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8.0/10

This Drama keeps bringing all the feels. The tensions from the brothers just killed me. Especially since Kang Hae Jun can't see that his desperation is clouding his eyes. I wish he could see and hear the horrible things that Kim San Ha's mom says to him. She want's him to move to Seoul, and yet she's already telling him that bad things only happen when he's around. Which was a powerful moment. As Kim San Ha realized some of his feelings about a certain someone. I normally get ticked off when flashbacks already happen. These were will used. I'm definitely on team Kim San Ha and Yun Ju Won. Plus, I'm so releaved that Hae Jun is clearly not a second lead in the since that he also wants Ju Won. He clearly only sees her as a sister. Which is good since I'm totally into Ju Won and Park Dal as an item. She's too cute and I think they are well suited. Though I fear she has a toxic mom. There's too many mom issues!It was also interesting seeing both dads in this episode and their roles. Not to mention how they support each other. It broke my heart that Yun Jeong Jae is tired of everyone trying to tell him that his kids are not his. That he is honored and he is THEIR FATHER! Even Kim Dae Uk doesn't deny his fellow dad the right to claim his son as one of his kids. Found family is one of my most beloved tropes. I love that even when blood fails us. We can find love and true family somewhere else. It's too beautiful. I love the three leads so much!!! The actors are doing a fantastic job and I love how Ju Won fights for her family with positivity and happiness.

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9.0/10

I feel you Papa Yun Jeong Jae. Why are the bio parents coming for their kids now? He's done all the heavy lifting and now the bio parents want them right before adulthood. So they can have control and try to get what they want out of their kids as adults. I feel for Hae Jun. Missing his mom so. But I feel like San Ha explained himself so well! His relationship with his mom is toxic. She is a toxic person. Maybe he needed to be even harsher? Though I feel like Hae Jun revealing they were children who were left alone for 2 days and were hungry. So he tried to feed them both. We still don't get the full story. I like to say no one is to blame, but his mom was clearly in the wrong. As a toxic person who could leave her kids alone and then turn around and blame a child . . . .she's beyond toxic. She knows deep down she is in the wrong, but her toxic personality can not let her be in the wrong. So the scapegoat: child. This was another moving episode. Seeing the full toxic mother in action. I suppose this episode drives home that you can explain what a toxic mother has done, but people can't full grasp it so think you need to yield to your mom. That you should compromise. Because someone who has had only loving parents can not understand a parent who, especially a mother, who hurts, manipulates and devastates a child. That a mom would poison the person they are supposed to love unconditionally. I mean San Ha's mom basically lies to her new daughter that her oppa wants to see her. Lying to the child so that she can use her new daughter to manipulate Hae Jun. Dirty. Dirty. Self serving. This episode strikes a nerve. As Hae Jun wants nothing to do with his father, and can't comprehend a situation in which someone wouldn't want their mom. Also has to deal with people who looked down on him for having his current family, but immediately turn on him and get jealous when a rich dad shows up. At leas there are some good friends in our leads lives to help support them. Or at least try to voice some reason. I'm super curious where this drama is going. How our family of choice is going to proceed.

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9.0/10

All of these characters feel so dear to me. It's wonderful. It's interesting that the love triangles are more like friendships triangles. Yu Cho Hui doesn't want first love or whatever. She wants first friendship. Hong Doo Shik and Ji Sung Hyun are clearly meant to be great friends. However, Ji Sung Hyun is no fool. He's not going to waste any time. He's going for Yoon Hye Jin. It was so sweet that instead of trying to force Kim Gam Ri into letting him use her house he showed her that he could bring people. That a cure to her loneliness is what he was offering. He doesn't force himself, he shows people. Man this is such a sweet and beautiful drama!!! I'm surprised how chill everyone was about the 3 being in the house together. They clearly don't read smut. ^_-

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10/10

Wow! This episode was crazy. Going from "no you can't kiss me" to "totally in love!" and So on. I really have forgotten how much ground a K-drama episode can cover. So plenty of awesome Ji Won and Ji Hyuk moments. However, the drama is only amping up. I honestly thought that Ji Won had tipped her had too far with the whole "you're getting my trash". I thought Soo Min was totally calling of the wedding. Her pride was too much though. No way. She was winning. Ji Won was bluffing. What's scarier is the ending. So I was right. Yang Joo Ran, AKA Ms Kim depending on your translation, is the one who has gotten the stomach cancer. Which means . . . Ji Won was wrong. So she could have kicked both of them to the curb. Maybe. Also, Ji Hyuk's ex-finacee just popped up. There's something cray-cray about her. Huh . . . does he have a toxic person in his life? Oh. Best part of this episode. I think Eun Ho and Hee Yeon might get together!!!!!! They went out to eat! Here's hoping.

