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Strong Woman Do Bong-soon: Episode 6

Man, this show makes me laugh. And sigh. And cheer. And freak out. And great, now I’m exhausted too. Still, I don’t care, I want more!

Bong-soon has decided to use her powers for good, but right now it’s taking all her strength just to manage her eccentric CEO and upright detective. Meanwhile, we get a step closer to identifying our kidnapper, but sometimes more answers just means more questions.

 
EPISODE 6: “Happy Together”

After making the announcement that he intends to stay at Min-hyuk Mansion, Gook-doo and Min-hyuk have a mini standoff. As the two posture at each other, Bong-soon gazes dreamily at Gook-doo for coming to her “rescue.” Heh, Min-hyuk waves a hand in front of her face, but she doesn’t even notice.

Kyung-shim recuperates in the hospital with Bong-soon’s mom at her side. Two policemen from Gook-doo’s team visit with an assortment of masks, but none come close to Masked Man’s head covering.

Back to the standoff, Gook-doo asks Min-hyuk to let him stay, offering to sleep on the sofa. Bong-soon doesn’t want her crush sleeping on the hard sofa, but Min-hyuk coyly says that he and Gook-doo can just share a bed then. Bong-soon lunges to push her boss away from her crush, grabbing Min-hyuk so hard that he yelps in pain. Panicked, she blurts out, “He’s gay!”

Both boys stare at her (Min-hyuk especially) and she whisper-yells at Min-hyuk that everyone knows already so he might as well say the truth to avoid misunderstandings. Glaring, Min-hyuk agrees: They should tell the truth. Then he announces, “She’s my bodyguard!” Heh, one “outing” deserves another?

Bong-soon and Min-hyuk have a silent glare battle while a completely confused Gook-doo yells that it makes no sense for a weak girl like Bong-soon to be his bodyguard.

Min-hyuk has had just about enough and sputters out, “Weak?! She… she—” Bong-soon pushes him away and instead spins the story to sound like Min-hyuk hired a female bodyguard to avoid scandals with attractive male bodyguards. Min-hyuk stares at her the whole time, at first in shock at her brazenness, then he starts to slowly nod as well.

Gook-doo sort of accepts Bong-soon’s cover story, but still insists on staying the night, suggesting they all sleep in separate rooms. This, however, leads the three to each imagine different scenarios of the other two sneaking off together: Min-hyuk imagines Bong-soon sneaking in to see Gook-doo, Gook-doo pictures Min-hyuk with Bong-soon, and Bong-soon, of course, envisions Min-hyuk putting the moves on Gook-doo. Wow, everyone is so pretty that I’m really okay with any of those scenarios coming true.

Gook-doo jumps up to say that the three of them shouldn’t split up, and the other two are quick to agree. Min-hyuk decides that since they’ll all be staying together, then how about they pull an all-nighter?

Cut to the three of them at a bar. Min-hyuk and Gook-do engage in a round of pool while Bong-soon watches, thoroughly unimpressed with both of them. As the boys play, there are gaming sound effects playing whenever they make a shot, making the pool hall feel like an old school video arcade.

Min-hyuk soundly whips Gook-doo’s butt at pool, making cheeky comments as he cleans the table. However, Gook-do gets his revenge when the boys progress to darts. Min-hyuk is laughably bad while Gook-doo hits the center every time.

The boys move on to their final battle: alcohol. Min-hyuk lines up the beer bombs while Bong-soon futilely tries to get them to stop their pissing contest. They chug glass after glass, glaring at one another as they get increasingly sloshed. The whole time, Bong-soon sits between them, sipping her drink through a straw and looking at the boys like the dummies they are.

At the hospital, Mom and Dad both sit with Kyung-shim. Dad feels that Mom went too far this time in pushing their daughter at her boss when she could have just gone and stayed with her grandmother if she was in danger. Kyung-shim chimes in that she doesn’t think that Min-hyuk is gay after watching him at the club. Dad starts to freak out that Bong-soon might be sleeping alone at a straight man’s house, but Mom yells that this is for the best and adds that she hopes her daughter and future son-in-law had a good first night together. Dad chokes, “Son-in-law!?!”

Said son-in-law is currently very drunk… and cuddling with an equally wasted Gook-doo on a bar pool table. Omo, is he stroking his face? I love it.

Bong-soon tuts at the pair of them. She grabs both guys and walks out with a boy slung over each shoulder like the tiny badass she is. Muttering the whole way, Bong-soon plops her cargo down outside the bar (dropping Min-hyuk rather more harshly), then leaves to get a hangover cure for Gook-doo.

Two men happen upon our unconscious boys and proceed to pick their pockets as the inebriated boys lie there helplessly. Bong-soon comes back to catch them in the act and yells at them to give back what they stole. Neither man is impressed. Instead, one man starts messing with Bong-soon. Bad idea.

Grabbing the man’s arm, she whips him away from her, flinging him twenty feet through the air. Idiot #2 tries to attack the pint-sized Hercules with a two-by-four, but Bong-soon snaps the wood, and soon he’s soaring through the air to join his friend.

Not far away, Boss Tak and Jaws are still tailing Bong-soon and watching everything unfold from their car, gasping to see the tiny girl thrashing the larger men with supernatural ease. Boss Tak asks what the heck this girl is, and Jaws answers, “Vampire?”

Bong-soon drives her boys home and deposits both on the couch, hilariously pushing Min-hyuk to the side as she takes extra care of Gook-doo. She even props the detective’s feet upon her sleeping boss.

In the Do-bong neighborhood, Boss Tak’s men patrol the neighborhood, but they seem to be bullying the young women more than protecting them. A police car also patrols the neighborhood, but trailing right behind it is a silver sedan. Unfortunately the driver doesn’t appear to be a cop, as he slowly follows a young woman as she closes down a pharmacy and walks home.

Min-hyuk awakens in the night to find himself on the floor… while Gook-doo sleeps peacefully on the couch, resting on pillows and covered with a blanket. Pah! Min-hyuk grumps that Bong-soon left him to freeze on the floor, then grabs one of Gook-doo’s pillows and rips off the blanket (“That’s mine!”). He stops by Bong-soon’s room, and her sleeping profile makes him think of his pink-hooded rescuer from years ago, but he scoffs that it’s too impossible a coincidence.

Min-hyuk and Gook-doo wake up to a huge breakfast spread, complete with hangover soup. (Hah! Bong-soon has decorated the chopstick she stabbed into the counter with a tiny Korean flag.) Gook-doo asks how they got home last night, and Bong-soon smoothly lies that they walked home themselves. She then pretends to be unable to open the jam jar, prompting Gook-doo to open it for her, making Min-hyuk scoff at the display.

Min-hyuk wonders who won their drinking contest last night, and both boys swear that they remember seeing the other guy on the floor. Gook-doo asks if Min-hyuk is really gay, but Min-hyuk says that he doesn’t answer questions about his personal life.

