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That is exactly the kind of analysis we do on our podcast if you're interested in checking it out https://linktr.ee/daebakpodcast

Hi, is it okay if I share your post on Twitter? I really like what you said here and I think it's accurate.

I love your analysis, this is exactly correct and the writers seem to be playing with our expectations around romantic tropes

I wouldn't describe her as perfect, not at all. Emotionally she's a basket case and behind the beautiful facade her life is a disaster. She's pretty obviously traumatized by the way she grew up.

Two of my podcast partners laughed at me for crushing on him in LiC 😭 but he's so great in the role and he's in phenomenal shape at the moment.

Yeah, I don't mind a good chaebol story but right now that plot line feels too disconnected from the main romance.

They are definitely not dating, Jiho has been asking people on a message board for advice on how to declare his feelings

I love this show but ep 8 was the first episode I disliked because I couldn't believe they had that whole conversation at the end of ep 7 about him pretending to be comfortable because he was afraid she wouldn't come to his apartment anymore and yet they never got together in ep 8. Also the story got super makjang right at the end. I did like getting more of Hae Jin's back story and finally seeing Gwangnam become his bodyguard but mostly I was like 😩😩😩😩😩😩

That's an excellent point that I hadn't even thought about

It's a bad translation. Someone on Twitter gave a better translation: "I don't know. I've gone crazy. I can't come to this house anymore." That's why Jiho pretends he's comfortable with her. He's afraid she won't come to his home anymore. https://twitter.com/PMYbean2/status/1580300953093255168?t=lFiD84cqmqPMYYI9KhlxNw&s=19

It's a very strange drama in a good way if you're into that kind of thing. If you go in expecting a frothy romcom, this ain't it. It's weirdly dark with complex characters and some laugh out loud funny moments but also a lot of deeply sad moments as well. This drama is super polarizing and some people hate it but if you appreciate a kind of bent sensibility and unconventional plotting, you will love this.

So far not at all.

I think the FL & SML are going to help each other heal from their traumatic upbringings but not romantically

It's good but it's also really odd. Someone on Reddit commented "I'm still trying to figure out if I like it. I find it compulsively watchable, but all of the characters minus Gwang Nam are just...off (intentionally)...and I find myself struggling to connect with Jamie/Cha Eun (sic). She's a disaster. But a watchable one!"

The writers of this drama are very deliberately messing with your expectations. For one thing you get dropped into the story when the lead couple has already started to fall in love with each other. And the second male lead is never in the running at least up to episode 6. It's not a traditional triangle.

For the rest of your complaint I think if you keep it in mind that the FL is traumatized by her upbringing and is operating on the emotional level of a 14-year-old her behavior makes a lot more sense. Like I have no trouble understanding the dynamic with Madame Yoo who is her surrogate mother. You see this dynamic play out a lot in dysfunctional mother-daughter relationships

I agree with this. She told Jiho that his door was broken but the room is fine, but with her the door is beautiful but the room is a wreck. Her journey will be to emotionally heal and become a real adult.

It was a one night stand

He has a significant subplot. We had the scene where he tells Sang Eun that his sister blames him for his niece having a girlfriend and the scene at the family memorial where he fights with his sisters because they want him to get married. Plus there are gay rumors about the 2ML so at some point they are going to meet and I'm sure we'll get further development of that plotline.

When I got married we signed the papers at the church with the reverend as the officiant/witness so in our case it was all done on the same day but my understanding is that's not the case in Korea, you have to go to a government office and register your marriage. Re: the FL, she says in a voiceover that registered marriages cost more than simply having a ceremony. She's had multiple registered marriages but not all of the weddings are registered.

I agree, this is nothing like her previous dramas. In fact, a lot of people hated the first two episodes because they were expecting a standard issue PMY romcom and got weird dark trauma instead.