Kathryn_51

Mild spoilers below re: Lee Hyo Jun

ooops, i just now read your posts - and others - on Twitter. If true, I'm sorry bloomingtide - if these are the final scenes, you and others deserved better.😥

Oh, and meanwhile, after looking at Ha Jun's story/video (harbor bridge and perhaps. . . . Busan is going on my bucket list for Korea trip, lol)

Studying at Busan? I haven't seen that specifically, but if so - you go girl - do it On Your Own w/out pushy TH meddling. Take the 3 months and then. . .happy reunion. Better than the cold, contrived wedding scene in THRC.

Meanwhile, at least your favorites will get a heart-fluttering scene. My boi TM maybe gets a few scenes w/little sis and perhaps goes on a plane trip. Somewhere. Painting somewhere? Or maybe just sitting at a desk.

Be happy Bloomingtide - it may not be the ultimate but it will flutter year heart.

If the 1st 2 episodes are any prediction, there will be 5-10 minutes of tear-jerker scenes in every episode. I FF thru all of them because there is no question how they will be resolved.

But the remainder of the episodes are lots of fun and charm. Some scary scenes, but not violent. My boi Yoo In Soo stole every scene he was in - IMHO, of course.. 🥰

Happy ending, of course!!! Netflix and TvN didn't pout gazillions and - as I understand it - YEARS of planning, to have anything less.

It's a journey - I hope you can enjoy it. 🥰😊🥰😊

Thanks for the link. The drama writer appears to know how to slowly.. . . . . slowly. . . .spread out the heart-fluttering scenes.

already on my watchlist from last October because of Jung So Min.
But Jo Han Chul as her father? I don't think this one can fail.

For the most part, I get all of that (symbolizing a different path or fate) - except. . . .the cherry blossoms appeared with Yu-ra's bodyguard, not with Ji Hyuk.

So, I've finally come to believe that they signaled that the bodyguard's fate had also changed. Fate stepped in to save him (he was planning to be in the car) because he had helped Ji Hyuk.

I liked the bodyguard, lol. 😊

To lighten up the mood, here's a brief behind-the-scenes clip of Yoo In Soo's multiple attempts to trip and fall in the outdoor cafe scene. 😊

https://www.instagram.com/p/C4cY9cCvvR4/

I had the same feeling after Episode 1 when most scenes were seen through the eyes/memory of the ML. In the second episode, the viewer was presented with the ML's memories of the same scenes/events.

Well done by the writers.

Prepare yourself. At some point - probably when they are beginning to get closer again - she will find them. Not a spoiler, just predictable. 😊😊

My gut? They will have a happy ending after various trials and tribulations. I wouldn't watch otherwise but ive dropped many dramas recently because they bored me.😀

After 2 Eps, the "crisis" appears to be FL's three-months- to-live cancer diagnosis. But methinks there are more hidden secrets to be unveiled.😀😀

"Morally grey" is far more interesting (to me, lol) than perfect heroes/heroines. I love a good mixture of business shenanigans and romance. My sympathy is with the ML but writers do love their little twists and turns, so perhaps a flashback or two will balance it out.

Meanwhile, a very unique twist on the chaebol marriage trope, so enjoyable thus far.

mjcsfla1 - A gentle reminder - but I really don't give a flying F for Tae Ho or Hyo Shim. If I was in TH's shoes, I would fly to London - but he won't. If I was in Hyo Shim's shoes, I would disappear for a few months - but she won't. I assume they will have a very happy ending and thus I don't care about the preview or the teaser.

I want substantive closure for the other characters - not just a 30 second closure but SUBSTNATIVE closure. Tae Min, Su-kyung, Tae Hee, Hyo-do, Hyo Jun, Mi-rim,

Father Lee's closure should be the 30 second one! Hey - I'm going to live a very good life with my mistress thanks to my daughter. THIRTY SECONDS - that's all it deserves.😂😂😂

LOL, but my question was. . .does FL have a heart. I was ready to drop after 1 episode but glad I stuck with it. Absolutely love the last scene in Ep. 2. Hope their journey is enjoyable.

MDL ratings mean nothing. In Korea? One of the highest ratings (2nd episode: 8.6 in-country; 9.8% Seoul).

I was a bit skeptical this weekend, until. . . . . .that Ep. 2 final scene. Epic.

But I might be unique in kdrama viewerdom - I love a really good, well-crafted mystery.

I made the following comment after the 1st 2 episodes: This is a mess. It will either be a delightful mess or an ugly mess. I will continue to watch.

Take that for what little it is worth. 😂😂

My Episode One (non-spoiler) Review

I never understand the rules of Asian fantasy dramas, but they tried to explain how the original ghost photo studio came about (although I still don't understand what it meant/symbolized long ago).

Most of the episode was laying the foundation: Good explanation of Joo Won's character and why he does what he does. Decent explanation of Kwon Na Ra's role, but no details yet on her "power".

My boi Yoo In Soo was cute as heck (Park Dang-gu vibes) but his back-story wasn't described nor was the other ghost, but hopefully we'll get that solidified in Episode 2. Kim Young Ok plays the landlady and according to MDL, she is also Han Bom's (Kwon Na-ra) Grandmother. She is obviously the catalyst (intentional) for bringing the two leads together.

One real tear-jerker story (unlike others, I don't watch scenes that make me cry a bucketful of tears so I FF to the predictable outcome). Which is my one concern about the show - how much focus on the tear-jerker ghost stories vs character/romance development and laugh-out-loud hijinks.

But I will watch anyway and Ep. 1 gets an automatic 10⭐ from me because. . . . .Yoo In Soo is back on my screen after four long months absence (the 1st since he originally appeared in AOUAD I believe).