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seri was really bonding with the kid and having fun. the drama needs conflict to move forward to 100 eps. so I guess it had to happen. sigh.

they already had the second son as a cheater indirectly. so I won't be surprised if they do go down this route with the first son. they have to fill the drama with some conflict and right now, it feels more slice of life. so some drama stuff has to happen for them to reach 100 eps.

it would be funny if 1st wife also ended up affair. but yea, it makes sense if the sons do too and they basically lose the right to criticize dad and seri.

what?! nooooooo!

So almost caught up and it looks good. EunSeol and the lawyer HyunJae seem to have a quiet chemistry that I want to root for them even though it is unlikely. Ha! 😅
I like that the drama has not revealed a lot of cards even in the flashbacks and there are still questions:

Q1. Why would the rich family sponsor SeokJin and provide for his mom? They are not the charity types at all. It does not look like the mom was always challenged but rather something happened. The actress mom mentioned they used to take vacations together when SeokJin's dad was alive? So what happened to him? So there is some secret there.

Q2. Why did MiRan go to lengths to swap the baby? In a scene with dead mom, she said that what would you do if your life was stolen and her own answer was take it back. So who stole her life -- was it the actress mom? ceo dad? and why does MiRan think she is entitled to that company?

Q3. While MiRan goes out of the way to indulge HeRa, it still does not feel maternal. Rather like, she is living her entitlement through HeRa. At the same time, she is well aware that HeRa does not have enough brain cells or the drive to run the company. In other words, HeRa will always be a puppet. So is that on purpose? She gets to inherit the company indirectly while using HeRa?

Q4. Why does MiRan continue to live in the house? She is an employee who also lives in the house as housekeeper, nanny and cook? It is a strange setup and why is the family so reliant on her? Why not hire multiple people? Are they cheap? Or under MiRan's control? Subtly, she has way more power than employee and is almost a family member. How did that happen?

Q5. Anyone else wonder if HeRa is actually CEO's daughter? Maybe MiRan had one night stand with him years ago? Or if he isn't, then who is the father? Did she get pregnant on purpose to swap the babies or was a that plan cooked up along the way?

I like that she pushes back and doesn't take things lying down. It is such a refreshing change and it is fun to see everyone's shocked reaction at her attitude.

Appreciate the actress playing Seri. She manages to make the character charming, entertaining as well as childish, silly, bad decisions all at the same time. In other words, Seri feels very real.

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I liked the ending. It was interesting to hear Park TaeHo's reflections as well as JungRan's perspectives. Those two really swam a different tide and were interesting characters.

I liked how they wrapped up the triangle. Even thought it seemed like the connection between HyunJun and JinJu came out suddenly, it made sense. She was so wrapped up in revenge that she can only admit how she feels when it is over. I like that drama focused more on revenge and the weight of the past rather than romance. So I was satisfied with the little we got.

The time leap was a good breather for everyone to figure out what next. HyunJun stepping out to let these two figure out and MJ quietly confirming the ship had sailed felt like a nice realistic touch. It was sweet, gentle and at the same respectful. Neither MinJun or JinJu are re-writing their past or minimizing the feelings they once had. However, like many, this was a chapter of their youth and as adults, they were in different places. HyunJun comes back and he knows this time without a doubt that JinJu is choosing him and he is not alternative. He is her 1.

I liked the small splashes of humour in the different scenes in the end. So yea, overall, it felt like the drama wrapped up in a good note. See you in the next one chingus!

Thanks for info; before people could post review as it was airing. I guess they changed the layout.

They have a huge height difference. So she was obviously standing on some bench off camera to make it happen. I was totally distracted that their real height didn't align. Well, at least the actor didn't have to get a neck pain to lean down to kiss her. 😂

So strange. I wrote a review but it is not showing up on the page. Some tech glitch? Am confused.

I enjoyed the scene between DanHui and JungRan where DanHui had to explain the fear of losing someone. The shock that JungRan actually cares about Driver Song was interesting. It has made her realize the weight of her own actions.

I liked that DanHui didn't go all forgiveness mode and instead noted that JungRan will have to get used to saying sorry a lot. I am curious about what kind of ending the writer will go with for JungRan. She did commit quite a number of crimes working under Park Tae Ho.

I also liked this final confrontation between DanHui and Park Tae Ho and the evaluation of his life, his definition of loyalty and love. Park TaeHo does not look like the character that will serve jail time. Probably would rather die than face jail. Let's see how it all wraps up.

Watching ep 21 and I find YeongJu and SeungYu serioulsy infuriating. Both mother and son are way too stuck in victim mentality and they are going to get really knockered (I hope) in the drama.
YeongJu actually tells her eldest that her own pain is higher than Oreum being sick -- seriously???
SeongYu has the audacity to say that SeungHyeon can have another child and somehow it is the couple's fault for having a sick child -- seriously????
I want both of these to be slapped badly and I hope it happens.

