I had to pause midpoint in ep 24…too much to handle..twists upon twists. Some losses don’t just hurt - I need time to process and hold out hope that there’s another twist and a loss turns out to be fake.
I know it is irrational but ngl, I wish one of XHA’s weaknesses did die in ep 22. That person is not too smart to begin with and now, has become even more of a burden.
I enjoyed ep 2 - the FL is smart. While that arrogant prosecutor was peacocking around, she kept quiet about the details that could disprove his case. I also like she has a backstory against that prosecutor- she’s going to be extra relentless!
A decent effort - I hung in there because of the face cards and Hyun Bin’s acting. He’s talented enough to make me feel more chemistry between one personality and the FL compared to the other one. I was rooting for Seo Jin the whole way. As nice as Robin was, he felt two dimensional which perhaps was Hyun Bin killing it in his role again because Robin really was not a whole person. Han Ji Min could only do as much as her character was written which was lacking in depth. Sung Joon was great and I enjoyed the dynamics between his character and Hyun Bin’s. The pacing was too slow - the show could have wrapped up with 16 episodes and to be honest, I got through eps 17-19 at 2x speed. Overall, I don’t regret the time spent watching this - there were some great scenes and at the very least, good-looking leads who made the time easier to spend. One thing for sure, I will not see a hypnotherapist or trust anyone with any secrets 😅
Up to ep 20. By now I have given up trying to guess where the plot is taking us and who’s ahead in the game. I’m just along for the ride now—relishing the intrigue. What surprised me most, though, is how the story has made me feel emotional for the fallen on both sides. When a show can blur the lines that well, you know it’s doing something right.
I’ve just finished episodes 21–24, and while I typically dislike the noble idiocy trope, its use here felt acceptable. Mumu was still very young at the time, and although Jin Zhao experienced genuine light and love through her, he had already endured too much to fully shed his cynicism and deep-seated self-doubt.
What I appreciate most is Mumu’s growth over the past six years. She is still the one who takes the initiative, but now she does so with greater thoughtfulness and dignity—slowly but surely finding her way back into his world. At the same time, the story is peeling back the layers of what Jin Zhao has endured, revealing not only his pain but also the progress he has made. Best of all, despite everything, the center of his life—his heart—has always, and still does, revolve around Mumu.
I hope the final five episodes show us sweet scenes of Jin Zhao realizing that he can lower his walls around Mumu, and that he deserves the love of a woman who has grown even more resilient and steadfast in her devotion to him. Just as he has never moved on from her, she has never given up on him—and they genuinely deserve to find their way back to each other.
Finally caught up to ep 16 and I continue to be blown away. This is a full-commitment revenge story, no half-measures, no convenient mercy. Every slight is remembered and nothing is brushed aside for the sake of a tidy ending.
The pacing is what makes it so satisfying for me: The show lets the revenge unfold methodically, almost cathartically, and trusts the audience to sit with the discomfort and the justice of it all.
A few people have said that Mumu feels too childish—even for a 19-year-old—but I think that’s very much the point. The show (and the director) seem intent on leaning into that contrast. Her immaturity isn’t a flaw so much as a deliberate counterweight: Mumu’s brightness, impulsiveness, and unfiltered warmth are exactly what ZhaoZhao has been missing since the family fell apart. She brings light where his world has been dark for years. In that sense, her “childishness” isn’t about age—it’s about emotional openness, and it’s what makes their dynamic work so well for me.
I kept saying that Esther always has the best chemistry with her MLs and this is probably the most sizzling I’ve seen. BUT I can say the same for He Yu! His chemistry with Mike Angelo 🔥 The way Lin Sui pouted when JZ missed their dinner “date”…in a different show, I’ll ship those two!
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Han Ji Min could only do as much as her character was written which was lacking in depth. Sung Joon was great and I enjoyed the dynamics between his character and Hyun Bin’s.
The pacing was too slow - the show could have wrapped up with 16 episodes and to be honest, I got through eps 17-19 at 2x speed. Overall, I don’t regret the time spent watching this - there were some great scenes and at the very least, good-looking leads who made the time easier to spend.
One thing for sure, I will not see a hypnotherapist or trust anyone with any secrets 😅
I’m just along for the ride now—relishing the intrigue. What surprised me most, though, is how the story has made me feel emotional for the fallen on both sides. When a show can blur the lines that well, you know it’s doing something right.
What I appreciate most is Mumu’s growth over the past six years. She is still the one who takes the initiative, but now she does so with greater thoughtfulness and dignity—slowly but surely finding her way back into his world. At the same time, the story is peeling back the layers of what Jin Zhao has endured, revealing not only his pain but also the progress he has made. Best of all, despite everything, the center of his life—his heart—has always, and still does, revolve around Mumu.
I hope the final five episodes show us sweet scenes of Jin Zhao realizing that he can lower his walls around Mumu, and that he deserves the love of a woman who has grown even more resilient and steadfast in her devotion to him. Just as he has never moved on from her, she has never given up on him—and they genuinely deserve to find their way back to each other.
The pacing is what makes it so satisfying for me: The show lets the revenge unfold methodically, almost cathartically, and trusts the audience to sit with the discomfort and the justice of it all.
She brings light where his world has been dark for years. In that sense, her “childishness” isn’t about age—it’s about emotional openness, and it’s what makes their dynamic work so well for me.
BUT I can say the same for He Yu! His chemistry with Mike Angelo 🔥 The way Lin Sui pouted when JZ missed their dinner “date”…in a different show, I’ll ship those two!