Thank you @dramaddictally!!! I disagree with you about my own excitement about next week, but I very much appreciate your attentive summaries and engagement!

I have just two main comments this week, as my central feeling is that of excitement for next week's conclusion. I think we're gonna get one "finish the plot" episode and one "all about the happiness" episode, and I am there for that.

This week, I wasn't initially with Ji-han's poutiness when he was all upset about finding the truth, until he so cogently explained...neither Do-han or A-jeung seemed to trust him enough to tell him the complete honest truth of their realities, and that's what really hurts him the most. I get it, Ji-han, and you're right, they did do that. That you were ready to forgive quickly (and stay silent where necessary) was a testament to your love for them both. I'm fully converted to your side, and hope that going forward your decisions are led more by a balance of your heart and your head than just your heart...but frankly, I don't see much hope in that. You do you.

Second, and a little more light-heartedly, when A-jeong suggested that she and Chae-won could never, ever be besties because that would be ridiculous (as two women who love Ji-han), my heart leapt and said OH HELLS YES YOU CAN LAYDEEZ. You are both the bomb. Could A-jeong please get a good friend who doesn't always need her for their purposes AND capture the love of her life?? Yaaaaaassss, Wedding Impossible. Let's hear it for THE GIRL!!!!

Totally agree with you on Jong-seo's brilliant portrayal of Ajung. She does an amazing job at bringing across her emotions which was more clear in the scene where Jihan finally finds out the truth behind the sham wedding. Her micro expressions and fear was so visible it HURT

Although I miss the chaos from the first half of the series, the second half's turmoil was expected and I find that the show did a great job at displaying how severe the fallout is
(Ajung & Jihan's relationship in the eyes of the people who dont know Dohan's secret, Ajung's family, Jihan giving up everything etc)

Looking forward to the finale next week!:')

I enjoyed these two episodes! They were adorable dating and it was nice to see them happy and free.

I didn’t mind the angst because everyone was reacting as humans do. They were upset as that was their initial reaction. But as time passes they could see the intent behind each of them and their bond was stronger than their feelings. Do Han coming around was beautiful to watch. His brother and friend led by example giving him the courage to do the right thing.

I did not like that grandpa pulled a trick.
Ji Han is going through a noble idiocy phase and is willing to take all the fall for the people he cares about.

I really hope grandpa had a good reason he doesn’t want to give nothing to the Choi siblings.

I hope we do get some happy moments in Ep 12. I don’t want the reporter and scandal to take up too much time.

I'm not sure if this has ever happened before, but it's clear now that I'm enjoying this show way more than the recapper (I often feel the recaps tend towards excessive positivity, so when I've disagreed, it's typically because I like the show way less, not more). And I do understand @dramaddictally's points. The early promos for this drama and its premise suggested a more overtly romantic and comedic show than this has turned out to be. Instead, "Wedding Impossible" often seems like more of a character-driven drama with some romantic moments. As such, it has way more depth than I anticipated, and that's what has made it work for me. Where @dramaddictally sees a plot that needs to wrap up already, I see a lot of careful, deliberate care to give these characters time to breathe and grow. I like that there are no easy solutions for this complex situation, or magical thinking that everything will be ok if Do-han either lives his life exactly as he wishes or hides behind the protection of a faux marriage. I also like that all the characters had completely irrational and selfish moments during these episodes where they clearly didn't want to face reality or the consequences of the choices they made. That felt real to me.

The one thing I do agree with @dramaddictally about is that Ah Jeong is a fantastic heroine, and a lot of that is due to the actress. She's strong yet vulnerable, loyal yet independently minded, and both practical and romantic at heart. I see why Ji-han loves her so much.

As for grandpa, it'd be an interesting twist if he, too, is gay, and this is how he chose to (not) deal with it. That might be the only thing that would make him at all sympathetic to me at this point. Otherwise, although I guess I can see how he might have thought he was protecting Do-han, I don't understand how he could truly believe that it would be best for his grandson to spend the rest of his life living a lie, married to a woman he couldn't ever truly love, and constantly subverting his own needs and desires.

