Amazing

Another amazing yet dark, dark episode for sure; the lengths Sun-Woo goes to ensure she keeps her son and guarantee a divorce is crazily admirable, and as hard as it was to watch the abuse scenes, I found her scenes with her son even harder. That he couldn’t see beyond his own needs was a bit heartbreaking -- the way he attacked and criticized her parenting, saying she never had time for him, unlike his sainted father was a bit much. He made it sound like Sun Woo may well have brought a lot of what was happening on herself -- which is furthest from the truth. She was wronged and I wish he had stood by her. I was in pain for her, but at the same time, I understood that she was willing to do whatever it took to keep what was her, and for that, she earned my respect.I do understand the son as well; all he wants is a happy secure family -- his life back as it was. Sadly it will never be like that ever again. I cannot, however, begin to describe my feelings towards the husband -- what a waste of a human being if he is even that. To chose to be with a woman who asked if not demanded that he give up his son tells me they deserve each other. She can keep him, and if she thinks she won, she has something else coming for sure. We have not seen the end to the craziness, and I have a feeling what’s to come is worse. The saddest part, however, is the impact this couple’s twisted and obsessive hatred for each other will have on their son.

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In Awe

I am in awe of this drama. Sun Woo is explosive every time, even in her subtle ways. I like that she doesn’t hold back, and as much as Da Kyung might not want to believe her; she knows as the day is light Sun Woo tells the truth. The son, though, I have tried to understand him, but he continues to be so very angry, it's like he hates himself more than anyone else. He is ok with his father having a completely new life but doesn’t want his mom to have one; his destructive behavior towards his mother and at school is bound to catch up with him sooner or later. A storm is coming that none of them will be able to escape if he's not helped. Tae Oh’s problem is that he thinks he is smarter than Sun Woo. Whatever deal Sun Woo makes with the Director reinforces her as she strikes first at Tae Oh and Myung Soo’s plans, rendering any move obsolete at least for the time being. I would really prefer it if Myung Soo was fired. I want her gone, I really cannot stomach her anymore.When one plays with fire, they should expect to get burned. Selfish Tae Oh plays with fire, and it turns against him, threatening to engulf the son he says he so desperately wants back but sadly it also endangers everybody else as well. I desperately, desperately feel for Hyun Seo, she’s back right where she left two years ago. Everything is so twisted and I believe the seed of doubt was probably already there for Da Kyung, even before Sun Woo or Ye Rim said anything. But now it’s here to stay, and every now and then will continue to send out a little root that painstakingly changes everything, making the life she stole to be with Tae Oh a living hell. And, of course, in that pit of snake town, no one is to be trusted, and I mean no one, not even doctor love. I am completely mesmerized by the careful writing, direction, and acting of this uniquely extravagant, drama that just drags you in and keeps you transfixed.

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Fascinating

Yet another fascinating episode. Tae Oh is as dislikable as Sun Woo is unpredictable -- love is an obsessive delusion that is cured by marriage but destroyed by infidelity. We finally get background on how doctor love meets Sun Woo’s son and DK’s father -- contrary to what we were led to believe he is not a spy and may truly care for Soo Woo, but only time will tell. For the first, I am scared for JY and what he may do – he is crying out for attention, wanting to be noticed, but as soon as someone does, he wishes they never did –his anger is like a ball of fire, once released it explodes.I love Hyun Seo and I hope she is safe. I like how she carries herself, the way she speaks, but more so what she says. One can never fix oneself by breaking someone else – DK, baby happiness isn’t getting what you want; it’s wanting what you got. As expected, TH set up JH, and I must say he set him up good and deservedly so; he is scum, but then it takes one to know one. I was shocked at Ye Rim’s reaction to seeing her husband in sin. I guess she was ok with turning a blind eye to his philandering ways as long as she didn’t witness it. As they say, a fool can turn a blind eye as long as they don’t know what the ostrich sees underground. The mind truly works in mysterious ways. And as much as I don’t care for Ye Rim, I am glad she was able to free herself finally. I am always stomped by those who are incapable of seeing beyond their own world. And more so by the choices people make in the name of love, be it doctor love or Yeo Byung Gyu DK’s father. He used his power to declare war on Soo Won in his bid to protect his daughter from her own stupidity but, in the process forgot that Soo Won is a mother, a defender, a tigress and a warrior, and there is nothing she won’t do to protect her child. He messed with the wrong mother. To say I love Sun Woo is an understatement -- what I love most about her is her loyalty and commitment, she really does try more than once to save Hyun Seo from herself and her psycho ex-boyfriend and I truly hope she does. But that ending, what, why, please say it isn’t so. How are we expected to wait another week?

