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hwihyun is so MESSY omg the preview for ep12 just ticked me off

Not to mention the drinking culture in Korea is pretty wild, so seeing them drink through their problems doesn't seem so crazy of a thought.

God I miss this drama sm. Does anyone have recs to dramas that will leave you the same way this did?

thoughts on ep10

I was smiling so much during Hyewon & Dongjin's date they're just soo cute and I'm glad Hyewon is paying more attention to him I hope Dongjin stops seeing her as just a little sister at one point :( rooting for their endgame.

Also I didn't expect Changjin and Dahye to hit it off as well as they are right now, from the night he chose her as his date it just felt like they were trying to recreate the iconic HaeeunxHyunggyu moment and it would end after the first date but surprisingly not! I did not have much hope for Dahye considering she is fresh out of a 13 year relationship and is clearly struggling more from the breakup than her ex but after that first week/after Changjin came she has brightened up a lot :) The fact that they've only known each other for a few days but they literally stayed up talking until 6am, and THEN went on a date the next day where the conversation still flowed freely with no breaks is crazy.

The ex rooms have messed things up but I still don't want any of the exes to get back together as of now.

Can't tell if this season the exes are being more obvious or the participants are more observant/smart or both but it feels like most of them can tell who is exes with who. It's kinda satisfying in a way.

Dongjin has to be one of the best contestants in this show like I'm just in awe at how great of a person he is? Like sure, we only see what they show onscreen but on a show like this where they're literally surrounded by cameras for 3 weeks straight your real self is bound to show through. He's so sweet and caring to every single one of them, and you can tell he's trying his best whenever he goes on dates.
And with Dahye, it's clear he has for the most part moved on while she is still struggling to, but he's not necessarily rude and completely cold towards her in comparison to other contestants who were in similar situations. He's trying to maintain a distance while also trying not to send any signals towards her so that she can move on better and find someone new. I know some people were offended by his "spam" comment, but I don't think he said it with malicious intent. The messages she was sending him every night were short, little comments without much meaning and he didn't feel like anything really came out of them.
Also, really loved the way he explained his emotions after Dahye chose someone else for the first time to message. Can't completely remember, but he said something along the lines of him feeling angry, but also happy that she found someone new. It really shows how mature he is, the fact that he can acknowledge that discomfort and knows it's natural to feel that way, especially after dating for 13 years, but is able to still wish her the best. He's not trying to hold her back at all, both in his actions and his emotions.

Dongjin and Hyewon are both such sweet pure people I am really rooting for them. Honestly, I'm a little doubtful that they will end up together by the end considering how their first date went. It was a good comfortable date and they enjoyed themselves but it didn't look like anything was developing afterwards. But I still wish they will, I think they both suit each other well. They both deserve the best.

completely agree

Honestly just a me problem but I wanted the leads to be just friends for a little longer before they started discussing feelings and all that. There's a different kind of happiness/comfort seeing them just rely and meet each other platonically vs romantically for me but I get it 🤷‍♀️ I have this problem with a lot of dramas lol

Finally finished it and overall it was a pretty average drama. Kinda expected more after seeing the cast list and the actors were respectively very talented as usual, but I couldn't really connect with any of their characters. Eps 5-7 were probably the most draggy part, I really did not care about Song Chon but I understand how he was needed to tie everything in.

Ngl I mainly just watched it for Sukku and man his face does not disappoint! Kudos to whoever suggested the facial hair lol

I get what you mean. But after finishing it, it's still not very clear whether he actually has a power or if it's just in his head. So I don't think the ending of ep4 was really much of a revelation of his powers, that was just some crazy fanatic convincing Tang that he did.

I'm also only halfway but I'm assuming the 'supernatural' part is how there are outside events that keep helping him from not getting caught. E.g. the fly covering the camera, the hammer getting picked up by the dog before it's found, the dog licking up all the evidence.
That, and/or I think the 'supernatural ability' is more of a subjective thought, since the people Tang end up killing are found to be bad people, he himself must think that he has a God-given power or something.

Watching this I feel an odd combo of dislike towards lee tang but still panic whenever there's a twist that might get him caught

Idk if it's because we viewers already know but isn't Dongjin making it so obvious about who his ex is? He literally walks away almost immediately after his ex joins the area, and he's done this multiple times. There's no way none of the participants haven't caught on

After watching the newest episode I understand what you mean. From Gwangtae's perspective he just wants to know everyone equally before making more moves and from the commentators' views they think he's only trying these more 'intimate' moves when he believes no one else is around. It's a shame Yujung overheard him talk to Seokyung, which affected her opinion of him but it doesn't look like he was seeking Seokyung out openly on purpose, he didn't even notice Yujung had walked in her room. But I see how that would've came off in Yujung's eyes.

Difference between him and Gwanhee though is that he's way more respectful. I think it's good that he's taking advantage of the early days of this show to really try and get to know all the girls individually. If he was pulling this midway or near the end that would definitely make him more of a player but I think we should give these participants some grace for being proactive in the early stage. That's when you have more freedom and motivation to explore your possible love interests before small love dynamics start forming and other participants become hesitant to pursue someone. If he was openly asking people out after becoming close to certain ones, that would've been weirder. This approach seems fine for now. After all, this is a dating show.

I think so too, about Dahye. She either wants to actually get closure or wants to fix their relationship in the name of closure through this show. But from what it looks like, Dongjin seems to be more like Gyumin from s2 (i haven't watched the latest ep of s3 yet so this could have changed) where his ex is struggling/crying a lot but he's being a bit cold to her so she can move on.

obviously they know themselves better but their breakup is very fresh and still very raw & painful, at that kind of time it's difficult to make the right decisions even if you know something is bad for you. i too hope they find something beneficial out of this

I think Dahye and Dongjin should just get back together. Or end up alone by the last episode. I mean, they were together for half their lives and only broke up a couple months prior to starting this dating show, they are honestly in no place to start dating other people. I get that Dahye wanted to go on this show to get some closure but nonetheless it was truly too soon and she's only going to get hurt seeing him with other women.
(s2 spoiler) Haeeun's case was more reasonable because even though they too dated for a long time, she at least had a year to recover from some of it. I think the showrunners just jumped at the mention of the exes being together for 13 years, but ultimately i feel this was not the right decision for them.