I couldn't help but groan when "6 days before" was shown at the beginning of episode 13. More Yu-ra, again the stupid Truck of Doom. I fell into a vegetative state pretty quickly, only to wake up briefly 15 minutes before the end. Episode 14 was a little better.

Not only is Yu-ra a caricature of a villain, she provides for too little screentime for Min-hwan and Soo-min, so I almost forget how much they both actually deserve their punishment.
I also miss a believable development of Min-hwan and why he is willing to become a cold-blooded killer. In the alternative timeline, I can imagine him and Soo-min snuggling during their secret meetings, concocting plans, then at some point the idea comes up and slowly their inhibitions fall and concrete murder ideas are developed. It's a gradual process.

I'm still wondering why the time jump needed to be so big. If everything needs to happen because you can't stop it, I don't think it's possible to regroup it so fast to get a new life for everybody, except Soo-Min who needs to die...

The only thing I'm asking from this show is Seok-joon and Joo-ran's romance.

I found episode 14 of MMH a marked improvement on the last 2 episodes , it’s not quite how it used to be but at least some enjoyment is back. They should’ve just started this new conflict with Ju Ran and Min Hwan having to have a mistress sooner. The key is switching my brain off and just watching messy characters being messy. If I think too hard about it I might discover that it totally jumped the shark into full on makjang, how Ji Hyuk still hasn’t got a hobby and is way too unrealistic (why exactly does he like Ji Won that much?), how the whole fate transfer rules might not add up, how Ji Won is herself is not always likeable, and how the whole Su Min must die might be a bit iffy. But I don’t dwell on those things and I’m on board for the ride. Minimal amount of Yura in this episode also helped.

"Well, that escalated quickly." - Ron Burgundy. It seems like the drama is going down the same soap opera route as the webcomic (during ep 14 my husband said: people don't act like this"). I'm disappointed that they didn't find a better way, although at least the drama's toned things down from the comic (seriously, even if that's hard to believe, it's true).

I take back what I said last week about liking the addition of Yoo-ra because it made things a more level playing field. She is not at all compelling as a villain, especially when we have the much more interesting and complex Soo-min. I'm glad the drama finally showed her background so we know more about her. Her childhood definitely supports my theory that she has BPD. It sucks that she's been given so little to do lately.

I like Ms. Yang's love interest, but I wish he'd stop yelling at her. During that scene I would have just started crying and said "Why are you yelling at me!?"

More Chef/Hui-yeon scenes, please. Why do so many dramas have side romances with chefs that are just delightful and make me wish they had more focus in the story? This show, Thirty-Nine, Love is for Suckers...

Thank you much @solstices for this quick update. I couldn't get through these episodes cause I was just so annoyed. I don't typically fast forward through dramas but I did with this and it made me think I should just go back to following the weecaps (and also a youtuber is covering this show so that's another avenue haha)

From what I did see, more of the same complaint I had last time: I detest the inclusion of Yura. Su Min wasn't deranged enough so they added her? I was told she might've been a character in the webnovel and I'm like that doesn't make it any better! This drama is adapted from the webtoon and it already had enough terrible characters without the inclusion of this sociopath.

What I did like: Jiwon and Sumin finally confronting each other. Su Min is hopelessly unhinged and it would almost be funny if it wasn't so sad. The way she can blame Ji Won for EVERYTHING (not getting hit by a car, her father leaving, Su Min getting with Min Hwan) all because they are just made totally differently. Ji Won was in the same exact situation with Su Min yet she thought/felt that bonded them like sisters and wanted to be happy together while Su Min is just a hateful, miserable person. I realized after watching the youtuber's recap, Su Min has ALWAYS seduced and stolen Ji Won's boyfriends even the trashest ones just so Ji Won would be alone. I just can't with her. The obsession. The evilness.

I'm so glad Ji Hyuk is in the picture because Ji Won deserves good things and good people in her life. Even before the rewind, he would've likely never given Su Min the time of day no matter how much she tried seducing him because his eyes were only for Ji Won.

