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I think you missed the point.

A good example is Hotel del Luna. It was written for IU / Lee Ji Eun. The story was written around her specifically. The story and other characters were secondary. They literally wanted her to wear a plethora of fashion. The focus was on IU not because she was the "'main' main lead" rather it was because they wrote it for the actor herself.

One Dollar Lawyer is no different. The story was written for the actor. To make him shine.

It differs from a story that was written for the character, or the message the writer wants to convey, regardless of who the actors are.

Example, Café Minamdang. While Seo In Guk was the "'main' main lead" the series did not focus on him nor revolved around him. The story was about a series of murders and how different characters apparently are actually connected to each other.

That was what I was trying to convey. Not because an actor is playing a "'main' main lead' role does it mean the story is about the actor. Hotel del Luna and One Dollar Lawyer are both obviously about the actors, to make them shine, to show their talents in acting. The story is only secondary, to make people watch.

^_^

Unaired ending (director's cut [not real]):

Ahn Hee Yeon and her husband, are resting on the porch of their house on some island in the Philippines. Hee Yeon checked her phone and saw a photo of her three daughters. She was satisfied when she saw In Hye with Hyo Rin.

She searched her phone for a dress she saw a few weeks ago and sent it in their family chat, “will this look good on In Hye?”

She looked up from her phone.

“How are our daughters doing?” Her husband asked.

“Amazingly great.”

They continued to watch the sun as it sets behind four tall trees with beautiful blue flowers leeching off its nutrients.

Bonus option:
Scene: prison, Oh In Joo and Jin Hwa Young talking.

Jin Hwa Young: They have a gardening program here.
Oh In Joo: *smiles* really?
Jin Hwa Young: When are you going to join me? I'll wait for you here, okay?
Oh In Joo: In two months. I'll save the other 3 months of my probation for later.

*Both smiled at each other.*

Option 2:
Scene: green house preservation museum(?)

*In Hye committed suicide while Park Hyo Rin tried to stop her.*

*Flashback 3 hours ago: Hyo Rin secrety dosed In Hye's drink with a few drops of the Blue Orchid extract.*

*Hyo Rin took all the money of In Hye. She started her plan to rebuild the Jeongran Society. Like mother, like daughter.*

Option 1:
Scene: green house preservation museum(?)

*In Hye recalled the question of Park Jae Sang if she is willing to sacrifice everything to take what she wants.*

*Once they reached the top of the platform, In Hye pushed Park Hyo Rin.*

*She got away with it because it appeared Park Hyo Rin committed suicide, and people assumed it also because of her medical history and how she's related to Won Sang Ah.*

Alternate endings (fan fiction).

Also here: https://kisskh.at/discussions/little-women/82023-alternate-endings-fan-made

It looks like they're going to spend a lot of time about his past so they can pair him with Lee Chung Ah (Awaken) again. They even hinted a love interest between them.

Then they'll go back to the present and continue his pairing with Kim Ji Eun (The Veil).

Maybe they are also experimenting if this formula works? Previous FLs separated in two time periods? You have an ML that probably can't get over with his late girlfriend, and the new one will help him "open his heart"?

Ep 06 was … really? Seriously? They're going down that plot?

But still I was happy to see Jamie Leighton back =))

Either way, after episode 6, I think they wrote this show for Nam Koong Min. They want him to be paired with his previous partners.

I'm not sure if it is available on these sites:

https://www.opensubtitles.com (the new site)
https://www.opensubtitles.org (the old site; still being migrated)

There are 3 chances: 30 days; 12 months or 1 year; and 10 years.

1. First switch: SC became TY for 30 days - ep 1-4

2. Second switch: SC returned to his original family for 12 months - ep 5-6

3. Third switch: SC became TY again - this time it will be for 10 years - ep 7 onwards

If it was 2011 (I don't remember), then:

1. First switch: 2011 - for 30 days
2. Second switch: 2011 to 2012 - for 12 months
3. Third switch: 2012 to 2022 - for 10 years

I can't remember which minutes but there are other clues.

1. When he chose to return to his original parents, the old lady said, "I will see you in 1 year".

2. Then in episode 6, after he received the money from fake Yeo Jin, a few scenes after that Ju Hee was with their friends and they talked about how they were a year ago.

3. Also, fake Yeo jin calculated that he will see the old lady again soon, and she needs him to want to switch again. (see #1)

4. The Golden Spoon. There are three chances: 30 days, 12 months; 10 years.

- 30 days was episode 1 to 4.

- 12 months was when he returned to his original parents (episode 5 to 6 - when his real father was hospitalized up to when he took back the Golden Spoon from fake Yeo Jin.

- 10 years started when he switched with Tae Yeong again (episode 6, after Ju Hee's father died)

(Sometime between episode 10-12 we'll probably see another time jump, this time to 2022 or 2023.)

Yep. At least as per episode 6, it turns out that the second chance (the 12 months / 1 year) was actually spent when he chose to return.

Initially I understood it as "switching" only. But when the fake Yeo Jin was able to calculate when Seung Cheon will see the old lady again + when she said "I did not expect him to choose to return" (paraphrased), Yeo Jin understood that Seung Cheon "wasted" his second chance (the 12 months / 1 year) by returning.

So now, he just spent his 3rd chance, the 10 years one. By 2022/2023 it will be his final decision to return or stay as Tae Yeong.

So basically:

Seung Cheon is now on his third and final chance.

1st time/chance: 30 days (he switched)
2nd time/chance: 12 months (he returned)
3rd time/chance: 10 years (he switched again)

After the third chance, he has to make one final decision if he will keep the switch or return; after that it's permanent.

As for Jeong Na Ra (a.k.a. the fake Oh Yeo Jin),she is probably consuming her 10 years before the story of Seung Cheon started. I did not pay attention to when the flashback was, but it's probably 1-3 years before Seong Cheon. So by the show's current timeline, fake Oh Yeo Jin is now somewhere 2-4 years out of 10 years.

Updated the Golden Spoon rules: https://kisskh.at/discussions/golden-spoon/81867-the-golden-spoon-rules

Yeah. It seems to be the new trend in Asian dramas. Even here in the Philippines previews are similar now, it's annoying.

Instead of the preview being teasers, it is now spoilers because of the multiple episode previews. T_T

It's more or less both.

There are multiple side cases related to the one big case. The killer of the one big case is still unknown; and then there are other murder cases which appears to be related to the mysterious killer of the one big case that started it all.

Added: Full Chapter 4 (ep 9, 10, 11) from official source.

As usual --> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLom9SdXHUp4hwPmZJgR0HMzvya5t3I8tn

Enjoy!

Nope, you're not alone. They turned some scenes as a flashback for dramatic effect, but the problem is, the time gap is too short for those scenes to be considered a flashback. They end up just confusing people unless the audience is consuming every single dialogue.

Yeah, the way they insert flashbacks is confusing unless they add very telling dialogues (like the meal thing). That scene doesn't have to be a flashback to build up the drama, the time gap is too short for it to be a flashback.

Then the preview quickly destroyed it.

Would've been interesting, lols. Hey, why not? Interesting twist…