DramaHeroine

I agree with this assessment, and I think the story probably would have benefitted from the writers pointing this out to the audience.

It was a hard moment to watch, for sure. There's poor Do Min Ik on one side feeling used and mistreated and poor Gal Hee on the other side feeling like a villain and wishing she could fix this massive mistake she's made. And then in the middle are all of their feelings for each other.

I have begrudgingly indulged Veronica as a character in this drama despite not really liking the actresses' portrayal, but I downright liked her this week. She had multiple cute moments, and it was so nice seeing the two of them developing maybe a genuine friendship.

I don't think she was trying to justify it or treat it like it was a joke. I think she was unprepared for him to already know, so her planned explanation and apology got jumbled up in her head to the point that she couldn't get the words out properly. That's a really common reaction a lot of people have to being called out on something they know they've done wrong but have struggled to own up to. Apologies are hard, especially when you're apologizing for a massive lie that you've kept going for a long time. There's no good way to do it.

I'm pretty sure at this point that Dae Ju has no involvement in all of that, and the writers have been teasing us with his potential involvement as a red herring to distract us from what has been really happening. Which means that Do Min Ik is going to be eating some humble pie pretty soon in apology to Dae Ju.

I'm actually very happy with this weeks eps, lol. Like deeply satisfied. We got a lot of explanation into what Min Ik's actual motivations have been up until now, just why he's been pursuing Veronica so hard when he and Gal Hee are so obviously right for each other. Before this week, I couldn't figure out why, after only meeting Veronica once, he just absolutely needed to see her again, and then after two meetings he was declaring himself in love. But now we know it was because she reminded him so much of Gal Hee, and that's who he's actually been in love with all this time. With this explanation in hand, I've pretty much gotten over his inability to recognize the similarity as something deeper. Veronica reminding him of Gal Hee works as a motivation for me, so I'm not bothered that he didn't end up figuring it out for himself. Truthfully, I think the confusion and frustration a lot of us have been feeling over his inability to put two and two together would have been halved (if not eliminated) by the writers simply not making him this great 'face genius' initially. It ended up being such a minor plot point in the first couple eps to then never be brought up again that you can easily whisk it away as not story canon and just operate under the assumption that losing his ability to recognize faces weakened his ability to recognize other details about people. Of course, I fully expect the writers to give him his facial recognition ability back again in the last couple eps, so they'll probably make him a 'face genius' again as well, but I don't think I even care anymore, lol. I'm honestly more salty that they're treating it as facial blindness rather than a psychological response to trauma. Because this ain't facial blindness. In any context, lol. I was also pleasantly surprised by how the real Veronica chose to deal with being impersonated. I thought when she told Gal Hee to keep the ruse up, it was solely so she could use the situation to her benefit (which I found infuriating), but it was actually her pushing Gal Hee into doing the right thing, and then when Gal Hee finally broke down, Veronica was basically like 'You created this situation for yourself, and now you gotta fix it.' And I'm fully confident that if he hadn't found out before she got the chance, Gal Hee would have finally told him the truth this week, because she had finally reached her limit.

Also, the reveal that the secretaries are actually behind the strange document, and not only that but they've been stealing from the higher ups, was a totally shocking twist I did not expect, but boy do I like it. It's so different from what you typically get in dramas like this.

I'm so happy it's finally coming out! I'm even more happy to see that the reason he liked 'Veronica' was actually because he had liked Gal Hee the whole time, and Veronica reminded him of her. It all just unfortunately happened during a time when he still hadn't acknowledge his feelings for Gal Hee and was experiencing a lot of unrelated upheaval in his life, so it was easier for him to sort of 'replace' her in his mind.

Veronica was really on point this ep. I thought her punishment for Gal Hee was just a way for her to manipulate the situation in her favor, but turns out, she's actually not that much of a jerk and was really just trying to teach Gal Hee a lesson about honesty. And then she pointed out that the person Gal Hee hates isn't another woman. It's herself. Oof. Some tough lessons there.

I'm frustrated with the writers on that front as well. What's the point of setting up all these obvious signs if they're not going to lead to him figuring it out of his own accord? There is no point.

