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Temperature of Love: Episodes 21-22

Today’s episode is a lot more fun than I was expecting, considering how we left things. We get a little break from the drama to learn more about our characters and their histories, providing some much-needed insight to what makes them tick. I wish we’d had this information several weeks ago, but better late than never, I suppose.

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EPISODE 21 RECAP

When Jung-woo introduces Jung-sun to Hyun-soo as “the woman I like the most,” Jung-sun immediately understands that Hyun-soo is the woman Jung-woo intends to propose to. Hyun-soo tells Jung-sun that she didn’t know they’d be coming here, but Jung-sun just goes inside to have the kitchen start serving their dinner.

Hyun-soo thinks that Jung-sun is upset because she canceled their plans to have dinner with Jung-woo. She informs Jung-woo that Jung-sun is the man she fell in love with and lost, and that they recently found each other again. Jung-woo ignores her as if she hadn’t even spoken.

He only responds when she mentions meeting the famous actress who’s interested in her script. But he complains that her attempt at conversation feels like an obligation, which she admits, but she says nervously that something feels strange.

When it’s time for Jung-sun to bring out the special cake and engagement ring, he hesitates. He goes to the roof with the cake, which Hyun-soo instantly recognizes, since she helped design it and knows it’s intended to be a proposal cake. Jung-woo notes that there’s something missing, and Jung-sun asks to speak with him privately.

While she’s waiting alone, staring at the proposal cake, Hyun-soo’s mother calls. They don’t talk about anything important, but just hearing her mother’s voice say that her dinner companion was rude to leave her alone during dinner makes Hyun-soo feel better.

The guys go to Jung-sun’s apartment, where Jung-sun returns Jung-woo’s ring. He says that Hyun-soo is the girlfriend he was going to introduce to Jung-woo today, and Jung-woo reveals that Hyun-soo is the woman he’s been talking about since his visit to Jung-sun in Paris.

Jung-sun asks if she knew that Jung-woo was planning to propose, since she didn’t seem to understand what was happening. Jung-woo confirms that she didn’t, so Jung-sun asks the obvious question: “How did you think of proposing to her without sharing any feelings with each other?”

Jung-woo insists that he has good reason for his proposal, since all the time that Jung-sun wasn’t with her, he was. He says that for years he never saw her date anyone, and that he knew she held someone in her heart, but that man was never there. He continues that he liked the way she cherished her feelings, and hoped that someday she would feel the same for him.

Jung-sun grasps for a way to give Jung-woo the benefit of the doubt, asking if he knew that Hyun-soo was his girlfriend. But Jung-woo dashes his hopes and admits that he already knew.

Incredulous, Jung-sun asks why Jung-woo gave him that ring and had him prepare the proposal dinner. Jung-woo says without a shred of remorse that he wanted Jung-sun to feel the pain he felt when he found out about him and Hyun-soo. He admits that Jung-sun did nothing wrong, then adds, “But I’m angry at you because I can’t get angry at Hyun-soo.”

Jung-woo stands to go, saying that the dice has been thrown so they should play their own way now. He says he’ll take Hyun-soo home, but Jung-sun counters that since he’s the one in a mutual relationship with her, he needs to talk to her.

On the roof, Jung-woo tells Hyun-soo that he’s leaving, and he finds it interesting that Hyun-soo doesn’t ask him what’s going on. When he says that this was supposed to be a proposal, Hyun-soo just says she’s sorry for not telling him about Jung-sun sooner. He surprises her by saying that he already knew.

He admits that he knows she doesn’t like him as a man, but that they do have mutual trust in each other. He says that people choose to spend their lives together just based on that, and that he wanted to show her that he’d be there for her and she could depend on him. He tells Hyun-soo that he had already decided to propose when he saw her with Jung-sun, and that he considers this a new beginning between them.

We flash back to two years ago, on a night when Hyun-soo and Jung-woo were practicing their baseball swings. Jung-woo asked casually why Hyun-soo doesn’t date, and she said that she’d decided to just focus on work.

As they walked around the bases, they discussed the success of her debut drama, and the fact that other production companies were already interested in scouting her. She said that she always turned them down in favor of On Entertainment, adding that Jung-woo was destined to succeed with his determination, and she respected him.

Fast forward one year, when the subject of Jung-woo came up between Hyun-soo, Hong-ah, and Kyung. Hong-ah was certain that Jung-woo liked Hyun-soo, but she was confused because he never made a move. Jung-woo showed up with gifts for all of them, and one special gift for Hyun-soo: the news that a station wanted to broadcast her next drama, Unruly Detectives.

As he was leaving, Hyun-soo said that she hoped he’d meet a good woman and marry her. He said matter-of-factly that he wanted to marry her, but he reaffirmed his promise not to make her uncomfortable with his feelings.

Back in the present, Jung-sun finds Hyun-soo still on the roof, and she instinctively leans into his backhug. They go inside to talk, and Jung-sun tells Hyun-soo that he knows she wasn’t aware of the proposal plan. She responds that she didn’t even know the two men were that close. Jung-sun suggests they finish their tea and talk about this tomorrow.

They meet up in the morning and go to the park to do just that, and sit on the swings. Jung-sun says that it’s important that they don’t allow anyone to shake up their relationship, but he’s worried that it’s possible that someone might shake them if they really tried.

Hyun-soo says that she’s sorry and thankful to Jung-woo, but that it’s not love. She’s clear about the fact that she’s not confused nor shaken. Jung-sun holds out a hand and they twine their fingers together, and he smiles.

He says that’s that, and that he wants to hug her but that he can’t because people are watching. But he gets up for a hug anyway, and Hyun-soo wraps her arms around his waist and nestles her face into his belly. She pouts that she wants to invite him in but Kyung is there, and Jung-sun just smiles.

As she works a few days later, Hyun-soo thinks about the first time she met Jung-sun, at the running event. She hesitates to answer when Jung-woo calls, but she ends up picking up, and he reminds her that today is her meeting with actress Yoo Hye-jung.

Jung-sun arrives at Good Soup to find Won-joon helping sommelier Soo-jung fold napkins. He goes to the kitchen after they commiserate about the lack of reservations, and Soo-jung frowns as Won-joon takes a call from Hong-ah. Hong-ah whines that she wants a certain pork belly dish that Won-joon makes, so he tells her to come by the restaurant later to pick it up.

