Eleison

I do kind of wish the falling scenario was laid out a bit differently because it's a little ridiculous how it played out... how could she get pushed without anyone seeing? How could she SURVIVE that fall? And why was it so difficult to find her (it's not like she could have gone far; there was a big slab of rock, and she was, duh, at the bottom of it)? 😅 The actors are killing it, so, of course, they sold it, but still...

I know, I know, I need to leave my brain behind for these moments, but could they REALLY not think up a better way of doing this to feel just a tad bit more realistic? 🤦‍♀️

I am enjoying it, but please, writers, don't insult our intelligence quite this much next time! 😂

Flower of Evil feels kind of similar to me, or My Perfect Marriage Revenge.

Just want to appreciate Yoo Yeon Seok's ability to build chemistry with his costars (he's doing a great job in this drama, too!).

This is still one of my favorite scenes of all time between romantic leads in a Kdrama (from the first season of Dr. Romantic):

https://youtu.be/ZcDtYYP316o?si=zoioSXJFoNYHuImT

True Beauty (though you said you didn't like that one, right? They feel the most similar to me because these (TB and LR) dramas have the same writer/webtoon adapter), Extraordinary You (has more of an open-ish ending, though), Cheer Up! (2015)/Sassy Go Go, My Sweet Mobster, I'm Not A Robot, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo, Oh My Venus (lighthearted minus a brief, weird heavy part near the end), Shooting Stars, Go Back Couple (has some more somber parts mixed in with the comedy), Fated To Love You (dated, but charming), My ID Is Gangnam Beauty, Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (a classic), Ho Goo's Love, and Fight For My Way, Goong (again, dated and in some parts has NOT aged well, but somehow I loved it), and of course the toxic, lovable classic, Boys Over Flowers (I liked the Thai version best, but the Korean version has a special place in my heart).

Here are some of the rom-coms that come to mind, and some are actually a bit of slice of life or coming-of-age as well!

Two modern Cdramas that were also cozy that I saw were Hidden Love (even better chemistry than the leads in this drama) and When I Fly Towards You (very breezy and sweet with very little angst or conflict or drama but has a bit of that nostalgic quality that LR has). If you want even more of the nostalgic mood, then I'd suggest Reply 1988. Nothing like it for leaving you with the biggest ache ever (but also VERY cozy while you ache; you feel like you grow up with the characters so when it ends you feel like you're saying goodbye to YOUR childhood). 🤧😭

But if she wanted to, and could, then isn't she able to speak? We seem to be splitting hhairs, and I'm getting mixed messages. Some seem to say her "selective mutism" is an actual condition (I would assume in that case it would be psychosomatic?), and others, like you here, claim that she isn't mute and is just pretending the whole time for the sake of survival and now it's become a habit. Maybe her "condition" is just makjang-drama reasoning and in that case I won't ask more questions. 😅 I'll just enjoy the ride! 😏

Agree with your first comment at the top--I'm still so confused! 😅 But the leads are fun to watch. :)

The married couple is working out their marriage miscommunication in a very strange way! 😅

So then why was she able to speak when she was anxious and upset in the police car? When she can and can't speak doesn't seem to conform to any clear patterns or rules.

Well, I was going based off of how you used feminine as a list of other negative qualities as seen in the male characters in this drama, which is why I asked for clarification. I was confused by how/why you used it since being "emotional" doesn't automatically make a man something akin to weak or irritating, does it? Being too emotional as a man OR a woman does not wear well, in my opinion. And being out of touch with emotions looks equally bad with both sexes, in my opinion.

And to me, being emotional is not something that fits with your description of "feminine" attributes that are appropriate only when seen in women but not when seen in men. But to each his own! Again, I appreciate you being willing to dialogue.

Yes, since we're halfway now, right?

Oh, that second answer was helpful, thank you! I didn't think of that.

And as to the pretense, why start opening up now? It's not like the "kidnapping" changed their situation except that maybe it forced Sa Eon to realize losing Hee Joo was actually a terrifying thought, but that still leaves me with many questions. 🤔

Park Do Jae is playing both sides and working with Mrs. Baek and the kidnapper (Mrs. Baek's REAL son). That's just some of the spoilers, but enough to get you theorizing further? 😅

You're right about those three being involved, but not correct about the kidnapper and Do Jae's identities/relationship to each other (some of it is close!). There's more about Baek Sa Eon's identity that has to be revealed, though, which will be hard to guess from extrapolation without more info. (Though seasoned drama watchers, particularly of makjangs, might be able to figure it out. 😅).

About who the kidnapper is? I'm not sure who pushed the FL (I haven't gotten to that part yet), but I know who the culprit(s) is/are.

So you want me to spoil it or just tell you if you're on the right track or not? 😅

He's always a favorite! He seems to excel at super annoying or incredibly endearing supporting characters. 😅

Only up through Episode 5, but questions I have are, why HAVE these two (the main leads) kept secrets from each other? Why did Baek Sa Eon have to pretend to dislike her (until now)? Why can't Hee Joo tell him her secret and talk to him now? They obviously care about each other despite both not being super aware of it yet (he realizes it more than she does at this point, I think?). They just pretend to be so uncaring IN person, and I'm still a bit confused by the pretense.

And I'm still quite confused by the dynamic between the step sister and the FL, and the timeline around their childhood. The sister is apparently deaf but how does she seem to know what's going on still/well-adjusted (I'm not saying as someone deaf she shouldn't be well-adjusted, I'm saying this because she never learned sign language, or lip-reading, so how did she learn to read? How could someone have taught her, and how could her family let her grow up dependent on Jee Joo?) when she shouldn't be able to? Is she maybe not deaf?

It did/does annoy me that Sa Eon hasn't learned learned sign language up to this point, but it IS kind of adorable seeing him learn it here, ESPECIALLY after he now knows she COULD technically speak. Instead of forcing or demanding her to do it, he's taking a step towards "learning her language" even with knowing that it's technically no longer necessary. Cute. His interactions with her until Episode 5 had all been some spectrum of aggressive, so it was nice to see him tone things down.

I thought the heart eye emoji was great, and the response he settled on was perfect. Just what she needed to see. 😏

I had some of the novel spoiled for me so I already know the answers to your questions! But don't worry, I won't spoil you. 😏 Enjoy trying to figure it out. Even for me, the drama still has SO many questions marks surrounding aspects of the plot for me.

It's also called Sassy Go Go? And the Cheer Up! needs to be followed by 2015 because there's also one from recently.

This feels very much like the sort of Kdrama that will not stop at pecks... 😅