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Heart to Heart: Episode 7

Having made his decision to pursue Hong-do, Doo-soo ups his game, and I gotta tell ya – as it turns out, he’s got some pretty good game. If you don’t have Second Lead Syndrome yet, you will after this episode! But while Doo-soo makes his intentions crystal-clear, problems at home have Yi-seok pulling away, and Hong-do faces a pretty important question: Does she still want the fantasy, or did reality sneak in and take up residence in her heart while she wasn’t paying attention?

EPISODE 7 RECAP

An adorable tiny Hong-do reads the story of Rapunzel from the safety of her closet-fort, relating to the princess who was locked away without any friends. Years later, Adult Rapunzel Hong-do complains that she’s been waiting in her tower for years, but no prince has shown up…

… until Prince Doo-soo knocks on her tower/closet, and gallantly invites her to come out. Ha, then Prince Yi-seok’s annoyed voice orders her to come out, or else. She opens the door to see Prince Doo-soo all dressed up looking gorgeous, and Prince Yi-seok lounging impatiently in his slouchy clothes.

Prince Doo-soo gets a soft carpet for her bare feet, but Prince Yi-seok just tells her to stay in that closet if that’s what she wants, and he storms off. Prince Doo-soo holds out his hand to Rapunzel Hong-do, but she ignores it and jumps out of her safe tower to follow surly Prince Yi-seok.

Back in reality, Hong-do exits the smoking hospital worried to death for Yi-seok, only to see him cockily waving at her from the safety of the parking lot. He teases that she must like him to be that worried, but she just lunges at his throat, furious.

When Hong-do screams at him and runs to her scooter, Yi-seok seems to realize she’s really upset and goes after her yelling that it was just a joke. She calls him a psychotic bastard, and also dog shit, and drives away.

Luckily Doo-soo is still waiting, and the way his face lights up when he sees her is just lovely. He’s just so happy, he doesn’t even care that she’s late, and he invites her someplace quiet so she can be comfortable.

He leads her to a restaurant where he knows the owner, getting him to open the place just for them. Hong-do actually manages to ask him how he’s been, and he tells her about his broken engagement and his grandfather’s death. He admits that he ran to her house because he missed her, and that it made him feel better just to see her light on.

Even with all his guilt for disappointing his grandfather, he says he feels better just seeing her. Doo-soo laughs at himself for blurting all this out, but says he thinks he’ll be able to do it more in the future, which is practically a declaration that he wants to date her. Overwhelmed, Hong-do stammers out an apology and flees.

Yi-seok goes looking for his mother, but when she’s not in her room he checks her sleeping pills and notices some are missing. Is that smart, letting someone with her uncontrolled bipolar disorder have access to an entire bottle of pills?

Mom catches him and he asks for her promise never to take more than two at once, and she lashes out that he must think she’s pathetic. She assumes he’s judging her for sleeping with her husband (when she was left in the hotel room) and letting it spiral her into a depression. He denies it and assumes the fault for not insisting she take her medications.

Of course, in her condition, she can’t hear her son’s kindness, and starts to beat herself up for not being a proper mother. Yi-seok says she should get a divorce but she wails that she can’t, because her oldest son is here. Then she starts to panic that her husband is planning to divorce her, and Yi-seok has to physically restrain her.

Hong-do goes home and wonders if Doo-soo canceled his wedding because of her, then declares it impossible. Yi-seok calls and she answers with insane laughter, crowing that Doo-soo canceled his wedding, and happily accepts Yi-seok’s apology (that he hasn’t made yet) for his stupid prank. Maybe it’s me, but she seems more excited about being able to rub it in Yi-seok’s face, than the actual fact that Doo-soo just practically confessed.

Hong-do says that she only accepted Yi-seok’s call so she could tell him all this, but he reminds her that Doo-soo knows they slept together and thus can’t possibly be interested in her, trying to undermine her excitement. She assumes he called to apologize for his terrible prank, but he denies it and even threatens to kill her if she forgives him. Hee, I love Yi-seok when he’s peevish.

Yi-seok hangs up, griping that she infuriates him, and Hong-do tells the empty room that she knows Doo-soo only feels sympathy for her. Still, she’s happy that he missed her.

Doo-soo’s guard goes up when he sees Se-ro waiting for him at the station, but she’s here to repay him for the gas used to take her home the night she was drunk. She tries to tell him why she was drinking that day — how she was auditioning and was asked to cry about her brother dying — but he cuts her off, uninterested.

Se-ro stops him one more time, since she’s also looking for a missing earring from that night. They go to search his car, and Se-ro recalls the few memories she has of that night. Doo-soo had deposited her in the car only to have her climb right back out, and she’d slurred that she hadn’t been able to cry at the audition. There had been a man near the car, peeing on a tree and singing.

Back in the present, Doo-soo finds her earring but Se-ro is more interested in remembering that song. She sings a few lines of it to him, misremembering that Doo-soo had been the one singing, and says dreamily that he’s the first man to ever sing for her.

Hong-do journals about her eventful day, excited that she spent a whole ten minutes with Doo-soo. She wonders if it would be okay for her to cook for him again now that he’s not engaged anymore.

The next day Yi-seok arrives at his office to find the student, Eun-ho, waiting for him, but today she’s subdued and wears a new, more conservative hairstyle. He tells her to go somewhere else if she just wants to kill time, but Hong-do tells him this is not Eun-ho. Eun-ho herself bursts in to tell them that this is her elder twin, Jin-ho.

Doo-soo asks Yang if he would want to be the eldest daughter-in-law in a big family, getting a resounding “No.” He wonders out loud if his elders would accept Hong-do (oh, so it’s like that?), and takes offense when Yang points out all of her faults. Yang laughs at him for showing his feelings (and notes that he never rose to his ex-fiancee’s defense this way), and says he should just do what he wants and be with her then.

At the office, Yi-seok reads Hong-do’s journal entry about her mini-date, scoffing that she got so excited about spending only ten minutes with Doo-soo. She says that’s about all she can handle because of her red face, so Yi-seok’s advice then is to not spend any time with people who do that to her. Ha.

To make a point, he tells her to think of him as Doo-soo and gets right in her face (rawr), holding locks of her hair to keep her focused on him. He tells her to look him in the eyes for ten seconds, but it backfires on him when he can’t stop looking at her lips, and his own face turns bright red. Hee!

Hong-do isn’t unaffected either, noticing Yi-seok’s lips and intense eyes. He breaks contact and fusses at her for looking at “Doo-soo” that way. Yi-seok admits that he can’t fix her blushing, because it’s just part of who she is. The problem isn’t the blushing, it’s that she’s too conscious of it.

He grins impishly that she didn’t blush like that when she was with him, and invites her over to his place again… just to sleep, you know. Riiiight. Still with that silly smile, he grabs her face and starts to say they could do more if she wanted, but she calls him crazy and runs out.

Hong-do stands outside the hospital hurling insults at Yi-seok, which is how Doo-soo finds her. He gives her a scarf he bought for her and wraps it around her neck, even covering her face so she’ll be more comfortable. He tells her that he’s always worried about her being cold riding on her scooter, and that he wants to do things like this for her now since he didn’t know his heart back then.

Yi-seok joins them to make fun of Hong-do’s red face in the red scarf, making Doo-soo bristle. He barges right between them to go to his car and sits there glaring at them as they say their goodbyes. Once Hong-do leaves he calls out to Doo-soo that even though he broke off his engagement, he can’t have her because Yi-seok intends to win her. Gauntlet. Thrown.

Hong-do checks out her new scarf in the mirror, and wonders why she’s not feeling happier. Doo-soo calls her to make sure she got home okay, and asks if she’d like to carpool with him in his warm car. She declines, and he admits that he feels a bit hurt, because he wants to do nice things for her but she’s pushing him away.

Hong-do can only stammer that that’s not it, and he accepts it for now. Just to make sure she understands, he tells her flat-out that earlier today in the restaurant, he was confessing to her, making Hong-do’s face blink instantly red. He further clarifies that it’s not pity, and adorably does the “I don’t want to hang up first” thing like a teenager.

