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Excellent review!

Omg you caught up fast! I was lowkey rooting for Jimi too, the chairman was mostly trash! What do you think of everyone else so far? 👀

What's funny is Laura becomes absolute meme material in the second half from what I've heard & read! Seri was just nuts. But Laura? Comedic queen! 😭

You're welcome. Ohhh, okay. That makes a lot of sense!

Jung Sol-Mi? 🤔 I don't think she's in this drama. But Go Hyun-Jung and Park Jin-Hee are. The drama made me a real Park Jin-Hee (and Go Hyun-Jung) fan, I can say that for sure! Haha. The funniest thing is, compared to other makjang dramas or dramas with makjang tropes, Return feels like a noir/crime drama. I used to mainly just watch makjang dramas (+ romcoms), and while I do love them, my taste is definitely changing. I'm gettimg more into crime & political/psychological thrillers. Melodramas do have my heart though.

The behind the scenes drama for Return leading up to the FL being recasted was WILD... so, so messy. 😂 Even before that, there was major drama.

Laura at least has/had a valid excuse 😭

Jimi was the aunt, right?

I dropped that one without hesitation. The cast was damn good too. What a waste of time.

These are more of the legendary/iconic actresses! I haven't seen Kim Mi-Kyung or Choo Ja-Hyun in any dramas yet, but I'll check them out. If Seo Woo were still acting, she could pull off Baek Ah-Jin too- those big eyes of hers would work so well. Very creepy.

It depends on the actor/actress for sure. There are several I can think of who'd nail this role: Go Hyun-Jung (she was basically Baek Ah-Jin 2.0 in Queen Mantis), Lee So-Yeon, Ha Ji-Won... I think this would be considered Kim Yoo-Jung's most iconic role, though.

Damn, Na-Young's backstory is so sad. I'M ROOTING FOR YOU, YOU GO GIRL!!!!

Good Lord, the editing for this drama SUCKS! Also, the acting isn't great either... dropped

Taking a look at episode 1 and... NO WAY did they just play "Phone Number" by Jinusean. I'm DEAD, I love this already 😭

What I call a massive yikes. Like... 😬 I really did wanna watch it lol

I loved Return though!

Loved season 1. Enjoyed season 2. Season 3 does not exist 💀

Oh yeah, he's the ML and the protagonist. Me personally I rooted for Chu Sang-Ah (the FL) throughout the drama. When that scene actually happened, I completely hated him. MASSIVE YIKES!

Ohhhh, thank you so much for these recommendations! I've copied them down!

I also recommend Return which is another legal/crime mystery-thriller. It has *some* makjang tropes, but at its core is a murder-mystery involving the elite. The FL and ML (a lawyer with a court TV show and a hot-tempered detective) team up to solve the murder, but the victim has connections to everyone's pasts...

It was a great watch for me. 34 episodes, 30 minutes each. Despite the FL recast, I enjoyed it a lot.

MDL users are never beating the misogyny allegations, man. 💀

I wish the writer explained this more! 😭

Understandable! I was giving additional context. Regarding legal dramas, do you have any recommendations? I've been getting into them and crime & political dramas lately.

I'd watch it, though there are various flaws plot and character-wise.