Actress Yoo Hye-jung shows up for the meeting (cameo by Park Shin-hye) and Hyun-soo arrives next, nervous at seeing Jung-woo for the first time since that disastrous night, but her excitement at meeting Hye-jung quickly takes over.

The ladies hit it off immediately, Hyun-soo fawning over how pretty Hye-jung is, and Hye-jung telling Hyun-soo that her script made her heart flutter. She says she’s sorry that her schedule won’t allow her to be in the drama, but she adds that she hopes to be the first to see Hyun-soo’s next script.

Meanwhile, Jung-sun’s mom and Daniel go to Good Soup for lunch, and they’re surprised to see the nearly empty dining room. Mom gets cranky when Daniel asks if something is wrong, accusing him of hoping that Jung-sun fails, but Daniel says that he’s just worried she’ll be upset if the restaurant does badly.

Mom complains that Daniel isn’t giving her any spending money lately, and that his credit card is maxed. He counters that professors don’t earn much, but Mom won’t accept that as an excuse, so Daniel suddenly “remembers” a meeting and stands to leave. He snuggles up to her on his way out, but tells her to stop nagging him, and makes a face behind her back.

She goes up to see Jung-sun in his apartment and asks about the lack of customers. Jung-sun gently tells her to mind her own business, though he does say that he won’t be going on TV anymore. Mom gets upset that he won’t give her any details, saying that his business is her business too, but to no avail.

When Hong-ah shows up for her food, Soo-jung blocks her from going into the kitchen and tells her to wait in the dining room, a wicked little gleam in her eye. Hong-ah pouts when Won-joon brings her food packed in to-go boxes, having planned to eat here. She takes out her exhaustion and frustration on Won-joon, yelling at him for making her come all this way just to be given a lunch box.

As she’s whining, Soo-jung comes to the table to bring her some coffee, but hearing Hong-ah’s demanding tantrum has her slamming her pitcher onto the table. She says that she wants to say something to Hong-ah, and when Hong-ah rolls her eyes and tells her to go ahead, she says firmly, “Give me this man.” YASSS!!

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EPISODE 22 RECAP

Won-joon stares at Soo-jung as she says that she’s had feelings for him for a while, and she can’t watch him being treated badly anymore. Hong-ah gives her a look of pity and asks condescendingly if she can like a man when he likes someone else (wow, pot meet kettle!).

Soo-jung doesn’t hesitate as she says that she can, and since Hong-ah doesn’t want him, she’ll take him. Hong-ah says she’s welcome to Won-joon, but she points out that he’s liked her for eight years, and it won’t be easy to change his heart.

Won-joon finally speaks up and tells Soo-jung that he’s fallen for her, and he tells Hong-ah that she has to ask Soo-jung’s permission to call him from now on, because he belongs to Soo-jung. He takes the lunch back that he made, and marches with Soo-jung back to the kitchen.

Once alone, Won-joon asks Soo-jung if he really looked that pathetic, and she says nervously that she thought Hong-ah might treat him better if she thought she had some competition. But Won-joon says that he can’t go on like this with Hong-ah forever, and he thanks Soo-jung for lying for him.

He admits that he had butterflies for a minute there, thinking that someone liked him that much. Soo-jung smiles and says that she wasn’t lying, making Won-joon gape like a fish, hee.

Joon-ha has managed to con Kyung into making ramyun for him again, as she pleads with him not to light the actors in blue for Hyun-soo’s drama. They’re surprised when Hong-ah shows up unannounced, hungry and also begging for food.

After actress Hye-jung leaves Jung-woo’s office, he tells a happy Hyun-soo that that Hye-jung really liked her. He invites Hyun-soo to dinner, but she’s wary and tries to decline. Jung-woo insists, saying that it’s just work, and he suggests they go to Good Soup so Jung-sun will see that they’re being transparent.

As they eat, Hong-ah asks when Joon-ha and Kyung started dating, making them both blink at her. Kyung fervently objects to the idea, but Joon-ha looks a little bit hurt at Hong-ah telling Kyung that she can do better. He defends Kyung when Hong-ah casually insults her, then rushes out, leaving Kyung befuddled but smiling.

Hyun-soo goes into the restaurant first to say hello to Jung-sun, but his happy smile slips when Jung-woo joins her. Jung-woo is careful to say that they’re coming from a work meeting, but Jung-sun declines Hyun-soo’s invitation to join them.

He leaves the kitchen as they’re eating and looks on as Hyun-soo admits to Jung-woo that she feels uncomfortable even though she hasn’t done anything wrong. Jung-woo laughs at her ability to say whatever she’s thinking, as Jung-sun frowns at them.

When Hong-ah gets home, all she can think about is Won-joon and Soo-jung saying that they’ve fallen for each other. She calls Won-joon but he doesn’t answer, probably for the first time ever, making her huff in annoyance.

After dinner, Hyun-soo sends Jung-woo home, saying that she’s going to stay to talk to Jung-sun. But Jung-sun says that he needs to talk to Jung-woo, promising to call her later.

They go to the roof, where Jung-sun blurts out that he and Hyun-soo are in love. Jung-woo asks if he’s feeling insecure, but Jung-sun continues that he knows Jung-woo can’t help his feelings but that he should stop acting on them.

Jung-woo asks if Jung-sun is offended by him, and Jung-sun admits that he is. He says that he’s been trying to figure out why Jung-woo is mad at him, so Jung-woo says that he thinks Jung-sun isn’t quite so blameless after all. He wonders why Jung-sun didn’t take any of the opportunities to tell him the identity of the woman he loved, even when he agreed to appear in Unruly Detectives knowing she was the writer.

Jung-sun says that his feelings were too strong to tell anyone, and that he was under no obligation to tell Jung-woo in any case. Jung-woo brings up how Jung-sun canceled plans with him to go on the trip with Hyun-soo, then gives a wry grin and admits that he’s being childish. He asks if Jung-sun can handle fighting over a woman, saying that he can, because all his life he’s fought for what he wanted, and won.

But Jung-sun refuses to be intimidated and says that he can do that too, reminding Jung-woo that love takes two people. He says that no matter how much they fight, the outcome isn’t about winning, so he doesn’t understand why they have to fight at all.

Jung-woo calmly counters that Jung-sun doesn’t need to fight because he’s already got Hyun-soo. He asks if Jung-sun thinks they can stay the same if he shakes them up, and Jung-sun reminds him that they loved each other even though they were apart for years. Undaunted, Jung-woo vows to shake them up anyway. He calls it a courtesy to his own life, for the years he spent loving Hyun-soo.

