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Trying to establish timeline...

4 years ago from present, Eunho and HyunOh broke up. They were dating for 8 years. If the current year of the drama is 2024, then they started dating in 2012.
Eunho already got accepted as an announcer before Hyeri disappeared (in her diary)
Hyeri got lost during her college graduation trip in 2014. Their grandma passed away 5 years after in 2019 (the letter declaring Hyeri dead shows 5 years but not subtitled).
The drama opens up with scenes of Eunho and HyunOh dating in 2015-2018.
Eunho found Hyeri's diary and worked at the Media N parking lot. She was already working at PPS and asked for the morning radio show. She knowingly did that for 3 years (2019-2022 or 2020-2023).

Now she has DID. Hyeri became another personality outside of Eunho. She's been seeing her doctor for 2 months already by Ep1.

Also this means HyunOh was already part of EunHo's life when Hyeri disappeared. And still together when Hyeri was declared dead and her grandma passed away. But it seems shortly after, they broke up. And then in sadness, EunHo tried to do what Hyeri said she wanted to do (come to think of it, that's like JuYeon becoming an announcer).

We still don't know what triggered the personality split.

ngl, i miss hyeri too

Joo Yeon's desperation had me in tears!!!!!

Finding this enjoyable! Just sit back and enjoy

Ep2 recap: https://k-luv.leonparenzo.com/kimsoyeon-continues-her-business-venture-in-avirtuousbusinessep2-avirtuousbusiness/

Finished Ep5... I still don't like HO. I don't care what emotional wound he has, but hovering her while he considered her needing him is not healthy for EH. Had EH taken him back, she would just get hurt. It's a fragile stability that won't help EH's DID.
Meanwhile I miss JY-HR. Especially how JY allows himself to be vulnerable in front of HR.

Middle of Ep5... Go away Hyun-oh! Shoo! Why even are you hovering her after breaking her heart?

I think psychologically, he lead himself to believe that he was guilty otherwise why would he be in prison. Only he doesn't remember it. So all these 11 years his only thought has been to find the girls to the point of dreaming about BY asking him to find her.
He was young when it happened and it's easy to create a "reason" for things to be the way they are so it makes sense. Feeling wronged would have meant he had a strong sense of self which he did not. It is only when he confronted HT that he asks if the guy he thought of as an uncle never thought about him and his family. It would seem right that the feeling of being wronged came to him slowly, eroding the idea that it all happened because he had done wrong that he held on for so long.

recent kdrama thrillers have been hit-and-miss with more misses that made me want to rewatch older thrillers, but this one's a gem.

I just found out:
Additionally, the plot vividly depicted the darker sides of humanity, such as victim mentality, lies, and distrust, through events in a small-town community, presenting a compelling narrative. This reflects the know-how of the production team, who have focused on Korean-style thrillers such as Save Me 1, 2 and The King of Pigs, implemented with director Byun Young-joo's unique sensuous direction, with hidden foreshadowing throughout the scenes that endlessly stimulated viewers' curiosity for mystery. The music that accompanied the scenes also brought the atmosphere of the drama to life, enhancing the overall experience.

no wonder it was well done

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tbh I'd be afraid of a season 2 with no novel to guide the writers.

I want it to end but also don't want it to end. This is just a well-written suspense thriller (makes me want to get the novel tbvh). Can we get a special with just JW and SC chilling together with no looming case to solve and showing JW finally get a normal life in Seoul?

Or a season 2 with JW and SC in Seoul off to solve another old murder (HAHAHA)

we're still 1/3 of the drama, so there are still lots to find out.

hye yeon tho comes from a rich family (remember the press chief said that in their dinner ep4) and doesn't come off as someone who was adopted (hyeri disappeared as an adult) or with her memories lost.

the parking lot job is just part-time. how can she hold a spot for JY? his show is 8pm news, he comes in late afternoon. so it fits hyeri's part time work sched of late afternoon to night.

i think eun ho wanted to get it over with so she can go home safe before the personality switch happens

Ep3 revealed a lot, but questions remain. Still liking Ju Yeon over hung up ex.

Thanks for confirming. Having been part of prod, it's irking my ears technically hahaha and takes me out of the drama. I think when they mixed the dialogue tracks in, they used "decrease volume on other tracks" without realizing how bad it sounds.

LND has jhi and jsm who are very popular and make a lot of marketing buzz aka "traffic star" as c-ent would call them.
Admittedly, Haesun is not a traffic star, but she's a good actress. Don't let MDL ratings or MDL rankings get to you. MDL's all about the traffic stars these days. Just enjoy the show and enjoy the company of fellow viewers on the specific drama page.

Really need to ask... Is it just where I'm watching or is the audio for background ambient sound so uneven? I noticed this first on Ep1, not so much on Ep2, and again on Ep3.