All the positive characters in this show are clueless. HyoShim is clueless about what to do with her life and her family. Ditto for her oldest brother. The wannabe lawyer brother and the wannabe actress next door have no idea what they are doing. HyoDi and TaeHee are lost in their own world. The most clueless of all is TaeHo - both at work and his quest for the truth.

The evil aunt and TaeMin are doing the thinking for everyone. TaeMin's ways may be different from his mother but he feels he knows best and can make decisions for everyone. He is a lot like the HyoSeong's wife in that way.

So, after what happened at the end of Ep 9, I don't see TaeHo continuing to live in the family house. He isn't a strategist, and seems like he will lose a lot before he eventually gets to turn things around.

BTW, HyoSeong gets physically assaulted at work despite being at a reasonably good position, and his wife had to give up on her promising career after becoming a mother. I don't know if this is a true representation of corporate life in South Korea, but if it is then it's no surprise that more and more Koreans are choosing not to have kids.

I thought I was mistaken when I noticed that aspiring actress Jung Mi-rim can't actually act😅. I had to bottle my observation in cause I like how she dresses up Hyo-joon.

I understand what Hyo-sung's wife had to give up to take care of her family and how hard it must have been for her to give it all up. It doesn't make me calm with regards to the way she acts towards her husband. He dots his i's and crosses his t's in his caring for his family that I don't know if she wants his head on a platter before she knows he is giving his fullest measure.

Tae-min's shirt groomed in that manner as you captured in the screenshot was very relaxing to see. There's always something calming about wearing your shirt sleeves in manner and Tae-min embodies it - he needs some moments of freeing. Too sad that freeing might not have Hyo-shim in the picture. I love this Tae- cousin already even though I know he's not endgame.

It feels like the writer is taking a very measured pace when it comes to the plot. Most of the characters are still in the downslope of their character arcs — misery for everyone! — even as their connections deepen. I hope this means the writer has a firm grasp on how the 50 episodes will be filled out and there won’t be incoherent plot developments later on just to kill time. (No double amnesia! How about no amnesia at all?)

It was sad watching the cousins’ relationship fracture as the wrecked car was towed away. Was Taemin unaware of how badly Taeho was injured? Did he tacitly allow the beating/interference at the villa?

Second brother finally did something decent in bringing aspiring actress back to her room. Were the pinup-style posters on the walls of her? If so, she has a backstory I’m sure we’ll learn more about. It might explain why she desperately wants to be regarded as a serious actress.

I have just finished watching and I feel like with the new actor they also switched the mood / direction? It's getting too over the top... and way too violent. 😬

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy Tae Min’s dad going postal on his mom. Scenes like that and Hyo Shim beating up her youngest oppa or where she finally figuratively whales on her mom are what keep me tied to this drama. 😂
Tae Min after that though, I seriously felt sorry for him.
Hyo Do wearing maids uniform over his sweats was still not cute enough for me to get over how much his sister is suffering because of him. He is an absolute low life that needs to shape up fast. And the maknae, who we were hoping would help him mature appears to be worse than him.
I enjoyed how direct Hyo Shim was with Tae Min when she asked him why he was calling and texting her. Just loved the communication between them. “Could you and Director Kang tone it down”

Loved how direct and without artifice she was.
It resulted in him sharing his life, and that moment was so perfect, I was about ready to ship them, ngl, until he turned on his cousin. Dick move.

I was thinking the 2 million Hyo Seong offered mom could’ve been used to pay off some of the debt? Why should Hyo Shim bear that burden by herself?
Sorry, in spite of the attempt at redemption, I feel no sympathy for Yang Hee Joo. Not even a tiny teeny bit

What was Tae Ho planning to achieve by going back repeatedly to the villa by himself and yelling? He seriously has no plan for anything and acts very rashly. Had a hard time watching him get beat up though.
I am glad I am not Ruby’s parent. I would’ve been arrested for child abuse by now. Lol
Looks like Tae Min is being manipulated by his mom and her little minions. Hope he wises up soon before his relationship with his cousin is ruined much further. Tae Ho appears to be too hot headed to face up to his evil aunt.

Episodes 8 and 9 were an eye opener. The Chairman is not just flawed but deeply disturbed: Evil Aunt taking him to task was enough for him to go berserk and smash up much of the furnishings and according to Tae-min this has happened before. Tae-min hurt his hand keeping his mother from being harmed. Until now Tae-min was kept out of the loop regarding Grandma’s disappearance but thanks to his father’s sudden stupid drunken confession he is now an accomplice. The parallel between Tae-min and Hyo-shim at this moment is quite striking: Both of them are burdened by families that expect them to solve the family’s problems. Tae-min has told Tae-ho that the company is in crisis and now I wonder if he is simply referring to the fact that his father has become the Chairman.

Given his past Tae-min’s attraction to Hyo-shim is actually much more reasonable than we first thought: He needs someone who would be supportive and in truth Hyo-shim fits that bill much more than TV Lady might. For all his wealth Tae-min may have actually had a worse childhood than Hyo-shim, and his father an even worse one still: It is interesting that the nastiest character in this drama is not one of the women but rather the deceased Grandfather who may or may not appear in flashback.

Meanwhile our Aspiring Actress bombed another audition- she was so bad she made a parody of the part- the panel had to try hard not to laugh. Then the next one she was a terrible zombie and got scolded. She and our middle brother may have a lot in common: Perhaps they both need a different profession. Are they destined to be together? Hint: We got the traditional man piggybacking the drunk woman trope in Episode 9.