Yi-seok is still growling over Hong-do when he gets home, where Se-ro is studying. She wants to ask him about being independent, but he says she can’t move out until she’s married and even then, living in the family home would be better. Se-ro points out that their mother isn’t much of a mother so it doesn’t matter where she lives, but Yi-seok is a good brother and tells her to try being a better daughter.

Doo-soo sits on his bed going through a large box, in which he’s stored everything Hong-do has ever knitted for him (as a knitter myself, it’s huge when a guy you like appreciates your hand-knit gifts!), along with all of the notes she’s left with her food gifts. He looks through the notes like a giddy schoolgirl, laughing and commenting on each one. This is killing me.

He’s interrupted by a call from his aunt with more marriage prospects, but he tells her he’s not interested. He says he already found someone, and that he’ll introduce her to them later. He goes right back to his treasure trove of gifts, especially loving the mittens that Hong-do knit.

In the morning, Hong-do’s landlord bangs on her door looking for the rent while Hong-do is in the middle of her grandma transformation. Hong-do pretends not to be home, but she listens as Doo-soo arrives and talks to the landlord, who tells him that the rent is due this week or she’s selling the house.

When Hong-do comes out later in full disguise, Doo-soo is still waiting, and it’s sweet how her old lady appearance doesn’t even faze him. He offers to give her a ride to work but she declines again. He wants to at least walk her to the bus stop but when he takes her by the shoulders, the closeness frazzles her and she goes on ahead.

Totally twitterpated, Doo-soo just grins after her and follows her all the way to the bus stop. Hong-do mutters to herself that she must be crazy to not accept his offer of a ride, wondering why she ran away from him.

When she arrives at the Go home, there’s a panic in progress as Yi-seok pounds on his mother’s locked bedroom door and screams for her. He finally gets in and piggybacks his unconscious mother out of the house, running right past Hong-do without even seeing her.

Hong-do enters Mom’s room and sees the bottle of sleeping pills on her nightstand, next to a suicide note. Oh no. I was worried this would happen. The note apologizes to her family and says she wants to go be with her deceased son, Il-seok.

Hong-do finds the chairman in his library and he shows her old photos of Il-seok with Yi-seok, telling her that they were twins. She notices that Yi-seok was smaller, and Chairman Go says that he was always timid, and that Il-seok was the strong one, which is why their mother favored him. He admits that he did too, but Hong-do is lost in studying the picture of little Yi-seok.

Yi-seok gazes at his sleeping mother in the hospital, and tells her in this sad voice that he hates her. Dr. Uhm arrives, but before she can even say anything, he refuses to admit his mom to the hospital permanently. She agrees, saying they’ll give it time.

Yi-seok finds his father drinking with a friend, and tells him that his mother tried to kill herself after sleeping with Dad, saying that he can’t just abandon them all then show back up and expect them all back. He begs him to show sincerity, if he really wants them back.

Doo-soo and Yang wander through a department store (Doo-soo is wearing his knitted mittens indoors, cute) where they notice everyone is coupled up. Doo-soo says he’d just like to be able to look in someone’s eyes or hold hands, and he drifts into a daydream of being married to Hong-do. In his dream she’s not shy or nervous, and they even have an adorable baby son.

Yang snaps him out of it to ask what comes after the hand-holding… you know, after. Doo-soo deflects and asks what Yang wants most, and Yang giggles at his own dirty thoughts. Such boys, these two.

Hong-do is near-frantic after a whole day of being unable to reach Yi-seok, finally bundling up to go find him. But as soon as she gets outside she’s met by a bouncy Doo-soo, excited to have caught her without her helmet. She holds her hand over her face, but he asks if he can just look at her a minute then he’ll go.

She slowly lowers her hand, and it’s so cute how he’s all dramatic (“Now I can live!”) just to see her eyes. He says he’s missed her all day, and wishes that she’d see him enough that she could become used to him. She meets his eyes for a second but her knees give out, and he just joins her on the ground and sits there beaming at her. He’s killing me.

Eventually he takes Hong-do back to the same restaurant, and convinces his friend to let them have it to themselves. After they sit down, Doo-soo tells Hong-do that he paid her rent so she wouldn’t have to worry about losing her home. He asks her to consider it repayment for all the food she’s made for him over the years, or even a loan she can pay back if she wants.

He gets serious and says that he really hates her being around Yi-seok, which makes her eyes go wide. Doo-soo says he thought of her all day, seeing her everywhere, and promises that even though he’s late, he wants to cherish and love her.

Hong-do’s phone rings before she can even formulate a response, and it’s finally Yi-seok calling. Doo-soo can see her struggling, so he takes the phone and answers it. Yi-seok is at his own apartment and has made quite a dent into the beer and liquor, so Doo-soo tells him not to drunk-dial Hong-do anymore and hangs up.

Doo-soo tells her to just turn her phone off and she agrees. It’s still off when she gets home, and she’s worried sick but she resists the urge to turn it on and check. Just to be sure, she takes the battery out and hides the pieces in the couch.

Hong-do spends the evening grumbling to herself that it’s the best day of her life, so why would she do things that Doo-soo hates like talk to Yi-seok? She stays up the whole night making mountains of side dishes for Doo-soo, working almost desperately, but she can’t stop herself from staring at the couch cushions every now and then. By morning she’s literally sweating with the effort not to check her phone, and barely keeps herself from bursting into tears.

While Hong-do cleans up she rationalizes that Doo-soo wouldn’t mind if she turned her phone back on now, since it’s morning. Actually, she’s turning it on so he can call to thank her for the food! Okay, sweetie. But when she turns it on and there’s no message from Yi-seok, she’s disappointed, and actually visibly wilts when Doo-soo does call to thank her.

He gently admonishes her for staying up all night to cook, and mentions again that he doesn’t like that she’s going to see Yi-seok today. But he says he’ll overlook it since she’s being treated by him, and promises to call her later. As soon as he hangs up, Hong-do’s smile vanishes, and she goes right back to worrying about Yi-seok.

Yi-seok wakes up in his car (since he still can’t sleep in his bed) with a mother of a hangover. He remembers Doo-soo answering Hong-do’s phone and complains that that’s the first thing he thought of on waking.

Hong-do realizes she’s sick and goes to bed, whining about the timing on such a happy day. She says over and over that she won’t do things Doo-soo doesn’t like, but she pulls a piece of paper out of her pocket even as she’s saying it, to read it again. It’s Yi-seok’s mother’s suicide note, which she took to avoid Yi-seok seeing it. Awww.

Exhausted, worried, and sad, Hong-do bursts into great sobs as she reads the note again. She cries as she asks her grandmother why she’s feeling this way, torn between getting what she’s wanted for so long and not being able to be happy about it.

Yi-seok finally calls Hong-do to find out why she’s not at work, and she’s hugely relieved that he’s okay. He hears her voice and guesses that she’s sick, but she denies it and says she’s coming in. He tells her to stay home and rest and he hangs up, but she’s frantic to see him and quickly rushes to the hospital.

She stops in front of Yi-seok’s car as he’s pulling out, and he’s worried to see her face so pale and flushed at the same time. He notices that she’s looking boldly at him, and shyly asks if she looks at Doo-soo that way now. She’s nearly crying as she says she thinks she’s crazy, because she likes Doo-soo but she can’t stop thinking about Yi-seok.

Hong-do says that she wants to hug Yi-seok so badly right now, and he just looks at her with those eyes and holds his arms out, inviting her in. She takes off her helmet and goes to him, finally letting her tears fall, and Yi-seok’s face takes on this look of utter contentment.

He pulls back and cups her face, and asks why she’s so hot. Hong-do says she’s sick, but Yi-seok just smiles, says she can’t get him sick, and kisses her.

