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True, she is the female lead- but in terms of the central revenge theme she's not really a player in that, right? So there has to be a reason they kept her so involved in Han Young's plot when they also took the creative decision to drop other female characters from the drama adaptation entirely.
(Me trying to reason why they can't ruin my favourite character at the end, lol)

Oh I didn't mean that he's testing her. I don't think he has the right to do so, either.
But I think he has always been cautious about her and that when things get difficult she'll sell him out. I think they could throw in a grand gesture from her to show that See Hee now is different from in the past.

One of the discussions on here has been why Han Young (in the past) even expected that See Hee would stand by him at personal expense after he dumped her. And I've agreeed with that but its also true that lying on the stand is a bad, bad thing to do. Ideally, a good person stands by what is right even if its at a personal expense. Even if its your ex-husband who dumped you.

But with the position they've put See Hee in now, if she has a change of heart and she wants to stand up for what's right- it will come at a personal expense- she'll have to confess to planting evidence too. Even if Han Young doesn't love her back. So she does the right thing for doing the right thing, which shows that shes also changed for good. And everyone lives happily ever after...

So a disclaimer- I haven't seen today's episode because I'd rather watch them back to back.

But from a storytelling point of view, I kind of see the point of what's happened and I think it might not even be a bad thing. Ever since he's gone back Han Young has been pretty hesitant about See Hee because of their past- he wants to give her a chance but shes also not part of his A team. And they have to give See Hee a test of some sort for Han Young (and the audience members who find her iffy still) to accept that she's different from before. I've always thought there's been too much of a focus on See Hee (in the drama and in promotional material) for what her character is, so there has to be some kind of satisfactory end there for all the talking we've done about whether people can change. Of course Han Young has always known See Hee is the weakest link so I imagine he'll have a plan for that too.

Of course, I may be overly intellectualising this, its not that deep, and betrayers gonna betray. In which case, it was kind of pointless focusing on a supporting character who your male lead was barely luke warm towards.

There is the second pre-release, lol.

I feel like the See Hee pre-releases are a calculated move on their part- because even though I like See Hee, she is a somewhat minor sub plot, tbh.

The thing is, they show him wanting to change in the first episode, but its been very clear that he has had about 10 YEARS of being incredibly corrupt and making all sorts of backroom deals. He benefited immensely from this corruption financially and professionally. He was also double dealing and making deals behind his father in law's back and skimming even more money.
When you're that far corrupt, you don't get to say actually changed my mind, I'm not going to follow the company line and here is your daughter back too because theres no point in staying with her.
He was dealing with people who faked the suicide of a son to save his father's career.
What did he think would happen to him? He'd get to start his little botique law office after what he did and knew? It wasn't personal, it was just the business he was part of.

Yep the only reason the lawyer changed sides to become witness for prosecution was because KSJ told him to and reassured him he would be protected if he did so. Only ofc he didn't mean that.

KSJ is basically playing to get everyone out of his way, but also he doesn't want the entire corruption scheme to be revealed because he wants to take over it.

They always thought that the S shopping man was going to come after Jin A, so they were on high alert until he got arrested. When he was finally arrested he offered Jin A a "final chance" to work with him which she found weird but she told Han Young who then realised that in the week before the arrest he was looking for someone to do the killing so he could hear the good news in jail.

Kang Sin Jin ordered the hit- because he had conspired with him to bring down the family. So while yes he was working with the prosecution, KSJ only wanted him to cooperate to a point- then he was a liability and could come back to bite KSJ and his involvement

Thanks, I wasn't sure apart from that it wasn't Kim Jin A

In the promo for E13 is that See Hee saying she killed someone?

He also has promised the law firm to See Hee (I assume he does mean it) so he may plan on removing the rest of the family from it.
I don't see See Hee being particularly upset about her father being sent to jail, lol.

Also- I'm a little surprised the law firm isnt a bigger player in the corruption storyline. In the first episode See Hee's dad was introduced as this mastermind villain but he barely has an impact this time around.

It's weird, Han Young is so introspective about all the relationships from his previous life but he's weirdly lost on See Hee. And I don't get it, really. He needs to make up his mind.

Nothing we saw regarding their relationship in the past suggested Han Young should have expected loyalty from See Hee. Did he really expect that the woman he told he was divorcing (without caring about her opinion at all) because he refused to work with her father anymore would go out of her way to support him at personal expense?

And was he acting all mushy and sweet at that restaurant because Park Sin Jin would hear about it?

Thanks- I've been finding some of the word play between them a little hard to follow so I was assuming she said I wouldn't have gone even if he had begged me to. But that also implied she was stalking him right after telling him she was letting him go.

I think she was a little out of her depth socially too. But yeah, I think it was seeing Na Yeon that made her mind to leave. It was a little weird of him to invite her, I thought, given that she wasn't really part of the scam, working with the others in an active role.

I know Han Yeong is trying to do his best for her as well even after their troubled past (even from a non-romantic standpoint), but he's giving her very mixed signals and I wonder if even now he realises how insecure she is under all the bubbly rich girl behaviour?

He hadn't invited her, right? That explains how they both reacted but then I was wondering how she got there to begin with...

She also may or may not have misunderstood the relationship between Han Yeong and Na Yeon given that he's already been teasing her about a woman he goes to restaurants with.

But did you see the way he was watching her go? It can't be over after that!
He needs to figure out what he wants after his revenge.

I don't understand the Haenal law firm angle. I get that See Hee's dad wants these big name legal minds in his company as signs of prestige but he keeps going for honourable types? Does he think that Baek Ye Seok is going to join him in his legal corruptions when he's so morally upright? When they talk about 'taming' Baek Ye Seok does he think he'll own him after he makes him chief justice?

I get that Han Yeong may be starting to clean house as his revenge on the firm- getting good guys into the company, potentially driving out his corrupt ex-in laws. He keeps promising the firm to See Hee who doesn't seem to want it that badly in this timeline. But what does Haenal get from this?

Say what you will about it being a typical lakorn and the fact that there's very little logic, there's never a dull moment! There's always so much happening! Pu's been acting like he's masterminding everything but wow is it all crashing around him now. You can't be the mastermind and be so messy, lol.

But also, I haven't always been paying the most attention but I'm so confused, what about that nice lady that Panalee drove away earlier? I thought she was the love of his life? Was that a distraction?

Omg yes! They're not showing her as having bad intentions so it really confuses me whether she's doing it on purpose or if she's genuinely just completely clueless. "You're both dating other people."

She also told the FL that it seems like the ML might marry the 2FL soon! I can understand thd villagers gossiping about it but not one of his close friends?!!

I might have to pause this one until it ends because this is a lot angst to watch in real time.

Doesn't help that I personally find it difficult to empathise with Gang Hui. Sure her childhood was difficult but she has a group of friends who would bury a body for her and a dad who loves her, all of whom she punishes along with herself. Also, she may be a talented designer but she got hella lucky professionally by meeting the right people. So I guess I dont understand why she tries so hard to make herself miserable when there is also so much good in her life.