So did rickshaw guy get his cart back?

@daebakgrits thanks for the essay this week, we needed it🥰
‘The part that struck me most about this scene was the heart-wrenching way he described being trapped in the car’s wreckage, feeling Ju-won’s body grow cold on top of him while he waited for the emergency crew to extract them from the car’ 👈🏾😭 horrific experience for anyone, but a child so young.

‘The unexpectedly humorous rickshaw scene did wonders to lighten the mood’ 👈🏾 so glad to see more of smiling boy’s story. I was so happy to see him and have been wondering about his story as it’s such a bit part for an actor who has had two male lead roles now. I guess working alongside veterans of the next gen is good for the younger actors and exposure in hit dramas will help as both his previous dramas had low viewer ratings.

‘Two new (and mysterious) side characters have been introduced in passing, and lest we forget, Ji-eum also ominously suggested that the quick turnaround between her 18th and 19th life might have been because she was — drumroll please — murdered’ 👈🏾this is where I am hoping we can keep the love stories, fantasy past lives, hotel ownership battle and hint of thriller all balanced out and not get the shift in tone we had in Sh**ting stars that meant darkness contaminated the light fun watch for a couple of episodes to the point that I nearly dropped it due to my low tolerance for anxiety provoking scenes.

I am loving this drama and really hope we don’t get any spoiler comments in this weeks comment section.

I'm feeling the feelz too. SHS did great in her depictions with her niece, sister and mother (except that odd solo waltzing or whatever that was). She was also touching when she gently managed ML's trauma. But while I do see that her ongoing blunt come-ons are cracking the ML's shell, and I do get that her "insider knowledge" might lead to her inappropriate approach, I just don't like this aspect of the character. It may have worked in the webtoon but I think the show could have translated it better somehow.

While I may have filed several restraining orders by now, it is melty to see ABH warm up to her itty by bitty bit. He's doing well as the vulnerable lead. That recollection of being trapped below someone you love as their life drains out. Oof.

The recap didn't mention the mysterious guy following SHS, I think. What are those bells? Like the soul controlling ones in AoS?

I loved the family moments in these episodes. And the moment I realized the scene with Ju-won's mom recognizing her was imaginary? SO much ugly crying....well played drama, well played.

I'm not familiar with the webcomic, so I'm not sure how I feel about the possible murder subplot but given the plot of the show it's hard to say anything but 'sure why not'. I guess if they keep delivering on the emotional beats like they have been, I'll be happy

So is there going to be some shaman and body/soul control plot in the future? This is not the route what I would like for the drama to take.

Cho won was just like her older sister. Her directness in confessing to Do Hyun cracked me up. As much as I like the bickering between Seo Ha and Ji Eum, I do not see any sparks between them as a couple and the scenes of Seo Ha imagining a adoloscent Ju Won in the place of Ji Eum is really not helping things.

More of Ae young and the FL trying her best to live her current life with the sorrow and loved memories of her past lives, please. That's were the drama shines the most.

Also, this drama has so many brilliant child actors. The little boy from 3rd life emoted well for a short scene.

Finally, after the romcom kdrama drought these past two years, this is one finally (hopefully) delivers! My husband and I love the fantasy aspect and how witty the banter is. So far so good, we hardly notice the time! And it comes out at nearly midnight in this part of the world.

good lord that hugging scene outside Cho-won's place had no right being that sad

This drama would be really great if they stopped with the constant reminiscenscing on their bigger-than-life childhood connection. I just don't get that trope and I can't get behind it. No matter how important and traumatic the past events were in their moment, especially for him - he was 10 years old and he lived more than 20 years after that - it is beyond unlikely that he would miss the girl so vividly, or even remember her that well, as a GROWN MAN - no matter how "romantic and cute" their interactions were. It just weirds me out and takes me out of the story. I wish they just had them both meet in their past lives as at least older highschoolers, and then have them reconnect in this life.
That being said, I'm calling it - I bet they actually met in her 1st life as well!

