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Heirs: Episode 3

The show is settling into its groove, and not just because we’re packing up to head back to Korea soon. (Soon!) I’m actually warming up to how the California setting is being integrated into the story, now that we’ve put the horridness of the Cali stereotypes behind us. (The less we speak of those, the better.)

There’s an interesting effect that comes from shooting a quintessentially Korean romance drama in a place that’s both so iconic and so NOT the norm for quintessentially Korean romance dramas—it’s weird, but in a good way. It feels fish-out-of-water-like for us too, giving us a taste of what the characters feel, being out of sync and not quite there, there. And you know, I do think that’s quite the point.

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EPISODE 3 RECAP

In the movie theater, Tan translates the conversation unfolding onscreen for Eun-sang. Then he veers off-script, tacking on his own scenario about meeting a girl named Eun-sang that ends on: “Do I… like you?”

After a few charged moments, Eun-sang offers, “Probably not.” She points out that he’s engaged as though that’s explanation enough, and he brushes that aside impatiently: “What if I do anyway?” She says that’s too much like the movies, and Tan replies that this kind of thing happens in real life too.

Eun-sang gets distracted with the realization, “Are we really in Hollywood?” Rather, it’s her excuse to be distracted, and she marvels at the Hollywood sign while studiously ignoring Tan’s attempt to have a conversation about what he just said. Clocking her avoidance, he relents and offers to take her to see the sign up close.

She declines, telling him he’s done enough for her. Hers is the rational decision, but Tan is upset by the rejection.

They return to his house to pick up her luggage, by which time he’s become silent and gloomy. She says her goodbye and starts to head off… and then Tan grabs her bag from her and carries it back inside the house.

By now, best bud Chan-young has responded to her online plea for help and urges her to call him asap. But rather than relay that message, Tan tells Eun-sang to stay at the house until her friend calls. Trying to cling to any reason to keep her here.

He gets a call from Manager Yoon, one of Jeguk’s executives (who stood up to big bro Won the other day) and also Chan-young’s father. Manager Yoon informs Tan of the stockholders family gathering he is to attend, per Chairman Dad’s decree. Also, Won will be there, and Tan understands that his presence won’t be met with brotherly welcome.

On the other end of the call, Manager Yoon hangs up and gets accosted by a friendly Bo-na, who’s already calling him “Father.” Haha. I know she’s a ditzy girlfriend with a one-track mind, but I do find her attachment to Chan-young harmlessly cute. She complains that Chan-young is probably cheating on her already, but the moment Manager Yoon agrees that his son was bad, Bo-na jumps to her boyfriend’s defense. She’s a riot.

Bo-na is part of the broadcasting club and joins fellow club member Hyo-shin (prosecutor’s son and mysteriously vomiting sunbae). After dismissing annoying underclassmen who’ve come to fawn over Hyo-shin, Bo-na chats with him about one of their members whose family made him quit the club. I suppose it makes sense—why be a creative when you can own the creatives as some CEO or another? Hyo-shin himself would be forced to quit if his elders found out, and he figures that either he’s hid the secret well, or his parents have hid it for him. (So… grandpa rules his family, I take it?)

Bo-na wonders what pill he’s popping, and Hyo-shin waves it off as vitamins for his advanced old age—yunno, nineteen versus her eighteen. But we know better.

Tan dresses for the stockholders meeting and tells Eun-sang to stay at home till he’s back. And then, oh god, Terrible Stoner Surfer Meathead is back, make it stop make it stop make it stooooop. Never have I been so mad at beans for not killing somebody. I envy Eun-sang’s inability to understand him.

Terrible Meathead is happy to sidle up flirtatiously to Eun-sang, which at least gets Tan rethinking his plans for the day. Off she goes with him. I’m so relieved for her.

Tan’s mother, Madam Han, consults with her sister about grounds for divorce. Little Sis speaks with a conspicuous saturi accent (i.e., distinctly non-high-society), and Madam Han urges her to keep her voice down before slipping into saturi herself. (Ha, anybody else reminded of Julie “How dare he say I’m from Riverside” Cooper?) Little Sis gives her the name of a guy who’ll follow people to snap adultery photos, because adultery is her only viable grounds for seeking divorce.

I’m wondering why she’d want a divorce from her cushy situation, but no, it turns out she’s sending the rat to sniff out Madam Jung—aka Wife No. 2. Ah, is she still legally the wife? So Madam Han really IS a concubine. That explains why Tan is registered under Wife 2’s name in the family registry (until the law was reformed in recent years, children had to be registered under their father’s name, and to keep Tan legitimate he was listed as the child of the lawful wife). Granted, Madam Han has been the chairman’s recognized partner for years, but she’s eager to claim her place officially.

As she’s making her furtive call to the private eye in the cellar, she fails to see the housekeeper, Eun-sang’s mother, until it’s too late. (For convenience’s sake, she’ll be simply Mom.) Mom may be mute but she’s certainly not deaf, and she confirms that she heard all.

I’m getting the sense that Madam Han has been unsuccessful in asserting her place not because of meanie oppression but due to her own lack of mental acuity. Her argument is all, You should’ve heard how secretive I was being and made your presence known so I wouldn’t keep talking about myself incriminatingly! Silly billy.

Mom dryly notes that she was standing here the whole time doing just that, holding out messages to her employer that went unseen. Hilariously, those notes read: “If you’re lucky you won’t get caught” and “You should really use an unregistered phone for these calls.” Ha.

Tan takes Eun-sang along for the long drive to the Central Cali orchard where the company event is being held. He advises her to take a look around while he’s inside, not sure whether it’ll take him five minutes to get kicked out this time, or longer. Just be sure she avoids “the coldest-looking person” here, he warns.

Speaking of whom, Won is smiling it up as he wines and dines the attendees, though that smile immediately disappears upon seeing Tan’s arrival. Won curtly orders him aside, and Tan nervously tries to open with pleasantries. He keeps going despite hyung’s frosty reception, saying that he wanted to see him and that it’s been three years. Won sneers that he’s just a kid, lacking the judgment to know he shouldn’t have come.

Ack, Tan’s little-boy hopefulness is quite a jab to the heart as he tries to earn approval somehow, and says that he’s grown a lot taller since the last time. Won spits back, “That’s all you’ve done since you’ve been in America, isn’t it? Stick to that. Coming here overstepped your bounds.”