As he walks away, Jung-sun calls after him, “What about our friendship?” Jung-woo says that this is the true beginning of their friendship, and wishes Jung-sun good luck. He leaves with a smirk, but his face goes hard as he turns away from Jung-sun.

Hyun-soo waits up for Jung-sun to call as he promised, and when she doesn’t hear from him, she remembers him saying that it’s important for them not to let someone shake them up. She decides to go to his place, and as he opens the door and sees her, the world goes black and white for a moment.

Then Jung-sun smiles, and walks into Hyun-soo’s arms. They stay that way for a long time, chatting about nothing more important than whether Hyun-soo took a shower before coming over.

Seeing the drawing Jung-sun’s been working on for the new menu, Hyun-soo asks if the restaurant is losing money. She makes herself comfortable on the couch, holding Jung-sun’s hand and inviting him to talk about it. He reveals that Jung-woo is his main investor, which makes Hyun-soo go quiet.

Jung-sun asks tenderly if she’s afraid she’ll start to waver, and if that’s why she came here so late. She mock-snarls that he’s getting ahead of himself, but she does admit to feeling nervous because she’s worried he’ll doubt her. He says that Jung-woo was there for her when he couldn’t be, but that he doesn’t want to own those years, so she can feel safe.

She thanks him, then changes the subject, saying that getting a Michelin star is the best way to revive the restaurant. Jung-sun teases her for trying to solve his problems, and she pretends that she’s going to flounce home. He tells her to leave her bike and walks her back home hand-in-hand.

Jung-sun’s mom goes to see Jung-woo, confessing that she made some bad investments and spent Jung-sun’s inheritance to pay them back. Jung-woo asks how much she needs, and she promises to pay him back when Daniel’s paintings start selling.

Hyun-soo’s parents come to visit her and Kyung, and Mom suggests that they go to Good Soup since it was closed when they tried before. Excited, Hyun-soo calls Jung-sun, enjoying the way his voice cracks when she informs him that he’s about to meet her parents. She says they can just eat and go without his meeting them, but he quickly says that he wants to, and then checks his reflection in his phone.

Unfortunately, Jung-sun’s mother and Daniel show up unannounced for lunch, too. When Hyun-soo’s group arrives, she runs up to the roof to find Jung-sun while her mother heads to the restroom. Her mom shares the mirror with Jung-sun’s mom, clearly disapproving of the way the flashy woman makes so much effort primping.

The mothers head back to their tables and continue shooting eye-daggers at each other. Hyun-soo’s mom even alerts her husband and Kyung to the weirdos at the next table, correctly guessing that Jung-sun’s mom and the obviously much younger Daniel are dating. Jung-sun’s mother pouts that she’s being stared at, though Daniel agrees that they stand out a bit.

Jung-sun is still on the roof, valiantly trying not to have a panic attack, which Hyun-soo thinks is adorable. Finally she suggests that they go downstairs, and she tells the nervous Jung-sun that he doesn’t need to do anything but stand there to make her parents like him, since he’s so handsome.

They head down arm-in-arm, but they stop dead in their tracks to see both of their mothers waving at them. Hyun-soo’s mom calls out to her daughter, making Jung-sun’s mom whip around to stare at her. Jung-sun and Hyun-soo stand stock-still, gulping at the unexpected family gathering.

 
COMMENTS

I felt like Jung-woo’s proposal wouldn’t be enough to come between Jung-sun and Hyun-soo, and I’m so happy to see that I was right. They sat down and discussed it like reasonable adults, and realized that Jung-woo’s delusion doesn’t have to be a problem for their relationship. It’s the moms’ instant and intense dislike for each other that concerns me now—mommy issues do have a real chance of causing a rift between them, since their moms can do a lot to make their lives miserable if they decide they hate each other. I’m particularly worried for Jung-sun, who’s just finally found a tentative peace with his mother. But we all know she can flip over to batcrap crazy at a moment’s notice, and when she does, she’s highly unpredictable. She likes Hyun-soo now, but how will she feel if she takes a dislike to Hyun-soo’s mom?

I really don’t feel like I understand Jung-woo any more even after he’s explained why he chose to propose to Hyun-soo knowing that she loves another man. Everything he said in his defense makes no sense whatsoever. He told Jung-sun that he admired Hyun-soo’s unwavering loyalty for the man she loved and didn’t see for five years, and that he wanted it for himself. But if she dropped that loyalty for another man, then wouldn’t that make her… well, disloyal? Then Jung-woo told Hyun-soo that he wanted to show her that she could trust him and depend on him, but how could she ever trust a man who betrayed his best friend in such an underhanded way? I can’t tell if this is just Jung-woo’s odd character, or that the writer wanted to create a certain scenario—the proposal—and was trying to find ways to justify it and coming up short. I want to think the former, because everything else in this show is so cleanly written.

Either way, Jung-woo is going off the deep end with his accusations of Jung-sun keeping his feelings for Hyun-soo to himself. It’s as if he thinks that Jung-sun’s keeping Hyun-soo’s identity a secret is something he was purposely doing. Jung-sun kept it to himself because he was heartbroken and sad, but Jung-woo kept the fact that he was having feelings for Hyun-soo a secret, too. And he’s the one who continued to keep it to himself, even after knowing about Jung-sun and Hyun-soo’s relationship, and he even used the information to deliberately hurt Jung-sun. If anyone was keeping the secret for mean-spirited reasons, it was Jung-woo.

But I want to talk about the side couples for once, now that they’re finally getting a bit of air time. I feel like Soo-jung’s crush on Won-joon came out of nowhere, but it’s so cute I don’t even care. He deserves a good woman, or really any woman that isn’t Hong-ah, to be perfectly frank. Soo-jung was adorable the way she stood up for Won-joon to Hong-ah’s face, then told him boldly that her confession wasn’t a lie. I hope that Won-joon pays attention and realizes what he could be missing out on while he pines after a girl who is flat-out telling him that she’ll never date him. I just hope that Hong-ah’s sudden jealousy now that she may not have Won-joon wrapped around her finger doesn’t mean that she has some sort of late-game epiphany and gets him in the end—after the way she’s behaved, I couldn’t care less if she gets a guy, much less a great guy she’s never appreciated.

And I know that Joon-ha is super annoying, but I love how he and Kyung bicker constantly when they’re together, and the fact that they have no clue that they like each other. They’re both just so odd and quirky, they’re perfect for each other. Thank goodness that while Hyun-soo, Jung-sun, and Jung-woo’s love triangle starts to veer off into melodramatic territory, we have two cute couples to watch fall in love with no higher stakes than who confesses first.

