stroppyse

2 hours ago, Zoaze said:

Also MY ex and Nam Soo tried to do something in regards to SJ and probably blackmail or something. TJ showed up at the end to deal with them. She deals with both Namsoo and MY ex in the preview which was so satisfying.

Actually, they were there to see SJ's manager because they're trying to sign SJ up to do a commercial for Mint. However, the manager told them that SJ was pulling back from such work because he is focusing on other projects. NS had the nerve to tell the manager that actors had managers and agencies who make decisions for the actors since actors can be a bit sensitive and unreasonable. OHY tells the manager that he should just make the decision for SJ and sign contracts right then and there.

The manager then says that SJ's representative would handle the negotiations which surprised NS and OHY since they thought the manager was SJ's representative. TJ walks in then to announce herself as SJ's representative, and immediately scolds them for not even standing up to greet her.

2 hours ago, Zoaze said:

I think JH will bring SR and MY back together.

I think so as well. MY tells SR about how he ended up with JH, and how he gave up on his goal of becoming a professor in order to raise JH and ended up starting the company instead.

At the end of it, MY apologizes to SR and tells her that he's going to give up, then leaves. However, SR runs after him to tell him to keep his promise of not giving up on them.

So, it seems that SR and MY are ready to reconcile, but SR's family will have to be willing as well. So, I think only JH can really do that by explaining.

1 hour ago, abs-oluteM said:

@stroppyse I was on the fence about this one but having read what you said , I’ll give it a try . I like CSW & Jung MS. 

If you have the time, you should definitely give this drama try. I was really happy watching the first episode. Now I'm waiting for Netflix to drop the 2nd episode since I want to know what happens to HHJ's custody battle.

Watched the first episode of this drama, and I think I may be hooked. Jo Seung Woo plays his Attorney Shin with a bit of quirk to him. His characterization vaguely reminds me a bit of his character in 'God's Gift' though the ending of that drama still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

I also loved Kim Sung Kyun playing his office manager and Jung Moon Sung who is playing a character who seems to be a bit of a wheeler dealer real estate agent. The three men who happen to be school friends are as much frenemies as friends, and they are a lot of fun to watch.

The whole drama has a quirkiness which made the first episode fun, though there are hints that darker days may be ahead. For one thing, the first episode didn't really go into why Attorney Shin changed careers from a pianist to a lawyer who only takes on divorce cases. And, divorce is of itself such a messy, unhappy thing.

The only thing that I perhaps didn't really like about the first episode is the way Attorney Shin wins his motions/cases by somehow finding irrefutable evidence which he then presents in order to win for his clients. While it's presented that Attorney Shin is a quirky genius who thoroughly prepares for his cases, there is also a bit of American detective tv series where the evidence is just oh so magically pulled out of Attorney Shin's literal bag.

Still, that's a minor quibble versus how well this drama handled the first episode. Han Hye Jin is also beautiful and wonderful as she has been in so many roles. She plays a woman who is getting divorced from an abusive, controlling husband after being caught in a sex tape scandal perpetuated by a man she has an extramarital affair with. All she wants from the divorce is custody of her son so that he's not subject to the same abuse that she endured. The husband is a real piece of work, and it's hinted at that he showed his son the sex tape of his mother in order to show what a disgusting slut his mother is, not to mention that she was too busy doing that to go to her son when he was in the hospital.

So, hope the rest of the drama is as engaging and interesting as the first episode. I'm not sure if Han Hye Jin will continue to be in the drama once her case is over, but I'm really looking forward to the bromance of the three men.

On 3/3/2023 at 11:01 AM, Zoaze said:

@stroppyse wrote yesterday or earlier but you must have missed it. There was no episode today cause of KBS 50th anniversary special.

Ahh, I must have missed it. Sometimes when I get behind on the thread, I skim it really fast.

HH in handcuffs was good though.

On 3/3/2023 at 9:56 AM, Dhakra said:

Edit: He has a very unsual amount of interest in Do Ki, he really is suspicious. Yeah, I tag him as evil 

I don't think that SJH was the sniper? Though, there is someone who is really interested in DK and they were going to find out more about him, so I kept thinking that SJH was there to find out about DK and possibly the rest of the group.

