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If you like makjang, this is quite good. :)

> her mother plotted the deaths of his beloved parents

Wait, no? It was chairwoman Shin, not Myeong-ji, who plotted the deaths of Jiseok's parents, right?

Unless I missed out on anything here.

I agree that Jingoo and Hana doesn't have any chemistry at all. Their romance feels forced. But both of them are the main leads so I guess that's where the story is heading, and yeah nothing much we can do about it. :)

Just finished watching episode 96 after trying to catch up watching the recent episodes. I briefly lost interest in this drama when the chairwoman had amnesia and the villains always had the upper hand.

Glad to see that finally Myeong-ji got arrested. It's also heartwarming to see Chairwoman Shin living at Hana's place, and both the chairwoman and Eunchong can finally get along with Hana's siblings. They seem to forget now that the chairwoman was indirectly the cause of their parents' deaths.

I think I can predict where the story will go now. Jin-goo will propose to Hana, and both of them will adopt Eunchong. The chairwoman and her husband will "adopt" Hana so they will form a big family: Chairman Shin and Sung-ho, Hana and Jin-goo, and Eunchong. Ji-chang and Ji-eun might join them as well.

What I am not too sure is Ji-seok. It seems that he still cares about Se-young, although she's the chairwoman's niece and part of the family he wanted to take revenge on. But it seems that after Ji-seok became the chairman, he doesn't care anymore about the revenge now (correct me if I'm wrong) -- especially after he found out that the one who helped him in the first place, and the one he referred to as a father figure, turned out to be the chairwoman's husband. He also allows Hana to let the chairwoman stay at their place, so indirectly it implies that he has forgiven the chairwoman as well. (?)

So it seems that the plot is now moving towards Jiseok "saving" Se-young after her mom goes into prison, and helps in Se-young's redemption. If I understand correctly, based on the preview at the end of episode 96, Se-young seems to be in disarray after her mom is arrested and wants to take her own life, and both Jiseok and Hana scramble trying to save her (I might be wrong).

So there is a high possibility that Jiseok will be with Seyoung at the end. Just my prediction.

Let's see how the story is concluded next week!

Which OTT platform is this drama on for me here in Singapore? It's not on VIU.

Watched this on Netflix. Based on my understanding, Fumi (the ML) has erectile dysfunction, and that might be the reason why he likes young girls, which means he also has pedophilic disorder. Still, it doesn't mean that he's dangerous since he never harmed the girls due to his "weak sapling" disorder.

In the case of Sarasa, when she was young, she was sexually abused by her cousin, so she didn't want to go home to her aunt's place. Fumi offered her to stay at his place (in line with his pedophilic disorder), and the little girl accepted his offer. Because of how Fumi treated her with care, Sarasa developed feelings for him; that's what we call "puppy love" for a young girl her age. But Fumi never harmed her sexually, and their short relationship ended when Sarasa was found and separated from him at the lake after she swam, and Fumi was then arrested.

This movie wants to show that not all pedophiles are bad. Many people who have pedophilic disorder know that it is a "disorder" that they need to control and that they never really harm any children in the process. Some even tried to establish relationships with adult women (to suppress the disorder), and they managed to do so, getting married, having kids and living happily ever after.

It's the prejudice against them that eventually harms them. Sarasa left Rika (her friend's daughter) with Fumi because she knew he would never harm her, similar to the fact that he never harmed her when she stayed with her when she was little. But the police and the public (after reading the articles uploaded by Ryo) think otherwise, and Rika was separated from Fumi by the police, just like Sarasa was separated from Fumi in the past.

This movie might not be for everyone due to the sensitive topics: pedophile and child sexual abuse. I find the movie was a bit too long; it was quite a slow burn. But the acting is top-notch.

The ending is bland. I am not at all excited watching the last few episodes. Grandma suddenly has 180-degree change which is not natural at all (from evil witch to a saint). Even from the earlier episodes I still don't understand how Audrey can live with her and warm up to her after what she did to her in the past 20 years.

Ah yes you got the point there. I would say: IU and Bogum carried the first 16 episodes of the drama, while Sori, Haejoon and IU (as Geum-myeong) carried the remaining 10 episodes. :)

But to be honest, all the actors (main, supporting, guest/cameo, even the child actors) are doing a great job in this drama. Good acting skills across all actors.

I would say IU and Bogum carried first half of the drama, while Sori and Haejoon carried the second half. :)

The rating is high not only because of the main actress (who is indeed spectacular in this drama), but also because of the directing, screenwriting, cinematography and the high level of acting quality across almost ALL the actors involved: the main actors, the supporting actors, the child actors, the cameo/guest actors, everyone.

Yes, this is the only drama which has 9.4 rating. The second highest rating is 9.2

https://kisskh.at/shows/top

I have already started rewatching this drama. On episode 1 now.

Now I understand why Yeom Hye-ran (Aesun's mom) and Kim Tae-yeon (child Aesun) are being nominated for Baeksang. Their acting is spectacular, and I only realised that now after rewatching and paying attention to their acting.

Sometimes, the first encounter might not give the actual impression for some reason.

Similar to IU and Bogum, Sori and Haejoon are considered main or lead actors in this drama, not supporting actors.

So during the selection, they were competing with all the 10 (5 for each category) main/lead actors who are currently nominated. They cannot be nominated in supporting roles because of the nature of their roles. That makes them quite difficult to compete with the existing 10 (5 actors and 5 actresses) nominations.

I think this drama rarely has any haters, but people usually review this drama negatively by providing any of the below reasons:

- The first half is very good, but the second half is a bit declining, most probably because many have high expectations after watching the first half;
- Many think the journey of young adult Aesun and Gwansik is more interesting than the journey of middle-aged Aesun and Gwansik and their daughter Geum-myeong;
- Many think it's a waste of acting resources when Bogum doesn't appear much in the second half
- Many are disappointed with the endings of some characters; some don't like that Bu Sang Gil, the wife abuser, eventually gets redemption and reconciles with his wife and Gwansik/Aesun's family to take care of the grandson.
- There may be some small plotholes, but those are not significant.

I think that's all. Most people rate this drama positively. Some even think it's a masterpiece.

where? can i see the discussion?

While Myung-Joon is in jail, Ro-hee is staying at her parents' home, and the lawyer, Taek-yun, is handling her accounts. Myung-Joon's daughter Hee-ae is going to school with Ro-hee (under Taek-yun's care), so it's implied that they are staying together at the big house.

Realistic slice of life ending

I am halfway through watching episode 8. While I am happy that Seoyon's mom has upper hand against Tommy's mom and managed to get Seoyon into Class A, she has now become like Tommy's mom in treating her daughter, and cut her off from communication with her dad and her grandma. So disappointing.

yes it is.

https://kisskh.at/shows/top

yes it is #1 now.