Yes, whatever sympathy I had for Min-ho evaporated in episode 14. He was downright cruel and almost abusive. The worst was when he opened the door and made her fall down. Physical abuse is a bright red line for me. Jae-wook is different from the typical Kdrama hero, and I think that's a good thing. He's would actually make a great partner IRL.

Thank for the weecap! I appreciate it!

Weirdly enough, I get a sense that it isn't totally over for Min-ho, ......though i can't imagine how they'll make it happen.

This show started to lose me last week and then this week’s episodes were sort of the nail in the coffin. I was bored, Min-ho’s character trajectory angered me, and Nam-woo was too sad for too long. And I’m still not feeling the OTP, which is funny because I was so on the Ye Line before I realized I felt nothing in my heart for Dr. Ye even though, on paper, he’s a character I should love.

Will I watch finale week? Probably, just for the sake of completion. But I don’t really care what happens anymore, sadly.

I still like my ending idea more than where I see the show going. Oh well. I should write my own drama, then. 😛

But I will stop here so I don’t bog down the thread with my negativity, and I hope the Beanies who love this show will love it until the end. Sorry for being such a killjoy!

Wow, they butchered Min Ho's character. They undid all of his character growth in one episode. Bo Young should have slapped him for throwing her bracelet in the pond. Congrats, Min Ho, whatever little chance you had with her (which was zero, basically) has now flown out the window along with her bracelet. Was he crying at the pond where he threw her bracelet? 'Cause that boy better be diving into the pond and fishing out her bracelet, and he better not come back until he finds it, or else he's walking back to Seoul. I wanted to drop-kick him when he hit Bo Young with the car door and knocked her to the ground and didn't even apologize or help her up. This is supposed to be the girl you like!? Then when Min Ho went off on Dr. Ye about rejecting Bo Young at first and how hurt she was, I gaped, "Do you even hear yourself right now!?"

I dedicate the title of Episode 13 to my puppies: "Go. Home." No more depressed, FML, Debbie Downer puppy, and certainly no more depressed, FYL, Bitter Betty puppy. Forget Candy Mi Rae and focus on your own mirae (future) like Min Ho said; study hard, pass the exam, and find a full-time job (or work at your family's hospital in Min Ho's case) like Nam Woo said. Grrr at the disappearing note. Rip off the band-aid off already; break his heart, and get it over with. I breathed a sigh of relief when Min Ho finally discovered their relationship.

I am honestly invested only in the trio. And by "trio," I don't mean Dad & his two rowdy kids (even though I adore Joo Yong-Joo Yong); I mean our college friends trio. Ignoring Episode 14, Bo Young is perfect with Min Ho and Nam Woo in a purely platonic way. They have the most comfortable camaraderie. She sasses them, hits them, confides in them, and cries in front of them. Even after everything that happened today, can't Bo Young and Min Ho at least stay friends? The trio can hang out when Bo Young visits her mother and half-brother in Anseong.

I feel Bo Young has lost her spark, and as a result, this show has lost its spark. Where is the girl who danced Nayana at noraebang and sang Mujogeon in the hospital stairwell? What happened to her over-the-top reactions that Min Ho loved to tease her about and wild imaginations?

Regrettably, Dr. Ye's character is still not fleshed out enough, and it is entirely due to the fact that he has no family, no friends, and no home. Today I learned Chief Yang's high school son Jin Sung speaks fluent English, studied abroad, and underage drinks behind his father's back. Today I also learned Dr. Ye is... a good doctor. Which I've known since Episode 1. His work is literally his life. As Section Chief Kim's doctor, why didn't Bo Young continue his bedside PT as soon as he admitted he was embarrassed in front of the patients in the rehabilitation center? It doesn't take a yenius to come up with that plan.

No matter what happens next week, I've already written the ending in my...

Better late than never, I'm glad I gave this drama a second chance. I'm still on ep 6 but I'm already all in for the Ye Line ! 😄

I came into the drama for Lee Joon Hyuk, but I found myself enjoying the overall vibe from the drama. It feels so familiar because I also work in a hospital, and I can relate to almost every scenes on personal level, especially the scenes between healthcare professional.

