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34 is a lot of episodes! Especially, like you said, most modern lakorns aren't that long anymore.

It is moving fast but the way the police are absolutely certain he's the criminal boss is starting to get a little boring. Like there's no room for any doubt at all?

With the plot progression in the first few episodes, there is no way this is going to be 10 episodes. This is very much a full length lakorn. We've got a good ten epidodes of them having the 'you're the drug boss and I hate you', 'why won't she try to believe I'm innocent even though I refuse to tell her what I'm actually doing' argument to go, lol.

I think sometimes the number of episodes aren't confirmed so they continue to get added to mdl as they air.

For something that's not a remake of an old lakorn, this one feels quite dated.

I did start wondering about her when the detective questioned why she had been there the night of the murder. It'd be a shame though, because I like her character and it would suck for the boys that both people they rebuilt their family with had ulterior reasons.

Also, unrelated, but I was constantly distracted by whether Makoto's partner just spent the whole night waiting for him at a bar, lol.

I felt it was coming since the end of the previous episode, but still hoped it wouldn't actually happen and then they just got me right at the end when I thought maybe he'll survive.

I also still think Koike may be a red herring- he's clean and his interference however annoying and un-needed comes from a good place. Could be wrong though...

The pacing is so weird, some things are just being dragged along and then some things zip by too quickly.

Also, will anyone tell Bella that Pat's relationship with Mook isn't the problem. He is still married!!! And they know that his unhinged wife will go after Bella when she finds out.

Yeah... its been so tortured and toxic that it's starting to look like no-one is going to get a very happy end because there's been so much damage. I'm keeping expectations low- Pie gets divorced and free of her mum. Maybe she starts a business with her bff.

They're really showing differences in parenting here, aren't they? Pie's mother is determined to ruin her completely. Awful woman. And on the other hand we have Rok's very wholesome parents talking her down and grounding her.

I think thats what exhausts me about this one, lol. The haters are stupid but relentless.

You're right, the boss needs to handle his life and he needs to do it himself. I think he's been relying on Mook for emotional support and he has to be seeing how horribly that went. I don't think he even likes Mook romantically really, tbh. I think she represents an idealised version of the happy family life he wants and its easier to go along with that rather than doing the hard and messy job of leaving his actual wife and trying to find someone new.

Yeah... I know you're right that it is above board but the way the other characters in their world just throw accusations around, does it even matter? Like the boss' wife is just unhinged in how she keeps coming up with a new angle.

Thought it was starting to get a little boring, except for Ploy's obviously evil husband, but gasp what do they mean he has someone else?
This better not be how they introduce Lena

You're right! Marrying the wrong person is such a mess especially when there are children involved- as we're seeing play out with her boss' storyline again. I think that couple has major incompatibilities but its such a mess because he's running away from it and she finds it easier to blame a third person. Boss dude looks like he's going to have a harder time with divorce because it looks like his wife is connected. I also don't really blame Mook for that situation either tbh. Yes they need better boundaries possibly but the whole work place isn't great with personal boundaries. But its mainly the boss who trails behind her with wide heart eyes and making things difficult for Mook.

And now we're seeing her friend who decided she was going to be practical about marriage also marry the wrong guy, because that dude is sus af.

Lol, so we're going to fake date (real date?) to protect Mook from the husband stealing rumours but we don't care that this is going to ruin both sides' professional credibility since the two companies are signing a contract.

I do kind of admire Mook's spirit, the way she constantly deals with all kinds of people attacking her character from different angles. I would've long run away from it all.

Also, can they stop giving the annoying ex mother in law any air time. Show us more of the cute kids, instead!

The one thing this has going for it is that it's a pretty easy watch and kind of amusing in how ridiculous it is. But gosh the characters are ALL so messy! And three (or 4 but Mook's ex is a complete deadbeat) of them are supposed to be parents! But so far the kids are just there so the parents can be messy at school as well as work.

The relationship web is so complicated, and we haven't even met Lena's character yet! (I think she fits with separated boss man- who really needs to to focus more on his failing business and his son and really doesn't need anymore women in his life right now)

The way it's going Mook's two friends are going to end up fighting over the engaged ones fiance, lol.

True, she is the female lead- but in terms of the central revenge theme she's not really a player in that, right? So there has to be a reason they kept her so involved in Han Young's plot when they also took the creative decision to drop other female characters from the drama adaptation entirely.
(Me trying to reason why they can't ruin my favourite character at the end, lol)

Oh I didn't mean that he's testing her. I don't think he has the right to do so, either.
But I think he has always been cautious about her and that when things get difficult she'll sell him out. I think they could throw in a grand gesture from her to show that See Hee now is different from in the past.

One of the discussions on here has been why Han Young (in the past) even expected that See Hee would stand by him at personal expense after he dumped her. And I've agreeed with that but its also true that lying on the stand is a bad, bad thing to do. Ideally, a good person stands by what is right even if its at a personal expense. Even if its your ex-husband who dumped you.

But with the position they've put See Hee in now, if she has a change of heart and she wants to stand up for what's right- it will come at a personal expense- she'll have to confess to planting evidence too. Even if Han Young doesn't love her back. So she does the right thing for doing the right thing, which shows that shes also changed for good. And everyone lives happily ever after...

So a disclaimer- I haven't seen today's episode because I'd rather watch them back to back.

But from a storytelling point of view, I kind of see the point of what's happened and I think it might not even be a bad thing. Ever since he's gone back Han Young has been pretty hesitant about See Hee because of their past- he wants to give her a chance but shes also not part of his A team. And they have to give See Hee a test of some sort for Han Young (and the audience members who find her iffy still) to accept that she's different from before. I've always thought there's been too much of a focus on See Hee (in the drama and in promotional material) for what her character is, so there has to be some kind of satisfactory end there for all the talking we've done about whether people can change. Of course Han Young has always known See Hee is the weakest link so I imagine he'll have a plan for that too.

Of course, I may be overly intellectualising this, its not that deep, and betrayers gonna betray. In which case, it was kind of pointless focusing on a supporting character who your male lead was barely luke warm towards.

There is the second pre-release, lol.

I feel like the See Hee pre-releases are a calculated move on their part- because even though I like See Hee, she is a somewhat minor sub plot, tbh.

The thing is, they show him wanting to change in the first episode, but its been very clear that he has had about 10 YEARS of being incredibly corrupt and making all sorts of backroom deals. He benefited immensely from this corruption financially and professionally. He was also double dealing and making deals behind his father in law's back and skimming even more money.
When you're that far corrupt, you don't get to say actually changed my mind, I'm not going to follow the company line and here is your daughter back too because theres no point in staying with her.
He was dealing with people who faked the suicide of a son to save his father's career.
What did he think would happen to him? He'd get to start his little botique law office after what he did and knew? It wasn't personal, it was just the business he was part of.

Yep the only reason the lawyer changed sides to become witness for prosecution was because KSJ told him to and reassured him he would be protected if he did so. Only ofc he didn't mean that.

KSJ is basically playing to get everyone out of his way, but also he doesn't want the entire corruption scheme to be revealed because he wants to take over it.