Poor heartbroken Tan. And standing at within earshot is Eun-sang, eyeing him sympathetically. The sprinklers suddenly switch on, drenching him. But still he stands there, lost.

Eun-sang approaches. “Are you okay?” she asks. “I’m not,” he says. He asks why she eavesdropped, and she says she was ready to jump in, grab his wrist (heh) and run away if he became endangered. He replies, “Then why didn’t you? I was in danger the whole time.”

With that, they make the long drive back home. He tells her to forget what she saw, and she answers that she’s going to forget this all—it’s just one midsummer night’s dream to her.

Tan belatedly registers fallen rocks in the lane ahead (that’s what you get for staring at the girl while driving), and swerves to avoid the boulders. They screech to a halt, and the car grinds to a halt in the sandy dirt. No cell reception means they’ve got to get themselves out of this fix. Eun-sang can’t drive, so… cut to her pushing, ha.

Still, no go. With dusk approaching, Tan suggests heading out on foot to find civilization. Eun-sang protests, because her extensive horror-movie knowledge tells her that people always die that way. On the other hand she’d die if she’s left behind, so she tags along. (Tan: “So we’re dying in the end?” Eun-sang: “Well, one of us has to stay alive for Season 2.”)

They walk on toward a roadhouse Tan remembers seeing, and he asks what she intends to do when her friend replies to her message. She says she’ll borrow money for a ticket back home, and he points out that he could lend her money too. But no, she’s not about to mooch off him to that extent.

They finally make it to a motel, where they have to spend the night until a tow truck can be called in the morning. Tan buys a couple of matching T-shirts to change into, then changes into his right then and there. I love that while she whirls around before he gets (half-)nekkid, she then sighs to herself, “What a shame, I should’ve looked.” Yes you should have, honey. I looked, and it was great.

They eat at the adjoining diner, and he finds her so cute he just stares and stares. She warns him that if he keeps that up she’ll start asking uncomfortable questions, but he beats her to the punch. If she was wondering who he was talking to earlier, “It’s the person I like most in the world.” Aww.

She leans in close and nosy-like to pry about his hyung, and his reply growl makes her rear back reflexively. But they’re sitting on barstools, so he lurches to grab her before she falls, leading to the classic rom-com clinch. Enjoy, folks.

He chuckles at her blush, which she blusters isn’t a blush. It’s, um, upset at not being able to eat pancakes on her trip to America, yeah! He offers to take her to his favorite place on Melrose later, and she orders him to stop making promises he can’t keep, because that means he’ll die (according to the movies). Psh.

Back in the room Eun-sang pretends to fall asleep right away, but Tan is on to her and persists until she gives up the act. He asks why she wants Jeguk Group to be ruined but doesn’t get a straight answer, and after a round of bickering they head to bed and Tan warns her not to get pervy with him while he’s sleeping.

Lying in bed, Tan asks when she’ll return to Korea. She yawns, “As soon as possible.” He starts to ask, “What if… I…” only to see that she’s nodded off. She starts to topple over, and he pitches forward to cushion her head, then tucks her in and watches her sleep.

Pissy fiancée Rachel had sent Tan’s address to Chan-young, eager to get rid of Eun-sang. He arrives in Malibu just as the other two pull in, and Eun-sang lights up to see her buddy. Tan glowers.

Once again when Eun-sang starts to say goodbye to Tan, he draws it out, suggesting that she stay here until her flight. The offer takes her aback, and he reframes the offer as being the fair thing to do after she got her passport confiscated because of him. All through the exchange Chan-young gives him the shifty eye until he guesses, “Are you Kim Tan?” He says they know each other, though he declines to explain how.

Their taxi arrives, and with it go any last excuses to hold onto her.

Chan-young and Eun-sang arrive at his place, and she asks if Tan is a bad guy, to which Chan-young replies merely that he’s not a nice one. Eun-sang is finally able to let down her guard a bit with him and tearfully confides about her sister running off. She’s still hasty to assure Chan-young she’ll pay him back asap and leave right away, though he urges her to take her time.

They head out to enjoy the day, and Chan-young snaps a selca of them to upload online “to show you something funny.” And there it is, on the count of three: the angry call from Bo-na. Hahaha. So predictable. He finds it cute, while Eun-sang complains that he’s going to get her in trouble and her hair possibly yanked out. I’d bet on Bo-na, ‘s all I’m sayin’.

Tan also takes note of the photo with annoyance. Then he sees his engagement photo with Rachel and sighs, “It’s tomorrow.” I don’t really feel sorry for Rachel given that she and her barbed tongue can take care of herself, but it’s gotta suck to be that unwanted by your fiancé. She’s pissy when he calls, but as the call comes with an in-person appearance, it smooths over some of her ruffled feathers.

Rachel’s mother calls her to get their stories straight—Rachel went to America on Tan’s request, not on her own whim—before she meets with (Wife No. 2) Madam Jung, whom she refers to as Tan’s mother. I wonder who exactly knows of Tan’s birth situation, though the ambiguity is certainly done on purpose.

Neither Rachel’s mother nor Madam Jung know why Tan and Young-do are no longer friends, given how tight they were right up until Tan’s departure for the States.

Young-do is called by his father to essentially get body and ego bruised by the judo mat. Why do I feel like his father is using judo as an excuse to thrash his son? His father rubs in the loss with a few “tips” afterward, saying that Young-do loses because he attacks unnecessarily, both on and off the mat.

Dad orders Young-do to pick up Rachel at the airport tomorrow, which Young-do haaaaaates but can’t exactly argue. I have to say that while I find Young-do’s just-under-the-surface rage unsettling, it’s vaguely satisfying to see him at a disadvantage for once, after watching him lord it over everyone else. What goes around, et cetera.

Restored to a good mood, Rachel thanks Tan for going shopping with her all day, happy more about his presence than the clothing gifts. He wipes the smile from her face by telling her that he likes shopping with her because anything else would seem like a real date. Snappish again, Rachel confirms that Eun-sang left his house, then orders him to stop talking about her, to which he reminds her that she brought her up in the first place.

They’re interrupted by a furious call from Young-do, who’s not about to meet her at the airport and tells her to find a way to make that not happen. I guess just not going isn’t an option.

And here, just because this scene couldn’t have been included only to be overlooked:

Rachel complains about his high-handedness to Tan, who asks how Young-do’s doing. She says he’s great, doing on his own what he and Tan used to do together. We’ve gotten hints here and there before, but I guess that confirms that Tan used to be a big bully too, though something tells me he didn’t enjoy it.

