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Thank goodness! Maybe KBS has finally woken up that they can't sustain these series to 50 eps long?

Thanks for your reply, Sean. I too have no issues with the actors themselves, they are all doing a great job. I really like the leads - he's fantastic in this role and I'm happy for her as I know she's gotten a lot of flak about her past roles. I do like her. And I do like the second couple, it's a nice role for him after the rat he played in 3 Bold Siblings.

I do hope they resolve these two issues quickly as well. The writer has a kernel of a really sweet story here without resorting to this, unless she's looking for filler to stretch the story out to 50 episodes (which is what I'm afraid of).

Fingers crossed that you're right and we can move on.

I'm just guessing regarding the 2ML..i hope they keep them apart!!!! This writer has a mind of her own and I can't predict her - so I have no idea what she will do and I don't trust her.
IBN- "It's Beautiful Now" was the weekend series that followed this writer's last series: Young Lady & Gentleman
3BS - "Three Bold Siblings" was the weekend series that followed It's Beautiful Now.

Sean, I'm curious...I've seen your feedback on many series here and generally agree with them....

Do you find this series to be off-putting, in regards to the MaRi +PilSeung storyline and the antics of trying to reunite the stalker and JY/DR? I know we have a looong way to go to episode 50, but I'm going to be FFing a lot in the upcoming weeks, I think.

I believe a lot of it would depend on the State they reside in, as some state could have differing views of this. Since she is over 21 in this series (I think?) that makes her no longer a minor in all states. However, her parents would have applied for a custodian/guardian/conservator to protect her from herself (similar to what happened to Britney Spears & her father). If approved by the Court, the guardian would administer her affairs to the degree the court felt necessary, which would depend on her mental capacity as determined by approved doctors. That being said, if the guardian (in this case, MR's parents) approves a marraige to someone, and there are no objections from any of the involved parties, then the Court would probably have to approve it, as then the issue of who becomes the guardian - New Husband or do parents continue? And if the guardianship changes to the husband, he would have to prove his ability to perform the task to the court.

Agreed, 17/18 made for a great weekend of viewing...minimal use of FF.

Ep 17 was epic...where JY was reading the script for the finale of "Straightforward Romance" and PS reaction. And with her recollection of her garden encounter...PS's satchel keeps getting dropped and forgotten about, LOL. HyunWoo is really killing it in this episode, he was spot-on with his expressions. Ep 18 was good too. If they could get rid of JD and stop this stupid MR plot, this could be a really good series and not the creepy mess it's heading towards. But, I know, it's this writer's way of doing things.

I'll go out on a limb and say that KBS needs to re-think its weekend formula for 50-episode family dramas. Lately, the quality of the writing just isn't there. IBN crashed after about 2/3 in, as did TRHC. 3BS would have been a great 30 episode drama if you cut out the endless loop of DNA testing. It probably doesn't make economic sense to run 2 30 episode series where one 50 ep would fit, but if you get rid of the "padding/filler" episodes and scenes, some of these weekenders that are mired in the 7-level ratings here could rise up into the 8s. And be a lot more enjoyable too.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Just finished Ep 12 and would just like to say how much I like this show. The leads are so unique, I've never met anyone like them before in any K or C-drama. She is so internally conflicted and is completely getting blindsided by her true feelings because she's so obsessed with her professional goals. He, on the other hand, doesn't know what to make of her "flirting" and it's interesting that he's in love with someone he doesn't trust yet (completely understandable)...so he keeps from expressing his feelings and refuses to let her get the upper hand. Which of course frustrates her.

The supporting cast works well together too. I know it's slow-paced, but that's OK with me as it's more realistic.

And ShanShan in all black in the snow scene was gorgeous.

It almost seems like the writer is throwing every weird thing she can think of at the wall to see which will stick for shock value. Sheesh.

