MadelineMaureen

I feel like season 2 could focus on the present day(two-ish weeks or so) from season 1 showing it from JinMan's POV, as we only got to see one part of his plan/trap for Bale. Starting from Jung Min attempting to hack into the shopping mall site for the first time. That would have alerted JinMan that Babylon might have reneged on their deal.
For all I know they already filmed everything for a season 2 and decided to split the footage into 2 distinct seasons to create conversation around the show. Like Netflix did with The Glory part 1 and part 2.
JinMan was injured in the last scene. He would have needed to pay his old boss' family a visit, and get behind Bale now that he was facing toward Jian and the shopping mall instead of watching his back. There was about a week before the Jian sees him in the morgue/funeral home, and I think it was the 3rd or 4th day that the battle takes place in season one so JinMan had about 2 to 4 days to play ghost of Christmas past while everyone's guards were down. We also have the week prior while Jung Min is being the least subtle spy known to mankind. And the full trap plan that was started 14 years prior. They have a lot to work with just in past scenes, not to mention they could still have things to finish in a new present day for season two.
I would like to see JinMan struggle over the choice to make Jian like him a little more as well. We saw glimpses, but I feel we need to see him go back and forth with his choice over the years as he becomes more decided in his plan and confident in Jian's abilities to survive.

JinMan was definitely fighting someone at the same time Jian, Brother, Pasin, and MinHye were fighting at the house/shopping mall. He was freshly injured in the last scene. While Babylon thought he was dead he could have snuck in a back door, so to speak, now that Bale was showing his tail. Bale or the director could have gotten away to continue a new present day scenario.
Season 2 can show the present day week from season 1 in JinMan's POV and a new present day showing them hunting down the anyone that might have gotten away. If the Director/JinMan's old boss from Babylon took his grandson under his wing like JinMan did Jian, it could also continue the story in that manner. Honestly, whether they end it here or continue on with the bits left out/future of the shopping mall, these 8 episodes were soooooo good.

Jeong Jin Man was freshly injured at the very end. So season 2 could cover another battle that wasn't show between Bale and JinMan. Bale might have survived again, and season 2 could be actively hunting him together with flashbacks to the whole trap plan that Jin Man had put in place to get Bale to show his tail i.e. his fake suicide.

Yeah, or we'll get to see that while Jian was dealing with the people at the shopping mall Jeong Jin Man was dealing with Bale and the Director(his old boss) in person. Hence why he looks a mess in the last scene with fresh blood and wounds on his body.
I think that he knew she would either handle it on her end or take the exit plan he put in place. But he still needed everyone focused on the shopping mall and Jian, not him. That way he could get closer to Bale.
I really loved the show so I hope we get a season 2 with more from Jian, Jin Man, Brother, Pasin and Min Hye. The cleaning crew at the end was a nice touch. Also, totally called that the detective and bus driver were in on it in some way. (the people playing the characters are too known to me to show up for less than 2 mins imo)

I've seen her in the more recent SMTOWN & colab stages/MVs but I had thought it was just a different make-up technique. But with a drama & closer steady close-ups I realize she must of had some things done in the last 2-3 years.
I have a vivid memory of watching a music show live(on stream) around 2015ish & seeing a girl group that I didn't recognize & thought they were a new rookie group. That was until I read the group name in the corner. Every single member looked different, drastically so, from their previous comeback. To the point all of their charms were gone. I felt really sad about it. They were beautiful before & looked unique, but now they just looked like everyone else in Gangnam. Recently I've been seeing this happen more & more with Idol actresses from 2nd & early 3rd gen.
Angain they are all still beautiful, I just miss what made them standout, but I guess what was considered a flaw to them.

He is giving her space as her ex never did. Also he feels like he could never truly have her anyway because of his future death, and possibly wanting to take her fate for her aka being murdered by MinHwan and SooMin.
Like his sister said, his default is robot. He is suppressing his emotions so that he can react calmly to everything & is letting JiWon work through her emotions. He's witnessed her shutdown when overwhelmed & doesn't want to cause her more pain by overly pursuing the issue/misunderstanding with her when he himself doesn't yet know how much of a threar YuRa will be to JiWon. If he knows how psycho she is aint no way he's going to be hanging around JiWon painting a giant target on her back when the lazer is already locked & loaded.