Gook-doo decides that, regardless, he can’t leave Min-hyuk alone with Bong-soon. Min-hyuk argues back that he can’t leave her alone with Gook-doo either, but Bong-soon puts a stop to it by saying that she can’t leave the two of them together. When they look at her blankly, she asks if they really don’t remember what happened last night.

Oh my. Rewind to last night: The guys are hammered, and Gook-doo stumbles his way over to Min-hyuk’s side of the table. The detective gives our CEO a sultry look and semi-grinds against him(!!!). Gook-doo moves to the dance floor and starts a sexy dance, complete with a full body roll, lip bite, and beckoning finger towards Min-hyuk. Is he giggling at him?!

Min-hyuk drunkenly stares back, grinning. He staggers forward and the two… dance? They’re both so drunk that it’s more like them hanging onto each other than choreography. Suddenly, Gook-doo tips Min-hyuk back in a swoon-worthy dip, and the two lean in close for a kiss. Okay, I can’t squeal any higher right now.

It’s at the point that Bong-soon, who has been watching all this with mounting horror, leaps off her chair and smacks both boys in the mouth, effectively pushing them away from each other. She’s a little extra pushy with Min-hyuk. Jealous much?

The boys actually push Bong-soon out of the way, and Gook-doo grabs onto Min-hyuk, “Before midnight, I must go home, or my coach will become a pumpkin.” Then our Cinderella Detective gives a tragic goodbye to his Min-hyuk Prince Charming, blowing a kiss at the other man before stumbling off to fall asleep on the pool table. Min-hyuk soon follows, clambering onto the table and snuggling with his princess.

Back in the present, both guys cringe as the memory returns. To cover up the awkwardness, Min-hyuk takes a sip of Bong-soon’s hangover soup, but promptly chokes from the spiciness. Not to be outdone, Gook-doo tries his soup as well and stoically tries not to show any reaction. He doesn’t succeed.

It turns into yet another contest with both men gagging while denying that it’s spicy. Gook-doo: “I’m fine, is it spicy?” Min-hyuk: “Did I say something?” Hee, Min-hyuk looks like he’s going to die.

While the boys are choking from the spicy food, Bong-soon calmly eats chocolate next to them, humming happily at how sweet it is. Min-yuk tries to grab some of her chocolate, but she bats him away and offers the treat to her crush instead, leaving her boss glaring.

Min-hyuk gets a call from his stalker, and Gook-doo and Bong-soon listen as Min-hyuk yells at the voice to say his threats to his face. The stalker wants him to renounce his claim to his father’s company at the board meeting tomorrow, threatening that next time, he’ll use real bullets.

Gook-doo gets called into work. He turns to Min-hyuk and sincerely asks, as one man to another, “Please look after Bong-soon.” Heh, there’s dramatic music as Gook-doo slo-mo walks out, flapping his coat heroically. Even Min-hyuk nods as though admitting, “Yeah, that was cool.”

After Gook-doo leaves, Bong-soon drops the innocent act and the two bicker over who is protecting who. Min-hyuk accuses her of breaking her contract again by trying to kill him with her spicy soup. Bong-soon exasperatedly asks if every injury he gets is her fault, but he points out that since he met her, every injury was caused by her. Touché.

Smiling, Bong-soon sweetly intimidates, “You should stop before you get hurt somewhere else.” The saccharine threat effectively ends the argument, and Min-hyuk meekly returns to his spicy meal.

At the office, Secretary Gong has bad news: Min-hyuk’s father’s company stock has dropped after a tabloid report outed Min-hyuk as being gay.

Min-hyuk quickly makes another call to his reporter friend to get him to remove the libelous articles, and Bong-soon overhears him thank the reporter for removing the “drunk girl videos” from before. She realizes that Min-hyuk was the one responsible for taking down her pole “dancing” video and thanks him sincerely. Ever modest, he grins that of course she should thank him.

Min-hyuk finally gets a lead on the motorcycle belonging to the stalker. It was put up for sale and he’s able to get the stalker’s name, height, weight, and occupation. He works for Baek Tak Development, a company with ties to Min-hyuk’s father, and whose CEO turns out to be none other than our very own Boss Tak. Coincidence?

Bong-soon promises that she will catch the stalker for her boss, and Min-hyuk seems moved by her fervor.

Back in the car, Bong-soon and Min-hyuk come upon a two-car accident in the middle of the road. It looks like the man in the first car stepped on the brakes suddenly and the woman behind him couldn’t stop in time, crashing into his car.

The man turns out to be a real ass, yelling at the woman as she cowers in her car. Bong-soon and Min-hyuk watch with growing indignation as the man bangs on the car door, literally forcing the terrified woman out of the vehicle. Min-hyuk can’t take anymore and starts to get out of the car, only to realize that his pint-sized bodyguard is already out and striding towards the douche.

The man starts to get physical with the woman, but Bong-soon arrives and yanks him off. She tells him off for overdoing things when the woman already apologized, but the man continues his tirade and mocks the two of them, clearly feeling superior to the smaller women.

However, Min-hyuk makes his way over and the schmuck immediately shrinks back, losing his haughty demeanor when confronted with another man. While Min-hyuk thoroughly intimidates the scumbag, Bong-soon quietly sneaks off unnoticed.

When Min-hyuk threatens to call the police, Schmuck starts laughing insanely at all of them, but quickly retreats to his own car and just takes off, yelling curses out his window as he runs away from the accident he caused. Loser.

Min-hyuk returns to his car, but stops to see that Bong-soon is nowhere to be found. Hah! Is she in the jerk’s car?

Schmuck cruises away, laughing to himself that he totally went easy on all of them because he’s such a nice guy. (Ugh.) But lo and behold, there’s a tiny Bong-soon in his backseat, and she pops up to scare the living daylights out of the guy.

Bong-soon calmly tells Schmuck to pull over to someplace quiet since she has something to say to him. Creep that he is, he assumes that she’s looking for some hanky-panky and cheerfully agrees. Bong-soon’s expression just about says it all.

Smarty-pants Min-hyuk has also guessed where his wayward bodyguard disappeared to and follows the other car.

Schmuck stops near an empty field – Min-hyuk parking not far behind — and Bong-soon jumps out of his car. Sighing that she just can’t let this go, Bong-soon strolls up to the front of the car and tells the man to hold on tight. Then she gives a mighty shove sideways and the whole car starts spinning like a top, complete with one screaming Schmuck inside.

As the car spins, Bong-soon delivers a pretty awesome speech, reaming into the guy for picking on a woman weaker than himself. It’s a pity Schmuck can’t hear it over his screeching and increasing nausea.

Throughout this, Min-hyuk watches from a distance in growing alarm and amazement at the revolving car and ranting Bong-soon.