So YeongJu is just a victim diva. No one owes you anything for your pain and suffering. Things happen. How we choose to react to is OUR CHOICE. Yes, our choice! Look, I have friends and relatives who got divorced (some were cheated on) but they didn't hold on to a dead marriage. Yes, there was pain but they eventually moved on and even got re-married. Some are single but well.

Sticking on to a dead marriage for 30 years was YeongJu's choice and decision. Regardless of how a relationship breaks, no one can force you to be in relationship against your will. That is just wrong. YeongJu acts like she is a victim for living in the shadows but that was HER choice.

SeongYu acts like JiNi being born destroyed his family and now again tearing them apart. Nope, that is just deflecting and blaming someone else.

The fact is that the dad who chose to step out of the marriage even though he had kids. While YeongJu would love to think it was just lust, the fact is that he stayed with Seri for 30 years and had a family with her even when she drove him nuts. He chose to leave YeongJu even though they had kids together . JiNi wasn't the reason He chose a new family. He chose Seri.

We don't know how the relationship with YeongJu was prior to Seri. It is always easy to romanticize as it being good but based on conversations with folks I know, my view is that relationships don't breakdown in a vacuum. It is often a slow erosion or the discord was always there from the beginning. So the affair is less of a surprise but more of a confirmation that it was already broken for quite some time.

It is easier to blame JiNi than for SeongYu to take a look in the mirror. Families have disagreements and SeongHyeon actually getting closer to accepting JiNi is a choice he is making. He and his mother are absolutely callous and think nothing of the pain of SeongHyeon and instead expect him to adjust during this traumatic time. So it is their own insensitivity and callousness that is splitting this family apart.

There will be more pain to follow for this family before they find peace. Till YeongJu and SeongYu stop acting like they are participating for a prize in victim olympics, there will be no real forgiveness. They have to look in the mirror and realize they too are super selfish.

They are entitled users. YeongJu held on to a marriage on paper out of spite for 30 years and thinks she is the victim. She is so angry that she passed on her ill heart to her sons as legacy. After a certain point, not letting someone go is also emotional abuse.

My guess is the sons will end up coming full circle where they basically understand that marriages/relationships can fall apart and it is just part of life. Knowing how to let go is key to moving on in a healthy way.

Caught up on this week's episodes and I actually get why JiNi decides to donate but be anonymous. YeongJu and her sons want to use her but they still hate and despise her.

While SeongHyeon is getting to the point that he doesn't care about the circumstances of JiNi's birth, YeongJu still will not take back those words and curses. So they were totally fine with JiNi almost offing herself from the stress of not having her father's name. They were totally fine to try fleece Seri and JiNi after his death. But now, they want her bone marrow but they cannot sincerely apologize. It is a fake apology where they want something but the moment they get it, they will go back to wishing she never existed.

As JiNi said, if it was a random child, she would have happily donated anyway. Whereas being related, it means that the father had to fall in love with SeRi, the affair had to happen, JiNi had to be born. In other words, YeongJu as well as her sons have to accept that all of the things that happened was in a way a good thing but they are nowhere near to letting go of the past.

YeongJu is still in the victim mentality and it still makes her mad. She only wants to see her own hurts but is unwilling to accept how her actions and words also harmed others.

So yea, JiNi donating anonymously makes total sense. JiNi is not being naive or being overly kind. She would have donated to anyone and that would have been an outsider. It therefore makes sense to donate as an outsider to Oreum because that is what she is and has always been. So how can she help as a family member when they have never seen her? So this way, she gets to do the good thing but keep her pride as well as her parents. She also acknowledges the past and has not let go of what happened. In other words, she is not being a doormat but walking an interesting middle ground.

The way JiHu talks -- it sounds like he was cheated on in his prior relationship?? That was my guess. No idea why he is with DoHee though. Force of habit?

Yea it was nice to see her push back; I was thinking we will have to wait till the end of the drama to see any comeback but it looks like those martial arts lessons were useful.

Yea, I was not expecting the whiplash reaction either. Without that, I would have seen her interest in HyunJun as mostly guilt. However, she seems rather upset and so her feelings might be more. So far, all we have is her stunned looks. I rather like the drama gives us quiet reactions rather than words in some scenes. Makes an interesting pace.

That is what makes this arc unexpectedly interesting. So I was not expecting MinJun to frame this as love -- basically he is saying that this isn't some pity emotion but actually something deeper. If it was any other character, I would have dismissed it. But since it was MinJun, I am taking his observation.

Some love stories are passionate but usually the weekend dramas will do different types of love. Basically the idea is that not all romantic stories are flashy but some are quieter and just as real.

HyunJun like you said is passionate. He is not going to be aware or recognize that JinJu is actually seeing him in a romantic light at all. Something dramatic has to happen for JinJu to admit how she feels and actually verbalize it and for HyunJun to recognize that it is no longer one-sided.