Rachel wants to go for pancakes at Tan’s favorite place, and he declines, saying that he thinks Eun-sang will be there. Rachel sneers at his naive belief in fateful meetings or whatnot and digs in her heels more, wanting to prove him wrong.

The scenario goes the other way, of course, and they walk up to see Eun-sang and Chan-young already seated. Tan still tries to pull her away, saying that he’s trying to do the polite thing to Rachel, and that makes her more stubborn: “Being polite” would suggest there’s more to the relationship than she can allow. She forces her way in.

Rachel walks right up to their table and declares, “I’m sitting here. We’ll pay.” God, she’s going to be such a nightmare when she’s all growed up, isn’t she? (Not that she isn’t already one, but I see her as the miniature version of shrieky psycho played later by someone like Seo Hyo-rim.)

Rachel proceeds to make everyone exceedingly uncomfortable, announcing that this is their engagement anniversary and generally being imperious and nosy. She has to rub salt in things by pointing out that Tan is Bo-na’s ex-boyfriend, while Chan-young is her current one. She then pointedly asks Eun-sang if she only hangs out with guys who are taken. Blaaaagh. Somebody shut her up please. I don’t care how.

At that, Tan grabs Rachel and drags her away. Once they’re at some distance, he reminds her of their first meeting, back when they were ten and he’d thought her a young genius—he’d felt the novice next to her English and Japanese fluency. And bossiness, you forgot her bossiness. Then when they were fourteen, she’d liked his brother and called Tan a kiddo who couldn’t compete, and Tan had felt again that he was the green little boy.

“For eight years, the Yoo Rachel in my memory was always smart, pretty, and adult,” he tells her. “But right now, you’re not looking that great. Don’t be like this, especially if it’s because of me.”

Well, I’m glad he said it. And moreover, I’m glad that there’s somebody in this world who can call Rachel out on her crap and have it land.

Or maybe there are two people: Back at the hotel, she crosses paths with Won, with whom she’s on friendly terms. She asks to tag along with Won, preferring his company to an empty hotel room, and he takes her along to visit his mother’s grave. She’d been a plain country girl growing up in a California vineyard, whom Won supposes must’ve found Korea suffocating.

Aw, I like Won and Rachel’s rapport together, considering that they can put their thorns put away with each other to have some genuine conversation.

Back in Seoul, Manager Yoon has a Dramatic Elevator Eye-Lock with Rachel’s mother. Gah, is everybody in this drama going to have a Secret Past Relationship?

Once her fiancé steps aside, Rachel’s mom turns to Manager Yoon with an awwwwfully familiar tone. Referring to her upcoming wedding, she notes, “Both twenty years ago and now, you’re not the one, Oppa.” It looks like she was digging for a reaction, as she seems disappointed at his bland congratulations.

She tosses out, “It’s quite strange how seeing you still makes my heart race.” He tosses back, “I hope that happens after your wedding too. Take care.” Just to get this clear: We’re talking Rachel’s mother, Chan-young’s father, and Young-do’s father. Because the relationships in this drama weren’t complicated enough.

Tan finally connects Chan-young with Manager Yoon and mentions it when he calls Chan-young. He’s looking for Eun-sang and asks (demands) that she call him back. But upon hearing the message, Eun-sang decides not to return the call, figuring their connection is at an end.

So Tan, poor sap, sits staring at his phone all afternoon, afraid to leave it out of his sight. He smiles to see a pair of socks on his door handle, ostensibly Eun-sang’s payment for some favor or another. Meanwhile, she drops by his school campus to pin up a goodbye message amidst all the other flyers: “It was like a midsummer night’s dream. I’ll be disappearing now, like last night’s dream… Goodbye.”

Tan dutifully shows up to take Rachel to the airport, and she asks whether he has any plans to come back to Korea. He answers, “I always have plans, I just don’t have the courage.”

Rachel hesitates a moment before hugging Tan goodbye, telling him she’s still mad at him. He keeps his hands in his pockets but lets her keep holding him… just as Eun-sang walks into the terminal. Agggh! I can’t even be angry at the coincidence since this departure was mentioned multiple times, but of course this would happen.

I doubt Eun-sang would ever admit to herself that she had feelings for Tan, but this really seals the deal. She turns away, which is when he looks over and spots her. “Cha Eun-sang! Stop right there!”

 
COMMENTS

Despite how many of the characters I don’t like as people, I do like their characterizations as characters. Like Rachel, who’s a real piece of work and who, more dangerously, possesses the destructive power of a small tornado—I don’t like her much, but I find her a compelling character. I get why she lashes out in certain ways, and while I’d love to see her humbled and maybe left to fend for herself as a penniless wretch, I see why she’s become the person she is. It’s a real relief to see her scenes with Won (and to a lesser extent, the ones where she’s not pissed off at Tan), because it proves that she can be a happy and reasonable person, given the right circumstances. Too bad she can’t be a decent person when everything doesn’t go her way, but maybe there’s growth in store for her? Please?

Young-do’s another character I’m having a real hard time feeling any sympathy for, given that he’s so menacing and screams malevolent energy, but nobody say he isn’t charismatic. Or interesting. The dark, twisted flawed ones always are. And on the flipside I have much love for Chan-young, who rather seems like the ubiquitous Daddy Long Legs second lead de-sexified, in that he has no stake in claiming the heroine’s heart for himself. Does that make him an even more perfect second lead than the typical nice-guy second lead? (As a corollary: Please oh please don’t give him any sudden interest in the heroine, y’hear? That would be a surefire way to ruin a good thing.) And even Bo-na strikes me as an amusing bit of comic relief, kind of a like a yappy puppy you can’t shoo away.

Won and Tan are another slice of tension and conflict that adds a jolt of energy to the proceedings—Lee Min-ho does a lot of silent staring in this show, but damn if it isn’t soulful. And so I’m wishing really hard right now that the heroine pulls through as well, because Eun-sang is… I dunno. Kind of expected. I like Park Shin-hye and I think she’s doing a good job portraying the multiple sides of Eun-sang—the bubbly side, for instance, when she’s not being so guarded and defensive—but I don’t know that she’s being written as interestingly as the others. She’s just The Heroine. I’d love it if she were more.

