I worried for nothing. This couple stays open and Yeondoo tells Taekyung about the apartment straight away.

Another couple which stays open is Hyung and Soojeong and their sharing of the arguments about adoption and sperm-donation was well done. They do need to think carefully about their options and what each of them wants and is OK with before making a responsible decision.

Joonha is shaking the things up, mainly Sejin for now, and his remark towards her was spot on:
What kind of life did you lead to get someone send such a message?

Grandmom wanting to become class president. Hilarious. Love a good friendly school fight!!
Glad they both get to experience school in all its glory at their age.

With episode 24 our leads actually slept in the same bed- intentionally. That was progress but not as much as seeing Grandma stick up for our FL. Our 2ML seems to have decided that he is more offended by our ML than by Se-jin, who dumped him- I still find him too one dimensional to even have any idea about him other than that he is up to no good.

Meanwhile we all had the pleasure of seeing Se-jin tossed about like a cork on the high seas during a hurricane: She has clearly lost control of the situation and all I can say is that this is what inevitably happens when you allow an obsession to take over.

But perhaps the biggest surprise was watching our FL and her oldest sister-in-law crying in each other's arms. Who expected that one? Our Cliffhanger of the week (I am coming to expect them): Just as our ML is about to tell the FL who was just one the phone there he is standing there as the elevator doors open.

Question: Has Uncle’s budding romance crashed and burned?

Also now that we are almost at the halfway point what is happening with Macknae and our young father? All we got was Macknae's admission that she had been interested in him before she found out he really was a father and her declaration that she had no intention of marrying and having a child. I would treat this as a challenge to FL's younger brother but he still calls her a lunatic.

This is by far the best weekend since the confession. All plot lines are starting to ramp up. The only one lagging behind is Joon-ha's but only because he came in late.

The plot line I'm most pleasantly surprised with is definitely Se-jin's. I usually don't mind antagonists getting a lot of time at the beginning as long as it's to showcase how formidable they could be, but hers was a bit disproportionately huge to the point of being annoying. Now finally the drama seems to clarify that her story isn't much about being an enemy to the leads, and more about how her father will try to fix the dysfunction in his family. She's the most layered character in the drama IMO and I'm genuinely curious how someone as broken as her could heal.

Meanwhile, even though we're eating good on more YD-TK moments, Yeon-doo and Soo-jung confiding on each other was the highlight of the weekend. It's nice for YD to finally have a breakthrough on someone in the family without any secrets or competition involved--just a classic "I feel your pain" moment. I'm also betting the drama will capitalize on Tae-kyung and Hyun-woo's dynamic to get their wives into good terms.

YD's mom potentially having a crush on SJ's dad was a surprise. Not that we didn't see it coming, it's just that it was so obvious I couldn't believe they really went for it! YD and SJ becoming sisters? That's gonna be a veeeeeeery interesting situation, although I'm sure YD's warm personality will just melt SJ's ice cold heart.

Speaking of ice cold, Dong-wook and Yoo-myung's plot line is starting to feel glacial. The setup for their story is great and warrants some more screen time, not to mention Soo-gyeom is such a delightful presence to our characters every time. I hope they show more of them in the coming weeks.

Well, I just finished with EP24, and it is definitely amping up!

Part of the reason it took so long for me to finish the episode were the high tensions, I found I had to keep pausing to settle back down.

I'm loving getting to see TK and YD really feel more like a happy couple, and YD is doing a great job of easing into being more and more sweet with TK in a way that doesn't feel too sudden.

However one point of concern of mine, is the communication.

One of my favorite things about this show is the communication the two leads have with each other. I sincerely want that to continue, even if they pursue a relationship, as taking that away now would only feel frustrating, make them less in sync/ lovable as a couple, and just a tool to make drama.