These last few episodes have been at times laughingly bad, showing that a 16 episode fantasy rom-com can't avoid its destiny no matter how many days it goes back in time.

These episodes did again show that our leads aren't the sharpest tools in the shed. We already knew that Ji-hyuk was one of the more idiotic of noble idiots, and he compounded it by transferring assets to Ji-won to make her murder more desirable. Meanwhile Ji-won's totally unexplained dumping of Ji-hyuk because he once was entrapped in an arranged marriage with an evil woman was matched in these episodes by her brilliant plan to have an affair with Min-Hwan and get killed by him, in order to get revenge for Min-hwan having an affair and getting killed by him. If only she had come up with that plan originally, there wouldn't have been any need for 16 episodes, and we all could have been spared a lot of time watching this show!

I do have to give the main couple credit, though. By the absurd rules of transferring destiny, their eschewing of sexual relations when they slept together allowed another loving couple, somewhere, a chance to conceive, producing a baby who will undoubtedly be a lot smarter than any that would come from a union of the show's leads. I appreciated their sacrifice in the name of human evolutionary advance.

I love this crazy, tropey plot, but I still have such a hard time wrapping my brain around the drama-logic that Ji-won's fate from the original timeline must get passed on to someone else in order for her to get her desired happy ending. This rule seems to only apply to Ji-won and ignores the butterfly effect her changed fate would have on the people who -- intentionally or inadvertently -- end up with her fate. Even if you buy into the idea that Ji-won can give cancer to someone else, wouldn't Joo-ran's new fate create a chain reaction in the people around her, such as her daughter, who did not lose her mother to domestic abuse in the original timeline? And then there's Ji-hyuk, who did not have a relationship in his previous timeline. Did he steal someone else's love-luck in order to be with Ji-won?

Bah! I'll just go back to turning my brain off while watching this.

This was dumb. This show wasn't particularly brilliant in the first place, but it did have its moments of greatness. That has comepletely disappeared. SIGH

Clearly I'm still blinded by hate for Yura's inclusion because I still don't see the point of her. Why would she sleep with Min Hwan when she obviously looks down on him? Does she consider him sexy? Is it a weird power play?

I don’t understand this drama anymore. I am not following what these leads are doing either.

Hot Secretary is the only reason I am still watching. I hope the motorbike returns.

Embraced the FF button wholeheartedly.

Oh my god, is sliding downwards without any improvements in sight. There is no fun element left in the show. Yu-ra was the biggest mistake that writer committed. Her motivation do not make sense and actress is not charismatic enough to bring this card board cutout of character to the life. I found episode 13 utterly waste of time and 14 was slight improvement.

Instead of introduction of Yu-ra, we could have seen other things - Soo-min and Min Hwan destroying each other. Ji-wan's guilt over Joo-ran, Joo-ran overcoming her odds with help of Ji-wan which would give her closure that she needed. She could be the shining light she needed in her previous life and did not have. We could see two additional sweet romances - chef and the foodie match made possible by Ji-wan, Joo-ran and Mr. Lee made possible by the lead couple.

This week fell a bit flat. It had many highs, the lows went too low, ditto the ending of episode 14, what in the world was that? Last week's accident still tops the nonsensicals but really? Did Ji-won think allowing herself be strangled to death would have an impact of some sort? It was no gun battle. A strangulation and you're just there. If that's a shot at boldness I'll give it an award for stupidity and utter lack of common sense.

I'd prefer the sling stayed longer though. Honestly, I've had better Park Min-young taking care of her arm in a cast boyfriend so I'll just take this as one of the ones that could have been done better.

Seok-joon's outburst at Joo-ran was the best. A lot of protagonists need that advice. Put on that armor, treat the BS of your antagonists and put off the armor when you're done. Case closed.

