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The Good Bad Mother: Episodes 11-12

Our hero’s recovery takes the limelight this week, but what should be good news actually brings more trouble to our protagonists. Unable to outrun his past, our hero must finish the battles he started and untangle decades-old secrets if he wishes to keep his family — both old and new — safe from harm.

 
EPISODES 11-12

A lot happens in these two episodes, and it seems the revenge plot line will take center stage as the show nears its end. For the most part, characters remain consistent (for better or worse), which means Young-soon is still stubborn and set in her ways. While her tenacity has helped her survive through tragedy after tragedy, it has also made her reluctant to ask for help, especially when she needs it.

As a result, Young-soon tries to hide her worsening condition from everyone around her until the pain becomes unbearable, and she faints at home to Kang-ho’s shock. Luckily, the right people are present at the right time and take her to the hospital for treatment. As Kang-ho learns of the severity of her illness, he promises to give up his dreams — including his crush on Mi-joo — if it means Young-soon will get better.

The nice nurse who was interested in Kang-ho overhears his plea and bows out gracefully once she learns that his feelings lay elsewhere. Unfortunately, when Young-soon wakes up and hears the nurse’s decision, she takes her anger out on Mi-joo and blames her for ruining her son’s future yet again. Thankfully, Mi-joo’s mom comes to her daughter’s defense and yells at Young-soon for knowing nothing.

Lee Do-hyun and Ra Mi-ran in The Good Bad Mother: Episodes 11-12 Lee Do-hyun and Ra Mi-ran in The Good Bad Mother: Episodes 11-12

As Young-soon takes a stroll to calm down, she stumbles across Kang-ho talking to his dad’s grave. She sits next to him and shares memories of Hae-shik. Putting on a brave face, she asks Kang-ho to bury her next to him so they can be together, but her request makes Kang-ho cry. He asks his mom to not leave him, so she agrees to take her time.

Young-soon returns to Mi-joo’s house and gets on her knees to apologize to Mi-joo’s mom. Seeing her sincerity, Mi-joo’s mom accepts her apology, but the moment of tenderness weakens Young-soon’s resolve. Holding onto her friend for dear life, Young-soon begs her to save her, and from inside, Mi-joo overhears her cries and silently weeps.

Realizing that her days are numbered, Young-soon starts crossing things off her bucket list and invites Kang-ho out on a date. They dress up and enjoy a nice day in town, but Young-soon never catches a break because that very night, their farm is on fire. While Kang-ho manages to push his mom to safety, an explosion throws him off his feet before he can escape. As he hits the ground with a thud, the impact causes his memories to return.

Yoo In-soo in The Good Bad Mother: Episodes 11-12

Meanwhile, the bad guys are beginning to realize how much Kang-ho has planned for their demise, and they start making their moves. However, Sam-shik suddenly becomes plot relevant when he discovers one of the pieces of evidence Kang-ho hid (the original DNA result test), and dives into the fray, unaware of the danger he got himself into.

He assumes threatening Ha-young for money would be simple, but alas, Tae-soo’s men kidnap and nearly kill him. Luckily, Woo-byeok’s stooges rescue Sam-shik using their newly acquired farming tools, and Sam-shik lives to see another day.

Though his initial plan failed, Sam-shik’s appearance causes Ha-young to doubt her dad, and on her wedding day, she disappears after receiving a photo of a recovering Kang-ho. She travels all the way to his house to catch a glimpse of him, but Tae-soo has his men drag her back home. Enraged, he hits Ha-young and orders her locked up until the election.

After barely getting away, Sam-shik attempts to contact Kang-ho and sees him heading out with his mom. He follows after them and inadvertently creates a chain reaction that leads the rest of the villagers to the burning farm. By the time everyone arrives, Young-soon is safely outside, but Kang-ho is nowhere to be found.

Mi-joo walks towards the flames as if in a trance until Sam-shik pulls her back. He douses himself in water and heroically steps into the burning building to save Kang-ho. As the villagers wait with bated breath, two figures emerge from the smoke, and they let out a cheer as Sam-shik Kang-ho carries his fiancé to safety.

In the hospital, the police come to investigate the fire, and Young-soon lies about starting it even though Sam-shik knows the truth. Realizing that it was not an accident, Mi-joo confronts Sam-shik, and after some convincing, she learns about Tae-soo’s involvement. She immediately finds Young-soon so they can call the police, but Young-soon tells her that she plans to run away.