I was fully on board for that kiss though. I didn't see it as being wrong for him to kiss her seeing as as far as he knows, 'Veronica' doesn't want to date him. You can't step out on someone you're not even with. Now on Gal Hee's end, it would have been wrong, but I still wanted it to happen. Like you, I wanted him to kiss her and go 'Wait. Is this...?' 'Wait. I don't love Veronica. I love Gal Hee.' 'Wait. What if I been doing all this time?' But alas, no.

I can totally agree with that. It's really not good form to rate a drama before it's finished airing. But I was responding to Anime Life's comment which doesn't specify if they're referring to people who haven't actually watched the full drama or if she's just making a generalization about everyone who rates a drama highly.

I mean, people like what they like. I've been enjoying this drama so far. Yes, there are flaws in the story and some things that are frustrating, but I'm excited to sit down and watch it every week. I don't think that makes me stupid.

It is pretty confusing. The story would have benefitted from a more in-depth explanation of what's going on in Min Ik's head. I wouldn't consider it similar to cheating though. It's all very within the realm of are-we, aren't-we, sort of on the border of what a lot of Koreans call 'some' relationships now. No commitments have been made, no promises given, but there's implied interest on both sides. Not to mention most of the actual romantic development has been between Min Ik and fake Veronica, the almost kiss with Gal Hee was promptly halted by Min Ik, and Gal Hee has attempted to end things with Min Ik as Veronica three times. It's complicated and the boundaries aren't totally clear, but it still hasn't crossed over into cheating in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I'm upset with Gal Hee for keeping the lie going this long and with Min Ik for not manning up and making a decision. Gal Hee owes Min Ik the truth, and Min Ik needs to come to terms with his feelings for Gal Hee. That being said, who knows what's going to happen next week. If it goes in the direction of cheating, then my frustration will become righteous anger, because I don't do cheating either, and I don't want the writers to ruin our characters like that.

Truthfully, it isn't really appropriate to give it an overall rating before it's even finished airing anyway as it muddles the entire rating system.

Well, I was wrong. I thought, after the last couple weeks of episodes, that there was a real chance he already knew it was her or suspected it was, but this week's eps have brought me back down to reality.

He has no clue. He has no clue, and this is all gonna blow up in Gal Hee's face. Which I guess I can accept since she's lying and should face the consequences of that lie, but boy am I disappointed that that's the route they chose to go in. Guess we all better buckle in and prepare ourselves for the ensuing angst.

I think the writers are trying to make the point that despite what he thinks he feels for Veronica, she just doesn't make him feel the way Gal Hee does, hence his blood pressure staying pretty even keel. They're unfortunately not showing this very well which is making for a confusing viewing experience.

For about a week or two worth of episodes, I thought there was a real chance he already knew/suspected, and then when the teasers for this week made it look like the ruse was going to finally be over, I was really excited, because I thought we'd start to see forward movement between them. But then I watched this weeks eps, and they brought me back to my original opinion that he doesn't know, and that this will probably blow up in Gal Hee's face. And I guess I can accept that since she has been lying to him, and there need to be repercussions to that, but I am really sad they decided to go this route. What a fun, interesting story it would have been if he had already known/suspected. Ah, well. Guess it's time to strap in for the angst.

Just started this today. Already halfway through the first ten eps, and I love it so far. Everyone keeps saying it's slow, but I'm really appreciating the intentionality of the gentle pacing. They're really letting the story breathe and flow and take the time it needs to say what it wants to say. If that makes it 'slow,' well then I guess I guess I like this kind of 'slow' drama.

Today's episode got me All Up In My FEELINGS. I've been mostly enjoying this drama so far. The lie has been frustrating to watch, because it always is, but I like these characters and want them together. But today. Today's episode has made me So invested in this couple, even more than I was before. I want them to happen so bad I'm practically foaming at the mouth, lol.

I know he doesn't know it's really her, and it's just my own desire for wish fulfillment driving me to believe he might, but he Has to know if only so he can be in on the joke with the rest of us as we watch her crazy antics at the sauna, lol. I mean, Come On, writers! You Know that would be a hilarious reveal later down the line.