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Just another day for Mr. Shin

The episode opens with Mr Shin walking to work. On the way, there is a guy on top of an apartment building dousing himself with fuel and threatening to set himself on fire. Mr Shin appears to be an average guy just minding his own business but he is far more than that. He smells a gas leak and breaks a window to vent and avoid an additional explosion. He talks the guy down with a hamper of laundry and chocolate milk, gets the ass of an owner away from the scene to quit stirring things up, and signals the police when safe to apprehend the young man and get him some help. He then rebukes a young police officer for being so dismissive about the little things that make people snap, offers him a coupon to his chicken shop and tells them to give him a call if any rewards are offered. They combine comedy with a serious situation and show Shin to be a great negotiator. This was well choreographed and the comedy not overdone. The next scene shows all the new judge aides graduating and excited to get their first assignments. Philip is joyful that the judge he admired most handpicked him. He questions his sanity when he finds himself being told to work in a fried chicken place.😂Shin and the judge have a heated discussion outside and it is clear they have history, but not so clear what that history is. The judge tells Shin he has a smart aide to assist him and to get working on a case file. There is a seafood place filing a complaint and he wants Shin to negotiate and get them to settle out of court. Philip finds himself the delivery boy who gets posted on a livestream. 😂 He makes his escape to find the shop empty but two adjacent shopkeepers wanting to see Mr Shin. It is clear they aren’t getting along. Philip finds himself locked out and is let in by the delivery gal Si On who literally kicks him out of the way to let him in. Shin and aide are heading to meet with On Pursuit producer. Philip makes the mistake of critiquing Shin’s driving and listing the various traffic violations he committed. He then finds himself tossed out of the car and fired. The host of the show was introduced to Shin and they briefly discussed the topic of salted seafood cooperative that was filing a complaint against the show. Shin was not as successful as mediator with this case, but he’s just getting started. He has bad luck with the salt seafood co op because they know the maggots were a set up. The biggest one not complying is a granny who learned her grandson planted the maggots in the barrels. Shin and aide learn there is a realtor making a land grab from the business location and already has a buyer for all the properties not even sold yet. At the restaurant, Si On has a busy night of deliveries. Everybody is disappointed seeing her and she finally sees the blog that has Phillip on it. Apparently many hoped to meet him in person. 😂Philip goes home and has difficulty responding to his parent’s questions about his new job. The granny gave up and tried pills to end it after grandson’s betrayal. She told them to just settle and be done with it. Si On makes the guys wear the pink helmet.😂 She and Philip tend to have painful encounters for him.. 😂🤣 The realtor has sent some thugs after Shin and he and Si On have a chase with her bike and their van. Now both sides have pics and know who they are looking for. Si On calls in some friends to distract them enough to give up the chase for now. Shin has called in his hacker friend Kim to get info on the realtor. Here is where he learns the HI group has had a resort plan that started two years ago plotting how to get that location from salted seafood co op. 😝 While he was finding out all this information, his aide Philip had busted his ass to get an settlement agreement written up and signed by all the shop keepers. Shin arrives just as they were all signed , sealed and delivered to tear them up and said there needed to be a revised agreement that gave them what they initially wanted to include an on air apology from On Pursuit show. When they were leaving they were steered towards a specific road where they were sandwiched between two construction trucks over a railroad track. Philip got out and watched the car get hit and knocked off the tracks. Shin managed to hurl himself across the track on other side. The episode ends with him glad to be alive lying between the track rails. Philip is relieved they survived and wondering what Shin had discovered to change his mind. This was an exciting first episode to introduce the characters with interesting situations and some comedy to lighten things up. This is an enjoyable watch if you like this type of genre so don’t let the rating discourage you.

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Chai’s Silent Sacrifice: A Heart Willing to Bleed for Ek

If I had the chance for my 44-year-old self to go back in time and meet my 17-year-old self, there are so many things I would change. What a great plot that could be.But in this series, the main lead Win isn’t doing any of that. History is simply repeating itself. He briefly admitted he liked Nut, but then brushed it aside as if it meant nothing. For twenty years he regretted not confessing, and when fate gave him the chance to go back in time, he still didn’t take it. So what’s the point?I really enjoyed the first few episodes, but now we’re at episode 8 and nothing meaningful has happened. It’s getting hard to defend this show, and honestly, my rating might drop by one or two points if things don’t change.On the bright side, that fight scene was heartbreaking. Watching Chai shield Ek, choosing to take the blows himself rather than let Ek be harmed, was pure agony. The pain in his eyes said it all, he would rather suffer a thousand wounds than see Ek hurt even once.

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A Prince Bound by Tragedy, Waiting for Love to Set Him Free

I just finished episode 3, and my heart shattered for Prince.His father is unbearably cruel. Not only did he blame his own son for the death of his mother, but he also declared that he only has one son and will never accept Prince for who he truly is. Imagine the weight of seeing your mother die before your eyes, and then carrying the unbearable guilt of being blamed for it by the person who should love you most. No wonder Prince still wakes in tears, trapped in nightmares where he keeps apologising, as if sorrow is the only language he knows.And now, with that wound still bleeding, his father forces him into a marriage. It’s as if his life has been written in tragedy, a boy bound in chains of grief, drowning in shadows of guilt he never deserved to bear. He is a son denied, a soul silenced.Yet, I cannot help but believe that Sasin will be the one to heal him. The one to step into his darkness, to cradle his broken heart, and to remind him that love can still exist even after a lifetime of suffering. Perhaps Sasin will be the light that finally frees him from this endless night.Now moving on to Sasin. Before Pin’s mother left this world, she entrusted Sasin with her daughter’s happiness, begging him to protect her from the stepmother’s cruelty. That single promise became his chain, binding him to duty, to family, to a role he cannot escape. Yet the heart does not bow to vows. Against his will, his soul drifts toward Prince Saenkaew, a love he has no right to hold. If not for that dying wish, if not for the fragile thread of family tying them together, his path would have been simple. But love, in its cruel beauty, always blooms in forbidden places. And so Sasin is left torn between a promise carved in sorrow and a love that feels like both salvation and sin, a quiet tragedy he must bear alone.