Lee Do-hyun, Ra Mi-ran, and Ahn Eun-jin in The Good Bad Mother: Episodes 11-12

Today’s fire reminds Young-soon of her husband’s death, and like back then, she believes nothing can be done to save them. As Mi-joo listens to her story, she reveals to Young-soon that Kang-ho never resented her. It was the opposite; he missed her.

With tears spilling down her cheeks, Young-soon looks up at Mi-joo, and it finally clicks: she was the one Kang-ho wrote about in his journal. Hugging Mi-joo, Young-soon apologizes on her son’s behalf, but Mi-joo also wants to ask for her forgiveness. She tells her the truth about the twins, and from his bed, Kang-ho hears everything and cries.

The others notice Kang-ho wake up, but their happy reunion is cut short when two detectives march into the room. They arrest Kang-ho for the murder of Hwang Soo-hyun (Tae-soo’s mistress), but with their flimsy evidence and Kang-ho’s amnesia, they are forced to let him go for now.

Unfortunately, Kang-ho’s efforts to save the mistress and the child appear to have failed since her body was found in the ocean along with her possessions. Ever the twisted soul, Tae-soo found this news aggravating, and to cover his tracks, he joined hands with Woo-byeok to pin the murder on Kang-ho.

In order to clear his name, Kang-ho keeps up his act as the injured man, but Young-soon sees right through him. She welcomes him back and apologizes for everything she did. After their tearful reconciliation, Kang-ho says his goodbyes to the rest of his family: the twins and Mi-joo. Though he longs to stay with them, he knows they will always be in danger as long as Tae-soo and Woo-byeok roam free, so he tells Mi-joo to hate him a bit longer until his return.

While Kang-ho investigates the new murder case and looks for his old boss, Mi-joo refuses to sit by idly and takes matters into her own hands. Teaming up with Sam-shik, they go to meet Ha-young but are turned away at the door. Utilizing some crocodile tears, Mi-joo obtains some information from the housekeeper, and the two of them deduce that Tae-soo had his daughter hospitalized until the election. Thus, their hunt for the missing politician’s daughter begins.

It turns out that Kang-ho’s greatest ally is and will always be Mi-joo. At first, I thought Young-soon would help her son take down Tae-soo and Woo-byeok because if anyone has a vendetta against them, it should be her. However, when I saw her burn all the evidence, I knew Young-soon would always assume she knew what was best for Kang-ho, so it made sense that her desire is his safety above all else. Even with Woo-byeok and Tae-soo actively going after him, she is too scared to act against them and chooses to run instead of fight. It’s a valid response, but it also makes me wonder if her story is over since Kang-ho has switched to full vengeance-mode.

I wish the reconciliation between her and Kang-ho was handled better because the current ending feels forced. The show is taking the easy way out by glossing over Young-soon’s actions and telling the audience that Kang-ho never resented her so we should forgive her in tandem. However, just hours before she tried to marry him off without his consent and treated him so poorly that even Kang-ho called her out on her controlling behavior, and yet… everything is all right now because she apologized? Young-soon has so much room for growth (and desperately needs it), but I don’t think the show wants to do any heavy lifting for her character. Now that the story has shifted as well, I doubt she will get any meaningful moments in the last two episodes besides her cancer story line, which is a shame because she could have been so much more than a “bad mother.”

While I am disappointed with Young-soon’s trajectory, Mi-joo has gone above and beyond as a character, and with each passing episode, I adore her more. Like everyone else, Mi-joo makes mistakes, but unlike most of the other characters in the show, she learns from them and tries to be better. She shows people compassion, yet she does not allow others to walk all over her, even if that person is Kang-ho. When he tried to pull the same stunt on her again, Mi-joo doesn’t wait around for him like last time, but instead, she jumps in to help him. She’s smart and resilient, similar to Young-soon, but unlike the latter, Mi-joo meets Kang-ho where he is rather than force him to change into someone he is not. Thus, if anyone can pull Kang-ho from the brink of self-destruction, it’s Mi-joo.

Though I am a bit unsure about how much practical help Mi-joo’s team will provide Kang-ho, I am glad more characters are involving themselves in the case if the last two episodes are going to focus on revenge. Mi-joo and Sam-shik add a nice bit of levity to the show, and I much prefer this version of Sam-shik (a scaredy-cat who hides in closets) over the stealing, con artist Sam-shik. I also wouldn’t be surprised if the villagers become important later on to provide a contrast to Hae-shik’s situation and show Young-soon that she is not alone this time around. It would also give the villagers a nice redemption arc from the composer fiasco and serve as a bookend to their story — they banded together to kick her out and now they band together to save her.

