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I think it was bit out of the blue for her especialy if she knows how cruel are people. I was expecting she told him before and we that we would see it in a flash-back later but seems like it is not the case... I am not trusting her anymore, I was dissapointed. I know it is for the story to be much deeper but it was not right her character + especially because she knew already her boss was fishy. It is the kind of old trick I hate in Kdrama where good character have something on a bad guy and just do not use it at the right because of a silly reason... I love the rest of the drama but this mistake made me angry against her character and I think now it will be hard for me to see her like one of the good guys...I was expecting more from her especially to prove to Oh Ji Hyuk he is wrong about journalists but seem like he were right and they care only about their jobs/life ( but she tooks for excuses she did it for JH, DH and others who worked against corrupted people lmao girl you ruines they work and ther were préparés to sacrifice their carrers but not toi it seems )

I loved how in the first half there was only Dan Ho who was " awake " and then she tried to change the story. Little by little a bunch of others characters becomes also awake + they played a lot with the romance clichés and it was so funny when you know the true self of characters want something else most of the time ! Dan Ho and Ha Ru were so cute together trying to change the story !

BUT the second half seemed messy suddently and they made Dan Ho a crybaby all of sudden when she was NOT. Somehow it would have been interesting to " break" the romances clichés at that point to show there were some progress and characters are making they own stories. I was expecting them, I mean those aware, to wake up others characters and continue their " revolution ". But no, they choose the love triangle easiest solution, what a shame. Or perhaps my espectations were misplaced and I know it is a romantic comedy but it would have been better to keep the story around how they are characters from a book and try to overcome that with a bit of romance sometimes than just the old triangle cliché who forget what they were aiming for at first.

Love first half but found the second half soso...

I always love that kind of character who does not show his emotions at first but little by little shows them with people he likes : I am talking about how Ji Hyuk is way more smilling than before with Do Chang and Seo Kyung ! So cute.

I feel like it is detective Do Chang who will die in the end, he made me scared when he said something like he wants to leave as a great detective. I am afraid the writer will kill him at the end making him a good man until the end.

I hope I am right about the Lee Dae Chul fake death thing... I have the felling we will see a flashback later where the reporter talked to Ji Hyuk at the bar after he said " Others people are also important " and they make a plan together but they did not tell Do Chang

edit : It was kind of strange too how Lee Dee Chul looked at Oh Ji Hyuk with bright eyes like they were planning something or is it just my imagination x) But that would be possible with information and Oh Ji Hyuk's money...

So damn right. I can see sparking in their eyes when they look at each others and it is a person who prefer crime/suspense genre over romance who is saying it.

Yes she is such a b*tch :/ And I do not like Do Chang's sister too.

I hope it is just a plan to make the corrupted people believe that Lee Dae Chul is dead and everything is okay for them.....................if not I am really mad.

I just can not believe Seo Kyung would keep an important information for herself so I think later on we will see a flashback about her talking to Ji Hyuk about her boss. And perhaps her boss make a proposition (because he and his brother do not seem really bad, I do not feel them like vilains ) to make it believe Lee Dae Chul was executed.

Oh Ji Hyuk and Seo Kyung did not reveal anything to Lee Dae Chul, his daughter and Kang Do Chang to make it believable. I hope this is it because if not I am so sad :/

dramanice and kdramahood

There are some clichés I like and some clichés I just want it to dissapear because it ruins a good story ( I remember two cops where the story was totally forgotten for the sake of the silly romance ) : love triangle are often not really love triangle like you said because you know the obvious choice and even if it is a real love triangle it will be forced on the story and make you hate the silliness of the characters...


Spoil ahead ( Chief Kim ) :

I want to see more innovative things on this side : For example the FL being with the second lead and not the main lead. A good example was with Chief Kim, they did not make romance between the main lead and the FL (they were more like good friends) and she ends up with the second lead it was so cute.

But I guess it depends on tastes and I can not really blame people who love love triangle because I also love some sort of clichés like opposite personalities between a couple or detectives duo for example. I guess we are also here for that.

First point and second point : Too much of drama to chose one...Oh yes the one in " Wok of love " really broke my heart because the second lead really deserved someone he seemed like a lonely puppy.

Forced main couple or no-chemistry main couple : The King Eternal Monarch *cough cough*

Speaking in English when there’s no need and it makes the scenes really awkward : In mystic Pop Up bar there was a short moment like that when they make the bodyguard believe they are working for the CIA...

Aggressive product placement : That reminds me one episode in Waikiki Guest house when Lee Joon Ki must work with product placement it was so funny ! Usually I am not bothered by product placement but it was in King Monarch...

