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I too was thinking how there is still so much to cover, especially the family issue, and it has also occurred to me that there's a danger of the ending being rushed.

So far, though, I agree that the pacing is just right. Without trust a true relationship isn't possible, and so much of what has happened so far is the two of them slowly reaching a point of absolute trust.

And I'm just about to watch those episodes that you mention, so I know I'll have an enjoyable weekend coming up, and a fun week next week. :)

They won't be able to be together in a permanent way until all of the schemers around them have been permanently dealt with.

For example, Huai Nan needs to see through Zhan Yan's lies with such finality that he wants her out of his life forever.

Think of the way she has been pretending to be the girl who was at the window in high school. Exposing that lie will unravel of the very premise of their relationship. There's also the matter of the necklace. It's been mentioned in passing that Luo Zhi was asked to pass it along to Huai Nan (another lie), but this version of the series hasn't yet made that an issue between Huai Nan and Luo Zhi. This will also be part of Zhan Yan's undoing.

In fact one of the best pleasures of this series will be in seeing Zhan Yan and her sycophants exposed and destroyed.

I expect there will be other moments like Ge Bi finally realizing that Mohan is shallow and selfish. By the time he does that, I expect that Bai Li will be involved with her new suitor (who hasn't yet appeared in this series) and will have become more independent of Ge Bi.

I'm enjoying it more and more. I could quibble over which characters are cast better in the other version but this one is entertaining on its own.

I don't think that opinion is so unpopular. :)

The make-or-break 'emotional' scene will be when Dae Sung and Heon get drunk together and Heon talks about how much he's been misunderstood for so many years. He will say how Sol Yi has been the only steadfast thing in his life after everyone else has abandoned him, and Dae Sung will finally give up trying to win her. Then add to this the scene later where Heon will bow his head to ask Sol Yi for forgiveness, and she leaves him hanging as to whether he will be forgiven or not.

I'm eager to see how this all plays out. If Yo Han can pull it off then he will win my respect.

However, since the Heon character is such a teddy bear in this version, there's less for him to confess to. They might not bother with these events at all and just have Heon and Sol Yi reconcile and get engaged.

I don't know what's with the director asking the FL to keep acting like she's a hyperactive middle-schooler. She and Heon are both adults now. I was hoping that by this time her performance would become more mature as well. Instead she just keeps on doing what she's always been doing, and it's all the more cringe-inducing.

Good catch!

I'm glad they didn't make too much of a fuss over the guy who wears makeup. ^_^

I think it's more likely that the used to date but don't anymore. If the husband was cheating on her, I think the writers would have dropped a few hints here and there.

It's time for a restraining order.

If they aren't now, I think they were before.

I don't know the book at all, but compared to the earlier, shorter series this one seems to include more "side stories" like the invention contest. I don't remember there being an author event in the other series either. (They've been building up to that for such a long time, I hope it happens soon.)

So I'm guessing that this version might be a more complete adaptation of the book.

One of the pleasures of the earlier series was watching Bai Li gradually gain self-respect and independence. I hope that will happen here too.

Lame.

The plot didn't advance very much this week. It was a good travel advertisement for Chiang Mai, though.

For all its flaws I'm okay with the series. Cute boys and a chill atmosphere -- no villains, and female characters who are fully realized instead of being there to serve as plot devices to drive the men together. I really like Nam.

Very helpful, thank you.

I've also noticed that Cupid now can appear in photos. In an earlier episode, a pic that was taken of him showed only empty space where he was standing.

(But I think it's just a continuity/script error ... ;)

I submitted a more flattering picture but it was rejected because the rules say we can't change the picture just because we don't think it's flattering.

I agree with you though. Whoever got there first done him wrong.

My first impulse is to say that some people don't recognize greatness when it's put right in front of them.

But I also think people sometimes need to find fault no matter what. For this drama I've seen reviewers that lowered their rating because the series is too short, or because only the final kiss is passionate, or because they couldn't discern any tears when Ji Woo was crying. (That last one cost the series a half-point -- for a moment that lasts less than 30 seconds!)

I know everyone is entitled to their opinion but it bothers me because fickleness like this does lower the rating and makes it less likely that other members will discover the series. We need more productions like this.

I loved it, although it had an emotional effect on me that I still don't understand.

The twist at the end, revealing Yoo Han's condition and its symmetry with Yeon Woo's, was brilliant.

I know some people complained that we weren't told about it until the very end, but there are movies like that, where a key detail is revealed that way. It puts everything that came before it in a different light, and might even make you want to rewatch the whole thing so you can notice what got past you before.

I think that's so cool!

Yoo Han's voice fascinated me for the same reasons.