Luna123

I don't know where you get this 250k?

The deal was about 400 million USD. 100 million already wired to NK, the remaining 300M would have been for the successfully completed mission. Which now they potentially lost...
The translated subs might be flawed. But if you watch the restaurant scene where Suho's "dad" writes the amount on a napkin, it is clearly $ and not ₩.

The money in the bag that Suho retrieved has nothing to do with the payment for the deal. It was cash and weapons stashed for his team, in case they need it for the mission. He had to pick it up before returning to the north, lest the Southern guys find it.

The housekeeper was still filling the tray at that point, putting in the last slice. Evil stepmom was on the phone, she was not even directly involved. She would not dirty her elegant hands with food, lol.

The production company is a Korean business, they are not much interested when or how people around the world can watch, they are interested in getting their investment back. And Disney paid most of the production costs.
D+ are idiots for not releasing the drama simultaneously around the world, but without them, the cancel crew would have been able to axe Snowdrop back last spring or after the first two episodes the latest.

They are paying North Korea in USD.
400.000.000 USD.
That's a lot of money today, even more in 1987.
And the recipient being a communist country, their money was probably very limited value in international transactions. They must LOVE getting those lovely dollars.

He comes from a compromised background. The powerful guy is not Suho's real father, his biological father was banished into the mines for being a reactionary (ie enemy of the system). No matter what Suho does, some people will always question his loyalty.

Can't post screencaps here, but check again, it's around the 25 minute mark in ep 7. There are 4 slices in the middle and 10 around them.

Yeah I really like that he is slowly starting to have doubts. Can't wait to see how he and Kangmoo will put together what each knows about the dirty play of the higher ups.

There were 14 pieces of fancy gimbap, not 13.

This drama is not romance with a side of politics, it is political satire with a touch of romance. Thinking the politics is only a filler will just lead to disappointment, because it is the backbone of the story.

It is obvious that he is in love with her, and he is trying to keep her alive and out of danger. But he can't show his feelings or the situation would go to hell immediately. Also, he is not a lovesick teen who has nothing but romance to worry about. If he defies his orders, his sister might die for it. He also has a strong sense of duty to get his comrades home alive.

This is not a story where the power of love magically redeems the bad guy. When Suho's indoctrinated beliefs change, it won't be because of a girl, but because he finally realizes how corrupt and treacherous those in power really are.

She was ALWAYS crazy and volatile, remember that random shooting because she wanted to be on team Kangmoo or something?

This is a woman who joined the ANSP just to find the ex who left her. And continued to obsess over the guy for years. Her characterization was consistent from the first moment.

But Suho showed her the remote detonator, which would kill everyone inside, including her ex. Did she hope he was just faking it, or that they could shoot him before he would push the button?

And anyway, her job was to wait until two spies fall asleep thanks to dr Kang, only then bring in the swat team, so they can ambush the last one and hopefully take him out without too many casualties. Not urging them into a full shootout scenario...

Suho is the most experienced of the three, he probably worked with her on a mission before. Spies don't get introduced to their colleagues when they join the business, the fewer people know their face the better.

She couldn't talk about the gun without blowing her own cover (she must want to return to her position as the mistress of a very high ranking man in SK). But she made sure that rather than giving it to Kangmoo, it would be discovered by one of the comrades.

she used up all the brainpower for the day, hence her behavior when she run out the secret door 😂

she is an idiot and a liability... she and Comrade Terrorist are a match made in hell 😂

she just turned down the volume, so those outside in the tent could hear again what was happening

😂 just call it obsessive

Suho's sister is younger than him and has a baby. Also, another actress played her in the flashback scene.
They are just colleagues who know each other. I don't think the doctor has feelings for Suho either, she is a pro who won't put emotions ahead of her mission. She's nothing like Jang Hanna. :D

Election day is December 16, that's in 10 days so current date is December 6.
The open house was on Dec 3. That was also the night when Boonok saw Youngro with the backpack of clothes.
Youngro got kicked out the next day (Dec 4) but still was allowed to sleep in the dorm one night.
Hostage situation started the next day, Dec 5.
So yeah, only one night passed since Suho & company occupied the dorm.

I think the plan is to draw out the hostage situation for 10 days, use it to rally support for the ruling party, then kill them all after winning the elections

oh right, that's probably all there is to it. I'm trying to find conspiracies everywhere now 😂😂