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10/10 - Sweet baby dramas! Thank you.

Sweet baby dramas! Thank you!!! What an ending!!! I'm so happy it didn't take Ji Won long to figure things out. Yeah!!! Joy!!!! I'm convinced that Min Hwan is an idiot. But it's really that pride that doesn't let him see the danger where Soo Min is concerned. Good luck boy. Good luck. Honestly this episode was great. Ji Won handled herself so well. She also met Ji Hyuk's Grandpa. She was just fire. I see Ji Hyuk pushing her to the guy who can stay with her. Is it more than a car crash? We saw him get weak, and he's passed out. The previews hint at another weak spell coming. Does he have cancer himself? Is that why he crashed? Huh. Not to mention someone else has been clutching her stomach. I hope that person isn't getting the stomach cancer!!!!! She has a bright romance ahead of her! Onward. Give me the goods!

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10/10 - It's hard to understand.

First off! Yes!!! Cat romance revealed! So awesome! They're past history with the cat and him just giving her the pass code so she can see the cat whenever she wants! Not to mention the courage and strength it takes him to help her. To see her suffer, but to help give her a better birthday. AKA proposal.No to the true meat of this episode. Even after to realize that you have been a victim of abuse it's hard to grasp. You don't think that way. YOu wouldn't think of hurting someone like that. How could someone think of hurting you the way they just did? What is your abuser thinking? What throws you is that you may not even know the true extent of it. Until something sucker punches you. Cause the truth is you can understand that abuser to extent, but the core of the matter is you will never be able to fully understand the how and why. What makes them truly tick.So I felt for Ji Won so much. As she fully realizes that the two most important people in her life are that horrible. She knows. Heck she knows they kill. But when she fully understands the willingness that they have to fully hurt her and use her. The fact that she isn't cruel. That she would just like to move on from them. She's not a cruel person, but to avoid her fate by her abusers. They need to end up together. I loved the nuances of this episode. Top notch.

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9.0/10 - "I want to be solid land."

As someone who lost their dad not to long ago, that boat analogy is right on. Especially when someone was your stability. So when Yoo Ji Hyuk said he wanted to be solid land I cried. And after coming off of seeing Yoo Ji Hyuk getting in Ji Won's dad's taxi . . . this episode was such an emotional roller coaster! Oh, goodness. I know why Ji Won wants to not be Soo Min. Soo Min who uses people, and used Ji Won. However, I hope Ji Won will discover that having true people, and true friends, is also okay. You can ask for help. Okay. I think Eun Ho and Hee Yeon would make the cutest couple!!! I'm all for it. Not to mention I think Joo Ran might have just got a love interest. Speaking of Joo Ran I see that her ex, is Ji Won's Min Hwan. Goodness! Overall this drama is just killing it. I am so emotionally invested. I'm laughing and tearing up. let a lone crying all in one go!!!

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09/10 - It's BTS Army!!!

Made props for using BTS like that! Totally loved it! I had this moment where I was like wait . . . Gentleman was 2013, BTS were totally not on the radar then. K-pop land was favoring BigBang still for hitting it over seas! Anywho! Well done! Loved it!! And thank you for not making me have to waits. I love that Ji Won actually got to take up arms and when! Loved the whole Judo theme. From physically protecting herself to actually metaphorically doing it to to take down the baddies!!!!!!! So it's clear that Hee Yeon is totally aware that Soo Min is fake and not good. But I wonder if Joo Ran knows? Joo Ran was worried about Ji Won getting hurt by Min Hwan, but I wonder if she realizes how fake Soo Min is. And that she's not a good friend. Once you can take notice of those kinds of people I like to think you can spot them. Overall I loved getting to see more of Ji Hyuk's life and friends. So cool! It's nice to get even more personality. Also, I taste of the sweet, sweet revenge that Ji Won is dishing up!!!!!! Flip all those jerks my girl!!! I believe! (Also, that's why we're here!) Can't wait to see how the dynamics change. Now that both of them know . . . also. I really want Ji Won to have a cute heart on her too!

