I'm getting weird vibes from sister no. 2 with her husband and the chef. Like husband-is-secretly-in-love-with-best-friend vibes. But then again, chef did mention to her that her husband thinks the world of her. So who knows how that story is going to pan out? (Sorry don't remember their names, I'm too focused on our main couple. I'm definitely a Rowoon fan now!)

I really liked how they brought our OTP together. I am happy that Song Ah sees the bright side of things and chooses to take a chance with love. I am glad she took the final step and spoke up.

I was quite surprised with his fathers death. But now that his father is gone, he has nothing to hold him back. His only risk and liability is gone. He is actually free. this is going to be interesting.
Also, in the funeral we got a glimpse of what kind of relationship Jae Shin and Song Ah had. I appreciated that talk between them and felt like may be, he did like her.

The mother - glad we got the background but still can’t stand her.

I am ready for the dating phase!! is it going to be a secret or are they going to date loudly and proudly!

I liked the office atmosphere and don’t appreciate this new BM and politics.

I, again, really enjoyed the weecap!!

I am also concerned that there are a lot of threads surrounding other characters that need to be covered and there is so little time left to cover them. I hope the drama does not rush over this because it would take away from the richness of the drama. This is why I was kind of surprised that the slimy situation surrounding BM Seo who is eyeing JS’s position was added. What could possibly be the purpose of adding this? What qualities or information is this supposed to reveal about our characters and is it really necessary when there are other areas that need to be addressed (for example, JS’s past, Yeon Seung’s husband and his friendship with Han Seo, Hyo-Joo’s insecurity, Ji-Seung’s past failed relationship).

Again, for me, there was an unexpected plot twist: JS’s dad’s death. When it happened, I thought “and now the s**t is going to hit the fan.” Because the driving force behind marrying Hyo-Joo and being Jae-Woon’s dog seems to have fallen away. For me, at this point, he is a wildcard and I am not sure what he is going to do. I find it sad that the writers just killed the dad. He was disgusting but he had a story and I wanted to know it. I wanted to better understand the relationship with the dad and understand why he walked down the path he did. Now he just dies as a two-dimensional “disgusting dad” instead of someone who could have provided interesting life lessons and it takes away some of the richness of the drama. He only served to be the driving force behind JS’s actions.

I don’t understand JS’s reactions towards Hyo-Joo. She, naturally, wants to support him and be a part of his grief. He does not let her be a part of it. SA is allowed to share his grief but HJ isn’t. Why? Does this forebode that he is not going to give her a chance? I am a bit scared for their future and hope I am overthinking this.

SA and her mother are something else. I found her mother to act as a child who was deeply dependent on her husband and next her daughter. I do love that she is self-reflective and realized where she made an error and how it affected her relationship with her daughter. I love that the confrontation allowed her to finally let go of her late husband. It’s sad to watch but it is what happens in real life and not everyone is as reflective as SA’s mother. On the other hand, it shows why SA does not want to be dependent on her lover. She has not yet healed from the trauma. To make things worse, it happened again with JS. Although HS wants to be the one who fills this, I am not sure this is healthy.

And HS has definitely made my list of Best Boyfriends in Dramaland!

Thanks for the recap!

These episodes felt flat, in my opinion, and while I gladly bid adieu to Jae Shin’s father, I was sorely disappointed to see his negative contribution to the show be replaced with the uber-sleezy BM Seo. He’s awful, cringey and makes my skin crawl. Good on Hyun Seung for making a quick exit! I laughed when he reminded him not to put the balance of that excursion on the work card, a slight that will surely be repaid next week.

Truthfully, I was expecting sizzling romance, but the storyline seemed to plod along. Song-Ah’s confession to Hyun Seung was abrupt in light of the situation, as though it were forced from her, even though I know the moment was a long time coming. It was unsatisfying, awkward and felt off. Maybe because of the sudden tonal shift. One minute she’s upset and crying and the next, she’s telling him she likes him.

Maybe it was intentionally awkward because this is relatively new territory for them both, but I wanted more from the moment. Ultimately, I pictured the confession going differently, but this is what we were given. Along with that stiff-armed ‘nobody is stealing my cup’ kiss, which didn't deliver. The energy between them seems to have shifted to that of comradery, which isn’t necessarily bad, but is different from the romance we were leading up to. They feel like older sister and younger brother now? Weird, I know, but that’s how it came across at times to me.

