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It just feels like one-sided love on ML's part. People want to see both parties equally in love with each other. I don't think we'll see anything out of FL here until she loses her job, and even after that it's a big question how they will present it. I feel they gonna fk it up and just let ML forgive her, and FL accept his advances because he'll keep pressuring her. There won't be much contemplation, reevaluation from FL or running after hurt ML here, I don't think.

I hope FL is not gonna make it worse and invent another lie that she's simply not his biological mother.

Yea, the plot be dragging.

I don't think the writer's gonna make FL be in ML's shoes and suffer. She seems to be the cliche damsel in distress here, that needs to be coddled. ML will likely forgive her everything and make another round at trying to woo her, then she'll graciously accept and that would be the end.

The problem is that compared to ML, FL barely shows interest in him. I get that she focuses on lying to keep her job, but I'm not getting the vibes from her that she's really into him. If she was thinking about him more at least, that would have been something. But as it is, it looks more that ML makes her feel awkward and uncomfortable when he tries getting closer.

He acted cool like his actor persona there, so she appreciated that as well. But not enough to like him yet. It's gonna be an uphill battle for ML, FL here is quite dense and socially awkward. SFL will also have to pull some weight to help him.

She doesn't like the actor ML yet, she likes his detective role persona. But it was shown that she liked when he donned that persona to act cool irl, like when he saved her at the hospital. And she likes his anonymous self on Onion, but she doesn't know it was him. It's complicated :)

Maybe because he thinks the situation is hopeless and marrying will somehow make his feelings problem go away. But it's super lame, especially considering that SFL openly stated she'll cheat on him and doesn't even want to marry him at this point.
I'm thinking they maybe setting up some jealosy plot for FL, it's her turn to suffer already. Losing her job won't be enough, you can't string along a man this way and play dumb.

Cuz he wants her to like him irl. And the director screwed up his Onion character story anyway, so he thought it was a dead end.

He suddenly wants FL too and being jealous.

Uhh, come on, just stop making ML suffer already. This is getting draggy. The next episode's teaser shows promise they'll tell him already, but you can never trust those.
And FL isn't gonna tell s*it, I can feel, she's waiting for the scandal to happen like a dumbass.

No original FL in this one, bummer.

Yea, she doesn't even buy an umbrella when there's an emergency. However, the company could have provided her one, but seems like it also saves money on its workers.

The most funny one was when ML came to the director's house to complain about what he told FL at the date and there was his manager under the blanket.

She's very thin, probably because of weight loss.

There were a few funny scenes in the last two episodes, but they're really dragging this "he knows, she doesn't" situation, barely anything happened. And of course, as always, all the irrelevant people already know.

He decided to settle on FL irl, instead of anonymous woman online. But didn't have the guts to turn her down himself. Also, being the very actor she fangirls about was making it real awkward as well.

Yea, the problem that these types of villains are basically in every kdrama. Once they appear, you can't take a drama seriously anymore, it turns into eyeroll worthy circus. And it has stopped being fresh or entertaining long time ago, but seems like writers are just plain lazy and continue copycatting each other, instead of making an effort of creating a good villain.

It's bold of you to assume I'm younger than you or that I frequent social media. Also, it's childish from you to try diminish my opinion with these sort of remarks that try to invalidate interlocutor themselves instead of the argument.
I've watched quite a lot about serial killers though and most of them have one thing in common - they can't function normally in society and are usually weird, low intelligence creeps living on the fringes. This here villain though is a high functioning sociopath, a serial killer and a megalomaniac. Writers should have chosen some of these instead of all, just makes it super unrealistic the guy's still walking free.
And yea, I prefer realism where it is warranted. This is not some crazy sci-fi and the first 4 episodes were clearly a bait for upcoming mediocre cliches beaten to death. I'm debating whether makjang here is more ridiculous than the Graceful Family, the epitome of over the top ridiculous bs.

I was talking about the Front Man in the Squid Game.
And there's nothing wrong with wanting realism, this drama hooked me because of the first 4 episodes. But then the trololo villains got introduced and all serious buildup went down the drain.
And it's my business whether to drop it or not, whether to write criticism or not. You like this brainless chewing gum, good for you, there's no point in arguing with you. I'm writing my thoughts for people on the fence whether to watch it or not.