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Let's wait and see. 99% of the time all k-drama trailers for next episodes are intentionally misleading.

That is what is so epic about this drama. We're losing our minds, going in shipper over-driver mode over the ML and FL, with only 3 episodes. That goes to show how well written, well acted and well directed the production is.

Totally agree about Let's Eat 2 (haven't watched WFKBJ). If the childhood connection is genuinely bringing something to the story, then its worth it. Same for: Kill It. The childhood connection was a vital and organic part of the storyline. Otherwise, the way it is in majority k-dramas, that's just nuts. Who even cares about some random childhood encounter. I can't even x__x

I know right. It's the most face-palm thing about k-dramas. It seems that the cardinal rule of k-drama land is this: no truly destined love is possible without some ridiculous childhood connection. It only serves to cheapen the story and to make it unrealistic. Drives me bonkers every single time.

The OST is perfect. I want all the songs right now, its driving me crazy, I have rewound and watched some scenes a million times already to hear the OST. Gah, I need help.

There are two black and white poster which are even duller. It's setting the tone for the drama I'd guess.

Yep, just from watching the trailer and from the writer/director duo's previous work, it is a safe bet to say that this is going to be deep and contemplative, maybe even slow paced. I'm looking forward to it with the right expectations. You're spot-on about the color tones, its setting the mood for the drama.

Joon Hyuk is such a versatile actor. He plays both good and shady characters down to perfection. I'm just glad he's in the drama ^^

Why did Mi Ri forgive In Suk so easily. WTF was all that crying and hugging *face palm* This person abandoned Mi Ri when she was a wee child and here Mi Ri is so easily reconciling. I was only sticking around for Mi Ri's storyline and even that has gone down the drain now.

Episode 28 was such a disappointment. This drama is such a mess.

I was originally confused by the Suel Gi statement in the drama too. Someone on here who understands Korean explained that the English translation was too ambiguous and misleading. It confused almost everyone. The he that was being referred to in 'She's his daughter' wasn't Soo Hyun, but someone else who was also referred to in that same discussion. That person would have been the sponsor in need of an organ transplant. Some other user also rightly pointed out that Soo Hyun would have been too young to produce sperm at that young age which would be needed for artificial insemination. So Seul Gi could never have been his bio daughter. Nevertheless, he did treat her like his ward. I think him saving Seul Gi from Pavel was supposed to represent the fact that he never truly became a stone cold killer. As he said in the end, he was trying to survive in the world that he was thrown in. And he helped Seul Gi survive too. He did leave her in Hyun Jin's care. That's why he was able to go. He would never have been able to stay with Seul Gi, with the police after him, short of making her run away to Vladivostok and making her live a life of hiding too. He didn't trust that the police would be able to keep Chairman Do locked up. So ultimately, while tragic, I do understand his reasons.

Thanks for the tip. Hello Monster has been on my to watch list for a while. I should definitely give it a shot.

I blame the abundance of over the top fluffy k-drama with unrealistic hollow stories. It makes it extra hard for viewers who are accustomed to superficial stories to deal with this kind of dose of reality and depth of story and characters. Even the slightest amount of tragedy never goes over well with the k-drama fandom. Le sigh.

Sung Mo really is a mastermind planner. Excellent point about what Sung Mo said that Ahn read from him. It clearly shows that Sung Mo must not have killed his father yet. I'm rooting for all of them to pull through this. Losing any one of them again really would be too tragic. I was rewatching the 1st episode, and this drama didn't waste a single second. It was all so relevant and connected to the same central plot from the beginning. Brilliant writing. Feel like binge watching all the episodes this weekend.

I'm with you. This drama is really pulling our emotional strings. Ji Soo's death riled us up and that was the perfect time to confuse us about Sung Mo. The fact that we are this confused, worried, concerned and anguished speaks for itself how well of a job this drama has done with the storytelling and getting the viewers invested till the very end.

Me neither. The comedy and romance in the earlier episodes had me fooled that this drama couldn't get this real. Boy was I mistaken. Many good literature use the same tactics. The Harry Potter series can be downright comical at times, but then it would take you down the darkest paths. And the darkness is felt all the more because of those good times that happened first. This drama really nurtured and carefully crafted the relationships between all of the characters and set the stage perfectly. So now that the hard times are rolling, we're feeling the pain. K-drama are usually so light and fluffy, nobody was prepared for this. Maybe that's the reason for the negative reactions. It is a lot to take in and process.

You and me both. Each of the characters have been so clearly fleshed out. And all the relationships are so well built. This is why Ji Soo's death hurts so much. She wasn't just a potential love interest for Sung Mo. She practically raised Ahn. She was a role model for Jae In. She was Dr. Hong's best friend. Her colleagues were absolutely shattered by her death. She meant so much to so many people. All the side characters are independent entities, not just one dimensional empty characters.

The symbolism really is amazing. That bird in the cage that was shown from the beginning alone was so much foreshadowing for the story that was unveiled. In this past episode, when Sung Mo said that keeping his mom in a cage was particularly cruel, that was such a strong punch. I was thinking only of how she's safe as along as she's in police custody, but Sung Mo thought of what it means for her emotionally to be confined again. Oof, this drama is just too good. And there's so much to ponder over.

Plus the drama has been hinting from the start that Ahn seeing only pieces of the puzzle can be really misleading. The drama practically foreshadowed what's going down right now.

Same. If this drama is teaching us anything, its not to take everything at face value. Sung Mo has been saying from the start that Ahn's mission will be complete when he is able to read Sung Mo's memories. I'm starting to think that Sung Mo believes that the only way Ahn will accept the truth is if he sees it himself. Ahn himself said in this episode that he doesn't believe anything anymore. It almost felt like Sung Mo was putting up an act to get Ahn riled up so he can take his psychometric abilities to the next level and read the truth from Sung Mo. The truth of the apartment fire must be really unbelievable or really complicated. If Sung Mo was this criminal mastermind all this time, why would he have wanted Ahn to read him. The writers of the drama are truly genius, they have created so much circumstantial evidence against Sung Mo that its near impossible to keep believing in his innocence. On top of that Ji Soo's death made us lose our minds and that was the perfect timing to confuse the viewers about Sung Mo, right when we were feeling really emotional and reeling from Ji Soo's death. So for these reasons, I don't think that Sung Mo is a murderer. I doubt he has killed even his father yet. The chances of Sung Mo surviving the finale are very low at the moment though. Gah, this drama will be the end of me.

This is story telling at its absolute best. We've been given information in bits and pieces, until we're starting to see parts of the puzzle, but even now, there are pieces missing and the complete picture isn't clear. So many k-drama love to have childhood connections and childhood trauma as the basis/background of the story, but not enough weight is given to the trauma itself, or how it might impact someone for life. It is used merely as a vehicle for the sake of propelling the story forward. Here there is no glossing over the fact that the kind of experience Sung Mo and his mom faced, and how even the law failed them, its not something that a person can recover from or put behind them. Truth can be so complicated. We hide the truth even from ourselves. Truth is such a relative and subjective concept for humans. People can have more than one side to them. No drama has made me reflect so much and got me rooting like crazy for its characters quite like this. Maybe Secret Forest was the only such drama before. Yes, this drama is driving me absolutely bonkers and quite honestly, it hurts, the direction the story has taken. But that's what makes it all the more real. I could really use more well crafted and well thought out stories like these with such an amazing cast.