The car finally skids to a stop, and the man can barely crawl ten feet away before being sick. Bong-soon walks back and encounters a shell-shocked Min-hyuk. He hilariously flinches whenever she comes close, agreeing easily to everything she says as she jumps back in the car.

Gook-doo’s team has found the owner of the burner phone that the designated driver used to contact the ballet teacher (the kidnapper’s third victim) immediately before she was taken, but the man swears that he was never able to find the woman at the bar that night. Gook-doo surmises that the kidnapper must have been at the bar near the victim, overheard her calling a driver, and posed as said driver.

They do catch a small break: The CCTV caught the kidnapper as he walked from the bar to the car, and his height and build matches that of the man impersonating the doctor (who stole the second victim), confirming that the two missing cases are related.

Min-hyuk and Bong-soon stop to watch a sunset together. He brings up the movie King Kong, and how he’s starting to feel like the movie’s heroine, which makes Bong-soon snap back, “Are you saying I am King Kong?” Min-hyuk: “A peanut-sized King Kong.” Pfft.

Min-hyuk marvels at how much strength is condensed in her tiny body, and asks if it’s some kind of super power. Bong-soon reveals that she was born this way: the strength runs in her family, passing down through the female line.

Min-hyuk latches on to that asks, “So what you’re saying is, if I got married to you… I’m not saying that I am going to marry you…” Oh sweetie, someone’s thinking ahead. Min-hyuk amends his question, clarifying that if she marries someone and they have a daughter, would that daughter also be super strong?

Bong-soon nods dejectedly, seemingly embarrassed, and Min-hyuk gets adorably protective of her. “What did you do wrong to hang you head like that?” He compares it to how he was born so good-looking: neither of them asked for it. Pah! Well, I suppose his level of prettiness can count as a super power.

Min-hyuk brings up Bong-soon’s comment from the other night about wanting to use her strength for something good. He argues that she needs training — since all the best gaming characters can’t rely on pure strength – and sweetly offers to help her figure out how to use her strength, promising to make her into a “real life Xena.”

Min-hyuk’s sincere pledge makes Bong-soon look at him a bit differently, and they both smile at one another as the sun sets.

Gook-doo gets some bad – but overdue – news from Hee-ji. She apologizes and says that recently she’s been wavering in their relationship, finding herself drawn to another man. Well, at least she told him. That’s something.

Bong-soon calls Gook-doo on her way home, and he makes her promise to lock her door at night since he can’t stay over tonight. Bong-soon assures him that she’s actually stronger that she looks (Min-hyuk nods enthusiastically), but Gook-doo answers, “No matter how strong you are, in my eyes, you’re still a fragile woman.”

Turns out, Min-hyuk and Bong-soon aren’t going straight home, since they stop at his family’s house first. He tells her that since he promised to help her, she should help him too.

It’s another awkward Ahn family dinner when Dad suddenly orders Min-hyuk to get married. He’s decided that they need to tie their family to a respectable one to help negate their gangster image and quell the rumors of Min-hyuk’s sexuality.

Dad already has a girl picked out for his son, but Min-hyuk throws a wrench in his father’s plans when he announces that he already has a girlfriend… and holds up Bong-soon’s hand. Pwahaha! Oh, this is great.

Min-hyuk proudly proclaims that the two of them already live together, and when his father asks if this is true, the stunned Bong-soon ekes out that it’s not exactly untrue. Min-hyuk adds in that Bong-soon’s mother is very conservative, so they haven’t gotten permission from her family yet. Hah! If only.

Min-hyuk declares that he will definitely get married to Bong-soon as he pets her head and calls her pretty. He then promises to give his father grandchildren soon, making Bong-soon choke from what must be a mild heart attack. As she coughs, Min-hyuk cheerfully asks how many kids she wants.

On the drive home, Bong-soon lets Min-hyuk have it, shouting about this being a clear breach of contract. Min-hyuk defensively yells back that it’s not like he wanted this either, but his father was all set to arrange his marriage. Bong-soon warns that her mother would be furious if she knew about this, and at that moment, Mommy Dearest calls for a status update on Operation: Seduce the Boss.

Mother and daughter commence a conversation of opposites, as Bong-soon puts on a show for Min-hyuk, and Mom gives seduction instructions:

Mom: “You’re doing your best, right?”

Bong-soon: “Mom! Don’t worry! Our CEO is not that kind of person.”

Mom: “Knock him out.”

Bong-soon: “Nothing’s happened. Don’t worry.”

Mom: “How could nothing have happened by now? Give him alcohol!”

The next morning dawns, and Min-hyuk strides into the sleeping Bong-soon’s room. He gazes for a moment at her sleeping form, then blows a whistle — loudly. He calls out that today, they’re going to start her training. Bong-soon is less than enthusiastic and grumpily rolls over, prompting Min-hyuk to blow the whistle for so long that he actually runs out of breath.

First stop on their day of training is a giant rock wall, which Bong-soon scales with ridiculous ease, Min-hyuk’s eyebrow rising along with her. Next, Min-hyuk’s jaw literally drops as Bong-soon effortlessly runs with ten tires dragging behind her.

Mom and her ladies go for a hike, and Mom reassures the women that she sowed a talisman from a shaman into the blanket that she sent along with Bong-soon, so she’s sure things will progress quickly.

Gook-doo’s police team is finally able to draw up a sketch of the kidnapper’s unique mask, but they’ve been unable to find a matching material for it.

Bong-soon gives her official interview with Gook-doo. She describes everything from her encounter with the kidnapper, but leaves out the part where she kicked his butt. She does say that she saw the man’s eyes through his mask, and she picked up a strange smell from him: an oily gasoline odor, similar to the scent of new asphalt.

After the interview, Gook-doo walks Bong-soon out. She picks up on his mood, and he admits that Hee-ji has feelings for someone else. The strange thing is that he doesn’t feel anything about it. Bong-soon gently tells him that the hurt will come later, but she reassures him that it will eventually pass, and Hee-ji will come to her senses soon.

Gook-doo stares intently at her and asks, “Why are we friends?” Omo! It’s a simple question, but the intonation makes it sound more like he’s asking why they’re only friends. Bong-soon looks up at him, and they lock eyes for a moment. Gook-doo shakes it off and reminds Bong-soon to lock her door at night, since he doesn’t trust that her boss is really gay.

Bong-soon’s kiddos are out gathering trash for their noonim when they run into Boss Tak’s thugs. One of the thugs spits out his gum, and the kids take issue with it. Soon they’re all lined up posturing at each other, and it’s a bit amusing how they all seem exactly alike, just ten years apart.

The leader of the schoolboys warns the thugs not to mess with them, “If our noonim finds out, you ajusshis will flip over.” Aww. Such a loyal underling puppy.

The ten years do make a difference though, and the kiddos eventually back off. The thugs laugh at the kid’s threats of their noonim, but are quickly distracted to see a young woman alone.

