Mareina

Every new ep makes me appreciate this show even more. So many complex and intriguing characters I'm dying to find out more about!

The right ingredients are all there and the message is actually quite nice, but somehow sadly the movie adds up to less than the sum of the ingredients.

I'm sure there'll be romance down the line, but it's not the main focus (yet).

I think it's rather simple and straighforward. Most other historical dramas have more intricate conspiracies and agendas. Hwajeong covers a lot of historical ground but has never been confusing. You can even keep all of the ministers straight easily.

That's not to say I recommend it though, because it's a little too uncomplicated for my liking ;)

Omg, now I see it, too!

That lady friend is probably not stopping the shady business. Chairman Kang had a typical way of responding with "Will you do that?" to his underling's questions and Lee Jin Sook used that expression at the end, so I think she'll take over his position as the mastermind behind the shadows.

Now that Tae Ho started using his wits, this show got so much fun! I wasn't actually into it until ep 4, but ep 5 and 6 stepped it up a notch and now I really like it.

I agree. It took some getting used to the new L both for me as a viewer but I think also for Yamazaki and now the character feels more comfortable and it's fun to watch the Light/L interactions.

I died laughing at that scene! xD I already loved all of the awkward/intense/hilarious meetings of unlikely people in past eps, but this one just takes the cake!

I guess you got mislead by that synopsis, because this isn't a procedural. The romance is only about 10% of the show though and the most important couple isn't even a romantic one. The major part is mystery (though there's certainly no investigator team genius).

Kalahara, you might want to use the spoiler option to hide your comments. They do give away pretty much for people who didn't catch up yet.

I wonder why it should be only one of them. If the girlfriend and the brother of the ex-con died, he'll probably want to kill both, right?

I also enjoy Park Tae Gyu's scenes a lot! He really isn't actually likable, but he feels so real and it's easy to sympathise with him and his desperate situation.

I agree that Junho feels more like Junyeong, but I don't want it to be him, because it would've been way too easy to figure out. We already had someone obvious in Min=Lawyer and I want this drama to be smarter than have the 2nd mystery also be the obvious option.

Did I miss the connection between Kang Eun Hyuk and Min? Why did he call him "Hyung"? Makes me wish he was Jun Yeong, so that it won't be Jun Ho cause that'd be too obvious.

Edit: Never mind, I rewatched and just realized I mistook Hyun for Eun Hyuk in the flashback.

Lot's of cliches and not the best acting, but somehow it works surprisingly well. They have such cute chemistry, both the romance and also the friendships.

This summer has quite a number of K-drama I love but is rather meager on the J-drama side... guess it's time to catch up on older ones.

Yeah that's my major issue with this show, too. It's not that all of her scenes annoy me, but her character is victim to writing convenience way too often. Her logic just doesn't make sense at all and it's frustrating. Also, it makes the hero look dumb by association.

Park Bo Young's gotta be the cutest thing on earth. I bet it's super hard for Jo Jung Seok to keep a straight face xD

No I meant Gwi, I do remember sung yeol^^