With the English-language scenes pulled back to a minimum (although if somebody could kill off Surfer Boy, I’d be much obliged), I’m quite okay with the Southern California location shooting, and not just because it’s pretty or because I recognize the locations. It actually has a strong narrative function, in that there’s a weird dissonance to shooting what is a very Korean drama in such a different locale. Normally in other dramas, foreign shoots are a quick jaunt overseas that often hinder the character of the supposed backdrop from coming through. But this extensive sequence in the States actually incorporates the setting into the romance of the romance, if you get me.

There’s an ethereal, dreamlike quality to the relationship that Eun-sang notes in her Midsummer Night’s Dream allusion (minus the manic fairies, I suppose), and perhaps it’s because they are out of their element—both of them, despite his extended stay here—that allows their feelings to boil down to a very simple, basic matter: Do you like me? Do I like you?

I suspect that the reason for the swift romantic development is because feeling the feelings isn’t this couple’s problem, but rather living with the reality. And for them, reality is back in Korea, within the strict outlines of their socially conscious society, where it means more to be a chaebol than having a spiffy house by the sea. So while I’m never really thrilled to watch yet another Candy-chaebol, rich-poor, parental-opposition romance, I do appreciate how this drama has set up the conflict and made it feel real. Well, not real-real in the case of our reality, but the emotions feel genuine, and that’s the kind of real I care about.

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thanks for your positive recap. much appreciate that most people here like it and so do I! thoroughly enjoying the comments and the hype. :)

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The episode is really good. Lee min ho you are gonna kill me with your staring and beautiful eyes.cant wait for episode 4.

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I really love reading your recap !

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Am I the only one who thinks Young-do looks like a vampire with the over-done makeup??

I'm surprised they're still in CA and it's ep.3. Renting that Malibu house by the sea must have cost a fortune, if you know what I mean. They must really expect high ratings.

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Yes! I was seriously like "Is he a Gumiho? Did I miss something in the promo material?"

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He does, in some of the scenes he is kind of hard to look at.

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Does anyone know the song sung by the female singer near the end of episode 3? I tried to search on naver with their music app but nothing came up!

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i like how Chan Young is a nice guy and a good best friend to eun sang.
he support eun sang and respect her space. before he jumped into anything, he asked eun sang first ' should i meddle in, should i care about this?'
he disliked Kim Tan ( probably not only because of his past reputation but also the fact that he kinda hurt Bo Na) but he still relay Tan's message to Eun Sang and all
and he got all cheeky with Bo Na, lol teasing her and making her mad because he thinks she's totally adorable and cute when she's at it

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This drama makes me laugh. Not out loud, but its funny. Like when she is talking about the movies.

Im really enjoying this drama and I hope that Tan and Won can get alog.
Lee Min-ho, master of the stares.

Thank you for the recap!

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bona is not the second lead!! Rachel is !

I wan to see more bona and cutie chanyoung interaction!
please go back to korea FAST!

i'm not realy into highschool drama from review it kinda bored me... haven't have the urge to watch yet!

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"bona is not the second lead!! Rachel is !"

Not if WE decide otherwise.
Gimme the petition sheet.

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I love how conflicted LMH's eyes are...and honestly I can't see them as 18-year-olds but whenever I see LMH's eyes, it's just daaamn! he's good! I'll always always love how he speaks hahaha ;)

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I think you are right- definetly not 18 years old.But the drama is good ( respect to the writer!), so I start not caring about it anymore. I even stopped noticing the gaudy make up, although I would like to see LMH's unmade, natural face in a more grown up story. I think he is ready for it. But I guess we have to wait until after his service.

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IKR! but the way LMH acts during the hyung-dongsaeng interaction, you can actually see it in his eyes when he said how he grew taller and all.... he's 18 in that aspect hehehe

I LOVE LHM, I just couldn't watch Faith >.<

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this drama reminded me of just why i fell so crazy in love with lee min-ho for a solid 3 weeks when BOF aired. he looks so crazy good, and all that staring makes ME fluttery... what would PSH feel like? (granted, i do realize she's probably not supposed to be witnessing half of his stares).

the look on tan's face when he arrived at the party—nervousness, anticipation in seeing his hyung—got to me. i think lee min-ho executed that scene really well. and i wanted to give him a hug after that encounter. the drama is doing a nice job of setting most of the characters so that they aren't 1D. won is almost cruel to tan, given how much tan obviously adores him, and is genuinely cut up by how much won hates him. but we've seen sides to won that we can sympathize with.

the vibe of this drama feels most similar to lovers in paris. despite its later flaws, i just really liked that drama. but the first two episodes felt really magical, where it was (almost) just the hero and heroine for a little while in this special place, to get to know each other and for us to really fall in love with the idea of them together... before all the madness around them happened. that's what heirs has felt like so far.

i forget whether it was jb or girlfriday who wrote about kim eun-sook and her ability to take a super cliche plot (cinderella)and put it into pretty shiny modern wrappings with her own spin on it, but it's true. she does do that awfully, awfully well. when you look back on dramas like secret garden, you realize it was just a twist on the classic cinderella story after all (arguably). the reason for the body swap was lame. but despite its shallowness, something about the story worked.

i think a cinderella romance, done right, really tends to hook in viewers. there's something really classic and romantic about it, where the guy is crazy about the girl, and sweeps her off her feet (with sarcastic comments). even if it is incredibly cliche and done to death, cleverly executed, it can make for an incredibly addictive story. and there's nothing wrong with that, but i do hope this one turns out to have more substance than foam, story wise (cough secret garden cough).

as always thanks very much for the recap!

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I loved Lovers in Paris in the beginning but hated how they turned the female lead from strong to weak/co-dependent in the 2nd half. It just destroyed the drama for me. I am hoping the reverse here is true - that I actually end up liking Eun Sang as she falls and learns to fight (maybe!) for or along side KT. Despite dramaland's penchant for the Cinderella story, going against societal norms is not as easy or realistic in KR. But hey, this is dramaland - anything is possible

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That trope is SO overused in k-dramas. Like "Pasta" for example - though I loved the show, I started to get really freeking annoyed at how the girl - even though she was supposedly a chef - was given all the cleanup and scullery duties that the male kitchen helpers should have been doing.