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Jung Kyung Ho (second favorite actor)

OMG... to have Jung Kyung Ho (second favorite actor), Yoo Yeon Seok, Jo Jung Suk, Kim Dae Myung, and Jeon Mi Do all in one drama is insane, loved the first outing of the show but more than that I loved the unique and special kind of friendship and trust between the leads. The mutual understanding between them is invaluable and endearing. I believe it to be the most important and guiding principle of the drama -- their strong bond of friendship and support that links them together.I enjoyed this first episode, its free-flowing nature, the set up of each character, their natures, development, and the delivery of it all. I love Jung Ro Sa's Jung Won's mother, actually, I love the whole family. The band stuff had me in stitches and I look forward to more of it. In a way, I wish all ten episodes were available, but on the same token, I am okay with the weekly stream, makes the anticipation that much sweeter. That last scene though, wasn't that their friend's boyfriend in the elevator, caught red-handed; boy, oh boy.

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Obsessed

I am obsessed with this show. I love Lee Ik Jun's sister. She is even cooler than all of them combined. Things seem to be getting quite complicated in romance land. It looked like Jun Wan might have feelings for Ik Jun's sister but it seems she likes Dr. Ah Chin; however, Dr. Ah likes Dr. Song Hwa, I mean he confessed. But I ship Dr. Song with Dr. Jun Wan, I am staying steadfast on this and hoping my ship sails sooner than later so not sure how things will go down for all involved. I love Dr. Gyeo Wool with Dr. Jung Won. She is borderline obsessed, I love it, but it's working for her, he’s starting to like her. I had a massive smile on my face when he calmly and nonchalantly slid the cookies to her. That was so slick. I also ship Dr. Suk Hyung and Dr. Eun Jin (she is so pretty), I am sure she is interested in him she always seems to have a thousand and one questions about him and how to get closer to him. Let's not even discuss the cheating wife; she repulses me. I even love the moms in this show, with Dr. Jun Wan's mom being the coolest. And oh let's not forget the twins. I swear I cannot get enough of this show.

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I love this show

Another great episode had me laughing and crying at the same time. I loved everything about this episode, from Gyeo Wool, chasing down the abusive father (she is my hero) to Jung Won slighting her, she looked so hurt, but it just proved to me he really likes her even if he doesn’t know it yet. The mafia game with Jung Won’s mom and the gang was the best. I laughed so hard tears were rolling down my eyes to the singing husband and father – I loved it. At the same time, I couldn’t stop my tears from falling about the heart patient and his dad as well as the transplant patient and his family. Heartwarming stories all around.I knew Song Hwa didn’t like Chi Yong back, I mean romantically. I felt so bad for him. Jun Wan and Ik Jun’s sister OMG I love them, well I love her even though I shipped him with Song Hwa, it looks like that ship has sunk, ain't going anywhere but I'm ok with that. I ship Chu Min Ha and Suk Hyung, God knows he needs some romance in his life. Poor guy can never seem to get peace of mind when it comes to his good for nothing father. OMG, a Go Ah Ra cameo (I love her). That ending scene with Song Hwa, I hope all turns out well. Why oh why is this one episode a week; I need answers now.

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Explosive

What an explosive opening to this drama; five minutes in and I was already fully invested. First off, Kim Hee Ae (Ji Sun Woo), what an amazingly talented and classy actress -- I enjoy her. Secondly, for the hour or so of this episode, time was at a standstill. And as I realized the episode was wrapping up, I started to panic, thinking I wouldn't be able to stand the suspense of another day, let alone a week for the story to unfold. Waiting week in and week out will be torture, I know it already. As the story unfolded, it occurred to me that she may be living in a swinging community and not know it; everybody seemed suspect -- like they all knew what was going on and she was the only one that didn't know. It never crossed my mind that the whole damn neighborhood was a part of whatever her husband (and the lot of them for that matter) were in on. I cannot stop thinking how such a strong and successful woman ends up with such a weak ass man with a major inferiority complex -- the gull of that man, living off his wife and daring to cheat, like seriously. Whatever Sun Woo does from here onwards, is fair game as far as I am concerned, and I am with her all the way. I cannot wait to see how she handles the situation. More than the husband, I cannot stand the women who knew and not only participated but went to such lengths to cover it up. I am dumbfounded by how disgusting they all are, and I hope she gets them one by one.

