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I think the chairman was just making a point about how completely he's disinheriting him. He also told InHa that he was going to go back to being Baek InHa.

Of course, the writers may surprise us lol. In which case the chairman was a bigger idiot than we thought if he did everything he did knowing the truth.

Also, considering that one ghost did actually burn her hair, the ghosts can actually be a threat to them physically.

That's true, that scene between HyeWon and her ended strangely abruptly, but I got the impression that she wasn't able to get in touch with TaeOh.
So either she told HyeWon what actually happened, which seems unlikely or HyeWon did get her in contact with TaeOh (which is also not obvious, but I never understand HyeWon and maybe Huiju's threat worked)

There was also this weird scene where TaeOh goes back to the chairman's place and imagines him submerged in the tub. But he shouldn't know that because Huiju found the chairman and she told everyone that she found him collapsed on the floor, right?
Maybe TaeOh has discovered a new power while he was trying to remember who killed InJu.

I am going through episodes very quickly so I get stuck on the teeny tiny details that I do pick up, lol

So I'll admit it, even though I've not enjoyed the second half I am intrigued by the promo for 11/12.

The business plans and schemes are going to be largely nonsense and very contrived. There probably won't be more character development than what we already have and TaeOh will probably continue to have plot armour. But if they can make it zippy and not weigh me down in boring romance plots it might be a fun time.

But the promo has raised questions in my mind: Is TaeOh sitting at the chairman's dinner table there? Did the chairman survive? Could TaeOh team up with Seungju and his mama just to beat InHa? Was that Huiju's voice we heard in the promo for a change? Why is TaeOh bringing down his planning board that he didn't follow; was he successful? From the english translation it seems like he just wants to make sure InHa doesn't get what he wants so does that mean HyeWon no longer wants to own KangOh?

This drama is a roller coaster! So after so many episodes of the love triangle of doom now we'll have two final episodes of InHa vs. TaeOh (and the chairman?) vs. Seungju and his mama. We could have had three different shows with this material at this point.

There was a shot of a damp-eyed TaeOh with a wobbly lip, I imagine he's upset about HyeWon for whatever reason. He also appears to be dismantling his board of plotting, which was essentially useless because the man couldn't follow a single plan.

She also seems to be the only person who actually loves the chairman outside of what he can do for her. Who is another red flag, lol. Yes, TaeOh is responsible for bringing in InHa and HyeWon but the chairman gave him an opening because he wanted to play games with his children. And he'd still rather play games instead of just being the chairman! He's probably not even going to die, lol so KangOh might not even need an heir at this stage, impossible or not.

I did wonder that for a minute too! But I think this time its real because Huiju was the one who brought him in and has been sitting worried by his bedside. And she seems to be unrelated to all the plans going on.

Unless the big twist is that Huiju is actually the real player here running everyone, lmao.

Even then, they were never clear on how making InHa chairman would give TaeOh power and money. They show him as this capable dude who is still winning overall even though he's been betrayed/been imprisoned he could have gone far even without InHa.
If only he and HyeWon had run away together back then, lol.

1. Right? He's the chairman, he doesn't need to be plotting behind people to get stuff done. He's the one character in this shitshow who should be able to attack from the front. I never bought into the whole TaeOh is the chairman's son theory, but who knows anymore, lol.

2. Absolutely, I'm surprised that she's managed to survive to this point, lol.

3. If the point was to show a comparison between Huiju and HyeWon, not only have they failed with the writing of HyeWon's character but they've also managed to mess up Huiju. The spoilt, entitled rich girl is probably the easiest cliche to make negative but Huiju is pretty harmless and generally is a good egg- ignoring her questionable taste in men. She's not a big player in the politics and planning games, but we've not seen HyeWon do much either. I'm sure Huiju would be as successful at running the business if TaeOh was running interference behind the scenes. Not that I necessarily want that to happen either, tbh, but as a comparison.
I've always thought that at some point there would be a Huiju vs HyeWon confrontation, because their animosity has to have some outlet, but given that there's only two episodes left that's probably not happening. We got it when she challenged her about TaeOh, lol.

Hopefully Huiju doesn't turn up at the hospital to visit when the fight goes down.

(I'm behind on my episodes but have been lingering here for intel too)
Still no mention of TaeOh's motivations. He doesn't seem to want any of the glory himself which is also weird.

For a show that's supposed to be about revenge, inheritance and plotting, the body count is surprisingly very low!

If this was a different show I might have appreciated that- I hate unnecessary deaths. But I don't think I would have even cared here, lol

Why do they even want the company? So much sneaking around and fake business schemes but why?

The thing is, we're practically at the end and I still have the same questions I had around episode 4! I was almost hoping that there would be a twist this week but it seems like we're still wading through the same mud.

1. Why is the chairman so fond of TaeOh/HyeWon? Why is he trusting them so much? Even over his two non-psycho kids?

2. Am I supposed to sympathise with HyeWon? Because I don't. I am baffled how they can make a female lead be so meh. And its not just the acting. Are we being shown how she deserves to inherit the company? Are her trials and difficulties from InHa supposed to make us forget that she chose to marry him herself? And it wasn't for love.

3. What is the point of Huiju? Why on earth did they build up her character so much if she basically has 0 impact on the plot. They even explored her relationship with that sketchy dude who wants to marry her (I assume he wasn't back this week?) They could have written her out completely and used the time saved to build up this deep love between HyeWon and TaeOh that they want me to believe exists and root for.

Thats kind of why I find it so difficult to back the idea of him or HyeWon inheriting the company- it doesn't come off like they've earned it. Its like everything just falls in place for them. And I guess they're showing that they suffer setbacks but the way they come back from those is almost miraculous.

We're at the end now, but I still feel nothing but slight annoyance at most of these characters.

Question- have we seen HyeWon have flashbacks about TaeOh at any point? TaeOh had that flashback showing all three times he was in the same proxomity to HyeWon. I don't think InHa has had flashbacks about HyeWon which makes sense because he doesn't love her. Lately, all Huiju is doing is having sad flashbacks. But have we been shown HyeWon have any sad flashbacks?

I can't say if we see the stepfather at this point but it would make sense because thats where this all started from.
However, I think there will be no clarity on TaeOh's biological father if that man is in fact his step dad. I don't think there's a reveal there.

Theres already enough other nonsense spread around that they have to clear up before the end, lol.

Seconding good will towards Huiju.

But I'm starting to think there might not be any mystery about why TaeOh chose Kang Oh, lol. I think it was just that he ran into InHa in school. After 7/8, I think TaeOh doesn't really have any ambitions of his own at all. He relies on other people to give him purpose whether its rescuing his mother/helping InHa/saving HyeWon. This is probably why nothing came of him and Huiju- the girl wants him but she doesnt "need" him.

Dare we hope that we lose HyeWon next week? Oh no, so sad, how will TaeOh survive the loss. Meh.

Looks like the chairman's time has come to an end. Oh well. We move on.

TaeOh working with the prosecuter could be interesting, maybe we'll finally be told what his angle is.

This will be the only vaguely interesting thing that can happen. The romance is so poorly done that there can be no way that it's the core of this story.

Usually we get those around the weekend.