I personally love everything about this show.
Ahn Bo Hyun's performance so far has been stellar.
The soundtrack is perfect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mctjoaC68h0
Roll on next weekend.

Can't help but smile when I see Ji Eum and Seo Ha having cute, flirty banter. Like that almost kiss scene! *squee*

I was neutral about the leads before, but now I'm excited to see their romance blossom. I hope they stop showing Ju Won when it comes to these romantic, intimate scenes though. I don't need any more reminders. I already have it in my head how much Seo Ha is thinking of her.

Seo Ha being carted away in the rickshaw was funny! The way he slept on the ground so neatly lol. Great move to lighten the mood and I like the camera work of showing Ji Eum's past life too.

I assumed that he was the target to be killed in the car accident so then Ju Won's death was a murder. At first, I thought the two shady side characters were only after Ju Won. But the mysterious lady mentioned 'some people'. Plural. Maybe Seo Ha's fate/destiny got screwed up or Ji Eum's or both.

@daebakgrits thank you for the sweet recap ❤️ I'll arm myself with a few boxes of tissue when I get around to watching the show.

It's been a busy weekend and busy week, coupled with insomnia, I haven't gotten to watching it, but at least I got to watch the show through your eyes and feels.

From someone who haven't read the webtoon and deeply appreciates your efforts not to reveal any spoilers

This is a silly show. By all rights it should be a webdrama done for a quarter the price with B-list actors. Yes, it's entertaining, but not really A-list actor material.

I don't really see the series as a comedy, its more a fantasy melo. The comedy came in the first 2 episodes during the setup phase.

A couple things are a bit creepy, though. One is a 35 year old man looking romantically into the eyes of a 14 year old girl. The other creepy thing is the main plot is basically an obsessed stalker story.

I like there are no love triangles. Two couples in a romcom is way better. But I am wondering why Do-yoon acts like this though he likes Cho-won. It has to do with Seo-ha's father and the accident for sure. But I doubt his father was the culprit or something like that. Seo-ha's father mentioned how Do-yoon wan inflexible like his father. So, perhaps the father got in the way of the evil father and stepmother and got killed. Perhaps he was the driver in the car.

I don't want the drama to turn dark. And I can't help but get worried about the new characters introduced in passing.

One little complaint I have is that it would have been better at least in my perspective for Seo-ha to fall for Ji-eum not knowing the childhood connection or without Ji-eum dropping all those hints. And then when he realizes the truth it will hit harder. Now, I can't figure out if he is drawn to Ji-eum or more possibly it is all because of the resemblance she bears to Joo-won.

Thanks for the episode highlights DB! Those were the highlights for me too - SHS's crazy forwardness, and ABH's microexpressions of shock and fascination, especially in the heartbeat scene when he raised my heartbeat with his innocent "Oops, I am caught fanboying but I am gonna deny it" act. ABH's expressions of being taken aback are just perfect! Meanwhile SHS's crazy confidence shone through in the garden
scene. This girl can be a guilty pleasure sometimes, but the maturity and tenderness with which she is handling a loved one's trauma is also heartening. Seo-ha was a treasure for offering to be a 'drinking lover' who is also a good listener 😅😘.

It is getting better with each episode, and episode 4 was definitely the most memorable for me! I had different expectations from this drama, and it turned out to be much lighter and swoonier. But surprisingly, I am loving it! I can compare the vibe to The Forbidden Marriage in its lightness, craziness and swoon worthiness, but only a bit more relatable and toned down. I used to be high-hatted about antics for antics sake. Maybe I have just learnt to appreciate it, or it could be better acting (kudos to SHS, and yeah I was right about ABH who is killing it with the tender expressions), or simply the human sentiments which have more warmth and relatability. I am not minding the clichés and tropes in the story as long as ABH and SHS keep giving me the perfect blend of tenderness and craziness which is the USP of this show. Not reading the webtoon is also helping me I guess, as I have no expectations.

I really liked these episodes.

Like I already said, the 2 sisters are the steamroller of confessing, the guys have no chance! It will be fun to watch them trying to resist :p

Seo-Ha is already loosing just by the fact he can't help to think about her.

