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The first happy memory Gwiju returned to was winning the fish but if the Tumblr theories hold what he was really returning to was Dahae. But it doesn't explain why the little girl was in black and white.

We also have the animated sequence that seems to say that Gwiju's powers won't fully manifest until he joins forces with Dahae. Also, the story about the shape shifting woman seems to allude to her grifting but maybe also is a hint that she has powers too. The mother keeps talking about Dahae's energy and unlike other people I don't think the mother is naive or a sucker.

The Atypical Family is at #6 for Netflix's global top 10 (TV Non-English) with 2 million views this week. Happy this show is getting love even with so many people dragging the FL here and on Reddit.

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv-non-english

I'm not losing my mind over this drama the way most people are but I get why it's a hit. It's simply a show that executes tropes really well with a very appealing cast. Byeon Woo Seok in particular is killing his character. I don't normally go for shows that are this tropey but he's completely selling me on "insanely gorgeous and famous man who is forever in love with his high school crush" and that's a feat because the character as written isn't remotely plausible.

I don't think the family is ignorant. The mother has a gut instinct about Dahae and her role in the family which is accurate despite the scamming. That's why she trusts her even with the warning signs about something shady going on. Her husband trusts Dahae because he follows his wife's lead. Gwiju is drawn to Dahae but he's suspicious of her as well. Dong Hee doesn't trust her or like her. Ina read Dahae's mind so she knows what's up but doesn't really care because she's been neglected by the family for so long. It's also why Ina warned Dahae to run away while she can.

It's my favorite drama of the year so far and definitely one of the most unique dramas I've seen. It's got an unpredictable storyline, really interesting characters and the cinematography and OST are excellent. The acting is on point too.

Her reactions in the kitchen scene when the mother asks her about the jjimjilbang were amazing, her face showed everything she was thinking and feeling

I hated how the character was portrayed in the first two episodes (constantly eating junk food and getting crumbs on herself) but then we had the scene with Grace helping her at the gym and now she's showing how smart and observant she is. I also liked what the scummy boyfriend said about her, yes he was a bastard but he was insightful in saying she used to soar and her current state wasn't about her weight, it was about being emotionally weighed down.

You know what, that's an excellent point about not doing anything 20-year-old Sol would regret

I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion but I'm frustrated at this point. Wooseok, Hyesoo and Gyeonhee all had wonderful moments in this episode but the serial killer is ridiculous. Unstoppable and all we know about him is he wants to kill Sol. And Sol's actions made no sense. If she didn't want to involve Seonjae, why not tell Taesung what's going on so she can get his help and even help from his father?

Plus there were so many filler scenes with the father and I fast forward through every scene with the brother and friend.

Also, Sol is 34 years old and she could go back any time and she's got this insanely gorgeous man trying to get close to her. Is she really going to be coy about sharing a room with him? Yes I know this is a sweet and innocent drama but she's behaving as if she's really 19, not a grown woman who's time traveled.

We've got four more episodes, is it just going to be four more episodes of the Terminator going after Sol?

One good thing that I loved: they didn't put a lot of makeup on BWS this episode and the man is so beautiful with a clean face, I basically spent the episode just staring at him

Unfortunately the stigma against orphans is real. It's why Korea sent 200,000 children to be adopted overseas in the decades after the Korean War. It was a government policy to solidify good relations with the US and other Western nations and to rid the country of the economic burden of caring for orphans since there was a stigma against adopting orphaned children https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_adoption_of_South_Korean_children#Orphans

That Macron situation is maybe not the best example if you're trying to say the student teacher relationship isn't problematic 😬

You may be right but Gwiju can't pass anything to himself, he can only influence the past through Dahae.

In the animated sequence it showed one of Gwiju's ancestors evolving his power when he joined hands with another person, it's implying his powers will grow as he joins together with Dahae.

I love this comment. Excellent stuff.

Good catch!

In the drama they are all supposed to be the same age. The actors playing the classmates were cast older than the actress playing Ina to emphasize how lonely and vulnerable Ina is because of the trauma of her mother's death and her father's neglect.

The misogyny is thick in some of these comments.

She's a much more complex character than we were led to believe in the first two episodes that just focused on her weight. I love her and I hope her frenemies relationship with Grace continues to be developed.

I agree with everything you said, esp. "They could have let her be a bad guy that goes through character development because she is convinced to live another way." I wish they had skipped the tragic backstory but morally grey male leads always get them so I guess they thought they had to do the same for the FL.

I also agree with your take on the kiss being "let the games begin." I described it as kissing between frenemies, they have a bond but Gwiju doesn't trust Da Hae and she's scared of him and his family while also still trying to manipulate them. So the kiss was Gwiju's way of throwing Da Hae off balance while also testing out his own feelings.

I'm not convinced that the marriage certificate was a lie, I wonder if she's telling the truth or if Gwiju will eventually make it true in the future.

Also, it's obvious that they cast actors older than Park So-yi to be Ina's classmates in order to emphasize how emotionally vulnerable she is because of trauma from her mother's death and her family's neglect. But I understand OP's discomfort, Ina is tiny in comparison with everyone else and it's hard to watch sometimes.