While I was watching, I couldn't stop thinking : "Ah.. There's always that one (or two) annoying senior(s) around the workplace, and the outcasted people too."

"Oh, I have met with that kind of patient too.."

"Aah.. I understand why he/she wants to help the patient.."

"Oh ! That's how I felt when I have an uncomfortable conflict with a doctor or a nurse, it's so ridiculously accurate, it hurts.."

The only different is that there's no someone like Ye Jae Wook around me 😂

I just have this feeling that we may be doomed to the kdrama penchant for the bad boy getting the girl. I think she and her sunbae are SO adorably lovable and sweet together, but I dread the cliche of 'the past catching up with him' or some other such random, nonsensical reason he will be forced to end their relationship.

Hmm, I was never in this one for the romance, so I'm OK with the show still.

My biggest complaint was that the romance stuff took up more time, so there was less of the other stuff I like. Namwoo, the radiology dept (sniff, tear, peach juice), and what happened to Chief Kim in the end?

The writer is too good at making a drama that would have been one of the top 5 of my favourites list settle at the very top of my WTH list , another show that had the potential to be a great drama but got screwed up towards the end :(

I was upset the way MH turned out. I watch these dramas to see character growth and development in 16-20 episodes. I get that anger and resentment and normal, human flaws, an that they cannot be easily overcome but I see enough of it in real life, do I really need to see it in dramas too?

While BY and JW don't really exude that much "excitement" like it the beginning, I actually still think they're adorable. They are the calm peace I want in a relationship, based on genuine, mutual respect for each other. Enough of boys who pull on girls pigtails because "he likes you". It's 2018, people. I also disagree with PreviewMH saying that BY isn't comfortable with JW. I actually feel that they are. The whole "secret relationship" is bound to be known soon, anyway. They're only starting their relationship and there's plenty of time to get to know each other.

The impact for other storylines, while great at first, is starting to die down. I feel like they had potential, even the radiology department stories, but the delivery was juuuuustt lacking a bit.

I still like the show overall. As it gave me the boost I needed to awaken from my slump. But I fear it may not be enough to prevent me from relapse once it ends.

Episode 13 was very sweet. I just loved the song at the end, Bo-young and Dr. Ye had some really adorable moments, and mopey Nam-woo getting stuck as Min-ho's date was hilarious. The story with Chief Kim would have been a lot more emotional though, had they introduced him earlier (I think I had some trouble getting into it too because seeing Kim Won-hae as a patient again brought back memories of SWDBS's horrible gangster scenes lol *shudders*) Episode 14...yikes. The radiology story was lovely though and I teared up a few times.
Min-ho isn't my fav and it's not out of character for him to act like an immature brat again because unrequited love plus your crush dating someone else has got to hurt, but the writer did him dirty this episode. He really crossed a line, and two more eps isn't enough for all the growing up he has to do to come back from this.

I really do enjoy this show, but I get the feeling that sometimes the writer doesn't really know what they want to do and misses opportunities. Like why not focus more on Min-ho's training instead of having his development just be about Bo-young. Same with my sons Nam-woo and Joo-yong, it'd be nice to see some serious scenes with them working towards their goals but the writer mostly goes for laughs instead. It just doesn't feel like a whole lot happened even though it's been 14 episodes already.

Thanks, @saya, for the wee-cap!

I've been pretty silent on this drama even though I've been watching it to shave off my impatience waiting for My Ajusshi episodes. It's such a lovely, breezy drama to watch. I especially love the poetry, which, before the drama aired, didn't interest me much. But, it's just wonderful how they have incorporated it in the story telling.

I know there have been a lot of shipping wars, and while I'm not on the Island of Neutrality, I was rather disappointed in this week's episodes because there didn't seem to be much character growth. I was always on the Ye Line, although as many commentators have noted, the character seems a bit two-dimensional. But, I thought Min Ho was the end game.