 
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My primary emotion during episode 11 was honestly one of boredom. I find it so hard to like Young-soon and now even her heartfelt moments are starting to fall flat for me. I considered not continuing (I can handle storylines I don’t like, but boredom doesn’t work for me), but decided I would see how the next one went before a final decision. Bright points from 11 were: Mi-joo and the twins (as usual), Thug Farmers coming in to save Sam-shik, and Kang-ho knocking his head hard enough to be 36 again.

And then episode 12 happened, and while I’m not completely on this drama’s team, it went a long way to win me back. Finally some movement! This episode did all the things I’ve been waiting for for what feels like a while: get everyone in the know about the twins, have a legitimate apology from Young-soon, an awesome pre-reunion between Kang-ho and Mi-joo, Kang-ho’s unbelievably sweet greeting to his kids, Sam-shik finally doing something entertaining and fun instead of just petty and greedy, etc.

Was it just me or did the Thug Farmers look pretty uncomfortable with where the whole evil plan is going? Hopefully they just end up farming lettuce in floral vests at the end of this thing.

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I definitely think the Thug Farmers are uncomfortable with the way things are going which makes complete sense. It's easy to target and harass someone when you don't know them personally. But now the farmers have bonded with the villagers, including Kang-ho and Sam-Shik--and because they're not total sociopaths, they're feeling guilt and bewilderment at the idea of hurting real people they know and kindof like.

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My favourite scenes were the Lettuce Boys coming through for Sam-sik - with farming implements at that 🤣 - and Kang-ho having to rescue Sam-sik after all the dramatic water dousing 😭.

As for Young-soon, I've also accepted that there's just not going to be substantial change in her character/personality. At least she apologised properly to Mi-joo's mom. The scene when she begged her to save her life was moving.

I'm glad Kang-ho is back but it'd be better if he'd also learnt to rely on people more. Anyway, I'm expecting Mi-joo to save the day because she's awesome and maybe we'll get some shenanigans along the way (Sam-sik's wig being a bonus).

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For those of you who remember the B52s:

“What that on your head?!”
“A wiiiig”
“What that on your head???!!!”
“A wiiiig”

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"He didn't abandon you. He just wanted to take revenge and become the son of his father's murderer and marry the daughter of the accomplice". How reassuring. Not. Well, I wouldn't be much softened by that.

Episode 11 dragged on quite a bit, but episode 12 was better, finally the moment came when Kang-ho got his memories back and learned that he has two children. I found the realisation a bit anticlimatic though, I was hoping for more.

Incredibly, even for blackmail Sam-sik is too stupid. No wonder he's just a petty criminal who can't get anything done. But at least now I have to admit that his heart is in the right place.

P.S.: The poor pigs.

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My first thought was the poor pigs and that, the area would smell like bacon for weeks. yikes

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The way I read this was like black humor haha
It's so messed up but the fact that you mentioned bacon haha

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I know right? The poor animals. No one seemed to care about them

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That's not true; Young Soon and Kang Ho definitely care about the pigs. If she could've saved them, she obviously would have.

Her husband said not even pigs deserved that happened to them.

The villiagers were saddened when the pigs were culled.

Even the musician knew how messed up that situation was.

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The writer doesn’t at least. I’ve rarely seen a writer put that much effort into getting the same creatures killed over and over again. By the end, with the last fire at the farm, I had stopped caring. I was just patiently waiting for the pigs to die again until they can be magically respawn whenever it is convenient for the story.

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So true!! At least find another way to kill them if you have to keep doing it...
I couldn't believe they were burnt alive again... no pity for pour pigs.

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Haha "He didn't abandon you. He just wanted to take revenge and become the son of his father's murderer and marry the daughter of the accomplice". Like that is just your normal justificiation for breaking up with someone haha. If this were a different show or genre, that would've been followed by a dead pan/confused stare into the camera haha

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Omg this is GOLD! Haha seriously, we should have a pseudo style mini documentary of this drama where we actually get the normal reactions to all the trauma we’ve witnessed

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‘ Omg this is GOLD! Haha seriously, we should have a pseudo style mini documentary of this drama where we actually get the normal reactions to all the trauma we’ve witnessed’ 👈🏾 I would watch that show😆 It would be like dramas within dramas on Search: WWW and Business Proposal!