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10/10 - THAT BIG REVEAL!!!

Eun Ho is clearly the other side of a love triangle. Eun Ho is more than willing to get Ji Won's number, the boy is not over our girl Ji Won! So I love how Ji Hyuk is clearly jealous and interrupts the moment. Not before phone numbers can be exchanged. But it was a neccassary evil. To help Ji Won! Despite the bullies never apologizing to Ji Won it is very satisfying to see how fast they turn on Jung Soo Min. Soo Min seriuosly that she could still somehow come out on top. What's more is everyone's reaction to Ji Won showing up to work with her new look. I like that Ji Hyuk is in shock. He liked seeing her beautiful, but he doesn't want her jerk boyfriend to see her like that. Because Min Hwan is so happy with it. His reaction is sickening. You can see it in his eyes. He thinks he owns her even more. Even after bashing her body because she wouldn't have sex last episode. Men like that . . . yuck. Which is why I'm happy to have it portrayed in this drama. Men like Min Hwan exist. Now Ji Hyuk just doesn't want Min Hwan to hold on to her more, but also felt that Ji Won didn't need to change. He liked her as is. It will be interesting as Ji Won fully realizes the extant of Soo Min's crazy. I like her ignoring her. It's actually drawing Min Hwan and Soo Min together. Soo Min might be using the manager to try and still Ji Won's idea, but she'll want Min Hwan. Becasue Soo Min can't stand that Ji Won has things she doesn't. Boyfriend, new friends, and beauty. Soo Min is a true narcissist. Not just feeding off of Ji Won, but there's a term called flying monkeys. Where the narcissist gets other people to bully what psychiatrists call the Narcissist Supply, which would be Ji Won. Sorry. Totally deep diving, but I love the portrayal here. People like Min Hawan and Soo Min are real. And to be honest if Dr. Phil says he can't cure or help them, because we can never understand fully how they think. WWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTT! Ji Hyuk does indeed know things!! Bravo!!! Amazing! I didn't see that coming. Yesssssssssss! I'll talk about it more on my next episode review to avoid spoilers. Oh, and that brother sister connection. Wow. Very cool. Though I don't like it adding to the misunderstanding plot.

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10/10 - Masterful storytelling.

True Beauty is so far missing the curse of some Dramas. Which is that episodes 10 to 13 drag and crash, and then an ending is needed. (I'm currently 30 min into the next episode.) Instead this lovely and wonderful episode is here. Honestly every episode has gotten better, and better. And the next one is proving to be just as an amazing ride. Thank you! Thank you! This episode is so impactful. It's amazing. It's deep and it just . . . . feels. It covers so much and I love the balance of intense emotions ranging from ones that make me want to cry with sadness to joy, and just to laugh out loud in triumph! Or cheer happiness. I love it.Joo Kyung and Soo Ho are both brave and amazing. I'm so proud of them. Standing on their own and together. Soo Ho telling Joo kyung that she's brave and strong, more than him, was such a beautiful moment. Then for him to do some PDA in school is huge for him. Especially sending her that video. (Tee-hee.) Joo Kyung's sibling's relationships were also very interesting this episode. I love them. More importantly I love how her family rallied around her. Finally getting it. I'm so happy. Though I do believe Joo Kyung did try to tell her mom, but her mom bulldozed over her. I felt that her lack of listening to her was what really kept Joo Kyung from confiding in her. Also, it seemed like her mom cared more about the other siblings. So hearing some of the self reflection from her mom was nice.Oh, man! This was such a wonderful episode and I had to have the next one queued up because I needed to know what Soo Ah was going to do! And if you're dying to know binge onward. Cause you shall be rewarded.