However, after this week, I have to wonder if the writer has enough episodes to change our minds about Min Ho, because as Saya said, he has SO MUCH growing up to do. It's not just that he's childish, but he's downright cruel with no remorse or even an inkling that his behavior is WAY out of line.

Also, I don't see much growth in our supporting characters. I'm particularly disappointed in Kim Yoon Joo. I thought she was starting to have a really good character arc and narrative, and then it all just disappeared!

But, I'm still in it for the poetry, and Dr. Ye (flat as he is)! In the end, I think we just want to see Bo Young happy. So, I guess I'm ultimately on the happiness ship, whoever that ends up being.

This show was the highlight of my week and I'm glad that it held my interest for a long time unlike some shows which die down after 8. I admit I kind of fast forwarded some scenes in Ep 14 and wasn't really interested in the other characters except when the main two came on(I do this with a lot of shows) and the character butchering really didn't do the show any justice because I thought both male leads were awesome from the start each had their own character trajectory. The slice of life feel of this show was the biggest draw of this show so I'm only gonna leave with good feelings because it's finishing anyway.
(If it were longer I probably would have been bored out of my mind because I can see it going nowhere 🙃)

Wow! I wonder why the writers decided to give Min Hon such a nasty incorrigible 'almost ending'! And this is coming from a Ye Liner! I literally yelled 'NO baby NO' seeing his antics this week. If and how the writers will be able to give his character some redemption - is something that I will be looking forward to.

I am miffed as to why they are still not exploring Dr Ye's life outside the hospital. Do Bo Young and him talk about their families? Has she been to his place? Or just seen the inside of his house? Does he have brothers? Sisters? Friends? Neighbours? Anything? We have two more episodes left and I will be left so unsatisfied if we are kept in the dark.

But that being said, I was happy with their budding romance this week. Clearly they have similar values (treating the chief), there is mutual respect, there is the awkward adorableness, care and love. To me personally mutual respect is a huge marker for the sustainability of a long term relationship. If there is no respect there cannot be any passion. Respect is something Min Ho lost from Bo Young this week. I can only wait to see how it will pan out in the last two episodes.

I laughed out aloud at Dr Park and Nam Woo's poetry reciting hugging it out scenes. They are hilariously pitiful and funny and the same time. I hope they find some hope in the later episodes.

Seeing how they have made Min Ho a real jerk this week I wonder in which direction this drama will end next week. Will there be the separation trope? The huge time jump trope? Amnesia? Meddling in laws? Haha. It is a waiting game, I guess.

I still like the drama. Forced conflicts are a way of life in drama land. As long as they are not overtly stupid, I can go along for the ride just for the sake of the story-telling. The only way this drama can be ruined for me is if the writer turns the ending into an illogical set of choices that don't ring true to the to the story we have had up to this point.

It says alot about a drama when i ship minho with bo young at first but then when dr ye comes around i immediately feel happy for bo young but minho was a real disappointment this week and I hope the writer does him justice cus jang dong yoon has done a good job considering how minho keep swinging back and forth on the spectrum.

I am not sure how I feel about Min-ho. I expected him to have grown a bit more. I'm not sure if this is staying true or if the writer's are doing a character assassination. I hope it is just a bump in the road. Well written character growth is such a treat.
The depressed duo were so fun. Especially slowly riding their quad. I hope 🐊 is reunited with Nam-woo soon or finds a new owner who loves him as much.

OT and will keep it brief but I just finished, not 5 minutes ago, ep 14 of My Ahjussi and EEEP. I hid my face for a minute.
Sorry just had to get that out around others who may understand, but won't hi jack the thread.

Dr. Ye and Bo-Young are special too. I love that she might have to be careful of liking things in front of him because he will get it for her, lol.
And the marinara scene....so sweet.