For Do-yoon, it looks more like an issue of different standard of their family. We already saw how he was treated by rich people...

I like how her different lifes still intervene in the story. The scenes are really beautifully filmed.

I really don't care about the mystery of the accident and her death.

Thank you for great recap and making my Tuesday morning coffee time memorable :) Finally a great love story with a great acting and amazing directing and music. I did enjoy so much this week's episodes .

Episode 3 was the best for me so far. I was caught off guard by that crying scene outside Chowon's house. While I was already spoiled that she will see her mom from the 18th life, I didn't expect I'll literally cry my eyes out. I loooooooove every scenes of Aegyeong and her uncle lmao... and also Jieum spending time with 'her' Chowon.

I can't keep the smile off my face with that scene at Cheonggyecheon, when they almost kissed, and when Seoha leaned her head on Jieum's "premium" shoulders.

I am liking the show so far, except the constant flashback scenes of Juwon everytime Seoha is with Jieum... oh and that flamenco-dance fight lol. I hope that future episodes would finally make it seem that Seoha is slowly falling in love with Jieum, not Juwon.

A few things. First, that scene where she imagined hugging her mom was a gut punch.. so many tears.
Our poor ML with all the ptsd trauma, I really hope he was seeing a therapist. For those that are mentioning the creep factor with the adult ML/ teenage FL scenes, when he is seeing her imposed on our FL, while I get it, but since she did die as a child he has no context for what she would look like as a 30+ year old woman.

It was interesting to see Do-yoon reject the blind date with Cho-won especially since it seemed the feelings are definitely mutual. Do-yoon is not a man of many words, but I feel like he says so much through just his eyes and expressions.

For instance, the subtle affectionate glances towards Cho-won from afar when he secretly visited her at her garden, and the changes in his expressions when Cho-won teased Seo-ha at the garden and when she got excited about landing the landscaping contract with MI hotel.

Also, that tight fist he made before he declined her offer to go on a blind date is definitely a tell-tale sign that he might like her more than he appears.

Never feel much irritated by hearing "I like/love you" as I hear it in this drama. This makes her love seem 'shallow' like she loves him because he is 'perfect' from the outside.

Random but can I hug all the child actors? They are all soooooo good! Love their scenes!!

This show has my whole heart! These two episodes were just so poignantly beautiful yet quirky and delightful. The leads are charming and I am loving their every little interaction. This is my first time seeing Bo Hyun Ahn as a lead and I am loving his little expressions. It is so subtle yet conveys so much.

A lot of my questions from previous episodes were explained this episode. This explains a lot of her actions or lack of and makes me empathize with her lives all along.

I am relieved that there is no love triangle. The show just earned bonus points for that.
But it does look like a murder/killer arc is coming. I hope it stays relevant and doesn’t go too crazy there.

Second leads: I am not sure why Ha rejected her in such a cold manner. I will be curious how this couple get together eventually.

My theory on the two new mysterious people, the dancer (great Migos mural, RIP Takeoff), and Shaman is that they too remember their previous lives. It would be weird if she is the only one. That being said why they are around her and why the dancer changed the flowers, who knows.

Also I cried so hard at the scene of her imaginary hugging her mom. She is obviously a good mother and the best she has had so far.

I laughed at that weirdo fight scene with her brother, lol. Looks like she has been using Flamenco dancing for years.

Finally, I really appreciated the drunk scene and that she didn't kiss him. She wanted him to be fully present and I love that for both of them.

As soon as they hinted that Ji-eum and Cho-won might be in a love triangle together, I sighed and slumped back in my chair, wanting something - anything - different for them. And then the drama totally delivered! The whole thing was a fake out, and I love that we got to realize it alongside Ji-eum as Cho-won started to mention things that definitely do not apply to Seo-ha. *sigh of relief* This is much more fun and interesting, and the love triangle between Ji-eum, Ju-won, and Seo-ha is already more that complex enough.

