Tia

Hold up, so Tae-Seok DID kill HN's dad?

Also, I can tell that I'm gonna need a break from this show for now lol

If you ignore the ML it was a good drama. (At least... I did lol)

Personally I like unpredictability (and yes, I agree with that last part), and I like makjangs, political dramas, all that stuff. But the pacing *IS* off and that's my main complaint. We've gotten NO answers for anything or any major reveal so far and we are on episode 8. Last third of the drama. This is not a good sign, but maybe it'll all pay off if nothing's rushed at the end.

I love the actors, acting (like I always say, Eugene is KILLING IT), and directing, though.

Even so, most of the family dramas don't get as "dark" as revenge dramas. It's usually a side plot lol or just temporary.

I liked that Cinderella Game (Splinter Ahjussi aside) had a nice combo of both.

I think there are 2 "types" of daily/100+ ep dramas:

1. Family/sitcom dramas. Has most makjang tropes with the FL "overcoming" her struggles. If I'm being honest, these usually make me cringe because I don't find them funny. But I've seen a few/checked them out. Sunny Again Tomorrow was good.
2. Revenge/betrayal/picaresque dramas. Most makjang tropes exist here. Usually darker in tone, with deaths, betrayals, affairs, family, power struggles, and of course, revenge. These are the ones *I* like. Most of my completed daily dramas are of this type.

Actually this new drama is most similar to: Good For You (Ha Hee-Ra played twins here), The Promise (LEGENDARY), and Wife Returns (I'm loving this one right now!)

I don't think the president-elect did it. The only other option is Chairman Yang, but we've certainly seen Su-Yeon have a ruthless streak. She's definitely capable of evil to me... I guess we'll have to see though, lol

I think it's because the pacing & storytelling are all over the place, it's SO hard to follow. No one knows what's going on. I like this drama but I've spent most of it being confused... not a good thing unless they start revealing more quickly! (My personal rating is now at 7.5 from a 9.0...)

Completely agree! I guess pretty directing doesn't always guarantee good writing/plot... 💀

I kinda like her too, tbh! So I hope this theory is true.

Totally agree! How far do you think she'll go to what she wants? (Some people are saying that she might redeem herself, but I [personally] highly doubt it.)

Based on the flash-forward, the truth isn't revealed. So I hope she makes the real YC disappear somehow... (seriously, Victoria is so irritating!)

It's very fun to see JW progressing into a villain. It's new, pretty different, and I LOVE IT.

For sure! I think a lot more deaths will happen... maybe JW might even kill someone herself.

Su-Yeon IS gonna end up being the ultimate villain here, that episode preview was INSANE!

I've heard some theories going around, saying that she might *not* be a bad guy because Tae-Seok might've killed her husband, and she's trying to marry YC into the Geonhyang Group family for revenge, not (just?) for financial gain.

I snoop in at least twice a week, and the show somehow keeps getting worse! No plans of a "try again" rewatch for me!

Serin was my fave too, I think I fully quit the show after she got killed 😭 but yeah, this show was awful. It was all over the place and the focus on Aera (in hindsight, I think I'm on her side too) definitely killed my interest... the acting wasn't that good either from what I saw (Yujin's actor was fine though.) Like I don't think I GENUINELY ever wanna see Choi Yoon-Young on my screen again. The screenwriter was also fired from KBS and there's a whole page on NamuWiki dedicated to the controversies with this drama alone. That's insane yet horrific at the same time lol

All I can say is thank god I dropped this show when I did, because it's a raging dumpster fire... and so is the comment section. 😂

She does end up marrying Se-Hun, so hold on tight. And I think she might snap and make the real Young-Chae disappear somehow. If the dad dies, I can see Jung-Won fully turning evil...