Reviews

Crazy Butterflies in my Heart

And the plot thickens! This episode leveled up the intrigue and mystery. We saw each character make interesting choices to say the least. I kept thinking “What is he doing?” and “Why would he do that?” It was an excited state of confusion. I can’t wait to learn the backstories that are motivating these characters There’s a lot lurking under the surface. It feels very iceberg-ish, I love seeing all the different sets and filming locations. It’s a very rich, diverse, and realistic universe. I am enjoying watching Barcode and Kin. Ten makes me laugh, and I am wondering what is under Dr. Pun’s professional exterior. William and Est are giving such life to Dean and Moth. I am getting whiplash from the temperature changes. But there are some precious moments in here…..that will live in my heart forever. i get butterflies…..crazy butterflies! 🥰🦋

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football? more like fightball

"I can't call my brother because then he'll know I love him" this family needs therapy. Nao way too calm about this revelation to be honest. already giving head kisses, Ger has fallen. "let's play calm guys" proceeds to kick ass after they injure our baby boy Nao. Ger takes the fall for his boys - although he did kinda start it haha. oh shit he's getting kicked out of the club. mom is literally so chill. lmao his brother is so goofy - he desperately wants to be affectionate. wait a fucking second are we getting another couple??? Leo x Ben. dude the entire mafia showed up for this. why do I find this so funny. Nao is the least threatening person lol. not him fake sulking so Nao will dump this girl. whoever plays Field is damn fine. best episode yet.

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The Revelations and Confessions

Even after ten years of marriage, do you really know the person sleeping next to you?This episode finally answers so many of my questions. The slow-moving train has gained momentum and is now running at full speed…and just when you think you finally know everything, there’s a wall standing right in front of it.The moment Sakiko places three IDs on the table…wow. That is intelligently written storytelling. This is what I admire about Japanese writers. They challenge our brains and intelligence, not through cheap misdirection like a magician performing a trick, but through wonderful storytelling. Something as ordinary as a few old driver’s licenses suddenly tells us an entire history of a woman we thought we knew.But after all these revelations, I found myself asking…is this really love?Mitsuru and Sakiko have been married for ten years, yet both have kept enormous parts of themselves hidden. If not for the bus accident, would any of these secrets ever have been revealed?Maybe their happy marriage wasn’t really a facade. Maybe those smooth and calm waters were genuinely peaceful…there were simply things hidden underneath. Nothing sinister, just the parts of ourselves we choose to keep private, even from the person sleeping beside us.It also made me wonder about a society that places so much importance on perception, harmony and appearing to have everything together. Does that create too much pressure to conform instead of allowing people simply to be individuals?Ironically, after ten years of marriage, Mitsuru and Sakiko may only now be truly getting to know each other.And that washing machine certainly has a story to tell.The hanging T-shirt is almost dry. After everything that’s been washed, exposed and hung out for both of them to finally see, I wonder whether their marriage can survive the final cycle…and whether they can truly move forward once that T-shirt dries.I know Sonoda did.

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Very packed with drama plots

Didn't like this episode at all. 😕Jiwon believed everything Yura said way too easily, without any doubt. At least she came to her senses about him later, but still, that felt a bit out of her character. 😔And then her mother suddenly appeared for a nice mother-daughter date, which actually was just to fish for goodies... I am certain Sumin put her up to this, and I was sad to see Jiwon getting hurt and disappointed by her mother once again. 😟And of course, a white truck — how could a modern K-drama exist without one of those? But Jihyuk will most likely be ok. He's protected by protagonist armor, and also, it's not his time yet, as it is supposed to be 10 more years before he dies, right?..... Right? 🫣The highlight was watching Sumin and Minhwan's miserable marriage and Mrs Yang getting medical help for her stomach cancer, but otherwise this episode was quite frustrating. Did the writers decide there was too little drama and then pack so much into one episode? 😥

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Confessions and revelations

Episode 8 feels like the moment when the past finally refuses to stay buried.What began as a strange love story built around 25 years of devotion has gradually transformed into something much darker. Every answer seems to uncover another question, and every character who appeared innocent or peripheral suddenly seems to carry a piece of the past.What fascinates me most is how the series plays with perception. We see what we want to see and believe what we want to believe. Sota spent 25 years looking at his life through the eyes of love, but what happens when that same story is seen through someone else’s eyes? Was it devotion, obsession, guilt…or simply a man desperately trying to give meaning to something that happened when he was young?His confession in this episode may be one of the most important moments of the series. Not because of what he admits, but because for perhaps the first time he seems to understand that love, no matter how sincere, does not automatically justify the choices we make in its name.Meanwhile, the mysteries surrounding Mariko’s family and the events of 25 years ago continue to unravel. Just when you think you’ve figured out who matters in this story, the writers quietly remind you that someone standing in the background may have been part of the picture all along.Eight episodes in and instead of knowing more, I somehow feel I know less.And I absolutely love that.

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