You know. I think I have a problem with how this writer writes her lead males. The lead in Drinking Solo was an asshole right through that drama and never got better and yet were were somehow supposed to root for him. The only thing being that I think she wrote the secondary characters far better in that, than in this one, because once again, our side characters have gone nowhere for about 4 or more episodes and I've been bored for longer than that.
Minho is a prime example of how NOT to write a lead if you want your viewers to actually like him. There are better ways of writing immature little shits (cough Key's characterr in DS, although I pin a lot of that on his acting tbh), and not have them backtrack to be the most A grade of A Grade petty assholes kindergartners, in episode 14 of all things.
Honestly I was so detached from these episodes I wasn't that annoyed, but in retrospect, if he'd been written differently from the beginning he would have a lot more people rooting for him. Just maybe less of an immature brat in the first place? And none of this selfish stuff? Pls? I want to go back in time and re write this show's endign for Theme of the Month.
As for Dr. Ye... honestly I can't say anything better. I had this thought the other day, and maybe I'm being a bit harsh, but he just has no nice or decent interaction with anyone other than BoYoung and sometimes his patients. He doesn't seem to care about anyone other than BY. And I'm aware that some people write this off as just who he is as a person, but to me it comes off as weak writing, and that he's there to be a love interest and nothing more. I don't feel like his actions are an ingrained part of his character, like I did with Se Hee in BTLIOF, I feel like he's just going through the motions for no reason.
Not to mention his tension with Min Ho is the least interesting thing ever, and is extremely poorly executed.
I'm not even sure if anyone in this drama has any decent character development anymore. Just stagnation.

I thought I was on team Ye, but I realized that I'm on team Bo-young. I think Bo-young is super awesome, and I'll accept whoever she wants to be with that makes her happy.

Thank you, @Saya, so, so, so much for beautiful recap. I loved your comments.

Who would have thought that in these episodes the radiologists will make me cry? Not Bo young, not Min ho, oh yes, one patient, chief Kim... But Dae bang mostly. It was really touching for me.

My ship: I feel like you, Saya, about Jae wook. I also understand the beanies who complain about he being written two dimensional with no family and friends (until now). In RL I would never ever date a man with no relations... I would be afraid of what of an empty place he would be as a human being.
But with Jae wook, maybe because I am a Yeliner, I don't feel that upset, I just feel the writer is not giving me the info. Whenever he would, we would understand. Now... I suppose, in Asian culture (in general) not having close friends is rather common. I studied with many Chinese, and although they would gather with colleagues a lot, it was for the common sake of surviving in a foreign country, but no because they were friends, they were loners. Back home I ask... also not many close friends, according to what they say. Kind of individualist the environment? I thought, "oh then it is not much different from Germany", but let me back to our story. I will blame the writer and not the character. Jae wook keeps on being nice, processional, care giving and simply growing slowly as a boyfriend. I loved the way he confronted Min ho, telling him to act according to his status, because Bo young is his sunbae at work. It may seem very formal, but till that point, Jae wook didn't know Min ho was attracted to Bo young as a woman, and he was also not aware they were being "friends". It is normal he would defend her position first. But anyway, once he knew, he also said bravely he is the one dating her now and would not let her go, still with a pose of a gentleman. He is a man of composure😅.
A mystery still? I am not sure...
However the writer is highlighting their dating time and working time over their families and friends (Bo young mother was shown only once), I feel it is like that because he doesn't have time to include everything.
Bo young is also presented as a girl with no friends! She is friendly, totally, but the show is not giving her "besties". Her sunbae or the junior interns are not her friends. Min ho was turning into a friend to her, and also the boys, but it was because he was interested in her.

Oh but by the way... I could also talk about Min ho for hours, due to the underdevelopment of his character in ep. 14. Can we blame again the writer for not knowing what to do with the second lead, or for giving our OTP grieve through the second lead, so that there is a conflict? Maybe.
But, on the other hand, I must say I was not so totally surprised Min ho turned out this way. Why? Just like Bo young said, he is like an elementary school. He is totally immature and has been since ep 1. He was changing with her, yeah because he was...

I'm happy for my ship but the writer did Min-ho dirty. I checked Asianwiki to see who's the writer and apparently there are three. They probably fought on what to do with Min-ho and this is the result.

Nam-woo, at first it was funny but they dragged it far too long. Poor puppy!