 
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That Jung Sun and Hyun Soo hug in episode 22 was the highlight of this week ❤️❤️❤️
Used to like the CEO (especially because Kim Jae Wook is one of the hottest men alive) but he has officially lost his marbles. I no longer understand him.

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"GIVE ME THIS MAN"

Totally shipping Won Joon with Soo Jung. Won Joon deserves someone better than Hong Ah. I was worried about Hong Ah getting Won Joon at the end too and that Soo Jung was just to make her jealous. Lets hope thats not the case.

The main couple is just so swoony and couple goals, being frank with each other (which is so uncommon in dramaland), respecting each other. I want an On Jung Sun too!

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Go, Soo Jung! That was awesome! I loved how she rescued Won Joon AND put Hong Ah in her place at the same time without even raising her voice.

Now Won Joon has to try what it's like to be with a woman who cares about him.

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Loving Soo-jung's bold confession! I love how she admit to Won Joon in private in the end that it wasn't a lie.

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I think what I loved the most about it is that Won Joon went along with it (and was thrown for a loop when he learned she wasn't lying--it was a legit confession). Hong Ah sat there all smirky and smug fully expecting Won Joon to declare that it'll always be her and instead he took his lunchbox back and left. And here she is towards the end of the episode all confused about what happened! Hong Ah. You were horrible and Won Joon took a lifeline. People would probably stop kicking you out of their lives if you STOPPED BEING HORRIBLE. So.

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I think we can all agree that given what we've seen of Hong-ah, no one wants her to get a happy ending where she gets some kind of redemption and Won-joon in the process.

Our OTP is probably my favourite couple in dramaland. There communication, frankness/honesty, respect, and commitment are aspects almost unseen in dramaland. To be honest, I think that a Jung-sun could exist in the real world. He is most definitely awesome, but not without his flaws.

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At first I think its most stupid love triangle I ever seen in kdrama but now I prefer to think its CEO character to do such childish and aggressive things and his intention to pressure js is understandable I don't mean I am sympathetic towards him but its a weak nature of human being when you have power and you are in bad term its possible you hurt pepole,writing is so good when it comes to otp I love every scene they are together ,and yang se joong I saw his character pain through his eyes that was touching.

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Thanks lollypop for such a fast recap....I love that the relationship between JS and HS is now become stronger after the second test...hopefully they will get through with many more test to come.... I hope that they will no waver..fighting Onsoo couple.

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jungwoo and hong-ah deserve each other. I keep trying to understand them but it's not working.

I want more lovey-dovey moments for our OTP and less jungwoo and hong-ah.

P.S I don't hate the actors just the annoying characters they're portraying.

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"jungwoo and hong-ah deserve each other" - hahaha I agree. :D And then their son would be the "poor-little-chaebol", the misunderstood tsundere super rich and horribly arrogant lead in a chaebol-candy romance.

He'll meet and fall in love with Hyun Soo and Jung Sun's sweet, happy daughter of course. And the parents' relationship, as well as the chaebol son's attitude will be the source of a makjang drama.

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this is the most brilliant comment that I've ever read about Temperature of Love <3

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As long as poor-little-chaebol doesn't share his father's view on "fight for the person you love" thing, then I'll support his relationship with HS-JS's sweet, happy daughter!

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My knee jerk reaction was CEO Park doesn't deserve that brat! But, yeah....while its been hinted at the entire time that he and Hong Ah were painted with the same brush this ep that was really just verified. But still---CEO Park doesn't deserve that brat! She deserves to adopt a puppy at the end of the series to learn how to love other living creatures and right when she gets attached it bites her and runs away to live happily with someone else. And CEO Park deserves a good woman! Or deserves is too strong a word considering the petty parade he threw in this ep but....I'm floundering. I don't know. Something. I may low, low, low, low ship him with Jung Suns mom. I'm not sure how I got to this place. But...well. Here I am.

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*and I know that Jung Suns mom is not a good woman so I'm not even sure where it came from. But its there. So. Like I said, here I am throwing up UO left and right.

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the pettiness is real with CEO Park...he has a crazy sense of entitlement

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hehehe. The puppy idea. Too good! I honestly don't think Jung-woo could handle Jung-sun's mom and vice versa. Somebody might end up the opposite of alive.

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Thank you Lollypip for the recap! The proposal scene could have gone so much worse. So I’m counting my blessings at this point. To an extent I understand Jung Woo’s actions. I thought it was interesting how he said true friendship starts here. This is going to be hard to watch ... I think it’s kinda expected from this screenwriter though ...
Regardless, Hyun Soo and Jung Sun still have off the charts chemistry that I can barely handle. With all the foreboding challenges ahead, I am really going to try to hang in here for this couple ... #staystrong

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Thanks LollyPip. I decided to mainly read your recap rather than watch much of the show. I've skipped lots of the show as a result but don't feel that I've missed out on anything.

I agree that I used to think the writing was pretty good in this show, but the Jung Woo phenomena is making me wonder if another writer (heh!) came on the scene to just do the justification for the proposal scenes. It totally makes no sense. All I can think now is that Jung Woo has this horrible sense of entitlement and insists that he must have what he wants, just because he's always gotten what he wants if he fights for it. In other words, for no good reason at all, except a toddler's reason for a tantrum. And I'm of the opinion that toddlers have far better reasons for their tears than Jung Woo has.

As I kind of predicted in the last recap, now that the OTP is set to stick together, there are going to be wrenches thrown into the works to add conflict. We can start listing them from now. First it's the unreasonable boss who insists that Hyun Soo drops everything to come when he calls her and wants to own her, next are the mothers who are unsympathetic towards each other. I guess I may continue watching or reading just to see what else to add to this list. 😒

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I decided to mainly read your recap rather than watch much of the show. I've skipped lots of the show as a result but don't feel that I've missed out on anything.

While @lollypip's recaps are awesome and much appreciated, I would say that you might be missing out on the following by not watching it the show:
1. If you love food, there are a lot of awesome scenes of not only making prepping the food, but taste testing, experimenting, and plating. It's some of the best food porn I've seen in a drama in a while.
2. Most of the cast is quite good. Yang Se-jong is a revelation here for me. He does nuance really well. Seo Hyun-jin does a fantastic job as well. The two of these guys together have some really good chemistry.
3. The cinematography in general is really quite good.