So imagine my growing dread when TK kept hiding the phone calls/ presence of YD's ex. While I know he was just trying to protect her from stress etc, she needs to know.
I was really relieved when in the elevator he started to tell her, but I'm worried that things will continue down this path. I'm wildly serious about hoping that it is not the case and they can only continue to be closer and weathering the storms around them better.

It's nice to see YD slowly making her way into the family, and I feel like the writers are doing it in a believable way. Though I do love how on the nose with her call outs she is.

2ML and Se Jin are starting to turn their attention more toward one another, woot. It's really interesting getting to see her get flustered and backed into a corner. Also going to be interesting how he will face some measure of comeuppance. Ideally the two just embroil each other and that's it-- but that would be too easy, wouldn't it?

Beautiful scene with YD's mom and the principal talking about their kids. Really well written, and I like how it also paralelled principal's ex-wife missing him, to YD's mom right out the gate being moved by the small ways he helps around the house. Wondering if we'll get a bit more back story on YD's father (did they say he died...? If so, I wonder if that's true or if there is some dramatic secret about him abandoning them).

Gong Ji-meyoung's growth and maturiy arc cannot come fast enough. She's just unpleasant in *every* scene with no redemable parts right now. I was actually starting to feel let down when it started to look like the husband and her were working their way to better terms as I feel like he deserves someone kind like the pharmacist.

Anyhow.

Those are my thoughts! Now we patiently wait for the next installment.

E24
I'm again amazed how logical this show can be - so Yeondoo lost one of her babies not only for some cliffhanger at the beginning, but also to be able to connect with Soojeong later. That's some planning ahead.

Also, I'm happy for some skinship progress between Yeondoo and Taekyung, I really do, but at some moments I had to suspend my disbelief 😅 - those two had partners before, one of them is even pregnant! 😆 . (Aaaaand... a newly married couple usually is a biiiit more affectionate. 😄😄 Though the tie was a nice one. 😊)

A random comment. The apartment Kim Joon Na got has got the ugliest couch. I didn’t like The fabric, color, patterns, embellishments everything. It just didn’t belong in that apartment.

finally OTP moments. And they slept in the same bed!! Progress!! As much as I love Yeon Do being a practical and pragmatic person I want to see a bit more of her soft romantic side. I am surprised it’s TK who is doing the swoony silly stuff being in love. I would have never guessed based on his character introduction.

I still don’t care of the 2ML/2FL. Se Jin called him a
Loser but they both are acting like losers. Go live your life peeps!

I’ve been traveling, just got the chance to see episodes 23-24.
I know he’s the villain, but I kinda like joon ha. Doesn’t hurt that he is handsome, I guess. Does that make me superficial? Haha. I guess.
Tae Gyong and Yoon Doo were so cute this week, though they were a little nauseating at the breakfast table. Hahah. However, I like how there is no artifice or secrets between them. So far.
In episode 24 it is Soo Jeong that was called out by Yeon Doo. So gratifying to watch. I like how she doesn’t hold back and says what’s on her mind, but is also so empathetic and won her over quickly.
I just have to ask. Wth is wrong with Ji Myeong? Everything she says to Yeon Doo is so loud, rude and arrogant. Can’t wait to see some karma for her. It is so good to see that she doesn’t intimidate Yeon Doo

Ep 23 & 24 thoughts

I’m very late this week, but when better than before the next episodes drop?😁

Principal Jang
I was delighted to see the utter glee on Jang Ho’s face both whilst he watched Bong Nim stomping on blankets, and then as he rolled up his trousers to join her. He’s not without his faults but I have time for him and look forward to seeing him grow as a character. He seems to relish doing the simple things in life (even chores!! I guess it’s all still pretty novel at this stage) and I suspect that’s the sort of familial bliss he has craved as part of living within his means.

I think his character embodies the conflict of wanting to protect one’s child but also prevent harm to others really well. It’s an awful position to be in and every time he lies to protect Se Jin, it hurts. And am I correct in thinking he knows how his family is linked to Yeon Doo and Bong Nim’s? If so, he holds a lot of cards in his hands - he should also be able to recognise Joon Ha as the jerk who pushed him at Se Jin’s wedding. That will be leverage when the time comes to de-fang our SML.

