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Yes, end of episode 8.

You do know that Ji Hwan (ghost) and Min Hwan are brothers right? The parents were in the United States to adopt a Korean child, and then their mom found out she was pregnant. They stayed in the U.S. until Ji Hwan was born. Then they adopted Min Hwan, who must have also been a baby, and called them twins. Then they came back to Korea. The parents did not tell the two boys the truth about their background. Min Hwan overhears some friends of his mother's talking about it and finds out he is adopted. Ji Hwan doesn't know as he asks his mother why the grandmother only asks him to wear the pendant and not Min Hwan. Also, Prosecutor Ma received Ji Hwan's heart after the accident.

Hope this helps.

I've been fine. My summer is gearing down and I'm getting ready to head back to school. Just watched a wonderful short Japanese drama (eight episodes) called Romantics Anonymous. It has one of my favorite Korean actresses in it.

As for Min Hwan, I think he started liking her the minute she covered up his ears. He had already heard the most important part. Why cover up his ears so late in the game? Afterwards when they are out at the court, he's sitting by the fence trying to figure out her motive for that action and processing that he is adopted. She's wanting to play Pickle Ball. I found it rather interesting that she didn't want to talk about it with him.
Is she just trying to take his mind of this revelation or does she just not care about his feelings on the matter. It's pretty obvious that the parents didn't tell the boys the truth about their given situations as they have tried to treat them as equals (which is nice).

If I had a friend who just found out they were adopted (basically that his life is lie), I would want to help them process that information. Not force them to play Pickle Ball. She goes on like it never happened. Was she even really his friend or was she just hanging out with him because of Ji Hwan?

This is why I get second lead syndrome. Also, I hate the trope that the minute the boy/girl is rejected, they become a villain. The trope is so overdone.

Good to hear from you and happy drama watching.

Actually, there are only two cases that they investigate together (the ghost boy-which was in the movie- and the 300 year old case). So this drama is not about them playing detective together and helping ghosts get justice. The ghosts are there to help them fall in love.

Sorry, I had written something else and then changed it. I didn't get it all deleted.

I meant to say that Min Hwan finally found someone who accepted him for who was and didn't care that he was adopted. They seemed to hang out together a great deal, so that is why I thought that way. More so than Ji Hwan and her.

I do agree with you, but Yeo Ri did do something that could be construed as her liking him for more than just a brother. It is what started him liking her in the first place.

How have you been?

However, I do have second male lead syndrome. This is the second time in my drama history that I have had it. Min Hwan finally finds someone who likes him for who he is and doesn't care that he is adopted. She tells him she doesn't like him in that way. My heart was breaking.

Actually, it did have an impact on the plot. She asks him in one scene if he is really working in cold cases, and he says, yes. She says, "How would you like to solve a 300 year old cold case?" Also, he gets mad at the two other prosecutors who are now in cold cases for not having any work. She is the one who tips them off. He talks about all the cold cases he has because of her. That's why he is so busy. They only show like one or two that she has tipped him off about, but he says that she has given him more. His also says,"Since we can solve a 300 year old case, what about we look into yours." Hers is the biggest cold case.

Hope this helps. Happy drama watching.

Yes, I have heard about The Master's Sun and even started it but not Delivery Man. Thank you for the recommendation.

However, I have to disagree with you. I think having her be an heiress to a hotel built out of love by her father for her mother is quite suitable for a romcom. The entire drama is based on the theme of protecting what you love. She loves the hotel and Siena Hall that is attached to it and wants to protect it. Grandma, even though very misguided wants to protect Yeo Ri. Ji Hwan loved Yeo Ri and is protecting her. So much so that he gave his own life for her. Prosecutor Ma protects Yeo Ri. Even Min Hwan in his own way protects Yeo Ri. The necklace that is given to Ji Hwan is for protection. He gives it to Yeo Ri, and she survives her fall into the water. Even the ghost stories are about protection.