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Thanks hades. I will drop in and out I think, depending on my time. I guess if I have to portion out time, then I'll give another show more priority, beautiful though, this show looks. Once the annoyance factor of characters just hanging around and ... well ... being annoying dwindles, I'll probably come back to watch with greater intensity. 😆

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I’m planning on seeing this episode tonight; I think I’ve mastered this live watching two dramas that air on the same night thing, btw. However, the side couples look much more interesting in this episode than the prior ones! I knew the sommelier had feelings for the ex-doctor turned chef (and I’m purposefully not using their names)! I love that pairing! All the fun couple gatherings they could host with their combined foodie knowledge! You know they have good taste! I want to be their friends! And love even more that the second lead gets a taste of her own medicine!

And Kyung has liked that assistant writer since the beginning when she asked him why he got divorced. Reminds me a guy I knew who kept annoying me in high school come to find out later that he liked me—a lot— but ended up dating my best friend and having a really tumultuous relationship with her which I knew everything about. Finally, after they broke up and he moved on to someone who he ended up later marrying, he told me that if he would have just had the balls to ask me out, all that heartache would not have happened. And I was dumbfounded. So I get Joon-ah being clueless and careless because she was me.

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Thanks for the recap! To be honest, after this episode I don’t mind Jung-woo as much, if just for the simple fact that he’s completely owning up to his pettiness instead of trying to pretend he’s doing the right thing. Does his insistence on carrying on with the proposal make sense to me? The answer is still no, but today’s insight lessens his gap in logic slightly in my eyes. I can’t help but feel that I would have understood him better if we had seen all those scenes of him and Hyun-soo being close and comfortable before this point in the show. They really have had a great, close relationship over a significant length of time so his disappointment and resentment makes a little more sense if you think of how little time Hyun-soo and Jung-won actually spent together. I still think he’s being an entitled man-child, and is a terrible person for hurting Jung-sun this way, but a slightly more understandable one, haha.

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I agree with this. I wonder why they (the writers and whoever) decided to show this now? From what my shady memory remembers all we've seen of Jung Woo and Hyun Soo together up to this point is cool/warm professionalism. She always has her (boring) "professional writer" hair and calls him CEO Park and cooly steps away when he makes an advance. But his memory showed them as actual friends who spent time together and liked each other as people.

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I can’t help but feel that I would have understood him better if we had seen all those scenes of him and Hyun-soo being close and comfortable before this point in the show.

@isthatacorner, this is what I was trying to get at--and failed--with the framing of Jung-woo. I should have said reframing actually. I think giving us this insight now was intentional on the writer's part and actually quite good. When she presented Jung-woo to us at first, we formulated our opinions and went from there. Then she gives us this now which reframes Jung-woo, portraying him in a different light and allowing us to reshape our opinion of him. The passage of time is what does it for me here. When you've had an unrequited love for someone for a long time and you hold on to it, you try to justify your actions six ways to Sunday. Jung-woo now is the result of this.

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"entitled man-child"

yEESSSS. No matter what explanation he gives, he's still coming off as this entitled person whose pettiness knows no bound. Ugh. Get out.

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Actually JW is not that bad. He didn’t lie to either HS and JS about knowing that they are in a relationship. He didn’t like to JS that HS didn’t know he is going to propose. In fact, he was very open about this being petty of him.

From his perspective, he has fought for most things in his life. Perhaps it is just second nature for him to go after what he wants, full force ahead and damn the torpedos.

On the other hand, JS doesn’t like messy relationships. If you notice, he didn’t call HS when he said he would call her. She went to see him to talk and make amends even when he said he would call her but ended up not doing so. Due to his past, he has avoided messy relationships. The question is, would he fight for this relationship regardless of how messy it can get?

My point is, this is more a test for JS than HS. And perhaps it’s the correct arc for the story because JS needs to learn to hold on to what is already his. If it means fighting to ensure the lady knows that she is important to him despite how messy things could get, so be it!

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I agree with this. I noticed the same thing. He didn't call when he said he would and he was pretty standoffish with Hyun Soo every time he saw her after the proposal until she came to him after he didn't call her. But even then it took him a second to actually seem happy to see her.

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Love this insight, thank you! I couldn't put my finger on the unease I was feeling at JS pulling away from HS.

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What I love most about the writing here is that we get backstories/insight into our leads' past which help shape our understanding of who they are now. I honestly think you can do a character analysis of Jung-sun and end up with a lot of things to talk about. As you pointed out, his history with his mother could definitely shape how he handles relationships now. We even saw this early on in the show.

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Thank you for your fine points about JW. I can't seem to think past my disappointment with his character. Everything he does at the moment is doing nothing but piss me off /calm down, self/ I guess I'm not used to second leads being this upfront and gutsy. He's so convinced he's doing the right thing and I just can't see that.

About JS not calling when he said he would. I thought of that moment as the writer's way of showing us that the capable and steady guy that we have come to know, can be shaken up once in a while too. In my POV, JS wasn't done thinking about their situation that's why he's put off calling Hyun Soo. The guy didn't want to deal with the mess without getting everything sort out in his head, which is a trait that shows consistency in his character.

Dang, I've never been so glad to see the B&W effect when he opened the door to Hyun Soo. His temperature was wavering when he was thinking things through and Hyun Soo, in that moment, changed the course back to their temperature of love <3

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Ma heart almost came out of ma chest buh am hape da truth z out

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My absolute favorite part about this episode was Hyun-soo’s many attempts to ensure that Jung-sun understood where she and they as a couple were at. Actually, I loved that Jung-sun came up with a game plan for their relationship, but you could tell that Jung-woo’s rocking the boat was having an impact on him. I swear, had Hyun-soo not gone to his Jung-sun’s place, things might not have looked good.

You absolutely have to give it to our OTP, not only the characters but also the actors playing them for breathing some seriously credible life into them. Often times our actions speak lounder than words, especially the more subtle ones. Furthermore, because our characters have been given depth, it makes it that much easier to at least try to understand their actions

I’m really disliking Jung-woo more and more. Early on in this episode I actually felt sorry for him and understood where he was coming from. He was there all those years beside Hyun-soo. That framing of his love for Hyun-soo made sense. However, I believe that time, director’s advice, and his acknowledgement and dismissal of Hyun-soo’s repeated rejection of him have twisted his logic so much that he honestly believes he has a shot.