They harass the woman to sign their petition (presumably in support of their boss’ redevelopment), grabbing her arm to try and force her to sign as she cries out for someone to save her.

Suddenly one of the men gets hit with a clothing sack as a voice cries out, “What are you doing?!” We see the back of a white haired figure, and the men all complain at the interrupting grandma… until that grandma proceeds to knock the stuffing out of all of them, sending the grown men through the air. Ah! Is this Bong-soon’s grandma?

At a pharmacy, a young man comes to pick up a prescription sedative to help with his insomnia. Wait, isn’t that the witness from the second victim?

The helpful pharmacist invites the man to come to church with her and her daughter, saying that praying at midnight mass helped ease her mind enough to sleep. The man timidly points out that the neighborhood has become dangerous this late at night, but the pharmacist insists that God has protected her.

Dad closes up the walnut shop while Mom looks around for someone, saying that “she” said she would meet them at the store. Then, along comes the badass grandmother and Mom runs at her, happily yelling “Mom!” Heh, Mom runs up for a hug, but Grandma is so strong that Mom literally bounces right off.

Dad hurries up and gives a respectful bow, but Grandma’s gentle handshake crunches his hand, and she tuts at him for being so weak. I already love her.

We return to the underground bridal prison, and Masked Man glares at the twisted pipe – curtesy of Bong-soon – then visits his second bride: the ballet teacher. As woman cries in terror, he crouches down and strokes her face. He says she must have been acting out because she was lonely, but urges her not to worry, since he’ll bring her some new friends soon. She begs him to let her go home, but he loses his temper and yells that this is her home now.

Then he reaches up and takes off the mask, and we finally see his face: It’s the man from the pharmacy, and the witness who supposedly “saved” the first bride. The woman whimper-screams and the kidnapper leans in, breathing heavily as he draws in close to her. Ack! No! Let’s just keep it at kidnapping. Please don’t add rape, too.

Bong-soon heads to bed that night and, remembering Gook-doo’s words, she locks her bedroom door. Also in the house, Min-hyuk paces as he thinks back to when he saw Boss Tak at the hospital, trying to piece all the clues together.

At the same time, the pharmacist woman walks home alone, not seeing the masked figure following her until it’s too late. The man grabs her from behind he we hear a muffled scream.

As Bong-soon sleeps peacefully, her doorknob starts to jiggle as though someone is trying to force their way in. In Min-hyuk’s room, a black clad figure comes in, and Min-hyuk jerks awake to find someone holding a knife to his throat.

 
COMMENTS

Yeesh. Well, that’s not a great way to wake up. Hopefully Bong-soon is a light sleeper.

I’m so curious about this kidnapper (as long as he stays far, far away from me). Kudos to everyone who guessed that the witness was actually the bad guy, but now I have more questions than ever. Why did he let his second victim be found and brought the hospital, only so he could steal her again? Was that part of the plan? What is his plan? I had thought he was going after random skinny women, but his latest victim, the pharmacist, was someone he has a connection with. Does this mean he knew the other women in some way? And why did he remove the mask? If he was going to take it off, why bother wearing it in the prison to begin with?

So many questions, and sadly, the only answer is “wait and see.” Curse you for pulling me in, Show.

I did want to address a topic that keeps coming up: the way that the show uses the possibility of Min-hyuk being gay as comedic fodder. I recognize that this is a sensitive issue for a lot of people, and there is no “right answer” for how we should react — since an inherent part of the whole subject is a person’s right to choose how they feel. My personal stance is that the show is not trying to mock or belittle homosexuality. The real humor comes from the misunderstandings, not the concept of being gay. During Gook-doo and Min-hyuk’s drunken bar escapades, I laughed my butt off — not because the thought of them being gay was funny, but because of how they would feel the next morning to remember their antics. Also, Bong-soon’s reaction to Min-hyuk’s preferences is very telling: She never once derides or insults Min-hyuk for being gay. She may bicker with him and badmouth him to others, but that is purely based on his personality and not his sexuality.

I am a little disappointed with how easily Bong-soon blabs to everyone that her boss is gay, especially in a society where the majority is still unaccepting of LGBT rights. However, people’s reactions to the news have never been negative towards Min-hyuk as a person. Mom is disappointed only because she might lose out on him as a son-in-law — I imagine that if he preferred blondes or was already dating someone, her reaction would still be the same: seduce no matter the obstacle. Gook-doo also hasn’t changed at all towards Min-hyuk: He still dislikes him (no more, no less). So far, the only bad response came from the scandalous article “outing” Min-hyuk, which I viewed as more of a commentary on society than an attack against homosexuality.

I truly believe that at the heart of gay rights are a group of people fighting for the right to be themselves; to be accepted for who they are and what they feel. I’d argue that that mirrors the struggles of both of our leads, with Bong-soon wanting to be accepted for her strength, and Min-hyuk refusing to define or justify himself to others. If anything, I believe that the show and its characters seem very accepting of a gay lead, and honestly, I’d be perfectly fine with whoever Min-hyuk ends up with: Bong-soon or Gook-doo. Those boys be hawt!

 
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The reasons I put of watching the show and just read recaps & such until I see where it ends: You can have gay as a punchline, you can do this without saying/treating LGBTQ as bad, you hint at "bromance" between two characters... but you still have a problem -- you don't feature characters that actually identifies as LGBTQ!

I mean, Kdrama isn't really where I go to find representation but it is always nice to see see the few dramas that actually did it well as someone who identifies as non-straight and wouldn't mind seeing more of them :(

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I think the LGBQT issue that brought up should be treated like the drama,
don't make a fuss over nothing,
yes minhyuk flirt?
does he mean it to make gay people looked bad?
does he gay?

why assume?
take it as flirting and it's okay to flirt with another man.
just like bong soon that get the possibility of minhyuk and gook doo,
they have the possibility but that doesn't imply any sexuality is superior to others,
no one know the intention and quick on judge based on several information,

if someone is gay, then should that be the talked of the town to honour him?
is that how it supposed to be? or let the story unfolded itself on the direction they want and make the conclusion,

I can say this is offensive/double standard to straight people who always get called gay if they compliment the same sexual but that's not people should be treated and it's not the trendy topic so it can't be offensive

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Well, I think you misunderstand what many commenters are saying. I don't think that any of the commenters have advocated for a double standard if someone is gay. On the contrary, we are trying to point out that gay people should be accorded the same respect -- or disrespect -- as straight people. People who advocate equal rights for LGBTQ are not demanding special rights or protections or demanding that a gay person "should be the talk of the town to honour him." Finally, I see this as a long overdue development, not a "trendy" topic.