COMMENTS

It’s so true, that timing is everything. If Doo-soo had realized that he liked Hong-do sooner, things might have been different, but then they also might not have because she wouldn’t have been ready to come out of her shell. But her being ready now is also bad timing, because the person she found to help her is turning out to be someone she cares for a lot more deeply than she thought. And even if she’d gotten someone else to help her, that may not have changed anything, because what’s pushed Doo-soo to realize his own feelings was his jealousy to see Hong-do with Yi-seok. So if any one of these things had happened differently or with different timing, I think things still would never have worked out with Doo-soo and Hong-do. The very thing that’s finally pushed them together, is also the thing that’s pulling them apart.

I have to say, I’m of two minds about Doo-soo’s sudden pursuing of Hong-do. While he’s obviously thrilled to death to have a chance to see her and talk to her now, and I like that he realized that he’s liked her all along and not just now because there’s competition, I also think he’s making a lot of assumptions about their relationship. He’s never asked her what she wants now (and he should at least ask if she still feels the same about him, knowing she’s been intimate with Yi-seok) and he’s just working on the assumption that her world still revolves around him. He’s doing all the right things by still giving her respect and space but pushing her just a little, but I think he should be asking her if this is still what she wants.

But I have some major concerns with the way he’s acting now, too. I absolutely do not like that as soon as he paid her rent, he started telling her what to do. As in, immediately in the very next sentence. That smacks of him thinking of her as something he owns now, whether it’s conscious or subconscious, and that he has the right to tell her who to talk to and who to avoid. As sweet of a teddy bear as he seems, I am also seeing flashes of some pretty intense jealousy issues, and the way he keeps saying that he wants to beat up Yi-seok with that happy smile on his face worries me a lot. It feels like he’s got a lot of potential to become violent if he doesn’t get his way, and he’s used to having Hong-do all to himself.

I also worry about Hong-do staying up all night cooking, because it was almost as if she was trying desperately to recapture the feelings she used to feel when doing things for Doo-soo. But she couldn’t help her thoughts, which were telling her that Yi-seok needed her, and being pulled in two directions made her exhaust herself and make herself sick. I do respect that Hong-do wants everything to stay the way it was, and has been honest about that from the beginning, even saying one last time to Yi-seok that she likes Doo-soo. But it feels like a hollow statement now, like she’s been saying it for so long that she doesn’t even know if it’s true anymore — she just says it because it’s what she’s always said.

But I love that the show didn’t drag out her realization that she cares for Yi-seok for too long, because there’s so much more emotional gold to be mined from her knowing that her feelings are changing, and struggling with the choice she’s now got to make. And it won’t be an easy choice, because giving up a dream you’ve had for most of your adult life for a reality that’s often grouchy, sometimes mean, and always takes you way out of your comfort zone would be hard for anyone, much less with someone who has very little experience with people. But I love seeing the Hong-do that emerges around Yi-seok, the Hong-do that’s honest and outspoken and looks him right in the eye with confidence. It’s clear which man is the one who brings out the best in her, and I can’t wait to watch her realize it. Especially if he keeps being so willing to bring out her best with hugs and kisses.

 
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Thanks for the recap. Doo Soo is almost too good to be true. As you said, the timing sucks for him. However, I don't feel sorry for him because he spent all those years going out on blind dates with other women while she was cooking banchan for him nightly. I have a "meta" concern about this drama. Our OTP has made so much progress, and I'm not sure there's much story left to tell at this point. Hope it doesn't mean a lot of contrived angst.

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You know, i was surprised that all these confessions are coming out so early in the drama and for a minute thought like u - what's left of the story to tell? But i just realized that all 3 of our leads are NEW to this thing call LOVE - and i hope that the writer and PD uses the rest of time to show us how these 3 go about trying to manoeuvre they way thru the treacherous waters of their feelings and trying LOVE out for sizes. Hope they give us more honesty and cute! How to solve for HD Halmoni persona is also another thing.

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I also have some concerns on how fast the pacing was, but I guess It doesn't gives us a dilly dallying that most shows do, before their characters really developed. I loved the 3 leads emotional journey whether they recognize it consciously or unconsciously.

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Must admit, this is a concern of mine too. So much has happened I am not sure if there is enough for the rest of the drama unless it goes for cliches? Even as much as I love Coffee Prince, and it is my favorite drama, there were about 3 episodes that I felt were pretty useless.

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Sorry for being off topic but i would like to know when are you going to post recaps about the last 2 episodes of KMHM ? i have been eagerly waiting for it :)

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Patience, grasshopper.

I understand that people are excited to get the next recap, but please consider what your constant requests feel like to the person on the receiving side. And to the wrong recapper, in the wrong show's thread, to boot.

It's coming, we promise.

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Sure i understand completely! thank you very much for your quick response forgive my persistent and i apologize for asking in the wrong thread i will just wait quietly for your amazing recaps ;)

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Thanks so much for the recap Lollypip! Your insights as usual are spot on and thought provoking particularly in regards to Doo-soo, as well as whether or not he and Hong-do would have ended up together without the arrival of Yi-Seok. I love reading the recap after watching the show....it's like I get to digest what I've just watched. So thank you again.

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the heroine could use some tonal creme.

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Hahaha. I've been wondering when a little more care of her appearance will happen. I loved how lollypip put exactly my reaction into words when doo doo was dictating I said " say what now?". He just keeps making these demands. Yi seok needs to continue being more obnoxious. I love it. He won me over with his total calm the morning after with endless kisses. Yes the pace makes u wonder but I love it. I love when they don't beat around the bush and the going gets. Total butterflies when the guy is so accepting of what he feels.

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I laughed from 2nd hand embarrassment seeing Doo Soo fell down and beaming at Hong Do when he saw her without her helmet on. But just as his timing was off with her, his timing is also off for me. I like him, I do...but HD and YS are just perfect puzzle pieces. They are what each other needs right now, so I'm completely content as seeing how they are with each other. They make me feel warm and giddy all over.

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Also, she lives in the most cozy corner.
Don't move! Let the objects of romantic interest continue hopping back and forth!

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Me too, I love her place and the bedrocks (i think that's what it's called).

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I get very worried every time they cross that thing. It's stable but the gaps are big enough to cause some serious harm if you do not watch your step.

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Did u all see the difference between the way DS and YS runs along those bedrocks? i cannot help but notice that DS runs very gracefully like a gazelle - while YS not so much - i would worry more about YS falling in between bedrock then DS!

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lol! but the most clumsily running one is HD anyway :D

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Thank you, LollyPip for the recap! :)

I don't remember when exactly, but this drama surpassed Healer and KMHM for me and is the most enjoyable watch all week.

It's mostly due to its indie vibe, the excentric characters and the outspoken assholes they can be (and are, quite often may I add).

I don't think HD necessarily realizes that she is in love with YS. However, the guilt trip she has about not comforting him about his mother literally makes her sick - and being the good person that she is not even disappointing DS will keep her from consoling YS.

Lucky for us, YS is a player and does not shy away from skinship if the opportunity is there. Of course, him being infatuated with her helps a lot. :) KISSSSSSSS!

Might I add that I adore them? Their bitchy sides go together so well.

I don't really care for DS at this point. He is incredibly nice, and he starts to squeeze through the door inside HD, that YS already opened up a bit. He is ineffective though, and so he reminds me of that neighbor guy in Flowerboy Next Door, who will have to wish the OTP well in the end and quetly step aside.

What I care about is that thing with YSs brother, wth happened back then? Ooooh, such a good drama!

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And I just want to add:

1) When YS asks HD to come over to his house, I do believe, that he is trying out the effect she has on him. She makes his vertigo with the patients go away, and he was able to sleep next to her that one night. So I'm sure he wants to find out if that would happen every night with her, not necessarily implying sex (though, maybe he is :))

2) I love that HD simply accepts all the opportunities she gets. If you can get with a hot guy, then do it! If someone pays your rent (which - wtf? - why is it so high?), then let him. She grabs at every hand she gets and that makes her so sympathetic.

