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The first ep was surprisingly bland 😭

Lol, I love that you used all the standard points of a person defending a drama with no solid arguments. First "you did not understand the drama" and when I in fact proved that I did understand it, then "it's just a drama, why take it seriously". Cause it portrays the FL as some sort of consulting genious, and she is not. At least not in a team collaborating way, crucial for a consultant. Why are you so insecure that you can't accept that someone criticizes the drama you like?

Yeah cause for some reason everyone loves FL in this drama. In real life, she would be an outcast for behaving so selfishly and immaturely.

Yeah I am starting to dislike her, sure. But seriously, this is a simple office romance drama. What would I not understand about it? I worked in consulting for over 5 years, so I know the industry. And there is no place in real life for behaviours such as this. Consulting is a team effort.

Crying to the ML about it wasn't throwing a fit?

Yeah there were other things happening, but it still doesn't make it okay. Even if Tianna was not her friend, and just a teammate, humiliating her Plan A in front of the client was not okay. Yeah, Xu Chi did it to get back at Ma Ke, but she humiliated all of her team in the end anyway.

Yeah he approved it, but if she was so sure about this plan, why wouldn't she just present it to her team and let them vote? Instead of humiliating them in front of a client.

[Ep 10] Xu Chi is such a hypocryte. Throwing a fit over Tianna joining the same project as her behind her back, and then presenting a Plan B immediately after Plan A without her team's approval? Why didn't she have her idea voted on, just like everybody else? The manager wouldn't take advantage if she presented it in front of her team anyway. She really just humiliated her entire team and her friend in front of the customer. She just wants to be a star, and is not a team player at all. I hope she gets to do all those glamorous projects by herself, with no one by her side.

Yeah but her need to be #1 is presented as a desirable trait, but in the end is just makes her act hella immature 😭

Also how are they comfortable with such a huge conflict of interest. If Richard was simply Xu Chi's mentor and just gave her some public materials to read, fine. But she does research for him, gives him confidential data (from her friend) (!) There is something like non-compete clause in every consultant's contract, unless you get special treatment. This is highly unprofessional, if she has some special info, she should give it to her boss. I do not like this part at all.

As a former consultant (Europe based) I was waiting for a consulting show, it finally came and is so funny to watch. Especially the episode when Tina joined the same project as Xu Chi. I mean I get the rivalry, but in what world would you be upset that someone you like and admire their work ethic works on the same project as you. It just makes the whole project so much easier! This whole drama was sooo immature lol. And before you tell me that Tina did it behind Xu Chi's back, yeah, but Xu Chi was not crying because of that in front of Richard. She was crying simply because Tina joined after Xu Chi and "stole" her idea.

I can really see that this show had potential to be a story about accepting and loving yourself, going through tough times, being messy even in your 30s and it being okay. About moving on. The FL could really have been one of the greatest female characters in kdrama land. But they turned her into such a pathetic simp it's unbelievable. At some point it stops being "brave" in love and just starts to be foolish and hard to watch. Her mother was right all along.

Same... I want to like the ML but we are given no reason to like him... I hate that the FL spends waay more eps begging him to be with her, than actually falling for him 😭 then there's Isadora and the lawyer, and he seems to have some redeeming qualities but then just digs his own grave. Gosh, the female leads are flawed but at least are likeable and their journey can make you somewhat sympathetic towards them. But the male leads make my skin crawl.

But hers do not look natural 😭 and okay, let her do her, but her image does not fit a historical drama at all :( takes me out of immersion right away

Yes, I agree completely! When the store manager asked for parental consent for him to work there I was like - sir, you have a full-grown adult in front of you, why would you even ask 😭

Hahaha true, and it was a good role, but it was 4years ago and he was playing a junior corporate role, everything fit 😅

I would be so excited, but Nana's lip filler just takes me out of the era. She does not look like a Joseon lady at all.

Yes, I feel the same. Song Kang is a better fit for his character and you don't feel the age difference as much. And tho I like LJY, I prefer him in bolder roles, like Reborn Rookie. He is def not a bad actor. But he's just not as convincing in timid roles, and especially playing a teenager.

I dunno, I just really don't buy two 30somethings as troubled high school students 😭 especially LJY... I could somewhat believe his role in WHC2, cause he was a confident bully. Here as a timid teenager... No matter how much I like him, I just can't buy it.

I guess what bothered me the most is that the 2ML had barely any story besides his love for the FL. Other than some family drama later on which only made it worse :c