I don't like Yu-ra's addition. I'm still wondering the essence. But I'm liking the spunk she's added. I liked that both Ji-won and Ji-hyuk have different persons in mind to take on Ji-won's fate and they've set things in motion for each person. If the candies didn't tell me enough, the Red Shoes sure told me Ji-hyuk will go over and beyond to screw Yu-ra over.

Thank you, @solstices, for valiantly continuing to treat this show as if it makes sense on our behalf . Just 2 more, Fighting! 👍🏼

I know the plot is kind of getting on everyone's nerves right now. But, it was kind of touching the way Seok-joon acted hurt when Ji-hyuk revealed he didn't think he was on his side. Dude, what do you think bro's are for? I also love how Ji-hyuk's sister supports Ji-won, no questions asked.

The previous episodes, though insanely entertaining, proceeded a bit choppily -- leaping between past and present, from character to character, etc. But these two episodes really are all over the place, and I think that's largely due to Yoo-ra's shenanigans, which involve too many characters (including new ones like the horrible parents) too abruptly.

Re: Ji-won setting Soo-min up to be murdered by Min-hwan. It's weird that neither Ji-won nor the writers seriously considered that issue earlier. The whole "Marry My Husband" thing was presented as an uplifting, often comic plot line; viewers were supposed to cheer JW on, look forward to SM getting stuck with a oafish husband and an obnoxious mother-in-law, etc.

But from the start, JW's aim was to transfer her fate to SM -- a fate that included being murdered by her husband. Considering what SM and MH have put her through (even before she married MH), I can sympathise with JW's rationalising it as just another instance of SM taking what is hers. But death? Perhaps, when it comes to the crunch, JW might not be able to go through with it. We shall see.

There is now a glass coffee table of doom.

I'm usually the type to hang onto a drama til the end, but I'm crazy behind on all these new dramas I want to watch so I'm officially dropping this.

Will still tune in for the recaps and comments! Thanks y'all. 👀😆

Yes, the Yu-ra subplot is annoying, but I enjoyed a lot of things in these two episodes anyway. I found it utterly hilarious when Ji-won lost her sh*t and smashed the glass coffee table with a golf club. "I'll save you, Sunbae!" The glass coffee table of doom!

I also found it weirdly understandable and kind of moving when Ji-won found herself cornered by Min-hwan and just gave up and dared him to kill her. It was nothing on the performances of the two villains, of course, but it was still pretty great.

I have to say, throughout the series I've felt the ambivalence that Min-hwan and Soo-min feel toward Ji-won. They don't merely hate her. They each love her and crave her regard and attention, but also hate her and want to get revenge on her at the same time. Revenge for what? For making them feel bad and inadequate. It's deeply crazy and each of the two actors is bringing so much to these roles. Even repeated appearances by the white Truck of Doom and the beautiful-singer-in-a-thankless-role haven't put the slightest damper on my enjoyment.

Well I'm still having a great time with this show. Bring on the finale!

Wowza, this is sinking to a new lows of ridiculousness. 
Both Song Ha-Yoon and Lee Yi Kyung are doing an amazing job and out acting everyone else.
So much so that Yu ra is redundant and comical in her role. If they wanted Yu ra to have any impact they should have cast a seasoned actress to play her. 
The two leads of this show should have been Su min and Min hwan who are the best villains I have seen in a long time. They have been surprisingly well developed over the episodes and have remained consistent to their characters which I can't say about Ji won and Ji hyuk who have been all over the place and not in a good way. 
I feel apathetic towards Ji won now and seriously, I can't even begin with the nonsense of sleeping on the floor next to Ji Hyuk's bed. I really question why he is so smitten with her.
 Thank goodness there are only two episodes left and FF exists. 