Halmeoni
I also found halmeoni positively adorable as a reluctant kitten under Yeon Doo’s thumb. She’s a changed woman, even though you still get glimpses of her old inferiority-complex-ridden self (election bribery, anyone? Not to mention the cruel comment to Soo Jeong…although she was on the nose about Soo Jeong up until that comment), but I’m glad that for her own sake, she’s getting called out for her unacceptable behaviour now. It means she’ll be less lonely in the long run with actual trustworthy people in her sphere.

Yeon Doo
I think I’ve figured out why I like Yeon Doo so much - both in her scene with Tae Gyeong when he’s being a goof (returning to have his tie fixed), and with her mum and halmeoni (when it comes to the student election), we see how she is not driven by ulterior motives or a desire to advance her position by taking advantage of others. She judges circumstances for herself, doesn’t take sides for her own benefit, but acts according to what she thinks is right, and also won’t suffer fools gladly, even the lovesick types who adore her!🤣

E25
I'm half way through the episode and I love Chairman. He is fair and very observant, he immediately guessed that Joonha was the one who started the fight. It is also clear that he considers Taekyung as his own son. And I like how respectful he is.
(I didn't expect the switch of the actors to bring such an improvement!)

Joonha on the other hand is twisting the truth and has no self-reflection of his own behaviour.

Ha, I think Sejin's and Joonha's plan to split Taekyung and Yeondoo will backfire. 😁

Episode 25 was interesting in part for its apparent departure from logic when dealing with the second male lead. He is shown to be completely self-centered, but his choices do not seem to be even a rational extension of that: Why is he so fixated on TK? Earlier we saw him trying to break into Se-jin's wedding but now he is upset because he thinks TK took Yeondoo away from him? Perhaps he originally thought that he could have both? Is he that infantile? Nothing about him makes any sense to me.

In contrast the dangerous game now being played by TK's pregnant older sister and her husband does logically flow from their past and present, and their characters.

What a change in YD's older sister-in-law from before- she actually confides in her in seeking advice regarding sperm donation and YD has given her good advice.

Sadly, all we got for the story of Macknae and the Young Father was a handshake. They will work together for the sake of Soogyeum. That is progress but that is about all you can say at this point. It is probably even significant progress that sets up their story for the second half of the drama, which begins today.

Was I the only one who was disappointed to see TK once again sleeping in the chair in the study? YD needs to put her foot down about this and make sure he gets a decent night's sleep.

With episode 26 we started the second half of this weekender with a laugh as our to leads help themselves to the most expensive meal on the menu at the literal expense of the 2ML: The look on Joon-ha’s face was simply priceless. Our Young father and Macknae are friends now but Maknae has just found out that her beautiful older co-worker would like to date him despite his having a young daughter (this is what you call a perspective changer). TK’s brother and his wife are actively looking into the sperm donor idea. Our second leads went to great lengths to humiliate TK but the net result is to drive our OTP closer together (and the now sleep in the same bed). But this week's cliff-hanger: A co-worker has just confessed to TK’s older (pregnant) sister- right in front of our leads and TK’s mom. Fun times.

Is blocking callers not an option in S.Korea? Why is Kim Joon Ah still not blocked??? Waeeee
Also, chairman really seems like a sensible chap. Just telling him that he is her ex bf would have made things easier on them.. but well, we need drama I guess.

I enjoy scenes were the leads are in sync. Like the morning restaurant where she quickly caught on and they both trolled KJA.

btw, who was this cleaning lady who overheard the couple at doctor's office?

So... we have Sejin obsessed with Taekyung... and then wa have Joonha... also obsessed with Taekyung. 😁😁

Is it just me, or is the actress playing Joo Hwa-ja, playing the part waaaaay too dramatically? It is exhausting watching her.