Unlike other beanies, I'm not really weirded out by Seo-ha's fixation on and imagining of Ju-won whenever Ji-eum reminds him of her. To me it doesn't feel like a grown man creepily crushing on a 12 year old girl, but the same exact little boy he was back then, just totally unable to let her go. And understandably so, honestly. He's got trauma upon trauma when it comes to his memories of her. Best case scenario for me would be him learning to move past that and THEN finding out about the past lives. If he finds out first, it would make the healing feel weirder for me.

I loved the vulnerable conversation between Seo-ha and Do-yoon this week. You could tell how close they are and how much Seo-ha relies on having someone in his life who is actually on his team.

I was so excited to finally have Cho-won and Do-yun's story start. I'm a little unhappy with some of the changes made, especially with the story of how they met and how the drama portrays Cho-won vs. how the comic did. I also thought the drama line from the comic was way funnier than the housekeeping book (actually, the comic overall is funnier). But I suppose it's like any adaptation where you're always going to prefer the original.

I do think that the drama loves to emphasize her past lives, which is cool dramatically but makes the romance feel a little more weird. Then, as I've repeatedly mentioned, I was more into the second couple in the webcomic anyway. I'm also just really sick of that scene with her drinking alcohol in her past life, lol.

The drama seems to be making a major change story-wise from the webcomic, and I'm wondering if they actually are or if they're just throwing out a red herring.

Finally, they are adding all of these elements and characters and I have NO idea how the drama is gonna fit everything in with only 12 eps. The webcomic alone is a lot of ground to cover.

Ban Ji-Eum has not let up on the gas pedal in her quest to get Seo-Ha. He is starting to pick up little clues and having flashbacks (like after the blaring truck) which gets him in a new mind set. But it is Ji-Eum who is now realizing that her reveal will have more emotional impact on herself than her loved ones who still yearn to see her again. The fantasy of her mom recognizing her was overwhelming to her . . . and the final clue for Seo-Ha’s mystery woman.

I did not realize Ha Do-Yun and Mun were interconnected at the funeral home when Ju-Won died, but it makes some sense if Ha’s father was also killed in the accident. It was an awfully big hint when Ji-Eum said it was rare to be reincarnated so quickly after death, meaning that her life was cut short by murder. I had a passing thought that was the case with the accident. Ju-Won’s passing must have had Seo-Ha's father giving the Yoon family generous compensation to live in a very nice house.

Episode 2 weaves the various personal social barriers of Seo-Ha and Ha; both seem to have difficulty making new relationships based on the past. There is a new character, Hanna, whom Ha watches over as well as his brother. Seo-Ha’s father’s MO is money can buy anything including closure. Both Seo-Ha and Ha cannot let go their past. Ji-Eum’s hypnotic, cheshire cat face is intoxicating without going through a shelf of soju and beer. The director is using that image over and over again for us to vicariously experience Seo-Ha’s perspective. Nice. We are rushing toward the realization that Cho-Won and Seo-Ha will know Ju-Won is back. The fall out can be dangerous: long embraces or or the probable denial by them as Ji-Eum is painted as a grifter looking for money and wealth. I think Ha will figure things out first.

I like the adult main romance in this one, although it does bother me that he keeps seeing the 15 year old actress when he looks at Ji-Eum--not because I think he's perverted, or anything, just that she has absolutely no mannerisms or any suggestion that she's reminiscent of her except she said similar things, so its really jarring. Speaking of jarring, the trouble with the continuous childhood flashbacks for me is that the 15 year old actress is obviously somewhat mature, and the 11 year boy actor is not only 2 feet shorter (which I well know is possible) but so prepubescent that the love is very unlikely. I like a noona romance as much as anyone, but not at this age.

I must say that for whatever reason--perhaps because there are few too many child actors, who are all really good, but kind of hard to totally identify with except in a parental way--I'm not getting the deep emotion of loss and regret. Comparing fantasy back in time dramas, for example, I was more moved by the new understanding of her parents achieved by the daughter in My Perfect Stranger. But that could just be because I can emotionally identify with time-traveling Hyundais.