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Some electricity, another bump on the head and we are off to the races.

Young Soon is still terrible and that apology cop-out is disappointing.

Now on to the real good bad mother of the show. MI JOO. She is simply the best to quote a late great. Ye Jin's little adorable words of wisdom for her mother. AWWWW the feels.

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I completely agree with you. MiJoo is the good mother

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Young Soon is a terrible mother. I struggle to find anything good about her. She has been absolutely incapable of growth despite having been told at many occasions how much pain she has caused. Her character’s resilience seems to be the sole purpose of the writing. But it also oversees the fact that her resilience is partially the result of her inability to engage with others, whether she is asking for help, trusting them, or respecting their needs and wants.

It hits me that her character is not designed to grow. And if she can’t grow and change her harmful behaviour, she can’t be redeemed as a good mother at all. Cancer doesn’t act as a redemption. It is simply an imposed closure on the damage she can cause. Yet, I fear the show wants me to believe in the end that Young Soon’s disease will be her redemption, that dying soon should excuse all her actions in the past and the present. It doesn’t. It absolutely does not. Cancer only means she won’t be able to be a bad mom for much longer. It doesn’t make her a good one.

And it infuriates me even more because the very core of the story is Kang Ho sending her various cryptic clues and evidence for leverage… which she proceeded to destroy or distribute around the village. As such, she failed to fulfil the only expectation her son had for her.

Also I can’t get my head around him missing his abusive mother and her cooking. This doesn’t make sense to me and it isn’t something Young Soon’s abusive parenting would remotely earns. I take that there is affection between the two of them and that Kang Ho appreciated who she was and what she had done for him (regardless of how she chose to do it) which is why he sent her all the evidence. He trusted her, and even that she managed to break.

Don’t get me wrong. My heart broke for Young Soon at first. The shock in her eyes when Kang Ho brings the adoption document was like a dagger to my heart. The cancer diagnosis hurts because you know she wants to be there for her son. The pigs being repeatedly killed at inappropriate times (how often have they been slaughtered for the sake of storytelling? I mean, woman, at that point, take a hint and grow lettuce - much harder to kill) is just pure evil from the writer (also poor writing; I am sick of the same plotting device being reheated until it becomes a mush of thoughtless flavours). But then the hardships do not excuse her behaviour. They do not explain it either. How is throwing your son into a creek the new peak of motherhood instincts?

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This is beautifully stated. I do disagree slightly about Kang Ho missing the pancakes. I think it makes sense, that may have been the one of the few joys he had as a child, the only time his mom was kind to him or where something was truly delicious. To overcome the trauma or at least lighten it, that may have been the one truly good thing from his memory.

I too find cancer as part of the "redemptive" arc if you will as shenanigans. It is a disease that is it, not a punishment.

This was really fantastic and articulated precisely why I dislike her.

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It's weird because I have empathy for Young-Soon. I don't excuse her actions in any way but my parents are from the country areas of their respective Caribbean islands. They didn't have an extravagant education and weren't exposed to certain sophistications of life. The the love I have for them is so bittersweet. I wish it didn't have to be that way, but it's my reality. They try to apologize and it falls flat but I still appreciate the little warmth and growth they show. This show is tough to watch but somewhat consoling - I can still love in the midst of so much damage. That love may seem toxic but I see it as a strength since I can embrace my reality, hold my own (not degrade myself), and love. Resiliency at its finest. With Mi-Joo and her mom, that relentless care and bond they portray to Kang-Ho and Young-Soon really helps people like me who'd rather do things alone or in my own way. We're flawed and it's beautiful when people have patience to understand each other. Its not a favor to me, but to those who continue to watch this show and seek to understand each character, I appreciate you.

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‘ That love may seem toxic but I see it as a strength since I can embrace my reality, hold my own (not degrade myself), and love. Resiliency at its finest.’ 👈🏾❤️ I just want to stand in solidarity with you.

So many cultures have generations of children surviving and thriving despite their upbringing. As a Black woman, cultural stories were part of my reasoning for choosing to train as a family therapist, I wanted to focus on the relationships that influenced the person who took the brave step to use therapy to work through these issues.