I would say though that I appreciate his honesty, but it really makes him come off as a much bigger jerk because of it. For a second I thought, ah jeeze, we have another Hong-ah, but I actually think that he is worse than Hong-ah. He inflicts pain on someone who didn’t harm him only to make that person feel how he felt!? Granted, you can’t help love who you love, but you can draw the line somewhere before that twisted logic.

I need to keep this short this time but I’m so happy for sous chef and Soo-jung and Won-joon! Hong-ah is good for something with getting Kang to realize what’s up. I’m actually not disliking Jung-sun’s mom that much. Actually, Hyun-soo’s mom came off as a bit of a jerk here. This could be really funny. Jung-sun was way too cute with being all nervous meeting the parents. The Michelin Star quest makes a lot of sense, but it’s a lot of pressure and Jung-sun has to want it. In many ways it has been known to stifle a chef than be good in the long run.

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I agree with most everything you said here in regards to our OTP and the actors playing them and the moms. But I'm not sure if I think Jung Woo actually thinks he has a shot here. He's said a couple of times that he has to see this through to the end (that doesn't sound to me like someone who thinks he's walking away with the girl) and that he has to do this in order to be kind to himself for having loved her for all of those years (again--it doesn't sound like he expects to win).

I'm wondering if Jung Woo is making his play now because now there's an actual person to fight instead of just a memory. Before it seems like when she shot him down it was because of that man she couldn't have for whatever reason. Now, there's an enemy (who happens to be his best friend) so all is fair in love and war and such.

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If he doesn't think he will get the girl, then why throw away not only two of the closest people to you, but two of your company's best assets? Sure their is a separation between personal and business, but in this case, he needs to understand that it's not that simple. He's going to sabotage himself trying to get what he can't have. Jung-woo needs to understand that these are people, not things. Although the detective show didn't pan out the way Hyun-soo expected, she was/is still a highly sought after writer. Sure Jung-woo was Good Soup's biggest investor and the restaurant isn't doing well right now but Jung-sun is a good enough chef that he can reinvent himself. I know that's less than ideal and worse case scenario, but it's not like he doesn't have options.

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Well, I think you can say the same thing about Jung Woo that you said about Jung Sun. As a business man Jung Woo is talented--so in that respect, I think if he were to lose his relationship with Jung Sun or Hyun Soo he'd be sad on a personal front but as a business man it wouldn't be hard for him to recover the loses. He's good at what he does (maybe even better than Hyun Soo and Jung Sun in their respective professions as he's already solid in his career and they are both kinda floundering about). Its the personal thats going to hurt him. Because he does stand to lose the two most important people to him.

I don't think he believes he's going to walk out of this thing with Hyun Soo on his arm. I think he knows that he's going to lose. But, like he said in the episode--going all the way with this is his way of being kind to himself. He's believed himself to be in love (or something) with Hyun Soo for 5 years. He's been waiting for his shot for 5 years--waiting for her to get over or put to rest the feelings for this man that she can't have. But now he sees that this isn't a ghost, this isn't a dead mans memory that he's competing with. This is a flesh and blood person (who she didn't see for 5 years, who (as far as he knows) broke her heart once and could probably do it again). He has a shot--as much as anyone does at any rate and he's going to see it through because he doesn't want 5 more years to go by and look at her and wonder what would have happened if he had tried instead of stood on the sidelines. There's some quote that says its not the failures that you look back on and regret its the might have beens. I think that Jung Woo is sparing himself the pain of wondering what could have happened if he actively pursued the girl of his dreams instead of standing by--even if she was in love with his best friend.
I think that Jung Woo hopes that no matter how it shakes out that he can still have both of them in his life (his--our real friendship starts now comment) but he probably wouldn't be able to keep them with him if he didn't take a shot. He would have felt too bad.
Ummm....about this shallowness that no one was talking about but me :) One of my favorite parts of Jealousy Incarnate is while in the middle of fighting over Pyo Na Ri (sometimes physically) Hwa Shin and Jung Won would periodically do frienship checks. Like when they were fighting in the mud and Jung Won was dragging Hwa Shin over to an oblivious Pyo Na Ri he stopped and asked, "Are we still best friends?" to which Hwa Shin yelled out, "Of course!" Although I could be getting my fights mixed up. And at the end Jung Won told Pyo Na Ri that he loved Hwa Shin more than he loved her. Soooo....as much as I'm dreading this love triangle kicking off in earnest may be we'll get some of these kinda fights going. I loved those. But no lets all move in together hijinks. Those were dumb. Although they did show us Hwa Shin in those sexy glasses...

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The saddest part to me is that Jung Woo stands to lose the two people he cares about most in his life. He's very much alone in his personal life otherwise, isn't he? And even those two friendships are also business relationships. He doesn't have friends that are just friends.

But the comments that Hong Ah makes about why in the world he's waited so long to make a move on HS are really eating away at him--I think he feels like a coward and a loser and a fool, that he's letting HS slip away, and that he will never be at peace with himself if doesn't try his hardest to fight for her now, using whatever weapons he has. Even if he loses her and JS, his only friends.

Not that I think that's a good idea in any way, but I see the reasoning.

Lollypip said Jung Woo's face turned hard after he turned away from Jung Sun, and maybe it did, but I swear when I watched it he looked really, really sad.

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I also thought Jung Woo looked sad and especially dejected after he turned away from Jung Sun.

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I feel the same way when it comes to our OTP. I've only seen them in Romantic Doctor and who knew they could deliver this much chemistry in a drama together?!

I can't help but notice every expression/action they make when they are onscreen together ~happy sigh~ Everything makes sense when it comes to their relationship (goals!)

As for the upcoming family drama (eeek, hopefully not), I really wish they would play it off as something funny and entertaining. Do not make the situation any messier for our leads, juseyo.

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sooo thoughts on CEO Park while watching these eps:
-holy cheekbones!
-dude makes no sense
-dude is crazy
-he's kinda charming though lol
-doesn't mean he should go after a girl in a relationship doe

Also, seems like the cliffhangers for this drama lately rely on awkward moments which feels kinda weak...and just not dramatic or tense enough. I'm afraid this drama is veering off to feel mediocre and it makes me sad.

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CEO Park thoughts are spot on LOL! ... I think this week's cliff hanger wasn't supposed to be the surprise "family meeting" since 2 mini episodes were preempted last week and I was actually hoping for it to balance out this week (6 ep... wishful thinking).