Although, Hyun Seung seems to be having a fantastic time and is giddy from all of the feels, Song Ah was less telling. Perhaps this is just her character, or a product of all she dealt with this week. She did take care of him and slept over long enough to ensure he was okay, buying him medicine and tending to the fever. Ultimately, I think they’re opposites in the way that they show affection. While Hyun Seung is gong-ho to proclaim his feelings to anyone that will hear, Song Ah is a lot more cautious.

Most likely because of her adulterous father. That kind of history would do a number on anyone. With that said, I believe their personalities are complimentary. I just need more from them, especially as the story draws to an end. Don’t let me down, Writer-nim!

🎀Stray Observations🎀

🎀I like the chef and sister working together, they make a great team and have relative chemistry! However, something is definitely off with the husband and his BFF, but I think he cares about his family, regardless of the probable buried bodies secrets.

🎀Speaking of excellent teamwork, the KLAR team are so near and dear to my heart that I will send that little dog from episode 8 to chew BM Seo's toupee if he messes with them. The nerve!

🎀I wish Song Ah were nicer to her mother? I get that she’s clingy and delusional, but she’s still her mom. It pained me to see her be so short with her.

🎀Props to Jae Shin for making the grandfather acknowledge him. If anything, this week was further proof that he really is...

...best suited with Hyo Joo. She initiated that meeting and the grandfather listens to her, inadvertently paying Jae Shin notice, blatant snobbery notwithstanding. I want these two to make it down the alter!

🎀Ha Eun is the best of us. Somebody give this girl a counselling degree, she knows it all.

I like Song-ah and HS together. He is exactly what SA needs.
I am not sure about SA’s mother, she came across as immature, possessive and clingy. Was she always like this or her husband’s infidelity and subsequent death pushed her into deep denial?
I still cannot find sympathy for her. She put enormous emotional burden on her daughter, forced her became her to become adult one in their relationship. I am hoping they can improve their relationship and get closure for their past which Jae-shin never got from his dad.
I still think Song-ah and Jae-shin are better written character than Hyun-seung. Hyun-seung comes as too perfect, he has everything together. He is the white knight. Compared to him Jae-Shin is very flawed. He is opportunistic, manipulative but he is quite interesting to watch.

Can I get I duplicate of Hyun Seung for me? People hate him TOO much in the beginning but maybe it's his protectiveness to Song Ah mixed with his jealously and anger toward Jae Shin. After SA breakup with JS, he's actually caring, lovable, mature enough but still fun to be with, and didn't rush SA to love him back. SA confession to him maybe looked awkward, but I think she hold her feeling and in denial phase before so when HS (for uncountable times) gave his comfort to her, she abruptly confessed.

About HS 2nd sister, I feel bad for her, idk my interpretation is right or not, but when the flashback showed the first time she and his husband met, she said his husband is always look and listen to her, but didn't he just want to drink his tea? Something feels off with him.

The KLAR team! Uh I like them all, SA and HS try to hide their dating relationship but ofc the others know it all (beside the guy) :))) esp when HS cannot hide his happiness and love for SA. Too bad the new BM will ruin this team, hopefully it can be solved soon before the ending

We absolutely love this show and this week we saw a lot happen. Seeing Song-ah accepting Hyun-seung’s heart was the absolute highlight but there was a lot more.

Lee Jae woon is making real progress in his pursuit of Ji-eung. Seeing her niece give him a ‘Pass” was really cute- but also significant. Ha-eun is very bright- and very perceptive and above all just as protective of those she loves as her handsome uncle. She is already formidable as a very young lady- imagine what she will be like when she grows up.

I too loved how Hyun-seung bowed out of the hostess bar. He does not need such nonsense and he knows it. He is not just honest with others but, most importantly he is honest with himself, which is in direct contrast with Song-ah’s mom. But maybe mom is finally coming to grips with things.

