Taino

You're completely right to believe that she should simply put a limit to her team leader and old crush, and that out of respect alone she should not go on dates with him, and what's worse at her own house where the baby lives, and our uncle used to live!

The thing is that in these dramas, characters like our aunt are designed to be somewhat lacking in too many departments, like common sense.

My argument in her defense is that she grew complacent, and didn't want to complicate herself dating the person that was her support, because he was already the baby's uncle and was there for them, and that maybe was enough for her (which we know it is not, but she thought so). The question would be, then why would she agree to go on a date with her team leader, and the answer for me is simple, and it is because she is a pushover, which I have mentioned several times, sorry.

The girl used to have a crush on this guy, and he is interested in her, so naturally the right answer would be to go out with him, right?

The guy is her team leader and someone older than her, who she knows from her past, so she should not be rude with him, right?

The guy is a perfect bachelor with all qualifications to be a good choice, so there is no reason to reject him, right?

These questions, combined with thinking deep down that our uncle will always be part of her life anyway, and she doesn't want to complicate things with him or loose him, doesn't make her evil, but make her an idiot who is hurting our uncle and even hurting herself for not being honest and allowing things to get complicated by allowing more and more space and even rumors now around her and her team leader.

She is wrong, but she is not evil. The point is that she is supposed to be ignorant, and doesn't really comprehend how much she is hurting our uncle, while he doesn't really mind because he thinks she is happy, and that matters more for him.

The element that makes this not evil, is that once again, most issues are based on misunderstandings, which in Dramaland, take responsibility away from the main couple. It takes responsibility away from the girl because she doesn't know better and takes responsibility away from him because he thinks he is doing what's best for her.

If you have watched a few dramas you'll learn that romance is not going on dates, or holding hands, or even kissing. In Dramaland, romance is constantly thinking about the other person, is looking at the other person like you look at nobody else, is feeling comfortable and yourself with the other person, and regadless of what you tell yourself find it that the person missing from your side hurts more than anything else, well that's romance, and all that happened between ML and FL already.

The problem is the trope. This is a classic trope where the girl hasn't experienced love, only a crush, so when love comes to her life, she doesn't know one from the other, which is why the story allows for her to get to interact with SML in a way that is almost like dating, but the trick is that something is always missing and that is love. By the book, everything should be perfect; the guy is the perfect bachelor, the guy is in love with her regardless of all her faults and defects, the guy is attentive, the guy is supportive, the guy is a protector, the guy is handsome, the guy would be a perfect candidate for a formal relationship and even a husband, but still something is missing, and that is love.

The second problem is that to execute this trope, you literally have to have the girl going feet first into quasi relationship with the SML so she can first identify and experience how perfect the guy is, only to feel hollow by the end, and only fulfilled when with ML even when the experiences are a lot simpler. For example, going to a nice elegant diner with SML where he picks her up, drives well, go to an expensive restaurant, desert, flowers, fireworks, but she, while happy on the surface, feels like something is missing, and it is not only until she gets home and eat instant ramen that she feels happy because what she needed was to spend time with someone she loves.

The third problem is that to close this trope and the love triangle can take time because, again, spending ridiculous amounts of time with SML is required to create the comparison, and some extra time is needed for the girl to realize things before falling deeper and deeper into being complacent and going with the flow.

Ultimately, I believe the trope will be complete sooner than later, but the main issue remains, and that is that the more they extend the trope, the less time the main leads will have together, and the less time we as the expectators will have to get immersed and believe that they are in love.

I understand your point, but I still disagree. She does love him, and you can see it in her eyes from several episodes ago. What she is, is immature which is why she didn't think it would be a problem to interact and even go on a date with the team leader. That and that she grew comfortably having our uncle at home as her safe space.

Yes, it was rude, and we all agree that it hurst our uncle, but the reality is that she is just a pushover with a team leader constantly taking advantage of that and a fading old connection.

If you pay close attention, every interaction between our aunt and the team leader creates more distance between them; the more he pushes the more obvious how uncomfortable she is, but she is trapped between kindness, respect and pressure from others. She treats him as her superior and cannot even sustain eye contact with him.

