Adachi

I’m rooting for them too. Their chemistry is great, and both of them have conflicts that actually make their characters interesting. But honestly, I don’t think the writer will go in that direction. She has a history of bland leads, and if you notice, she already started adding characters who say he’s overreacting... When in reality the guy literally saw HN begging JW to divorce and be with him, and even heard from HN himself that he was interested in her. Way too forced.

He’s such an eye candy.

Ep 45.

Before discovering the truth about HR, JW felt completely in control. After that, she became consumed by revenge and the fear of being exposed. In today’s episode, she manipulated TS, using the feelings of both SH and HR (the latter she supposedly doesn’t even care about), told YC that she would return as the Geonhyang family’s daughter-in-law, and promised to carry out her revenge. If she weren’t so ambitious, she would have accepted HN’s proposal and found another way to get back at HR.

Today’s episode was seriously good! JW proved she can go head-to-head with her enemies without flinching. I loved the way she confronted TS, NS, YC and HR, she was fierce. She’s so self-assured, especially in her dynamic with SH, who keeps solidifying himself as one of the most compelling characters. It’s wild how blindly he trusts JW and tries to protect her, even though her supposed “brother” is openly obsessed with her, to the point of making bold declarations in front of everyone. And the bath scene? A total bonus. lol

HN, meanwhile, is becoming more and more exhausting. He just can’t stop forcing physical contact with JW. And honestly, they have zero chemistry. The hug was already bad, but the kiss… yikes. And then there’s YC trying to seduce SH, only for it to fall completely flat. I’m pretty sure she’s going to get obsessed with him out of pure spite.

Seeing HN complain about her trying to seduce SH is honestly hilarious, considering he’s been doing the exact same thing to JW. The irony is real. lol

KB, on the other hand, turned out to be much less naïve than I expected. His conversation with JW brought a refreshing shift to the plot, and that final reveal was absolutely epic. I’m already hyped for the next episode.

Queen of Ambition. The female lead is way worse than JW, and yet the male lead is absolutely head over heels for her.

I wouldn’t say I’m fully rooting for her, but I do understand where she’s coming from. She’s greedy, jealous, and constantly feels wronged by life. Even though she talks about getting revenge on her mother, it’s pretty clear that what she really wants is to be loved and acknowledged. Her father’s love just isn’t enough to help her overcome the trauma of being abandoned.

Compared to JaeIn from Queen’s House, this actress feels noticeably weaker. Still, playing a character like JW isn’t exactly easy. She’s written to be morally gray: she resents her father’s situation, holds a deep grudge against the mother who abandoned her, and keeps a rivalry with YC that’s basically fueled by jealousy. On top of that, she’s obsessed with living a luxurious life, even if it means manipulating people and stepping on their feelings. Since daily-drama Fls are usually either kind-hearted or long-suffering, taking on a character like JW is definitely a tough challenge.

He is incredibly annoying. The writer could just send him on a trip, because he wouldn’t be missed at this point.

By some miracle, he actually stayed loyal and ignored YC. lol

DoYun was a great character, not only incredibly handsome but also genuinely complex. For a long time, he wavered between loving and hating JaeIn, projecting onto her everything JaYoung had done. Even so, he helped her far more than he ever hindered her. HN doesn’t have that. He feels empty.

DoYun knew that JaeIn would only feel whole by his side once she carried out her revenge against GiChan. HN doesn’t have that awareness because he’s completely consumed by his own lust. He almost exposed her to SH... and for what? A chance to win her affection, even though she’s clearly focused on revenge.

I feel like they tried to copy DoYun’s plot from Queen’s House (someone who seeks revenge but also supports the FL unconditionally). It didn’t work, though, because DoYun didn’t agree with everything, but he also didn’t interfere with Ji’s plans (unless it was to help). HN is just annoying. He’s so purposeless that he wants power only to help JW. That’s it. He has no motivation of his own.

Plot-wise, it would be way more interesting to focus on JW and SH. HN and JW have zero conflict, she just needs to accept him, and that’s it. The story’s basically over.

It seems like HN’s only plot is chasing after JW, while SH is stuck in a fake marriage, dealing with work, family conflicts, and falling prey to the villainess YC’s "seduction", among other things.

True. 😂 The actor has played plenty of cheating husbands before. But this drama is so unpredictable, he could end up being just like his father, completely obsessed with his wife.

This drama has completely turned into a mess. In the scene where Haneul confesses to JW in front of the Geonhyang house, it honestly looked like the Joo siblings were trying to break up the main couple (JW-SH) instead of supporting the ‘correct’ pairings (HN-JW, SH-YC). Seriously, so weird!

I really tried to like him, but his complete lack of respect for JW and SH’s ‘marriage’ wiped out whatever empathy I still had. In any other drama, he’d be that annoying second lead who keeps chasing the female lead. I laughed so hard when SH asked if he still hasn’t gotten over his childhood crush, like, sir, you’re thirty. lol

I loved seeing SeHoon punch that pathetic Haneul, who acts like some self-righteous hero but can’t even respect someone else’s relationship. lol

I honestly wouldn’t be surprised, because YC already planted the seed of doubt in his mind, and Haneul pathetically admitting he sees his supposed sister as a woman right in front of him just makes everything even messier. The wildest part is that if he ends up ‘cheating,’ it would technically be with his own wife, since he’s ‘married’ to JYC and not CJW. And on top of that, Haneul is also going to hug JW. There really are no saints in this story, lol.