Romcoms do not have to be entirely about physically connecting. This drama is about connecting in other ways. Because they are unable to touch each other without consequences, it has forced them to connect in a different way. It is this way that makes it a romcom. At one point, Prosecutor Ma takes on her burden and walks a mile in her shoes. It is at that time that he realizes how hard her life has actually been for the past 12 years, but this also sets him up for understanding how her life works, and how he can help her in the future.

This was something that Cha Ga (the ex-fiance) didn't understand. He thought all he had to do was put up with the ghosts. He didn't realize the toll this burden was taking on Yeo Ri. So it was good that Ji Hwan got rid of him.

Prosecutor Ma is different. He really and truly cares about Yeo Ri's well being and mental health. So much so that he really takes the time to practice putting on the engagement ring without touching her hand. He practiced this with Yeo Ri in mind. He doesn't want her to have to give up her dream.

So I actually think they have done a great job of combining the two that you have commented on.

Thank you for the discussion and happy drama watching.

This is what you literally wrote, "But i would rather prefer ma gang wook & yeori working on cold cases as team rather than this family drama." This means that you would rather have an investigative style drama than the family drama which is essential to a romcom. Also, this drama is based on a movie that is a romcom. The movie is much darker, but still focuses on family.

It's okay that you would prefer a more investigative drama, and I am glad you are enjoying this in spite of it not being very investigative. I just gave you a recommendation that might suit your taste better.

Happy drama watching.

HIs demotion to cold cases is right on point. Prosecutors who have fallen from grace usually get stuck in cold cases until they retire or solve a big cold case. Now, his demotion was unjust. But he could build his reputation up even more, so when the time is right he can take down all the people who put him in cold cases in the first place. We are still not done with that arc yet. Sometimes you have to sink to the bottom in order to move up.

Yes, if I hadn't watched the movie before this came out, I would have thought the same thing from the MDL synopsis.

I loved Ghost Detective as well.
Yes, the synopsis of this drama is not correct. Where do we go to complain as it gives the wrong impression of the drama.

For people wishing that this drama had been an investigative drama, Park Eun Bin has already played a role like that in Ghost Detective. This drama is solely about the romance with a side dish of horror.

You do realize this is a romcom, right? The focus is on the romance, not the investigations. If you want to see Park Eun Bin in a drama where she is chasing after ghosts, watch Ghost Detective.

You're right since they changed the gender of the ghost it would definitely be a different reason for why he would haunt her. However, they did not change the reason for why the pendant was given to the initial owner in the first place, and its purpose. In both the movie and drama, the grandmas of the respective ghosts told the parents to give the necklaces to the children as they would protect them. The wearers at the time of each incident are saved. So the necklaces serve their purpose just with the wrong people.

Now, in the movie, yes, the female ghost is angry that Yu Ri still has her necklace and doesn't even wear it. The ghost believed that the necklace could really save her. As the surviving member of the two, Yu Ri is alive, has grown up, is able to get married, have children, live her dream. Her best friend, meanwhile, has died and will forever be a 16 year old girl. Her ghost is jealous of all the things it will never get to do and for a 16 year old girl, that is a powerful thing. In the end, the friend of the male lead hits on the ghost, and she is thrilled as now someone can see her, and she can fulfill part of her dreams. The main theme in the movie is healing. Yu Ri must heal from her survivor's guilt.

In the drama, Ji Hwan gives the necklace to Yeo Ri and laughs saying, "I will die in your place." Little does he know that that is exactly what happens. He doesn't believe that the necklace is a protection pendant in the first place. So no he is not going to be a vengeful ghost as his sole purpose is to love and protect Yeo Ri. So it makes sense that he is a protective ghost rather than a vengeful one and with his heart being in Prosecutor Ma, he can still love and protect her. He wanted to marry her, and now he is going to get his wish as well.

Both ghosts will be happy in the end.

So the necklace is not something random. It is the sole reason as to why Yu Ri/Yeo Ri is alive.

Hope this makes sense. The writers, even though they changed the gender of the ghost, kept the significance of the necklace.