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I am on your boat. This drama also surpassed Healer for me...I still love Healer, but I am running for the new episode and rewatching old episodes...it reminds me when I was sniffing Master's Sun crack:) I adore the endings...they are sooo tender. His facial expression with his arms spread out was beyond romantic for me...however noting that her body temperature was off and yet he could not contain himself...he went in for the kiss. I LOVE IT! Tender moments. The epsiodes when he was kissing her and looking into her eyes. I adore the adult writing and the combination of romance and endearing moments that are affecting both of them for their good. They are both all over the place with each other ...darn cute.

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Thanks for another recap LollyPip!

This episode was so much adorables and honesty! I truly love all 3 of the leads. The story an their acting are really making this drama fun, exciting and just aaaaaawwwwwww!

Choi Kang Hee is one lucky gal - she get to be between those 2 very fabulous men!!

It speaks alot of YS when his call log is all 'Helmet' - such a deficient social network indeed!

This is my crack drama for now. We are half way done.

BTW - marathoned all 16 episodes of What's Up Fox drama and in that one Chun Jung Myung was on a scooter most of the time and he looks so cute with the helmet on. So all week, i had helmets dancing in front of my eyes!

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LOL. Actually I think both men are lucky men because Choi Kang Hee really pulls the show together with her heart-tugging portrayal of Hong Do. Without her sincere and on-point performance, I don't think that this show can give the right feel PD Lee wants it to be. I seriously cried when she's cooking nonstop at home and driving herself to a breaking point. I screamed with joy when she confessed to YS. This is my girl. Yes. She has a social phobia, but she has a heart of gold and unfathomable courage. It's an impeccable delivery and this is the best confession scene since CP.

Ha. I am glad that you enjoy what's up fox. But in this drama, my favorite is Son Hyun-joo and his romance. HAHA. That's a fine drama. Not as great as MNIKSS, but still gratifying.

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@matchbliss - U are right about Choi Kang Hee's potrayal of HD - we are all rooting for her and she makes this drama fun to watch! This is my first time seeing her and am enjoying her acting here.

This drama is a nice treat! Does anyone know how the ratings have been for it?

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So far the ratings have been good, high on Fridays and a little lower on Saturdays.... This Friday 2.4% with a high of 3.4% and 1.62 on Sat

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Thank u so much for the info. I was very curious as H2H had large shoes/ratings to fill coming after that megahit we love ‘misaeng' .

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That's really great!! I want this show to be a hit as well, bec it was soo good and I believed that hitting 1% in cable channel is a good rating already...

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I also became teary eyed when HD tries to get her mind off YS and just cook endlessly for DS. To think for a non-Korean watching a show without a subtitle, that was torture, but still with her great acting, her emotions were conveyed to me and able to understand the drift of the story.

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This is what I wish Lee Ha Na had captured more in High Schook King of Savvy.

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Thank you Lollypip, for this recap!!! I have been waiting nearly at the edge of my seat for this LOL. Once again your analysis of the characters is spot on. I really thought that Hong-do cooking the whole night was a bit more out of guilt, seeing as she wasn't as happy as she thought she would be when Doo-soo was finally pining for her and her thoughts were obviously all about Yi-seok.

While at first DS seemed like the "too good to be true" guy, he quickly became almost scary like you said. It struck a nerve with me that he followed HD to the bus stop, albeit with good intentions it was almost stalker like how he was staring at her from across the street. His mannerism were really possessive, I guess it attest to his family background

You can definetely see the connection between HD and YS. Their phone call was just too cute, how she was actually watching YS when she got the scarf and he was in the car, how she caressed him in the photo... I totally ship our OTP ain't nobody got time for SLS.

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"I totally ship our OTP ain’t nobody got time for SLS."

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Probably the first in quite a long time that I'm shipping the OTP and not being infected with SLS! CJM is just too adorable.

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word. i love our leads and OTP. Second lead gives me too much of that Chilbong SML vibes and I wasn't a fan of him well didn't prefer him over oppa-yah that is.

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We have the same concerns about Doo Soo. The moment he stopped her from leaving with no concern about the fact she was going somewhere and then used the fact he paid her rent as leverage to order not to talk to Yiseok my immediate reaction was GTFOHWTBS. Also eating her dishes for years while dating and never clarifying their position was ALWAYS uncool.

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Sorry still new to internet terminology, but what is GTFOHWTBS anyways? I was raking my brains on what it means..

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I'm going to take a stab at it and say "Get the f*ck out of here with that bull sh*t"?

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haaaahahaha thank you! I could only get as far as GTFO!

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LOL and bingo!

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Hahaha!! That cracks me up!! But thanks for your stab on it!!?

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Wah! You learn something new everyday.

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Thanks LollyPip for this recaps!!

This show is just wonderful, the pacing keeps you wanted for more. I was expecting that the doo soo part would extend a bit more, but man wasn't I surprised with that ending! I know some people may not like DS attitude, but I reall do feel for him in this episode. I almost had an SLS, however our OTP just brings out the best of themselves when they are together. While watching this show I even wonder on how nice it was to be able to say what you feel! (And feel accepted for all your faults).

I love love the shows and of course your insight, after watching it multiple times, I left wondering what would Lollypip think about this episode.. I guess I just wanted to share my excitement as well. Lol!!

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Great recap, LollyPip.

The violent streak of Doo Soo totally didn't come to my mind, but perhaps you are right. Though I still think Doo Soo is trying to be "Oppa" (in a clumsy way. Or influence of his traditional patriarchal family?).

Yi Seok and Hong Do are so adorable together. I love how equal they feel, no superiority or inferiority. What I can't say about Doo Soo...

Love this show and looking forward to Fridays.
It totaly captured my heart... and without using any gorillas or ropes ;--)

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Thank you for the recap!

First off, as happy as I was for the kiss, that was a pretty darn great hug, too.

Second, I'm loving Hong Do's confusion wrt the two men in her life, because it's so realistic: that moment when you realize all the qualities you want in a partner may not necessarily be in the person you fall in love with. It reminds me of a scene from the (very) short lived series "Wonderfalls" where a woman is talking about her husband, whom she chose because she made a list of all the qualities of her ideal man, and he fulfilled them all.
"So, he's the man of your dreams?" Someone asks.
"He's the man of my list."

I think this very much sums up Hong Do's realization-that sometimes what seems great on paper isn't really what you want. Cause love is many things. But rational, it ain't.

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'He's the man of my list' - LMAO!

This thing call LIFE tends to throw some curveballs at us and lists goes out of the window! Unless we are constantly updating those lists - they only capture our wants/needs/feelings at one point in time - and those things tend to change with time as we grow with our life experiences - lists can get outdated pretty quickly.

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Thank you for the recap!!

I'm truly in love with the leads - they're so natural, their conversations from the breezy overtones to the rather overt subject matter they talk about so frankly - it's just all SO FRIKKEN GOOD.

I understand Ho Dong's dilemma and I feel like I'm sort of living life with her...we're seeing this caterpilar in her cocoon, turning into this butterfly in the real world...but with real world comes real problems and consequences and in her case, I think it'll be heartbreak next. It's so refreshing to just see a drama BE....all the characters are complicated, but the drama doesn't focus so much on their complications but highlights it through their interactions with each other...anyway I think I'm rambling now lol

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I love their convos too! Even their laughter - either teasing or taunting - are downright cute.

Even detective partners talks are funny although we could use less gassy moments. Now that YS professional self is peeping out - his friendship with his mentor is heart-warming - Dr. Uhm rags at YS as much as YS rags on HD.

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The relationship with Dr. Uhm and Yi Suk always struck me as Noona/dongsaeng. Even when he was being a jerky jerkison it seemed more filial than co-worker/sunbae-hoobae. But, I do agree their conversations have been sweet since he started hanging with Hong Do. ;-)

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This drama has sneaked up on me to become my favourite of all the ones airing right now. The characters are really what make this drama for me. There's a quality to them that really sucks you into their struggles and hopes and emotions. Seeing Hongdo come out of her shell gradually has made me feel like a proud mom weirdly enough. I hope it finishes well!

