itwillneverbefar

I actually stopped watching after the first ep cause I was like there is no way they can keep the momentum going but decided to watch after reading more comments on here and I agree on all your points!The writer does a good job of weaving all the romance and angst into scenes that actually move the plot along, so it feels really organic

he really is, his reactions are HILARIOUS

Yeah it's bad writing to me--there was zero indication of him being interested in her, and then overnight he's acting like he has some rightful claim to her? And he's taking advantage of her vulnerable position and need for him to be her "husband" so he can push boundaries and be close to her in a way she wouldn't be comfortable with if she actually knew his feelings. 2FL is right, 2ML doesn't love her--that's not what love looks like.

Jihyeok actually loves her. Him turning her away from the 2nd leads kissing didn't benefit him AT ALL, he could have used that to drive a wedge between them and try to get them to divorce but he was only concerned with causing her pain. istg if 2ML was in his place he'd have shown her and used it to try and break them up.

This show would be so much better and funnier if 2ML was legit just a very close protective but misguided friend who was going all in on the ruse to help his childhood friend. Like he is part of a love triangle and doesn't even realize it. 2ML mistakes ML's interest in FL as him suspecting she's faking it and so is aggressively cutesy and forward with his "wife" to help her keep her job, Darim can't tell him to back down because she doesn't want to admit she has feelings for ML, and ML is just as oblivious and sees it all as real. It would be so easy to keep the misunderstanding going and that would be sooo funny to watch play out and we'd still get essentially all the same plot and stories and all the angst from our ML and FL.

And 2ML's hesitation with the 2FL could instead be because of his past trauma with his baby mama who left him, or worries about dating as a single father, that would be so much more interesting. I get soooo tired of the trope 2FL who has no self respect and throws herself at someone who doesn't even like her. Waste of a character it's just a boring and lazy complication.

Also the vibe b/t FL and 2ML was so brother/sister at the beginning, he even casually mentioned that she should get a new boyfriend in the 1st ep and it was a totally platonic vibe, so it's weird that he went from 0-100 for no real reason? I mean they've been friends since they were kids and FL dated that loser guy in the past and that didn't awaken his feelings, so why now?

I am enjoying the show because the ML/FL and side mom characters are great, but both the 2ML and 2FL who started out so good have become cringe and cliche the last couple eps.

PArk seo joon tends to pick quality projects, he never is in a straight up bad show. Looking forward to this one

Park seo joon would have chemistry with a piece of unbuttered toast, he'll show her the way

idk why all these commenters this are being so aggressive with your fair criticism, because it's actually a literary/storytelling device that is called having a foil. The most compelling stories create tension by having two opposing characters who can "match" eachother on some superior level. Sherlock has Moriarty, Batman has Joker, Lizzy has Darcy, etc etc. People just cannot handle someone having a different opinion about a show, I guess

Why are you dragging another drama for no reason? Idk if anyone has told you this but you're allowed to like a drama other people don't like, you can just say "well that's your opinion" and go on watching and enjoying it. You don't have to prove your drama is good by shit talking other dramas

I don't get the point of the body swap, it has absolutely nothing to do with the plot. Other than some superficial hijinks it doesn't help either of them discover anything about the mystery or even really grow as people, and so far it hasn't really done them too much harm, either. They could have done everything they did as their own selves, and that bothers me a lot, feels like super bad writing. I think them acting as each other is funny and it was fun for a bit but after ep 6 the plot has started to drag and suffer because of it and it's hard to be invested in their romance when they're kissing themselves instead of each other, and I don't feel as invested in the show. I hope they swap back ASAP, I actually really just enjoyed the show as a sageuk

I mean she is the product of an affair, her mom died when she was young and the day she came to her new home the stepmom had a mental breakdown and shunned her. It was clear she wasn't wanted and she probably resents her brother for being the golden child who got to have a mother when she didn't. I saw her taking the candy as a way to cope and distract herself from that awful situation. All she has is the father, and has worked hard to prove herself to him, only to have the golden child son strut in and threaten the place she worked hard for. What she's doing is not fair but she had it pretty rough so maybe we need to have compassion for her since she was also a victim in all this. The father is the one to blame for all of their family's issues.

I just binged all the eps OMG this show is so good! I had no idea jang ki yong was so good at comedy! The scene where he finds out she is married with a kid had me laughing so hard I woke up my roommate. And I love ahn eun jin in this role, I usually hate the "too good" poor girl FLs but you feel like she's not a pushover as much as she's just gotten so used to being disappointed by life and all those around her, I love every time she rises to the occasion. And I love shows where the ML falls HARD and FAST while the FL is just going about her life doing her thing. I also feel like they have a lot of facets to the story so the plot won't get stale. So fun and hitting solid emotional beats too. Glad I decided to watch

He naturally has brown hair but they spray/dye it black for this role (u can see his roots in the outside scene where they do the married couple competition) and he also has more honey colored brown eyes, so he naturally has lighter brows too. I think he'd look weird with darker eyebrows cause it wouldn't match his natural coloring, he's always kept his brows pretty light his whole career.

LJS is 36, his photos are touched up and smoothed out but he will look older in the actual drama, so don't fear.

I wanna watch this but I can't ever tell if JCW dramas are actually good or if it's just fangirls/boys hyping it up cause I know he's got a rabid fanbase.

Of all Choi Hyun Wook's upcoming dramas I'm lookin forward to this one most.

I'm not a huge fan of Kim So Hyun, kinda could take or leave her, but idk why this pairing feels sooo right? I think they'll have a lot of chemistry. Also I think director Ahn Pan Seok will bring out a new side of Choo Young Woo, who has already shown a ton of promise. APS only works with young actors he respects and sees potential in.

Right? It sound like the exact same plot

He was SO good in that show. I've noticed it's a lot harder for an actor to be charismatic and memorable as a happy, sweet male character (versus his brooding/harsh alter ego type) but he was just sooo lovely and charming as Ji Hwan

Not everyone shows their emotions easily, and people cope with their sadness and trauma in different ways. She is someone who uses anger to not have to feel the full weight of her grief and sadness, so it's really easy to see outwardly since it's so big and violent, but he is one of those types that uses toxic positivity and pretends to be doing fine while burying the pain very deep. But if you pay close attention you can see there is deep pain in his eyes at times, and I guarantee you we are going to have many scenes of him breaking completely down once that happy facade is stripped away. Isn't that much more interesting than them both being depressed and unhappy and angry and showing everything they feel all the time? I think so.

People said the same exact thing for a year or two after he made a big splash in Extraordinary You saying he didn't really take advantage of the attention and wasn't in anything really big, and then BAM, AOS blew up and he was an even bigger name. The man can't be in a huge viral hit show every year