Mask: Episode 12
by LollyPip
Seok-hoon’s carefully constructed lies are being torn down left and right, making him feel more uncertain and more likely to lash out in desperation. Luckily, love is blooming despite Ji-sook’s attempts to keep her distance from Min-woo. And once the two of them become true partners in every sense of the word, there’s going to be nothing and nobody capable of tearing them apart.
EPISODE 12: “Unhappy Happiness”
It’s one year ago on Eun-ha’s twenty-sixth birthday, and she and Seok-hoon celebrate privately with a cake. Eun-ha urges Seok-hoon to sing “Happy Birthday,” but he looks like it’s killing him and he can’t do it, ha. He gives her the diamond necklace we’ve seen on her previously, and as he puts it around her neck, she says she’ll let him know in one year whether she’ll go along with his plan. He smiles and says they can do it, since it’s the only way they can be together.
In the present, Seok-hoon is no longer smiling as Ji-sook reminds him of his promise — leave Min-woo alone, in return for the video of him murdering Jung-tae. He shows her the smashed watch, and now we see that as Mi-yeon sat trying to decide if she should watch or delete the video, she’d realized her period was a week late.
She’d gone straight to Seok-hoon with the news that they’re going to be parents, and said that she chooses to believe his lies. Seok-hoon tells Ji-sook that this is proof that God is on their side, and wishes her a happy birthday.
Mi-yeon tells the family her conception dream, and Papa Choi proposes a party in celebration of the baby and for Ji-sook’s birthday. Gifts are delivered for Ji-sook, and the maid tells her that they were sent one year ago, from herself. Hmmm. She opens them and finds two dresses and a purse, and a card with a locket attached to a key. The card asks, “Will you comply or rebel?”
Min-woo remembers the night before when he’d smashed his pills after finding out he was tricked into taking hallucinogens, and Ji-sook asks him which of the dresses she should wear to the party. He simply tells her that she’s pretty, and to wear whichever dress she likes.
Seok-hoon watches this on hidden camera, remembering one year ago on Eun-ha’s birthday when she’d said she didn’t know which dress she should wear next year. But she’d reminded him that the dress was a signal — white meant she’d go along with his plan, and red meant she wouldn’t.
Mi-yeon demands that her celebration cake be larger than Ji-sook’s birthday cake, then she, Seok-hoon, and Stepmom go shopping. Seok-hoon seems less diabolical than usual as he sighs his way through the ladies’ shopping spree like any bored husband, and he’s almost cute with his long-suffering expressions.
Ji-sook’s former coworkers go through some old papers and find her resume, and when they take the papers out for disposal, they crash right into Mi-yeon and her mom. Papers go flying, but Mi-yeon catches sight of Ji-sook’s resume and takes it.
Min-woo can’t stop thinking about his medication which turned out to be hallucinogens, but on his way to confront Dr. Kim, he gets a call that the doctor’s been arrested. He goes to the prison for answers, but Dr. Kim just claims he was trying to cure Min-woo through special methods. He urges Min-woo to keep getting treatment, no matter what.
Min-woo leaves with no more answers than when he came, and soon after, Seok-hoon also visits Dr. Kim. He promises to get him out soon, reminding him that they share a common purpose. Later, Dr. Kim is in the news for being sued by a patient for performing illegal clinical trials, using non-approved medications to treat depression. Well, at least Min-woo wasn’t the only one.
Ji-sook goes to the address written on the key, and finds what looks like a secret apartment that Seok-hoon shared with Eun-ha. Behind a (very good) painting of Seok-hoon she finds a cache of photos of the two of them, and a diary.
It’s full of photos of Eun-ha and Seok-hoon’s courtship, but contains ominous written warnings such as “Love paralyzes the soul.” The messages get more frightening and more specific, culminating in one terrifying question: “Could I really kill Choi Min-woo?”
Ji-sook runs straight to his office and finds Min-woo there, and she lays her forehead on his back. “No matter what, I’ll be by your side. I’ll always be by your side,” she tells him quietly.
Mi-yeon and Stepmom exclaim over how much Ji-sook looked like Eun-ha — they could even be twins. Mi-yeon is ready to dismiss the matter as coincidence, more concerned about staying calm for her baby, but Stepmom knows this information could be very valuable. She orders Ji-sook’s coworkers to bring Ji-sook to meet her, but they sadly inform her that she passed away.
Min-woo asks Ji-sook what that backhug was all about, but she just mumbles that they’re married, it’s no big deal. Awww, Min-woo looks disappointed. To cheer him up, Ji-sook tells him a trick she uses when she’s upset — she hums a song in her head and it keeps the bad thoughts away.
He rejects her suggestion, then promises to try it when she pouts, since it’s her birthday and all. She requests a smile from him as her birthday gift, and he gives it some thought.
Mi-yeon finds Ji-sook’s family’s restaurant from her resume information, and she and Ji-hyuk recognize each other immediately. Mi-yeon still thinks Ji-hyuk was Eun-ha’s lover, since he made a scene at the company ball, and she covers her presence here by claiming to be worried he’d pull a similar stunt on her birthday. Ji-hyuk tells her firmly never to come back here, but he stops in his tracks when she asks about Ji-sook by name.
He admits she was his sister, and that she’s dead, but Mi-yeon says that she feels like she’s still alive. She remembers him calling Ji-sook “noona” at the ball, wondering why he’d be looking for his noona if she were passed away. Ji-hyuk repeats angrily that his sister is dead.
Director Shim is arrested for trespassing and theft — of a woman’s underwear. HAHA. He swears he didn’t do it, but there was a pack of cigarettes in her house with his fingerprints all over it. Seok-hoon is behind it, and tells his contact at the police station to keep Shim locked up until further notice.
The boys brainstorm birthday gift ideas for Ji-sook, but Min-woo shoots down all of Chang-soo’s dorky suggestions, until he finally just says to get her something from his heart. Chang-soo pretends to be Ji-sook so Min-woo can practice his moves, and I can’t even. Dying over here. Min-woo waves the doofus away so he can think.
Ji-hyuk meets with Ji-sook to talk about Mom’s treatment, and he says he knows it was her who made Shim get on his knees to her family. She tells him that the poor have to kneel, but the rich can make others kneel. Ji-hyuk won’t ever have to kneel again. The family (minus Ji-sook, of course) meets with Mom’s doctor, who tells Mom that she’ll most likely need a liver transplant. Her best bet for recovery is to find a donor within the family.
Shim is let out of jail, and before he can even take one step from his cell, Scar shows up to warn him never to do anything like this again (meaning, attempting to steal the watch). He takes Shim to see Seok-hoon, who is not amused by his big show of throwing his weight around. Seok-hoon says that when you feed a dog it treats it’s owner like God, but when you feed a cat, it thinks it IS God. Too bad Shim isn’t a dog.
Shim says that he knows about Ji-sook pretending to be Eun-ha, and that Seok-hoon killed Jung-tae for discovering it. He claims to have proof, and that if anything happens to him, the whole country will know. He wants half of whatever Seok-hoon is getting from this. Sir, you may be a dog, but you are a very small dog, better watch yourself.
It’s time for the birthday/baby celebration party, and HAHAHA, Mi-yeon had ordered a one-tier cake for Ji-sook versus a five-tier cake for herself. So the staff just made Ji-sook’s one tier reeeeeeally tall. That’s awesome.
Min-woo tells Papa Choi and Stepmom that his pills were hallucinogens, and dad seems furious. He swears to get the maximum sentence for Dr. Kim and promises to find Min-woo a new doctor soon.
Min-woo goes out to the party and sees Butler Nam-chul pouring wine, which triggers a memory of the day of Eun-ha’s accident. He suddenly remembers gulping the glass of wine and collapsing, and seeing Eun-ha fighting with Mi-yeon just before he passes out. He shakes it off and tries Ji-sook’s trick of humming in his head to chase away the bad thought.