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It's my favorite too :)

I dread that there will be a lot of angst for Hong Do with the two families. Then again, maybe Doo Soo's family is full of nutty characters! But getting around being Halmoni in Grandpa's house won't be easy.

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But getting around being Halmoni in Grandpa's house won't be easy. Yeah, especially if she keeps wearing that red scarf there.

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It's my favorite too!! Gosh I never thought much of a drama once I finished watching it since BOF, but this one does until it's Friday again!! I even keep refreshing DB to check on recaps to share my excitement like crazy.. I think I need to get a life now. Lol!!!

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A super big thank you for the recap :)

I agree with your analysis on all 3 characters where in this episode, we actually see a different side of Dong Soo...truth be told, it is not a really nice sight to see. Plus, I totally agree that for any relationship to happen, timing is everything...I love this drama so much as it doesn't seem like the typical korean drama as believe me, real life happens just like this...looking forward for your ep 8 recap...thanks again for all your hard work...

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Thanks for the recap Lollypip, you don't know how many times i've been refreshing DB to read your post!

I also has the situation quite similar with HD that i like someone for a long time that to me liking him is more on a habit, and when the opportunity come for me to explore 'my dream' i found out that he is not actually someone that special to me

So i can feel relate to how HD struggle to believe she is happy that the day she has been waiting for so long is finally come, because you know realizing that you are NOT in love with someone than realizing you are in love is someone is more painful, trust me. Like you can't trust yourself for a while.

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I totally agree - I was telling my fellow drama friend at coffee yesterday discussing this drama - when it comes to feelings/love -timing is a bitch!

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*dry sobs* I want a fellow drama friend.

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we have only this media.

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Me too! I only have my sister to talk kdrama with and I have already surpassed her in kdrama knowledge and interest even though she's the one who introduced me to kdramas. Mostly, she just stares at me in disbelief when I start rattling off drama titles, the names of the leads who are in it, who the director is, what other dramas those leads have done. She keeps saying she's created a monster. lol

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Oh that is funny and it is becoming similar with my Korean friend! We struck up a friendship about 6 years ago as she wanted to practice her English conversational skills. Even though I am Asian, English is my 1st language and to equalise the dynamics a little - I decided to watch Kdramas which she recommended to learn Korean language and culture. We meet just about every Saturday mornings for coffee and converse about dramas, actors, culture - Asian (as i am originally from Singapore), Korean and American.

But something funny happened about 2 years back and that is i started to read up more on kdramas on DB, Hancinema, etc. - i would start to recommend kdramas to her and even her Korean husband mused that my friend is receiving drama recommendations from me! I am also more into kpop then her and her 2 children who were borned in SK! Introduced her to FT Island after watching Lee Hong Ki in Modern Farmer. She is duly impressed that i know the names of all the boys in Super Junior! Heck! I even gave her a USB stick full of drama OSTs that i have downloaded over the last 4 years!

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I totally understand, I have always been big into Kpop and Hip Hop but was really absent to Kdrama until about 2 years when my korean friend introduced me to them. Now my knowledge of Kdrama's surpass hers. It was bad enough I had no one to talk to about my love for music, but now with drama's tacked on. I'm trapped in a less comfortable Hong Do closet alone in my thoughts lol. Thank goodness for dramabeans and such

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I wish I had a drama friend too!!!!

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I really love Yi seok. Thanks for the recaps.

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Don't we all?!?! - love YS i mean! CJM/PIE plays this character very well - u like YS even when he can be such an a**hole. His many adorable/ aaawww moments outshine his ahole/bubble popping comments moments.

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Yes! He's so adorable. I guess him being a total asshole but so straightforward is his charm. He's an asshole, and he knows it and doesn't even try to pretend he's not. THAT always gets the girl. In dramaland, and in reality.

I feel sorry for Doo Soo (how upsetting it is to be in his situation, having realised that you are actually in love with the girl who have a crush on you for 7 years, only for you to get rejected when you finally decided to pursue her, all because she's fallen in love with, well..., an asshole?)

But as much as I feel sorry for him, I ship the OTP more. Doo-Soo is not the best man for Hong Do. And Hong Do is not the best woman for Doo Soo. As the episodes develop, we see more interactions between the 3 leads, and we can definitely see that the difference is quite apparent. Not only that HD is herself when she's with YS, YS is beginning to be more of his true self too when he's with her. The best relationship is the one that make the best out of us but still being ourselves, regardless of our flaws.

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Well said @Catching!

Although DS is a weet guy i have been in Team Doc since the start! Like a Viki commenter said - HD is the other half of YS, and YS is the other half of HD; the title of Heart To Heart is actually the synchronization of YS and HD's hearts.

All their interactions are certainly heart-felt!

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Wth. I shouldn't have started with this show. The wait is simply killing me! Practice delayed gratification!

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I feel your pain - i am only watching H2H, Healer and What's up with this family - and the later 2 are very near their end of the series.

Since i have found a new 'crush' in CJM/PIE - i have been watching his old dramas which thankfully are only about 16 episodes long - in between Sat and the next Fri while waiting for new episodes of H2H. Finished What's up Fox yesterday, will either do Fashion 70s or Goodbye Solo this week! I may even go find 'Protect the Boss' for Choi Kang Hee.

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U can try watching kill me heal me, it's nice too.. But of course H2H still on top.

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Thanks @4drama - from the comments i have read it appears to be the case. I can/will certainly give it a try although i am not a great fan of split personality genre. It is so tricky if not done right!

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Yeah I know, I was skeptical too at first, but now I loved how he portrayed the characters...like H2H when I read the plot before it airs, it was like a girl blushing and a psyche doctor, after IOIL it seems all psyche genre.. But look at us now all crazy about it! ?

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For a completely different CJM role, you should try Reset. It's a really snappy police procedural with an interesting twist and he's very good in it.

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Ah thanks @Lindy12 - I was wondering how Reset was - ok - now i can check that series out too (along with the other old ones he did).

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Imma just rant here for a second bear with me...[redacted- irritated ramblings regarding viki commenters] Yet I keep them on because every now and then they're funny.

Thanks for the recap. Sigh. *heartbreak* at seeing the writing on the wall for Do-soo was hoping they'd give him an actual fighting chance at a relationship with her, but the fanservice was nice anyway. Especially the happy family montage. Immediately crushed by his overstepping with paying the ridiculously high rent. Do detectives even make that much?!

Actually looking forward to the unveiling of Yi Seok's family dynamics. That will take time so that's why I'm not worried about the pacing though the confessions are out. Remember that he is in need of healing just as much as she is. She hides behind a literal helmet, but he has one too. That shy, "puny" boy who felt unloved is still there, hiding behind cheeky bravado and coping with alcohol just as she copes with her granny costume.

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I too am watching H2H on viki and feel the same way about the comments - so i try to watch the show when it is 'freshly' uploaded - on Saturday - it is about at 8:30 am CT - when not many people are watching. When they get distracting - i have turned them off - like when i was watching Fated To Love You and Misaeng. Since this show is getting more popular with the international audience - i am close to turning it off because there are just too many comments popping up - regardlessi if they are cute, funny, etc - as it detracts my focus away from the scene/dialogue - cannot read subtitles and comments at once - NOT that talented with multi-tasking!

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You can turn those comments off, check your VIKI settings. They drove me crazy!

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I absolutely love how you summed everything up. I know many people are annoyed by the sister but she is like a female version of Yi Seok in many ways.

Also, does anyone know where I can find a list of songs from each episode. Normaly, I am not an OST person but the soundtrack for H2H is so good that it makes watching each episode so much more enjoyable.

Personally, I would enjoy further development on the father's character which I feel is coming.

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The OST was just released this weekend, I actually picked it up at K2Nblog.com that is my go to spot for OST's when I can't order them online.

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I assume he's got family money.

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Thanks for the thoughtful recap!

My impression about nice DS this show is, well, he's not really checking in with HD's feelings. She did confess, yes, and so he knows at one time she liked him. But she also slept with YS. It's great that he isn't counting that against her, you know, that it makes her less loveable or some such. I wonder, though, how he could assume that it meant nothing to her. Didn't he even wonder a little bit about it?