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Random, but I sooo agree with you about Pasta! I thought to myself, how cruel is that...that you just walk past someone who's clearly struggling to drag those huge amount of garbage bags. I'm not one to think that men should handle all of the physical work while the women do nothing, but isn't it just common courtesy to give a helping hand? *sorry, I know this is about Heirs..but I just started watching Pasta last night* :P

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For me it was not a men vs women thing so much as the fact that being a chef, she is in the top tier of the kitchen hierarchy. There were at least two assistant chefs, and 2 or 3 kitchen helpers there also - all of them would have been lower on the pay scale (supposedly) and less skilled (hopefully) than she was.

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I haven't begun watching this, so I'd like to ask those who have.

Is there any hints or feels at all that Young-do would end up with some girl ? :D It is my "obsession" that Kim Woo-bin should get a girl one of these days, in a drama/movie, that is.

Thanks !

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Well, I'm not a fortune teller but this writer doesn't like to leave her second male leads in the cold (in her recent dramas at least)... I would say there is 90% of chances for him to get a girl.
Don't sue me if I'm wrong, lol.

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That was what I thought, too !

I was hoping for a Young-do - Rachel love line because they're so antagonistic toward each other (no, I don't think it would be too icky).

But, seeing Rachel getting on well with Won...... I'm wondering......

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He should get Rachel! They are not real brother and sister and their step-sibling relationship is happening when they are pretty grown already. It wouldn't gross me out.

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That's how I see things too.

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Ditto! I think it would be fun for them to start being snarky with each other and then heat things up. Maybe while still being snarky. Hmm, they could be arguing, he goes to change his shirt, she DOES look because she's still ticked...then pauses mid sentence. Or vice versa, but with shoes or stockings. Ok.

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He did get a girl in Vampire Idol, and they were adorable together.

Sadly, Vampire Idol is a daily drama that is 79 episodes long and mostly unsubbed (especially sad because of all the eye candy it contains - Woobie, Lee Soo-hyuk AND Hong Jong-hyun, not to mention the girls)

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Yes, I know he got the girl in Vampire Idol. But, since there's only a tiny, tiny chance of me watching the daily drama, it kinda doesn't count. :(

More than anything, I don't want to see him (ugh, his character) heartbroken.

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I don't want fairy tale ending to this drama. To the end, I want to see the demarcation line between social classes. Otherwise, this will just be another Cinderella story.

I want to see the reality of social classes in Korea. They can become friends, but being married to one is another story. You can be married, but you'll become their live-in servant for the rest of your life.

I hope that the scriptwriter will not give us a very very predictable ending. I want social tensions. If that happens, I believe that Kim Tan's brother will be CES protector because his mother came from a lower social class.

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But we already saw this here with Manager Yoon and Rachel's mother's storyline. I suspect that's what happened "20 years ago" 'cuz Yoon is still in a "lower-class" than Rachel's mom, that's why he doesn't qualify as a suitable suitor for the rich girl.

I want a happy ending. It can be real! Won can become CEO while Tan will become...a writer or something...away from the business world 'cuz he has no interest in it. And then he can end up with Eun Sang.

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Is it my lucky day?? I have lee min ho and woo bin half nekkid :)*more please*

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Oh...those were sprinklers? I thought the production crew can't afford any rain in America...

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What is the song when Kim Tan is sitting by the pool waiting for Eun Sang to call but she doesn't :(

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and also the song when their travelling to the ranch.. tyy

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i wanna know also!! :/

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I agree that Eun-sang is not strongly written atleast it seemed like that in these episodes.so i am waiting for them to return to korea so that they show more of her resentment to her current family position and all.I mean there could be story for her if the writer deosnt make her the usual candy who takes everything in the optimistic way and all.....i guess we saw hat resentful girl in the first episode,I would love to see more of that character and how that will build her up....
character buildup is exactly what i wish this drama would see through....

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I hope they take a break from the usual Candy also, but in ep3 it seems like she is already reverting to type. I might get a better feel for it once they get back to Korea, probably a bit early to tell for sure.

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I'm glad we are learning the characters before the inevitable school yard fights start and everyone is piled into a crowd behind their dog in the fight.
I'm wondering where will Chan Young, Hyo Shin and Myung So stand in the battle? Is it a matter of the enemy of my enemy is my friend? All three characters seem to be somewhat nice kids before the "bully wars" start back in Korea.

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I think the Hollywood sign scene summed up Eun Sang's take on reality, regardless of whether or not she has feelings for Tan.

When she pointed at the sign and said something about it being so close, but still far away, I clocked Tan's reaction, as if her comment was also a dose of reality for him, too.

Interesting drama. A lot more than what I had expected. Initially, I wasn't even going to bother to watch. But, so far it has been interesting. It's funny, but I see the kids as being more mature and having more character than the adults in this drama. And, it's got a fantastic OST.

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"I think the Hollywood sign scene summed up Eun Sang’s take on reality, regardless of whether or not she has feelings for Tan.

When she pointed at the sign and said something about it being so close, but still far away, I clocked Tan’s reaction, as if her comment was also a dose of reality for him, too."

I noticed this well. Her words were a metaphor/reply to his prior confession to her in the movie theater.

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I also thought it was a metaphor and a great one.

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she is a famous writer for a reason.

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thanks thanks thanks.
and i agree with Eun Sang not being written out as great of a character, since she feels so similar to other heroines.
And for Rachel, she is compelling for her. I can tell that she has alot of depth, most of the characters in Heirs does, like Tan, Rachel, Hyun Joo?, Mom, and Won. I like them all bc they add a sense of mystery and past. I esp like Rachel, even though she can be a b*itch, but because I've seen the other side of her, esp with Won (an unexpected chemistry) I'm okay with her although I do frown when she's going too far.
But with other obvious and typical characters like Bo Na, Eun Sang, Chan Young, and even Young Do while some ppl have a story others just seems flat. But thank god there's the other characters who makes up for that.
can't wait for ep4.

btw: there is way too much possible love line in this drama, my mind is going crazyyy

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Somebody please kill that Surfer Boy! Gosh!
Can't they cast someone better?

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I don't know why e people are so against him? He is no worse than Bona.

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Oh no, at least Bo-na is amusing and the production isn't forcing Krystal to speak her native language with a godawful 'tailored for Korea' accent. And Krystal plays her effectively - she's meant to be bratty and annoying.

Surfer dude has zero function in the story at all, he can go drown or something.

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Krystal overacts in character, and a bit more. Amusing and cute.
Surfer Dude just overacts so much it seems he's crazy, or lying, or sniffing coke all the time. And he speaks English like no English-speaker ever does.

