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okay, just because he prevented that accident, I wonder what fate will do to re-align the time line. I feel like with these time travel shows, just because you prevent one thing it hardly means much since it normally causes a ripple effect and if you're trying to get back to the present, something else has to happen. at the end of all this, I don't see his father (yi chan) getting his hearing back. I feel like, if anything, it just creates a deep bond between the father and son where the father will be proud of him regardless of what Eun Gyeol chooses and he'll have less of a inferiority complex due to his disability.

but I'm also down to be wrong and he goes back to a future where he and his dad can hear and speak and his brother and mother are deaf.

lastly, ugh, so close with that squid game reference. I knew one of them would slip sooner or later and I really want Eun Gyeol and Eun Yu to figure out that they're both from the present LOL cause it's kind of funny that Eun Yu thinks she likes so 40+ year old man and Eun Gyeol likes ahjumma LMAO

seriously, in the past and the present. he's always been carrying this burden or pressure with him. couldn't even enjoy a date with a girl he likes.

oh yeah, sorry, brain wasn't working. step mother lol

he had an affair and still to a family photo with them? damnn he's ballsy lol wonder if that's really how the story is gonna go cause you're right, he had an eldest son

I feel like most people are enjoying the mom and dad interaction while I'm really enjoying the future kids romance AKA Eun Gyeol and Eun Yu. And while we saw the noose earlier in the show indicating she was seriously contemplating her own life, it's even worst when you find out the reason behind it. I'm sorry but how can a mother say that to her own child while attending a funeral where another child took their own life. No wonder she has panic attacks when's she tries to play the cello.

I think that it's really sweet that he really cares for her and even thought it was weird and tried to stop himself from kissing her. Though... he failed the second time haha Honestly, if it was the real Se Gyeong, I don't think he would've fell for her. From what we saw of young Se Gyeong, she had a much more serious demeanor and focused on being successful attitude than Eun Yu. So, they really wouldn't have worked together even if they liked each other. I feel like young Se Gyeong wouldn't have sacrificed her life for a first love type of thing; hence why she is where she is in the future.

Mom and dad are also cute. I love how all 4 know or are starting to learn sign language. Make me want to learn it too!!

I wonder if Cheong Ah's life gets any better compared to her future self where she cut off ties with everyone. I hope that she still retained a little bit of contact with her dad. He seemed like he really cared and listened to Eun Gyeol in order to see her smile again. He's inattentive and lacks the motivation to raise his own daughter but it's nice to see that he really does just want to see her happy. I don't know if I missed it, but is she an illegitimate daughter? Did he have her and then married the other lady for his company? like why did her mom get sent away when she was younger. Overall, that lady, her mother in law just seems like she's torturing Cheomg Ah out of jealousy. It doesn't look like the father loved her especially if he's not even in the country most of the time and instead travels for work.

Definitely looking forward to the next episodes!!

oh woah, thanks for the reminder!!

but it also can't be 2 a week since it doesn't end until jan....

what's this new trend of 1 Episode per week?! ugh. I didn't check and started and now I will suffer for it 🥲

it seems like mom and dad are still going to fall in love with each other and it seems like Se Gyeong will fall for Eun Gyeol or have a crush on him before going back to her "planned" life? and I assume when Eun Gyeol goes back to the future, Se Gyeong's daughter will pretty much be the splitting image of her mother since they're both played by Seol In Ah. so, that might be his actual loveliness? lol kind of weird but.... meh. LOL so far, still enjoying the story. wishing the mom and son meet soon and she's able to have someone to sign to and understands her without just yelling at her to speak *cough* dad *cough* LOL

edit: I definitely missed the Se Gyeong is not Se Gyeong and it's her daughter in the past with Eun Gyeol part LMAO clearly un-observant or not paying full attention if that's the case.

darn that ruined that ship. didn't know she was married because yes, their chemistry was definitely there. haha seok Jin and his team's dynamic overall were super sweet.

well-deserved win! was the person I rooted for and honestly the only person that relied on themselves for every game. he joined alliances, but his own smarts and wits led to his win! congrats!!

also, that high low poker game really weeded out the weaker players. I almost wished they had done that earlier in the show instead of having so many games that you could win but having others support you. Dong Joo, Seok Jin and Orbit well deserved their top 3 status.

are these Google translated subs? it's like a guessing game while watching and reading LOL

I actually love this drama so far!! But I gotta admit, I was so confused when I started watching episode 3 as I didn't realize they were telling the story lines in parallel with each other. (I obviously didn't read the synopsis lol)

I'm so curious as to how his father lost his his hearing/voice and also what happened to the relationships with those around them. Choi Se Gyeong already told us that she went to study abroad so we know why she didn't keep in touch with them and I assume his father's grandma passed away. So, I guess all that's left would be his mother step family. But it seems like she never had a good relationship with them. So, yeah. I guess I'm curious as to how his father lost his hearing and voice.