My musings that I posted on my wall:

1. Why get in the way of a couple who is in love? ‘I stole my fiancée’ He was never yours woman!
2. I wonder what those poor secretaries of evil characters do in their spare times. Light people on fire but solo?
3. That blurry upper lip is so distracting! Not criticising her looks but her makeup choice.
4. Are we supposed to think that JiWon and JiHyuk haven’t done the deed as yet and acting all coy and shy spending the night together? Ugh!
5. I like the JiWon SoMin showdown scene.
6. I want more SoMin scenes.
7. Why does it always have to be red heels?
8. I can’t keep up with the ‘transfer of fate’ anymore.
9. Was waiting for that kick in the groin thing to happen during that choking scene. Missed Judo training utilisation me thinks.
10. What will happen in the next 2 episodes?

Random observation: I relish the romantic scenes and love how spare they are. But at the same time while I'm squealing with delight, I feel like the age difference is becoming more apparent in these two episodes between the leads. It's very hard to hide an 8 year difference when it's the female lead that's older. Sometimes I feel like I'm watching an aunt and her nephew (lol). If it weren't for the age difference, I do think that both leads were very well cast and are a good match. I think Park Min Young has a great ability to switch from sweet mode to psycho in an instant, and it's used to great effect in this drama. As long as she can stop being so conscious of the camera and act more natural.

I am quite sad that there are only two episodes left of Na In Woo in a suit. I have really been enjoying this drama so much. Sigh. What am I going to watch after this, I wonder? When will Na In Woo be back on TV in a suit again? He's up for military service any day now.

The show changed feline actors for Pang again. This one looks more like kitten Pang.

Only 2 more episodes to wrap up all this OTT ridiculousness. I'll be there, rolling eyes, as Ji-Won & Ji-Hyuk complete their reset. I'm sure that suddenly it will be 10 years later and we'll be wishing for more as the little blue heart fades from Ji-Hyuk's chest.

The gang of villains have ruined what was otherwise a wonderful show. The tenor or taste has completely changed, that I waited one more week for the episodes to watch it together.

Ji Won is acting crazy in the name of independence. Having family or friends/well wishers around means you should rely on them when needed. I could not understand her actions at the end of the episode. Was she waiting to die without a fight? Why bug that murderer to that point? At times diplomacy is good for our own safety. She needs to think about Ji Hyuk before starting out crazy plans alone which might have some serious repercussions.

Perfect Marriage Revenge had the same premise (sans the stupid "fate" has to play out...), but was sooo much better (and funnier).

I love it when a show can seemingly hear your inner thoughts (or, ahem, actual screaming at TV). I was quite vocally unimpressed with the idea of getting FL's ex Min-Hwan to murder his new wife/her ex bestie Soo-Min.

I get the rationale given they obvs tried to kill her (and not just in the past timeline) but as many beanies have noted, Soo-Min has been a complex villain and recently we've seen more of her suffering so that wasn't an outcome I could really invest in. Instead, if they had to give that fate to someone (personally I'd prefer no one have to actually die!) it made more sense to go with the psychopathically one-note Yu-Ra. So glad they seem to have obliged... but I guess we'll see what happens in the final eps.

I can't bring myself to watch these episodes. Last week's made me furious. I should've known from the beginning that it's going to become this ridiculous. The very good and deep middle episodes fooled me.
Still it feels wrong to drop a drama 2 weeks before the ending.

As much as this kdrama has excited me, Ji Won's choices sometimes make me scratch my head in wonder😅 If she was going to become Min Hwan's mistress, wouldn't she have needed to (shudder) kiss or sleep with him? I mean, what are destiny's parameters to deem that Min Hwan has cheated? But anyway, I was so happy when Ji Won told Sumin "That's it? Because our parents had an affair?" because the latter's motivation in making the former's life hell is grossly unwarranted! Someone needs to punch Su Min in the face and give her a reality check -- no redemption arc for her😈

I'm currently in the first few minutes of episode 13 and the turn of the story drove me so vein-popping mad that I decided to read the recaps first before deciding whether I'll pick it back up or drop it. Solstices' style of writing is not as detailed as girlfriday's play by play recaps but it actually helped me calm down and disengage emotionally from the triggers that this show has expertly charged with this episode. Now I'm appeased enough to want to know what happens next. Lol