Anyway, I was disappointed that there was only 1 episode this week which left the little girl's case hanging. I have a bad feeling about the children. This show does like to go dark.

The newlywed couple thing was cute, especially when they kept trying to cover up for their differing answers.

I think the bad real estate guy claiming that they aren't really married is going to be a fakeout of some kind. The bad guy seems really full of himself, and is probably going to pitch them an even worse scam of some kind. Not sure what his scam is though.

Anyway, 1 more week until the punching.

13 hours ago, UnniSara said:

Has KJ has forgotten Yoon Hee made him blind??? Why hasn’t he told anyone about it? KJ’s dad is the worst!! He still cares more of his his wife who betrayed him than his own biological son’s suffering at her hands. 

KJ has not forgotten or forgiven. He kept quiet about it for the sake of peace in the family, because he loves his grandfather, father, and little brother. He mentions at one point that if HH doesn't accept responsibility for hurting YY and her family, that he'll reveal how she damaged him as well by not letting him get treatment in a timely fashion.

As for KJ's father, he is just totally clueless. He has no idea how vicious HH is, and can't bring himself to believe that she has been lying all this time to him about everything, including SJ's parentage. No excuses for him, though, he's a rich, entitled idiot. And, the father is utterly clueless about the truth of how KJ and HH feel about each other.

10 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

The most satisfying part of last night’s episode was seeing HH being handcuffed 🙌🏻🥳
 

Definitely will have to watch the episode for this.

Was there an episode today? I didn't see any clips uploaded on YT.

Binged eps 3 and 4. Very cute. I think this season is actually a lot lighter than Season 1?  Also, is Shin Jae Ha a bad guy???? Please no!!!!

Caught the first 2 episodes finally, and I'm totally loving it. Even if the prosecutor isn't there in Season 2, I appreciated the gesture in the first episode with CEO Jang thanking the prosecutor for her tip and wishing her well in her studies abroad. It's better than just having no mention of her at all.

It was fun to see how the various team members ended up rejoining the group. And, it was really sweet how they all kept trying to stay in touch with CEO Jang no matter how often he yelled at them to go away and live their own lives well. I laughed when DK asked why CEO Jang didn't try to chase him off, saying that it felt unfair; however, CEO Jang's answer that DK would continue to do illegal things whether CEO Jang was with him or not, so it was better to just keep him near and support him was really sweet and heartfelt.

Waiting to watch eps 3 and 4, and from the pics posted here, looking forward to Farmer DK and Singer GE.

Preview translation

HM: What are you saying? That’s he’s not his real little brother?
HM Mother: That Director. Apparently, he’s not really of that family’s bloodline.
HM: I wasn’t just making empty promises. No matter what unforgivable thing you may have done, you need at least one friend who will listen to everything you have to say.
HM: We know well what kind of person the Director is.
YY: If he’s thinking of turning himself in, then I’ll give him the chance to do so.
Grandfather: The road to seeking the truth is a lonely road. Keep enduring it. That way you can overcome it.

I think if SJ turns himself in, then YY and her family may forgive him, but I don't see how that will enable YY and KJ to be together since he will still be the reason that DJ died. I think HH is the biggest issue since she's clearly planning on making a run for it. Curious as to whether she will go by herself if SJ does turn himself in as he wants to do. YJ is delusional.

The comatose grandfather is an interesting way to handle giving out his sage advice while he does not have to react to the awfulness unfolding in real time. Hope he wakes up though. I feel as if he's the one who can put YJ in his place and finally take care of HH.

59 minutes ago, Zoaze said:

@stroppyse Thank you very much for the translation. I'm grateful. YJ is such an idiot. I had high hope for the drama, but it went downhill in the second half. Wonder how it ends. 

I'm pretty sure that YY and KJ will end up together, and that HH will end up in jail next to WS.  The question for me is whether SJ will survive this drama or not.