Which leads me to the tragic timing of the death of Jae-shin’s father. I actually wish Jae-shin was more calculating than he is. If he had been he would have ended his relationship with Song-ah as soon as he knew that Hyo-joo wanted o marry him. Song-ah gave him the momentary appearance of a temporary safe harbor from his problems, but Hyo-joo offered him a real safe harbor that is permanent and an abundant life on top of that. But then his father went and got himself killed: Now Jae-shin may be tempted to try to leave Hyo-joo and pursue Song-ah instead. You would think that someone who has been struggling to just survive for years would be truly calculating and banish such thoughts immediately- but we have six episodes left, leaving plenty of time for him to screw things up for everyone. Let us hope that he can pull himself out of that trap and accept his good fortune even as the greatest curse of his life has already been lifted from him.

I really liked the progress HyunSeung and SongAh's relationship had this week. Her confession to him was perfect. Some may think it is abrupt but no it wasn't given how SongAh is it would have taken long time for her to confess her feelings to him. Taken an alternative approach where HyunSeung hugged her if he hadn't at that time and would have simply just gone with her for icecream that confession was never going to come soon. But that hug erased all the second thoughts she had about all her feelings about HyunSeung she knew at that time that he was all she needs in her life given how all the people she loved in her life were dependent on her be it her mother or her ex boyfriend where their love for SongAh was selfish while HyunSeung's is selfless and pure. Also that confession rather than to HyunSeung it was i think more to herself. What she thought as an unreasonable love for him that hug made her realise that was actually very much reasonable also her friend Ga Young must be appreciated her for telling her to trust her instincts and get a homerun and she did exactly that without wasting any time.
About their camping date it was supposed to be more about comforting her and connecting in emotional level rather than being swoony and romantic which we often always see many other dramas. I love how the PD is emphasizing more on the emotional aspect of realtionship rather than any physical intimate scenes. The way they communicate what they feel is really spot on and i feel thats how every healthy romantic relationship should start with. The same goes with the kiss scene. I would have preferred a kiss on her foreheard or a simple peck on her lips too because the kiss wasnt supposed to be passionate it was a kiss of reassurance by him to her that no matter what he is with her.

This drama is really interesting, there isn't big event or action but the story continues to go forward and there are still a lot of questions for the futur episodes.

Song-A : her relationship with her mother explains a lot of things about her dating. She dated Jae-Shin because she didn't want to become like her mother, she didn't want to put her whole self in a relationship, she focused on her job and Jae-Shin was the same as her. But if Jae-Shin could share a pain, he couldn't take her out of it. I guess because their relationship was secret, when they were together, they focused on the happy dating part. Hyun-Seung's ex understood that too late and it's why she came back to Hyun-Seung. His love offered more she thought. It's why it was really nice to see Song-A embrassing this new love and still being honest with herself and Hyun-Seung. The fact he was the one she went to when she was feeling down means a lot. She can feel vulnerable with him when she always was strong with her mom or in her job.

Hyun-Seung : he's really a normal person. It was nice to see him in his job, stressing for the contest, seeing the bad side of the compagny or pass time his niece and friends. The scene with the niece was the cutest! Between their position their feet leaning against each other, their discussion and both of them acting cute. It was nice to see his friend who looked interesting in him acting as a good friend by telling him she knows and she's supportive. I guess his default is he can't hide his feelings and happpiness. He's just shining from happiness making his coworkers working hard to hide his relationship :D

Shin-Jae : He always used his father as an excuse for his life choices. Now his father is not there anymore, he will have to assume his own choices and it will be interesting to see. I was disapointed when Hyo-Joo and Jae-Woon left him alone at his father's mourning. He never had a real family, he doesn't know what is and his fist reflex always to reject people before they will. They should have stayed with him and showed him that they are his family now.

Chae Ji-Seung : the scene with her niece and Jae-Woon was pretty funny. I wonder if Chairman Lee will approve her and overall if she will be able to continue to work if there is a wedding. I still need to see Jae-Woon and Hyun-Seung's reaction about this relationship :p

Chae Yeon-Seung : I really like her. I liked when she told why she fell in love with her husband. It's nice to see her happy to have something to do beside raising her daughter. But her husband is a mystery. He doesn't talk so much, he's just nice... Nobody seems to know what he's thinking.

I really liked the hug and kiss scenes. The kiss was really sweet but full of love. I think he suited very well their relationship and when they are in relation to each other's feelings.

AAAAAA I LOVE THIS DRAMA💜💜💜 CAN'T WAIT!