I get that the Hong sisters needed some last minute dram for the last two episodes, but they could have probably gotten it just using the shared parent weirdness (and maybe some thrown in scary medical concerns). DaRan pretending she doesn’t love KKJ is too much torture piled onto the 12 previous episodes of flip flopping.

About Daran ending up with Kyungjoon in his rightful body, I think Daran has that in mind also. When she promised that she’d go to Kyungjoon after she finishes it off with Yoonjae. I know she’s a very confused girl but I still have some hope that her falling for Kyungjoon in Yoonjae’s body has a deeper pull than what we see.

And this is the first time I’ve liked someone with chocolate abs without the “he is so arrogant” thought. I’m definitely a fan now.

I miss the fun that was sprinkled early on, it looked and sounded so promising, i don’t think i’ve been this excited and disappointed by a drama since Lie to me – i’m still going to finish this drama though *crosses fingers* hoping for a coherant and enjoyable ending~

Despite your frustration at the rampant display of noble idiocy by many of the characters I think Da ran’s and Kyung-joon’s actions are the only ones that can come out of a situation like this. You say that Da ran’s character lacks development and I concede to that point, but lets be frank, she isn’t the only female lead from a Hong Sisters drama that seems superficial. Using You’re Beautiful as an example Go Min Nam or Mineyu (however you prefer) was naive and incredibly frustrating. Not to mention she owned the noble idiocy crown (why couldn’t she tell them Uee was a big bully?!). Personally I believe it happens when the drama’s focus is on the male personality. In Best Love, while I loved Gong Hyo Jin’s mature characterization of Gu Ah Jeong, I have to say that she played second fiddle to Cha Seung Won’s character, as did Park Shin-Hye to Jang Geun Suk’s Tae Kyung. In Big, the main focus is on Kyung-Joon’s character and his subsequent maturation–not Da ran. In this case Da ran’s function is to support the Kyung-Joon story line, thus, coming off as superficial and under developed. I think Da ran’s under development is an issue with the writers’ inability to write impartially, meaning, they tend to favor one character over the other. For Big it’s Da Ran, but honestly how else can she deal with the situation. Technically she is older than Kyung-joon. his teacher and Yoon-Jae’s life is on the line. Can she really afford to be selfish and say forget him we’ll be happy? If she really ignored the situation in favor of her lovey-dovey situation with Kyung-Joon the audience would be horrified. She wouldn’t be able to enjoy her happiness with Kyung-Joon knowing that it was at Yoon-Jae’s expense. Like she said, first she needs to tell Yoon Jae then she can be with Kyung Joon. However, knowing that Yoon Jae is dying changes things and her checklist has changed accordingly. Now saving Yoon Jae comes first because ultimately she needs to end things with him properly. Yes I agree with you completely that she could have gone a different route and that she should’ve been honest. However this is a drama, so we have to buy into the conceit that the angst is going to be prolonged. Being direct and honest is rare in dramas: Shin Woo never told Go Min Nam he knew her secret, Mi Ho didn’t tell Dae Wong or what’s his name that never ages she was still dying and Ah Jeong lied about her feelings for Dokojin. So I say cut Gil Da ran some slack for being a noble idiot because otherwise this drama would have ended long ago.