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but the show respect them , didn't ridicule them at all

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I think that "L" did a beautiful job at paragraph 31, above, of explaining why this show's handling of homosexuality is troubing to many people and why many of us might disagree with the assertion that the show "didn't ridicule them at all." But I understand that that is your opinion and I think that we just have to agree to disagree. What I was objecting to in my comment above was your description of our position as an attempt to propose a double standard, your attempt to ridicule our arguments by inaccurately describing them as "[i]f someone is gay, then should that be the the talk of the town to honour him," and your dismissal of our very real concerns as, simply, "trendy." I hope that it is possible to disagree without being disdainful and disrepectful of other opinions.

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Royce PPL update. I caved in & got myself a box of nama chocolate with champagne. It is indeed delicious although I coudn't taste the champagne. I wouldn't say it's the best I've had but I the texture. I almost finished half of the box in 1 sitting.

Re: GD's 'no matter how strong you are, in my eyes, you are a fragile woman' statement. Many are not happy with this & I can totally understand where they are coming from. For me though, I can also see that his statement is coming from him being protective of BS. To him, BS is this tiny friend who is involved in an ongoing criminal investigation so he needs to protect her. There are guys who are aware that their gfs/wives are not fragile but their protective instinct/love for their partners makes them see their partner as someone fragile they need to protect. BS is doing her part in reinforcing GD's opinion (jar opening). It's a different story when someone says 'you can't do/achieve something because you are a weak woman.' I don't think that he is belittling her because he's been encouraging BS to smarten up & find a job though his delivery can be off putting.
I also get why BS acts all cutesy & weak in GD's presence. Let's be honest, we sometimes act different if we think that certain actions will make someone we like notice us. Is it the right thing to do? Probably not but it happens everyday and sometimes it works.

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cutest thing.. putting SK flag on the chopstick stuck into the table.. loled so much on that

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People at work was wondering why I can't stop laughing. That flag was giving me life.

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Was cracking up so much on this one perfect detail!

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Yes, it was the best. Even better than the bromance. And how Minhyuk saluted to it like yes, I'm the biggest patriot! XD

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Thanks for the recap, CC!

So many LOL scenes in this ep!
Love the 3 imaginary scenarios while sleeping in separate rooms. I chuckled at MH running his finger down GD's nose!! XD
The drunk scene with the sexy dance, almost kiss, snuggling is gold!! Cinderella GD and Prince Charming MH! ROFL
The breakfast table with the Korea flag! Haha!

I really liked the sunset scene with BS and MH. He's already thinking about their future!! Heehee... I hope he can help her control her strength and be the real life Xena. I feel that witnessing the bewildering strength of BS will inspire our CEO with his game development.

Love Badass Granny!

So, it was that guy at the pharmacy after all! I knew it when BS bumped into him there that time. So, he's seen BS 4 times, not just 3. Man, if this guy went after the pharmacist, he's really sick, considering he has a personal relationship with her and she seems so kind to him.

Finally, HJ comes clean about her feelings. Not surprised GD isn't too affected by it. Never thought he was that into her either. I was drawn to the question of him asking BS why they're friends. That was a charged moment. But I can already feel puppy Jisoo emerging again and being heartbroken.

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Park Hyun Sik -He has stolen the thunder from the leads in his previous work. And he picked a great project to be first lead opposite Bo Young. Not only does he channel in his emotions and eyes that drip honey as the korean netizens puts it, hes good with subtle scenes/comedic scenes and he fulfilled his promise at the press conference- that he will make Min Hyuk character unique and his. I'm so glad he has matured in his acting. Being able to get excellent performance from him and Bo Young really makes this show shined- i thk without them it wouldnt have worked..

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Few thoughts:
1. Guk Doo imagining Min Hyuk with Bong Soon in the dream sequence shows that he does have feelings for her (maybe without him even realising it) esp when he asked why are they friends. I wonder how he'd react when he realises this and when he realises Bong Soon is stronger than he thought.

2. The "no matter how strong you are.." comment doesn't bother me. Firstly, I can tell there's no ill intent, he's worried for her as a friend and a cop. Secondly, she is petite and at face value, everyone will assume she's not as sturdy. Sure, she's a grown woman who can take care of herself and she has superpowers but AT FACE VALUE, anyone with a caring bone would be concerned about her if she was endangered by a criminal, be it male or female. Thirdly, Bong Soon has always played into what Guk Doo's type is - dainty and feminine, so of course he'll always view her as someone who needs protecting because he hasn't seen the extent of her powers. I think people taking offence to this are just offended by his general chauvinism - I hope he learns that she can take care of herself but I don't see harm in him trying to look out for her either.

3. The chemistry of the leads is really the star of this drama. I love their bickering, just as much as I love seeing them support and care for the other and have a frank conversation comfortably. Bong Soon has shared with Min Hyuk just as much as he has shared with her about his family. Their gazes are so heart fluttering. Off-topic, but I also love it when Min Hyuk is in a staring battle with Ji Soo - he looks so hot there.

4. I've mentioned before that I don't think the "gay" elements of the drama are ill-intended either. I agree that the way it's been dealt with in the drama aren't negative or derogatory. I recently read a article about Kim Heechul saying how he doesn't vehemently deny it when people accuse him of being gay because he doesn't want to offend people who are actually gay. This seems very similar to Min Hyuk - he's been accused of it multiple times to his face and he never speaks ill of the idea. Bong Soon whilst the childish one, announces it to those around her like it's no big deal because she just accepts it as part of who he is and isn't something to be ashamed of. She's even said before that his sexuality doesn't matter, but his personality does - even if it was in a happy moment, I think it accurately reflects how she perceives homosexuality. Her main hurdle is he keeps acting interested in Guk Doo so she's jealous (but that's just her nature, as we saw in the high school flashback)

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5. I couldn't put my finger on it before but the romcom-mystery tone of this reminded me of another drama that did it very well, and I finally figured out that it was Oh My Ghostess. No wonder I love this drama, it has a lot of similar elements to OMG - when it's light and fluffy it's so squeeworthy, but when it goes dark it's damn dark.

6. The witness being the perpetrator was somewhat expected. I have a feeling he took off the mask because they wanted to reveal his face and because he was assaulting her? I hope not, but eek! I believe the 2nd brother being the stalker will also be obvious pick?

7. I understand why people think the episodes have been slow and not much has happened but I think the shift has been a big one emotionally and for our leads? We saw Bong Soon's resolution to use her powers for good, with has been a good 27/28 years in the making. We saw Bong Soon having the courage to no longer hide her powers to help others, without the fear of being the weirdo or people's judgment.
We're starting to see them work together and Min Hyuk being Bong Soon's support and guidance.

8. I love all the side characters so much and the addition of her halmoni is even better. She's soooo baws.

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A little off topic but just wanted to share this gem of Hyung Sik - beware for a lot of screaming and squealing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWWBjD-Xj80

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i couldn't agree more!!!!

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I completely agree with Odilettante about the approach the show is taking.

