What the heck… there are 293 comments on the Start-Up recap, and rumors of a shipping war. Not touching that with a 10-foot pole.

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    Me too. I went there when the comments were around 100 and decided not to go near it after I saw the signs of a shipping war

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      Is it really there? My comments were in the first 50 and all the responses I got were fine (you and I have exchanged comments nicely), but wow… I guess things really escalated… It’s just a show, isn’t it?

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        Yeah, things sure did escalate. I mean the moment I saw people calling Do San manipulative, I was like ” I have read enough comments”

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        Yeah some of the comments are really taking things to a whole new level. This show is fun but definitely not worth getting so emotional over!

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    It’s a web of lies by both Ji Pyeong and Do san. I left the show at ep 3 because it was unsettling, Dal mi is being duped. Lying is sth many women detest the most in men. I want her to become succesful and screw both the guys, she deserves someone honest and worthy and it isn’t necessary to find your partner in work.

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      I dropped it with no intention of picking it back – but the main issue being Dal-mi’s character so completely flat that I find nothing worth my rooting her.

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        I’m with you on the flat writing of the female characters, not just Dalmi. Halmoni is the only one who seems to have some meat to her, but I think it’s also Kim Hae-sook bringing her A-game to the show. It’s a shame, because the humour in this drama is really top notch; but only the male actors are in the funny bits.

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        Maybe her character is flat, but…

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        This, and also, I can’t believe so many people in the comment section actually think its a sign of being a great CEO that she committed blackmail aka felony to get her investment. Dal Mi has not shown actual leadership skills worth the praise yet, the sparks here and there are two weak to light up the whole sky. And I personally believe the writer doesn’t know how start up or tech industry landscape works. She is putting bandages on top of the holes and gap in her own lack of understanding by pumping the triangle, nonsensical revenge and shitty CEO plots. I mean people are more stressed about who is the girl in the swing in a fucking logo…tell me why it matters? Its a logo, they aren’t going to make Dal Mi or In Jae face of sandbox because of it. I’ve said if for weeks now, peel back the fluff……the writing on technical aspect is the weakest I’ve seen in a while. Its a standard rom-com.

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      Haha that would be a good resolution too! I agree that there’s too much lying happening. Not just the two guys. Also Halmoni. She’s also perpetuating the lies. I feel bad for Dalmi.

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        As much as I love Halmoni, she really is perpetuating the lies.

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        I feel really bad for DalMi. Her poor heart, when she learns.
        I also feel bad for InJae. Halmoni hasn’t tried to reach her.

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          Totally! Every grandchild is equally precious, surely. That story of what happened in the intervening years is like a blackbox. I wonder if they’ll do a flashback episode sometime soon to fill in the gaps. There is certainly room for that.

          Injae is – in theory – a very complex character, but she hasn’t been given her due in the story – yet. Maybe it’s going to happen soon. I’d happily watch a spinoff with Injae as the lead, and get into her head, during and after her parents’ divorce, her mum’s remarriage, her stepdad’s betrayal, her entrepreneurial spirit (even if she seems to be riding on her sister’s identity) – there’s so much going on with her. But it’s discussed only at the surface level in this show. :/

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