This perplexed me. Ultimately, Joon Ha is an employee. To ask Tae Kyung, who is family, to kneel before him if necessary because they’re afraid of losing him makes zero sense to me. No one is irreplaceable. He cannot possibly be the only guy in the world who can do the job.
Also, I did agree with other beanies who said TK should’ve just told his step father everything. Gong Chan Shik seemed so level headed and wise, he would’ve definitely handled it well. Until he fell for the scam run by Se Jin and Jun Ha and called Tae Kyung immature.

Alright darling beanies. Here is my reaction to this past weekend.

Jumping straight to episode 26 (though I did watch 25)...

Loved. Absolutely Loved. How TK turned the breakfast meeting into his win. I honeslty postponed watching the episode out of pre-emptive frustration with it, but was wonderfully surprised.

TK continues to be really great about communicating, and being straight forward, but I am getting frustrated with YD always pushing him off. At this point it feels as though she is stringing him along even though she did say she'd live fully as his wife for the two months.

I get she is trying to be cautious for her child's sake, and I'm most likely just being impatient as a viewer, but he keeps humbling and baring himself to her and the lack of proper appreciation for these actions or thoughts is starting to irk me.

At the very least, I did love how she went and just devil stared down Joon Ha when TK was apologizing.

Speaking of that meeting, I also appreciated how the brother's face in that scene was like "hey man.. even I think this is getting to be too much" when he looked to Joon-ha.

Now...

The most frustrating point for me right now?

How the **** is no one suspicious of Se Jin right now? Like she shows up with Joon Ha? Makes jibes to TK after Joon Ha mentions someone is questioning his baby? She brings YD into the conversation?

TDEXCFYJBHK

*RAGES*

HOW?! NO ONE?! Not even a suspicious look?! This woman is shady as hell and always has been! TK BARELY STARTED QUESTIONING HER, aaaand YD dismissed it. Like... WOMAN. REALLY?

My only solace was the annoyance on their faces when they saw TK and YD comforting each other. But for me it was offset by my aforementioned irritation about YD being too cold about TK's feelings.

I do understand TK's hesitancy to tell his stepdad about some of the tenuous history with YD as he most likely doesn't want to cast her in ANY vicinity of a bad light, but it should be mentioned as her ex is really displaying some stalker/ predatory tendencies. Safety comes first.

Last but not least. My irritation with how TK handled his brother demanding an apology.

"You want me to apologize to help save the company? Give me stocks/ stakes in it then. You want me to care? You don't get to use me how you please without anything in return."

Just.

*Internal screams*

Well... we shall see how this goes. Definitely feeling grumbly, so we'll see. I feel like they are setting us all up for a fun next episode with the outing. Fingers crossed I'm right!

Love that the couple is still communicating, would just like to see YD meeting TK emotionally on more levels.

Cheers beanies!

TK’s older (pregnant) sister and her husband continue to ply their foolish, dangerous game. It makes me want to smack some sense into both of these people who absolutely refuse to an honest conversation with each other.

In he other hand watching Macknae’s beautiful older co-worker asking her to help her make the moves on our Young Father was immensely satisfying even as we watched Soogyeum doing her first ‘unboxing’ shoot: It is her first step into the world of commerce, and she does well (apparently- that scene was way too short and oversimplified). But, what in the world is Uncle’s first love up to? Episode 27 raised more questions than it answered. For that matter what are our second leads up to? Who cares if they date? I am quite sure that neither of our leads gives the proverbial rodential derriere at this point.

Episode 28 gives us the ultimate ironic twist: Our second leads are now in a “fake relationship”- not because of their performance in front of the leads but because Kim Joon-ha stupidly grabbed Se-jin to prove how macho he is- a move that was witnessed by TK’s older brother and his still childless wife. But perhaps the most poignant moment came when we watched our Young Father having to explain why he cannot date our Macknae or her beautiful older co-worker (after a fun scene with her grabbing his hand and making him run away Ms. Joy). A twenty-five-year-old man should not be having to think like someone thirty years older, but he was all too right to say what he did. It was just too sad. But is it OK if I enjoyed seeing the dangerous game TK’s older (pregnant) sister and her husband continue to play blowing up in his sister’s face? That foolish couple needs to learn a few things.

