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Also they often haven't read the whole thing when they accept a role, just the first 2-3 episodes.

She did explain herself to him and she set boundaries. She clearly said that she thinks of someone else while they are together, and after that that she is dating the other guy. What more is needed? In episode 10 he conducted himself very properly, he phoned to ML, didn't push himself as the saviour. While at the same time watching from the sidelines in case the ML didn't come on time and the situation got out of hand.
And... if you have been watching k-dramas for some time, you should know that we shouldn't judge from previews, they are often misleading - on purpose.

Did you only read the first sentence of the post? Definitely talking about another drama.

Both things are okay. Sometimes a show is bad because of the screenplay and sometimes because of the acting or directing (and, worst case, because all of those!)

They are already who Wu Ju needs. The child's biological parents were also first-time parents, so any mistakes could also have been done if they hadn't died. New parents are clueless, they do the best they can, and so did those two people, although it wasn't even their child.

She left his finger for a second to pick up the toy. It can happen to the best of us. It only takes a moment.

She wasn't really flirting with him. I don't agree with those who said she was. He was very proactively chasing her and she went along with the "three dates" suggestion, thinking that maybe it was a good idea and something would develop, since he was such a nice person and they had some unfinished history from their school years. She wanted to give him a chance. But she did it half-heartedly and by the second date she already knew he wasn't the one.

Νο, Ι didn't get any romantic vibes from the FL. She knows he's a green flag, decent guy, all the specs etc., but she has no real attraction. She keeps saying thank you when he does nice things to her but seems burdened (the friend said it very wisely, it's because deep down she knows she cannot reciprocate! She rationalizes her feelings thinking that if she loved him once maybe that can still happen, but she never acts as if she's attracted to him. The bond between her and the ML was slowly but surely developed and deepened since many episodes ago. It's just that neither of them realized it, especially her. But it was definitely there, we could all see it.

I have watched until ep.11 included. Okay, there was a love triangle, the FL took a little while to decide between the two men, this thing can happen. What I found a big flaw with was the portrayal of the baby. At the beginning, for a couple of episodes, he was a realistic obnoxious toddler. Then he became a silent and obedient angel, who ate and played by himself with no messes and no accidents; no tantrums and meltdowns either! Who adapted to the pre-school from the first minute, who adapted to all the neighbours babysitting him, who let everybody have their conversations and never caused any trouble. He was just a cute background.
All this was so unrealistic that it made me think... "have they drugged this little boy?".
They made him protest or whine only for a second or so in the last couple of episodes, when it suited the screenplay (the "no" phase). Even then, this model child, when left to stay up way beyond his sleep time, just played and played, he didn't have a hysteric fit with screaming and stomping, as it normal in such instances when the child is overstimulated and sleep-deprived.
I get it, South Korea desperately needs to promote births, but setting unrealistic expectations will make new parents only more miserable, because they will think: "Why isn't my child like Wu Ju? Am I doing something wrong?"

The intention was fine but there were some flaws in the execution.

See the credits here. Or on Wikipedia. First name is the female lead. Second name is the one she'll end up with. Third name is the 2nd lead.

If "try things" is only hanging out, there's nothing wrong.

If nothing has been said or agreed (meaning that the two are in a relationship right now), it is assumed that both are still free to explore.

That's what usually happens. Of course every story is different, but when we hear "go to a blind date" we don't assume that the two like each other and become a couple immediately.

Going on dates is not dating. You can go and have lunch or go to the movies or on a picnic, it doesn't mean that you have become a couple. Only when you commit to an exclusive relationship (I suppose that for most people the marker would be kissing or having sex) you have to drop everyone else and only have your chosen person.

The one whose name is bigger on the poster.

We don't know whether it will take her that long to choose. The synopsis doesn't tell the whole story, so there's hope that the choice part will be resolved midway.

I don't think you can call it "two-timing" when the person hasn't yet committed to an exclusive relationship, she's not become a couple with one of them yet. A blind date is not something with a fixed outcome, you get to know the person and then see how it goes. One can have several meetings and dates before deciding on who is "the one". (From that moment on, of course, you have to stick to that one, otherwise it's two-timing).

Yes but if these tropes are present in too many dramas, it limits our choice. And of course a drama may be good apart from this element, and one feels it's a pity, because otherwise it would have been enjoyable. Not talking about this particular one, because this one is based on a love triangle, so we've been warned.

I agree about the acting and camera angles, that's the director's field all right. The filters... maybe the actors themselves or their agency wanted them, as they are no spring chickens. I suppose everyone wanted them to look as young as possible.