OM freaking God. Characters are talking to each other. They are getting past their childhood conditioning and being honest with each other. For this alone I applaud (and love) the drama.

I loved how thoughtful and perceptive Chae-Won was. Noticing AJ's ongoing care for DH, and prompting DH to be more active in his own life. Chae-won is so capable, I was scared she was going to turn into a vengeful-goddess-of-unrequited-love and be much more effective at destroying Ji-han than his step siblings ever were. I would love it if she and AJ can be friends in some future time ( though with 2 eps to go, it may not be in the drama)
I think the Father is going to be implicated in the Mother's murder. He was uncomfortably shifty when the Choi daughter was asking him about that night- but doesn't know that his daughter is looking into it and will be the one to reveal the secret. (Remember in the first episode Grandpa noted how the father had been to convert Mother's shares and assets into his own name- if he is revealed as the murderer that share ownership will revert leaving Choi siblings with nothing)
Still unclear why Grandpa insists on protecting DH and sacrificing JH.

Thank God for Dramabeans; everyone on the internet is complaining about WI, and I feel very alone in continuing to love it. This week was hard to watch, but I thought all the characters behaved consistently throughout the whole thing. Ah-jung, while letting herself free-fall into a vulnerable mess, remained steadfast and strong-willed. I heard a lot of people complaining about her keeping trying to hit up with Ji-han or hanging out with him in public, but she has always been someone who lets emotions guide her. You can't expect her to suddenly be rational during arguably the most emotional period of her life; she's falling in love, probably for the first time. It is very Ah-jung to throw all cautions to the wind and chase after what she wants, never mind the consequences. I love her philosophy of protecting the ones she loves, which also means protecting herself. She isn't blinded by love; she knows what she wants and is never afraid to strive for it. Beautiful, kind, wise, and resilient, it's no surprise that Ji-han's willing to trade everything he has worked for just to be with her.
 
As for Ji-han, growing up in a hostile environment with no one to lean on, it made sense that his first instinct whenever something bad happened was to go to the defensive and lashing out. It was not pretty to watch, but I like his ability to reflect on what he's done wrong and apologize for his mistakes. I was endlessly amused that he can only stay mad at AJ for like half a day, but then again, only AJ can be that persistent and break through his defense like that. More of the reasons why they're perfect for each other. I also think his upbringing (or lack thereof) resulted in his incredibly low self-esteem, which led to his latest noble idiocy stunts. He had no qualms about surrendering to his sister or taking all the blame for the scandal himself. However, I don't think the press conference switching was entirely his idea, but Grandpa's, which again is consistent with Granpa's insistent on preserving Do-han and paying attention to Ji-han only whenever he needed a body (whether it was for political marriage or to throw under the bus to save his favorite grandchild).
 
Do-han, of course, always opts for running away whenever a problem arises. He went a bit far when he essentially emotionally blackmailed AJ into marrying him, first using their friendship and then using her parents. I will never forgive Dohan for the way he treated her parents. In contrast to AJ going back to apologize to his late mother for lying, his absolute lack of guilt whenever he lied to their faces is grating to me. Nevertheless, I appreciate him finally coming to his senses and trying to stand up for himself and the other two. It's unfortunate that he wasn't allowed to, but I appreciate the thoughts.
 
The OTP were so cute; despite everything around them going to shit and stressing me out, their being soft and sweet together (while not losing the bickering) soothed my...

Thanks @dramaddictally.

Two things bugging me this week:
Why didn’t Dohan put the photos in his pocket without looking and show his sister out without giving her the satisfaction of a reaction.

Why did they keep the ’hell have no fury like a woman scorned’ trope when they had taken it away from it’s usual attachment to the second female lead character. It just didn’t fit with Choi sister’s supposed clever business management skillset having her laughing and making Jihan beg re the whole scandal threat. As Jihan pointed out, it made no sense for her to negatively impact on the company share value.