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It was nice to see a slightly softer Young Soon, but the boneheadedness continued. Voluntarily destroying all leverage was dumb and it looks like Young Soon is finally joining the rest of us in realizing that. I think MiJoo said it well. He was in danger whether she hid him or not.
When MiJoo said "Just like she was there for you when you were sick, you can be there for her now", I was thinking "Hell yeah, now Kang Ho can throw Young Soon into the creek a few times." I wouldve paid to see that. Oh well, atleast it is ending soon. I can look for shows that will keep my blood pressure down

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I so wanted him to through his mom into the creek.
“I read somewhere that being thrown violently into a body of water could cure cancer. Let us try. In you go, Mother, head first.”

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OMG To throw, not to through. I meant to go through and throw, and my brain was having none of it obviously. Look like I need my own pig farm on fire so I can bang my head and unlock super brain power.

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It was clear what you meant

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First off, I would like to thank @lovepark for this quick post because I really enjoy talking about this show.

I know my opinion seems to be in the minority here but I like the way the relationships between Young Soon, Kang Ho, Mi Joo, and Mi Joo's mom are displayed. Whenever I watch their moments, I think they are the epitome of complicated family dynamics.

Oh Young Soon & Kang Ho, I'm being repetitive but they are so complicated haha. From the beginning until now, I've always understood why she did the things she did but that didn't make it easy to watch (the tossing him in the water was particularly rough to me) and it would've been 100% understandable if Kang Ho did hate and/or resent her for her actions. The fact that Kang Ho *didn't* feel that way but instead came to understand her is something. It probably helped that he spent years away from her as well as learned the truth of his dad's death so it gave him more perspective. Everyone seems to understand that even if the actions were cruel or painful, the intention came from a place of love. It doesn't make it right and that's why I liked Mi Joo's reaction. She was both understanding and angry. She was empathetic but she didn't just let him off for how he wronged her and he didn't want to be let off.

I like how Young Soon is able to recognize that her actions were misguided or shortsighted. I'm glad she acknowledged this and apologized to Kang Ho, Mi Joo, and Mi Joo's mom.

After the failed backmail attempt, I did bemoan the fact that now they have absolutely no evidence of anything. It was frustrating to know they're like sitting ducks now (since the bad guys could come for them at any time and there was nothing they can do to counter it). Because of this, I understood why Kang Ho had to return to himself but I would be lying if I said I didn't miss young Kang Ho. Kudos to the actor because even his eyes changed when he was young Kang Ho vs adult Kang Ho pretending to be young.

So the musician's role in this was just to have friction with Young Soon and reveal her diagnosis? They really wrote this part and paid someone to do this when they could've used one of the other characters for the same purpose? But I guess the other characters are supposed to be likable & quirky and he's supposed to be the outsider that it's okay not to like.

And Sam Sik's purpose is to make things worse? He took advantage of Kang Ho once which led to being arrested and scolded and then he does it again which which leads to them nearly being killed and a target on their backs. Sigh, I wonder how his character is gonna fare by the end of the series.

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‘ So the musician's role in this was just to have friction with Young Soon and reveal her diagnosis? They really wrote this part and paid someone to do this when they could've used one of the other characters for the same purpose?’ 👈🏾 I also think the International viewers are not getting that the regular use of Trot songs is actually PPL so his role was to add context for the domestic audience. Please let that be the explanation otherwise I will be so annoyed for the time wasted on him when as you said there were other ways they could have had conflict integrated into the village community. Maybe my expectations are too low, but I would have settled for Samshik, the gangster farmers, the foot and mouth scenario and the fire for the village conflict storylines😬

Mijoo’s mum is just as controlling, she hit Mijoo’s really hard in the back, organised for her to go to her sister’s place without including her in the discussion and didn't want her to tell Kangho about his children. If she was approachable and understanding Mijoo would have openly discussed her role in raising the children while Mijoo built her business in Seoul.

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The pigs have it the worst in this show. This was the third time those poor things have perished in a violent way.

I agree that goofy, inept, scaredy-cat Sam-Shik is better than compulsive thief Sam-Shik, but it was hard to transition from tragedy to his hijinks without feeling tonal vertigo.

I also find Tae-soo to be too cartoonishly evil of a villain to be believed at this point. He truly has not one redeemable quality, and his thirst for political power at all costs makes him even more of a cliche.