Inside, the maid tells Seok-hoon that she can’t help him anymore, so he offers her triple pay to drug Min-woo’s wine again. She reluctantly nods agreement.
Mi-yeon tells Stepmom that she checked out Ji-sook, and the resemblance to Eun-ha turned out to be coincidental. She says that she feels like something interesting could happen at the party tonight, and both women smile nastily.
Seok-hoon takes a private moment to look at Eun-ha’s diamond necklace and remember her, and Mi-yeon walks in and smiles, assuming it’s a gift for her. She suggests the name Sa-rang-hae (it means “I love you”) for their baby, and Seok-hoon agrees it’s a good name. She asks him to try saying the baby’s name, and when he does, she responds, “Me too.” She promises to be the best wife and mother ever once the baby is born, full of excited plans for the future.
Mi-yeon had invited Eun-ha’s parents to the party since they happened to be in town, which makes Seok-hoon visibly nervous. He greets them, and of course they ask about Eun-ha right away.
Ji-sook joins the party looking like a vision in the red dress, and Min-woo practically has to pick his jaw up off the ground. She’s studied Eun-ha’s photo album, and gracefully navigates all of Eun-ha’s friends and acquaintances easily. Min-woo leads her to her cake, whining that his eyes hurt, she’s so stunning. How are you so cute?!
He takes it up a notch when nobody seems inclined to sing the birthday song, and so Min-woo starts it himself. It actually looks painfully embarrassing, hee, but he grits his teeth and sings alone until everyone joins in. Mi-yeon threatens Seok-hoon that he’d better sing for her like that on her birthday.
Papa Choi laughs that Ji-sook must have done something to Min-woo to make him sing, and Eun-ha’s mother asks what she’ll do for him in return. Eun-ha’s father suggests she play piano, which makes Ji-sook looks extremely nervous. But she walks over to the piano, and Seok-hoon’s maid uses the distraction to slip a pill into a bottle of wine.
Ji-sook actually can play the piano, and she bewitches the party guests with a lovely classical song. Mi-yeon looks flustered, what with her suspicion that Ji-sook isn’t Eun-ha, but Seok-hoon is relieved. Chang-soo whispers to Min-woo that his wife is beautiful, and gets threatened in response. HA.
It turns out that Ji-sook has always been good at the piano, practicing on the department store’s piano every night. Her coworkers asked why, and she’d said that one day she would be able to show her future husband that she can do more than cook and clean.
Min-woo looks likely to bust with pride, but Seok-hoon glowers at Ji-sook angrily. His maid pours her a glass of wine, and she downs it in one gulp. She casually knocks her purse off the table and asks Seok-hoon to pick it up, and when he does, she leans down to whisper under the table that Eun-ha’s answer is No. He remembers his promise from one year ago to accept her decision, and that the red dress is her code for rejection.
We see that a few minutes ago, the maid had poured out the bottle of wine she’d drugged, and Ji-sook had thanked her. The maid said she didn’t do it only because Ji-sook paid her debts, but that she just wants to live a good life now.
Min-woo and Ji-sook talk after the party, and he asks if she wants to do a duet with him on his violin on their anniversary. He gives her her birthday gift, a small flowering plant for them to take care of together. Okay I knew you were cute, and now you’re also this sweet? Kill me now.
Ji-sook is enchanted, and says she never knew a flower could be so beautiful. He says she’s been too busy with life to notice, and asks if she likes her present. She responds that the best present was him, and he looks like you could knock him over with a feather.
She teases him with his own words that she just gets sentimental at night and goes to wash up, and Min-woo can’t get past her comment about him being her best gift. He pulls her real gift out of his pocket, a ring, and smiles at it.
Seok-hoon finds Mi-yeon in bed already, and notices that she’d bought baby clothes during her shopping spree earlier. He takes out a tiny onesie and looks at himself in the mirror, then takes out Eun-ha’s diamond necklace again. He grips it in his fist, then leaves the room with one last look at Mi-yeon, who wasn’t asleep after all.
Min-woo hides the ring in the sofa, and when Ji-sook is ready for bed, he grouches that sleeping on the sofa hurts his back too much. She offers to trade places with him, so he tells her to lay down and just see for herself how uncomfortable it is.
She sits and feels the ring box, and when Ji-sook just stares at it, Min-woo takes her hand. He tells her not to drop this one in the water, and puts the ring on her, saying that it’s their wedding ring. Ji-sook beams at him, and Min-woo preens over his successful gift.
Seok-hoon drives to Eun-ha’s resting place, and leaves her necklace on the shelf in front of her photograph. A tear falls, and he softly says one word, “Eun-ha.” He doesn’t notice Mi-yeon behind him, witnessing the whole thing.
Mi-yeon shakes violently, as she remembers handing the bottle of pills to the maid to drug the wine bottle on the day of Eun-ha’s accident. Min-woo had downed her glass for her in anger, but Eun-ha had already had enough to make her stagger as she tried to leave the pool area.
Min-woo had passed out, and Mi-yeon had come back out to speak to Eun-ha again, but instead Eun-ha had gripped her by the shoulder, but when she tried to grab Mi-yeon’s hand, Mi-yeon let her slip into the water. She’d stood by and watched Eun-ha struggle, then had turned and walked away while Eun-ha drowned. She’d also been the one to have the footage of the accident erased.
Back in the present, Mi-yeon looks again at Ji-sook’s resume, and the pieces come together. She starts to realize that she killed Eun-ha, and a woman identical to her must have taken her place. Seok-hoon cries for Eun-ha, and Ji-sook smiles at her new wedding ring.
COMMENTS
Well, now we know the truth. It seems as though Eun-ha’s death truly was an accident, though Mi-yeon drugged her on purpose. There are still a lot of questions around the accident such as, what was Mi-yeon’s intent in drugging the wine? Did she mean for Eun-ha to get hurt, or was she just being vengeful to the woman she hated for loving her husband? My guess is that she was only playing a cruel joke, but that she didn’t mean for Eun-ha to be seriously harmed. Mi-yeon doesn’t seem that evil, and she appears genuinely horrified that Eun-ha actually died.
That said, I’m glad that someone has discovered (or nearly so) the Eun-ha/Ji-sook switch, because I think they’ve about milked all the drama they can out of it at this point. With only Ji-sook and Seok-hoon knowing the truth (I don’t count Ji-hyuk, because he’s not really doing anything with the knowledge, or Director Shim who is loud but ineffectual), there’s not much more the story can do until someone else learns the truth. I was hoping Min-woo would find out first, but Mi-yeon is my second choice and I look forward to the fallout of her realization. I really like her as a character — as I’ve said, she’s devious without being truly evil, which means that if we can get Seok-hoon’s nasty little paws off her, she could even turn out to be an ally to Ji-sook. After all, Ji-sook is not her enemy and never has been. That was Eun-ha, and Eun-ha is gone. If I were telling this story, I would find a way to get Mi-yeon on Ji-sook’s side, if only for the uncharted waters you could explore by having the antagonist team up with the protagonist for once.
I said it already, but I really love seeing the progression of Ji-sook’s character as she steps up and takes her place as Min-woo’s wife. I never feel like she’s trying to emulate Eun-ha, which would be impossible anyway since she never knew the woman. But she knows that Eun-ha was strong and capable, and luckily she left enough information in her photos and diaries for Ji-sook to be able to pass as her, if not act exactly like her. I love the woman that Ji-sook is becoming — a combination of the old Ji-sook who would do anything for her loved ones but was weak and powerless, and what she knows of Eun-ha as a woman who took no shit from anyone. The woman who is emerging now is better than either one was alone, and she’s amazing. She’s confident and capable, not to mention fearless, but keeps her spirit of generosity towards those who have less. No wonder Min-woo is in love with her.