It is funny how I can be attached to the character of an actor up to thinking it is strange to see the same actor in another character; I take a while to get attached to the next one and it is not the actor's fault it is just that I really liked a character particularly. I really like how this actor acts : he was the sweetest in " Your Honor ", the funniest in " Psychopath diary " and now what ?

(I still did not start Train, I will wait a bit longer because I know how it is unberrable to wait a thriller drama airing but at the same time I want to watch it..............=(

edit : I am grateful to have " The good Detective " to wait

This drama is interesting but somehow the title and the " interview "'s moments are too big as a clues if it is what I think it is. It kinds of remind me Trap because it is too much predictable.

I think painter Ho is in fact not dead. He had a cancer but recovered from it and gets the idea to test his family. The plan is simple : he prepared his will ready and put the condition that if one of his heirs read it before his lawyer then he/she would be remove from the list of heirs. He then gathered everyone for his birthday as a cover, sent the letters and faked his death. The goal is to see what people are able to do for money : I think he will reward the winner with his money and the losers will be ashamed in a game televised nationwide.

I means we are seeing everyone ( except Bit Ra and painter Ho ) in the present answering questions for what is seems to be a TV show ? Do you think the killer would just answer it calmly ? No, I think they were deceived and fell into the trap (I think painter Ho's mansion is full of cameras when he was interviewed with his wife and asks the broadcast's team to hide cameras).

Ok the other possibility would be that Bit Ra is the culprit but I just can not bring myself to believe it. Her mother would not answer quietly if her daughter was a murderer. Somehow they are all suspicious but I can not believe the vibe " who did it ? " because of the interview's moments. It kind of breaks the immersion but I guess it is a choice from the screenwriter.

So the obvious answer would be that Bit Ra will get the inheritance but I hope I am wrong and that she is perhaps hiding a dark side !

Somehow I have the feeling Bit Na is not the painter's daughter so perhaaaarps ? Or is it just me ? I want some romance between them too but even if it is the case and she is not related that would be awkward because they grown up like cousins

Bit Na's mother is not trustworthy so I can totally imagine her lying about the fact Bit Na is indeed related by blood to get the money... She is perhaps the daughter of the pushover guy, just a thought.

Choi Kyu Jin was already great in Mr.temporary and I like him here too

Same, I can totally see the comedy aspect from the first episode. Do Chang and Ji Hyuk are just so funny together. And Jo Hee Bong still plays a leader who is not really a leader lmao when he wanted to join his hand but finally touch his hairs, this actor really makes me laugh. In "Tunnel" too he was not respected by his team xD

I really like where this is going with the comedy and how the characters's relationships evolves ! I am sure it will get again " darker " when Oh Ji Hyuk's past will be linked to all of this and when highter up will try to "stop " them (I am afraid to see one of the detectives from Do Cahng's team dies because they are not corrupt and they try to show the truth...)

But really this drama becomes more and more interesting, I like how the story is well constructed and it is not too fast or too slow

Yes this drama is really good I really like the way they are builting up the " two " side fighting between them (the corrupt ones and the righteous ones ). To me it is actually quite well balanced between funny moments and serious ones, it is COMMON for Korean drama to use some background comedy with heavier topic I do not think the poster is so off of topic... Of course it is not the kind of humor where you will laughting like a crazy person but it makes you sometimes smiles (when Ji Hyuk explains to Do Chang he has less testosterone/ is in menopause and that why he lost his hairs for example )

Really this drama is great so far it is really well built and I do not say it often

I think the drama was not that bad but the characters are really messed up even more the one who seem " nice " and " right " at first -I hope it is not really a spoil but I did not like how that character turns out-... I guess they had a good idea to oppose two characters who try to protect their " secret " family but it lacks consistency in the end

I thought they survived ? The kid saved them no ? They were in an ambulance but perhaps I did not understood everything.

The old man thought it was his wife who killed the victim + his kids always ask him money and he even lost his home in the end so I think that is why he tried to kill himself and his wife who has dementia ...

I really like the story and how they handle the characters so far ! Not really the typiccal love-hate relationship between Hi Jeok and Do Chang I really like their dynamic vibes : they will talk when they have a problem with each other for example.
We do not know yet the past of the main characters but we have hints and I find it really great how it is well balanced for now

edit : Seem like the team 1 wil try to cover up and team 2 will try to find out the truth that is even more interesting if it takes this route

I will wait until at least half of the drama is out because waiting episodes with thriller's dramas is so tiring...