Amelba

Where did this show come from? So unexpected and quite good. I am not a fan of secrets and misunderstandings. For me a good plot could also be to actually do the mistake and redemp for it, allowing room for forgiveness and growth. But this time I will take it as the other parts are so good, the chemistry is there and the cast is very beautiful.

Is it something off with Dunk's acting? I'm a big fan and I was amazed by the previous role in Heart Killer. Maybe it is the directing, I am still not feeling his carachter. I just realised that they are playing a bit opposite personalities from previous roles. Joong is succeeding so far.

I actually think that is the only mistake in the soundtrack as it doesn't equal the intensity and hotness in My stubborn. Otherwise, many songs in my playlist already.

This is what burnout looks and feels like. But I agree, moving forward something needs to happen.

Dew is fine but remember he doesn't want something deep with Jira. He said so.

The idea of the series is interesting. I think the characters have a good premise but, unless the plot and the relationship goes much deeper, Koh and Jira will not stick. Something needs to happen soon.

I was just thinking who does it better. I think Burnout syndrome will prove to be much deeper but the nc in My stubborn is matching the song perfectly.

I don't know why I feel disappointed though. Is it because the story doesn't go my way or for how the story goes, becoming repetitive. On the other hand, reality is like that and people rarely change. After FX clearly confessing and explaining his actions in the opening, how did we get to the final scenes of ep 12?

With the opening scene of Ep 12 I thought the redemption is really beginning. I also thought that FX surrounded himself with the laptop scene. But no. And now I am genuinely afraid this is going to end diffrently than I thought. The bottom of Hell has not been reached yet and no one is giving up. And again YSL is mentioning FX to his mother as a significant one apart from her and his brother. And he still hesitates in betraying FX. The madness.

I think so too. YSL feelings will bounce back than, he only thinks he can live without FX. Either disappear or something really bad, like his family, chasing him. After the discussion with that new chairman, when he says one mad person in my life is enough, he kind of takes FX in. On the other hand, trauma resurfacing in FX. When he didn't have YSL physically he used every trick to get him, now that he has him physically, he is panicking...he realises there is nothing much else he can do.

I'm already scared, Professor Mint is coming back next week...there's two steps back, one step ahead with this series. Definetly fan of the second couple so far.

I also think so. If we look at YSL, he also needs predictibility, he wanted to be in control in previous relationships. He got the chance of a kind mom for a while and he is different in nature from FX but he's coming from the same place of fear. I said this before, there is no coincidence that YSL fell for FX.

Sometimes you need to reach the bottom of Hell, weather you're good or bad, to get something...or someone. It may be disturbing but in some cases true. Is that good of a drama that you don't know if you watch it or living it.

Speaking of scenes, I really like the long ones they are using. They are very well filmed, the dialogues and the acting are great and there is enogh space for emotions. I'm really drawn into them like in a vortex.

Destroy me more! says Taemin in "Criminal". I'm on a leash called you. This is what came to mind at the end of the last episode. FanLucifer out in the open with his tricks. In a twisted way, it looks like good will prevail in FanXiao only if Shulang will love him. There is absolutely no other way. So Shuelang must loose himself to save them both. This idea will keep me sane until next week. And let's get used to the fact that good and evil are not clear cut, but blurred, mingled and inseparable in lived reality.

Some of us cannot follow through because we find it too boring, not because of lack of capacity. We are still trying because of the main couple and the chemistry they used to have. And difficult to understand doesn't necessary mean deep in terms of story or carachters. I set my limit at ep. 3.

The after bed scene very cringey. I would have prefered comfortable intimacy.

I like it and I think it has potential. Both couples. There is something I do not especially enjoy. Thun should be more upset according to the story. Akin left him with no explanation. Always smiling. It makes it look like light entertainment instead of real romance. Another thing, what's up with not translating the phone messages? What did it say in the message received by Thun? Also, when I heard the name Akin my heart melted. I realised I never got over Akin and Jin.🙈

Thank you for the context you provided! It definitely helps in understanding better the carachters and different symbolistics. I find many links with western psychology as well. Especially regarding the impact of early childhood trauma on how you understand and respond to others. You can see it both in FX and in YSL. I can develop further but maybe is not that interesting. In the end, this is art imitating life. The fact that we are so drawn to it is because we recognise pieces of ourselves or others in FX and YSL and their relationship. I don't like the word toxic either but it is about the level of trauma that they met at. And, hopefully, they will figure out how to love and accept each other and themselves. It is also about the internal conflict between what we deeply instinctually desire and what we think we should have. It is no accident that YSL fell for FX. In my opinion.

Fan Xiao doesn't hate YSL. He fell for him harder than he realises. He just did many wrong things to get YSL, he manipulated him as he has an obsessive kind of love. He wants YSL just for himself, things rooted in deep trauma. FanXiao does not like himself and he projects that onto YSL, that is why it comes across like he hates him. At least this is my theory. Fan Xiao is capable of love but it has been a long time and a bad crowd.