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8.0/10 - Awesome.

This drama has turned out to be so much fun and I just love the characters. I'm finding as I become a more seasoned Drama fan that the dramas that are more substantial flesh out their characters. Both ML, side characters, and relationships that all of those characters have too. How they connect to each others' lives and so on. True Beauty is doing such a great job with that. I mean this drama already has such an adorable couple! Choi Soo Ah and Yoo Tae Hoon are such an adorable character. I just love them. But I love the friendships they have with the Leads. Yoo Tae Hoon giving advice to Lee Soo Ho! It's adorable how upset Yoo Tae Hoon is at Lee Soo Ho. He's so angry that his best buddy didn't make the moves and is now gonna suffer. Kang Soo Jin is clearly an amazing person. She loves her friends and her care for Lim Joo Kyung is so sweet. Which is gonna make things so heartbreaking when she cracks under the pressure. It's coming. She's only human.I just love all the characters and how they're interacting. Not to mention everyone's romances. Lim Joo Kyung's siblings are having their own romances, though they're in the slumps right now. It's almost painful to watch the brother, Lim Joo Young, romance. To me his crush has it wrong. Lim Joo Young isn't boring. He's self absorbed. I love that the sister, Lim Hee Kyung, has been in the more manly role with her relationship with teacher dearest. Though she did go to far when she was trying to stake her claim. Overall this episode was another fabulous entry into what is a very solid show. The character development and growth is so amazing! I'm in heaven!~!!! Lim Jae Pil is such a weird papa. It's interesting seeing Joo Kyung's parents favorite children. Parents have favorites. Jae Pil sees the struggles of his daughter and sympathizes with her more. While mommy dearest spoils her good looking children. I'm so proud of Joo Kyung for going out and saving for her dream. It made me so happy for her to realize what she wanted to do, and to go for it. Never thinking to burden her parents, or to even take Soo Ho up on his offer to simply give her the money. Ahhhh. Though I am super annoyed with papa Lim Jae Pil. That man ruined what could have been another awesome kiss.Can I address how bad I have second lead syndrome here? Poor Han Seo Joon. The problem is that no matter how much I feel for him and his plight. Lee Soo Ho is that rare first lead. He's not a jerk, he's not cold, and instead he is sweet and has so much depth to him. Even papa Lim Jae Pil tells him that hes "actually really sweet". So it makes it even more brutal for Han Seo Joon because I am very much behind Lee Soo Ho. Wow. I hope that the story will let Han Seo Joon and Kang Soo Jin develop into something. I think they have something there. Or at least could if things were to go that way. I hope they do. Anywho. I am so enamored by this drama!

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7.0/10 - Darn this is getting good!!!!!

Oh, boy! I just new Yi Rim was gonna be petty. Which oddly enough was hilarious to watch, even though it usually annoys me to know end when a male lead gets to make a slave of the female lead. Maybe I'm growing soft, because even Hae Ryung covering Yi Rim's lips and his stunned reaction to her touching him so intimately *gasp* I am growing soft, cause I ate that up with a spoon! Someone else pointed out to me how sweet Yi Rim and his Eunuch are together. I feel mean always referring to him as Yi Rim's Eunuch. Heo Sam Bo is a great name for him! There's just something super fun about saying Eunuch! Back to how sweet they are. I love that Sam Bo kind of encourages the prince to be naughty. Sure he reigns it in because of some of the past events. HOWEVER. He's the master mind behind the plot for Yi Rim to get his revenge!!!! Commence revenge on Hae Ryung! Song Sa Hee (The girl who approached The Second State Councilor) seems to have strange goals. She pushes to have the girls be initiated—which I've never gotten why society thinks this is a thing we need to do to each other—together. Then is upset when Hae Ryung helps. She clearly has plans. I really want them to be for her benefit! Come on feminists make your own paths! Though the hand lingering with the Crown Prince . . . was off. Man I am so glad Oh Eun Im [Female historian] was the one to give those guys a verbal slap!! Just the fact that their actions are what caused them all this strife and abuse is their fault.Things just got real with the murder of the guys publishing the "Ho Dam". I like the balance this drama is striking.

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