My only complaint was the kiss scene, they could have extended it in the episode 9! We got a lot of cute moments and no kiss, but at least a lot of hugs. She blew on his head after the car chase and now she will have to blow on every wound :p He doesn't have a lot of people around him with whom he can whine.

I like how we can follow the feelings of each characters and understanding them. Is it a mess? Totally! But we know that at one moment, the things will be complicated.

I liked their sincerity when they confessed when they knew they fell in love. Ji-Han's reaction was strong but the lack of trust hurt him a lot and he explained why he avoided her, not only because he was angry but because he needed time.

Do-Han's reaction was disapointing. Ah-Jung's mother said she couldn't eat and sleep but he forced the wedding. He needed a good talk with Chae-Won to regain his senses.

Ah-Jung is really a loyal friend and lover. She was hurt again and again but didn't flinch. The hardest part is she couldn't say the truth to her family.

But at the end, the 3 of them love each other and want to protect everybody, something the Choi's siblings don't understand.

Trying to be objective as much as I can, the drama has its strength points regarding the main trio. It might have needed to tone down on the fillers and focus on the characterization more in order to get the effect it wanted.
Case in point: I liked the 3 confrontations between our 2 brothers and hoped they would get more screen time so we can understand better where they come from.
The flashbacks this week from the high school days made us understand Ah-jeong better. She didn't mind being Do-han's fake girlfriend. But it was she has no one she loved. This time is different. Which is why she couldn't go through with the wedding.
One thing annoys me is how they rushed to take the blame each without discussing it with each other. Perhaps, if they put their heads together, they will find a way that hurts the least.

Grandpa is the worst! If his attitude towards the grandchildren were nurturing, there would be no Wedding Impossible drama. Should I complain? I really like the drama.

How does he treat them:
Granddaughter Choi is clearly intelligent and committed to the business. Her father might have been involved with the death of his (ex-)wife, but I don't think the daughter was. She is still cruelly pushed aside without proper explanation. No wonder she is bitter. If grandpa had formed a good bond and relationship with her, she could have been a strong ally against her own father.

Grandpa knows that Do-han is gay, but does nothing to help him lead a happy life, other than ignoring him as much as possible and now pushing him into becoming a businessman. Do-han spends time painting in his studio. Artists may also be good businessmen, but it is clearly not Do-hans interest.

Ji-han is very much interested in business and by all accounts capable, but afflicted by trauma - again something Grandpa simply ignores instead of treating and healing it. Ji-han is remarkably resilient for somebody who was so very much alone.

Now the drama is at the usual stage of the break up, noble idiocy and probably a time skip. Hopefully these tropes are handled with as much wit as other tropes before. I have high hopes for Chae-won not to turn into the obsessive, horrible SFL.

This week’s episodes made clear my biggest misapprehension about this show is true—that Do Han’s sexuality is merely being used as a plot device in this show—the setup for the marriage, the setup for why Ji Han courted Ah Jung, the impediment to their relationship, the justication for JI Han’s hurt about his brother, Grampa’s motives for creating a dysfunctional family for his grandchildren who all have lost a mother. I know that this show is not about Do Han—it’s about Ah Jung and Ji Han.—but it uses his sexual orientation as plot device without showing anything substantive about it. Do Han is often shown alone, or when he is shown with others, they are often just speaking to him about what he should or shouldn’t do even though we aren’t given any back story about what happened. What exactly happened with his ex- did they have a long-term relationship or was it a fling, who beat him up (was it Do Han which is unlikely, unless the show is going to make him a villain), what happened next, who was the NY guy and what was their relationship, was he happy in New York—these are all things the show could have shown a little more to flesh out Do Han as a person rather than a flat character whose one characteristic is that he is gay and told by everyone including, now himself, that he runs away instead of contronting his problems. Either show us a time when he ran away and WHY or stop using it for the plot. Also, I am mad that when he was going to do something and not runaway—give the press conference—the show usurped him with Ji Han’s noble sacrifice. Once again, Do Han’s development or story doesn’t matter as long as it advances the main couple.