(I commented on this on the "What We're Watching" thread and trekked too far into Spoilerville. *truly sorry about that, moderators*)

Odilettante said "Despite trying to give the show the benefit of the doubt, using Min-hyuk’s supposed sexuality as punchlines for jokes that weren’t funny was a huge turn-off.."

I couldn't agree more. I really like that the topic is in there. And I also really like that he doesn't clear up the misunderstandings. Because it's nobody else's business but his own. And it shouldn't matter to anyone other than himself. So that part of the writing makes a cool statement. I love it when shows model how things should be, instead of harping about how they are.

However. I found all the gratuitous and smarmy "punchline" scenes to be offensive. I watched the bar flashback and my thought was "Really?" "You're trying to tell me two straight guys are going to do that just because they're drunk? That's your excuse for dropping this in? And for all the young girls who find those boys attractive, now THAT scene would be stuck in their brain? Thanks JTBC, from a legion of girls. Thanks a pant-load"

Yup, it made me mad. And if I were in the LGBQT(etc) community I'd be up in arms that this type of scene turns the whole topic into a clown show. It appears that JTBC thinks that by making it OTT and setting it to a boom-chicka-boom soundtrack we'd just brush it off and laugh. *rolls eyes*

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No, straight men wouldn't act like that. I was even surprised that it was GD who started it, unconciously MH would have followed again mostly for the fun. But, but this is an obvious trick for the show to produce more "humor", and drag situation that would bring them together and also give them misunderstandings.
It could have been more subtle and still create the same effect. If it would have been more ambiguous I believe it would have been better, but then again, the producers want to exaggerate in that what will make people laugh and jump from their seats...
still, we love watching.

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No, straight men wouldn’t act like that.

I've seen straight men act like that. :shrug: I've seen straight women act like it, too.

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My take on the criminal:
Yes, I'm one of the people who guessed that the witness is the criminal.
Even though I barely understood the conversations of the cops while discussing the wounds of the victims, I managed to grasp that the criminal was unfamiliar with weapons. Hence, accidentally killing the first victim.

So when he battered the second victim, he needed her to be rescued and treated to ensure that she doesn't die. Then he went to the hospital and kidnapped her when she has already been treated. Also get the clue when he told the 2nd victim, "Did you know what I had to do just t get you here alive?"

Like Gook Doo, I also find it unbelievable that the criminal would simply run away the moment a witness comes into the scene. If he was armed, he could have just hit the witness with a pipe to knock them out then proceed with the kidnapping.

Okay,honestly, it was mostly a hunch bec the witness seemed rather odd and not trustworthy to me. What I said above just came afterwards.

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Haha, watch enough crime shows and you tend to a see pattern. Especially when there are only so few random, unnecessary people who are introduced. Not to mention his body language in the interrogation scene was so odd.

But I recall he mentioned a clue being the killer had big feet. I wonder if that was a decoy, because the police ended up looking for the footprints and some limited item shoe that was massive.

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Haha, watch enough crime shows and you tend to a see pattern.

A while back I was watching a crime drama & didn't wait for any subs. My husband said "How do you even know what's going on?", & I replied "Hey, a cop show is a cop show." :laugh:

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Bong soon feels very different from other people because of her super strength. She doesn't quite know how she fits into society. Should she use her abilities or hide them. In the sunset scene, BS wails that she can't help that she is super strong, she was "born this way".
I think the show is using how she feels about herself as a metaphor for any person who feels that the way they were born is making them different from societal norms and this includes homosexuality. The show is telling everyone to embrace your specialness and live your fullest life.
In the immortal words of Lady Gaga:
I'm beautiful in my way
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby I was born this way

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is it me or didn't BS grandma lost her powers as well? and she got diarrhea? or was it BS mom that had diarrhea????

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Grandma had diarrhea and hemorrhoids. Mom lost her powers.

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First, I would like to ask... have people here seen Buffy the Vampire Slayer? It is the same premise: tiny and cute girl has superhuman powers and kicks ass (well, she kicks demon asses). She fights social norms set for females and goes through life problems just like the rest of us. Buffy was very well written (Joss Whedon obviously) and touched upon many topics that are hard to discuss in polite company.

I will say this. Even though this show is having harmless fun with sexuality (which, by the way, can be done and not offend people in the LGBTQ community) at least it is bringing the concept to the table to be talked about. Think about it... how conservative is Korea? Can kids just go up to their parents and ask about sex and sexuality? If humor is needed to bridge that gap to get people talking, then I say use the humor to start the discussion.

Everyone was talking about the ratings on "Introverted Boss" and how it tanked because there was an episode with a transexual. While the transexual was not a main character, it helped drive the character development of the boss and his kindness. No one in Korea wanted to watch that. If these shows to DO NOT push the boundaries of what is acceptable then will they be in the dark ages forever? Comedy has always been at the forefront of change. If this show can open a door to discussion for one person who has no one to talk about what they are going through, then I am for it.

To further this, anyone can be offended by anything. I am slightly offended at how Americans are portrayed in "Heirs". Seriously, all American women are not slutty and clingy, and not all of our men are either drug addicts or in gangs. This is how WE are portrayed. Every culture sees a different culture in a biased light, but, nothing will change without communication. Start the conversation people... about everything.

We all get offended, we all offend.

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You are so damn true there. This is what media are for. Manipulating our minds & perceptive. I think JTBC move to produce this drama with LGBT theme in it can be a step towards openness & reality.

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I love your positive take on this theme of the show... and yes if humor is the only avenue for now to get the ball rolling in any discussion then I agree.. kudos to your thoughts on this...

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Thanks. I find humor in what I can... or else it will just drive us all insane if we have to fight for everything all the time. Plus, isn't this a comedy?

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I had to scroll back up to check who reviewed this. Ms. Candidclown, is it? No to Gook Do and Minhyuk alternative ending. Not accepting that idea, maybe in jest but if you're even 2% serious, then No. First, I ship Minhyuk and Bong Soon at the get go. Sorry, that Jisoo doesn't hv a chance at this but I am here for him so...
Second, they are still working on their bromance and I want them to be good friends but not more than that.
Would it be safe to say that there are too many gay people today and we girls hv lost out to so many potential romances coz the guy likes a guy,too or belatedly they realize that hiding inside the closet and pretending to be straight is not gonna work. So nevermind the girlfriends who gets dump for this truth.
With his drunken behavior, I don't know if Gook Doo was just teasin, yea he's just teasin coz what if he is the gay one. Explains why you're gf with her wavering heart would go latch onto your friend like she was plannin it all along.

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Gook Do is the least interesting character in the show, I honestly don't care about him and who he will end up with, so yeah I'm also in the opposition of the GD x AMH couple train

I have a feeling GD might be the real gay one tho, seeing that he initiates the drunk flirtations with Min Hyuk, and you were supposed to be true to yourself when you're drunk, I thought it will be a great twist to the plot tbh, a gay second lead :)

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Would it be safe to say that there are too many gay people today

No.