I don't know why I can't edit my comments anymore. but I should also just say that as annoying as I find Orbit, the dude is smart. like him and Seok Jin are the people I think have the highest chances of winning if the rest of the games are solo challenges. the rest have all somehow relied on others to win. he also was clearly the best at the scales game when both Dong Joo and Seok Jin dropped the ball.

caught up to episode 9 and am loving it!! Can't wait for the rest of the episodes. I'm definitely with Seok Jin on this. it's a competition, so collaboration is expected but that doesn't mean you should try to save everyone. when you have a group of 8 against 4, that's just unfair. I mean, they were obviously threatened because the 4 person alliance was really strong. seok Jin, Guillaume, Dong Jae, and shi won were obviously all strong contenders. but the way they got eliminated was just undeserving. it wasn't even their skills that made them lose but because peer pressure for Dong Jae and then group mentality for Gulliame. aside from Seok Jin and Shi Won, I do like Dong Joo. she also understood that it was a competition and you can't just try to save everyone. there were times where I was annoyed busy her but overall, she's the best aside from the 2 from the original 4 alliance. Orbit is just annoying to me. if I was part of this game, I feel like at first I'd be okay with him leading or helping but after a round or 2 I'd find a new alliance because you can't help everyone in a competition. you will end up harming those you're trying to help (like seungkwan for yeon woo). and sorry, but yeon woo should've been eliminated awhile back as there just wasn't much contribution. there's a reason she was in prison twice already so as much as I felt bad, seok Jin made the logical choice. why would he risk sending yeon woo + someone else to jail if he could make it so he and shi won could go to prison and get to the hidden safe.

overall, rooting for Seok Jin. I don't even think he went overboard by eliminating Yeon Woo. they never had an alliance in the 1st place. he did use Joon Bin, but let's be real, the dude has had his fair moments of playing "dirty" or smack talking another player, so I'm not feeling sorry for anyone at this point.

excited for the finale ahhhhh

now on ep 26 and I can never get over how scorned women are so vile in Chinese dramas. like why are yalls so obsessed to a single man that does not love you and then when he wrongs you, you kill his wife, 30,000 soldiers that are collaterL as you try to kill his son. like......... I can't imagine killing the husband unless he was an abusive husband but this lady out here just killing everyone. another show also had the empress dowager kill thousands, I think Legend of Anle. it's crazy to me that in contrast to a smart, independent women they have to have this evil old lady as the villain.

and I knew the sister was suss. she was just way too nice

I'm on Episode 18 and it's pretty hilarious that the dad has so many daughters he doesn't even recognize her. LMAO yet her "mother" does. at least there's not evil parents in the show... yet, they're just silly. well, Lord Ding's "mother" is evil.

I rarely write reviews, but for this drama? I might as well add this, it's well deserved haha and yes!!! I know the romance isn't front and center for this show but I think they portray relationships overall really well. they connect everyone as family and friends and they're not all just crazy people fighting just to fight but they all have a reason to do what they're doing. also, I just realized that the 2nd teacher that was sent in was so useless. what was his point? lmao he was there to bother Teacher Choi, then died within seconds ☠️

HAHA he saved his boss's bus once and is set for life.

OHHHHHH. I knew she looked familiar but I really couldn't for the life of me remember who she was. I wonder if she has powers.

And yes!! I live for all the fight scenes. so honestly the beginning and end of the series was my favorite when Frank was hunting the ex-agents and then when our NK and SK fighters fought against each other.

edit: nvm, just scrolled further down and saw that she doesn't age! haha

don't worry, so did I. the sad thing is that neither side was the "bad" guy. they were all following orders. Kim Doo Sik did what he felt was merciful when he went on his mission and didn't try to kill all the NK soldiers while the NK soldiers weren't there to harm the kids and hesitated a lot even when they got in the way, except for the one that fought Kang Hoon LMAO that dude was going at it.