And I have no doubt now that he’s completely and fully in love with Ji-sook. She’s still holding herself apart from him a bit, attempting (in my opinion, which is certainly up for scrutiny) to hold onto her own heart since I’m sure she thinks that if/when her true identity is revealed, she’ll lose everything she’s only so recently gained. I think she knows that Min-woo cares for her, but she’s probably uncertain that he’ll keep caring for her once her deception is revealed. So I don’t blame her for not opening up to him completely.
But I also think it won’t be long before she’s unable to resist, and his birthday gifts and her reaction to them are a perfect example. Min-woo proved how well he understands her with the plant and the ring — the plant especially, was his way of saying he wants to be with her for the long haul. Giving her something they could share was not just a gift for her, but a declaration of his love. And by Ji-sook saying that the best gift she’s ever been given is him, the wall she’s kept between them is starting to crumble. I don’t think it will be long before it comes down completely, and she can’t help but allow herself to love him.
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1 neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
July 4, 2015 at 3:28 AM
THE CAKE!! HAHAHA
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Khule WY
July 4, 2015 at 3:41 AM
Hihi, the cake was the best part
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sonia
July 4, 2015 at 4:27 AM
HAHAHA i Laughed so hard that was a one tier cake! that housekeeper lady is so funny...way to troll Mi Yeon!
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Nessie
July 4, 2015 at 4:55 AM
Totally agree! I had to stifle my laughter at work lololol This makes me love the maids even more!
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Adal
July 4, 2015 at 4:47 PM
Agreed. Loved the cake! One of the highlights of the show :-)
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neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
July 4, 2015 at 4:57 AM
Even thinking about it makes me laugh! HAHAHA
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jordane
July 4, 2015 at 12:20 PM
for a melodrama, this one really is funny, it's compelling to watch as a drama but the sense of humor is there, and that for me is the icing on the cake. When Mi Yeon said they should take a selfie at the mall, after shopping all those useless stuffs (baghags both of them) I'm really amused that she has on her shades then took a selfie of herself and the husband, and that picture is funny and poignant at the same time, their marriage is a big joke yet somehow they do deserve each other. Tho Mi yeon is not that bad just unfortunate to have him as a husband.
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 12:43 PM
@Jordane Your so right. For a melo it is pretty awesome. I usually stay away from the melos too. The writer is smart by keeping the romance and humour. Otherwise, it wud be just mystery and angst. And tho that's not bad its just not as fun. Looks like they took a lesson from KMHM.
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Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)
July 6, 2015 at 12:07 PM
The humor was pretty well established in episode one, with an actual deer-in-the-headlights and an actual cliffhanger in the first minute and 15 seconds.
The cake is pretty much what you could expect from anyone who comes up with an opening like that.
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nasus
July 5, 2015 at 8:38 AM
For a first comment, your comment really is perfect! Yes, THE CAKE!!
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2 Khule WY
July 4, 2015 at 3:38 AM
My reaction yesterday after just watching this episode. KYAAAAAAAAA!!!?too many feels can't think coherently. Love me some min woo and Ji sook.This weeks episodes were daebak, Ji sook finally got a back bone and is kicking ass.Min woo I just want to be hugged and loved,by Ji sook till he forgets he was ever in pain.I also love his bromance with the secretary , too cute "don't look at her, you'll wear her out" episode 12 had many Lol moments but my favorite has to be the cake thing ?, you said one tier, there, one loooong tier to match your five? hehe.
Loved the progress and pacing this week, I read a comment on another site
"There's no in-betweens for this writer ㅋFrom constipation to diarrhea "
which is so random but suits this drama perfectly .
Spoiler
I wonder If seok hoon knows his wife killed Eun Ha or he actually thinks min woo did it or he knows what happened and hates his wife.Sometimes I really think he hates her,like with the watch ,I really thought she is crazy for provoking him like that .But hey you're crazy,his crazy you guys are perfect for each other,infact that whole family especially the twirling mum except Min woo is crazy.
At times I feel for MY and her crazy,when the husband you desperately love is in love with someone else that has got to be so painful to quote from the drama
"Love paralyses reason
Love paralyses the soul"
I felt NOTHING for the devil's hoobae and his one tear?,no seok hoon shi ,I don't feel sorry for your love, again you and crazy wife are perfect for each other with your one tears ?? But if you just happen to kill the loan shark ,I won't blame you,you want to kill him,I want you to kill him,I'm sure the viewers want you to kill him,just kill him.I'll consider it a freebie or as you say in Korea ,service .
Back to Min woo and Ji sook ,,the super cute argument in the car,the dragging by the coat to go to the hotel,the holding while crying,the back hug,the corny you are so stunning my eyes hurt ,the birthday song,the sweet moments in the room ?Writernim keep your kiss ,I'm content because ?Loving you, is easy because you're beautiful ,shalalalala,shalalalala ....????
Wednesday please come faster??
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Khule WY
July 4, 2015 at 3:49 AM
*ignore the spoiler text in the comment.
Gosh ! mask is good, I've watched Secret and Queen of ambition because of mask and I loved them both.cried at the end of Queen of ambition, I'm weird, I must be the only one that had pity for the horrible villan but I found her life so sad.
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Nesiessi
July 4, 2015 at 4:13 AM
...I felt NOTHING for the devil’s hoobae and his one tear?,no seok hoon shi ,I don’t feel sorry for your love, again you and crazy wife are perfect for each other with your one tears ?? But if you just happen to kill the loan shark ,I won’t blame you,you want to kill him,I want you to kill him,I’m sure the viewers want you to kill him,just kill him.I’ll consider it a freebie or as you say in Korea ,service .
Back to Min woo and Ji sook ,,the super cute argument in the car,the dragging by the coat to go to the hotel,the holding while crying,the back hug,the corny you are so stunning my eyes hurt ,the birthday song,the sweet moments in the room ?Writernim keep your kiss ,I’m content because ?Loving you, is easy because you’re beautiful ,shalalalala,shalalalala …
You are too funny - but so on point.
I am living life eternal because of Eps 11 and 12
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Khule WY
July 5, 2015 at 2:56 AM
Lol,this weeks episodes give life
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Khule WY
July 5, 2015 at 2:58 AM
Lol,this weeks episodes do give life?
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miilo
July 4, 2015 at 4:27 AM
Oh yes! SH, please kill the loan sharks. I can´t stand it anymore. Just skipping their parts dosen´t help, I need them GONE. They´re so boring and so ridiculous and just so whatever. I mean, that hair. Does having bad hair makes you more evil? Grrr...
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Dee
July 4, 2015 at 5:37 PM
I honestly thought SH's personal assistant would have put something in the coffee, after the loan shark whined it wasn't sweet enough.
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Khule WY
July 5, 2015 at 4:10 AM
I thought so too, darn it, what a waste of a good moment.
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sonia
July 4, 2015 at 4:32 AM
Loving this episode and your comment is awesome ❤
Ohhh God Min woo &nd Ji sook are killing me with all their adorable scenes ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ so many feeeeels in this episode i know it's too early but i want a happy ending for my Otp ❤
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Khule WY
July 5, 2015 at 4:13 AM
Me too, and I really need for the happy ending to happen on screen and not just they lived happily ever after.
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miilo
July 4, 2015 at 5:00 AM
Also wanted to add that I felt bad for SH. Didn´t cry a river, but it was sad to see how much EH is missed in SH´s crazy, power hungry universe. I´m surprised how much of a dog he is to his own plans. Simply unable to let go, even if the center and the reason behind it is gone.
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tags03
July 4, 2015 at 10:10 PM
i couldn't agree more...it's sad that he did lose some one who he truly loved and he really hasn't had a chance to mourn her...no one even knows she's dead...which is even sadder...
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Giegie
July 4, 2015 at 6:24 AM
You crack me up! :D Yeah, just die already loan sharks!!!