This does not mean that I don't criticize her faults and that putting distance with her team leader is long overdue, which is why even her co workers think that they are dating at the realization that he is always attached to her like a parasite.

The main leads deserve each other, but they are both flawed. Our uncle is a pessimist now doing the annoying noble sacrifice and giving up, while our aunt feels helpless and pushed around, but stays complacent instead of following her heart, and what's best for her and her nephew.

To be fair, FL was very disappointed 😅

I feel like FL and ML have more romantic moments, but the problem is that their moments are simpler, while SML efforts while hollow and unfulfilling get too much spark.

I don't feel too bad about this episode because most of the episode was about our uncle and his struggles for most of the episode, while our aunt is finally starting to show that she is not happy with the team leader around, just complacent (which should have happened one or two episodes ago)

I feel like they could have put together in episode 9 every thing that happens on episode 9 and episode 10...

They should give him his third date and send him packing no later than the first 10 minutes of. ext episode

I don't think it will be forced because their connection is undeniable, but it could definitely be underwhelming

I agree, but it seems like the priority next episode will be to continue to develop her feelings for our uncle with the distance between them while the team leader tries to take even more of her time and her space, and like he did on episode 9, she will drift in though for our uncle and he will notice and will try to forcefully pull her to his bubble which will only delay her finally either just keeping things only professional with the team leader and/or confess to our uncle even if it is at last seconds of next episode at the airport

She is feeling his absence, and will continue to feel his absence even with the Team Leader trying to replace him. There are few things that could be the turning point for their relationship, and this three things could happen together or not.

The most obvious because of the preview is that because of his departure she goes to the airport to try to stop him or that he turns back and decides to get his new family back.

The second is not likely, but that she goes on the third date after the Team Leader continues to play replacement for our uncle, and that she realizes that our uncle cannot be replaced for her nephew and in her heart.

And, the third that must happen eventually to make her finally do something for him, is that she either has to find out the reason why he is leaving which is to sacrifice himself for his new family, like his brother did and/or (what would kill two birds with one stone) that she finds out that the team leader is not that good of a person, and that he pushed our uncle away to take his place.

I wish I was the writer to write something better... but no, I just decided to stop complaining about the love triangle and just enjoy what I can, like "Our Uncle".

For the first time, I watched everything without skipping and everything makes sense to me now. Some parts are still annoying, and the setup is taking too long, but I can see what they are trying to pull with her choosing her heart and not what looks more convenient. However, we go back to the original problem where the plot should not be about the love triangle.

After watching episode 9 and paying attention to all details, she still looks uncomfortable with SML, but seems helpless. She doesn't even look confused to me, she looks defeated, like there is nothing she can do about it.

We finally get some well deserved attention to Tae Hyeong! Our favorite uncle finally finds the truth about his bother's sacrifice for him and sad reality of what his father did. He is conflicted and like his brother is willing to sacrifice his happiness for the people he cared about. I have no doubt that after all of the efforts of the writers to show how his life has been miserable until now, things will look better for him soon now that he has touched bottom. I am looking forward to what will happen to "Our Uncle" in the next episode.

I think episode 9 is one of the best episodes in the show so far

I made my mind. While others whatch our sunbae, I'll watch Our Tae Hyeong, and will either skip, fast forward or just not pay attention or importance to that dumb love triangle anymore. I am a sucker for the main couple getting together, but whatever happens from here, I just want Our Uncle to get his happy ending.

I don't think we will be that lucky. I think that of we are patient and watch one more episode we will see the main couple living together again, and maybe, just maybe, FL will keep things professional with SML, but even then, she won't directly reject him trying to be kind... so not even the white truck will come to save us this time...

I agree. He will stay, and maybe will fight for his nephew, and maybe for the girl, but I don't see SML going away until the last episode.

Episode 9, like every other episode shows that she prefers ML, but takes him from granted, and while she doesn't really have feelings for SML she just let him do whatever he wants which makes him think that he has the right to do these things and keeps pushing and pushing. The problem is until when? until she is married with three kids, having to treat her nephew like an outsider in the future and full of regrets? What's more frustrating that everything else is her inability to say no and put some space with SML...