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At least the change at the end of episode 11 means things will be different in episode 12. I think I might be the only person looking forward to it ^^".

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I totally get why you'd expect there to be some follow up. There are quite a lot of plot points where the writers seemed to be hinting at something deeper but then didn't follow up or where they started a plot line but didn't really follow through with it, which is too bad. I though there was going to be much more of a connection between Myoel Mang and Tak Dong Kyung's parents, for example, and I feel like the writers have kind of forgotten that Myeol Mang is supposed to be causing doom everywhere he goes / with every move he makes. We haven't really had to see him deal with that at all in recent episodes.

The murderer? There wasn't any mystery there? The man killed a bunch of people and then tried to kill himself. Myeol Mang healed him so he had to face the consequences of his actions by going to court to face trial for his crimes and then serving his sentence (rather than letting him avoid those consequences by dying). When the murderer attacked Myeol Mang and nearly harmed Tak Dong Kyung, he decided to put the murderer back in the position of killing himself. So... no mystery?

If you're wondering about the point of that plot, it seems like it (1) showed the audience how Myeol Mang intentionally focuses doom on bad people (since he's not able to "do nothing" without terrible consequences); (2) gave Myeol Mang an opportunity to emphasize to Tak Dong Kyung that he's scary / capable of killing; and (3) gave Tak Dong Kyung an opportunity to say that she believes Myeol Mang wouldn't have killed the man without a good reason because he's a good person; (4) was an opportunity to show the audience and the characters that Tak Dong Kyung would put herself in harm's way to save Myeol Mang from being hurt, even though she knows he can't die; and (5) was an opportunity to show the audience and characters that Myeol Mang would protect Tak Dong Kyung and get angry at someone who nearly hurt her.

Go Go Squid had a slight love triangle. The FL's senior from university had unrequited feelings for her.

You're welcome :) Lot's of people thought the same. It was easy to miss his second comment and it's also a bit counterintuitive for a penalty so I'm not surprised so many people were confused about that part.

Thank you. I ended up just making smaller gifs to make up for the medium quality of the Viki stream.

Does anyone know where I can stream DAYS episodes in HD? The higher the video quality the better because I'd like to gif a few scenes. I have Viki Pass but the quality still isn't quite high enough for making quality gifs. Raw episodes are fine. Subtitled with the option to turn subtitles off would also work. I would prefer to screen capture parts of a streamed episode rather than downloading a whole episode.

Rewatched again. The leads' chemistry is so good. IMO this role was perfect for
Seo In Guk and the best performance he's given to date.

Myeol Mang said it twice. In episode 2 he said that if she broke the contract the penalty would be that her doom would transfer to someone else: the person she loves most in that moment. In episode 3 he confirmed it, saying she was being a pessimist for focusing on the downside of the penalty (the fact that the person she loves most in the world will die if she breaks the contract) instead of the fact that she will get to live.

No it's the opposite.

It's early December in the drama's timeline, so the cherry blossoms definitely shouldn't be out yet. I wonder if Myeol Mang will time travel with Tak Dong Kyung as part of a date so they can see the cherry blossoms in spring? Especially since they normally bloom in April which is well after Tak Dong Kyung's destined death day (March 2nd).

An observation about the preview of episode 8. Not really spoilery, but under a screen just to be safe.

I don't have a strong basis for thinking this will actually happen and I'm hoping it won't... but what if Myeol Mang's powers as Doom don't quite let him do nice things... for example, he can't make a flower bloom. He can only make doom seem bigger or smaller (by focusing or unfocusing it) or move it around (just like the penalty for Tak Dong Kyung is her doom "moving from here to over there").

So in order to save Tak Dong Kyung he will need to move her doom (brain tumours) to someone else. What if he becomes human, but transfers Tak Dong Kyung's brain cancer to himself in order to save her - meaning that he only gets to be human for a very short time before dying in Tak Dong Kyung's place?

I have a follow up tentative theory but it makes me sad.

When the ferris wheel shows up I'm going to spend the whole scene thinking about poor
Seo In Guk's painful ferris wheel confession / rejection https://youtu.be/i_e5xBNzcHY?t=268

I no longer think Myeol Mang was human in the past. He might have been something else before he was Doom just like Pinocchio was a puppet before the blue fairy brought him to life, but I don't think he was human. The Deity told Tak Dong Kyung that the seed she planted in the flower pot was her first time planting. Myeol Mang seems to be her only creation. Like may others, I think the Deity's seed represents Myeol Mang but now I think her goal is for her creation (Myeol Mang) to become human. That's the "sprouting" she was talking about. Maybe he achieves that just by being loved (like Beauty and the Beast) but I think @dramafan422's link is more likely correct - he has to prove himself worthy of being human like Pinocchio.

Myeol Mang's new priority is keeping Tak Dong Kyung safe, alive and happy. I'm guessing he's going to have to make some kind of big sacrifice to save her, and in doing so he will prove himself worthy of being human. Maybe the fact that he's embracing Tak Dong Kyung instead of running away from his guilt and pain is already a step in the right direction for proving himself?

The question is: was the Deity saying he couldn't escape his fate because she meant it? If so... what will the consequence be if Myeol Mang does become human? Or was she just saying it because she was antagonizing him (per her weird comment about kids rebelling against their parents)? Or did she just mean that she wouldn't let Myeol Mang escape his fate by dying (because her long game is that she wants him to become human)?

Also, if that is the Deity's goal... why? Because she wants one human to be her own creation? Or for a bigger reason?

The speculation link that @dramafan422 picks up on one really good point. I've updated my theory on the basis of that post, plus a few things the Deity said in episode 7.

I googled 333 angel number and oh my god the explanation is so perfect I LOVE it! Such a good little easter egg.

Before I read it I was 80% confident he was human before he was Doom. Now that's down to like... maybe 20%? The Pinocchio storyline totally fits, plus I'd really like to see him end up human and happy with Tak Dong Kyung so I'd be very happy if that theory pans out.