Translation of the preview @Zoaze

KJ Father: Shim Won Seok is in prison now. He’s confessed and agreed to take all the blame. So you should just erase it completely from your memory now. It’s something that never happened to you, Se Jun.
YY: This is absurd! Having Shim Won Seok himself taking all the blame feels too unjust!
KJ: I’m going to capture her, no matter what.
KJ: I’m sorry. It seems that father will become my enemy as well starting today.

By unjust, YY means that she knows HH and SJ were involved but would get away with it completely, rather than it being unfair to WS.

So, KJ's father is going to try to protect SJ and HH it seems. I guess the father thinks he's doing it all to protect SJ. I assume that KJ's father agreed to pay WS exorbitant money in order to get him to agree to take all of the blame.

However, SJ is an adult in his 30's, and more importantly, he'll be forever tormented if he complies with his father. And, it doesn't feel right that HH who was complicit in it, not to mention having declared that she would have done it herself if she had had the opportunity, gets away with it, even if she is kicked out of the family. Of the three, SJ is possibly the most "innocent" in that he's guilty of a DUI and a hit-and-run and not actual murder, but he also needs to pay for his crimes.

And, both HH and WS need to be in jail. The father is also thinking about their company reputation, but we are talking about cold blooded murder here.

1 hour ago, Zoaze said:

But i also think some of HJ words were wrong this episode. MY raised JH as his own and consider her his daughter. I do find the writing regarding this kinda annoying since i feel like it's insinuating that people who raised children that are not their own to not be considered their children.

I agree that what HJ said was too harsh, however, I feel as if this is the attitude of a lot of Koreans who still feel that blood is everything. Also, I think HJ is frustrated because OHY is using JH to insinuate herself into MY's life, destroying MY's relationship with the woman he loves, especially since HJ is aware that JH is doing all that she can to help her mother and oppose her father in this. And part of me is also still rather shocked that JH would side with the mother who abandoned her against the father who loved her and raised her.

However, this drama seems to be about different kinds of families, including blended families. Since SR herself comes from a blended family, she was willing to consider MY who had an adult daughter from another woman. SR has a prime example of a father who is able to love a daughter who is not of his own blood.

And actually, both JH and JW are in similar situations in being raised by families who love them even though they are not the offsprings by birth, and not knowing about that. JW is dealing with the consequences of finding that out and trying to figure out motivations, mostly to understand who he can trust or not. JW also feels sorry to everyone other than the parents who raised him, especially his father, since he now knows that his father raised him as a form of revenge. That is just such a huge load for any person to bear.

JH will also have to deal with the consequences of finding that out as well, and will probably feel lost and sorry. I'm sure that the relationship between JH and MY will be healed. JH's longing for a mother who she never had is understandable. Her gullibility in believing everything that mother told her and working actively against her father is not understandable.

1 hour ago, Zoaze said:

Regarding MY ex, nope. She paid someone 2k dollars. But now they know everything. SR wants revenge against her for causing her family heartache. SR won't accept MY until MY ex,Nam Soo, JH has all got solved. JH has some apology to do. YS mom ripped the painting outside the art studio apparently.

Ooooh. So, SJ's mom is still trying to protect YS from additional hurt. Rather than hating his own mother since he's been hurt by her before, SJ's mom is accepting the blame for YS losing his dream. Not sure that's the right way to heal YS, but I guess I can understand her doing so.

I knew that MY's ex had paid someone to fake being the doctor, but I saw something on another bulletin board saying that OHY may be sick after all that faking, so wondered about it. Having OHY really be terminal would be one way of resolving JH and MY. I think JH will go live with her maternal grandmother after all of this anyway, once she realizes how much she, her mom, and her boyfriend have hurt MH and SR.

On 2/22/2023 at 11:21 AM, Mizv said:

I love the end of episode with SJ nonchalantly taking a pic at the tennis court w/OH in background.   Can’t remember did SJ meet the ex already? Did he see the wedding pic?  I will safely assume he does that why he doing the cheesy photo op. 

So, you've probably already watched this, but SJ was on the tennis court shooting a sports company promo apparently. His manager apparently took some extra snaps of SJ as a joke. Those were the ones with OHY in the background.