I didn't mind him offering the money, but it should have been an offer for a loan, if she wanted to stay in the house, not an assumption that she would take his money. It is true that she cooked for him for seven years. That is worth a lot if you add it all up.

PIE, can't say enough good about him. This was a good episode where we felt his absence as much as HD did. That is good writing, and the reunion at the end was a wonderful pay off for our - and HD's - wait.

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Help me, please - why is CJM also known as PIE?

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I asked the same question last time. Someone told me it's short for cutie-pie and somehow all the letters got capitalized in the process.

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I wonder if HE knows this is an adopted nickname.
Like The Hand Towel.

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@jomo - who is Hand Towel?

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I actually had to research it. I guess it's Song Seung Heon (My Princess, Autumn in my Heart, Dr. Jin). lol

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Thanks @Aigoooo - but wonder why The Hand Towel? When i first read that - i was thinking stuff that would be RED - like what HD said to YS in episode 7 or 8 of Heart to Heart!

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He has a great body and isn't afraid to show it. Often hanging out in just a towel or less. And since his acting isn't the best, it is also his best attribute.

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The Hand Towel
Song Seung-hyun
송승헌
is not known in Korea to be a particularly good actor.

The similarity to his name and the sounds of the words handkerchief, hand towel is close enough.
손수건
son su geon

Plus, there are pages and pages of comments about him and his damned towel that never falls offl
http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/01/two-more-reasons-to-watch-my-princess/

http://www.dramabeans.com/2012/02/song-seung-heons-dr-jin-gets-picked-up-by-mbc/

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Thank u Lollypip for great recap, i watched it early so there are gaps thru the subs.
Currently in love with this drama cause it feels like standard K-Drama on fast-forward button; total skinship on ep 4 and feeling declarations on ep 8, wow, how can i not get sucked in. Ko Yi Sook is my second addiction after Yoon Dong Ha, so perfect in imperfect ways. He barks orders to Hong Do, never actually saying he's doing it for her sake, but he does! I agree with a commenter that said he is an honest a**hole, he is refreshingly straightforward. I actually like the development for Do Soo; a realistic portrayal of second lead, and pretty much correspond to his background so far: a chivalrous, sort-of-neanderthal police officer who is pretty green about interacting with opposite sex. On the first episodes he's too perfect, i thought he was designed for the pining second lead, but now it's more interesting and balanced. Next weekend is just too long T_T

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I enjoyed this ep. a lot, but there were a couple of things that didn't sit so well with me:

1) DS's falling for HD to the extent that he's thinking about marrying her happened way too fast for me, considering how little he actually knows her. They've barely had any real conversations together, and those were extremely short. The only times he's seen her with her guard down is when she was with YS (laughing with him, shouting at him). If DS had said in this ep. that he thought he was starting to like HD, and wanted to get to know her better, I would've found that a lot easier to buy.

2) I was uncomfortable with the stare-into-my-eyes treatment scene. YS told HD to stare into his eyes, pretending that they're DS's eyes, as a desensitization treatment. Then YS, clearly acting in the role of her therapist in that moment, starts staring at her lips, and propositions her a few minutes later. What I'm especially bothered by is that all this line-crossing between therapist/patient and lovers is becoming a kdrama trend. There are very good reasons why those lines shouldn't be crossed in the context of a therapeutic relationship, and I'm not happy to see it being romanticized. (But I'm also not surprised by it, given all of the incest/fauxcest storylines in dramaland.)

Having said that, I'm not actually as squicked out by YS and HD's romance as I thought I'd be, even though I think he should've referred her to a different therapist a long time ago. Despite my reservations, I'm still very invested in this OTP. Although the staring-treatment scene made me uncomfortable, a part of me did think it was cute how he said "stare into my eyes for 10 seconds", but then after he counted "one", about 8 seconds went by before he counted "two".

And I admit to doing a little swooning at the final scene. When HD was flushed with fever, working through the night to cook for DS, it reminded me of In-ha's hiccuping in Pinocchio-- her body was giving her a clear signal that she wasn't being true to herself. It felt great to see HD confess the feelings she'd tried so hard to suppress, and to have them be met by such an open embrace. PIE can be so sweet.*sigh* I also loved the Rapunzel opening, where she ditched Prince Charming and ran after Mr. Crankypants instead.

Thanks, Lollypip! *off to watch ep. 8*

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1 - I'm not surprised DS is thinking of love and marriage already. He's been going on blind dates for years and was fully prepared to marry a woman he barely knew and certainly didn't love just a moment ago. By comparison, he's got a long term relationship with Hong Do. This dude is just so naive.

2 - It kinda bothers me as well that no one is making a bigger deal about YS engaging in a sexual/romantic relationship with a patient. YS is a thoroughly messed up person, so it's not so much a surprise that he would go there, but I would hope that his mentor, Dr. Uhm would have tried to intervene.

That said, in the context of this drama, I'm completely in favor of them ending up together.

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Oops - I think I originally replied to you on a different comment.

I think it's splitting hairs to say he isn't her doctor. She sought him out specifically to get treatment and she is working in his office in exchange for that treatment (which is a method of payment). In real life, his behavior is extremely unethical.

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Well this is not real life now is it? and even in REAL life people do a crap ton of unethical things. An sometimes it could very well happen in this type of situation.

Or with anything that has to do with affection or a future relationship between two adults if that both understand what they are doing. Also its not splitting hairs at all. Its proveable fact that one has to be in a full agreement with a doctor with paper work to have this be official and that has to be logged in through profession channels. An the price of which she gets her treatments is void because the first part did not happen.

Yet what i'm really getting at is that, none of that matter because they are far past that aspect. At this point YS is someone that can help her but at the same time they are two adults. Both of them are not stupid.

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I've already said that I'm fine with where this is going in the context of the drama and that this behavior is totally in keeping with YiSeok's character as a unethical, unsympathetic, womanizing psychologist. I'm on board with them getting together.

I have no idea how exactly physician behavior is governed in Korea or where you may be from -- but where I'm from, doctors are obligated to follow professional ethics at all times with all people whether or not they are the primary care provider and whether or not any paperwork has been filled out by the person receiving treatment.

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Wrong episode...... but the name is 다시 사랑에 빠지지 않(Don't fall in love again) - Low End Theory, roughly translated ... The OST was just released on the 30th

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** 않길

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I hope this isn't a spoiler. :(

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Sticking my toe into the water and making my first comment ever!

I’m in agreement that Doo-soo’s behavior is a bit overbearing – answering her phone, telling her to turn it off, etc. What really bothered me is when she ran out to find/check on Yi-seok, and he insisted that she stay there and talk to him. The level of obliviousness to Hong-do’s issues keeps getting upped, I find. Hong-do sounded sick on the phone with both fellows; but Yi-seok was the only one who picked up on how tired she sounded. Little things like that seem to be to be quite telling.

I get the impression that Doo-soo also sometimes treats Hong-do’s social anxiety disorder as “cute,” rather than a true issue (that can potentially be worked through). Yi-seok takes her problems seriously, whilst Doo-soo almost enables Hong-do, all while chuckling at how cute her anxieties and coping mechanisms are. Which is not necessarily what is best for Hong-do, and I sense that she feels that on some level, too.

Overall, I’m pleasantly surprised how much I’m enjoying this show. And thanks, as always, for the recap!

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I think he is in between, sometimes he thinks she is way too cute but he know that is serious problem too on how he has been take care of her afraid that she may be in her shell giving her encouragement to take treatment and worrying when she didn't come out of her house, after several incident with Yi Seok. He is worried but he is no brainer in phycology disorder. As much as I love YS and HD interaction, i just hope that she change the doctor so that they can continue their relationship in civil way. The way it seems now, things get too personal, emotional, intimate way more than a patient and a doctor and YS should have a serious problem with that.

