DesertEagle88

So excited!!!!

She is (fearfu ) avoidant though so while I agree it wouldn't make sense for her to cause drama, it wouldn't be completely out of character for her to pull back and be less vocal/present which I think would have made sense rather than her just apologizing/accepting.

I agree.

What hooked me When I first watched the 1st few episodes is the ML was so focused on the FL... every look he gave her seemed absolutely charged (with the unspeakable things he wanted to do to her) but once they got together his gaze seemed a bit less intense which I thought was very odd... the last 2 episodes the intensity kinda came back but I def do agree the show lost steam for me after episode 13.

I think the moms cancer storyline was totally unnecessary, BUT if they were gonna use it and take the route the did (by hiding it from the FL) the last half of the show needed to be WAAAY more angsty. As I said in a different comment, I can see the FL forgiving him for just doing his job and upholding his medical requirements not to disclose personal health data of his patient but I CANNOT see how she can just trust him again (my mom has cancer and my BF knows but doesn't tell me... its over). It shoulda been a break up, she shoulda gone abroad and I honestly don't know how they woulda reconnected.

To be fair the FL is gorgeous so not really surprising he was infatuated at first sight but I think the drama showed enough depth throughout the 13 episodes it took for him to confess as to the reasons why.

I do think the show lagged in the second half and I would have liked fewer episodes with the FL pretending that she didn't like him. I also hated how he agreed to keep the mom's secret. I think he should have said something like "I will remain professional and not disclose your health data as a Dr. but as your daughters boyfriend and someone who's had a mom who dealt with something similar I absolutely cannot condone you keeping this from her even if you think its for the best."

I absolutely hated how they dealt with this part of the story arc and how they made SX apologize for being upset, once she learned the truth I felt like I was being gaslit

Fake It Till You Make It

Right! Considering his backstory with his own mom it just seems so OOO for him to not say anything. Especially because you can see his character being triggered by being asked to keep it from her yet he still choses to let SX find out alone and gaslight her about it... it's WILD.

Aside from that ( and the episode 13-17 arc where the plot dragged a bit) I liked the drama

So no one else was bothered by the fact that HSY didn't tell SX about what was happening with her mother? I was very icked out that she ended up apologizing for her reaction to her entire family and BF keeping this info from her after telling her 5 episodes back that she needs to tell them about what's happening in her life when it came to her breakup with YH. No wonder she is so emotionally repressed. I can understand her forgiving HSY for doing what he needed to do as a doctor but to jump back into immediate trust.... to me it seems this drama should have taken a more angsty turn.

He looks just like Park Hyung Sik

Excellent review. I dropped the drama after episode 9 because I couldn't stand all the inconsistency and lack of character growth. I absolutely would have been livid about watching the remaining 3 episodes only for it to turn out that way.

One thing about the drama that still struggle with is the ML being characterized as a green flag. IMO he is not a greenflag (at least in his adult years). My reasoning for believing so is he was willing to keep using Yun Nan U to shield Ji Kang Hee, throwing someone else under a bus to protect the FL is not greenflag behavior. Also, his mother was regularly and routinely rude to the FL but most of the time he just sits there and lets his mom say whatever about her (even if we know he feels differently) his lack of action in addressing this behavior by his mother removes him from the greenflag label for me.

My favorite character in this drama was the SL up until the proposal scene (he was the reason I even kept bothering to watch episodes). The proposal scene felt so inauthentic for him to rush a grand/public proposal without even having a conversation with JKH, especially knowing their relationship was a fake one. Why would he do this? The writers really p*ssed me off with that scene.

I started this show thinking the FL was the problem but it only took a few episodes to realize *everyone* in this show is unlikeable. Instead of just talking to one another they deflect, steamroll, gaslight, stay in denial or just ignore whatever is going on.

I can't believe so much marketing went in to promoting this drama because it was irritating to watch grown adults be so devoid of self reflection/growth (how many times do we have to watch the FL tell the ML to leave her alone??)

lol okay Karen 🙄

Took you 2 weeks to come up with that, shoulda just touched grass.

It wasn't a 5 year time jump it was a 1 year time jump.

Josephine told Elvis she had a 5 year plan and that this was her 4th year when they went on their first real date...

At the end when he shows up he says "its year 5... what's next?"

I already like that version so much better.... one more question, was he already leader of Team 1 when he asked her to marry him or did that also come later in the book?

You troll post on her every article/show. Get a hobby, preferably one outside.

I'm honestly shocked to see this article state that public opinion is not on Zhao Lusi's side....why would the public support any company treating its employee's health and well being like this? Her schedule is jam packed with 30+ episode dramas, for the last few years. If the company really wanted to do right by her they would limit how many show/appearances she is scheduled for, allow her to rest, and eat.

In the novel does he stalk her SM? Does he make the creepy doll?

First, I don't like your insinuation that I haven't watched dramas enough to know what the common tropes are, you can review my watchlist if you want more info on my background with C/KDrama's.

Second, you purposely ignored my comment about the doll he made and held on to for 11 years. That on its own is creepy af. But coupled with the idea that he has been stalking her on SM for 11 years in addition to showing up at her home and school without any previous indication from her that she would be open to his advances is very scary. As far as coercion, he arranges a meeting with her parents to have *them persuade her* to give him a chance, he discloses to THEM that he has long had feelings for her but neglects to share the same information with the FL. He immediately starts calling her parent's 'Mom & Dad' even when she voices her uncertainty about it. On the night, she said she would eat with her parents, he shows up uninvited so she doesn't have a moment to rethink what he's been doing. In fact, when the FL specifically states that if she knew he had long standing feelings she would be less inclined to date or marry him because she wants to be on equal footing with her partner, he lies, he pretends that they are on the same playing field while he is 1. her boss 2. makes her responsible for household finances both of these things together make her unnecessarily indebted to him under the guise of an equal give and take relationship. Moreover he stood outside of her BF house hiding in the bushes all night... THIS IS CREEPY.

I think there was a better way to tell this story, which would include the ML having *NOT* been stalking FL for 11 years (and def get rid of the doll), he (as a 4 dimensional character) should have been able to date someone previously (Sidebar: I'm tired of 30 year old gorgeous virgin tropes it's very unrealistic) and their first meeting at the matchmaking event should have been a serendipitous event (i.e. not something that happens because he's been stalking her SM). He should have been setup as the Dept 1. manager before she got moved to the team. This gives her agency, her character knows he's her boss before she agrees (and I would have had her wait way longer to agree e.g. after she becomes perm and he moves to a different team).

Miles is an attractive ML but lbr... his character in this drama is an incel who has been stalking the FL for 11 years. There comes a point -in the flashbacks- where his behavior no longer seems endearing and def crosses the line into creep behavior. If the ML was less attractive it would be more evident that his actions are actually pretty scary. I wish they would have let his character have at least one previous relationship or something to show he hasn't just spent 11 years stalking the FL before coercing her family into helping him trick her into a relationship. Also whoever put the doll in storyline as a plot point needs to be demoted. What a creepy thing to make and hold on to for 11 years. Absolute insanity.

I've said this in several other post but JuWon's problem is she lacks agency.

She doesn't have a single thought/motivation or action that someone else did't put there first. Her love confession/realization seemed flat because nothing in the story we were told showed that JW couldn't live without SanHa. She seemed to adjust perfectly to his absence from what we were shown and yet strangely we are meant to believe he's her person. I still wanna know who she was about to go out on a date with lol