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Thanks for the recap, Lollypip! I enjoyed this ep--but I'm nervous. I agree that the reasons for Jung Woo's proposal were dumb. It looks like this week was Jung Woo setting the stage--getting the pettiness and the (acknowledged) unjustified anger out and putting his cards on the table. But the previews for next week....yikers.
I will say that as much as Jung Sun talked about not letting themselves be shaken up by someone else---he seemed pretty shaken. Which, is to be understood. His best friend just attempted to propose to hisgirl and to top it off Jung Woo acknowledges no remorse about it and fully intends to do a full court press. And then told him (Jung Sun) that he did it this way so that Jung Sun could feel a bit of Jung Woo's pain. So...yes. I get why Jung Sun is a bit shaken.
I'm glad that Hyun Soo went over and told Jung Sun that she worried that he thought that she had somehow led Jung Woo on over those years and that she was perceptive enough to see that yes, things had already changed a bit. It seemed like up until that point Jung Sun was--if not mad, then upset?--with Hyun Soo. His smile when he saw her was slower to come, he was short with her when she came to see him. He said he would call and then didn't. It seemed like Hyun Soo was doing what she always does in regards to Jung Sun--going out of her way to see him and talk to him and be with him and he was pulling away or putting a distance between them that was never there. And ALL THAT made me think if Jung Woo did a mind game of some sort with the two of them---he would probably be able to put some distance in their relationship but if he goes at them (or Jung Sun since he can't be mad at Hyun Soo) with a sledge hammer and a scored earth deal--they are going to get closer and his friendship with both is going to go up in flames.
Also there was something about the way Jung Woo kept reiterating that he had been there for the 5 years that Jung Sun was gone. It was so accusatory! Jung Sun hadn’t left to go on an extended vacation. He was working. He had even asked her to wait and she turned him down. So, of all the things that went down in the ep—this is what bothered me the most. It was so mean! Especially since he knew that Jung Sun spent those entire years heartbroken and sad.

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While I think (like everyone else) that Jung Woo is being completely delusional if he thinks he has a shot at HS, I think those things he said to Jung Sun probably hit close to home and shook JS because:

a) Jung Sun did in fact leave for 5 years, and asking someone to wait for you 5 years when you have just started (or haven't even yet started) a relationship is, well, kinda crazy or at least highly unrealistic (heck, even in an established relationship it would be difficult);

b) Jung Woo was with HS all those years, as he said, and

c) Jung Woo did not know Jung Sun spent those years heartbroken and sad because he hid that so well (coping mechanism)--and so far as we've seen, Jung Sun only mentioned it that one time and seemed optimistic that one day he might meet her again. He certainly didn't seem to be moping or broken up about it from the outside.

But yeah, a little mean, maybe. And ultimately destructive of his friendship(s). Sigh...

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I just got home and rushed to read your recaps. Thank you @lollypip Your thoughts are always appreciated.

Like you said, Jung-woo's actions aren't any sense anymore. Whatever explanation he gives just translates to, "This is how I see this situation so you gotta accept it and play along with my pettiness. Blah blah blah" Ugh.

THAT point you made about him admiring Hyun-soo's loyalty to another man and being disloyal if she falls for him in the end made me scream DANG, YEEEEESSS, I mean, that was exactly what I was thinking when he kept making excuses for his feelings. I was like "BOY, DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF?!" Stop. You're just digging your own pitiful, lonely grave.

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*aren't making any sense

Aigoo, see? Even my comments are losing their senses as well. Take responsibility, Mr. Park.

On to the highlight of my relationship with ToL:
As always, it was lovely seeing our leads interact with each other <3 I love how they go from using their adult, serious voice to dropping to an incredibly adorable way of talking to each other. I have never seen leads interact the way Jung-sun and Hyun-soo do. They make me want so many things... like falling in love~ /sigh/

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awesome username! :D

and lol yes all I could think while watching was "this pretty petty man makes no sense" and well I had a few other thoughts, see my comment above :P

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Eeek, lack of originality, I know ;; but I'm feeling pretty inspired by our Chef. Would it be better if it's
@/chakhandeulama to signify our love for dramas!

omg your thoughts XD talk about being conflicted :P
CEO Park's cheekbones, jawline and oozing sexiness are his character's saving grace, tbh.

Hmm I have mixed thoughts about the cliffhangers. Like, I know it's not a great scene to end the episode but I'm also glad they're not hyping it up so my heart can take a rest and not be too damn anxious to see what happens next. Am I making any sense? (get away from me, Mr. Park > . <)

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Actually JW is not that bad. He didn’t lie to either HS and JS about knowing that they are in a relationship. He didn’t lie to JS that HS didn’t know he is going to propose. In fact, he was very open about this being petty of him.

From his perspective, he has fought for most things in his life. Perhaps it is just second nature for him to go after what he wants, full force ahead and damn the torpedos.

On the other hand, JS doesn’t like messy relationships. If you notice, he didn’t call HS when he said he would call her. She went to see him to talk and make amends even when he said he would call her but ended up not doing so. Due to his past, he has avoided messy relationships. The question is, would he fight for this relationship regardless of how messy it can get?

My point is, this is more a test for JS than HS. And perhaps it’s the correct arc for the story because JS needs to learn to hold on to what is already his. If it means fighting to ensure the lady knows that she is important to him despite how messy things could get, so be it!

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On top of Jungwoo financing Good Soup, he has now lent money to Jungsun's mother. That's what Jungwoo is bringing to this fight, his financial hold over Jungsun?

And that's why the writers (very awkwardly) planted that breadcrumb early on about Jungsun owning land that belonged to his grandfather?

The writers are throwing away an interesting, mysterious and charming character and reducing him to a standard-issue kdrama rich villain.

Did everyone notice the over-the-top melodramatic music they now play in Jungwoo scenes?

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YES! It made me side eye my tv. What is this weird musical cue you're giving me, show?
And this isn't the first time Jung Woo gave money to Jung Suns mother either. When they first came back to Korea she went first to Jung Sun about doing a little something for Daniels (apparently failed---no one bought anything, did they?) art show and when he didn't give in she went to Jung Woo for something. I always assumed money. That actress is insanely gorgeous. Just saying.

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Thank you for the lightning-fast recap, Lollypip!

A few thoughts: like Lollypip, I'm glad Show fleshed out the past relationship between Hyun Soo and Jung Woo more, to make his delusions a bit more credible.

Am I the only one always annoyed at the interactions between Kyung and Joon Ha? He's a taker, she's a doormat.