Happy drama watching.

Actually, I agree and disagree with you. While this drama, for me, is not better than LLtG, it has done something that no other drama has done. It answers the question posed by Shao Shang in LLtG, "what would happen if women could be recognized for their talents as part of their own merit, not as part of their husbands?"Since this drama is written by the same author, Pursuit of Jade answers that question. It is fully centered around women and women's roles throughout history (women leaders, women at home, women soldiers, and women business owners). It also manages to create three couples who represent the history of women in relationships: women having no power to having more power than the man. Unfortunately, we haven't reached equal status yet, but we are getting there. Women and women's issues dominate the screen even to the point where the men are portrayed in a woman's role.

For me, all the main male leads are very effeminate looking and are subordinate to the women they love, especially the marquis. Many viewers have complained that the marquis is never shown in all his glory and he has less screen time. He should as his role is that of support and subordinate. Even when he goes out to battle, she is a far better general than he is (in strength). She manages to kill two powerful generals who have eluded him. The drama manages to portray a man in the role of a woman without putting him in women's clothes. That has never been done in a cdramas.

The ending of the drama is what we would have gotten had this drama been about the two getting together as a couple in a regular drama. We would have seen the marquis' rise to power and her staying at home in the subordinate role of the home as normal. So for me this drama is far better than The Prisoner of Beauty (which is full of illogical issues including the main premise), The Double (great first 24 episodes down hill after that), and SoKP (made it to episode 9). It is not better than LLtG as it feels like a mash up of every popular drama out there LLtG included, but maybe that is the point.

Happy drama watching.

Yes, it does seem like he did recover rather quickly, but not as quickly as everyone is making it out to be. This also happens in the movie. But I do wonder if Ji Hwan helped him recover sooner since it is his heart, and he knows that Yeo Ri is going to need a living protector.

As for the drinking, I looked up the alcohol content of soju. It has the content between wine and hard liquor. It's why they share the bottle instead of drinking it by themselves. It doesn't take much for people to get drunk.

But I agree with you, this is a fictional drama, and they can stretch the truth a lot.

Hope everything has gone well with your surgery and you are recovering nicely.

Happy drama watching.

Actually, the necklace is not random. In the movie it is the most important aspect as to why the ghost is haunting the female lead in the first place. Since the writers have kept the plotline of the movie, it stands to reason that the necklace is the reason why the brother is dead and Yeo Ri survives. jmo

Yes, making sure that shell is there for protection. I also liked the detail of her wearing brown gloves when she goes to find the dead body of the twin brother. Min Hwan gave her brown gloves (they are not the ones she is wearing). They are definitely setting us up for a big reveal.

Actually, viewers have the wrong idea about Prosecutor Ma's speedy recovery. In episode 4 in order to keep the audience guessing as to whether PM is alive or dead, PM appears to have popped up immediately after going into cardiac arrest. In episode 5, it clearly shows it is nighttime when they bring him in. He goes into cardiac arrest, she leaves the hospital to enter the garden. While inside they use the defibrillator to start his heart again. Then, there is a scene with the moon and clouds passing over it showing that there has been a passage of time before he gets up, walks out the door of the hospital, and runs into Yeo Ri in the garden. In episode 5 he looks puzzled as to why she is still there after all this time. What we don't know is how much time he spent sleeping.

After they talk, the nurse tells him that he must stay in the hospital for the rest of the day. It looks to be early morning. So he is in the hospital for at least 24 hours if not longer. Now, also at the end of episode 5 while he is jogging, you see him grab his chest. So the accident did trigger something. Sometimes injuries from accidents don't show up until much later.

Also, I am with you. I dislike it when viewers talk about plot holes in a drama, but they can't actually explain those plot holes. The only thing they haven't explained is why when she touches people directly with her hands they are able to see ghosts as well. In the movie, the people around Yeo Ri do see the main ghost, but not other ghosts. The male lead is the only one who can see other ghosts besides the main ghost.

Happy drama watching.