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🤣🤣🤣🤣 if only!!!!

Me either ughhhh hopefully it doesn't disrupt the narrative too much

I just realized that today's episode got the highest viewer rating of the series so far (10%)

We're so back!!

Reading comments on Jeongwon is crazy because I get the level of vitrol towards characters like Nansool Taeseok or Youngchae who are just evil and entitled JUST to be evil and entitled. Jeongwon is literally traumatized, and that includes making questionable decisions (such as agreeing to the initial identity swap), being impulsive etc. It would honestly be weirder and kinda unrealistic (VERY unrealistic) if she went through all of that and was your typical bright personality.

Jeongwon's my favorite KBS2 FL since like... Eunjo from Miss Montecristo. I'm riding with jeongwon until the very end!

I feel like we're going to need a whiteboard, thumbtacks and string to figure this one out lol

Sehoon and Haneul being brothers could work - and it would grant him his divorce from Youngchae, since she would be his step sister...

One thing is for sure.... The screenwriter gave us a LOT to think about this weekend 😂

You're onto something here. The secretary could've had an affair with Sehoon's birth mother? That makes more sense than my guess of Kibeom.

This twist feels super unnecessary. What's going to happen next? Taeseok finds out and suddenly starts doting on Jeongwon like he does to Semi? 🤮

Taeseok's actions this episode + the preview of next really confuse me lol. He has the opportunity to kill off Jeongwon, does it, gives his blood so she can live... just to try to kill her again?! 😭

If I was Jeongwon too I wouldn't forgive Hyera like idc what anyone says abandoning your child is a big deal and Jeongwon is justified to not welcome her with open arms. I would rather watch Haneul and Jeongwon be the dynamic duo (with Mihyang and her lover as backup) but if we're right I feel like Hyera taking care of Jeongwon until she recovers will magically "erase" her sins. I hope I am wrong about this. (On a similar note I low-key enjoy it when Jeongwon calls Mihyang "Mom" in front of Hyera it's so petty but Hyera earned it)

I like your idea of Taeseok's secretary being the one to sneak Jeongwon out. That's probably the only way to get her past Taeseok without raising a red flag. What better way to prove to Mihyang that he loves her by helping her daughter take revenge lol

I feel like he's going to die too!! he's way too prideful to accept punishment for this actions

This is going to be a long weekend lol

I'm going to zone in on the potential birth secret because what kind of twist lmaoooo

Maybe it was because of the situation (which I don't blame them, everyone is emotional) but it didn't raise a red flag that they were both B negative, a rare blood type? Also, the nurse told the Mihyang that Rh+ blood can't go to an Rh- patient. When she said that I knew I immediately had to crack open my pathology textbook hehe

I know I'm going down a slippery slope here by applying real-world knowledge to a k-drama but Rh negative blood is uncommon in S. Korea, like only 0.3-0.5% of the population have it. Only 10% of the world's have type B blood (which is actually the rarest blood type!) so this is more than just a coincidence. But of course after rewatching the scene, my scientific explanation doesn't mean much lol - Hyera's expression when she questioned Jeongwon's blood type said the quiet part out loud.

So if Jeongwon is Taeseok's daughter, this means Sehoon can't be his son due to Korea's broadcast standards regarding sibling-sibling relationships. But you know, compare the way Taeseok interacts with Semi vs how he interacts with Sehoon. I think Taeseok may subconsciously (or even consciously) know that Sehoon isn't his son... I wonder who is father is...

My only guess is Kibeom but the only way this would work is if there was a mixup at the hospital or something. Not even like Taeseok ordered it but like the nurses might have accidentally swapped the babies name tags or something ... This theory may have holes in it, especially when you take in account Sehoon's mother and whatever her role in this is.

I guess we'll find out over the next 6 weeks... 👀 Whatever happens, Taeseok better not go soft on us lol

I agree tbh. If this becomes Hyera's revenge (or more like she's learning actions have consequences...) I probably won't drop since we're at ep 69 but my enthusiasm will wane. Not sure who else would get revenge on Taeseok... Hyera is all over the place, Haneul is too passive and Youngchae? Don't make me laugh 😭 I think she'll give the video to Jeongwon eventually too... Despite what she said I think she was clearly bothered by Jeongwon dying...

I guess Sehoon will eventually be revealed to not be the son of the chairman... since like you said, Jeongwon and Sehoon got intimate with each other. But then who's son is Sehoon? Kibeom's? (I don't put a baby switch past Taeseok 😭) How would Sehoon's mom even fit into this?

You never know with these birth secrets lol

My head is spinning with this reveal tbh

Of course thats how the episode ends 😭

Taeseok needs a character study how do you attempt to kill someone but then posture yourself as the hero by donating blood? Lmaooo this man is crazy. You got her admitted into critical care but donated blood because you must look good at all times?

