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i don't get why Sullivan's butt hurt…

i don't get why Sullivan's butt hurt about that place? i get he wants the bad-guys who did him wrong, the previous bombs made sense & if he wanted to get rid of the church, he didn't even blow-up the roof. so what was the point idk - pity Gang got in the way of his getting at National assembly member Na, as she deserves what is coming to her. **************************************i get that Gang is angry that his family & the people he has come to loves (the other residents of that neighborhood) were put in danger, some even losing their lives. so he needs to take Sullivan down & yet i didn't like him trying to help Na, as she is a snake. ********************************************************************************************************************************* also i don't like Yong Hui salivating over Major Lee, the Army safe house personnel (chick). it aint funny how he acts around her & she might as well shudder in revulsion whenever he over does it. like catch a clue. what i like even less is how (cause he a jealous ass) he treats Jeong Hwan. that might be someone's idea of funny - to me that's just cringe, annoying & gross. so wish they stop! & pity they moved the reporter away, cause i liked him.

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Far too much screen time spent on 2ML. This…

Far too much screen time spent on 2ML. This show is making the same mistake that a lot of poor-quality c-dramas do by devoting far too much screen time to the 'romantic competitor', trying to pump up sympathy for him -- despite objective facts showing him to be a psychotic, obsessed creep who is guilty of some pretty serious crimes. Every second Lige is on the screen, the show plays this annoying 'romantic' piano music and the only expressions he seems capable of are woe-is-me-I'm-a-tortured-soul or disingenuous 'charming smile'. The writers intent is clearly to try to build some sort of 'romantic tension', but it is lame, obvious and just isn't working because it is simply hard to be sympathetic with a psychopath. Worse, the net effect of this is to barely give the actual ML hardly any screen time compared to, well, MOST of the characters. It's frustrating as a viewer because this show is best when either or both of the 2 leads are on screen.

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thought i would have to mourn the loss of…

thought i would have to mourn the loss of Su Il, who totally was a hero - even if his crying after his call to his wife was hilarious. but in that moment to be that selfless & chose to take the bomb & distance himself from the crowded place - bravo. am just glad Byeong Nam fast thinking saved the day. love how they help each other in that neighborhood. like how Nam Yeon prevented Gang's wife from getting kidnapped. *************************************************************************************also think the reporter & Gang did the right think uploading the vid online, this way no one can cover for National defense minister Kim & National defense vice minister Lee was taking his sweet time with the investigation. now i just need National assembly member Na to get her comeuppance. ************************************************************************************yeah Sullivan is also a bad guy that needs to pay for the deaths of the innocents but i don't dislike him like i do the corrupt blue house members.

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The Hardest Episode I've Ever Watched

Despite the many dramas I've watched, I have never written reviews for them, let alone episode reviews. The reason I do so for this one in particular is to express the absolute gut wrenching pain and hurt I experienced over a fictional series meant for entertainment. [Spoilers ahead!]I knew what was going to happen. From when I first read the series description, to the obvious foreshadowing, to the opening credits and episode thumbnails, Mingyi taking Yanyan as his wife/concubine over Han Derang was the furthest thing from a surprise or twist. Despite all this, this episode has been the hardest thing to watch across all cdramas. I give this episode a 1 star rating not because the execution or production was bad - in fact, it was the opposite - but this is the only way I can convey the mixture of sadness, rage, pain, frustration, and disappointment that I felt watching those scenes unfold (would've rated it zero but Derang punching Mingyi was so satisfying). I'll probably comment on this as well when I review the show overall, but it is just the worst feeling to see things come to this. To see Yanyan treated like this. To see Derang treated like this. To see Mingyi resort to this. His supposed attraction for Yanyan is not genuine love - it's this sort of weird obsession because she happened to be the first girl he interacted with. Mingyi copes with his decision of betraying two of his best friends with the delusion that Yanyan will achieve great things for the dynasty by his side. But why is that the only way she can contribute to governance?? Why not make her a court advisor/official like Derang? Someone so set on reform and innovation is still so narrow-minded when it comes to the ways in which women can contribute to politics. This is probably the first and only time I will ever review an episode. If anyone ever sees this before watching, good luck - because you won't be ready no matter how hard you try.

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pieces r starting to come together, so guessing…

pieces r starting to come together, so guessing Sullivan is behind the bombs, he knows that the National assembly member or someone in the blue house is the one who helped his daughters murderer go free, so this is way of seeking revenge. of course killing innocent civilian's is not the way to exposé the rot in the bleu house. yet when u r enraged i guess about collateral damage. i just want Na Eun Jae to go down with National defense minister Kim, cause she is a fixer, that allows the higher-ups to get away with murder, literally and figuratively. **********************************************************************************still think Gang's wife was in secret service but maybe i am wrong - idk...

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Gambling match offer

Dae Su with the help of Sang Du gets their wish and they found In Ha and Jong Gu at their Oasis casino hotel they work for. Now Sang Du presents an offer which later turns out as a threat to them both to play a gambling game with a professional player with lots of money at stake. One of their threats to them both is that they have evidence of detective Park Tae Jun receiving bribes of money that could get him fired as a detective. They will have to play carefully as there will be cameras and witnesses to prevent any tricks or cheating. They later accept the threat. Oasis group has gather up some files that can destroy Choi Do Hwan's company from buying any shares of the upcoming Sea World Casino. Jung Won hears about this and begins to think about his father(who he has despised and planned to prove him wrong by living out a honorable career) and the advice he gave to him. He starts to connect with his wicked father now and calls Yang Seung Guk the secretary to his father to help him steal the files. Their plan works and Jung Won burns all those files that could have helped Oasis group who he works for but chose to help his evil father he was fighting against. There goes any love for the character of Jung Won.

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Happy life was fun while it lasted

In Ha and Jong Gu agree to Sang Du's threat of playing a gambling card game of Hwatu with Han Myung Jun at someone's house and bodyguards as witness. In Ha notices one of the players was cheating and he kicks them as they kick that guy out. But this was also a distraction created by In Ha so Jong Gu could grab a deck of cards and strategize how he'll cheat the game in favor of him and In Ha. It works as they both win big money from Han Myung Jun. They leave the house and part ways with Sang Du hoping he never has to be in his life again especially with Dae Su working for him. But later on it is revealed on the news that Han Myung Jun has died. The top suspects are now In Ha and Jong Gu because the police raided the house they all gambled at which included security cameras. They are the top suspects because they won all that money/shares from him. Now as the top suspects, they both can't return to their jobs at the Oasis casino. Soo Yeon wonders when will In Ha return during all of this. Meanwhile the president of Oasis casino is informed by one of his worker that the files containing crimes of Do Hwan were missing because of Jung Won who stole them. He is informed that Jung Won is the son of Choi Do Hwan thus the conclusion of Jung Won being a spy sent to destroy Oasis casino for his father who was going to take over Sea World Casino.

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Reunion

Ep12: Oh wow, Soo Yeon and In Ha have reunited but not as joyful as you expect. I didn't think it would happen this soon. But I really love scenes in dramas where it's just the 2 leads/lovers looking at another straight into their eyes as they are shocked reuniting. Now onto Jung Won, they're attempting to build something of him falling in love with Soo Yeon? This makes no sense. It feels forced so we can spark a ML and SML best friends into enemies trope. I really hate what they did to Jung Won's character when he gave up fighting against his father where he now sides by him. We had plenty of antagonists. It would have been far more interesting to see Jung Woo fight against his father to prove him wrong and not become evil like him. Establish who both couples are and have the tension being the obstacles around their life that they struggle to be happy/be together.

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