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That was my first thought as well.

Media literacy can not be this bad, it simply can't. That would be so depressing. So I'm assuming a complete lack of empathy or understanding for mental illness. Which is also depressing ngl

It is baffling to me that a drama can very clearly spell out a characters issues over 6 episodes - like to the point of actually having him voice them out loud plainly in episode 7 - and people are still calling him a drama queen etc. Did y'all miss the point or just not care about the very clearly explained mental health issues????

But then it wouldn't have been funny, commitment to the bit over logic seems to be the way this drama goes, lol

I haven't read the manga but he still seems pretty arrogant here to me? Definitely not fluffy and loveable. He's not a total jerk but he's definitely more interested in pissing Jae Gyu off which I just find immature. Plus his whole "people like us" superiority over rural folks is ick. (Kinda sad that Bom agreed with them there tbqh).

I completely forgot but we still have that weird conversation between Hye Joo and La Ik by the river that hasn't really been explained.

"No, you were worried about yourself, not me. Why? Were you nervous because I met a prosecutor? Afraid I might say something?"

What could he have to say to a prosecutor that Hye Joo might be nervous about??

So I think this likely supports the theory that her Dad is involved and maybe keeping La Ik away from Hye Joo wasn't his only motive.

If he had been charged and they were going to court I might expect more investigation to bolster their arguments in court (like Rainmaker or Lincoln Lawyer and that ilk). But he was never charged, it was never going to court.

He was seeing a therapist before so probably her.

I think her Dad originally ordered a hit on La Ik, his assassin killed the wrong guy so he took that opportunity to rope in a former prosecutor with political ambitions to get someone on the case they could manipulate and frame La Ik for murder.

Then they frame the other bandmate instead because he caught on to the scheme or learned too much. Or the CEO had him killed because he learned about whatever shady shit he's up to and then framed him for murder to make La Ik look good again.

"so much criticism turns out to be redundant when you realize it's basically just that person wanting something completely different out of what they're being offered."

This, it's very much "Sir, this is a Wendy's" lol.

So Jae Gyu's parents take in their nephew and their high school aged son ends up raising him? Talk about parentification. Yikes.

Or not even their nephew but an unrelated child? So does his mother dump him on the uncle, the uncle dumps him on his sibling, eventually down to Jae Gyu who finally takes some responsibility for this kid??

(Reminds me of the family dynamics in My Youth)

I couldn't get into that one. Not a huge fan of body swap/possession dramas as a plot point. I didn't get past episode 1.

Notice how it's always the romance dramas that skillfully blend various genres together where someone will come out of the woodwork to say the romance wasn't needed or necessary.

Imagine going to a comedy and saying the comedy wasn't needed.....

I don't get it.

Same!

"why are they forcing romance"... in a romance drama

Are y'all lost???

Guys up to this point La Ik has not been charged with murder. The prosecution is investigating him as a person of interest, they are trying to build a case based on the assumption he's guilty but he has not been formally charged with any crime as of episode 7 (I haven't watched 8 yet).

I'm just not sure that was clear to everyone based on some of these comments.

He has to file charges against La Ik which requires evidence, which he has to share with the defense. Of which there is none at this point.

If he at some point fabricates evidence and lays murder charges against La Ik then there's something to investigate.

The difference here is her client hasn't actually been charged with a crime yet. He's merely being questioned as a suspect. There's no reason for her to investigate, she only has to respond to the prosecutions questions. It's not her job to find the actual killer, it's her job to defend her client.

Ooh that's an interesting theory!

I don't have an issue I'm just confused by your comment!?

When people complain about editing I don't really understand what they are talking about. Which was the point of my first comment, you were the one who said the editing was bad "ik the editing is bad...' . I said I thought it was interesting because I don't notice that stuff. And now you're saying you don't see it either? " Lol even I don't". So I'm just confused.