It turns out that Grandma is a tough customer after all- she had a standoff with the Landlady- and won.

It does seem to me that middle brother actually knows the law backwards and forwards. Truthfully the reason most people fail the Bar Exam is not lack of knowledge but rather the inability to think and write in a coherent and organized fashion while under great pressure. As a professional examination the Bar exam unique in that is far more of a test of character than of knowledge.

But I was struck most of all in these episodes by the sheer stupidity of our ML. Making a literal frontal assault on the villa where Grandma used to be was pointless. It may surprise you that I have zero sympathy for him and am not mad at the security guys who at that point were just doing their jobs. Truthfully at this moment Tae-min looks a lot more worthy of our FL than Tae-ho does. But if Tae-min is going to save the company he will indeed need TV Lady. Tae-min is a truly tragic figure at this moment.

Unit, thanks for the highlights.

A physical week. Tae-Ho goes from a sore back to a pair of beatings.
Hyo-do & Tae-hee are probably making the most progress relationship wise. He had his hand on her shoulder when they were retrieving the car.
Hyo-Shim tells Tae-min off, try’s to set some boundaries, then is kidnapped for lunch.
Send Chairman Kang back to the shoe shop, he’s drunk and swinging a golf club at home.
The Mystery of Mr. Lee. He took a bus trip ?
The casting directors choice of not hiring a younger actress for the flashback scenes of Mrs Lee , really stood out during the flashback of Hyo-shim and her mom at the bus station.
The bickering couple at the gym, they don’t add much to show.

I watched this raw while waiting for subs.
I did not recognize Hyo Seong’s wife, Hee Joo, working at the food stand.
I thought , “Does this guy have a past love ❤️? “ because that is how the scene was shot, a typical, “there’s my first love from afar”. 😂
Then I saw him handing over the money and I knew I got the story wrong. 🤣

Hyo-seong being kicked at work! Yah! bad bastard! No way I would let him off !

It’s good that Hee-joo found a job, she also once held a good position at the Taesan Group firm !

Newscaster Choi was working out. Let me guess, she meets Hyo-shim via the gym ?

How many times must I feel bad for Hyo Shim? Does it have to be every episode? I can't wait for her to cut times with them and let her Mom and brothers solve their own problems. She sacrificed so much for her family amd she must learn to love herself more.
I know Tae Ho lost more this episode. He did not find his Halmeoni and lost the physical evidence to his parents death. When will he catch a break?
Tae Min stepping closer to the dark side may be attribited to familial obligations, survival or greed. We can just wait and see how far he will go. I find him hard to read at times and I am not sure if thats a good thing.
"Tae Hee and Hyo Do is a match made in immature heaven" 🤣👍
I also want Grandma Choi and Landlady Halmeoni to be besties eventually.

The aspiring actress gave laugh as Jang Concubine 😂🤣 and she is pretty. I get it now acting dramatic is easier than acting subtle ha ha

I have skipped from Episode 3 to 8 & 9, but from the recaps I have not missed much. It has been more piling on depressing elements on the characters. The whole series is (un)intentionally a mountain of depression (mental, alcoholic, work and family).

HS continues to get beaten down by her family's constant stupidity. It is not a fun watch for her to be buried by the burdens of responsibility when no one around her is accountable for their actions. Grandma chaebol is the only proper "mother figure" in the villa, who stands up for herself against bullying and breach of obligations. (Ironically, Park's young daughter is that way, too.) All of HyoShim’s siblings are trying to escape their mother’s whiny, depressing and bitter personality leaving her the sole caregiver. One can sacrifice so much before calling it quits.

The other parallel is that spoiled brat daughter of Eldest Son will probably turn into irresponsible Tae Hee. And the son who is being pushed around by his unhappy mother is on the road to becoming a weak, timid man like his father. If the lesson is the family environment shapes family members, it is being taught with a ruler to the student’s knuckles.

The new Chairman is an entirely new character: an alcoholic who blames his abusive parent for his trouble. The most troublesome story line is that Tae Min went to prison for financial crimes which should have been a huge hit to the company (guilt by association) but he is welcomed back as a savior because everyone knows he is the fall guy for his parents' wrongdoing. This makes no business sense. Like HyoShim, he has the constant burden of his irresponsible family. That is why he looks towards HS as a kindred spirit. But I did like HS telling TaeMin she has no time for his indirect dating nonsense. I do not think Tae Ho is a strong character or a proper fit for HS. He is impulsive, rude and trapped in the past to see any future. He is starting to come across as a stereotypical privileged Korean man-child.

I still do not know why shows do not have a basic fact checker assigned to scripts. Another blatant false hood is the loan shark stealing HyoDo's luxury vehicle and trying to sell it. The problem is he has no title to sell. The luxury car dealership would have a security interest in the vehicle since HyoDo had no credit history. Under Korean law, a retention of title sale is a sale in which the seller delivers the object to the purchaser but retains ownership over the object until payment for the object is made in full. The agreement will include a special provision that automatically transfers ownership to the purchaser when payment for the object is made in full. Retention of title agreements can be enforced by the seller terminating the sales agreement and demanding return of the object. Retention of title sales are often used in transactions that are paid in installments.

The show has not gotten to the point that viewing is like a dental drill into a cavity,...