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Yes this is why I said the example in this show is not really polyamory - although being in a polyamorous relationship and an open relationship aren’t necessarily the same thing. The way I understand it is that polyamory is like being in a marriage with three or more people: it may be open or not. But dating non-exclusively is not polyamory.

I know the stated premise of this show is totally silly but it’s just a ruse, really. It quickly becomes evident that the FL’s search for a man with complementary DNA is her not being honest with herself about what she’s seeking, wants, and expects in a relationship. It’s a reaction to the trauma of growing up with the family she had.

Thing is, it’s not just FL - everyone in the ensemble cast does this thing where they say “I want this, my relationships should be like this,” but it’s really just a kind of self-deception, or cope for something else (fear of commitment, a habit of over commitment, fear of being cheated on, fear of unrequited love). That’s really what the drama is about.

I’ve noticed that what’s referred to as “polyamory” in Kdramas isn’t really that, it just seems to be people dating like my grandparents’ generation did (I’m American).

I thought it was hilarious especially since I’m currently re-watching Bloodhounds right now too.

Like how the make protagonist of her stories looks like Secretary Yeo, the female protagonist looks like her, and the male protagonist appears to have a Secretary who is a Fork Gyu lookalike.

This show is just littered with sight gags, especially when Nam Ja-yeon is visualizing something in the setting of the smutty web novel series she writes. It’s hilarious every time.

Me toooo. I’m very excited to see her branching out from the usual villainous roles she gets shoehorned into. She’s an underrated actress IMO.

I’ve been watching it and oof, you’re right. the subtitles (on Apple TV) are pretty bad too.

I managed to convince my husband to see this with me and he liked it even though he’s not a Kdrama fan.

I was like “where have I seen that guy before” and then I realized it was “Beyond Evil.”

Came for Han Sun-hwa, staying for Uhm Tae-goo making big puppy dog eyes at his crush.

It’s apparently showing in the U.S. now (July 6), but not in a lot of theaters.

Okay. I will have to take your word for it, since I’m not on Twitter

He’s already been on hiatus to finish college and he has a couple more years before he has to enlist. I suspect he will be doing a couple more projects before he enlists.

Then I’ll go into total Bye Bye Birdie mode LOL

Oh I didn’t see that. So I guess he will be doing something else after this movie! He might go off and do another variety show but I hope it’ll be a drama.

His next project after this is a romantic comedy, which you may find disappointing LOL. But “my comeback projects will be a villain in a thriller followed by the lead in a sageuk romantic comedy” is an incredible flex and not something most actors could do.

I didn’t notice the airplane physics I was too distracted by Yeo Jin-goo being the villain XD

Soo-cheol is kind of stunted by his family (everyone in the Hong family is kind of stunted by being in the family LOL) but he is really decent and trying his best to be a good husband and dad.

That’s the age difference between me and my husband. People get so weird about this stuff.

“King Sejong as a mad genius” is the best Sejong.