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I think they mean the surgery scar, which should be on his right side but is on the left in the drama if I recall

No he said he has never been added to the family register. They could still be biologically related without doing any official paperwork. The drama has not confirmed he is adopted up to this point. That's likely the twist for the last couple episodes.

We don't know yet. My gut says this could go either way, but I'm leaning towards happy ending. Usually when characters have a lot stacked up against like Ji Woo does it doesn't usually end tragically? Like Mr. Plankton and 2521 are pretty light up until they aren't, if I recall? This one has a heavier vibe from the get go making me think it well eventually lighten up as we go.

I've started to go the same way, lol.

They date in university when they are 20, she leaves him (looking like mental health issues maybe or her family), they date again at 28, she leaves him again (we don't know any of the circumstances of this reunion or break up yet), he falls into an alcoholic spiral and enters a rehab program. She's enters into a loveless marriage (I assume family pressure or business related until shown otherwise). Her husband is cheating scum and she divorces him. The ML is the reporter who writers the story on the cheating which is why she gets back in touch with him.

There was that one friend who was like what the actual fuck dude? And I kind of agree with him so the writers are gonna have an uphill battle to convince me this relationship is worth saving.

Yep

There's a side couple but they aren't a focus

I think it'll be a good binge watch. It is gorgeous. I think my biggest issue is, idk, I find the characters kind of dull? But I'm willing to invest some more time to see if it pulls me in more.

So far so good. The narrative has been really one sided so far so it's hard to understand why the male lead keeps entangling himself with her. But I'm interested to see their past unfurled.

I'm less concerned with their break up at 20, because Gyeong Do seemed to bounce back from that and was willing to enter a relationship of some kind again at 28. But their break up at 28 is a black hole right now and all we have is the fall out for Gyeong Do. Which is epically bad.

Now, we can't really blame her for his alcoholism, that's not really how addiction works. But the fact that he was so unable to regulate his own feelings that he turned to substance abuse is not great. Getting involved with her again can't be good for his own sobriety.

This is a valid point so maybe we don't have the whole picture yet. But if this isn't when she goes to New York, if they do make up after this point, very curious why she ends up going to New York anyway without even telling him.

I'm curious why she married this guy at all. My assumption is family pressure but her mother doesn't seem to care about her and she doesn't seem to have any power in the company currently so would they have even bothered to use for a business marriage.

See I hate that. Now, maybe the actual context of the plot will make me not hate it. But right now I hate it.

Okay see the problem is they have really great chemistry for me so it's easy to forget what a trainwreck their relationship has been. I loved seeing him stand up to her ex-husband.

Looks like they broke up the first time because they had a fight over their different social status' and she fell into a depressive episode(?) and ran away/was sent to New York?

We don't know much of anything about their relationship at 28 other than Gyeong Do did not take the break up well at all. And it's really hard to want them to get back together after seeing those flashbacks.

If this romance is going to work for a third time they have to show a) why it didn't the first two times and b) convince us that they've dealt properly with those issues so that it won't be a problem again.

Second Shot at Love is the one you're thinking about

They've got an uphill battle convincing me this relationship is worth a third chance.

ngl I'm kind of with his friend on this, he better not give up Chicago to stay and babysit Ji Woo and her alcoholism. I mean he's probably going to stay, I'm not finished the episode yet. But this would be an idiot move.

Also just thinking while watching this one it's got to be a refreshing change for the folks who hate how alcohol is often presented in dramas. This one is actually looking at the consequences.

I fucking said her husband was poisoning her, lolololololol

So Ji U is 38 and apparently had no career of her own? Really curious what kind of life she has led (or been forced to lead?)