Next question: Is Uncle being played by his First Love? I did not like what I was seeing.

Sorry, I did not come here to make that comment about hints of forced sperm donation. I just wanted to say, I really love the face of the person who plays the main receptionist at the OB GYN clinic. I can't even find the character name and of course no one looks like they do on screen in those phony-baloney head shots they use for cast bios. She has a very small part but I always look forward to seeing her nice smile.

SeJin's outfit at the start of episode 27 was pretty weird. I think wardrobe for this show competes with Crash Course in Romance (LOL) though CCIR is leading by a mile right now

Yeon Doo and Tae Gyoeng are so cute together, but they could become boring pretty soon. There needs to be some heat there for them to stay interesting. Friendly and considerate only goes so far. Joon Ha and Se Jin are more interesting right now than them. Which, it looks like Joon Ha doesnt actually trust Se Jin, considering he isnt telling her everything. He didnt tell her he overheard Yeon Do saying she will live alone.
I dont like the way Ji Myeong talks to people, especially her step mother. Thats why I was so happy when In Ok finally talked to her the way she needed to be talked to, though what she said made no sense. They arent living together as man and wife, so she needs to quit? What?

I am not the only who has felt a little shortchanged at how little screentime we have been getting for the story of Macknae, Soogyeum and our Young Father. Even in episode twenty-eight we did not get a lot but what we did get was for the first time a rational reason why Gong Yoo-myung might continue to pursue Oh Dong-wook.

As they sat on the bench and talked, he had admitted that she is pretty and gives him butterflies- and then notes that he has nothing and what he does have must to his daughter. She tells him to date her anyway- he is bound to be smitten. His response is light wry smile (because what she said is true)- and then waiving as he walks away.

It may not quite be like Rick telling Ilsa to get on the plane in CASABLANCA but his actions come from the same manly place: A real man never loses sight of reality nor can he be self-centered.

Yoo-myung has never in her life met a man like this- and now that she has how can other men possibly compare? The real has come for her too. He is now desirable for a reason beyond being eye candy.

Whatever the writer does with this story line will now come from a much deeper place. I am curious to see how this really turns out.

Pretty late to these threads, but I last week I realized that I had been watching TRHC at some sort of sky view level (invested in other dramas), so I missed many small clues, hints and several “micro-scenes” that became relevant several weeks later. Due to an injured foot, I am pretty house-bound, so over the last week I: (i) read all 600+ Dramabean comments re: TRHC; (ii) re-watched Episodes 1-10; (iii) read every article I could find around the beginning (March) of the drama; (iv) watched videos/interviews [thanks Seeker's Armguard for link to the 40 minute press conference]; and (v) did a deep dive into my favorite character Kim Joon Ha who, as Old Lawyer stated after the 2nd episode, is THE mystery man with no family, no childhood history, no back-story.
Mid-way through the drama, these are some of my observations:

Cha Joo Young and Jung Eui Jae: Both knew that their characters would be co-equal Most Hated and they are doing a great job with what the writers have given them. I am enjoying the way the director lets them get physically close while bickering and insulting each other. Compare/contrast to our OTP who talk while standing 6 feet apart or a handful of almost brotherly/sisterly hugs.

Love Quadrangle: From the beginning, Old Lawyer understood the purpose of 2ML and also recognized the love quadrangle parallel with “Midsummer Night’s Dream”. If I didn’t believe Se Jin and Joon Ha would have their “happy” ending, I would have dropped long ago because Main Couple bores me to death.