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The Betrayal

For the first time I feel violent and I truly just wanted her to stab the hell out of all of them but him most of all. I am glad she didn't but I wanted it so badly I won't lie. I cannot stand those so called "friends", if those are her friends I am scared to think what her enemies would do to her. I must say Sun Woo is such a strong person to stand tall in the face of such adversity surrounded by such vultures and pretend like you know nothing takes a strength of not just body but mind. She blows me away. One can love two people a the same time but cannot be in love with them at the same time so the husband needs to cut the bullshit. There is nothing worse than cheating but to lie about it is a thousand times worse than owing it. What a coward. Man this drama is going to be a crazy heart-wrenching rollercoaster of a ride

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Choices

This episode was about choices ... Geun-soo's decision might come back to bite him someday. I hope he realizes sooner than later that one shouldn't change just to make someone else happy or to gain their love. I hope this move doesn't affect him negatively and that he becomes instrumental in taking down the President from the inside. I am a bit wary of that investment company. Hopefully, it's a real offer that will help DanBam and the team in the long run. Sae-yo-ri's choice also makes sense, he is too wrapped up in his feelings for someone else to consider or accept another, but I also think he shouldn't dismiss how Yi-Seo feels or tell her she is mistaken in how she feels. That's even worse than rejecting her. I find it hard to believe Sae-ro-yi was blind to Yi-Seo's feelings towards him. I think he deliberately chooses to ignore them because of it suites him. I am curious to see what Yi-Seo will do now; will she still work at DanBam... a game-changing episode indeed.

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Kim Seo Hyung

As soon as the show opened I knew it was my kind of show. I love crime genres. This first episode has a lot going on, and much of it wasn’t very good, be it serial killing, abuse (child and otherwise) and, or bullying. There is nothing I loathe more than child abuse and worse if it's brought on by a parent and bullies.I love how Kim Seo Hyung depicts Cha Young Jin, sad and trapped in the past she wishes she could change but has to live with nonetheless. I understand how losing a best friend to such a violent crime can make one feel that way, but to be taunted and told she had the opportunity to save her friend if she had chosen to do so must feel like a stab to the heart. What a heavy load to carry. I feel deeply for her, but I also commend her for keeping her promise and becoming a team lead for a major crimes squad. I was very touched by her relationship with Eun Ho and watching it develop through the years. Kim Seo Hyung and Baek Sang Ho are the reasons I am watching this drama, and I expect great things from both of them. I think I am going to enjoy this drama.

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lass of Lies vibes

This drama gives me Class of Lies vibes. It is always so infuriating to hear why serial killers start on their spree, and this one wasn’t any better – how delusional but worse no punishment – 19 years and for it to end just like that (or did it), how devastating for Detective Cha – I feel for her. But why do I get the sense that nothing is over and how are the last stigmata victim connected to the school and the church (why is it that school and church administrators be the creepiest?). The whole thing just gives me bad vibes. Also, why does the guy Eun Ho saved to give me the creeps; am I the only one that feels that way? I am devastated and cannot stop crying at that ending and what a lonely life Eun Ho must have lived. I really hope Baek Sang Ho is one of the good guys. I have a feeling he is but not entirely sure, with that said, I loved his introduction to the drama.

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Power

As expected, the President believes power is obtained by money and wealth rather than by acts of love. To be schooled by Sae-yo-ri in that power based on the love of those who matter most is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment -- that must have been quite a blow. True Yeo-si is selfish, ruthless, and downright insensitive, but what appeals most about her is she is a straight shooter, no hidden agendas, and more than that, she learns from her mistake and is not averse to changing her ways. People with great passions who accomplish great deeds and who possess strong feelings, with great minds and a strong personality, rarely come out of good little boys and girls. While Yeo Si can often act ugly and unsympathetic, I don’t think she is prejudiced so much as she doesn’t care to understand other people's feelings nor share in anyone else’s pain except Sae's -- this, of course, does not excuse her behavior. She is, however, open to change and developing a relationship through interactions with Sae -- I like that about her. Sae-yo-ri might have solved the immediate issue at hand, but the President will not take any of it lying down. He is ready to go after what Sae cares about most. It's all-out war now!

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Lies

I don't get why Heo Jae needs to lie, cheat, kill, fabricate if he really believes what he is doing is to benefit the country; there is something completely off about him. He keeps bringing up the professor's name like he envied him or was jealous in some way; I don't get what he is after; is it personal gain; something is missing. Also, I don't get how he puts out a false report without making sure the original is taken care of, destroyed. I knew leaking that document would not go over as easy as it looked and as is typical using the media to distract from the main issue -- the false report and use Hye Joon as the scapegoat.

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Rogue

It is quite clear Heo Jae has gone off the deep end; he has convinced himself that he’s the one person to fix the country’s economy and is willing to get rid of anyone that stands in his way. He has gone rogue. I knew the minute that Director Seo called Hye-joon, he was good as dead. I have to say I am not any closer to understanding Heo's vision other than to have the authority over the country's economy. I sense that Yi-heon finally understands that even though his father had all these idealistic notions, he possessed a deep understanding of the country's economic vulnerability and worked hard to get others to understand in the hopes of preventing another disaster but no one was interested, especially not Heo. As things seem to be going his way, Heo is quick to dismiss Yi-heon but all he's done is let the lion out of the cage because Yi-heon will be coming for him for sure. Heo Jae assertion that he never lied to the president regarding the status of JS Bank will come back to haunt him one day. This one intense drama!

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