Start Up seriously does these sappy shit that nobody asked for…that whole stunt with Do San’s father was unnecessary…..nobody asked for it.

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    Aww, I quite liked that scene. I was a bit annoyed at his protests in previous episodes but what he said here about the speed of change made me finally understand where he was coming from and empathize a bit more with his point of view.

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      I agree with you. I thought the whole point of him entering the Demo Day and caused a scene wasn’t necessary, but I liked the message he tried to convey about the ideal pace for innovation.

      Besides, he is also a plot device to show us that now he’s approved of FL. If the first reason above isn’t convincing, this one has to be 🥂.

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        It could’ve been done without needless dragging In Jae into the midst of it, establishing the second point.

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          You know the drama rule: In order to highlight how good one is, you need a comparison.

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      We have to touchbase with reality from time-to-time. I’m in the IT industry and this is a struggle even for my colleagues and I… more so to those like Dosan’s dad. They are also of the advanced age. Pivoting to another career and developing new skills are very challenging for them.

      Plotwise this was supposed to be Injae’s ‘growth’ moment but it didn’t land very well.

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        Growth moment for In Jae? How? The lady graciously accepted her not winning the investment and ended up looking like she is more focused than ever to work towards her goal. I am glad she pointed out the double standard of him targeting her over his son who is in the same field and gave good answers. But that’s not growth, she has always been pretty eloquent and business savvy. It was meant to somehow reconcile father and son, In Jae was a plot device.

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          Director Yoon commented that Injae found her “Why”.

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            You know that ain’t ‘It’ they wanted to establish but they tried. Poorly written.

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      I understood and agreed with what he was saying, but hated it as a plot device because (1) He should not have been allowed to cause a scene and then stay (2) I thought In Jae was absolutely right to point out that his son was in the same field but by doing so, she was once again labeled as underhanded (3) In Jae supposedly found her “why” responding to him, but then Dal-mi came, referenced that in a way that was meant to compare herself to In Jae in a more favorable light.

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        The whole thing was a weak ass plot device to elevate Dal Mi and Do San…maybe, this is good….maybe In Jae can find a global partner a different way

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        I really hate your (3) because it’s so true. That moment when she used this to highlight how different her project is from her sister’s it’s just mean to say the least. Actually, I found Dal-mi very unlikable in this episode with regard to how she viewed and treated her sister. Let’s be honest here, it wasn’t her sister fault to choose to be with the mother, and neither was hers for choosing the father. By trying to feel that she was the one who was right makes her look vengeful and not nice.

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          Has DalMi been anything but mean to her sister so far? I have a very clear answer to that.

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            I mean but has her sister ever not been mean to DM? They both did that to each other really.

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            @amy1009 you have an extraordinary memory (I tend to forget the episodes as I saw them), as you were the one who reminded me JiPyeong followed DalMi the first day they met as adults. But so far I can remember DalMi always being mean to InJae. True, InJae hasn’t been kind to her either, but imo, it was only to pay her rudeness back (which is not ok). I really hated in this episode the fact that both DalMi and halmoni have sort of “forgotten” because she’s had a hard life in her second marriage, but both of them are so hard on InJae.

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            @eazal I agree. I didn’t mean to say she is all bad. She is amazingly competent. They really wasted her potential. Really it’s always sfl’s who get the short end of the stick. I see nothing wrong with the choice she made to choose her mother. And yes both the grandmother and Dal mi should have given consideration to her. That’s really something I didn’t like. I can understand the sister’s rivalry but how could grandma not have cared about In Jae at all while she is even shown to care about her daughter in law? We can’t really put all the blame on In Jae. Some choices she made were wrong yes but so did DM.

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    It was totally unnecessary, and besides, even if he has a point and is right… he is shouldn’t be targeting InJae. Her company is the one who has developed the app, she’s not the owner of the company who hires him and pays his wages. He’s putting all the responsibility of his future in one person that is not the main reason he will be fired.
    As much as Kim Won Hae acting was top notch (when it’s not?), I was 🙄🙄🙄🙄

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      Actually this side plot is the final straw for me , along with all the wrong business lessons touted by the show just to elevate the OTP’s romance. The company who bought the tech is the employer and they are the ones who had the obligation to take care of the employees being replaced.

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        Now you got me at wrong business lessons. I was thinking I was learning something- a lot of things regarding start-ups from the show. Are you saying that some of them are invalid?

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          I wouldn’t take any of the business aspect seriously….I really wouldn’t…they did surface level, minimum research so its best to just enjoy it as what it is, a romance drama set around start up.

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          I know nothing about Start-ups but I really don’t think you can create a complete model business in three months. Even if you already have the AI tech, I can hardly imagine 5 people working together for the first time being able to launch a complete product in two months. It’s nuts and very unreal.

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            Right. My sis who worked in a tech start-up also told me that for the sake of the show they included everything that a start-up MIGHT face in a span of 3-5 years to a 16-ep show.

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    Poor In Jae had both of her presentations hi-jacked..

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