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I have a feeling that this drama will eventually focus on the lives and character of the "rich list or the heirs" and less and less of CES. Her role seems predictable and will not be as significant as the rich guys and girls in this story.

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The lead actress needs to step up her game and stop plodding through it all.

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Interesting.. Sucking us in and keeping us waiting for more by dangling carrots.. aww dang... Both LMH and KWB look goood.. but what the hell is with that lipstick? !!!
Now Chan Young whoa.. that's what I call friendship... Great characters.. The lead actress is written predictably but she has her moments in not falling head over heels at the slightest aid and being resentful. Also, she talks back.. I am just hoping she remains that way and doesn't take crap..
Who else loves the latest trailer with him back in Korea and wants to know what the hell happens next!!

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Haha the lipstick is so distracting. And it's not even a pretty shade of pink.

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I really enjoyed what we've seen of our OTP this episode -even as individuals. I almost cheered when Eun Sang told Tan in the theater he couldn't like her since he had a fiancee. Girl may be falling for him, but she has her pride.

As for Tan, you can tell he's been so emotionally scarred -that scene with his brother just about broke my heart- that it's probably hard for him to open himself up to another person. But he's doing it for Eun Sang. It makes me hopeful for him.

The rest of the characters are interesting, albeit not as compelling to me as the main pair. I've decided Young Do and Rachel should pair up. Hopefully they'll make each other appropriately miserable.

Happy everyone is going to Korea soon; have a feeling it will get the plot going even more.

Shirtless Woo Bin and Min Ho in the same episode made me laugh. Not sure whether to drool or to feel sad our superficial cravings are so patently obvious to the drama writers.

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I don't care if my "superficial cravings are so patently obvious to the drama writers." As long as they pander to us I will be a happy fan/watcher/ drooler/ogler etc... ;)

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I enjoyed this episode because there were 2 scenes with Tan and Young Do with their shirts off! Although Woo Bin has a better buff physique...Oh Happy Day!

Cute scene when Tan bought the T-Shirts during their over night stay in the cheesy motel. Matching Couple shirts!

I liked the Midsummer's Night Dream analogy for ES however, it seems more like a nightmare. She came over to America dreaming of a better life, but everything went wrong for her (her sister taking off with the money, homeless, penniless, stranded with a air ticket to return home, accused of being a drug pusher, and accused of being a thief by Rachel)

ES has to return to reality to Korea and start earning some more money to live and to repay Chang Young back. She really didn't have anyone else to lean on except Tan in L.A. She knows that Tan's out of her league. He's an engaged person so how could she possibly think she has any chance especially with bitchy Rachel reading her the riot act already? Hope Tan can untangle himself out of his engagement and dump Rachel soon who is getting on my nerves.

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Is LMH gonna be staring at the heroine while she sleeps in every drama he's in? He did it in BOF, in City Hunter, and probably in Personal Taste. Just wondering because I don't mind seeing more soulful staring from him.

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Thank you Javabeans for this comment today! It is very insightful to my opinion.
"the classic rom-com clinch. Enjoy, folks."- Yes, there are so many cheesy scenes in this drama, but people need this fanservice. For a more demanding audience there is this beautiful sunset walk in the desert or the very soulful meeting of the brothers. The drama is of a very high quality.
"I suspect that the reason for the swift romantic development is because feeling the feelings isn’t this couple’s problem, but rather living with the reality. And for them, reality is back in Korea, within the strict outlines of their socially conscious society, where it means more to be a chaebol than having a spiffy house by the sea"
THIS IS SO TRUE! I also think the american setting is shown for a reason: social freedom versus social hiearchy, dream versus reality. Great insight!

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ok I know the drama and all, and the other actors, but did any one else pause to let the hotness of Kim Woo Bin sink in, I have'nt watched school yet... but every opportunity I've had the Brother be looking Fineeeee, had to hit rewind and pause and take a few shots for myself, those eyes, the eye brows, the broad shoulders, the hot changing scene

Fan Girl Mode 'activated'

Sleeping well tonight :)

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Thanks for the recap!

Ep 3 was pretty good! Some cheesy moments (and get rid of surfer dude pls) but the relationships are highly believable.

1) Most of the kids seemed to have screwed up parents except for Chan Young and Eun Sang

2) PSH is not written to be over the top or bitchy. She is a down to earth and practical girl next door. I find that her character is the hardest to stand out despite being the lead actress. For that alone, I think she is doing an ok job. She can't show much of her emotions to KT as well - she knows this is all a dream in a foreign land.

3) Love Chan Young!!!! His friendship with Eun Sang is wonderful. Caring but not judgemental. They seem like really good friends!

All in all - not bad at all. Interesting enough for me to continue the series.

Can't wait for the whole gang to be back in Korea!

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The problem with PSH is that she's not very versatile. She delivers her lines with the same tone and expression in every drama.

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That of a cow staring into bright sunlight, sort of dazed and mindless?

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:D That is a pretty good description. A couple of times it seemed like she hesitated as if she was thinking "what expression should I show here?". Like she is not really into her character and just reading the lines without really understanding them.

Other times she is better, but I have noticed a few "lapses of attention" or whatever you want to call it.

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For a while in ep1-2 I thought she had gotten better, but in this episode I am seeing what you are seeing. Overall I just can't get up a lot of interest in her.

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Yes, that's it!! But neither is Lee Min Ho. But maybe it's because we got to see more of Tan and the kind of relationship he has with his brother, I was able pin point the reasons for his subdued nature and generally feel for his character, whereas with Eun Sang, she's still very much a closed book. And because of it, her expressions are also not very telling. I'm just not sure what to make of her character just yet. She's yet to strike a balance.

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She's not at her best here, but she certainly doesn't do that in every drama - her characters in YAB, Heartstrings, FBND and now Heirs, feel completely different from one another. That's not the mark of an actress with no versatility...

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I'am sooo excited for the next episode! Thank you javabeans for recapping this!!

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like this episode. it's finally picking my interest. I thought I was gonna drop this one though I really think Park Shin Hye and Kang Min Hyuk look adorable together.

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I'm addicted.

Still, it doesn't keep me from thinking that if the music at key scenes were removed, and if I weren't looking at the glory that is Lee Min-ho (okay, and Park Shin-hye, too), I'd be bored and laughing and how generic this story feels. But there is a certain magic to it, even without the Midsummer Night's Dream reference, thanks to the equal brightness of its stars' screen presence combined with the California setting.

