itwillneverbefar

Don't worry, he will come back just before IS and SJ do the dirty and remind her that they've been married for 10 years.

What was in the capsule though??

I said out loud "Like the taxi guy would just drive off and leave Sunjae, right"--I HAD NO FAITH, was so shook when the dude came back

Do we know what she put in the bag? I can't remember

OMG THIS IS SO REAL the way he posed for the ajhumma fans I was dying

I AM SO DUMB I MISSED THAT. wow. I really feel like the showrunners are paying such close attention to detail in this one

It's been so long since a drama hasn't gotta draggy or stale, every ep so far has been better than the last

I guess it is his LONGING GAZE I couldn't even put the finger on why they have such good chemistry but every damn scene between them I am LOCKED to my screen.

AND he's a good SML! He even gave me SMLS at times but it's like catching a cold when you already have pneumonia like... sorry dude.

Yeah I'm guessing she will end up paralyzed again.

And same--I am enjoying the ride so much! This drama came out of nowhere and hit me over the head. I wasn't even anticipating it, I randomly tuned in and was just happily watching until I realized I was SO INVESTED.

I had the same though tho -- like how does she know what to do at her job, too? But eh whatever, not super important to the plot

I assumed she has muscle memory even if not all her memories from that time.

Oh I'm sure Twitchy-eyes Jangle-keys was involved in SJs "suicide" and he will be back soon, but I think the show will add a twist to it somehow this time around? Or I hope so.

I am positive something terrible will happen tho and she'll go back to the past again but this time to the second time crazy man attached her a year later. And there will be some other wrinkle to shake things up between her and SJ--maybe he's forgotten about her, or who knows. But I would love for them to get to spend their lives together rather than meeting up later in their 30s.

HUNGRY REPRESSED WOLF OK LETS GO

This show got me in a choke hold -- I'm at the point of checking how much time has gone by every few mins cause I don't want the ep to end.

yes! I love that their numbers are rising so much! They'll be top of the buzzworthy charts now that Queen of Tears has ended

oooh smart!!

To be honest, I could see myself enjoying that type of character in a different show. But he would have seemed so strange and out of place in this series. I really loved this portrayal and think the actor put in a lot of work to make him a realistic character with subtle depth.

Sometimes when I come to MDL I feel like I watched a completely different show than everyone else. I don't know anything about this book or the other series, but I found the ending poignant and even teared up a few times. It was one of my favorite episodes of the season. The flashfoward to Toranaga winning the battle was the show's way of reminding the viewer that this was never about the big battles or political machinations or adventure, it was a show that quietly and beautifully explored the interplay of the meaning of life and the meaning of death, of the subtle difference between having something that is worth living for vs something that you are willing to die for.

I seem to be the only person who had zero issues with Blackthorne also--I thought he was a compelling character with a lot of nuance in the portrayal, a mix of honor and cowardice, of intelligence and naivety, of violence and gentleness -- he had a great arc this season, look at where he ended up from where he started at the beginning of the show. The only real criticism I see is "he wasn't like the book character". I honestly did not once think at any point he was anything but another great addition to this ensemble cast until coming here and seeing people say he ruined the show.

YAI's performance alone is worth watching all 50 episodes. Still one of the greatest K dramas of all time.