Kathryn_51

Response in Cannes was positive so first 3 episodes will be released in movie theaters
sometime in June.

https://www.news1.kr/articles/5414428

Mystery boy and the catalyst for whatever comes?? Perfect role for Lee Chae Min. I usually hate teen school draas but I'll at least give it a try for LCM - a great and very versatile actor for someone that young.

I don't mind predictable romance formulas and I don't mind a sprinkling of kdrama tropes. But I really like kdramas that "twist" the tropes and provide something fresh. The Atypical Family certainly began that way. I especially enjoy the contrast between the two families - for instance, the scammers eat together, the "elite" do not.

I like most of the characters - except Gwi Ju. Perhaps that is why I don't care about the romance - especially if it simply follows a predictable arc.

I haven't watched this week yet, but is it confirmed? JTBC and the Wiki site and says something different. But, of course, that's based on whatever we were told before the drama began.

If this is how it all plays out - and it appears likely - then this drama will down in kdrama history as the drama that started with a unique story and characters and quickly morphed into predictable territory.

However, FL remembers the trauma (related to fire). It's not clear if the viewer yet knows how/when the fire occurred.

I just watched on the JTBC web site and WTF - JTBC doesn't even provide subs in Korean??? It's obvious what is happening but since I don't feel the chemistry this does not make me eager to watch (unlike QoT wherein its pre-releases ran the gamut with a variety of characters and stories. TvN knows how to do pre-releases. 😊)

Not that I can translate Korean very well, and I'm not the type to try and shame people for whatever insensitivity they may display, but for crying out loud, do you want to promote this or not, JTBC???? Some viewers - even if not hard of hearing - LIKE subtitles.

I don't hate her but she will never be a reason for me to check out a drama.

On the other hand, Kim Soo Hyun (who I know nothing about except QoT) and Go Gyu Pil are big reasons for me to at least check it out.

Maybe someone who lives in that cave that Da Hae noticed when she first visited the estate. 😂😂😎

Thanks @Ivy - you are watching closely so I'm glad to know I didn't miss anything.

I don't like the school fire connection simply because it's way too obvious. A roller-coaster ride with lots of climbs/plummets and whiplash turns is more fun than one gradual, lazy climb up a mountain slope to watch the sunset.

Clearly, the writer is hitting us over the head with the idea that he saved her in the past. I hope the answer is something totally different - perhaps she has her own super-powers that have been latent/suppressed because of whatever incident occurred in the past.

I've been re-watching the episodes and noticed that every time he returned to the hospital and saw the yellow door, the camera focused on the CLOCK. It was always 10:40 a.m. The smoke was already appearing when he first walked into the hospital room which was between 10:30 and 10:35 (?).

Perhaps he needs to leave the room earlier? OTOH, maybe it's nothing more than appearing nearby. However, in the 1st two instances, he had already been nearby with her. The mirror scene isn't as clear.

I actually don't like the "fire rescue"connection because the writer has been hitting us over the head with it and in a drama with many small surprises/twists, this would be the most non-surprise non-twist possible.

I like BWMDL's idea that there was another fire would be a great plot twist. It would also answer how "Mom" and "Uncle" knew that she was at the hospital - and why she made the cryptic comment about "I'm not dead yet, so you can't collect on the insurance."

I started my re-watch w/my notebook in hand. Got through Ep. 2 and wondering if I missed certain items.

Man Heum's dream about the ring: I still assume that she was guessing as to its meaning, but did I miss something that confirmed her vision?

Does the viewer know why Da Hae was at the beach at that serendipitous moment? Dressed in clothes inappropriate for a beach? Major clue or did I miss an explanation? [and I really, really am fearful about Grandfather's role because he is the one person that I-na trusts above all}. If writer-nim trashes him, my rating goes way, way down.

the characters are interesting, their histories are interesting but I think the answer to "why can I touch her" is going to be ridiculously inexplicable. Sort of a " it is because we tell you it is" answer. If so, then lazy writing.

I finally re-watched that episode. The girl and boy were of equal height. The child actors are both the same age. Da Hae was in highschool (which, in Korea, can be "19" years old - Korean method - as a senior) while Gwi Ju was in his "early '20s" when he got his girlfriend pregnant/married/worked at the fire station.

I have begun my re-watch w/notebook in hand but "little girl with the dog'"? I don't recall that scene. Please remind me, s'il vous plait.

Writers need to solve this conundrum.

ML believes (his family believes) that he was PREVIOUSLY able to return in time to happy moments simply because he closed his eyes and recalled the event. Are we to believe that that this did not manifest until his happiest moment (birth of I-na) ?? Never prior to that
moment? Hmmm. . . if true, cheatsville by the writers.

VS

Currently, he does not time travel intentionally ("close his eyes and recall a memory"). It happens without purpose or thought. And they all involve Da Hae.

If writers don't explain this difference - or, if there is some sloppy quasi-explanation that stretches credulity, then big minus points.

My husband happened to be walking through when that scene appeared and he instantly recognized it. 😊

But otherwise, this show is pretty bad - I guess it's intentional (those evenly spaced freckles??) but not worth my investment of time.

The document clearly shows that both signed (sealed) - so if it's fake, she would need to have somehow acquired his seal.

But it theoretically doesn't make sense. If both of them signed in the future, then why would he tell her that it was a "present" (gift). And, thus far, he only time travels to "save" her.

But then, I didn't understand the tulip scene. He sees them, buys them and then is suddenly transported back without having a memory? I guess that's the point - it's not a memory that he can repeat - it happens when she needs to be saved/protected? That's why her story doesn't make sense to him now?

I hope he's smart and smells a rat. I would like to watch a story of cat-and-mouse.

I think her master move was whatever she told her prior two husbands - something about they were the only one who had ever saved her? helped her? I can't recall. Time to re-watch and this time take notes. 😊

Whatever door they were talking about - they both understood what it referred to. So, perhaps he has told his father about that particular incident at the hospital.

I'm enjoying the family dynamics and characters, but the "mystery" part is leaving me cold - I really don't care what happened at that school long ago but apparently whatever happened is now tied to the present and the writer is throwing out many puzzle pieces but doesn't intend to even start putting the puzzle together until near the end.

I tried to understand your comment, but time travel . . . .brain freeze. . .not going to try to figure it out.

When ML said something to his father about the "event at the door" (can't recall the exact phrase), do you think he was talking about the door in the hospital? I thought it referred to something we haven't seen yet, but your comment re that specific door made me wonder.

The only plot twist that would satisfy me at this point is that he is on to her scam. I will be disappointed if ML turns out to be a lovesick fool this early in the drama.