Jeongwon's injuries are actually very serious... You know I was 👀 at the next episode preview, trying to figure out if she pulls through or not. I really hope that the nurses were swarming her because it was a Code Blue/Rapid Response and not because Taeseok does something shady.

Also it's very interesting that both Jeongwon and Taeseok have the same rare blood type.

So do we think Jeongwon survived?

Story can go in a few directions from here:
- Jeongwon dies and Hyera becomes the revenge incarnate. Haneul and Mihyang will probably be her allies (Mihyang, begrudgingly)
- Jeongwon lives and Minjeong does some ~chaebol secretary magic~ to get her out of there under Hyera's order. Fly her to the US where she can recover, and she comes back and works with Hyera? She can give Jeongwon a new identity and give Jeongwon that "power" she needs to take on The Big Dogs. Provided Jeongwon actually remembers Taeseok's confession, this will probably lead to some mother-daughter healing.
- the same as above but it's Haneul who sneaks her out. He has the funds to do so...
- Jeongwon lives but has brain damage? Honestly my least favorite option I feel like that would throw the entire story off even though that would absolutely give Hyera a motive for revenge

32 episodes left....

Yes!!! They awaken my inner detective lol

I think Miss M was the last time I saw that trope too… wait no elegant empire from 2023 is the most recent example I can think of. It’s so fun lol

Hyera becoming the main could be fun but only if she stops playing both sides. But I guess getting your daughter killed by the man who you abandoned her for would do that (and it’s kind of the ultimate punishment) but hyera had said that Jeongwon would need to become more powerful to take the big bads on, maybe she’ll do that with a fake identity? If so, I expect Jeongwon to go totally ruthless lol, she already has that fire about her which is why I’m SEATED

you know things are getting serious when a press conference is called - that was the highlight of today's episode (besides manager gu mean mugging sehoon lol) which felt kind of boring.

But the preview? Taeseok and Jeongwon are going to end up on the roof and he's strangling her, while Hyera and Minjeong run around looking panicked.

We have 33 episodes left - isn't it a bit too early to crash out and try to kill off the main character? Apparently Taeseok doesn't think so.

I've been bamboozled by so many previews I feel like that choking scene was probably someone (Taeseok) fantasizing about killing Jeongwon. Or maybe Hyera will run behind him and realize that her current method of playing both sides is not feasible? OR.... I'm actually wrong and Taeseok succeeds..?! Find out on the next exciting episode of dragon ball z....

btw the guy who plays Taeseok is an excellent actor. He was one of my favorite characters in Cinderella Game (Richard was pretty much the antithesis of Taeseok tbh) but I can't stand him here. Jin Taeseok has more faces than a house of mirrors 😭

If Jeongwon dies that would completely subvert the makjang drama playbook which would be ... interesting. Hyera would become the main character? Haneul would definitely go completely dark lol

I hope she fakes her death and somehow gets a new identity. It's been a while since I've seen a daily with that trope (it's one of my faves lol)

Happy new year!

Idk why I randomly thought of ep 67's preview but Youngchae DEMANDING that she works from home is proof of her entitlement lol for starters working from home is usually a privilege that you have to "earn". Not something you demand... especially after causing harm to the organization.

Also as someone who works from home I would imagine the design process is actually better in person since you'll have immediate access to feedback and it's more collaborative. (unlike my job which is largely solitary) But we all know the only thing Youngchae is designing these days is schemes ...

100,000%!!! This is just the writer trying to keep Youngchae in the story at whatever cost (when she should've just gotten fired) There actually was a case of a kpop idol turned actress who got caught plagiarizing designs (Yoon Eunhye I believe) and she had to go on hiatus for a while. It was a major scandal and she wasn't even a designer by trade.

I thought Hyera's speech to Jina about the integrity of a designer was actually really well written and captured the severity of this offense. Too bad the screenwriter completely missed the mark on what would've been a satisfying moment...

Hey now hey now Tia isn't a B, I won't address the rest of your assumptions about her because I don't engage in that kind of behavior. But anyway. She's not exactly wrong that not all FLs aren't going to be sweet and naive. Character development is also an important part of storytelling. Highly recommend you research "static characters" vs "dynamic characters". I like to write stories in my free time so I am knowledgeable about this kind of stuff...

Character development is also how we get the bright personality FLs morphing into revenge incarnates when the time is right. Jerky MLs who turn out to actually have hearts of gold. Bad guys remorseful. Character development DRIVES the story!! Idk about you but could you imagine watching 120 episodes of a drama where the main characters don't learn anything or change at all? Because ngl there's no way I can stomach Jangmi as she is right now for 120 episodes. I'd go crazy lmfao

I hope you end up enjoying the drama whenever you decide to jump back in. I'll wait until Friday's ep to decide ... I figure I'll jump back in after the Olympics end if I do...