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Khule WY
July 5, 2015 at 4:14 AM
Haha, right just die.
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 12:47 PM
Yes!! Can Wednesday plz come faster? We don't even have a preview. But then that's probably cuz they haven't started to film that ep yet.
And im totally with u re: the loan shark. We want him taken care off. And no, not taken care of by treating him to coffee; the other one ur good at. I've never wanted a villain to kill characters so much as some of these annoying characters.
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 12:50 PM
But I did feel sorry for SH. The actor is good at portraying several sides. Kudos to him. And this is what makes SH complex. But I wasn't like "oh im so sad for u, man. Hush." NOO. I felt pity. But this is all his doing in the end.
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Khule WY
July 5, 2015 at 4:17 AM
SH is really talented, I've never seen him in anything before but I look forward to his future projects, he has a new convert.
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3 Matt
July 4, 2015 at 3:40 AM
literally spitted all over myself and died when I saw the cake, so hillarious :)
I love how in the makjang melodrama the writers find so many opportunities to smuggle a bit of a humour here and there, and when they do I usually lay on the floor and cry of laughter, like the Changsoo's impersonation of Jisook.
So refreshing to see Jisook's character taking completely another turn in this story, now sacrificing herself for Minwoo and going really far just to protect him. Her transformation is deemed as too sudden and immediate by a lot of people, but for me her meek actions through episodes 6-10 were a really believable introduction and a way to show us that from a weak and not very capable woman Jisook turned into a lioness that fights for what's important to her.She crossed her breaking point, which I think was realization that she cares about Minwoo too much to stay put and comply to everything Seokhoon orders her to do.
Gosh, I love this drama more and more, hope that they won't lose the steam and Mask will keep being as good as it is now.
So far, I didn't like any drama as much as I like Mask now, maybe except for that trainwreck School 2015, the best drama of the year for me (so far).
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Khule WY
July 4, 2015 at 3:43 AM
+1000000 everything you said.
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sonia
July 4, 2015 at 4:37 AM
everythingg you said + 1000000000000 LOVE BUTTON
wow so many great comments to read in this morning :D
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 12:54 PM
@Matt "smuggle a bit o humour" is right. It really does feel like they have to throw those in huh? The humour makes it enjoyable. And in my opinion, the writer/director is feeling encouraged to throw those in bc of the feedback. But we're happy, are we not? Thank the Lord for those moments. It really doesn't feel makjangy in those moments. Can we even still call it a makjang?
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 12:59 PM
I did see the transformation as sudden although I love it. I loved her character throughout. But I guess if I think back ep 10 for me is the turning point. There we see her plotting and fighting back already, albeit not as strong as now. But yay or her victories! It feels so good. But I have a nagging feeling that the happiness will take a turn. Its just too perfect! When JS withdrew the money I felt uneasy. But idk why.
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Adal
July 4, 2015 at 5:45 PM
@ Camille
Because prior to Ji-sook's taking money from Eun-ha's account, she could only be accused of character impersonation, but after she took the money she can be accused of embezzlement, which carries a much stiffer fine, should the family wish to prosecute when they find out. She has no hope or way to repay the money either.
Before taking the money, Ji-sook could've walked away knowing she didn't commit a crime, now she can't. Believe it or not, Seok Hoon protected her by freezing the accounts though we all know that wasn't his intention, but to control her. I know Seok-hoon threatened in the earlier episodes to rope her to a crime she did not commit, but now she can't look at her actions and claim to be completely innocent.
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4 growingbeautifully
July 4, 2015 at 3:46 AM
Thanks very much LollyPip!!! You are so funny!!!
"Chang-soo pretends to be Ji-sook so Min-woo can practice his moves, and I can’t even. Dying over here. Min-woo waves the doofus away so he can think."
LOL!!! When Chang Soo sat 'like a lady' to play his JS role, I almost fell off my chair!!! Best bromance!!
And Oh dear! Mi Yeon!!! "... she chooses to believe his lies." not a good start to happy parenting or a continued marriage. But, other than leave him or force his hand, what choice does she have?
It's so ironic that SH is telling her truthfully that he is telling her lies and even tells her to believe his lies. I've never come across such a truthful liar! LOL! But *face palm* when I think of this relationship.
Soooooo good ? JS and MW together... such love ? , so much a family already ?. I love that now they are putting it out there in words as well as actions.
Kiss her already!!! ? ? ? ? ? ?
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sonia
July 4, 2015 at 4:41 AM
Yessssssss please KISS THE GIRL ❤ ❤ ❤
Min woo's secretary is incredibly cute i loooooooove his scenes very much ❤ like you said best bromance in this show ◕ ‿ ◕
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Giegie
July 4, 2015 at 6:49 AM
I second that kiss request GB! ;)
Min-woo's expression when Ji-sook told him he's the best gift she has received was priceless! Her words says a lot about how she feels for him. ^_^
Mi-yeon is as obsessed with Seok-hoon as he is with power. I am not sure if she is really pregnant. She is delayed, yes, but does it necessarilly mean she's preggy? She has not gone to the doctor yet to confirm, what if she just has some kind of illness?
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jusash
July 4, 2015 at 9:30 AM
YES yes ... please some skinship between these two!
Loving the chemistry! Easily one of the better pairings among all the drama offerings currently. They're so cute.
Enjoying the subtle conversations and interactions (lol to the radio reactions in the car too) which are all sweet but yes, time for another kiss already (and mutually heartfelt this time).
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growingbeautifully
July 4, 2015 at 8:42 PM
@ jusash
That car bickering was so cute... he was trying to say that he made a mistake and she was arguing that it was she who had made the mistake, but they used the radio agony aunt scenario to avoid admitting that they were talking about themselves. Loved it!
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Meta
July 4, 2015 at 10:10 AM
Yes, I have the same thought with you! There's a possibility that Mi Yeon is ill.
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Adal
July 4, 2015 at 6:41 PM
Mentally? Or physically? Or both - like a pseudo pregnancy? I wonder why she didn't wait to announce her pregnancy before checking with a doctor at least. Conventional wisdom advices to keep the news of pregnancy under wraps in the first trimester when the risks of miscarriage are highest. I think she wants to use the pregnancy to compensate for the lack of affection from her husband.
Poor Seok Hoon, I genuinely felt sorry for him in this episode. I think he would've welcomed a child with Eun-ha whom he loved, but not fom Mi Yeon, who is just a means to an end for him. I think he really thinks Min-woo is responsible for Eun-ha's death; which is why he wants to humiliate and destroy him. I wonder what he'll do when he finds out his wife is responsible for his lover's death. It won't take much for the truth to unravel. All that is needed is the testimony of the maid; and Seok-hoon can draw his own conclusions.
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growingbeautifully
July 4, 2015 at 8:45 PM
Yup yup @Adal
I'd never tell anyone about a pregnancy (except hubby and the boss) until I was sure it was going fine.
And Wow! I never really thought it through but you're right, SH probably does think that Min Woo could have killed Eun Ha, even by accident, and is harboring resentment for this as well as for winning over the heart of Ji Sook.
j9
July 4, 2015 at 8:04 PM
Agreed to the kiss request- this time a real good one ;)
Yes! Min-woo's expression! And just how he looked when he was trying to process what she just told him. I found it sooooo cute! Also, I think it was adorable how Ji-sook scurried away like a giddy school girl to the shower. I think I re-watched just that part at least 5 or 6 times!!! XD
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 1:04 PM
@Growingbeautifully
They're just so dysfunctional that I don't even know anymore. From here on out, rather than seeing a possible three-dream-team I feel like MY will just play it quiet. She can't do anything else. If push comes to shove and she learns SH's evil plans, she won't turn on him. She'll stupidly protect him. Why? Because if she protects him she protect herself. Plus he's her baby daddy.