Speaking of other dramas, as far as the evil shaman who I have a feeling will either 1)remove Ji-eum's memories or 2)cause her to turn to stone via bells, I hope they show a mirror view so we can see the demon that's attached to him.

Also, of the 6 attractive male leads I'm watching right now, 3 had chances to date beautiful women that through 4 episodes they keep blowiing, and 1 is a vampire. No wonder Korea's child birth rate is among the lowest in developed countries. Thank heavens there are manly accountants without college degrees!

In the early episodes, when we first saw how Ji-Eum died, the impact wasn't as profound as it should have been because it was just another truck of doom tragedy. (That is absolutely an over-used trope and although its appearance typically makes me laugh at the predictability, the narrative cost of its inclusion is high: namely, the tragedy loses its emotional impact.) But as the plot unfolds in this drama, we see that Seo-ha's enduring pain comes from the unimaginable horror of not just the accident but also, feeling the literal life drain out of his friend's body. That's truly heartbreaking and deeply traumatic to experience, which makes it much easier to feel for him and understand his passivity.

In general, this is what the show does well: making us feel for the characters. The plot isn't anything original or even special, but the execution is what's working for me.

To wit, the pain of Ji-Eum being able to remember her past lives, but not share who she is with most of the people mourning her. Initially, everything seemed very straightforward--all she has to do is tell her sister and Seo-ha who she is, and like magic, they will be healed and everyone will live happily together. But we see now that it's not simple at all. Not only might they not believe her and therefore, reject her, but also, what if they *do* believe her, but it doesn't actually make anything better? The most logical, natural thing would be for them to mourn what and who they lost and then move on, because that's necessary in the kind of finite existence everyone in this story other than Ji-Eum knows. But is that truly possible in this scenario? I love that that's the central question and dilemma of the story.

I did not read the webtoon and don't want to be spoiled, but I'm really curious about Cho-won calls Do-yoon's story, why he's resisting her, and where they go from here. Even if the explanation is simple and cliched--class differences, etc.--the execution is already grabbing me, largely because of the actors' chemistry. The clenched fist thing was great, too; it conveyed so much about Do-yoon's character and feelings in just a single gesture.

Oh, and as someone who is often indifferent to OSTs, I really love the way this one enhances most every scene. So well done.

Thank goodness - finally, a romance drama that I adore!

This week's eps were better than the second but I'm still not buying the romance. I'm not sure why? Maybe they took too long playing with CW's interest? We knew she wasn't into him and their behavior seemed artificial. Maybe I just expected more from BJ besides declaring her interested in him over and over again? What happened with seducing someone instead of trying to brain wash them? Is drama really going with a link between BJ and JW as the reason for his interest? That's a bit lazy and why exactly? What makes her similar? Is it the caring nature? I got that was a big part of why people liked JW but it feels like telling instead of showing her nature. Her past experiences and wisdom should be getting a lot more exploration and influence in how she interacts with others. Evil parents are still completely boring. The only relationship that is always perfect is between Samchoon and Niece.

Thank you @daebakgrits for the recap even if it made your morning coffee salty.
It's been mentioned already but it bears repeating, the child actors in this drama are so good. I haven't watched young Ji-Eum, Ju-Won, Seo-Ha and Cho-Won in any other drama, but young Aegyong was Bora in Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. And the boy in Ji-Eum's 3rd life was good too and looked familiar.
I'm happy that there's no possible rivalry between Ji-Eum and Cho-Won. It's nice to see Ha Yoon-Kung and Ahn Dong-Gu in main roles this time. The cinematography is beautiful, more so when the characters are surrounded by flowers.