There are approximately the same amount of gay people as there have always been: roughly 10% of any given population. Fewer pretend to be straight, is all.

we girls hv lost out to so many potential romances coz the guy likes a guy

Nice healthy ego you've got, there. :is amused:

Trust me, you're missing out on nothing (just as no young men are 'missing out' on romances because my daughter is gay. She likes women who like women, not women who would otherwise be dating a man.)

Not accepting that idea, maybe in jest but if you’re even 2% serious, then No.

I think it's well-supported by the subtext. Probably unlikely (though it would make the story much more interesting), but still would work fine within the established narrative.

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Thank you for this.

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I like you, harmonyfb. Nicely said.

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Also, I feel the whole "let's pretend they are gay" humor takes away the appeal of male actors who are straight. Women who like them for their male appearance and behavior really don't see them as attractive when they are trying to kiss some guy. I saw Park Hyung-Sik in Hawarang and thought his acting was great, but seeing him in this makes it look like he went backwards in popularity given what they are asking him to do. Just disappointing.

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I feel the whole “let’s pretend they are gay” humor takes away the appeal of male actors who are straight. Women who like them for their male appearance and behavior really don’t see them as attractive when they are trying to kiss some guy.

Speak for yourself. Attractive people don't magically become unattractive because they're gay (Exhibits A: John Barrowman :swoon:, and B: Rupert Everett), and they don't stop being attractive when they're not gay but are kissing other men on-screen (Exhibit C: Jake Gyllenhal & Heath Ledger in 'Brokeback Mountain').

Personally, I find on-screen kissing to be hot no matter what the pairing, as long as it's well-written & directed.

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Ha! I thought the same myself! Wondering if Gook Doo was possibly gay...

It is a little awkward when Bong Soon outs her boss. But it does feel like more of a tool for whatever purpose, as mentioned, maybe the CEO only likes Blondes, etc.

Love this show... !

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It is a little awkward when Bong Soon outs her boss.

Yeah, it's awkward & irritating - girl, nobody told you to broadcast his sexual preferences to the universe. Check yourself, Bong-soon, before you wreck yourself.

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Personally I haven't found the gay humor funny at all. In fact, I thought the whole bar scene was weird and way too much. Even if they were drunk why would BOTH of them act like they are flirting with each other to that extend. I feel like the show is more a political statement trying to push the whole gay/lesbian thing than actually giving the audience a real drama. This may not be the case with the writers, but it makes it look like that. There is really no reason indicated to begin with why Minhyuk would try to convince everyone he is gay. Some of said he just likes to confuse people, but I don't see that in his character. I do think it's interesting how Gook Doo's girl is suddenly uninterested in him and has decided she can't commit now. That took a turn I did not expect.

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This episode made me laugh so much, I practically rolling on my bed & my stomach hurts.

Why do I not see the resemblance between the witness & the kidnapper? (goes back to watch the witness face).

I like CandidClown's perspective on the gay subject in this drama. For me, this issue is really super sensitive among Asian country & in some religions. But if watch closely, we can assume Bong Soon is X or Y generation (who born in 80s, 90s & 2000's can relate). This generation can accept the gay thing. We are open-minded. I think Minhyuk way of handling the gay question is wise. He could think "why should I agree to that? that's only what people see of me. they didn't know me. they shouldn't judge a book by its cover. I can be friends with anybody not because of my sexuality.", this sort of thinking. Then, we have the older generation who opposed LGBT (Minhyuk's parent).

The most anticipated scene is Gook Doo & Minyuk got drunk & dancing (Hyungsik, you are nasty for making your fans drooled at that scene). Jisoo is so good at making sexy moves...kyah

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I really started this show just for park no young and now ended for park hyung shik he's so cute!!! I really love this show can't wait for the romance

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I don't really have problems with the gay jokes as much as some people here tho, it's not even in an offensive way so I can bear with it, and I'm also a bisexual myself :)

Gosh... Bong Soon is really cute she would make me melt into a puddle that I understand why Min Hyuk Like her so much, she's so so cute! Min Hyuk is also a charming and interesting character, I love his declaration of love to Bong Soon in this episode hahaha, yeah you guys should make little Bong Soon and little Min Hyuk fast, I'm waiting for that!

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Now, I would be sorely disappointed if the show didn't give us at least a glimpse of little Bong-soon and little Min-hyuk. Especially when we already heard that almost-but-not-quite-proposal by Min-hyuk beside the river.

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Hmm I think episode 7 will be giving us some romance between the leads but waiting is killing us!! And especially waiting for the subs is like ?
But love park bo young ?

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Re: Gay Discussion

Crazy mom pushing her daughter to seduce and marry a supposedly gay character was astonishing. But I can now appreciate how clever this show is in opening the door on a taboo issue in kdramaland in a comic way. It can be interpreted in one of two ways :

1. An in your face challenge to misconceptions of homosexuality. I can see how some might be sensitive to this that it actually promotes misconception  rather than provokes discussion. I feel the writer is doing the latter. It has provoked a healthy discussion here.

2. At face value as an interpretation of the mom's character.  She aknowledges at the shaman's house that the apple might be inedible, but by gad if its edible she's (or BS) is going to be one to eat it. A competitive athlete mentality.

MH is clearly not gay, the writers make this clear in ep1 he is clearly attracted to BS. He could be bi but is still more clearly attracted to BS. I dont think writer baited audience in any way. The misunderstandings that ensue on BS's part I find to be quite comic and not mean spirited in any way.

That bizarre drunk scene. Did that really happen or was it her or their imaginations? She came out of the bathroom and saw them on the pool table and must have imagined what happened prior. Thats my take.

Re: Feminist vs. Femininity Discussion.

Same for the feminist vs. femininity clever depictions in the drama. The feminine BS can be irritating to us the audience yet this is the reality for some women ie flustered at accidents, asking men to open jars, the sweet aegyo act to pander to their masculinity etc. BS is adorably dim so I feel oddly protective of her and yet at the same time the feminist in me wants to kick her but to be more professional at a good job you were lucky to get , get it together! Upgrade and move to the next level woman!

Could Boon Ki be gay? He seemed totally oblivious/patronising  toHee Ji coming on to him.

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Could it be that hook during is gay? And his behaviour towards women is him massively overcompensating? Would also account for his indifference towards his girlfriend's. And why he hit on hyung sik when drunk... I may be letting the fangirl get the better of me though.

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I meant gook du stupid auto correct

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LOL!