SJ didn't remember OHY, and she even came up to him to introduce herself as being with Mint Communications, probably cultivating a celebrity for possible future business. OHY is clearly not aware that SJ is married to TJ. It's TJ who later on seeing the pics recognizes who OHY is. 

So now almost everyone except JH knows that she's not MY's daughter? LOL

I haven't watched this week's episodes, but did OHY actually get a diagnosis that she's terminally ill after all the playacting that she did?

I guess the only things to be resolved are who JW's father is, finding YS' mother and asking about the insurance money, and SR and MY's relationship? Also, YS' painting for the arts competition?

It's clear that SJ's mother still cares deeply for YS. When YS was talking about how his painting which would have earned him an art scholarship to France was sabotaged by his aunt, it shocked everyone that SJ's mother agreed with his statement. However, it seemed to me that she was agreeing because she couldn't bear for YS to devolve any further. I don't know if they've shown yet what really happened to that painting?

Anyway, it still doesn't absolve YS of his malicious actions toward his aunt and SJ, especially when he was pretty much being supported by them. SJ even took on a role just so that he could make enough money for YS' wedding.

On 2/24/2023 at 5:47 AM, Zoaze said:

@abs-oluteM I think it will take 2 weeks atleast.

That's so funny! I think there are 3 weeks left in total? So, 2 weeks until complete reconciliation seems right. Though from today's clips, it seems as if YY is already softening towards KJ, at least enough to go outside of the pojangmacha to see if she could still see him.

On 2/24/2023 at 7:33 AM, ktcjdrama said:

SJ is really so weak. He kept saying it’s over to his mother, but he has never actually taken any concrete action, well, except for the money bag. No wonder he is depressed. He is torturing himself all these days. 

Yes, SJ is weak and easily influenced. Whenever SJ decides to do something, a stronger personality than his, whether his mother or KJ, tells him to stay still and wait and then SJ does so. To be fair, SJ is a pretty good guy who is just weak.

Also, SJ telling his mother that it's all over usually meant that things were going to be found out anyway, so they should confess.

4 hours ago, Zoaze said:

Seems to be deathflag for Grandpa.

I wondered whether the Grandfather appearing to SJ in his dream was a bad sign as well.

I can understand KJ's actions even if I don't necessarily agree with them. The thing is that what people think is not what always transpires. KJ broke up with YY harshly thinking that will help YY in the long run to ditch him since KJ was fully expecting to be hated. However, KJ couldn't help himself but still think that maybe there was a chance that if he could get HH to confess to everything and accept punishment for herself and WS, that he KJ could perhaps save his little brother and that YY would somehow forgive him so that they could meet again.

However, KJ counted on doing it all before he had to confess the entire truth to YY, and that was his prime foolishness. If he truly had given up hope, then he should have told YY the entire truth, knowing that SJ would also need to be punished, and then asked YY to at least wait until he could bring HH down. Though, he couldn't be sure that YY wouldn't do as she did and immediately confront SJ and HH and demand answers and justice.

On 2/22/2023 at 11:14 PM, abs-oluteM said:

@Mizv HM’s personality change is a bit too sudden for me after what seems like an eternity of her being such a nut ! 🤪. But like @Zoaze I do welcome her being more human

My mother's take on this is that HM who was raised by loving parents went crazy for a bit, partly due to their over indulgence, but that she was ultimately able to overcome her obsession and accept that KJ would be YY's rather than hers, especially given that while she may have "saved" KJ in the States, it was really DJ's transplant gift that really enabled KJ to live a full life and so KJ and YY may actually be fated. It was from being from a loving, stable home that HM is able to recover herself, especially seeing her parents in distress, and respect that family is family.

I've always thought it was weird how obsessive, narcissistic HM was portrayed to be, especially given that she is her father's daughter as well as her mother's. I'm still not crazy about HM as a character, but I'm glad for the sake of the story that she's no longer obsessed with KJ.

On 2/22/2023 at 11:14 PM, abs-oluteM said:

 I managed to catch yesterday’s episode and it was a pretty explosive one. From a story telling perspective it was good , though  the shock YY feels when overhearing the truth on KJ’s door was plain to see. I  am not sure how she’ll process this but at least from the preview I am glad that she went straight up to Se Jun to confront him . I’m also concerned about how she’ll interpret KJ’s break up with her & his decision to not inform her beforehand . Would she see that as a betrayal in his part ?Regardless, I think YY may not want to have anything to do with this family for a while now.