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Chengy vs Chengyi

This episode deserves a 10. Cuz wow that was so good. Li Chenzhou's entrance was so good, and everyone's shocked reactions thinking he looked so much like Qiushui was amazing! And the fight scene between the two was incredible. Best fighting scene ever with both characters being played by the same actor! Chengyi portrayed both characters so well! While Qiushui had the desperation to kill, Li Chenzhou had a look of interest and smirk on his face (you could clearly tell he was enjoying it lol). Had to watch it multiple times bc once was just not enough! I guess one Chengyi wasn't enough so they decided to give us 2 and I am all for it! 😭🥹😍👏🏻👏🏻

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the new phase starts now.

this is the magic of children's media with loveable characters. they were running amok this entire episode with the reason being for the sake. & i love it ! garu & balanmce are very fun & this was a nice episode for them. garu has gotten a lot of nice spot+lighting these recent episodes. i remember earlier i felt like they just deleted champ & then raptor spent so long being a steward. i also recently felt like lucky also straight up does not exist for some points & is stagnant as a red. it's hard to judge this show because it feels like a bigger picture to look at so i am going to wait a bit & watch. however we are about to reach the twentieth episode mark so it needs to shape up soon. one last thing tjhey did a really good job at allowing balanmce & naga to grow as inidivduals.

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No one ever checks on her?

This was a good episode, but I'm seeing this concerning pattern of Ko Moon Young being physically attacked and no one checking on her or caring for her well-being. In the first episode she was nearly killed and all anyone cared about was that Moon Gang Tae got his hand cut when he stopped her from attacking back. In another episode her father also tried to kill her, right out in public and all anyone cared about was the FATHER's well-being. No one checked on her. When Ju-ri hit her and she fought back, only she got scolded. When Moon Sang Tae attacked her over the doll, SHE was visibly hurt while he wasn't at all, but she got told off for fighting. Now another man punches her in the face in broad daylight, on hospital grounds, and the staff only cares that Moon Gang Tae fought him off. Like, the filmmakers are not putting on the makeup to show the injuries because they want the FL to look pretty, but she would have ugly bruising on her face and neck for ages after these attacks. And NO ONE ever checks on her. It's getting really concerning.

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Unexpected victory

Today's episode is a solid 10/10 for me. Love, love, loved it. Also love Min Doo Sik in this episode. He tore the share waiver agreement, not the deed to the house, like what Friday's preview said. Watching Kyung Chae and Seon Jae facing the consequences of their actions filled me with immemse joy. Tae Gyeong is now Kyung Chae's boss and she is also Ji Seop's junior 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Watching Kyung Chae being dragged out of her office by security like how she had her Dad dragged out of the house was great revenge. I can honestly say I enjoyed every minute of this episode. When Stella and Lucia hugged happily, I celebrated with them. They did not expect to get such great results and so quickly:1) Lucia is getting shares;2) Lucia is now CEO;3) The Chairman now trusts Tae Gyeong and will likely bring him into his confidence.The plan had many challenges and near misses but everything came together beautifully❤.Pan Sul only has a 2 percent stake in Mingang- he is making a fuss over that?😂.Kyung Chae drunkenly telling Se Ri that she is her mother was interesting. Instead of telling Se Ri that she was drunk, Lucia should have used it as an opportunity to get Se Ri to confirm it through DNA testing and constantly remind her that Kyung Chae is a terrible person for lying all along. But that would implicate the Chairman too🤔.It will be fun watching Seon Jae report to Lucia 🤭.The best part is Soo Jung can nolonger demand the shares from Lucia after she tried to get rid of her. Everything worked out so perfectly- almost like it was divinely orchestrated.I know this kind of big win means that there will be major challenges ahead. Kyung Chae might sue the Chairman. But I will enjoy this, in the meantime.The Chairman will hate himself when Lucia finally removes her mask but today he gets my adoration and respect for how he handled his children and board members, and defended and rewarded his woman.Did I mention just how much I loved this episode? 🤭. I need to rewatch it😆.

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thank god this is over... was bored out of…

thank god this is over... was bored out of my mind ( even though Ji Won showed growth in this last ep & we got that extra long sex scene. still, all the cuddly, happily ever after's don't make up for the mess it was until now. this a one off & am kinda appreciative that there wasn't a 2nd couple. that it was left open for them. given what was done with the 1ts couple, i can only guess how that plot would develop only to give me a headache. ********************************************************************Seung Jin was my favorite character & liked Jeong U - Eun O for some reason couldn't make-up my mind if i liked him or now. but the one character that i really disliked was Ji Won. oh well - the end

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