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growingbeautifully
July 4, 2015 at 8:48 PM
Yes, this scenario you've mentioned will be a pity. It's entirely possible too. What will realizing that she's instrumental in Eun Ha's death lead MY to do? Protect herself and her baby, most likely, and therefore protect the evil husband as well. My other hope was that Ji Hyuk could do more and join JS's team, but I cannot guess how at this moment. :)
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 1:08 PM
Oh did u say kiss? Ofcourse!!! These two love-sick idiots need to kiss already! Im nt asking for a passionate bed scene, tho that wud be beyond my wildest otp dreams. I just want a kiss and some more skinship. Is that too much to ask? The writer is teasing us. How can the two be so insanely cotton-candy happy and not kiss? Come on! You knw what, MW needs to fake breaking down again or something then maybe we can get some more skinship. Or he can just get them some wine and stuff, then kiss her like ep 8. I'll take anything.
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growingbeautifully
July 4, 2015 at 8:51 PM
LOL! Pity that by comparison with MY, JS and MW seem like teetotallers... getting a bit tipsy will tip the scales in favor of more cuddly skinship. :)
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5 Nesiessi
July 4, 2015 at 3:50 AM
Can't believe i'm the first to comment - yay
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6 Trisha
July 4, 2015 at 3:56 AM
Thanks Lollypip....you're awesome. I refreshed like crazy for Mask 12 recap.
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7 Nesiessi
July 4, 2015 at 3:57 AM
First of all - thank you for the recap.
I have been going crazy since I saw the penultimate scene from Ep 12. Does anyone think that MY saw the video, decided to ignore it b/c she's pregnant and then gave the damaged watch to SH as a sign that she 'believes' his lies - in light of the fact that she's responsible for EH's death?
I'm questioning everything MY ever said now that I have this revelation. She's not as much of a victim as I thought she was. I always thought of her as 'reacting' to her unfair family dynamics (she can't inherit b/c she's a girl even though she's a child from a legitimate union) and a bad marriage to a man who is using her for her family's wealth and power. I always thought that she was placating SH even while she kept 'losing' to him...but now it's solidified in my mind that she may be as much of a threat - if not more now - as SH
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miilo
July 4, 2015 at 4:47 AM
I don´t think she watched it. She might be backing her husband all the way, but even she is scared of actually knowing what SH is capable of. Then again, by the end of the ep she realized at least some of it. We´ll see, how she´ll act to that.
I was disappointed in MY. So, I should buy the tears that you didn´t want EH to die? Or that you really did, but now that it´s certain that she IS dead, you don´t like the idea anymore? I get it, she must´ve been blinded by jealousy, but you don´t go playing tricks like that. You walked away when she was drowning (!). Does anyone remember what exactly happened by the pool?
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Jon G.
July 4, 2015 at 5:23 AM
The fact that we never saw WHAT she actually did would imply that she indeed DID something (like watching the video, or NOT deleting it, or something).
I never saw her as a victim, she always decided on her own what delusions she wanted to have. I respect that a lot. I dig her as a potential villain. From a character design perspective, she'd make even better villain than SH (he is much, much more funny though).
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 1:16 PM
@Nesiessi your right on the money. MY isn't that innocent as we thought. But I still think she is somewhat a victim of her cold family. Imagine, she drugs her husbands lover AND watches her drown in order to feel some cruel sadistic satisfaction, all in the name of keeping her man? When EH fell she looked shocked the put on her cool persona. She was willing not to care if it meant getting her way. And when she realized that EH died she was shocked. But won't she get over it? The way I see it, it can go both ways: the cud shut up and try to live quietly or she can try to make JS happy and ward off her crazy mom in an effort to pay penance for her wrongs.
Now that she knows that JS in living in EH's place, won't she ask some questions. Why is JS here if EH died? Is her husband planning something? She shud ask these questions. Its logical. But this show was never abt logics was it?
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Dee
July 4, 2015 at 5:42 PM
I'm questioning if the drug she gave the maid to drug the wine was from her brother's prescribed bottle.
And if the MY and her mother both knew about Min Woo's faux-drugs.
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8 samsooki
July 4, 2015 at 4:01 AM
I am totally into Mask.
Does this make me less of a person?
Hahahahaha! I don't care!
I LOVE this show. LOVE IT. Change nothing. It is what it is and that's all there is to it.
In fact, I wish every drama could have characters like pixie do loan shark and Seok-hoon.
How much better would Warm and Cozy have been, if those guys had invaded Jejudo...
Sigh.
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DramaKIM
July 4, 2015 at 6:38 AM
haha.Same here. I don't watch the whole episode just reading recaps and clips but heyy!! I'm totally hooked on this one. Just seeing MW and JS totally in to each other makes my stress from studying go away :-D.
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 1:19 PM
Funny, I thought the same thing! W&C wud've been so much more interesting.
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Joanna
July 4, 2015 at 3:06 PM
I know, right? plausibility be damned, give me Seok Hun's micro-expressions.
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9 Nesiessi
July 4, 2015 at 4:09 AM
One more thing I want to say - the acting is on point. The ladies' fashion is also no joke. JIS who portrais MY wears the hell out of any outfit every episode...i wish she would get a lead role (not a candy - but strong female leads like KSA
in Scent of a Woman or KYJ in Master's Sun or Greatest Love) - all those second lead roles are wasted on her.
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August
July 4, 2015 at 10:37 AM
I agree, Yu In-Young who plays Mi-Yeon sure does wear every outfit well. I'm enjoying the ladies fashion in Mask too.
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10 jellybean
July 4, 2015 at 4:10 AM
The way that Min-woo looks at Ji Sook is so swoon worthy.
I really hope the Miyeon doesnt completely cross over to the dark side - I quite like her character so pleaassseee don't let me down!
The style of this drama is daebak - sophisticated, juicy without being too makjang or twisted.
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sonia
July 4, 2015 at 4:48 AM
Sooo True the leads are sophisticated
I love their style, their wardrobe is to die for....they sure look very wealthy !
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yumii
July 4, 2015 at 1:35 PM
Short of torture for pleasure, how much darker a side is there than to poison someone and leave them to drown.
Poisoning to me is an ultimate violation, because it is usually an intimate betrayal. A stranger can attack you with a gun or knife, but in most cases to ingest poison you usually have to be dealing with someone in some place where there is at least a modicum of trust.
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jellybean
July 5, 2015 at 12:50 AM
Yes the idea of poisoning someone and then letting them drown sure is dark - but I don't think this show plays it out in a very twisted way (besides, I don't even think mi yeon intended to kill eun ha, think she just wanted to play a cruel joke on her but so far, shes doesnt seem evil enough to kill yet). If you see some other K-dramas, for instance missing you, wife's temptation, and even more recent, rom coms such as birth of a beauty (husband wanting to kill wife just cos he wanted to marry someone else), and sensory couple have darker scenes than mask, which is not a bad thing for mask - I love how its able to get my blood running and a very interesting villian without being too in- your-face makjang.
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11 DramaDevourer
July 4, 2015 at 4:17 AM
I love the contrasts between the two birthdays we see play out on screen, though I didn't fully appreciate them until my second viewing.
Eunha w/SK for her 26th:
No birthday song, SK can't do that even in private
Tons of flowers, but they're all ignored in favor of the
Blingbling of the necklace, which I see as SK's way of reminding her of their love in hopes to bring her into his plan
JiSook w/MW for the fake 27th:
He sings! So adorable in his completely embarrassment
One living flower that she truly sees and appreciates for the beauty that it is
A wedding ring, this one chosen out of his love for her and a symbol of their commitment to each other
I love the way the writer did this. <3
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whimsicalnet
July 4, 2015 at 7:29 AM
THIS!!!!