Show has defanged Jung Sun's mother, for no good reason. She went from batpoop crazy and extremely dangerous to merely...narcissistic in a mild and fairly innocuous way. I do not find that credible.

Show is halfway there to doing the same with Hong Ah. I am guessing she'll learn a little lesson and be redeemed--and then be merely a lovably bratty little sister? Whyyyy, Show? Why can't we just walk away and cut ties with the toxic people?

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At the beginning of the show, Jung Sun loves Hyun Soo more by taking the lead. But now it is the reverse. CEO Park sounds like "hell has no fury like a man scorned". He grew up without much love and aint going to let his love walk away frim him...
I fear watching thr upcoming episodes...shudder shudder.

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Late to the party owing to real life, but at least I got here eventually. Thanks so much for your recap and comments, LollyPip!

I noticed when Jung-sun did not contact Hyun-soo after he spoke privately with Jung-woo. It took me a while to recall his saying that his coping mechanism is to purposely not act when his chimes have been rung. It dates back to growing up in his screwed-up family of origin. Nowadays Hyun-soo knows how to read him, and makes the first move, which opens the door to discussing the situation. She learned the hard way five years earlier that he would not put up a fight. Various Beanies have made this point, and it's right on the money. Maybe this contest between Jung-woo and Jung-sun really is more about the latter's developmental arc in learning to stand his ground and persist in the face of conflict with significant others. It's a very subtle way of exploring Jung-sun's maturity.

Jung-woo continues to mystify me, especially as he seems to have appointed himself to mentally torture the two people whom he claims are his favorites. This is taking the old "misery loves company" trope to a new extreme. I cannot figure out why he is pursuing such a course that can only end in some kind of warped Pyrrhic victory.

Jung-sun's mother, like Hong-ah, continues to amaze me with her invasive and brazenly manipulative behavior -- now with yet more gold-digging added. She doesn't even rate as a case of arrested adolescence. It's more like a case of terminal "terrible twos" -- which puts her in the same entitled "peas in a pod" territory with Jung-woo and Hong-ah. Up until now, I'd gotten a feeling that Hong-ah would attach herself to Jung-woo, but she comes from a wealthy family and apparently has no need for his money. Now I'm getting the feeling that spendthrift Mom will be the one who parasitizes Jung-woo. (Oh, yuck. So that means Jung-sun stands to end up with Crazy Mom and two whacked-out fathers? Maybe he should just disown his family of origin and live as if he's an orphan. I'm appalled to learn that Mom plundered his inheritance.)

I love how sommelier Soo-jung's silent slow burn for sous chef Won-joon erupts when she politely reads Hong-ah the riot act. It is lovely how he thanks her for fibbing for him and then is gobsmacked when she tells him flat out that she meant it, and he immediately reciprocates. Yay, Won-joon. You've deserved to have your own fan club for years. Soo-jung is exquisitely appropriate for him.

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This episode was the first one when I didn't follow along with the emotions of the black and white scene when Hyunsoo showed up at Jungsun's door and they hugged. I didn't get why it turned black and white here when all the ones before I could understand and it made sense to me. I felt this episode dragged and I didn't enjoy the future problems that might ensue due to the different mothers from Hyunsoo to Jungsun. Hyunsoo's parents have always wanted her to marry someone that came from a similar family background and Jungsun unfortunately is not it. I'm curious to see how her mother will accept this fact. I still love this drama and everything about it just this episode seemed out of character for it.

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I agree with you about the b/w scene. It was weird. Maybe I would've had fitted better in the backhug (?) or at the swings problaby (?) those had a bit more of emotional defining meaning. Probalby, IDK

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Does anyone else here think Hyun Soo's mom was being rude and judgmental towards a total stranger? I don't fault Jung Sun's mom in this situation. I would be terribly annoyed if some strange woman stared me up and down like that.

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Heck yes! Hyun Soo's mom was absolutely in the wrong in that situation! My gosh I think giving Jung Sun's mom a second (or even a third glance) may have been warranted (what on earth is she even wearing? Discarded cds that have been sewn somehow to her dress?) and she's probably even used to people reacting to her that way. Its the fact that Hyun Soo's mom didn't leave it there. She kept staring. And when she went back to her table she made a point of pointing out the weirdo with the much younger man. I guess we just have to remember that as much as we (mostly) like Hyun Soo she's a flawed character and the mom did have a hand in raising that ridiculously OTT bitchy sister of Hyun Soo's....so....all of these flaws have to originate somewhere.

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yes, I thought so too, she was rude. It was wrong, because even when the age difference is common for both couples and their interactions are different, they complement each other really good.

Plus I love, that JS's mom likes Hyun Soo and it's adorable that she wants to be closer and HS enjoys that too. Obviously they have that in common plus loving JS.

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Thanks for recapping.

Just when I think I can't fall harder for this drama, I go deeper.

I am so thankful to this writer because I think this is the first time I see a drama couple actually TALKING about their problems and looking for solutions together without the noble idiocy thing. Seriously, that scene in the park and in Jung Sun's couch are gold. I hope all writers are taking notes.

I also found pleasing how Jung Sun character's consistency is developed. Just like when he asked Hyun Soo what did Hong Ah said to avoid missunderstandigs, he did the same with Jung Woo when he asked if HS knew about the proposal thing. It's one of the things I love about him, he's blunt, honest and doesn't take bs from nobody.

I think I was the only one who never felt drawn to the CEO as second lead syndrome. Why? because he was forcing himself to believe he had a chance when HS never gave him the chance, I mean she laughed at his face!!! Come on, grow some dignity due. Plus nobody marries only counting in trust, is part of the mix but you need to be in love. Period.

Now I think he's going to attack them proffesionally, bc both HS and JS are now depending on him in thier respective carreers. Though I bet Jung Sun won't take bs from him either.

I want to add a friend Kyung to my life. She's the cutest thing ever.

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I also forgot. I am LOVING how everybody in this drama put Hong Ah's in her place and nobody takes her bs, even the sommelier did it! I loved that scene. I also love how women in this drama are so blunt and honest. All of them, and that's awesome.

I guess they will get HS's mom sick from that hospital scene. :(

Final scene was so funny. I was like "where's that WHAT?!.mp3 when you need it?"

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I know why ppl hate hong ah but still I like her and ship her with won joon cz for now she really doesn't care about love cz she thinks being alone is good but she's already getting jelous of soojon...I hope hong ah confesses her love to won joon if not...I won't lik this drama anymore😢

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