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when exactly? I'm not quite sure whether that really was the case. On the one hand it was painful for her not to straightly say the truth at some point to her husband, who has been so honest. On the other hand also considerate of her not to, to not beladen him with more guilt, when she already came to terms with it. Also remarkable that she never let her mask fall "hey, I'm actually the noble first-choice in-law you Lin lot wanted" despite the ill treatment

that last sentence you wrote makes me think the drama is better

btw, the women in ep 1 certainly don't kill themselves/their daughters just for preserving their family honor - the fear of helplessly being subjected to (continuous) rape is the driving factor IMO. Many women did that all over the world (e.g. during/after WWII) and do so even today.

Secret: I suppose its either (well meaning) out of respect for her daughter (who probably sent signals to her mother to not bother her with her new-found family, keep them away from her) or some "guilt" towards her new-husband(s family)/cultural expectation on her to be the best-possible-kind of stepmom

2FL: primarily sees the "good side" of her stepmom, loves her/defends her, has not really a clue yet about what went on/everyone's side of the story. But she is empathetical towards FL (I monopolized your mom/see that she has spent most of her time on me) and wants to feel her out "hey, what's up with that? Tell me your side? As you're obviously reluctant/distant from mom so far - can I keep the relationship I've had so far? Btw feel free to be an added bonus, Jie" The latter is understandable as FL never outwardly showed her animosity and she was raised as a carefree princess whose world generally revolves around her but crashed (a little) hearing about her dad's funding trouble. What's up with that storyline btw?

My questions "why did she do that btw? what was that supposed to mean?" were about the look her mother gave her at the meeting/introduction scene.

Breaking contact: A Mom certainly has a lot of responsibility in keeping up the contact after a "normal" divorce, but certainly is not always at fault for child-initiated break-off maintaining in place. A child has a lot of agency, especially in adult years.

"Let's team up - we're going to transform this company!" Why would someone not in an ownership position care about that?

Ep 2

I got the following story puzzled together: the FL in the end blames herself for disrupting the relationship with her mom with too much hate, because she realized after speaking to 2FL that a) her mom prepared 2FL for having a sister when she was 14 (years ago, presumably when she met/married her widowed dad) b) her mother wanted a relationship (as her daughter has shut off contact) and never got to explain herself (fly bar scene)- about what? c) that the man FL saw her mom with at an earlier age (probably while in relationship with her not-deceased-yet dad) was only her manager, not affair
on the other hand that doesn't make sense, insofar as lightening her mothers "charges", as her parents were divorced (maybe even negotiated custody in favor of dad)... idk. Imo it makes sense for a child of divorced parents to "pick a side" though and majorly/only see the bad side of the one parent presumably at fault for the split. FL feeling abandoned, thus being "sick" after the occasional minimal contact at birthdays, maybe not witnessing enough/any help when/before/after her father died, deciding to go through everything alone (selling house/fathers keepsake) vs. asking her post-remarriage richer-than-ever mom, still "stalking" her involuntary step-sister's socials, not talking about it to 2FL make sense kinda..
It just would have been nice if it were fleshed out more, instead of the viewer having to fill in the blanks.
The 2FL is mainly/only blaming her mom for not telling, probably always had insecurities in the back of her mind about her unknown older sister being closer to her mom since she was 14 (they don't let me in on the secret/why keep it secret from just me)... I wonder why her mom kept it secret from everyone, even her husband. Maybe to respect her daughter's (assumed) wishes?
The mother-daughter relationship definitely is very strained - FL mainly reacted so abruptly with "mom" in response to her mother's look of disdain (why did she do that btw? what was that supposed to mean?), partly maybe also because she wanted to enter her in-laws house/family openly without shame/ secrets revealed later at a certainly less-opportune and for her definitely disadvantageous time. Although she didn't know of the bad blood between her mom and her newly-MIL. That is admirable about her - she walks boldly with a straight back, while others would probably want to shush in her shoes (Boss-boyfriend, strange/shameful family background), maybe precisely because she feels her mom wants to hide her.

I'm at ep 2 and so far it seems too childish for me - should I continue?

what is the webtoon about and where can we read it?

where do you watch it?

Eunmyeong's story is so realistic though... Favoritism in sibling dynamics is a factor shaping a lot of people's character for life, imprinted on their soul. Be it just perceived as such by the children or real, be it accidental, unintentional or instinctual from the parent's side. I suppose often it's a mix of all of those.

I'm not sure whether Amazon Prime licensed it in your country. For me, when typing in Fukuoka several "episodes", including this one pop up .

yes, on amazon prime

it fits his personality and demeanor well. Eun-A finds it appealing (some women do IRL). Maybe because she had to grow up at the age of 9 and now carries herself totally opposite of that, composed and mature.

I did: He talked about a dystopian future and a world ruled by AI, his desired main actor was an action-star

in the last shown meeting about Knock,Knock,Knock her mother says "I'm not sure how much of the writing comes from the director vs. the writer. But you should hear *this*, Director Ma" while putting the script on the table with Byeon Eun-A (not her pseudonym) credited.

they're not half-sisters, right?

that shoe probably was engraved by him - did you see the initials?

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is the haemu group website readable in languages other than Korean?