It seems that most commenters here still struggle with the reincarnation romance trope altogether, questioning pretty much everything - from FL's very unique and often confusing mindset, to multiple age gaps, to how concept of rebirth fits with idea of moving on, to ML's mystical attraction to her etc. I get it - cultural and religious mentality do make a huge difference in perception, and from typical western perspective accepting all these borderline crazy things cannot be easy. Maybe that's just something you have to be more exposed to while growing up to fully get on board with? Well, I sort of was so none of the aforementioned factors bother me much. JW/JE's fixation on Seoha is still a bit of ??? , but I'll just take it as yet another "what does she sees in him?" case. Most people's romantic preferences leave me scratching my head anyway)))

I DO like that he's not 100% clueless to all the heavy hints she's been dropping on him with no rest. Might be an unpopular opinion, but it's always SO unbelievable and annoying to see a clear resemblance as a viewer - an outsider - while heavily emotionally attached characters themselves play dumb for ages just to drag the big reveal for longer. Yes, JE does not LOOK a bit like JW, SH said so himself, but the things she does and says to him ring a bell LOUDLY, he'd have to be very obtuse to ignore them. Thankfully, he isn't, and I'm really enjoying his growing suspicions and, well, male interest. Maybe that's what ultimately helps to shake off the creepy vibe - the obvious conflict between SH's goal to reject her for good and his body language (ABH does great here, wow) that signaled otherwise almost since the start. I mean, it only took few bottles of soju to relax him into daring her for a kiss lol. As they say, what's on sober one's mind is on drunk one's tongue - literally^^ And I am happy to report that I do dig the chemistry. Pls go on, you two)))

No love triangle? Great! And yep, DY has OTHER reasons to reject CW he clearly likes back. Murder mystery time? I'd do without it, but oh well... Same for shaman (?) guy and dancer girl - who, what, why even? I'd rather have more tearjerker moments like with JE and JW's mom or sisters drunken bonding, that hit hard all the right notes. SH's dad, mistress, step-bro (?) and JE's roaches of dad and bro all need to be ToDed asap, it's been only 4 episodes and I'm already tired of them...

Perhaps I have a heart of stone but all the tears and waltzing around in the street with an invisible mother in her arms just had me fast-forwarding with impatience. Ep 3 almost had me comatose with all the maudlin moments which was a disappointment after the initial two episodes.

What I was struck by was the obligatory Subway scene, with Seo-ha and Do-yoon sitting there in all their designer-suited glory looking like a couple of models on a quick teabreak. Has anyone ever seen something like that in their local Subway? I certainly haven't. In fact I watched that scene twice because I didn't take in one word they said to each other the first time. Then I watched a third time because I still got distracted the second time.

I'm afraid that made a much bigger impression on me than all the tearjerking scenes. And scratch the surface of Seo-ha and underneath is the hunky ABH acting his chops off, not the sniveling 10 year old Ji-eum envisages - one reason his adult self will be wasted on her. Give him to me now, I'll revive him.

I'm liking it but i'm yet not loving it..Maybe it's stopping me because of how obsessed our heroine is with Seo Ha even more considering she lived 17 lives before...Like in all her past lives was no one memorable that she longed for even after all this time...I know what they tell us of why she likes him but i don't feel the why...She could care for him but to be this obsessed with him even more when then he was just a small kid...I would have felt it more if they told us he had a long time link with her and he kept reincarnating as well but not having access to his past lives like her...

Curious if the dancer girl is his mom reincarnated and as well remembering her past life...curious about that bell dude as well...

I think the rickshaw scene was a call back to Still 17. If so, I like it for that. This is definitely a different character, but the show runners know I'm watching because of the actor playing her.

It's not weird that he would remember her for his entire life. That is a legitimate response to a serious trauma. "On my birthday, my dearest friend, the one who promised my dead mother she would look after me, died while lying on top of me." Two things could happen after that: totally blocking her out, or remembering her intensely. The weird part is that she doesn't realize that she literally died on top of him until well into the next life.

I had shed a surprising amounts of tears for these episodes, especially as Ji-eum comes to terms with death as a loss. Both for those who grieve her loss and a loss for her not being or feeling able to connect back with people from her past lives.

I feel like Ji-eum can come off a bit cringe, but the charisma of the character combined with Shin Hye-sun's own charisma makes me go "yes, I'm a fan". I do love how Seo-ha is getting lured into the fandom too.

