is challenging to me. Especially in its first half.
I think of that scene as a device. Her running away empty handed and not just coming back to grab her belongings was stupid to begin with, but the show needed her separated from the rest of the trio or we wouldn't have an orchard trip.

you do realise she's suicidal, depressed and in best case scenario sick from years of stress and overwork? Not to mention convinced she only has a few months to live?
I guess you haven't got to the scenes when she's cheerful with other characters yet.