This week's episodes were a bit dragging. I guess the writer ran out of plot. But why did you have to throw minho under the bus? He was doing so well. Can't we have a show where the leads are defined by something other than the love interest? Does his life revolve only around boyoung? NO. He had a life without her when they were not in contact. So why did you have to make him regress just because he didn't get the girl? If he's a victim of bad writing, then he has a lot of ground to cover if he has to make up with BY and be her friend again.
But if you're saying that it's his character, then is he really a good match for BY? I don't think so. Just like saya said, he's crosses his limits when he's pissed and that he does only with BY. Who's to say he won't behave like this in the future if he gets together with her?

And the sad thing is- he is a really good friend to NW and JY. He was respectful of dae bang. Heck, he's even a good son! When he said to BY previously that he knows his parents are disappointed with him and know it's because of his shortcomings, I related to him. I'm not saying his parents were right, but in our culture, parents have high expectations from their kids,and when they fail to live up to it, the parents obviously get frustrated. The norm here is that you should be as good as the neighbour's kid. Why? because their pride comes before their children. It's sad. But this is what happens in my country, or atleast the people I've seen. so the children kind of get used to all that negativity which comes with not being able to live upto the parent's expectations and even understand. So it just shows that he's a good kid,despite having been neglected by his parents in favour of his older brother.
That's why I'm disappointed - that he acts like a jerk only to BY. We have seen that he's a good guy and that's not because of his recent interactions with BY. He's a good guy to everyone else, just not to BY.

I’m actually hating on the writers for the way these two eps panned out. Although Jae-wook and bo-young continue to be sweet (that “coz you’re so pretty” line though *swoon*) there’s no real conflict to up the ante for the remaining eps - the love triangle that could have been just fizzled out into nothingness and even the workplace shenanigans/life lessons lacked oomph . First of all:

1. Can’t believe they prolonged min-ho’s heart break right till the end of ep13 - he missed his timing eps ago, but they still did nothing to improve his character

2. I was willing to give him a fair chance until ep14 happened - the dude was being an ass, end of. The “jealousy” or some of the pettiness may have been cute if both the men were still vying for Bo-young’s love, but he behaved that way knowing Bo-young and Jae-wook are together and clearly very happy. His petiteness was nothing but a result of his own selfishness and the fact that he couldn’t stand seeing Bo-young happily in love with another man.

3. The preview, admittedly, is making me a little weary; had things worked out differently, then I’d be all up for the change in direction, but as of now, it’s too late for the winds to change, at least in a way which would retain my love for the show and its characters. What I do want though is for characters like Min-ho to show some real growth, and to change for the better, not as someone who claims to love Bo-young, but as a friend, and as someone who’s yet to prove his worth in the workplace.

Am I being too cynical?! Maybe I need to let the eps sink in more? Anyways, had to get that off my chest before I read the recap, for which I’m very thankful @saya

I was thinking to myself "No wonder Gong Myung declined the role of Min Ho!" It would be deja vu if he took on this since his character also lost the girl in Drinking Solo.

The reason why I've always been on the Island of Neutrality is because I am not exactly sold on the romance in this show. The character I love most is Bo Young. She's the one who makes me smile and laugh. Those episodes where she fell in love and was so hilariously smitten were the highlights for me. I took a much longer time to warm up to Dr Ye but I am liking him more because of what is shown of him in the last few eps.

As for Min Ho, it's very hard to root for him. Yes, he has a change of heart and has gone to some lengths to do things for Bo Young but that's about all. Both BY and MH may be immature especially in the earlier episodes but Bo Young has never failed to impress me with the other aspects of her character whereas I can't say the same for MH.

It could be boiled down to the writing but there are also people in life like Min Ho. You can see the difference in character when placed in an adverse situation. Look at how Bo Young took the rejection from Dr Ye and compare it to Min Ho. I'm sure Min Ho isn't a bad guy, he just needs to consider others first before himself.

I'm not as forgiving as BY when it comes to how MH treated her, idk how she let's it slide from the beginning.
When he brought up her past in front of JW, and again in the last ep when he was back to being mean.
Writer destroyed whatever growth he had in between.