First thoughts about ep12....trauma responses are a real bitch.

I haven't seen BoA in a drama since I think 2010ish, in her Athena cameo. I saw her in episode 11 & thought 'no, that can be BoA.' Then she spoke & i heard her voice & had an 'Oh Shit' moment. At certain angles she looks like the BoA that I have in my memory, but the little tweaks really changed how her face looks to me now. She in no means looks bad or anything, just different from what I had gotten used to.
I so torn, cause I loving seeing her outside of competition/variety shows again, but dear lord will I be glad when her character exits stage left.

THANK YOU! I was coming to say this cause I'm 40mins into episode 10 & just sitting here in abject horror. Like, seriously, what the ever loving fuck.🤢😫

Knight Flower is another one I'm really enjoying but for some reason everytime i try to sit and watch it in peace someone is either trying to talk to me or needs me to make them food. The death stare i sent my mom when, after explain who each character is & how they are related, she asked another question at a curcial part....🥹😒😮‍💨
They have fully pulled the uno reverse card on me now Im in my 30s & they're in their 70s. Mom if your lurking in the comments, you know i love you....🥰

This and 'A Shop For Killers' are the only shows right now that I'm watching that I'm 100% glued to the show & not wanting the pause to scroll on my phone or do other tasks.
I find myself kicking my feet like a little kid because some of the scenes are so cute. Then the next scene I'm punching my fist in the air like I'm watching an intense football match screaming "GOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL" when another win happens for Ji Won.
Love it. If you are debating whether or not to start watching this just do it already. If you aren't hooked in & ready to throw down for JiWon by the end of episode 2, I dont know what to say other than this show just isnt for you. So do it, you know you want to. Your other "plan to watch" shows can wait.

See this is the type of thing that needs to be on screen not "left to the viewers imagination"

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So you're telling me, that the person responsible for the keeping watch on the drugs used on the patients during surgery and their vitals could "DECLINE" giving a statement in a medical malpractice investigation, that ended in someone's death and just disappear and NO ONE but the lead finds that weird? Really...REALLY? The anesthesiologist is the one who has to calculate the drugs going into the patient, and is the one to keep track of every up and down on the persons vital monitor....how the actual hell is he not the one on trail? If the blood lose from drugs is the issue it's not the one holding the scalpel's fault.
And no doctor is handling a medical vial that needs a needle without gloves on. I'm I dumb? Is that not a thing? Also if the drug was used during surgery why the hell would he un-glove to handle the smoking gun? The lawyers on both sides are dumb as a doornail.
Anesthesiologist are some of the highest paid doctors(people in the medical field please confirm or deny this) as they very little room for error. Again math and chemistry on a human in life or death situations.
I am at a loss.

Oh, well I've always considered idol trainees as idols even if they don't debut as one if the first thing I see them in is for idol debut(tv show). I even call Lee Jung Ha(Moving) an idol for the most part even though the poor boy can't sing or dance to save his life, because the first thing I saw him in was The Unit. They both had the "it" factor for acting(I don't care what people are saying about Yeji's acting, she's doing well to me) so to me they are idol-actors

it's the face shape & how he moves/speaks plus the hair style.

What doctor would leave finger prints on a vile that was used during a surgery? Like are the judges that stupid?

40mins into the first episode and I want to make a prediction.

I think that Jeong Woo's client/patient was never actually the one on the table and that it was a set up. The anesthesiologist was in on it as he would have been in the room when the patient was being prepped. The woman on the table had the same tattoo on her hand to make people think it was the same woman, but was actually a double . So either the woman needed a highly publicized death to hide from someone or it was to set up Jeong Woo specifically. Though I'm leaning more toward the former than the latter. The amount of security with the woman and the missing cctv footage of the operation all lead me to believe that the woman needed to disappear in extremely public yet private way.
Again only 40 minutes in but so this is just a hypothesis.

Praying for everyone's career after this one tbh. Cause we know all of them can do good even AMAZING work, but dear lord was this just not it.

I was really enjoying the production until episode 9. They introduced a female character just to kill her & make a male character care more about an issue that was already something to care about. This is what is called "fridging" and is a common trope in comics and male lead/written shows. The fact it was written by a woman makes my head spin.
I'm not dropping because I'm still enjoying other aspects of the show, but 'disappointed' is the best way to express my feelings on episode 9's ending.