Start Up.E10

I had a few good laughs in this episode! 🤣

Or maybe I was expecting a broody episode. 🙊 The PD/writerNim did a great job of push and pull from the sunshine and rain! 😅

I am truly happy that Ji Pyeong admitted he wrote those letters, with Halmeoni and all those crazy idea of finding the real Do San. JP defended DS, saying that NOT ALL were lies but Dal Mi is mad to even hear every word of it. I mean, OF COURSE, she’ll be mad. I am mad. But boy, JP might’ve felt relieved (ME.THINKS.SO) in admitting he’s the one sending the letters as I literally facepalmed myself WHEN HE CONFESSED. THERE. WHILE EATING NOODLES! 🙈🙉🙊 *he did it so casually, I laughed o so hard!! 🙃

Haha! Our girl’s STILL devastated and obviously confused and he just confessed his feelings, adding that there’s no pressure in answering him back. I wanted him to be the best man heere! I even wished for an Oppa/Dongsaeng with him and DM since forevee but he pushed it over THAT way! That he came out as, a little too cocky? 🙈 Anyway, that leaves us to our poor Do San 🤧

He’s followed DM like a puppy, with those puffy eyebags because he has literally cried a lot this hour 🥺🥺
That scene in the bar has me cracking up til now!!! I won’t spoil it to anyone who hasn’t seen it yet but it was comedy gold! I love the nerdy DS and his scientific arguments! 🤣🤣🤣

I applaud DS in finally realizing that being himself isn’t bad. I loved the metaphors used in that SUIT! It makes sense! He can never truly love someone when he himself can’t love himself yet, right? And coming to realize that he too can be a plan B for both Samsan tech and DM, I mean, WHY NOT?!👌

AND THAT CLIFFHANGER. 🙊🤧

Sidenote:
Sa Ha’s was a little bit way over the top playing Chul San that I was actually glad, he called her out. *music que: Quit playing games with my heart 🙉

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    Chul-san’s face was soooo red! 🤣

    Maybe Do-san doesn’t want to be a Plan B, rather that he’d be (successful) enough so there would be no need for a Plan B? (Make sure she won’t fall off the tightrope so the safety net would not be needed)

    I thought Ji-pyeong’s confessions were the end of the triangle, kinda like Jung-hwan’s, but I guess not yet *sigh*

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      Poor Chul San! Haha! And yes, the confession was just the beginning eh?

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        Me wishing that was actually a graceful exit so we can focus on the revenge plot. Haha. I don’t want the triangle to drag out any longer because when Dal-mi was agonizing over the discovery, it’s obvious who she was thinking about 🙁

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          Yes to this! I am so over shipping wars! The love triangle indeed has been going on forever. I want the business arc to come, family reunion (if any, I don’t know 🤷‍♀️), to learn more about Sand box because that way, Dad’s death will not be in vain. 🤷‍♀️

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    I didn’t laugh at the scene when JiPyeong confessed. I actually cried, because he’s being honest and he’s giving DalMi her space and isn’t pushing.
    Telling DoSan that he might need his past to get DalMi was totally out of character to me in JiPyeong. It’s the only moment of the drama where I didn’t like him at all.
    I didn’t like DoSan following and almost stalking DalMi. As they are our OTP, it will be ok, but I don’t like the way DoSan breaks boundaries while JiPyeong respects them.
    I hate how InJae is being treated: so she’s the mean sister because she lied about the girl in the swing. Well, that’s the only lied he told in a drama full of liars, first one being DalMi.
    And I want someone to explain to me why halmoni hasn’t even tried to reach InJae. Does anyone have a rational answer to this? She’s even protecting the woman who dumped his son, but we’re on episode 10 and she hasn’t tried to get in touch with InJae.

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      Regarding halmoni, I think her anger towards the sisters’ mom got transferred to In-jae, as she also chose to be with the mom for whatever reason, so that was why she didn’t contact her. That is my take regarding this question.

      Though I agree with most of your points, for me, I liked Ji-pyeong in that scene so much – the scene that he specifically told Do-san that he no longer could use the past he himself shared with Dal-mi. I think that was true to his character. Now he knows that he loves Dal-mi and wants her for himself, this becomes a love war so I think it was fair enough that he said that to Do-san no matter how heart-breaking that was. Do-san also got a chance to see himself out of the ‘Do-san in the letter’ light. I love how honest Ji-pyeong is. And I’m so glad that the show gave him that scene, to be himself, to be honest – to be real to his feelings.

      Even if he doesn’t end up with FL, that confession scene and the scene he talked with Do-san really put both of them at the same length from Dal-mi. I call that a fair play, and now no matter who will win Dal-mi’s heart, there won’t be any objection from me.

      P.S. Just a side note, I think Do-san is the end game 100% when the show gave us the ‘Plan B’ ‘I will make sure she never needs a plan B’ thing from Ji-pyeong and Do-san respectively. Another thing is that now it seems like Ji-pyeong has another thing to take care of and that seals the deal -he won’t have much time to pursue Dal-mi.

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        Agreed.
        And of course DoSan is end game.
        Cyrano never got the girl.
        I never thought for a minute that there would be another ending.

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          I have seen Beanies including you talked about Cyrano. May I ask what it is?

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            Cyrano de Bergerac was a famous French poet and writer in the 17th century, as an anecdote he had a very big nose.
            In 1897 another French writer, Edmund Rostand, wrote a play loosely based on his life. Cyrano is in love with his cousin, Roxane, which is young and beautiful. As he is intelligent, brave and admired (he’s a soldier), he wants to confess but doesn’t because he has a complex because of his big nose.
            One day a new cadet arrives, he’s young and beautiful, but awful with words. Roxane and Christian meet and fall in love with each other and they began to exchange letters. As Christian’s letters are awful, Cyrano helps him by writing in those letters his true feelings for Roxane.
            A war happens and Cyrano and Christian must go and fight in it and ultimately Christian dies, while Cyrano assures him, it’s Christian the one she loves, even if she had told him that she would love the person who wrote those letters even if he was ugly.
            After the war, Roxane enters a convent because she says she can’t love another man and Cyrano pays her visits every week, until he’s attacked by some opponents that hit his head with a stone. He died by Roxane side, and only then she realises it was him the one who wrote the letters.
            There are many film and theatre adaptations of this play, I would highly recommend the 1990 French version starring Gerard Depardieu.

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            Omg thank you so much @eazal for such detailed description. It was a tragedy then! Oh I just wish he told her he was the one writing those letters and those letters were his true feelings for him but I guess that would pit both Christiana and Roxane in a very difficult situation. Let me change this: I wish he didn’t write those letters for Christian.

            Thank you for the suggestion about the version you think it’s the best. I don’t normally enjoy tragedy but if I happen to want to delve into this one I will follow your guidance. 🥳

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      I actually laughcry at JP’s confession because maybe it was so out of character? For me, he has been good in keeping his emotions intact and that straightup confession, wow it blew me out! The livewatch party last night were all squeeing because we didn’t expect it to happen, real fast though! But JP’s way was consistent with him being no nonsense person and gave it up, straight to the point 👌🏼
      And Do San. Well, it was stalking right. I don’t even know about it anymore, I just want them (OTP) to get over with and just be together! I want other issues to be dealt with too! And yes! The arc of In Jae, for me, needed to be addressed! What happened to her in that Woo household? And what’s Halmeoni’s take on her too? Urgh. 6 episodes left and we need more answers.

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