There is criticism both in the show and by the audience that he is not being honest with himself, and yet, he is never shown denying his orientation to himself or partner or had a girlfriend with whom he deceived himself or her (Ah Jung was willingly and knowingly a fake one in high school, which is understandable given the bullying situation). So much of this is based on whether to be honest with himself he owes coming out to his family or the world or Korean society or business world Does he? Why does he owe that anymore than Ji Han being honest with Do Han that he has alway pushed on Do Han his desires—in fact, the initial impetus of the show Ji Han pushing Do Han to take over the company and marry Chae Won—all things that did not truly see Do Han for even the things Ji Han knew about him, which is that he is an artist and had ZERO interest in running the company or marrying Chae Won, which by the way Do Han shouldn’t, as it is not his skill set or interest? Why does Do Han owe this more than Ah Jung being honest that she entered in this contract to spite Ji Han or more charitably because she was interested in her interactions with Ji Han, and therefore that was the decisive factor to enter into the contract in addition to helping Do Han, getting money for her father’s hairplugs, and the...

Why was Dohan's waiting room for the press conference six miles away from where the presser was to be held? It looked like he was walking to another city for it.

Does anyone else feel like the odd episodes are kind of dull and then the even episodes are really good? Or am I the only one?

I thought it was refreshing that the leads were actually communicating and that Ji-han wasn't going to noble idiot himself (honestly, the damage is done, what good does separating from her do now?) but of course the drama had to do a 180 on that.

I loved the main and second female leads bonding and even hinting that they're gonna be friends. Also love Do-han's growth, even if it didn't work out.

I usually love secondary couples but this one leads me cold. Meh.

So Grandpa knew this whole time! That was an interesting twist.

I only discovered my love for this drama in the third week. Before that, I didn't seem to be in the right mood and was simply too distracted, as I realised when I watched all the episodes again in the meantime.

The characters, with all their flaws that make them so human, are the reason why I like this drama so much. And because we see them slowly grow and correct their mistakes, I definitely didn't find episodes 9 and 10 dragging, but rather more exciting. Plus, a little angst makes a drama all the more compelling.

Even though Ji-han's reaction when he learns that Ah-Jung knows about his brother's homosexuality wasn't the best, I was able to empathise with him. I myself have also reacted very emotionally to a disappointment, even though I knew in my head that I was overreacting.

I don't know whether Ji-han's press conference can really be described as noble idiocy. It was probably more of a kind of liberation, as the whole matter could no longer be swept under the carpet anyway.
I suspect that he knew nothing of his brother's plans, just as little as the two of them are currently communicating with each other. That's why he probably didn't deliberately deprive Do-han of the chance to face the press himself.

Wedding Impossible is by no means a perfect show but, to me, it is the best ‘romcom’ in recent times (as I couldn’t finish any perhaps since Dali and Cocky Prince). Eagerly waiting to see how this big mess to conclude next week. Not understanding the ‘dragging out’ commentary at all.

The biggest draw card is without doubt Jeon Jong-seo. She is reason enough to watch this drama - so very 3-D to bring a character alive and believable. The two male leads are not too bad with Moon Sang-min improving by the episode - although Kim Do-Won’s character is underdone, thus wasting his acting talent. I feel this is a drama re-imagining old school K-romance and this is most profound in Ep 10 as faux-forbidden love and all lies / noble idiocy come to head. The three leads’ respective actions are in character with what we’ve seen so far.

Now, all I wish is a satisfying end!

Thanks for the recap!

I’m absolutely loving this drama. It feels like the Marriage, not Dating of this generation. Everything, the quip between the leads, the crackling chemistry, the fresh-faced cast, and the clever resubversion of classic tropes + it also essentially being a “love” triangle between the FL, her contract marriage partner, and the meddling “mother”-in-law who, here, is actually the brother-in-law and the main love interest?! Honestly, it’s just a genius concept to me. I’m still not over it and they’ve done so well with it.