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They are not a patient and doctor. HD is not in a contract with YS legally in any sense. Nothing was signed and that aspect is a facade in a way, in order for YS to help her overcome her phobia at this point.

So i wish people will stop bringing this up because its not a valid compliant. Shoot he does not even know where she lives and does not know her phone number. Which he would know these things if he was actually her Doctor legally.

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He knows her phone number -- he calls her regularly. And my doctor only requires a billing address, they don't need to know where I live -- I could just as easily provide a post office box or office address.

He is most definitely her doctor. He is providing treatment for her social phobia and they even negotiated a price for his services (she's working in his office in exchange for treatment.)

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But thats not a official agreement. Nor is that a approve able price to negotiate a service. On such a personal matter.

So no shes no her doctor.

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Also he only knows her phone number because he stole her phone to found that out. An called her from his phone.

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He's the only doctor treating her in any way at the moment. If their relationship gets in the way of her making real progress with her disorder, she needs to find a psychiatrist she can really get help from while still dating YS.

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Phone was never stolen to get her number. If you remember correctly he did not have her number until later, she came to his new office before he went to treat streaker girl because of the message passed onto her from DS. So it is understood that at some point after that they exchanged numbers.

Although he is giving her treatment he is also receiving treatment in the form of her presence stopping his Vertigo/PTSD side effect. It's more like a quid pro quo status as apposed to doctor/patient relationship

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Why should people have to stop bringing it up when the characters themselves bring it up all the time? Both Yi Seok and his boss have mentioned that this is murky ethical territory. Furthermore, Yi Seok refers to her as his patient and has counseling sessions with her. She refers to him as her doctor and even says "I don't trust you as a man, but I trust you as a doctor." They are very much in a Doctor/Patient relationship. I don't really have a problem with them moving into a romantic relationship (except that I'm Team Doo Soo but that's a losing battl). I will have a problem if he whole Elephant in the Room of their professional relationship is not addressed.

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Yes, the characters themselves accept that he IS her doctor and his mentor has said it is completely unethical. It's easy to understand why YS and HD don't care but it doesn't mean he isn't her doctor.

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Thanks for the recap!
Been refreshing like crazy, I always love to read dramabeans recap

But only to this drama im refreshing like crazy (even post a comment)

Seeing DS is killing me, he's soo cute acting all in love
But when I rerun I skipped his part and go straing to HD YS screen

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I was also really taken aback by Doo Soo's sudden possessiveness and all his demands. Especially when he told (not asked) her to turn off her phone and when he kept mentioning how Much he hated Yi Seok. Even the way he paid her rebut without asking was so presumptuous. Then i thought about it and realized that he's doing pretty much the same thing Yi Seok did except he did it with smiles and giggles and Yi Seok does it with curses and smacks to the helmet. So maybe it just comes across more patronizing when Doo Soo does it.

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You know what, I was a bit put off by ds demands, but now that you put it that way, it kind make sense too. Same stuffs, different methods. Maybe because we already see and hd ahds the otp, we find it acceptable. But with ds, we feel him as imposing on the otp, so we feel that it's annoying?

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*see hd and ys as otp.
Posting from phone is bad idea.

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AHHH YES THANK YOU SOMEBODY SAID IT! This was one of the things that was driving me up a wall: Do-soo is basically doing the same things Yi Seok was doing, just with a different delivery. I was confused at the explosion of comments with him answering her phone when Doc has done the same. The rent thing bugged me more as a balance-of-power-thing, plus he basically shot himself in the foot because that was a golden opportunity for cohabitation. I didn't see his actions as patronizing so much as in keeping with his usual dense nature though. Anyway, the double standard caused me pain.

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Wow, really insightful points. This makes me want to rewatch from the beginning! I feel like going back to rewatch with every few episodes because there are new (and subtle) developments and revelations and I feel like picking up on what I missed the first time watching.

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Thanks for the recap Lollypip! I really appreciate all your efforts in getting these recaps done.

Yi Seok and Hong Do light up my screen whenever they are together. PD Lee and Writer Lee really know how to go straight for my rom-com viewing heart.

I really didn't like Do Soo in this episode. He covers up his need to control Hong Do's every decision with his niceness and it just irks me. It's like his love confession to her is just a formality and he never once thought if she has had a change of heart. "I have confessed to you so that's that. You are mine now."

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I know CKH is getting a lot of praises for her role as HD which I think is well-deserved; but I really need to give my applause to the wonderful CJM as well. While this drama can't stand without CKH I think it is also the case with CJM. He made YS come to life in front of us, in front of HD. I heart YS so much despite all his outward appearances of a jerk. And I'm sure HD feel the same too, heh.

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And great recaps and comments, LollyPip! Thanks!

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HAHA. Of course CJM is great. Nobody is trying to discredit CJM. Both of them hit the right note. Otherwise, they wouldn't have become such a compelling pairing. Love them together!

Gotta say that even Lee Jae Yoon is fantastic as well. He is the biggest surprise for me since I am more familiar with both CKH's and CJM's past works. Lee Jae Yoon wasn't this impressive in "Heartless City." In this drama, he sculpts a multi-dimensional character instead of making the detective a bland second male lead. He is the actor with great potential (and great body and looks as well. LOL)

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Arrggghhh this show this keeels me! oh! the feels!!!

ok now that i've got that out of the way, im just so surprised at how this show just grabbed me - i marathoned episode 1-6 and was practically salivating for 7&8. In so many other shows we're told that the girl falls for the main guy because theres a 'connection' between them. Its in this show that i see it. Doo Soo is a gem of a guy, maybe slow on the uptake, but is coming around and is turning out to be a real darling. But that pull to YS just cant be ignored. I see, i believe it and damn how i feel it.

i think one of the reasons HD is drawn to YS is because maybe somewhere she senses he's her equal. Yes he's rich, smart, successful but inside he's just as messed up as she is. DS is brilliant, but i guess he doesnt 'need' her as much as YS does. and boy does being needed make a person's confidence swell.

on a more shallow note, i really just want to take a brush to HD's hair. I understand she's hiding behind her hair, but can we please tame it just a wee bit?! In the scene where YS grabs her hair to look her in the eyes i was equal parts squee and equal parts, 'that's right, now just push it behind her ears'. As someone who's obsessed with her hair, i'd get anthrophobia myself if i had hair like that.

How adorable was YS blush?!

Thanks for recap! I've been waiting so i can unload all the pent up squee. And I've got so much more to say about the next episode. Oh dear!

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I'm completely on board for Hong Do and Yi Seok to be our OTP, but I think Doo Soo is getting a little bit of a bad rap.

We all know what's going on in HD's mind and how things have changed, but DS doesn't have that insight. And DS has every reason to believe that YS is insincere and not at all good for her. I mean, when DS first met YS, he was a suspect for attempted murder and then YS locks HD in a room and basically physically and verbally assaults her. Next thing DS hears is HD is getting psychological treatment from YS and then that YS, the psychologist has had sex with HD the patient. Seriously if HD was my friend, I'd be telling her to stay away from that guy as well!

Doo Soo is every bit as interesting a character to me as our other leads. He's absolutely Prince Charming, the gallant knight who has been our "damsel in distress", Hong Do's protector for these past 7 years. He may have been dating all these years and was just engaged, but it was clearly out of duty and not love. DS is so naive about matters of the heart, I really feel anxious about how things will play out for him. Why shouldn't he think HD will accept him? She just confessed to him a very short time ago and told him that she's liked him for 7 years and that he is the reason she's left the house and is seeking treatment. Sure, he should have checked in on her feelings, especially after she slept with someone else, but then again, he doesn't know that HD knows that DS knows she slept with YS. (convoluted, right?)

It's never going to work out for him -- the timing is off and she's been so overwhelmingly anxious around him that they've really never even had the chance to really know each other. Both DS and HD are working off of assumptions about the other.

I'll grant you that DS really shouldn't have just paid her rent like that-- but his heart was in the right place. He also told HD that she could consider it payment for the food or if she prefers, pay it back over 30 years -- the option was hers. I don't think the problem is that DS is trying to control HD, but rather that until right now, HD hasn't taken control of her own life. Now that she's starting to do that, it will be interesting to see what the new dynamics will look like.

