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I started watching return in 2019, but paused it several times while patiently avoiding spoilers. Finally I've got to finish it last week. It's a fast-paced, intriguing drama with complex and interesting characters but last 2 episodes were really disappointing and lack luster. I kind of wish I didn't finish it. It became one of those dramas I'm going to pretend ending did't happened.

Actually I didn't continue. It wasn't really my cuppa, but as I've heard its 5,6 first episodes were slow, I decided to read recaps before dropping it.

God I'm not even going to watch this but I'm already frustrated with seeing it at upcomings first page every time!! I can only sympathize with fans who've been waiting for years!

Considering it's 0.1 percent instead of 1 percent can we hope they're even more bizarre than other??

Considering it's 0.1 percent instead of 1 percent can we hope they're even more bizarre than other??

I've just started this drama and it's already giving me sport anime vibes, when the respective sport they're playing is the best in the world and everyone wants to do it and parents are old rivals. Rich kids learning music and arts is a fact and relatable but it's kind of unreal how they're killing so all their children can be successful classical singers. Specially in boys' case. They're both only sons and heirs to great fortunes and businesses (Law firm and Construction) but we see all this emphasis on being a singer!!

I'm 4 episodes in and I can't stand them tbh. How can they be so dumb and ridiculous!!!!

At this rate, I have a mind to just wait for it to end then binge watch it.

I'd watched this after Youtube recommended it several years ago and had all but forgotten about it. Coming across the first film brought back all of story. I haven't seen that one completely but even so, this one is so much better. Still a mediocre production but with a strong potential. Characters have potential to be multi dimensional and layered but writing'd made them predictable and linear. Good thing that despite hardships and so much angst it finished on a good note.

I believe first thing is that TVN doesn't promote it much and it isn't as available to international viewers. Second point is that in recent years these kind of mature dramas have been produced one after another so they've became a trope of their own!! Not necessarily brilliant but one should be controversial, have something special or be quite available to attract audience. An exclusive village with several luxurious mansions and women in exquisite dresses aren't enough anymore. Plus if anything, this drama is complicated, it's full of characters and every one of them have a secret of their own, and in every episode something new is introduced. It's a double edged sword, keeps the intrigue for some and bores the other, personally I'm in the middle now. I know the ending of the source novel but given how this story's been going, I'm not as sure they stuck to that.

I can't believe it's halfway through and we're no way near the end! I like this drama, on one hand it's so boring for me I skip most of the filler scenes, yet I can't wait to see what will happen next!!! Specially considering the book ending.

In the book,her sister has died in childbirth and after failing to have children of her own, she had adapted het sister's son.

Plot seems interesting but it's way too long for my taste. Added it to my waiting list anyway.

I won't spoil but in Japanese Ending I had a feeling that nothing was changed after all and it all was back on the first page, at least it was shown like that. Little subplots were handled better in SH as well.

Yeah, from 11 episodes to 20, surely you can imagine the additions!! Mind you, I prefer Korean ending better....

I've seen it!

I'm with you on surplus subplot. I have a personal experience with "Kaisefu no Mita" and its Korean remake "Suspicious Housekeeper"!!

Yes But this is a rather dangerous path they're taking. First they make a backstory for the new villain as to save time, then they make another spin off for the prince whom the first 2 seasons (specially 1st one) were practically about . We know almost all things which are important for his characterization, e.g. he was unpopular with courtiers, threatened, alone, etc. Now we're going to see what we heard in previous seasons. What I'm afraid is that after this, they start to make popular one episode- spin offs for all main characters, Young shin's life and how he joined Chakkos, Seo bi's earlier life as a female doctor or Beom Pal agreeing to be a magistrate to escape from being castrated. And along the way they manage to ruin it and given Netflix tendency to cancel midway, we never get a 3rd season at all!! Personally I prefer to watch all 5 + 1 main characters in a multi episodes season.

I haven't seen him anywhere else but also he doesn't look 32 imo!!! Lol!!

It's a good thing that evidences against all apparant suspects are found simultaneously. It helps keeping the intrigue but I hope they won"t overdo it though.