Yuri Hana

curious, isn't it a given with murder mystery whodunit plotlines, they don't reveal who the killer is until the last few episodes? is there a 1 murder mystery story that still is engaging even with the culprit revealed halfway?

i think raik and sena have been pretty intimate in terms of having deep conversations. they just have not reached intimacy in terms of touch and skinship yet besides holding hands. such a pure couple tbh

seems like the maknae went back to his parents house, but yea isntead of going back to family, jaehee went going for a nostalgia trip. do we know what happened to raik's dad? who knows he could be the big baddie lol

rewatching episode 1 and man i miss sena's fangirling days! now that she's let go of fangirling she's become so subdued. before she defended criminals but even with all the stress, still had time to be happy. with raik she has to hold back a lot so i hope she finds a new hobby 😭maybe start liking a girl group or watch anime. idk even if your future boyfriend might be your idol, should still have a hobby to make you happy!

What other ENA drama has good slow burn romance?

nope I'm obsessed with this show and I didn't expect to be, will watch until the end ✌️

I ship them so much but I also have valid concerns like yours. If I was Sena, I would reject him. I would not be sure if he likes me for me, or because what I've done for him. Also, I don't think they should properly get together until the case is settled.

(I think she does like the true Do Ra Ik, which probably scares her. She said before the real him wasn't disappointing, just unfamiliar. Now she might accepted that. But if I were her, I'd be afraid of being hurt. Look at how hurt she was as a fan when he got into that dating "scandal." Imagine how hurt she could be if they were in an actual romantic relationship, he would have so much power over her. He already hurt her (valid tho) just for firing her.

Sena's lack of female friends is startling, you'd think she'd have more friends who are into Gold Boys but then again, most of my friends who share my interests are online too so I get her...Plus she didn't finish high school, focused on studying in university to pass the bar, it's not surprising anymore why she doesn't have a social life.

Yes, you really understand Sena and I think that's what makes me love her character! She doesn't fall into any tropes. Her fangirl personality is relatable, but outside of that she's a workaholic and keeps her emotions at bay. The small subtle ways she is startled and affected by Raik is fun to watch, because on a regular day before, she would outwardly giggle in happiness at seeing him onscreen.

And you're actually right, Laik literally said if you'd just been honest about it, I would have handled it better. But let's remember, he said he would not lose his temper with Jaehee during the interrogation yet he did, said he doubts he would hurt that much if someone told him a lie because he doesn't have much expectations from people, yet was deeply hurt when Sena hid her fangirl identity. So I still believe it was right for Sena not to tell him first, because she wanted to purely focus on the case and help defend him. If he knew she was his fangirl, he would not have accepted despite no other lawyer helping. When he fired her for a bit, he still didn't accept any lawyer even though it was dangerous for him not to.

Well I hope Episode 8 clears things up for you! Didn't let the misunderstanding drag on for too long. He just needed some time and space from her to process what she did.

It was initially labeled as a romcom, but from the actor's interviews, it leans more to a healing romance. with mystery/suspense/legal being the side genres

I don't think he was attempting a kiss. If it was, he would have gotten closer coz they were way too far apart for it. He just had the urge to touch her.

agreed!

If the show ends with only hinting at their relationship, I'm gonna need a season 2...and a whole load of fanfics

LMAO SAME

It's slow burn in the best way! It's making me crave for their scenes so much, even if I'm still invested in the murder mystery. I think the balance is good. If it had too much romance, I might crave the murder mysery and vice versa.

right? even if ML has a slight childish tendency when it comes to his feelings for Sena (like jealousy) when they have deep conversations his maturity (and hers of course) really shines.

YESSSS EXACTLY (But you should put a spoiler tag lol)

Right??? They handled it better than I thought. Though I would have liked Sena to sulk a tad bit for the verbal hurt he gave her, like not taking his hand lol