I'm probably one of only a few viewers who isn't frustrated with the show's handling of mom reckoning with her abusive past. I was in the earlier parts of the drama, but as it has unfolded, I find her actions, and Kang-ho's responses to them, to be believable. Maybe it's because I've known people whose parents were awful to them, but they forgive them anyway because that's what they need to do to go on with their lives. Or they are just naturally forgiving people. I've also known those who can't forgive and then permanently break off ties, but again, that seemed to be more about their individual personalities and needs. Kang-ho is, by nature, a loving and forgiving person who always wanted his mother's love. She treated him awfully and he knew that, but because of who he is, he preferred to feel compassion and understanding for her rather than resentment. So I found Young-soon's apology and Kang-ho's acceptance of it, as well as the reveal that he'd already forgiven her in the past, to makes sense, even if it's not as emotionally satisfying for viewers.

I truly love those twins, so one thing that was harder for me to accept was Kang-ho leaving them and Mi-joo behind again to pursue vengeance. I do understand that the show justified this by showing that if Kang-ho does nothing, he and everyone he loves will always be in danger. At the same time, it was hard for me to dismiss.

At this point, I'm very confused by the murder of the mistress and why it has become the central mystery of the show. I'm not saying I'm not curious to know who did it and why, because I am. But I wasn't expecting it to be so significant at the end of the story.

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I'm not a fan of it being painted as he left them to pursue vengence. He's legitimately in danger and he's being set up for murder. He left to try to figure out a means of bringing them so *everyone* including himself wouldn't be in danger frok these people who don't care about anyone but themselves.

I think it's kinda fitting that the mistress' death became the thing that's bringing everything to the surface. It was the moment that was supposed to confirm his descent into evil but actually it was confirmation that he really was trying to protect her (which again is complicated because was also trying to use her- with her permission). Anyway, it's probably the only crime that can be easily proven and handled now (because the statue of limitations ended for his fathers case, he was kinda shady as a prosecutor even if he was trying to prevent futher victims).

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‘ Anyway, it's probably the only crime that can be easily proven and handled now’ 👈🏾 I agree, the fact it could ruin the politician’s career and is the only thing that could stop him if they can find the way to link him to it. His wife and daughter will need to step up. I was hopeful that the two baddies working against each other was the only thing that could be done as they are both way too powerful for the police and the courts to be successful.

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One of the saddest things about the pigs is remembering all the sweet moments with them so it feels like such a gut punch, same as the characters feel when they not only die but die in such horrific ways. I can't believe they had us get emotionally attached and then did this 3 times.

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“Sam-shik suddenly becomes plot relevant” – Ahahahahahaaaa!

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I laughed so hard at this that I had a coughing fit (getting over flu).

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Hope you fully recover soon.

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Thanks! Two weeks so far 🤷‍♀️
It’s weird having a “winter” illness when it’s almost 100F outside!

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Lovepark, thanks for the recap.

I struggled getting through Ep 11. An overdose of Sam Shik !
Third time for the pigs, 😢
Where has their farmhand helper guy been ?

Oh, don’t douse yourself with water and then go inside a burning building ! That water will flash into steam and burn you ! I can not believe they showed that ! 🙄

Looking forward to next week.

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Hahaha, once again proving the genius of Sam Shik 🤦🏼‍♀️

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I can’t believe they have the nerve to make the titles all adorable with the cute pig and then put us through all the pigs dying not once, not twice but three times. Sheeeeesh. Justice for the pigs! 🐖🐖🐖

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Pig lives matter!

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The good bad mother should be renamed the good bad show.
I like to get lost is shows because they feel real. Sometimes this show pulls it off (go Mi-Joo!!) other times it’s laughably bad.
The fire scene where pigs are dying and Kang Ho is stuck inside possibly dead too. Everyone including the mom are patiently waiting outside seemingly to wait for the rest of the cast to arrive. This was the perfect opportunity to insert suspense and anxiety. Instead they go for comedy? Sam shik dousing himself with water in a comedic manner? The show totally lost me at that moment.

Also- who else is now in the mood for bacon?

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Oh, your last line. Humans are terrible and I include myself in this condemnation.

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…but in most important senses we are all we’ve got.

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And, on a practical note, when the village head and group arrive, he leaves his SUV blocking any route for a fire truck or ambulance! They’ve really gone out of their way to make the villagers seem dumb.
But yes, the combo of high tragedy and comedy was jarring.