Jang Se Jin: as of Ep. 28, viewers have witnessed not only flashbacks but current scenes of the Gong family’s extraordinary cruelty to her – and verbal abuse can be as traumatizing as physical abuse. It’s amusing how many viewers are willing to accept the revenge story of “Glory” but not Se Jin’s desire for some version of “justice”. At one point, I predicted that Se Jin would be pregnant as well, but it appears that twist will not manifest itself.

The #1 Irredeemable: #1 is Grandmother. That horrible, awful person has lived her life of bitterness and pride for 80 years and it has emotionally scarred many people in her orbit. A miraculous transformation due to the Yeon Do’s support is unbelievably shallow writing. I’ll be happy if her funeral is one of the last episodes.

Finally, Kim Joon Ha: According to one video, I watched (and laboriously translated), Joon-ha’s family “is not known yet. . . .it’s a secret and if [the viewer] watches to the end, [they] will know.” He may be rather one-dimension currently, but that’s beginning to change. At this point (and after re-watching their scenes in early episodes), there is no doubt in my mind that he is TK’s fraternal twin. Don’t ask me how (kidnapped as an infant or believed to be still-born are the classic US soap opera methods), but the clues and hints are all there once viewed collectively. Of...

Just dropping here to say that I didn't have time for Real last week. I hopefully catch up soon.

Episode 29 sets up what will likely be an epic episode 30 for our lead couple. Fireworks are coming and not the good kind. Meanwhile TK's brother and wife were close to absent leaving more time for the story of TK's sisters.

Our proud foolish older sister almost lost everything as their gameplaying exploded but have now survived - although at a considerable sacrifice by the husband. But ending the game does not fix the marriage, so there is more story to come.

Maknae also got more time simply because Soogyeum could not find anyone else to help with her sick father. The upshot is that Maknae and Young Father have both now acknowledged their growing feelings to each other, with the nicest moment in the episode being when Soogyeum's dad is thanking Maknae for liking him even though he has a child. But now we are forced to look at the painful question to come, because of the yet undiscovered fact that they will be in-laws: Can this even be a romance, or will it be nothing more than a flirtation?

I predicted fireworks for episode 30 and we got them.

Episode 30 ended with a very serious cliffhanger: Our FL collapsed by the street- with both of our ML’s there- Kim Yoon-ha having caught her as she fell- TK having run across the street- and a strong hint that she is having a miscarriage after a very angry Chairman has ordered her to leave TK. Making this all the more poignant is that earlier in the episode TK had effectively proposed that they be married for real- and YD had accepted.

Bottom line for our lead couple: Serious angst and pain are on the docket for next week's episodes.

Meanwhile a very angry husband has left TK’s older sister after learning that she had lied to him about how her previous pregnancy ended. Not the smartest decision but this couple does not seem to make smart decisions so maybe this is just par for the course.

TK’s brother actually tried to approach our second male lead about being a sperm donor (actually a pretty good choice for that) but was turned down. Translation: This couple is desperate. Meanwhile our Uncle's First Love is essentially courting brother's wife and I am liking her ever less as we go on. At this rate I may end up hating her even more than Se-jin. Meanwhile my original dislike of TK's family members has abated considerable.

As for the story of Macknae, Soo-gyeum and the Young Father- all we got was a cute scene of Macknae tying the young father's tie to send him off to a job interview. Talk about stringing a story out..... Seriously, this couple (and Soo-gyeum) is not getting the screen time that they deserve.

The cliffhanger of YD collapsed in the street was upsetting and unexpected. I gasped Oh no! as she stood at the light(I had been expecting her to wonder into the traffic)I think it will shake up everything.

(Plot navigation mode:If she actually looses the baby, it potentially clears the way for her and TG to be a proper couple without someone else’s child between them🤔)

I’ve been enjoying the disunity between the schemers. It’s good that not everything goes to plan. It’s a good reminder that they’re not infallible.

