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Now we can see the repercussion of doing such spell, when it is the wrong person who drinks it ie the Landscape guy, who is stalking her, stealing her clothes and watching her. There were few scene where it seems like somebody is watching, so it must be the Landscape guy.

The spell works differently with different people, like with Mr Gong, it has made him mellow down while with Shin Yu it has heightened his feelings for her but it can be dangerous like with the landscape guy. It probably brings out the inner feelings of someone?

Mr Kwon likes her even Shin Yu said it but he was apprehensive due to his family. I think his family has financial issues, which was evident in that phone call with the house deposit. He did not drink it I think but seeing Shin Yu chasing HJ has made him realise that he shld not hold back. Typical of a lot of men, they don't realise what is under their noses until someone else comes into the picture.

Whenever I see girls like Na Yeon, I am always reminded of my cousin's wife. She too planted herself with my cousin pursuing him literally by saying he must like her and she won't accept No for answer. When he told us about her, both me and his mom were rolling our eyes saying that she was so pretentious.
As soon as he got married, she made sure, the female cousins all stay away from him, she would get so jealous even if he talks to another cousin sister, who is like in her 50s . I no longer speak or hang out or even call my cousin anymore coz the wife does not like it.
My cousin too liked another girl, and he took me to her wedding unfortunately. He got together with his wife soon after the girl he liked got married to another guy.

This is why Shin Yu mom does not want Na Yeon married to her son because she impose on him and dictating many things. How is it that he is the fiancé? Did he even say yes? is there even a ring? She is just marking her territory and imposing stuff in life.
This reminds me of my boss's wife, who also blackmailed him into marrying him. Like he was not ready to commit, so they broke up, Then she stage a suicide attempt and basically cajoled him into marrying her.
Now these are women with red flags, and I really dislike these types of women.

Yes his odd behaviour is their way to show that he is under the spell. I suppose it is a hit and miss with everyone.

Yes I agree with what you have said. It is like an internal and physical conflict.

Seems like his ex is pouring her heart out and indirectly telling Yae that Takumi has always loved her.
I just Takumi was more assertive and confident with his feelings towards Yae. He is really a nice guy just like Yae who is also a nice girl.

I know so frustrating, and just going by their expression.

Plot is now all over the place, they move from one story to another.
Oh my eyes the evil cousin and grandma's maid, not the romance I was expecting.

Just two more episodes, I just hope we don't get played with the ending.

Seems like many people are unhappy about ML's character, to me it was clearly established he was a prick from Ep 1. Everyone is upset he was putting her down and comparing with GF but forgot he left her lying down in the shrine, and she even asked him why he did not call for help? This bothered me more.

He has repeatedly asked HJ why she isn't interested in him, and she told him that everyone preference is different, also she probably does not want to get involved with him due to the spell , the bully (GF) and she actually think Mr Kwon is better suited for her personality.

HJ is not a push over, she just has given it back to him when she did not want to sit in his car, saying that as a dog he shld sit when asked to but probably she just could care less about his superiority, most of the time she just rolls her eyes when he starts talking nonsense.

If you really want to talk about red flags among Korean men are you should read up about the decline in birth rate and the reason behind why women are no longer wanting to get married or bear children. Domestic violence is also common, stalking issue, harassment, the list goes on.

All these problem also exist among many men in other countries , but there is the notion derived directly from the K-pop phenomenon about Korean men, which is not reality. All more so among celebrities, Korean celebrities are known to be most scripted, curated and with strict image control persona. Many Koreans have repeatedly come out to say that people need to stop idolising them as they are not like what is being portrayed in dramas.

If you want green flag men, Europeans , specifically Scandinavians, the rest not really. There is only one green flag celebrity male known to everyone, and he is The One--Keanu Reeves.

Chill people, this is a fictional show, no need to take things to heart.

Yeah, this is La La Land, and has no bearing to reality. But I still think this discussion is still quite tame, on some shows it gets really nasty and toxic.

When a man moves away, and says he needs time or give him time, he is already saying without saying. A man who is serious about the girl will not let her go and says it's not you, it's me.

She is also pursuing Mr Kwon, so I don't see why him getting back with his ex is a problem . Both are being practical
Again only the two of them know about the spell, which why they are behaving contradictory to counter it.

This is because both of them are aware of the spell. If he did not know he was under the spell he won 't be conflicted. Even when he is talking to HJ he say contradictory things one minute stay, then he says go.

Imagine if he was not aware of the spell, he wld hv just pursued HJ only but because he knows, hence the conflict and him going back to his ex. This is just like him saying don't appear in my dream, no please appear.
It is like the chicken and egg situation.

He has been somewhat arrogant towards her from the beginning, and that is his nature. HJ is well aware but she too knows how to give it back to him, and she has. You noticed how he is not the controlling BF with his ex? Nor does he exhibit those odd things he does for HJ?
I mean with his ex he like just another BF.

Yes even I think there is a catch, no magic works directly. But his behaviour is extreme, He didn't really get back, his ex parked herself and Hong Jo also told him to find his own destiny.

Husband putting wife down is a common narrative in a real marriage but it can be the other way around too. For Asian couples it is mostly like that.

The guy who owns or runs the nursery (plants) is the stalker. He is the one who sent her the roses and was following her in the alley. He dd say she looks just like his late wife.

He did say he cannot control his beahviour towards her like when he cannot move his legs or leave her. His behaviour is influenced by the spell too.
I think she feels conflicted and guilty coz he drank the love potion, so she puts up with his antics.
As for the GF, he did break up with her even before the spell. And she forced her way back into his life by proposing. On some level he too wants to not follow the spell but he did not accept her back coz his heart, mind and souls are not into her. He literally left her looking for the girl in hanbook.
He went to lunch with her because he cannot control the spell when she is there.

I don't think that is the case, she knows he has a girlfriend and think he broke up with her coz of the spell. She is also trying not to encourage him or lead him on and she has been consistent that she likes Mr Kwon.

Honestly if she did oblige him it would look even worse. Him drinking was destined, as the shaman said they have to accept it. Shin Yu was supposed to drink it, the potion was never meant for anyone else.

Now she feels bad because he was drunk, which is something he does not do due to his illness and he is supposed to be careful. So now she feels conflicted. She also knows he is cursed. He was the one who dragged her into this spells, not the other way around. He kept pestering her to open it and cure him. She did cure him.

Yes it also looks bad because she likes Mr Kwon, and he knows Shin Yu has a girlfriend, which is why she felt bad coz he told her that she should not have found someone with a GF,
Right now everything seems a bit messy but the tangles will straighten out.

I was thinking the same. He is the stalker!

I still laugh when he asked her to choose which side she liked. He kept shaking his head.

He broke up with her even before the spell due to his illness and I think he does not want to settle down with her. His mom is also against him marrying her.

The preview is misleading, it was Shin Yu's imagination for sure and him checking under the blanket LOL. But omg I do ship her with Mr Kwon, he has a mysterious persona about him. He does like her too, I mean you can tell.
I cant stand that Na Yeon, like she is still forcing herself on him, mind you he broke up with her before the spell. Now he also knows she was a bully. She made the proposal because she saw him with Hong Jo, and she knows that he likes her. So she cornered Shin Yu.
Btw does anyone else think Shin Yu's mom has the same spunk like Hong Jo.? His mom is awesome, she can tell that Na Yeon is a pretentious cunning girl, which is she does not like her and does not want the son to marry her. The mom has been against it.