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I agree, the comedic timing is off by miles here.
But anyway, yes, I'll have some bacon please. Those pigs have died already three times, surely that's enough for a sandwich.

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Omg- the perfect edit to that scene should have been the whole crew getting hungry after the fire, meeting up in restaurant afterwards and grilling bacon. Lost opportunity with comedic timing

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Thanks for the weecap @lovepark. Like everyone else who found episode 11 hard, it was the Samshik factor. For me it was his getting involved in the big boys’ business like a fool, he really does not think of the bigger picture. However, I can see that there was a need to get the daughter to be disappointed in her dad and jealous of another child. This would be the necessary fuel added to the fire of the forcing her to be his hands in the killing of Kangho and selling her off through marriage as a pawn in his political career planning. The fact she was beaten and hospitalised against her will is just stoking the fire, for her to willing play a part in the revenge against her dad.

I am glad Kangho is back to himself and spoke to Mijoo before leaving again. I can’t believe that knowing how scared Youngsoon and Samshik are with the situation Mijoo and Samshik have gone off to try to solve the mystery full on Scooby-doo style. I am glad it’s Mijoo and they have the evidence of the drugging but standing outside a bad guy’s property while you discuss the plan was never going to be the way to go.

The randomness of the Seoul gangsters turning up and fighting to save Samshik on two occasions and knowing who they work for, how come no one is suspicious? I hope they turn rogue and support the good guys to turn the situation around otherwise I don’t see how they will stop their boss from killing them off as he has already lost faith in them and is using others to complete the job.

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I couldn’t switch my brain off re the badge still working at his office despite his poor diagnosis re the potential to return o work has he been on long term sick leave? Who leaves their car with the keys hidden with the car in in an office car park.

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THANK YOU! I thought this was totally ridiculous also, particularly for a prosecution service! And did no one question the car that had been left there for months?

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Exactly, we all know with work place security lapsed badges are deactivated! I think they thought they covered the car with the colleague who said he rang Kangho’s mum when he noticed it was gone😬

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Let’s not start pulling on that hanging thread. Otherwise, we might have to start asking - among many other bits dodgy developments - how could a traumatic brain injury be reversed by a fall.

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You are so right...

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We already tucked that thread back in with the fact that it had conveniently left him with the endearing aspects of a seven year old without any impulsive actions or anger issues. Also how he went from no movement to full mobility in a few weeks…

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@reply1988: For sure. At this point, I’m genuinely surprised that most KD actors manage to deal with all the implausibilities in their scripts. SK is very lucky to have so many wonderful actors as just imagine watching these plots with western soapy actors. They would be so much more atrocious. So I remind myself to be grateful for how charming and deeply likeable many Korean actors are. May they stay that way and not be awful people in RL.

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I believe it's a fall accompanied by the delicious smell of freshly smoked bacon. Irrefutable roof that bacon cures it all. At last, thank you Young-Soon for your contribution to science.

Young-Soon and her pigs are likely to be nominated for the Nobel Prize of Medicine. Mind, she might be dead by then, but thankfully, her home piglet will receive the prize on her behalf and is expected to deliver a meaningful speech. oink oink

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And of course it started right up! Those Korean cars must have some kind of special battery 👍🏼

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Same, I thought his badge would have been deactivated, or that it would have thrown an alert to the security team (RED ALERT the guy in a wheelchair who thinks he's a 7-year-old boy has turned up for his non-suspicious-at-all night shift)

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That’s a very good point where was security? In a building like that with the high risk suspects having appointments you would have security in the building.

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Busy ordering fresh bacon from the Happy Farm, presumably.

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About the daughter when she found out the truth, it wasn’t disappointment and jealousy over another child that her father had, it was that the father had presented the child as Kangho’s with a secret lover that led to her willing participation in the staged car accident. She was always resentful of her father even while playing along, but once Samshik showed her the truth, she decided to stop being her father’s pawn. I mean, sis was so mad she left the yummy Kim Jiwoong at the altar!

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I agree that all of that was true and would impact on her as well as feeling her dad was basically pimping her off for his benefit. Her dad having another child may not make her feel jealous but it is so disrespectful to her mum who is already down trodden and constantly made to feel inadequate. So that may be what effects her.

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CRAZY: Samsik going to OH’s daughter without thinking about the danger/consequences

CRAZIER: The two bumbling henchmen of MR. SONG rescuing Samsik with only garden tools

CRAZIEST: The two beat all those men with just those tools

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