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Gonna start watching this because I just spent the last 10 minutes crying while listening to Blue bird ost by Solar.. Hope this is good.

Okay I had no clue who Kim Seonho was but he got me with that smile.

Omg yes thank you. I neeed to read an empathic and open-minded comment.
I'm team HJP but I feel for DS. He has so much pressure on him, everything in his life is at stake right now, love life and professional life. He's trying to do his best to juggle everything and I enjoy watching him grow. These are two very different male leads on two very different journays and so far I've enjoyed the storytelling

It sounds like a dialogue a 14 y.o would write in a fanfiction to come off as quirky.

Both writers and the viewers like to put these "uuuh psychopath" labels onto these characters, spectacularising mental illnesses all the time just for fun. It's a new trend in SK these days... I can't even express how much that pisses me off cause it happens in most of the popular dramas these year....

ASPD is probably a misdiagnosis but he shares some of its traits and probably has PTSD along with other issues seeing how he grew up.

I'm glad knetzs realised that, now I'm just hoping the writers received their message so they can go back to their obsession with robots... or anything, as long as they leave mental health stuff alone since they can't seem to do it justice. I mean, seriously, these days I can't name a drama that doesn't have a psychiatrist in it

Yeah same. I wish they took a bit more time to explore Hyunsu's character, especially his dark side. He's been through a lot of hurt and most people have been nothing but horrible to him. I think the writers don't have the guts to make him act out too much. I really wish the writers dared to make this drama darker and did justice to Hyunsu's character.

I wasn't being sarcastic, I thought that Ji won turning on him was a very interesting choice plot wise and it was interesting to watch. I feel for both of them but I also enjoy watching this nuanced portrayal of a very complex relationship.
I agree with everything you said about how hurt and betrayed Hyunsu's must've felt, that was very well acted, as someone with trust issues, his world crumbled down and he felt so scared and hurt that he got very confrontational with her as a defense mechanism. I can relate to that and I think it was a very human reaction.
I also found it frustrating how Ji won really gave up everything to side with him. She herself admitted how selfish she was for making his sister keep that secret for Hyunsu's sake. So it was fun to see that she still has doubts about him, which is a very human and reasonable reaction to have.
They are both fighting an internal battle within themselves and it was fun to watch them both make dumb - as in human - decisions.
I think the premise of the show was pitting them against each other and as a viewer I was rooting for that. I do think Jiwon made a pretty dumb decision by suspecting him, in that sense the betrayal wasn't very well executed plot wise but it was satisfying to watch.

a loving companion helps a lot but it should be paired with actual treatment. SK's new trend this year is romantisising all mental disorders and it pisses me off quite a lot.

I find it really interesting how polarised this comment section is. Some people found it painstakingly boring (well... me too :D) and some really really enjoyed it. The only thing we can all agree on is how great the cast is

it's so satisfying to watch her turn on him cause she's always like "I'll always have your back". That betrayal made me go "woooow yeees girl".

It felt quite improbable to me how Jiwon turned on him right away. Feels like the writer is throwing a dice to keep up with the plot at this point. But it's fun to see them turn on each other. Lee Joongi plays such a good villain. Stil enjoying this drama a lot

"he's born that way"
I think they are pushing the narrative that his serial killer dad abused and traumatised him into having psychological issues (which is understandable)

oh wow this was interesting, not sure what I watched but it had my eyes glued to the screen

I just wanna say f*uck you to everyone who disrespects single mothers. Once the father comes in the picture then everyone is like "oh well, I can't talk sh*t about her and her daughter anymore since there is a man involved now". Such bs mentality

The purest characters on the show are all the side characters: Hanee, Dongchan, grandma, gangaster boss, AJ's friend and her colleague. Everyone one else just gets on my nerves for being immature and selfish.

Whoever casted her is probably having a breakdown somewhere.

I wonder if tvn will regret not replacing her. I definitely hope so. Those poor actors and staff though, they must feel so uncomfortable.

I wasn't very invested into it but it was cute, I enjoyed it. Needed a bit of positivity.