JW & BY are getting along just fine, I like the peace.

But ok, there are 2 eps left, might as well finish it. Who knows maybe we'll get a cherry on top conclusion...

Thank you for the recap @saya ^^

ALL POEMS FROM EPISODES 13-14

Wakes up and sees 73 comments on the APAD OT 🙌

Eye Roll Worth Moments- Frustrations at all time high

Can't Min Ho at least keep his dignity? He literally did a 180 from being all like "let her be happy with whoever she wants" to throwing out the bracelet she got from Dr.Ye. It was so incredible rude for him to hit Bo Young with the car door accidentally and then not apologize/ worry when she was hurt and then throw the bracelet. It's as if the writers want him to be seen as extremely unhinged. Imagine if he was the second female lead (who usually get the incredibly bratty/selfish/crazy roles) everyone would find "her" such an incorrigible, inexcusable brat. I get he's projecting his anger towards getting sidelined and seemingly rejected onto her but if there's some half-assed redemption towards the end without any genuineness I'm going to regret ever rooting for him. He deserved it when BY lashed out at him for being so mean and call me cold hearted, but I felt nothing during his crying.

Things I like and honestly want more off (because it makes APAD more original) :

Dr.Park bonding with NW was brotherly and hilarious (even if they didn't wash their hands). When he found his solace in his family and twins I was like YESS- character growth done right! I remember hating him so much initially but can see why he's become so jaded.
Nam Woo finally burst out from his sadness bubble and I hope to see him get a full time job soon. When things took a worse turn however, I felt my helplessness rising along with theirs. Unfortunately, real life is not a rose tinted picture. It's filled with pitfalls and Dr.Park's wife getting fired is one such hurdle. It really sucks at your energy when you keep tripping after progress is made. Also, Dae Bang pulled at my heart strings. Death is inevitable in hospitals but when he put those peach juices inside I felt for him. Loosing patients is not easy.

I like how Joo Young is able to empathise with his patients and feel rewarded as a result of that. I feel like he's had the most constant and steady character development because he doesn't switch sides and is genuinely growing.

I still love it. I understand the complains... the losing sparkle, MH being a jerk and how it bothers us, etc... I would have loved more gossip or patients or the possibility for Bo young to go abroad and dr. Ye saying: you should go. But still, even though what the writers are doing (mostly in ep 14) has been rather upsetting, I still love this show. Let's say it is different, and that is ok (in comparison with other shows). I hope they can keep up in the finale. Although there is the awful possibility that they destroy the rest of it... In dramaland it is not over until it's over.

Saya, thank you for the recap. Argh! The writer should be sued for malpractice. Don’t even think of redeeming Min-ho. After the ATV ride, throwing her bracelet, and knocking her down, 😠😤🙄.
Just curious, what about Nam-woo’s girl, has she already fallen by the wayside? Give us some sort of closure. Somehow the writer used up all the magic when they wrote Bo-young’s character. Show could have been so much more with better writing.

Thank you for the weecap! Here goes my long winded rant about the show, so beware.

MEH.

The end.

Could've ended the show at 12 episodes once they go together. There is no real conflict or progression of story.

Wow, I somehow missed this weecap and it's already at 100 comments. Thank you @saya! I was nodding along as I read. Ye Liner is also ok for me, slightly boring but totally RL goals.

For the finale: I wish to see Min Ho show a spark of maturity. He was at his lowest this episode - he sunk his own ship and character for me. So I hope he will at least finish the drama with the realisation that he can't lash out when things don't go his way. Unfortunately I know people like him in real life... but dramas are fiction, reality be danged. Show me character growth!

A cheer for the Radiology Department guys, who kept the show real this episode. JOO YONG - KIM DAE BANG, FIGHTING!! :)

it's really hard to care lol just incredibly boring and kinda dumb (the couple and getting mad a girl doesnt like him back??)

it's hard to continue when the romance makes me want to sleep and almost every person is so dumb