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wackycashew
July 4, 2015 at 8:08 AM
Yesss!! I totally love the contrast and how MW took the initiative to do all these things out of love even if he felt self-conscious about the singing. XD
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jusash
July 4, 2015 at 9:38 AM
YES! Completely appreciating those subtle contrasts too.
Also oving the gruff way he said she had better not lose this one (compared to the meaninglessness attached to first wedding ring, which she tried so hard to retrieve anyways).
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wackycashew
July 5, 2015 at 5:33 AM
Yes! I love how he's always gruff and nonchalant with her when he does these cute and sweet things... Getting her to butt wiggle just to feel the ring case. LOL And he knew how much she cherished that ring when she dropped it the first time. So, it was the perfect gift this time, knowing that she will treasure it all the more now that it has more meaning and sentiments attached. ^^
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nchoon
July 4, 2015 at 9:42 AM
So true! I thought exactly the same!
Another contrast is that the opening of ep 12 started with SK smiled widely to EH on her 26th birthday.
And at the end, fake EH/JS smiled widely to MW.
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August
July 4, 2015 at 10:01 AM
Another contrast: When MW started to sing Happy Birthday, I immediately thought back to their wedding and when the MC pronounced to the wedding guests now the groom will sing and the immediate stark stare MW gave him.
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Dee
July 4, 2015 at 6:28 PM
lol...Yep. Me, too.
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 1:21 PM
@Mayisoo I feel so happy that i'm agreeing to everybody's sentiments. You guys so get me!
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growingbeautifully
July 4, 2015 at 9:40 PM
+10,000 to all comments here.
Yes, I really appreciate that the writer has given us the before and after responses and the comparison between the couples, not just SH-EH vs MW-JS, but also SH-MY vs MW-JS.
I just remembered... There was that totally different 'before' scene where Min Woo pushed Ji Sook down on the couch to scare her away from marrying him... and now we have the Min Woo and Ji Sook wiggle their butts on the couch scene that is so cute-funny and they end up sitting on it together.
So much is being shown us rather than said and it speaks volumes!!! :D
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niKai
July 5, 2015 at 6:51 AM
i love the parallel storyline in this episode. i noticed the singing part, but thank you for pointing out on the flower/plant vs necklace/ring thing. now i appreciate this episode even more.
I love this episode so much. i hope Mask will keep up the good work till the last second.
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12 KDaddict?JCW
July 4, 2015 at 4:23 AM
Well, I'm less sure that MY didn't kill EH. Maybe it wasn't premeditated murder, but when you drugged somebody's wine while they were sitting between 2 swimming pools, saw that she couldn't walk straight or even stand up on her feet, and you let go of her hand when she had to steady herself by trying to grasp yours, then I say an argument could easily be made that the moment you let go of that hand of hers, you had every intention of letting her fall into the pool and drown.
MY might say in her own defence that "I didn't know she'd fall into the pool", or "but she was a good swimmer"; the law doesn't take "ignorance of the fact" to be a legitimate defence and neither do I. It doesn't take Einstein to figure out that when a person can't even stand up straight after being drugged, and she is beside a pool, the logical deduction would be that she'd fall into the pool and drown. To my mind, for all practical purposes, MY is a murderer.
I was feeling sorry for her before this ep. That sympathy is all gone. Far as I'm concerned, she totally deserves her devil of a husband, and deserves whatever ill fate awaits her at the end. That doesn't make me like her less as a drama char. She just became more interesting than the boring whiny wino that she has been.
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jules
July 4, 2015 at 5:07 AM
Agree completely - Eun Ha's death was in no way an accident. Drugging her, watching her slip into the pool and start to drown, walking away and then deleting any incriminating CCTV footage? She knew what she was doing (and it may not have been premeditated, but it was pretty damn deliberate).
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windsun33
July 4, 2015 at 8:50 AM
Yuppers. I have zero sympathy left for MY. In fact I think she is borderline (or maybe not so borderline) psycho. And the fact that she caused the death of someone with her premeditated drink spiking makes her guilty of murder.
But I don't think she actually realizes what she has done - it is like she blocks off all the bad things in her mind. In the end I think she will end up in a mental ward, not jail
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jusash
July 4, 2015 at 9:41 AM
I wouldn't call MY psycho but weak, self-delusional and desperate. Because confronting the reality she knew deep down was too much to face.
She was desperate.
= Desperate for the love and affection she knows wasn't/isn't there
= Desperate enough to keep deluding herself time and again although she knew the whole truth
Sad.
I sympathise, though I would also consider her a murderer.
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jusash
July 4, 2015 at 10:50 AM
MY's choice of 'sarang hae' baby name is so pathetically sad
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Coaxing SH to say the 'name', just so she can say "Me too|, just for a rare opportunity to hear it from his mouth and further delude herself that he's saying it to her.
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Giegie
July 4, 2015 at 2:18 PM
I actually felt sad for Mi-yeon at that moment. Poor her for falling for a crazy and evil husband.
windsun33
July 4, 2015 at 5:21 PM
"Psycho" is kind of an all inclusive term for "batshit crazy", which I think applies here.
Yes, she has all those issues you noted and more, such as feeling pathetically inferior (ie, the silly cake tantrum). But the fact that she totally ignores every possible warning sign possible and retreats into her own fantasy tells me she will end up in a hospital, not jail - forever.
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KDaddict?JCW
July 4, 2015 at 6:00 PM
@jusash,
I agree w you that at first look MY doesn't seem to be psycho.
She is "weak, self-delusional and desperate". I think that describes Some psycho patients, tho not all. It depends on How delusional and desperate they are, and What their delusions make them do. In MY's case, those conditions have already made her do what she did to Eun Ha, so I think she pretty much qualifies at this pt. Perhaps she'll up her qualification quota later. ?
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KDaddict?JCW
July 4, 2015 at 6:04 PM
And as @windsun said in 12.2, "MY doesn't even realize what she has done…she blocks off all bad things in her mind". That is not a sign of mental normality or clarity.
She knows full well that her husband doesn't love her, but loves another woman, yet, she behaves that way w him. "Crazy in love" takes on a sinister meaning w her.
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jusash
July 4, 2015 at 11:02 PM
Yupz I get what you all are saying. It's just I didn't really feel M was inherently cruel nor deliberately plotted the murder (it seemed more opportunistic rather than thought-through, and she was desperately reactive)
Totally insecure both with her family and SH, yes. Which perhaps is another reason to continue the fantasy, rather then healthily jolt herself back to reality because even her family is non supportively cray-cray.
Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 1:26 PM
@KDaddict?JCW YESSS!!! This is how I feel! I suddenly lost my support for MY. No sympathy for u MY. I don't want her on my otp's team at all now. Whatever happens to MY is right. I doubt she is really preggos tho. She is pregnant and was always drinking wine. Does anyone smell a miscarriage or complications? She has nt even gone to the doctor yet.
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KDaddict?JCW
July 4, 2015 at 5:56 PM
It takes a very "special" woman to declare that she is pregnant AND throw a lavish party when her period is only 1 week late. LOL.
However there is that pregnancy test stick that she is waving in front of her husband. So it makes one wonder.
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Dee
July 4, 2015 at 6:33 PM
There are various cancers that can give you a false positive pregnancy test, too.
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KDaddict?JCW
July 4, 2015 at 8:21 PM
That's smart thinking. Wouldn't it be crazy sauce if MY turns out to have ovarian cancer?
Still, it takes a "special" woman to think she is pregnant when her period is only 1 week late. Come to think of it, isn't it true that pregnancy stick tests don't work at least till one is 2 weeks+ pregnant?
Alessar
July 6, 2015 at 12:40 PM
I thought she'd killed her way back at the start of the show (she said something to her hubby like "you should support me even if I've killed someone") and then he went and very gracefully dove into the pool to find EunHa had drowned. I just didn't know exactly what happened - drugged wine made a lot of sense.