Week 14 - E27-28
I have just finished E28 and Grandma seems to rise the question we are all curious about: Where is the preggy belly? 😄
(Btw, who would say at the beginning that Grandma later becomes so grumpily cute?? 😁)

Anyway, I hope Noona and BIL will finally have an adult talk. And are we having a contract relationship with a possible love line for our evil second leads? I'm k-dramatically excited. 😁😁

Yeon Doo has been pregnant for so long, in my head it’s hard to reconcile that with the fact she isn’t showing at all
JoonHa started off strong and messed with SeJin so well. Now it’s hard to see SeJin in control and ordering/manipulating people again 😒 I enjoy it when SeJin is off balance.
SooGyeom, her dad and Yoo Myeong, on the other hand… such a cute dynamic.
“Is he here to talk about the anonymous post?”. “If you want to find the person who posted, does that mean it’s true?”. None of what SeJin says is appropriate for a secretary. I get that she was almost daughter in law, but I feel like that is more reason why her questions are inappropriate. I was glad to see the chairman stop her though he didn’t owe her even the explanation he gave her.
Much as I love the lead pair, both the characters and the actors, they’ve got to be the most vanilla, boring pair I have ever seen. LOL.
Kang Dae Sang’s first love has been giving me bad vibes from the start. Clearly she is up to no good.
While I can understand Chan Shik’s feelings, he had no business talking to Yeon Doo the way he did. Especially when Tae Gyeong made it clear he had feelings for her and intended to stay in the relationship

As one who enjoys long weekend dramas, I'm losing patience with this one. Honestly, it's one of the most boring weekend dramas I've seen, so it really needs to pick up the drama/tension. Not even the episode-ending scenes stirs much of a reaction in me. I'm starting to not really care about the main couple, which is probably the ultimate sin for any drama. I get that they are honorable and kind, but it doesn't mean that they have to be boring. They haven't really done anything interesting/dramatic since she broke up the wedding, and nothing really interesting/dangerous has happened to them. That's a lot of episodes of blandness. It's as if the writers thought, "Let's just sort of keep them in limbo for ~20 episodes, and after she loses her baby [which I assume is what we'll see this week] then we'll pick up their story again."

The writer loves a good head fake and the end of episode 30 was just that, as we found out at the beginning of episode 31. But now we see a major change in the intentions of our 2ML (to the point of admitting to himself that he had been a real bastard)- and it is obvious that his goals have changed- which means that he and Se-jin may no longer be entirely on the same page. Our second lead is still a mystery man so even if he is no longer quite the cardboard cut-out that he was before we still do not truly understand him.

Our leads are now committed to a permanent relationship.

Our Macknae is now in open pursuit of our Young Father while Soogyeum is now doing regular broadcasts.

Tk's older sister and his best friend who is her husband continue to mess up.

But maybe TK and his father have finally made peace with each other.

Uncle's First Love continues her nefarious plan...

There are so many storylines in this weekender.

About crossing streets in K-dramas,, when the light is red but there’s no cars and they should cross, they don’t. When the light is green and cars are speeding madly by and they shouldn’t cross, they do.

Episode 32 showed us our second leads falling out- such a wonderfully realistic portrait of antagonists, who are shown to be just as changeable, inconsistent and mistake prone as anyone else.

But the writer has just served up a truly interesting backstory for Grandma: She had another child named Strawberry when she was poor- and her mother-in-law literally went behind her back to give Strawberry away as there were too many mouths to feed. The 2 ML’s story has been hidden from us but I am going to go out on a limb and suggest that maybe Mr. Kim Yoon-ha is Strawberry’s son (which would make Real biologically Grandma’s great grandchild). We saw our 2 ML actively trying to protect RD from Se-jin’s plotting- what a turn around.

TK’s older pregnant sister and her husband have begun to reconcile.

Young Father and Macknae are going to date- which means that their crisis lies in a future episode.

