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The biggest loser in this drama is, unfortunately, Ahn Eun-jin. I honestly don't know what she was promised when she signed up for this project, but it is turning out to be a complete debacle for her. Mi-do is such a poorly written character that there is very little to show her calibre as an actor. She has neither got a memorable character nor a popular drama that adds to her career. Instead, she is bearing the brunt of the viewers' frustration and disappointment.
This role adds very little to her career while uses the reputation she has built over the years through some genuinely good dramas. She deserved a much better.

Mi Do said she can't leave Namgung, but notice that she never said it was because she loves him. She could have said that, but she didn't. The truth is, she feels guilty because Namgung has been carrying the blame for her father's death for 28 years, even though she knows he is innocent. What an evil thing to do! How can you watch someone you claim to love suffer under that guilt for 28 years and do nothing to set him free?
As I said in my previous comment, Mi Do is attracted to Tae Seung because he is just as miserable as she is. They enable each other's misery, and she doesn't have to confront her own failures when she's with him. But she won't leave Namgung because he is her safe place, the person who gives her stability and security. She may not be in love with him anymore, but she isn't ready to let go of what he represents in her life. And now, everything is turning out exactly as I suspected.

The mud scene where she wants him to be 100% hateful towards her. She doesn't mind taking that from him. She doesn't want to improve herself but wants Namgung to be as miserable as she is.

How did this man give butterflies to mido? Everytime I see his face I just wanna slap his face 😭. Not exactly the different feelings for Mi-do either. 😂 Brother keep mi do for yourself, go crazy together and destroy eachother. Let Sua have Namgung. At least their conversations are normal.

What are the chances of Mi-do breaking up with Namgung first? Once she realises she has messed up big time, I can see her running away to protect her conscience rather than trying to fix her mistake. She has done that in the past, so it wouldn't be out of character for her.

From what I've seen, I don't expect her to go into full-on regret mode. She may become jealous when she sees Namgung and Su A together. I think her realisation will come through her time with Tae Seung. She may realise that while Tae Seung makes her heart flutter and brings excitement, Namgung is her safe place, the person who makes her feel secure. So her redemption may not come from a complete emotional awakening, but from the harsh realisation that the person who excites her isn't necessarily the person who makes her feel at home.

The writers have messed up big time. At this point, it doesn't matter what they do. Mido's redemption will be difficult to pull off convincingly. If she ends up with Tae Seung, viewers will see her as a cheater, and all her guilt and regret will feel like a lie. If they bring her back to Namgung, how are they going to address what she said to Tae Seung about sleeping with him? Namgung might not have heard it, but the viewers did. How are the writers going to explain that to the audience? Honestly, it's going to be really difficult to give Mido a respectable ending after all this.

When did it happen? 😂😂

Most of us came here for the lead couple, and the makers should treat them like one. The second leads were good enough to create tension at first, but now they have become an eyesore. It's time to shift the focus back to the main couple.

When you cast popular actors like Seo Kang Joon and Ahn Eun Jin, there’s only so much you can experiment with before alienating the audience. Unconventional storytelling isn’t inherently a problem; in fact, it can make a drama more compelling, challenge expectations, and offer something beyond the usual romantic tropes. But experimentation still needs to serve the story, and there has to be a balance between subverting expectations and fulfilling the premise that drew viewers in.
Everyone knew the plot revolved around a troubled relationship and involved other romantic interests, so it’s not as if the audience expected a straightforward love story with no complications. But Seo Kang Joon and Ahn Eun Jin were always the drama’s biggest selling point. People wanted to see their chemistry, explore the complexities of their relationship, and watch their love story unfold, even if it took unexpected turns. The problem is that the drama seems to have neglected that central appeal rather than finding an unconventional way to build on it.

You can cast relatively unknown actors and take bigger creative risks, allowing the story itself to win people over without pre-existing expectations. But when you cast popular faces to draw viewers in, you also create certain expectations around their roles. That doesn’t mean the actors must dominate every scene or that the story has to cater to shippers at the expense of everything else. It simply means their characters and relationship need to feel integral to the narrative, not like a secondary storyline in a drama that marketed them as its main attraction. Unconventional storytelling can absolutely work, but subverting expectations for the sake of it isn’t the same as telling a compelling story. And when the drama fails to deliver on the very dynamic it used to attract its audience, viewers are understandably going to push back.

She has feelings for him that are more than say attraction, excitement or desire. There is a concern, emotions involved. Why would you entertain a person who threatens you and your boyfriend for mere attraction? I am not saying it's true love or she doesn't love Namgung anymore but I can't brush off saying oh it's just an attraction. Until now she hasn't asked that question to herself. That'll likely to happen in one month dating period.