I've only been watching clips since I haven't had a chance to watch entire episodes. Also, I've been having rolling blackouts because of various storms so not been online much. However, I think it's good that YY finally knows, even if she feels betrayed by KJ.

5 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:

So I know it may seem that KJ is protecting SJ - in some ways he is but I trust that it isn't to hide the truth. To be fair, the show has always from the start, shown how close these brothers are ( you don't need blood ties for that sort of bond) , so I can understand that KJ's big brother's instincts will kick in first. Does it mean he loves YY less ? No.  If SeJun had gone to the cops now, he will end up being the scape goat fully for SWS and High Heels. That said, KJ should realise that YY isn't going to just sit still and accept things. How could she?  There were already too many things going on before this that would have aroused her curiosity. 

Agree with you on all your points. That's part of the idiocy, not realizing that YY would make moves to find out for himself. Then again, I think KJ also underestimated how terrible SJ feels and how determined SJ is to try to "right" some of that wrong even if he's going about it all wrong.

Given KJ's inexplicable break up, but also SJ's various actions, of course, YY is going to try to get to the truth, even if she's also afraid of the truth and what that will mean for the entire family as well as KJ and her relationship.

5 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:

On a lighter note, Do Shik has found his calling. LOL...he isn't gonna bring in the bacon but maybe he could handle the domestic chores at home

DS' big plan now is to inherit the restaurant some day. Actually, that's not a bad idea. And, with EJ's work ethos and taste, they could possibly update the restaurant and make it an even more successful enterprise.

4 hours ago, Zoaze said:

@abs-oluteM I figured it would be like that. From google translating it, he wants everyone involved to be punished and not just let SJ take the fall for it alone. KJ is in no way letting SJ get away with it, but WS and HH should not be able to get away from it.

Yes, KJ isn't going to let SJ take the fall for all of it. KJ knows that WS and HH is involved some how. Actually, in the video preview, when KJ meets WS in the alley, WS tells KJ that the only way for him to get evidence of HH's involvement is for KJ to help him (WS). KJ asks WS what he wants.

12 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

Sorry I can't help but to correct this.... MY's ex-wife... Let's remember the EX, very very important 

I didn't typo it. Not everyone in the company would be fully aware of the CEO's personal life, though I'm sure there are plenty of rumors. NS meant to infer that OHY as JH's mother was probably MY's wife as well. It's meant to create some doubt within the company as to what the real relationship status between OHY and MY is and cast both MY and SR in a bad light for having an affair. NS is a weasel, but he can be a cunning weasel, as shown by how much he's gotten away with.

Frankly, it makes me respect SR less that she dated NS for so long and even wanted to marry him. SR from the earliest episodes was a selfish brat, especially the way she treated TJ, though she seems to have matured a lot since then. Guess MY is also good for SR as well.

12 hours ago, UnniSara said:

Jo Nam Soo doesn’t have a job now. 

Is this really true? He's now fired from Deep Cosmetics, but he still has a job with Mint thanks to OHY? Though, now that he's of no help with the Mint/Deep partnership, I look forward to seeing OHY kick NS to the curb.

I'm looking forward to the scene where JH says that she and NS will get married as soon as possible, only for OHY to scoff that she doesn't want JH to marry NS. Not to mention, NS visiting with flowers, hopefully for him to be rejected. It will be fun seeing them turn on each other.

30 minutes ago, UnniSara said:

His shamelessness has no boundaries 

Yep yep!

@UnniSara, I really love the gifs you're making for this thread! Thank you!

5 hours ago, UnniSara said:

Why does JH condone her mother being rude to the boyfriend she loves but when her dad does it , she is SHOCKED!!

JH had already been scolded by her father that they were at work, and she should maintain professional decorum. So, when her mother told NS to leave since MY had just told her that if NS continued to work on the project that MY would cancel the whole partnership, JH probably couldn't bring herself to say anything.