But the inevitable crisis for our leads is now truly upon us as the truth about the baby is revealed and the cow byproduct is hitting the rotating blade. Se-jin forced a confession out of YD and disaster is about to unfold. Se-jin’s obsession has led to a result that will do neither her nor anyone else any good.

So many interesting storylines! It’s amazing that Grandmother is now becoming a sympathetic character. The scene of her lost and crying was very moving. And her genuine emotion towards TK was a great contrast to her previous grudging thanks.

I gained more respect for uncle when he walked out on Hee. It showed he has more self respect than we had been previously shown. I think Hee was surprised by it as well. He’s not quite the stooge she thought. ( Still a disturbing storyline though 😬)

Of the conspirators, Joon Ha appears the most likely have a turn around. He seemed genuinely affected by what YD said to him.
(The theory of him being Strawberry’s child is a good one. I had thought that there’s an outside chance that YD’s mum is Strawberry but I think the JH one is better)

When I saw the comments, I was hopeful that uncle saw through Hee, but it looks like he is still into her and thinks some advice will fix her. Hopefully he catches on quick, but based on what the Fortune teller said, I dont have a lot of hope.
This may be cultural, but I was stumped by Tae Gyeong going on his knees and crying copiously. Granted, they lied, over an extended period of time, but the penance seemed way more than the crime required, IMO.
I have always had a soft spot for JoonHa, LOL, so I was thrilled that he showed remorse and tried to help Yeon Doo

I’ve been wanting to say: Tae-kyung’s peachy, minty green, baby blue, pale yellow style clothes make him look washed out and sickly. Look at how much more handsome he appears in the header in dark clothing. Pastels are not his colors. Also, I can’t help but notice the bad art on the walls in Joon-ha’s new digs, the annex, the clinic offices, bedrooms. Subjective, of course, just my (artistic) opinion.

Old Lawyer: A few questions regarding your experience with weekenders and comparison to TRHC. This is my first weekend “family” (>20 episodes) drama and I’m wondering what I should take note of – and what I should ignore.
1. Apparently Jang Ho (a wealthy only son) loaned money to Father Gong in order to save NX corporation. Jang Ho’s family (or family business?) then went bankrupt. Normally a loan would be repaid. Or, perhaps special stock would be granted. Should the viewer simply accept the “facts” as presented – namely, SeJin was once very wealthy, is now poor and snubbed by the Gong family, therefor that’s her back-story/explanation – nothing more or less. Or might there be more to the story of Jang Ho and Gong Chan Sik?
2. Very small micro-scenes/facts. Will they eventually have significance? Or, simply filler? A couple of examples: (1) Two mentions that Lee In Ok once taught kindergarten. Will this be recalled later? Or, likely unimportant? (2) Joon-ha mentions twice that his mother is dead (no mention of father). Important? or merely confirmation that he "basically an orphan."
3. The drama uses flashbacks sparingly – most of have been of TK and SJ’s teen years and the dysfunctional families they suffered under and help explain some of their current personalities. The Oh family is crazy, but not as dysfunctional. If this was a 14-16 episoder, I’m sure we would get something similar for Joon-ha. So my question is: is a weekender more or less likely to provide those flashback scenes as we get closer to the reveal of Joon-ha’s family secret – what motivates him? Why is he "hungry for love" (according to the actor)? Or, is the “big reveal” likely to be 5 minutes in the last ½ hour of the drama?

Thanks in advance.

Last post on this hangout: Episode 33.

The entire episode was about our main couple and the fallout from YD's confession. You can understand why TK's mom is the most upset of all: She had genuinely fallen in love with her new daughter-in-law. But there were some interesting developments even within this story. For instance, when Yeondoo returned to the Gong home to face her Mother-in-Law it was actually Grandmother who tipped off her family that she had come. And the episode ended not with a cliffhanger but rather a kiss on the beach. We get more tomorrow- but probably not a full resolution of the problem.

As for our many side couples we got zip.

Finally, our fake married couple expecting a baby kiss!