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She knows He knows, vice versa. (They never left that out) She went and apologized to him and he told her she had nothing to be sorry for and that she should respect herself more. Episode 6 remeber

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You're right! I totally forgot about that conversation -- which is weird considering I've watched that episode multiple times.

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I agree with you that Doo-soo is getting a bit of a bad rap and I also think Hong-do and Yi-seok are perfect for each other. She is his equal both physically and intellectually; they are both capable of challenging each other. She calls him on his unacceptable behaviour every time whereas his other girlfriends, if the last ex is any example, have just shrugged their shoulders and walked away.

Doo-soo is more than a bit of a doof and completely clueless as to how to treat a woman but he has a good heart. Sure, he pays her rent and that might be stepping out of bounds as far as their relationship is concerned but Hong-do has known for weeks, if not months, that an eviction is inevitable. Her landlady has given her ample warning that this is going to happen and Hong-do has done nothing to rectify the situation and has, instead, seemed to ignore it in the hopes it will somehow rectify itself. She tries to get a loan as Granny at the bank but her social anxiety and fear of people prevents her from doing what is necessary to prevent being removed from her place of safety. Doo-soo is helping her out of a very bad situation and he puts this help in terms of either repayment for all she's given him or as a no-interest loan she can take her time repaying.

I think you have a great take on Doo-soo's perspective about Hong-do's relationship with Yi-seok. He's really can't be blamed for thinking this guy is bad news even without the added mutual-rivals-for-her-affection angle. He gives Hong-do a great piece of advice when he tells her that she should value herself because ultimately if you don't value yourself, no-one else is going to do it for you. It's ironic, and the sign of a really smart storyteller at the helm of HtH, that Doo-soo is the one to give Hong-do this piece of advice because she does value herself with Yi-seok and doesn't with Doo-soo.

I guess I'm in the minority when I think that the sister is a better fit for Doo-soo and not just because he's so adorable I want to see him settled with someone already. Just as Hong-do is the one to shake Yi-seok out of the rut he is in regarding his relationships with women so Se-ro seems to be the one who is capable of doing this for Doo-soo.

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I'm starting to ship Doo-soo with Se-ro. I actually like her. She's slightly self-centered but not in a mean or harmful way and seems well capable of self-reflection is needed.

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I like her character too and I think So Hee is doing a good job with what she is given. Actually, all the side characters are great. The only problem is that the leads and OTP chemistry is so good that they're the only ones I want to see on my screen. lol

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did i miss something about yiseok not being able to sleep in his bed? i thought he had problems sleeping in his bed ONLY when he's with a woman.. mmm

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Yeah I think Yi Seok woke up in his car because he got upset when Doo Soo answered Hong Do's phone and ran out to go find them. But he passed out drunk instead. When he woke up, he said something like "I almost drove drunk." It doesn't have anything to do with him not being able to sleep in his bed.

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Thought I missed out something too.

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Thank you Lollypip for the recap! I have observed some things after watching this episode several times.

+ DS has been saving HD's sticky notes and inedible gifts meticulously.

+ When he ran up the stairs and got down on the ground I was exasperated. He should have been this persistent before. Now he is just a bugaboo. But he has never been able to read the situation when it comes to women. I guess this is keeping in line with his character. Meanwhile I really don't like Sero but he does need a woman like her that will tell him her feelings and what she needs and expects from him outright. She will write him a letter and he will at first be surprised at its contents and then will follow her instructions to make her happy.

+ I am pretty sure they are going to make a big deal about YS finding out that HD is also Secretary Grandma.

+ When DS took HD to the restaurant and laid his feelings on her the 1st time. I saw HD's "uh oh eyes." That moment when you've built this guy up in your dreams and the reality is that instead of romantic it just feels burdensome. I've been there and yeah you will feel guilty about leading him on, but it is what it is.

+ CJM and CKH's chemistry is the holy grail. It is like winning the lottery. Not many onscreen couples can make a hug, that mechanically was platonic (did you see him pat her?), look so full of romance, relief, comfort and acceptance. It was all of that in one. Great acting, writing and directing!

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DS has been saving HD’s post-it notes all this time: okay, I know he's a cop and he has the habit of preserving evidence and all ... but even if he was being extra meticulous, I think he wouldn't have kept them all if he hadn't been romantically interested in Hong Do - even just a bit.

If that's so, then Doo Soo was even denser than I thought! (and his car is a pigsty, so the neatness doesn't extend to everything- just Hong Do's gifts and notes.)

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It's here yay. Thanks for recap LollyPip. I've always loved CJM and now loving CKH as well.

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I have not been this GIDDY since king of highschool savvy..

SO MUCH FEELS.
CANT EVEN GUHHHH

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Saaaame!

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Ahn Sohee - While I was familiar with, and liked the main actors from previous performances (especially CKH in PTB), I was curiously looking forward to this drama to see how well Sohee did in her first major drama role after leaving WG to pursue acting (you know what they say about idol actors). I have seen 'I like it hot', but that was several years ago. So far, I think she's done well as Se-ro. Animated, variable expressiveness, engaged, and spot on in her delivery. True, not much of a role so far, but I'm looking for more exposure when/if something starts up between Se-ro and Doo-soo. Not bad.....

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In these last couple of episodes - i have started seeing shades of her brother's attitude in Se-ro in her approach with DooSoo. - pretty direct and egostical!

wonder how DS will persuade that Se-ro MISREMEMBERED about him singing to her instead of the urinating drunk.

Jury is still out on her being as good in handling DS as her brother YS is in handling HD!

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Yes, to that observation about shades of her brother. I noticed that a few episode back too, and I thought it was a wonderful touch, that similarity between the siblings. As we're starting to see more and more, it seems that Yi Seok was more of a parental figure to Se Ro than her actual parents so it makes sense that she has picked up on some of his behavioural traits.

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You posted the picture of the sweater! I love that sweater and it makes me happy that he valued all the hard work that went into making the hand-knit items.

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I love that most of the asshole things YS says are the things HD thinks about herself. He's already established there is nothing wrong with her except the way she feels about herself. So its fun when he gives voice to her thoughts, and she gets offended by it rather than stewing on it like when she thinks it herself. Dude plays her masterfully that way.I can see how for her it has got to be frustrating and confusing, but it has been very effective.

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Thank you for the recap!

I think the moment I started to dislike the second lead is when he pulls out the box of all her handknitted gifts. I get that it could be interpreted of him putting them in a safe place, but to me, it appeared he just sort of stored them away without even trying them on or wearing them - you know, the purpose they were made for? I know I would be a bit upset if my crush didn't wear a scarf I made for him and just shoved it in a box under his bed.

It was just that sort of that careless acceptance of her kindness that made me not want to root for him - he has been taking her for granted for seven years and I suppose it's karma that when he finally realizes his feelings that she has moved on.

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Thank you! I couldn't have said it any better. I just cannot stand DS. He comes across as so selfish.

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This OTP is gold. Their conversations are sharp and layered with wit and sarcasm. This makes every scene they have together delightful.

I find that the scenes that have Chun Jung-myung the most interesting and the scenes with the sister or butler (it is a tie) the least interesting.

These characters seem like real people. That is a testament to the writing and the acting.

At a time when we have several good dramas to choose from, this is my favorite drama. ( it is the OTP, this crusty-on-the-outside-marshmallow-inside OTP)

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I dont remember the last time I was this obssessed about a drama , I'm addicted to this show and its amazing leads , I keep thinking about them coz they feel so real , CJM & CKH are captivating in every way , they both are very talented & just needed a good drama to shine , i actually can relate to CKH and feel her social phopia & confusing feelings and i love love love CJM when he is being playful , asshole , tender and romantic , i keep smiling whenever these two are together . i hope this show keeps up this awesomeness .

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and I sometimes feel that CKH in that messy hair looks like MGY in mary stayed out all night

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