Somehow i understood, but it was funny to read it and then you give the correction yourself... ha ha.... Ja, Sometimes the dictionary would change what you want to say....
So... one has to pay good attention before posting!! hahahahahahha

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This is a show about appearances deceiving so I'd say there's an excellent chance Gook Du is gay or bi or trans just because his character is so chauvinist-masculinist. With the over the top gay humour (which I don't enjoy not for PC reasons but because it is too forced), the show is going to have to give us a LGBTQ character and that leaves us with Gook Du by process of elimination.

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It would make a lot of sense plot-wise for Gook Do to be gay. Otherwise how would they make our tiny heroine give up on her romantic adoration of him. By making GD unavailable, Bong Soon can finally see Min hyuk as the person who accepts everything about her.
Speaking of acceptance, I believe GD has always known about her strength but kept it a secret because she kept it a secret. Just like he keeps his personal life a secret.

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The moment when bromance meets gay culture.
It's like getting the pride parade shoved down my esophagus all over again. In the future, all entertainment will be obligated to have a gay couple or else be labeled homophobes.

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Absolutely agree. This is the way to get Gook Du out of Bong Soon's heart and make room for Min Hyuk. Right now, the only man she see's is Gook Du-ah. Making him unavailable for romance will throw the door open for MH and force her see and appreciate him.

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In the future, all entertainment will be obligated to have a gay couple or else be labeled homophobes.

You mean much in the same way that all entertainment currently has to have a heterosexual couple? :pointed look: You don't mind 'shoving' the heterosexuality down the throat of lgbtq folks, then?

The existence of gay characters/couples in a series or film isn't 'shoving it down [your] throat" - it's reflecting reality & representing a portion of the population of any culture. I have news for you: objecting to the mere inclusion of a gay/lesbian couple means that you are homophobic. Describing the inclusion of an lgbtq couple as 'shoving it down my esophagus' also signals that you are, in fact, homophobic. Because if you weren't, your response would be more along the lines of "Eh. Not for me" instead of misplaced anger.

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I do not wish to belittle your beliefs, I am just trying to be Switzerland right now. I am from a super liberal city and we don't really think of the LGBTQ community as being different: it is just a part of them, like eye color. I didn't realize it was a separate community and an issue to people until I went to college in a different city and realized how the rest of the world thought. Let me tell you what a culture shock that was/still is.

I think that people who do think differently are just a product of their upbringing and have not had the same exposure or inclusion that we have had. People in general are uncomfortable with what they don't know, and they really uncomfortable with what their religion tells them is wrong. I don't think there is any use in getting angry at them, they don't understand us, they don't know us, and I don't think they are purposefully saying something to offend us (not always- but, I think on here). No one has taught them the proper way to communicate with us. We just have to explain what we find offensive to them to help educate them. If they choose to change, then they can.

I will get my anger on and act for change when real discrimination rears its head. But, on here... we are just having a discussion with people of different beliefs. We also have to be understanding of their different upbringing. I feel, otherwise, we are just as culpable as they are.

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We also have to be understanding of their different upbringing.

I'm not going to pretend as though it's socially acceptable to be so rude, though. There are an awful lot of people who want to say ugly things and not be called out on it - but if you say homophobic things and express homophobic sentiments (ex: "Acknowledging that gay people exist & might watch this show is 'shoving it down my throat"), then you are a homophobe.

At this point in my life, I'm tired of such offensive remarks (on behalf of my friends, my daughter, my coworkers, etc.) I can only imagine how tired my daughter must be - and ditto for any gay kdrama fan who happens to be participating on these boards.

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I will get my anger on and act for change when real discrimination rears its head.

I'd argue that the original comment is real discrimination. The OP wasn't merely taking a different view of the treatment of homosexuality in the drama, they were complaining about having to see gay people on their television. That's homophobic as heck, and attitudes like this lead to discrimination against queer people at the institutional level.

When others don't challenge these attitudes, it creates an environment where people in the targeted groups don't feel welcome. As a bisexual women, I sure as heck don't feel welcome when I read comments like that on Dramabeans. Thankfully, when I see another member of the community strongly denounce these comments, I realize that the community has my back and I'm happy to keep hanging around.

Hat-tip to @harmonyfb for her spirited defense of the LGBTQ community. I truly appreciate it.

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Heh, blockquote fail. Sorry!

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I’d argue that the original comment is real discrimination.

This. (And mind-boggling that someone would say it and in the next sentence complain about being called out on it.)

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I am surprised GD identifies himself with Cinderella though. Given his more alpha nature, I thought he would identify more with the prince instead.

I really enjoyed the scene which showed the difference in BS's treatment between GD and MH. It's really funny when juxtaposed in that manner, though I agree it's rather mean on BS's part to "bully" her boss like that.

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No, he didn't. Remember it was BS'S imagination, and since she believesaid MH is gay, obviously she would imagine him doing a move on GD.

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I did not realize the kidnapper was the witness. BUT I did think the witness felt fishy. I didn't trust his story, etc. Impressed that people made that connection.

How cute is this show?! I love the three leads so much. Bong Son's mom can get to be a bit much but maybe it's b/c it feels too familiar...

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Oh yeah! i won the bet. wohooo!!!!! the witness really is the criminal! wait, should i be happy about this. hmmm...

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I really love this show and all PHS expression
How he imitates bong soon ? god
His expression when ji soo said 'how a weak woman like her can be your bodyguard' lol how he put his palm over his lips and bong soon reaction like really I'm weak ?lol
When he got scared of bong soon or when he is shocked about her power, when he said they'll marry each other lol ??? I was like marry her especially whenever he calls her sexy ?
And those imagination kissing scenes were hilarious especially of gook du ya!(I can hear no young voice ?) how PHS was leaning towards Bo young for a kiss
God I really fell for park hyung shik (another added to my list) ?
I fell for him in the first episode itself when he said damn sexy ? awww.....
This is like torcher can't wait but have to wait
Especially I love that everyone is loving SWDBS
Our park bo young is back I really love her the best actress so far I have seen

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I love this drama to pieces. It is hilarious, fun, adorable, and awesome.

100 GOLD STARS.

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Nobody is talking about this? THEORY

Judging by who is the last bride is, it could be Bong Soon but of course she's strong though but she may lose her power temporarily later or forever or the serial killer-kidnapper manage to injects her with the anesthesia in her neck. Later, injects the same thing again but with a lot of doses.

1st - (Forgot what occupation is she) ; Dead
2nd - Teacher ; First Bride
3rd - Ballet Teacher ; Second Bride
4th - Bong Soon's Friend (Aghhhh, what's her name again?) ; Still on Target ; Soon to be Fourth/Fifth/Sixth Bride
5th - (Girl with short curl hair, not sure what occupant is she ; SPOILERS FROM EP 7) ; Third Bride
6th - ??? ; Fourth/Fifth/Sixth Bride
7th - ??? (Could be Bong Soon) ; Fourth/Fifth/Sixth Bride

How do I know there's going to be six brides?

Look closely on the picture frames. There should be around 6 (or higher...)

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