The episodes go by so quickly for this series. It's been a surprise once the hour is up.

My only complaint is that they had another scene of high school Seo-ha with high school Do-yoon and middle school Cho-won - all played by the adult actors! No teen actors they could have enlisted to do a quick scene?

It’s all about the viiibes! I’m not even trying to think too critically about the story. I’m here for the melancholy and the wistful atmosphere. Give me a depressed main lead and I’m all in. Also this hotel is probably the one I can actually afford to stay in

Two strong episodes this past weekend of See You in My 19th Life.

This series will be an emotional rollercoaster ride so have your Kleenexes ready.

I'm surprised Seo-ha isn't more of a basket case than he is with the reveal of being under the weight of Ju-won while first responders cut Seo-ha free from the vehicle.

Reveal that the accident that took Ji-eum's life may not have been an accident. Hmmm...

I have a bad feeling about the shaman bells. When, why and how will they be used?

Highlights for me...
-Strong acting of the four main leads.
-Dinner scene w/ Ji-eum + Cho-won. Their cab ride home was very sad. Poor Cho-won.
-Reveal that Cho-won was the little sister of Ju-won.
-Fantasy scene w/ Ji-eum and her Mother. At first I was confused by this scene because the direction her Mother entered the scene and her Mother's super hearing, but later it was made clear to the audience that it was a fantasy of Ji-eum.
-Use of previous lives to add substance to the main female character.

i finally got around to watching this!

I armed myself with the softest 3 ply tissue i have at home, and despite @daebaekgrits recap and warnings, I wasn't prepared for some of the scenes - they were hard punches to my guts. I have a nice soft and wet pile next to my laptop.

I want to say, the child actors/ actresses in this drama are really good.

My favourite quote in episode 4 "So if you ever see me going astray, stop me" I laughed out loud because it was so out of the blue.

SH's dad - exact clone from the Heirs (well, same actor too).

Waiting for episode 5 to be out in a few hours time!

I think "merciful" gaslighting people "that real thing you perceive is not real" is way overvalued. Being sad or having to overcome actual things are far better than being made to doubt your own perception when you are actually right.
That kind of "mercy" will make you doubt your own feelings and thoughts when you meet new people and situations, too! It's the worst!

I don't know, these two episodes were kind of a let down. While the actors are doing their best with what they're given, it still can't cover up the fact that a lot of the plot itself is kinda silly.

Like other beanies have mentioned, the main love-line is head-scratching. Even as children, their connection wasn't really romantic, it was more of affection on her side, and companionship/hero-worship on his. His childhood marriage proposal read more like someone who didn't want his only friend to disappear from his life like his mother eventually did.

The FL's fixation on him, now that they're grown up is weirder as it's been shown that she avoids most connections from her past lives (with good reason), and the grownup Seo-ha has got to be different personality-wise from his childhood counterpart. He's lived abroad, has a few more friends now, etc. She's also different now, and a grownup to boot.

The show has done a poor job of showing any deeper connection with them as adults, she doesn't seem interested in getting to know him as he is NOW, just hyper fixated on her lost opportunity with this childhood self. Also since we get so little info about her romantic history in her past lives, it makes it harder to believe that a spoiled 10year old boy could have become the love of her life.

Also, for a show that started off with a kick-ass FL, it feels a bit sad to see her kinda reduced to revolving around her obsession with him. Can we get scenes of her doing other things, living her life, etc.

So what did I like about these episodes:
- The revelation of why she made no efforts to reunite with her family from her previous life. The show did a great job at showing how complicated and possibly ill-suited a reunion would be. Those two scenes reuniting with her past mothers were effectively done.
- FL's obvious affection for her little sister and how much she wants to get closer but can't
- FL's relationship with her "niece".

I'm still enjoying the dreamy-fantasy vibes of the show, and the beautiful cinematography, but idk the show needs to give me more in terms of the main romance, I'm at the point where I kinda want to ff through their scenes as I already know it'll consist of her coming mentioning something from their shared past, hitting on him, and he looking confused and/or traumatized.