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13 Candypop
July 4, 2015 at 4:29 AM
I hope they 'll do a violin and piano diet as suggested by Minwoo.
Really love this series. Thanks for the awesome recap!
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August
July 4, 2015 at 10:04 AM
I hope they duet together too.
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j9
July 4, 2015 at 8:22 PM
I hope the have a duet together too......oh and also play the violin and piano together ;) :P :)
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Giegie
July 4, 2015 at 2:10 PM
A duet would be awesome,...not sure if I won't cringe to see Min-woo play a violin again though. :D
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14 crimsonone
July 4, 2015 at 4:35 AM
I wonder what the laws are in Korea concerning "omission" (failure to act). In my country, under our laws Mi Yeon is a murderer, just like her husband. Mi Yeon had a "duty of care" to act in that situation, she breached that duty by choosing not to act. In criminal law, that is known as omission, and it is a crime. That fact that she walked away after seeing Eun Ha struggling makes it worst. She should be jailed, just like her psycho husband.
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windsun33
July 4, 2015 at 8:54 AM
In this case the "omission" part would only add to it. The fact that her actions, which were premeditated, caused the death of another makes it a capital murder offense.
It would be just like if she had spiked a car drivers water, and he crashed, killing 3 people - she would be guilty of murder x3.
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15 luca17
July 4, 2015 at 4:41 AM
just started reading about this drama here in Dramabeans…and now, i'm hooked!!! thanks so much for the recaps!!!
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16 ck1Oz
July 4, 2015 at 4:45 AM
You love him too huh?
I came late to the drama but oh my gosh, Min Woo is cute. The character- me not so much a fan of the actor, but MW is so sweeee... ee... eet!!!!
Ok now that I've gotten that out of the way, the episode was highly entertaining. Plus Min Woo being sweet was highly distracting. I was grinning like a loon.
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17 fantasy
July 4, 2015 at 5:04 AM
So the writer wants husband wife to end up in jail together??? Good
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sonia
July 4, 2015 at 5:28 AM
Aren't they a match made in hell LOL
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kanz
July 4, 2015 at 9:26 AM
and our OTP is match made in heaven!! hehehe
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18 Chirene
July 4, 2015 at 5:16 AM
Way to go Ji Sook
Nd I like that someone else in the family now knows about the switch, love to see how it'll go frm ere
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 1:29 PM
Yup. First her bro found out. Then the loan shark and now MY. Who's next? MW plz. Its abt time. Im hoping that that's ep 14's cliffhanger.
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19 Kaybee
July 4, 2015 at 5:19 AM
This is one of the sweetest and best episodes I've watched. So much feels and I am so glad the romance is mature and not forced. It is subtle and quite lovely...
The tier cake of course! You should posted a screencap of it!
I hope MiYeon regrets over her action and do not leak out out Ji YeonSook's identity yet or treat her bad in private now that she knows that she is not Eun Ha.
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Kaybee
July 4, 2015 at 5:20 AM
*One tier cake and Ji Sook...
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20 Nessie
July 4, 2015 at 5:19 AM
I feel like JS has become MW's guardian angel~ The way she's all protective and looking out for him secretly ahh it's just so so good!
So many good things in the last two episodes, finally we have more momentum with JS stepping up. Like her finally fufilling all the promises she told her workmates back in the past. I love that we aren't just shown she suddenly knows Eun Ha's friends, because we have been consistently shown that she's been researching and reading up EH's past.
When JS discovered EH & SH's love nest, I was like whoa they really did go all the way. I find it interesting how the show portrays EH as someone who wasn't sure about committing to SH's plans. Now it feels like he's the one who wants it more than she does, and was just pulling her in. I'm glad EH had brains to give herself time and think things over.
I find it sad that even though MY has been telling SH they're going to have a baby he still seems unaffected. He did have some moments where he appears touched but judging by how he let go of the baby onesie and went to see EH's grave instead, it shows where his heart really lies. I also find it hilarious how SH didn't hear MY behind him, I mean heels on marble floor make the loudest noise ever. At least make her wear wedges or something so it's more mobile and silent. It'd be nice if MY & JS can team up when she realises JS just wants to protect MW, but I have a bad feeling. What if somehow in the future JS is the reason why MY has a miscarriage...
One good thing about SH is that he can always handle the crap people who target JS. So I'm really happy he's taking care of the loan shark, let him suffer please.
Okay it's 12.30am here in New Zealand I really need to go to bed.
Thanks for the recap!
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Arawn
July 4, 2015 at 6:17 AM
Either she'll miscarry or the pregnancy was a false alarm to begin with. This is the drama law!
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windsun33
July 4, 2015 at 8:56 AM
The pregnancy test was positive, so evil hubby will figure out some way to cause a miscarriage. Pretty obvious he does not care about her or the baby, but MY is too blinded to see that.
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Nessie
July 5, 2015 at 2:19 AM
What if SH makes it so that MY's miscarriage appears to be done by JS?! Oh he'll be a true monster in my book by then.
But from a family relation perspective isn't it better that the child is born, I mean that way no matter what SH is still somehow related to the family.
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KDaddict?JCW
July 4, 2015 at 7:11 AM
"I also find it hilarious how SH didn’t hear MY behind him, I mean heels on marble floor make the loudest noise ever."
Notice that MY was lying in bed pretending to be asleep wearing a white nightie when SH went out the door. Somehow she was able change, get all dressed up, and still follow him to within 10 steps w/o missing a beat! LOL.
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Cocobeans
July 4, 2015 at 8:48 AM
and in full make up and hair styled no less .....it takes me 15 minutes just to pry open my eyes in the morning..i should take lessons from her in time management.
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Joanna
July 4, 2015 at 3:08 PM
and check out her shoes!
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kanz
July 4, 2015 at 9:28 AM
MY has doppelganger or clones or trained as ninja.. that's the possible explanations.. LOL
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 1:32 PM
Hey Nessie, I m wondering what will happen from here on out. JS has paid off her family's debt nw so that's not keeping her there. Her only reason wud be MW and maybe exposing SH.
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KDaddict?JCW
July 4, 2015 at 6:06 PM
Helping MW would be a growing part of it, but I think she is mighty afraid of the (legal) consequences of taking on sb else's identity, as SH is constantly threatening her w the fall out.
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Nessie
July 5, 2015 at 2:16 AM
@ Hi Camille~
I think her love for MW will make her stay, but more drama will most likely happen that she can't overlook SH's actions anymore. So like you said exposing SH will seems like the most probably for me as well.
It makes me wonder if in the future JS's identity gets exposed, and despite her poor background MW will still accept her & love her? Or maybe that is most likely the ending...
@ KDaddictJCW
Yes totally agree on that. Once SH realises JS is really in love with MW, he'll definitely threaten her with the whole I'll reveal your identity unless you help etc.
Oh the struggle is real!
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21 wackycashew
July 4, 2015 at 5:21 AM
Thanks for your recap, LollyPip!
I looove this ep so much!!!!! All the JS-MW moments are gold. Now that JS no longer fears for SH's plans because protecting MW is priority, it's so good to see JS putting in effort to memorize facts about EH to utilize for her cover. The backhug was so touching to see once she realized what SH & EH were plotting.
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wackycashew
July 4, 2015 at 5:29 AM
Oops... Got posted before I finished writing.
Love that JS knows how to play the piano and chose the red dress to send her message loud and clear to SH. MW is so cute and sweet and swoon worthy. Teehee~ Love how he sang he birthday song for his wife despite the awkwardness. The plant and ring!! Just perfect and I love that JS said MW is the best gift to her. CS-MW moments are also funny. Love the bromance! And of course, the one-tier cake!!! Hahaha!! The household staff definitely loves JS and even the paid maid decided not to go through with SH's dirty deeds. ^^V
MY having something to do with EH's death was no surprise to me. I suspected as much from that first ep with the wine drugging. I guess she never realized how far she got with her scare tactics. I'm curious what she will do now that she knows JS is not EH. I also want to see her break through SH's hold on her since she must be aware that he's been plotting against MW and using JS...