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What is saving this drama for me is not so much the characters or the plot - which seems mostly standard k-drama fare - but the occasional breaks from typical k-drama writing where conversation is filled with "otoke" type comments.

The reference to organ harvesting, horror movies, and a few similar lines keep me interested. I thought her line about how "One has to survive for there to be a sequel" hilarious.

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This episode was awesome. I was giggling like a fool, so worth my sleep time~ ^_^ Alright, Heirs!~ You can do this, fighting! :D

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So, I tried watching the live broadcast of the first ep but found myself tuning out--I could get past the bad Engrish and bad American actors and the feeling of watching LMH and PSH play characters as opposed to them BEING the characters. So I figured I'd just read the recaps.

After reading this recap, I was curious, so I watched ep 3. And OMG, I'm sorry, but the pairing I'm rooting for the most? Tan and Won bromance, pleeeeease! My heart bleeds every moment Tan's voice gets hopeful and Won mercilessly shoots him down.

The rest of the cast I'm actually intrigued with, and Bo Na is a riot.

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Oh for the love of...I meant "couldN'T get past..."

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Meh. There's never a shirtless shot of the FEMALE leads. 'Sleepy Hollow' is dumb as a box of rocks, and it at least managed that.

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I had heard that Sleepy Hollow was not bad, but after watching a bit I came to the same conclusion. It sucks.

Despite my occasional rants about clichés and over-used tropes in k-dramas, I still find most American shows even worse. If you want to see every standard American cliché ever used + plus a lot of really bad acting, just watch "Under the Dome" (I still can't believe I actually watched the whole series).

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Side note: my favorite new TV show on American channels this season has to be Brooklyn Nine-Nine. That show's a riot, and the fact that it has such a horrible lead-in (Dads) is criminal. Gonna be so mad if it doesn't make it to next season.

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Totally aside from the odd historical howlers that get thrown into every episode of 'Sleepy Hollow'--like a sherriff of a city large enough to have police captains doing his own night patrols . . . and a white guy from 1783 referring to the Mohawks as "Native Americans"--the plots are just stupidly executed. As in, two sisters are arrested, one of them claims she saw a demon, and she gets dragged off and winds up in an insane asylum! Instead of, you know, everyone just not believing her and ignoring her. No matter how much she pointlessly insisted on yelling at everyone about the demon.

For non-Americans, I can tell you that in the United States, you can be arrested gnawing on your own hair, peeing your pants, and claiming your mother was a alien space lizard, and they STILL can't put you in an institution without your permission. If the girl had just shut up about the demon, like her sensible sister and the witnesses, the incident would have been over with in an hour. Instead, a revenge demon takes up her cause and kills everyone involved--instead of killing her for being stupidly attached to her story.

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Memo to all evil Chaebols: if you want to keep family conflicts a secret, do not hire Lady Choi as a servant.

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Hehe.. Well actually, if you want to keep secrets, stop talking out loud and voicing every single thought you have, no matter who is around. It seems like characters in k-dramas cannot think without talking out loud.

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Thanks for the recaps, JavaBeans.

I'm inordinately fond of the talking out loud to oneself in Kdramas. Makes me feel better about doing it in my life.

Liking the horror movie undercurrent in this one.

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I enjoy reading everyone's comment..I'll luv to see how Racheal's character turns out..ThankGod they are heading back 2 Korea tho

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Thank you for the recap ladies. I'm not completely hooked just yet, but I strangely find myself coming back for more.

Episode three felt a lot more wholesome, in that characters are starting to interact with each other on a more narrative footing as oppose to the introductory status. It's certainly settling in its groove.

And whilst I like that about the show, I don't yet feel for all the characters as much as I would like. But, I am liking them at a distance, in that they're keeping me invested and entertained. But only on a superficial level. I'm waiting to be emotionally hooked - which is when I know I'm fully on board.

That's not to say I'm completely stripped of the emotions, I'm not that heartless! It's just that I don't quite exactly know how or what I feel about all the characters just yet, it's going to take me a couple more episodes I think.

Chemistry wise, I like the interaction between the main leads, but I think I like them more as individual actors. Lee Min Ho really sold it for me this episode with his looks of doom and gloom - he does it so well! And I like how his isolation and loneliness is captured by his present location, which is somewhat foreign yet idyllic. For the first time, I felt the US backdrop made some sense with regards to the narrative, in that it provides the characters some breathing space, and gives us a chance to prepare for the underlying reality of the socialite upheaval back home in Korea. It's certainly gearing us up for that shift in tone, which I'm definitely looking forward to.

Park Shin Hye is adorable, but still has a long way to go before I can fully relate or appreciate her characterization. I like her, but it's frustrating how much I dislike her too. It's not even that her character is completely flat, but they just haven't honed in on her character as an individual. It's almost like she's put there simply as a catalyst for all the other surrounding relationships. Perhaps it's the way her character is written, I dunno, but she's yet to strike a chord with me.

I love her relationship with Chan-Young though. There's chemistry there, not the romantic kind, but just the way in which both the characters interact with each other, casual and upbeat.

A shaky start, but I do like where it seems to be heading. Bring on the next episode!

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"..entertained. But only on a superficial level.."

Thanks for saying what I was trying to figure out how to say. In a way this almost feels like one of those over-done CGI filled action movies, where you think the events are cool, but you don't really care much about the actual characters. So far Rachel is about the only one I really care about.

On the other hand, "Secret", despite being one of the more cliché ridden shows currently running, has really grabbed me - perhaps because they actually spend enough time on the main heroine to where I can actually empathize with her. It is not filled with bunches of superficial roles like it seems Heirs is.

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I still have mixed feelings about this series. I had pretty low expectations with all the hype, but it has so far turned out better than I expected. But I still find "Secret" and "Marry Him if you Dare" (Mi Rae) more compelling.

In some ways it seems very predictable, but the writer has at least avoided (so far) some of the worst clichés, like amnesia. And - for once - I find the dialogue refreshing. There are a lot of actually funny lines tossed in, such as the references to horror movies.

Something nobody here or on other blogs has commented on are the occasional really biting reference to Korean high society, such as Won's comment at the graveyard about how his mother could not stomach the "suffocating in-laws and superficial parties" and how Korea was hell for an American-Korean girl.

