KevinToronto

"lets see how their attitude is when they realize they don't have a golden cow to milk dry anymore." The normal response would be to recognise their selfishness and stupidity. However, I suspect that they will veer towards a Na Young like attitude, and blame Soo Ji for their problems.

Thanks for the clarification, both of you. I obviously missed that point amongst all the other times Na Young went off the deep end because of her obsessive jealousy of Soo Ji.

I agree that Woo Ri was very lucky to have his sister set the record straight. The fact that Na Young can so readily lie clearly worried him. Is it an a hint of a major psychological issue that will cause problems for Woo Ri and Soo Ji in future episodes?

With regard to the video, I am not certain that it is an issue of belief. I think he still believes in Soo Ji. Rather I am wondering if his trust in her (and his judgment) was rocked a bit. Until that point, he had only seen the violence in one direction. Now, it would appear to go both ways. As he does not know the family dynamic involved, he is making a judgment based on Soo Ji being a psychiatrist. Slapping the face of someone (who he still believes is unrelated to Soo Ji) would not be something he would have expected of Soo Ji given her profession.

While I want to root for Soo Ji, I am getting fed up with the continuous "I will deal with it myself". If her patients took that attitude, she would have no practice.

What is with the inability of Soo Ji to acknowledge her relationship with Na Young? I understand Na Young because she is so insecure. While it might explain the dynamic to Woo Ri, he would be able to understand it better.

Hopefully the rest of the week will sort out some of this.

While it would be nice to have a good bromance between the ML an2ML, I do not think it will happen in the long run. Hyun Sung has already asked why Woo Ri is so concerned about Soo Ji. Plus, he was away from Korea and apparently only came back because Soo Ji was at his parent's hospital. [Unless I am mistaken, she was a doctor there for a while, so that seems rather weak.] Upon his return, he immediately "claims" her, even publicly stating he is her fiance. There appears to be no acknowledgement or acceptance that Soo Ji is a successful doctor.

All of the above suggests to me that Hyun Sung is not going accept losing someone considers to be his possession, and he will not be quiet or pleasant when he realises that she no longer loves him.

I think the next scandal will be created by Na Young, but I suspect that Woo Ri and Hyun Sung will try to help in very different ways, and this will sow the seeds of doubt in Soo Ji's mind.

I suspect she lashes out because she has had experience where the "helping hand" has been anything but. Apologies for being pedantic, but both Soo Ji and Woo Ri are psychiatrists, not therapists, and they are both doctors (MDs). Psychologists and therapists are not.

While the common drama trope is to have the second leads (male and female) as major negative aspects of the story (often being obsessively trying to "catch" one of the lead characters), there are some stories where there is a separate couple development between the second leads. Dramas that come to mind include Run On; You are my Spring; A Business Proposal; Love to Hate You; and The Master's Sun.

This is mere speculation, but is it because she feels guilty as result of receiving the parent's praise for being so clever and successful despite not being their child? Is Soo Ji trying to help Na Young to compensate? Will this guilt be part of the reason for her disappearance?

I would have to disagree with the rudeness being unnecessary. Yes, she is ultra "independent", but when you consider her family, who wouldn't be?

As for Hyun Sung, he waltz's back into her life and starts trying to control it. What is with publicly announcing in her workplace that he is her fiance? Shouldn't that be something she has said yes to? And how many times has he grabbed hold of her arm, hand or shoulder? She is a highly successful person in her own right, and he is treating her like his personal object who must do everything he decides. He is borderline stalking her.

Her treatment of Woo Ri seems to be more rooted in her inability to recognise someone who genuinely wants to help. In my opinion, that is partly due to her home environment. Having a perpetually jealous and angry "sister", and a "brother" who is totally useless and has done nothing in a good many years must have been extremely stressful. How many times has the fact that she was abandoned by her birth mother been thrown in her face? Also, I suspect that her success has resulted in a lot of professional jealousy, with resultant back stabbing.

I think that I am going to have to put together a chart of households and "blood" families to keep things straight.

I am not so sure that it is insecurity. Of what I have seen so far (and I have deliberately not watch a few episodes to binge later), the character is the typical rich, pampered boy child who believes that what he wants is his by right, and he will get it. Him telling Woo Ri detailed information is the pompous pretentious statement of "This is mine". The fact that Soo Ji is an individual and not an object is irrelevant.

I have not yet seen today's episode, and might not for a while. I am thinking of waiting for 2 or 3 weeks before doing a binge watch, including multiple skips of the annoying stuff.

Having said that, my feeling is that Hyun Sung would have paid no attention to what Soo Ji does or says. He clearly is of the opinion "I am the greatest thing since sliced bread, and Soo Ji is my possession." The necklace is mere affirmation that he "owns" her.

It is possible that his father will have some role in the upcoming scandals. However, I feel that Hyun Sung will be the primary driver. His possessiveness will lead to anger and jealousy as Soo Ji and Woo Ri become closer as colleagues and on a personal level. Plus, I feel that he will cling on excessively and that will cause problems for Soo Ji's work. Will he dismiss her past 10 years of career and say that she should be a good mother to their future children?

Finally, I think the yellow cloak will be a key factor, and that is where Na Young will get involved.

I agree with your view of Hyun Sung. If I recall correctly, at the piano recital, while dropping off the flowers, he said his "girlfriend" was waiting for him (or something similar). I realise that this is "drama land", but how can he expect to re-start a relationship after 10 years at full throttle? The lack of respect for Soo Ji and how she will have changed/developed over the 10 years is staggering.

Sadly, this is a main character, so will be around for a very large part of the series.

A lovely series that ended on a high. I am really happy that we will get to see this quartet again.

I am going watch the two episodes back-to-back later this afternoon.

But inane BS is what makes the world go around. Well, that is what it feels like when I deal some of my colleagues at work. 😂

No worries. I have Queen of Tears on the "To watch list". I am thinking of waiting until next weekend and having a binge session of the first 8 episodes.

Okay, who is going to sign up as a Charter member of "Masochists United"? The first training session will be held after episode 1 of Beauty and Mr. Romantic this Saturday.

Interestingly, I took the fact that both Hyo Shim and Tae Ho ran every morning as an indication/suggestion that both were "living" the same existence. Obviously, the random and reluctant "interview" that was broadcast in the gym just when Tae Ho was walking past was purely coincidental and happens to many people in real life. 😂

It is interesting that this show gets grief, but Flex X Cop seems to have escaped the fact that the lead car is the 222 million won BMW XM, which has only just been released.