However, I do agree that JH is now being portrayed as being pretty stupid.

13 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

Awesome HJ for smashing the wedding picture with a hammer 

Totally! I loved it that she had even taken a hammer to smash the framed picture.

13 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

The best scene of ep.43 gotta be when NS was asked ordered to get out of the meeting room by OHY. What satisfaction, seeing him flustering what to do, trying to explain/defend himself but got cut off by nasty OHY ~ the only time I like her, LOL.... From preview, we see that OHY doesn't approve of NS as son-in-law anyway, LOL, and he just started calling her mother-in-law in the meeting room. Looking forward to these two throwing each other under the bus.

That whole scene was pretty satisfying actually. For MY to ask why NS wasn't out at the factory, only for NS to say that he was working for Mint now, even though he hasn't even officially quit Deep Cosmetics, and for MY to respond that NS is fired so he doesn't have to worry about resigning. And, then for MY to say that he's pulling out of the Mint partnership if NS works on the project. And, OHY having no compunctions about telling NS to leave.

I think that OHY understands that NS is a leech and definitely not rich enough to support her daughter (or herself). Plus, knowing that MY doesn't care for NS, and thus that being yet another obstacle towards her getting back into MY's life means that NS is disposable as far as OHY is concerned.

NS was being his normal weasel self anyway, letting everyone know that OHY was JH's mother and thus MY's wife as well.

Of course, once NS understands that he's really out, then he'll definitely want to get back at OHY. Both of them are weasels.

12 hours ago, Zoaze said:

@ktcjdrama Oh, shes definitely faking it. I think Nam Soo knows it also. Since MY Ex turns on Nam Soo, Nam Soo will turn on her also. They will most likely destroy each other 🤣. Also the picture of her playing tennis will bust her. But it's better that the breakup happened. She would just have continued harassing SR family. This should put pressure on MY.

OHY is definitely faking being ill. Look at the way she conveniently starts coughing when she has an audience who she wants something from. And her collapse in front of SR was so done for effect.

I like the idea of OHY and NS turning on each other.

I think the break up of MY and SR will pressure MY into doing something about OHY. Not sure if he knows all the things that OHY has been pulling, like going to see SR's family and giving them the wedding picture, etc. I think that for JH's sake, MY has been holding back, but hopefully, he'll take steps to get OHY out of his life even if she continues to be in JH's.

Btw, I do think that JH needs to know the truth about not being her father's birth child, regardless of whatever else may happen. JH knows that her mother abandoned her and her father, but she should also be aware that her father chose to keep her even knowing that she was the child of her mother's infidelity. JH is old enough to hear the truth, and perhaps it'll help her grow up some.

2 hours ago, Zoaze said:

I'm not sure what is gonna happen to SJ yet. He might die or have a shorter prison term like in Bravo My Life. But i think the chance is pretty high for him to sacrifice himself to protect either YY or Mirinae. This situation is alittle different from Bravo My Life since in this drama, DJ death was not an accident since WS decided to throw him in the water. With ES personality, i don't see her ever forgiving SJ, which is why i think he might die.

I hate to say it, but I also think that SJ might die in this drama. SJ sacrificing himself for YY/MRN may be the only way for DJ's family to accept KJ as YY's partner and MRN's stepfather. Even though SJ may have been the reason that DJ died, for SJ to sacrifice himself for DJ's family would be the ultimate atonement.

It would be devastating for KJ, but he would understand SJ's mindset in wanting to save YY/MRN as well, especially given that SJ has even already signed over all of his stock to YY.

2 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:

YY is already suspicious of the link between SeJun and her husband's death. But KJ denies of course.

YY asks if the reason that KJ broke up with her is because of SJ, since SJ had said so to HM while drunk. Also, she suspects that the man asking about her late husband and visited his columbarium was SJ, since she knows that KJ had also asked about that to the nurse who used to work with her late husband.

KJ says he's not sure why SJ may have been doing all that, but that it has nothing to do with why they broke up, and asks YY to not come looking for him again.

