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I literally wrote I was undwhelmed by the revelation,

I agree. Like I wrote in my commentart just above yours (I hadn't seen it as I was writing mine). it probably was his end of their unspoken marital bargain -- she deals with main social interactions, and he at least could come in handy with his doctor talent. And the FL subconciously (and then conciously) decided he hadn't help up his end of the bargain. And yes, he has avoided dealing with the problems in the marriage. I do think he is on spectrum.

But the ML wasn't just slient why the FL were accusing him in public. He was crying without making any sound. By the way, that reaction reminded me the FL, Chae Won-bin's character. in Doubt, an acclaimed K-drama from 2024 (the actress, Chae Won-bin, got a Baeksang award as the best new actess for this). Everybody thought she was a psychopath and murderer. And at some moment they just showed her being alone at their huge house, lying flat on her back, staring at ceiling and two wet tracks on her temples. No faces or grimaces, no tears in public, no loud cries into the pillow, just this. It's just who she was in that drama and he is in this drama. The characters have the speicific way to express emotions (if one could call it this), and many other people, especially emotional and extraverted percieve it as being aloof and callous. But it doesn't mean there is no hell inside. And I do think the ML didn't say anything, because he does blame himself too.

Spoiler. Don't read, if you aren't okay with it.

IIRC, there was a line about the kidnapper wanting to test people how far they can go, how pressure they can endure somewhere in the promo materials. The kidnapper has already made the ML to find billions of won in a few hours, escape the police station, attack physically several people, partake in a reckless street race. What is he able to make the ML to do? In the trailer for episode 4 he says something about ability of Kang Tae-ju to murder somebody, and we see the ML holding the father-in-law at gunpoint and demanding those aforementioned 3 billions.

So the lead couple did lose their own daughter, the FL didn't run over anyone, let alone someone's else child, You just didn't like her, so you made the scenario up about her being a villain (maybe because the character was treating the oppa/ahjussi harshly).

Yet the explanation of their bad marriage feels very underwhelming. Like, is that it? So his entire fault was him performing surgery on another patient, just doing his job and being busy in his working hours? I mean it was an unfortunate set of circumstances, and I am not sure even a brilliant surgeon should be allowed to perform surgery on their family member. Chances to think irrationally and/or make a mistake are way too high.

I understand blaming the ML was the FL's way to protect herself, and he is a bit autistic and she had (still has had) to deal with main social interactions for both of them (including the start of their relationships), so she used to hope at least his doctor talent would come in handy, and, alas, it hadn't had. I mean he didn't hold up his end of their "marital deal," maybe implied and unspoken, or even subconcious one. However I expected something more ambiguous and debatable. Like they were both in their right and had their own reasons.

It's a Disney+ original, they usually release two episodes every Wednesday.

Two episodes every Wednesday.

Lee Sung Min didn't have a lot of material to show his talent in that drama. You should watch Reborn Rich, he played a chaebol owner, a complex character, and has a lot of opportunities with some powerful scenes. Shadow Detective was also his masterclass of acting. Concerning movies, I wouid highly recommend The Spy Gone North (he played a North Korean military general and got critical acclaim and quite a few awards) and No Other Choice (he had a supporting role, but just steals every scene).

He is your typical handsome talented and/or rich, but emotionless/traumatized/reserved/uptight ML She is your typical competent and smart, but spirited and jolly FL. He will be a former surgeon in a fish-out-of-water situation, she will be his professional and spiritual guide (and may or maynot be his opponent/competitor/frenemy at the beginning).

Kin and Sin is set for March 2027. Filming ended this June.

"What's on Netflix" gave the same date, August 28. It's referring to @ggonigone as a source. You also meant that account, didn't you?

https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/k-dramas/mousetrap-netflix-k-drama-preview/

Well, a girl gotta eat. It's not like there are a lot of high-profile action thriller dramas allowing to play something original. And cringy romcoms and melodranas pay the bills. At least she got a second season of this.

I really do like how intelligent, timely, relevant and a bit visionary this drama is about new technologies in that field (aka war and murders). The characters and their entities are on the spearhead of the progress and use those state-of-art systems which will become a common thing in several years (and they do become it, they are not some outlandish sci-fi concepts).

In season 1 we got a reconnaissance quadrocopter drone and an electronic warfare gun. In this season from my understanding of promos, including this trailer we are going to get an AI-managed swarm of drones dropping bombs, unmanned battle ships (albeit small ones) and even combat androids.

Will they wrap the story in season 2 or leave a chance for possible renewal? It would be interesting to see a possible angle for the story and tech gimmicks in season 3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAi7-LpeoBE
The main trailer with English subs.

Lee Sung Min is a brilliant actor. And the premise looks promising. But the writer doesn't have experience in this genre. She did make two successful movies though, so I hope she did a great job this time too.

Kim Hye Joon was a discovery in A Shop for Killers. Let's watch if she can prove herself. Kang Ha Neul is always a good sign of the great performance.

But, thh, the story looks like it was shown in K-drama at least a dozen times. Maybe it's not a emotionless genious doctor, but it's a birllian emotionless lawyer, or a police offcer/prosecutor, or a business executve/CEO, or some other job, and now the guy is in some fish-out-of-water situation, and the cheerful, charming girl appears, "I can fix him!"

But that's just life. You can criticize it, but it won't change basic biology. Women have limited reproductive period, men basically can concieve a child until their death. So rich, powerful, famous, successful men often start releationship with younger (but adult) women, including for the goal of procreation, to have more kids. I mean it happens and it's pretty common.

Of course, it's not exactly the case for this drama. I thought the FL would be the ML's younger protege/former student who married him (it also happens occasionally in academia). But for some weird reason we saw how how both character studied in the university together.

You forgot about age gap between the leads, because the marriage between 48 yo man and 33 yo woman is somehow pedofilic now.

In the promo for episode 3. But it was mentioned by the woman we don't see (Lee Sang Hee's character).

It's interesting. Korean version does say that, but the English one doesn't. Anyway they still make mistakes sometimes.

Thanks, again this date does make sense. It's just namuwiki allegedly set The Scandal for August 28 (so Mousetrap would be released on September 18), but they make mistakes sometimes and I guess they have already re-edited that drama's page, because it's saying Q3.