Honestly, they’re all so realistically selfish, but there’s all this satisfying dramatic irony everywhere that it makes the fallout between them so engaging to watch. For me the whole show has been pretty superbly paced and I’m only bummed we don’t get to spend too much time with our leads as a couple. I really appreciated the writing for both of them in these episodes. I love that they didn’t force a bunch of gratuitous heartfluttering moments. Their dynamic was perfect with him turning into a sappy seductive idiot and her staying as chill as ever, but unable to resist him as always. I find their chemistry to be very unique and understated. And I love the witty banter between them and how its softened into something more playful.

I love how Ah-jeong articulated how she came to terms with her feelings for Ji-han. I think an important part of Ah-jeong’s journey is finding sincerity within herself and her life. While at first it could appear as though A-jeong is being overly sacrificial, willing to risk everything, it really isn’t the case. The drama has really subtly and satisfyingly built up her progression to this point. Ah-jeong has been in a bit of a slump in her career acting like she’s fine doing anything to make it in the industry, then now acting like she’s fine to look on the bright side when her friend needs to use her for a shield even when its costing her and causing her strain.

She’s been working in a profession that caused her to have to pretend to be okay for so long, whether on set in front of a crew or even to her family and “closest” friend when her career wasn’t going how she planned. While the fake relationship seemed like a fun venture as an actress at first, as the lines blurred, it only served to become an extension of the problem she had at the start. Now, rather than omitting parts of her life, she was creating a false image of herself and allowing her family to believe it, but it was hurting her the most in the end. Their sincerity surrounding her marriage was bound to get to her and I think it makes sense that she’d be relieved to be truthful with everyone, even if it hurts.

For her, it is probably very refreshing to have something that makes her feel happy and strong enough to want to be truthful and sincere with herself and others, even against all the odds. Deep down, what she’s truly wanted is to have something worth being honest for and she found that in the...

How come we lost @unit?

It is always a complex experience watching a show in a different language and cultural setting. On the one hand, I firmly reject the ‘othering’ of cultures not our own/deeply familiar with as this kind of regressive thinking deprives us of our common humanity and renders ‘unknowable’ and ‘exotic’ what is not our own. This kind of lens has been applied all too often by western commentators and viewers to non-western contexts. On the other hand, I look at myself and recognise that I know very little about the lived experiences of people in South Korea (even though I have been reading as much as I can and have been studying the language, a pleasure and pain in equal measure because of recognising how hard it will be to become fluent in it one day but I digress) not at all because the South Koreans are unknowable or so different - but because it is nigh impossible to fully understand a culture not your own (1) if one isn’t living there, trying to learn the language, history, cultural differences and nuances and extensively mix with the locals. It is not even necessarily that helpful to visit as a tourist because that experience is often limited in scope no matter how enjoyable, educational, thrilling or otherwise it might be. It can help a bit/somewhat but tourism exists in a space which is largely disengaged from the reality of life and presents countries as live-action dioramas.
So, where does this leave me as a non-Korean viewer who now has
love but also a healthy dose of dismay and scepticism about KDs? Is it too cowardly to say that I have more questions than answers?

I agree, Ah-jung is a fascinating character. I am interested in the other characters too, but mostly she's the interesting one. It's weird to me that she's not the cutest/prettiest person on the screen. Moon Sang-min is, but the result over the episodes has been for me to believe that Ah-jung is more like a real person. OK, I know, she's got a pretty smile and clear skin and is tiny and athletic, and that's all actressy stuff. But she's also a person who looks like she's about to burn a hole in the camera lens with her intensity, a person who cries ugly and looks uncertain, and as you said in the summary, like she's about to crack. It's really good.

One detail that irked me a little was Do Han having his hair color changed to black just for the conference (and/or company). Why couldn't he have kept it the same? >_>" It just lead me to think how he has to conform to a certain image.