In terms of the noble idiocy thing, it's irritating to be sure, especially since he's hurting both YY and MRN with his current actions. However, I don't think it's simple noble idiocy. KJ is determined to find out the entire truth of the matter, including HH and WS involvement so that SJ doesn't suffer all the consequences himself. Before that happens, KJ doesn't want to tell YY anything of what he suspects, though in Friday's episode, KJ does say to himself that he will confess it all to YY later. 

I think the reason that he's refraining from telling YY the truth for the time being is because she would feel an obligation to tell her in-laws or have to live with the devastating truth in secret while he works it out. I think if he asked her for time to find out the truth, she would give it to him, but then she would be in conflict with not giving her late husband's family more information about their son's death that they so desperately want. It's also clear that KJ feels as if their relationship is no longer viable, not when his family is responsible for her husband's death, especially not living within the in-law household, so he's treating her harshly thinking that her love could turn to hate instead, especially since he's expecting her and her in-laws to hate him when the truth finally comes out.

5 hours ago, Zoaze said:

It's good they finally using her ability to defend herself.

3 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

Finally!! A character in kdrama that didn’t just stand and stare at incoming car like a deer in the headlights, but actually know to jump out of the way! 😎 This drama does have refreshing main characters. 

Right?! I was also happy that YY jumped out of the way of the car, and then was able to defend herself from WS who was trying to strangle her to death.

I have to admit that I get tired of the heroine who must be saved by someone else trope.

3 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

I understand KJ loves Mirinae, but I really hope he won’t become “prejudiced” towards SJ like not allowing him to be near YY and Mirinae. 

I can understand that in his shock over the involvement of WS, HH, and SJ in DJ's death, KJ just became super protective over MRN and YY. To be fair to KJ, he's gone through a number of shocks regarding his family, namely SJ not being his birth brother and being very upset and agitated and finding out that WS who was a person who KJ had fond memories of being a friend of the family as well as their driver being SJ's birth father and having attempted to kill YY.  KJ is probably unsure at this point who he can trust, even if it's SJ.

We know that SJ is a decent, albeit weak, person, but KJ doesn't know what SJ may or may not do as the child of HH and WS, both of whom have attempted to harm YY.

6 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:

CY is finally getting the rest he needs.

Yes, some time to himself, as well as a chance to get over his personal pains of workplace betrayal and disappointment, not to mention his wife who only showed her concern over losing their income source.

At least, CY's situation has caused HM to reflect on things and finally give up on KJ rather than continuing to blindly rage against it and do stupid thing after stupid thing in an attempt to trap him to her side. Also, it was sweet of her to give her father some spending money.

One other nice thing that the writer did in the talk that HM has with her father is for her to tell her father that she knows that he's still rich, but that she wanted to give him some spending money. This may be the first thing that HM did which was actually nice and I appreciated it.

HM's interaction with her mother, however, was a bit blech. So, the mother is supposed to be crying despite herself, but she's still going on about how she doesn't need her husband and is so much happier without him. HM tells her to stop having a fight about their respective pride, but honestly, if that's the predominant element in HM's parents' relationship, then they probably do need some time apart. Plus, the mother really needs to stop her frantic shopping.

16 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

How awful her mother must have been that a rational and good-natured SMY can become so angry even seeing her. I somehow don’t think it’s just the cheating and abandoning of JH. There might be something more... 

I think the whole cheating on him the entire time they were seeing each other, being engaged, and getting married is something to be angry about. At least that's what MY tells SR as the reason they got divorced shortly after JH's mother gave birth to JH.  Reading a bit more into it, JH's mother probably knew that she was pregnant by another guy when she married MY. Otherwise, there would be no reason for MY or JH's mother to be sure that JH wasn't MY's child regardless of JH's mother's cheating status if the possibility that MY could be the father was there. So, the ex marries MY knowing that she's pregnant with another man's child, continues to cheat on him with other men, births JH, and then decides that it's not the life she wants and abandons both of them. MY probably didn't know where the ex went even since he probably would have thought a child should be with her mother. It's only not wanting to abandon the child and thus raising her himself that caused him to grow to love JH.

I think it's plenty reason to think of his ex as being a totally manipulative selfish monster that he doesn't want anything to do with.