SH is slowly losing control and I can't wait to see what he will do next.
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22 Kaybee
July 4, 2015 at 5:27 AM
About the arrest of the Psychiatrist, it is obvious that his charges were false and made up to save him further from bigger crime of implanting false memory (of killing someone) and giving illegal drugs to MW by SH. Also if MW got him first, him being sane would have been proved to his family esp. his father which would have watered down SH's plans... now MW feels helpless because he cannot sue the doctor while the father thinks he needs better doctor! Smart move by SH!
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KDaddict?JCW
July 4, 2015 at 8:30 AM
Good thinking!
The timing is just too perfect for the psychiatrist, and too inconvenient for MW. But then how does SH get wind so quickly of MW's finding out about the pills given to him being bogus?
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kanz
July 4, 2015 at 9:31 AM
Possibly! SH also said to the doc to wait for him because they're on the same said.
Don't forget SH has lots of CCTV on JS-MW's room. When MW smashed his pills and JS comforted him, it's likely that SH also watched them over CCTV camera..
Then maybe he figured out that MW already knew the pills were hallucinogen.
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KDaddict?JCW
July 4, 2015 at 8:18 PM
True true. That must be it. Thx.
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Nessie
July 5, 2015 at 2:23 AM
I really can't wait for the day when MW can gather up the courage to tell his father that he is actually normal, and not mentally ill.
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Alessar
July 6, 2015 at 12:42 PM
I don't think he's sure of that, because he's been mentally abused so long. He probably did have some trauma from his mom's death, but it seems like he's probably mostly outgrown it.
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Alessar
July 6, 2015 at 12:41 PM
Agreed. He wasn't doping patients with hallucinogens, he was specifically gaslighting Minwo, and that had to be covered up.
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23 sonia
July 4, 2015 at 5:27 AM
I am so loving mask right now because it's Daebak in all sorts of ways ❤
AND THE BEST WORD I CAN SHARE AT THIS MOMENT IS :
------WHY MIN WOOO WHYYYY SO CUTEEE ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
I think i died a million times when he start singing Happy Birthday to her omggg this is the sweetest thing ever ❤ ❤ all the sweet adorkable talking about their deep feelings, the smiley moments i was giggling all the time, they are so beautiful together ^__^ i really hope they are going to make it through all this secrets and be together and live a normal life like they both wish ◕ ‿ ◕
With that said, episode 12 was even more better than 11, the ending never crossed my mind! MY is the killer damn!!!! that was a twist but i have to say what did shock me in this episode was EunHa inner intentions. Woow i always thought she was a victim and died so cruelly!!! i can't believe she had the nerve to even bother and think about involving herself into Seok hoon plans and possibly killing a poor soul (goosebumps) cause that was the only way for them to get Sj group and be together :S :S That almost backhug at the office is so meaningful i would have done the same, poor min woo so clueless not knowing he was and still the target :(
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24 Matt
July 4, 2015 at 5:31 AM
Also forgot to mention it, but about the humour one again, was anyone as entertained as I was when Miyeon, mom and Seokhoon went shopping? His faces were priceless and of course, that phototaking, laughed at loud
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sonia
July 4, 2015 at 5:37 AM
OMGGG LMFAO his face said it all! it was priceless XD
http://41.media.tumblr.com/a77340d79a873ce040a9f86abe6c5a44/tumblr_nqx9ixjt2L1sh8uxlo2_1280.jpg
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25 sunnyxshin
July 4, 2015 at 5:38 AM
Best episode ever! There's a whole lot more of humour and sweetness, but still not losing the mystery and suspense.
So...the tier cake was just LOL. (Oh hey I think the maid had been in Gag Concert before) And when Miyeon and her mom went shopping, they looked like a pair of teens getting excited, especially the mom...hahaha!
I don't really know what to think of Miyeon. Is she evil? - when she walked away from a drowning Eunha, she is. But then I think of her defense to Minwoo, and her horror of really killing Eunha, somehow she's not. Nice complex character there.
Jisook is so darn brave. She's now being more foward and bold to protect her loved ones. Ya go, girl!
Minwoo. Oh my, what a sweet guy. End of story.
I love that his dad actually cares about him, by the way.
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nuWOy🍄🍄
July 4, 2015 at 10:14 AM
Yes, the maid is comedian from Gag Concert. Her name is Kim Jimin.
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26 Arawn
July 4, 2015 at 5:39 AM
Let's get one thing straight. If the situation by the pool played out as MY pictured it, she IS a murderer. There is no getting around of it. It wasn't drugging Eun-ha that made her a murderer nor was it even allowing Eun-ha to fall into the pool. MY became a murderer when she clearly saw how Eun-ha struggled in the water and _walked away_. Allowing someone to die when you could easily prevented is same a murder.
Don't get me wrong here, I actually sympathize with MY - probably more than I ought to! I felt really, really bad for her after this revelation and actually felt that SH is more guilty of Eun-ha's death than MY even though technically it isn't true and MY should answer for her crime. No matter how bitchy EH was or how much SH cheated on MY with her, it still gives zero rights for MY to go on and kill EH.
And I also fear for MY's safety now. I do not think SH knows about her killing Eun-ha or if he does, then his blood truly is made of ice. Whatever one says about him, he clearly did love Eun-ha. And considering how he destroys his enemies, he will most certainly destroy the person who killed the woman he loved. Granted, I could believe that he'll wait for a good opportunity if he knew it was MY, but I would expect to see even more seething hate towards her if this were the case. Yes, occasionally it seems like he hates her, but occasionally I can see some sympathy, too. This would not be the case if he knew she killed Eun-ha.
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rachel
July 4, 2015 at 6:13 AM
SH must not know, there's no way he knows. I think an unborn baby is a doomed Chekhov's gun in melos... something's gotta happen to that kid, and SH might be the one to do it if he finds out about MY's treachery!
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Arawn
July 4, 2015 at 6:20 AM
True. He didn't look one bit happy holding that baby dress. Clearly he has zero interest in fathering a child with MY. So, I wouldn't be surprised if he were the cause of her miscarriage.
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Camille W
July 4, 2015 at 1:42 PM
Im honestly here wondering if she is willing to put her bro over SH. She wud've seen him lying on the ground un-conscious. AND she basically allowed everyone to suspect him for hurting EH.
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Nessie
July 5, 2015 at 2:33 AM
This makes me realise how cold and calculating both MY & SH is. In a sense they really do match eachother. What if SH finds out that MY killed EHand then make it look like that JS did it. So then all SH has to do is just watch MY try to kill/remove JS...
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27 Mallow
July 4, 2015 at 5:43 AM
<3 I hope the couple wall will fall and that evil stalker seokhoon can get lost^^
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28 Kat
July 4, 2015 at 5:50 AM
I think the wine poured at the birthday table was actually supposed to be Min-Woo's wine and Ji-sook deliberately drank it to show Seok-hoon she's aware of his plans. That's what the music seemed to suggest, but I don't know anything about glass placement on tables so this just might be my own opinion
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Arawn
July 4, 2015 at 5:58 AM
Kat: You are most certainly right. MW was clearly surprised when JS took the glass so it was his glass, not hers. And nobody drinks wine like JS did in that scene without some particular reason. She downed the whole glass in one gulp while normally you would sip your wine slowly.
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Giegie
July 4, 2015 at 6:22 AM
Everyone's glasses was already poured with wine except Min-woo's when MW & JS joined the table so you are right, the wine was for Min-woo. Seok-hoon spicifically told the lady to pour MW's glass when everyone's in the table. And also glasses are placed on the upper right side of the plate and she took the glass from her left side so it's clearly MW's glass.