This show needs a whole fleet of WTODs

King the Land's chemistry between JunHo & YooNa is off the charts - it redefines chemistry for me. What's Wrong w. Secy Kim & Hometown ChaChaCha have good chemistry w. the leads. Oh Min Suk & Shin DongMi are terrific as the older couple in It's Beautiful Now, but their screen time becomes increasingly limited as the show progresses and the story falls apart about 2/3 way in.

You have to take the MDL ratings with a grain of salt. I've seen great shows start out high and wind up with low 7s. And utterly crappy shows that we all agree stinks, wind up with mid-7s.
I've given up on the ratings.

Why is ShuYi so anxious about getting ShiYan on WeChat? She is able to text message him directly. Isn't that good enough? (I'm not that familiar with WeChat).
(watching Ep 6)

I'm not sure if my Kocowa even works anymore, but here in KBSAmerica land, the shows run 2 weeks behind, which is kind of odd...normally weekenders are 1 week behind. But it's OK, this show isn't exactly gluing me to the edge of my seat

That makes a lot of sense, given the traditional conservative bent these weekend "family" dramas have. I understand that YLAG was the last of the "successful (highly rated)" weekenders and everything else since lagged by comparison: IBN, 3BS, TRHC. And I can see where she got her green-light quickly based on her reputation, but still, she needs to be watched.

Our cable service now has KBS America as a dedicated channel (although in low-definition) so I can see the entire show un-edited as compared to the broadcast version here in LA that gets 20 mins of running time cut out at the 30 minute point. The only problem is the inability to FF thru the annoying other elders and stupid storyline.

Frankly, this series wins the Golden FF Button award.

Agreed.

This writer (based solely on my impressions of her work in YLAG) has some 'different' ideas. Which, on the surface, isn't such a bad thing: I would welcome avoiding forced 'happy endings' in series where they were not deserved (I'm looking at you, Apple of Me Eye) or redeemed characters who should never have been (MIL in The Love in Your Eyes, for instance). Some of these ongoing tropes are just too much.

But this writer has a dark side, IMO. I don't mind twisting things up, but she needs to rein it in. I walked away from the TV on Sunday when they showed the scene where DoRa was locked in the empty resort with the stalker by her mom. I don't need to see that, frankly. And this stupid incest thing and the mentally-challenged daughter story-line is insulting, to say the least, to those of us who have a relative with these issues. KBS needs to assign someone from Standards & Practices to review the scripts before shooting. Normally, the network is pretty locked-down on this kind of stuff.

Sorry, FWIW - "For What it's Worth". Thanks for your input, I hope that's possible for him to do. Her world back in her old life was destroyed and I'd hate to see her return to that.

So, a philosophical question....
FWIW, I'm still 2 weeks behind - they showed the ep with the nude photoshoot last nite on KBS America but I do read the comments here and we can see where this is going....

PS knows that having her reclaim her memories and identity returns her to a horrible world where creditors are probably still straining at the leash to get at her future earnings and media attention she will not be prepared for.

So does PS have the moral/ethical right to tell her about her past, so she can return to her past life? Or should he "leave sleeping dogs lie" and let her live a simpler, happier life where he can take care of her in relative obscurity? What is the right thing to do? If that is the whole point of this series, then I think it would be very interesting and redeem it from the god-awful other characters (except for the aunt/brother couple) that make me want to FF thru most of it.

What would YOU do? I would want to leave her be and maybe get her out of Seoul, and back to her "mother's" hometown. I'm just not sure if I have the right to do that?

Absolutely agree with "Once Again". I'm currently watching it, and about half-way thru. So far, it's avoided all the stupid moments that have plagued other weekend drama since It's Beautiful Now.

I can kinda-sorta understand her being a klutz as she is in a totally unfamiliar position that she was all her life - manual labor vs. privileged child star/model/actress. She has neither the conscious memory or muscle memory to do these things. This is one of the things they are trying to show us how "different" she is. But the visual similarity needs to be addressed. What strikes me as odd is that they did such a GOOD job of making her look totally beaten up in the hospital (swollen lips, eyes, etc). Granted, that was probably shot in one day, so they could justify the hassle of makeup for it.