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"biting reference to Korean high society, such as Won’s comment at the graveyard about how his mother could not stomach the “suffocating in-laws and superficial parties” and how Korea was hell for an American-Korean girl."

This is definitely one of the points I'm loving about the drama. It's what makes it entertaining. The rift between the various classes and the snobbery yet inner turmoil of the upper echelon. I love how twisted and surreal it all is. And because of it, I don't see the drama as being all that typical or clichéd. It's an interesting set up to say the least. And the tone of it is somewhat refreshing too. It's not all BAM BAM BAM!

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Perhaps that remark of Won's made more impact on me than on most is because just a few days ago I came across a YouTube video of an interview with 4 Korean college students in the US (3 girls, 1 guy) that was done by some Korean blog or news outlet (?).

What I found striking about it was that NONE of them wanted to go back to Korea - and the word "stifling" was used several times. If I can find it again will post the link.

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"Rachel then pointedly asks Eun-sang if she only hangs out with guys who are taken."

It's a good point.

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I don't think it is.

It is more that guys that are supposedly taken are hanging out with her.

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What's wrong with having friends that happen to be in a relationship? It seems to me that she is looking more for friendship than love.

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Exactly. Because people are in couple doesn't mean they should cut themselves from the world. I find that silly. I also hate possessiveness (lack of trust much?).

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With female drama leads, there's point where it gets inappropriate and super-weird and suspending disbelief is impossible. Here is no exception.

In real life, both taken guy and female friend need to act with common sense regarding other people's feelings. E.g. I don't spend whole days with my taken male friends and I'd hate for my significant other to do that to me. But because it's a drama and because we're supposed to forgive the female lead anything, we're supposed to be all "argh, that bitch" over the girlfriend and fiancee's irritation with the female lead.

This just looks wrong and is one of the reasons I'm put off this show as a whole. So, I'm only watching Woobie, Krystal, and Vomit Guy scenes.

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I have to admit I don't follow your reasoning. First off, she is not hanging out with them, they are hanging out with her - a subtle but important difference.

2nd, I am not sure I would call any of those other girls or guys as "taken", unless you mean that their parents decided for business purposes that when their kids turn 16 they will get engaged. It is pretty obvious in some cases that regardless of any setup their parents made, it ain't gonna happen.

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It's not rational at all! How can anyone reject Lee Min Ho?! =p

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As an aside, Kim Mi Kyung, who plays ES's Mom is arguably the most enjoyable and understated mom/aunt/ajumma character actor in Kdramaland. Loved her in everything she's been in. Yes, she was LMH's cool aunt in 'Faith', while slapping the back of his head......Seo Woo's cool tough 'diver mom' in Tamra Island, PMY's mom in SKKS, and lately, elegant aunt in 'Master's Sun'. Tons of other memorable roles as well. Such a good actress.

Her flip card signs in this ep were funny. :)

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---> "Lee Min-ho does a lot of silent staring in this show, but damn if it isn’t soulful. "

I do wonder why he loves his brother more than his mother though.

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I believe he thinks she is weak and pitiful. I certainly do. When he writing 'another woman's house, man, etc... ' I don't think he respects her way of life.

I wonder if when he was younger he had a good relationship with his brother, but Won's animosity started when their father started comparing the two and/or whatever happened between Tan and Young Do.

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I know it won't happen but how I wish Woo Bin and Shin Hye will end up together in this drama. The poor good girl for the rich and misunderstood bad boy.

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Gosh', I'm so tired that I don't want to write everything I write in another site so I would just say I'm shipping Chan Young and Bo Na so much because they are freakin' cute.
Despite her bitchiness, I really like Rachel. She is flawed but not that mean mean because she can be kind of soft sometimes and with her family's situation, I can understand why she is so defensive, commanding or whatever.

And I'm starting to like the drama too. Previous episodes didn't really hook me but now, I'm all in. If they could to back to Korea right now. It would be great though. I want some Gossip Girl scenes lol.

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I find this drama okay-ish i guess.
It doesnt hook me at all but I'm still watching it just for enjoyment nevertheless.

I just want them to hurry up already, get these kids back to korea and proceed with the school drama. I'm looking forward to the scenes at school the most.

Honestly I couldnt care less about what happened in the US.

Sad to say, the only character I like is Chanyoung. There seems to be something off with the other characters. I don't know why.

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I am just the opposite. I am cringing at them being in school, where I am afraid we will return to the old tropes of F4 style bullying, and very overage actors mixed in with 16 year olds.

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Exactly, I am actually more interested with the Kim household, and wished the drama was about them than high school

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I'm starting to like this drama. I think the shoot in California, as said above, makes this drama fresh. I also like the fast pace in the conflicting romance between the characters.

Also, I feel for ES. I mean she doesn't really know Tan but to her the truth is he's engaged. For her to have him confess without resolving or explaining his relationship with his fiance , well of course it'd be awkward for her. She probably doesn't want any trouble and here he is making it awkward for her every time his fiance is around. I also understand Tan's viewpoint because as viewers we know that he doesn't love Rachel like that.

That scene that all four of them met at the pancake place and how Rachel said that ES is with a guy that has a fiance and her best friend is taken, was my favorite scene. You can just see how ES knew it was true but couldn't do anything about it.

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I wish this show was better. Admittedly I went into with very low expectations, but I'm sorry that it's living down to expectation. I think the show needs visits from both the continuity fairy and the exposition fairy. I keep getting lost in the gaps.

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1) FINALLY a heroine who knows that she should have looked! I'll forgive her this time but I'm sure she'll have other opportunities that she'd better not blow.

2) I do feel a tiny, tiny bit sorry for Rachel because, even though it's an arranged marriage she is obviously invested and he is obviously not. But, then she starts lashing out and I'm like "use your words, child!" And not those hateful words that you've been using thus far becaus those ain't working for you.

3) On the other hand, out looks like they are setting her up for a decent consolation prize in Kim Won (and added bonus in that they seem to be meaness Kryptonite for each other). I just hope she doesn't get too evil so I can be a little but happy for her.

4) Lee Min Ho's "Please Love Me" face is even more engaging than his intense stare. He unleashed it on both his Hyung and on Eun San and they both managed to withstand it. My guess is that they will both be revealed to be some kind of alien race later in the show. It's the only explanation.

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# 4 LMAO!!!

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