Mask: Episode 16
by LollyPip
Ji-sook has thwarted Seok-hoon again, which means he’s forced to come up with another plan, and we all know how well his on-the-fly plans tend to work out. Especially when just about everyone is onto him, and Ji-sook is no longer scared of him. How far is Seok-hoon willing to go for his revenge, and will Ji-sook and Min-woo find each other again in time?
EPISODE 16: “The Puppet’s Heart”
As Ji-sook wraps up her announcement to give half of her SJ shares to charity, the lights above her head start to spark, then fall. Min-woo runs and grabs her, spinning her to safety, and they fall to the stage together.
Everyone is fine and the family goes home, and Seok-hoon promises to get to the bottom of the accident. Considering that the accident was staged by him, but intended to kill Min-woo, I’ll say he’s more likely planning to find out what went wrong.
In the privacy of their room, Ji-sook tells Min-woo this is what she meant when she said he was in danger. They both suspect Seok-hoon, but can’t prove it. Ji-sook asks Min-woo to trust her, and she tells him that they should get a divorce.
Mi-yeon asks Seok-hoon if the lights really were an accident, because she thinks someone did it on purpose. Since he’s the one investigating it, she wants to know who was the target, Min-woo or Ji-sook. Knowing the answers to her questions already, she pointedly says that if the target was Min-woo, she’ll never forgive the person who planned it.
Min-woo heads downstairs for a drink, stunned by Ji-sook’s request for a divorce. In their room, Ji-sook falls asleep and dreams of the two of them standing on opposite sides of a road, smiling at each other. They start to walk towards each other, but before they meet in the middle, a truck barrels down on Min-woo and kills him. Seok-hoon joins them and says that divorce won’t stop Min-woo’s death.
Ji-sook holds a small press conference about the charity she’s going to establish, but alters her original claim to donate fifty percent of her assets — she actually plans to donate ninety percent. Seok-hoon enters the room and she mentions someone else who shares her values, and just throws him right under the bus: “You plan to donate fifty percent of your shares too, right?” I officially love her.
Later Ji-sook says that she knows his entire plan, for her to inherit Min-woo’s assets after he’s been given the company then find a way to take them from her. He asks if this charity is her plan to stop him, and says that nothing will change if she donates her money, and she should spend it on better things.
She disagrees — the world will change, if people like him change their mindset. She invites him to change the world with her, but he smirks that she should change her perspective or things will get difficult for her.
Papa Choi gets another blackmail letter, this time ordering him to give sixty percent of his assets to Min-woo immediately or the video of Mi-yeon letting Eun-ha drown will be released. He calls Seok-hoon to prepare the necessary documents, and of course Seok-hoon doesn’t argue.
Director Shim questions the man that tampered with the light fixtures in an abandoned building, with Mi-yeon looking on, but she stops them when they start to apply violence to get answers. But she changes her mind, and allows them to beat the man to get him to fess up to whoever hired him.
Ji-sook comes to the office to talk to Min-woo, and admits that she’s seeking a divorce to save his life. He refuses the divorce, since he could lose his position in the family, but specifies that he needs Seo Eun-ha, not her.
Ji-sook goes to Ji-hyuk for company, and tells him she’s getting a divorce. He’s so cute, offering to yell at Min-woo for her if she wants. She says that Min-woo is a good man — that’s why she needs to divorce him. She does admit there’s not much she likes about him, and besides, he’s too tall and he can’t sing. Awww.
Seok-hoon does some more target practice and remembers his mother’s funeral, and seeing Papa Choi there. Ah, so his vendetta is a bit more personal than just hating all rich people. His aim is improving, which is just scary.
Ji-sook visits Eun-ha’s apartment again and remembers a conversation with Seok-hoon when she’d asked if he even loved Eun-ha. If he loved her, he wouldn’t have let her die feeling alone. She’d accused him of not really loving her, pushing him even when he’d grabbed her in anger, and she’d threatened to send him to jail.
That evening at dinner, Ji-sook announces to the whole family that she wants a divorce. She promises to stay in the house until after the elections, and not to let the media hear of this, but she wants the divorce immediately. Papa Choi asks why, and she says it’s because of Seok-hoon. As long as he’s in the house, she can’t stay. Well, that’s brave.
She plays the infidelity card and shows Papa Choi the photos of Seok-hoon with Eun-ha, who claims it’s old news and nothing to worry about. Ji-sook says it still happened, and it’s hard on her to see Seok-hoon every day. Choi falls on Mi-yeon’s side, and orders Seok-hoon out of his sight. After Seok-hoon leaves the room, Papa Choi asks why Ji-sook is bringing this up now. She says she just can’t stand the guilt anymore, but she still wants the divorce.
Stepmom is furious and ranting at Mi-yeon to divorce that no-good cheating jerk, until finally Mi-yeon yells at her to stop. Stepmom realizes she must have known about their affair, and Mi-yeon admits she knew even before she married him. Her mother screams and hits her, saying she’s better than this.
Seok-hoon comes in and apologizes, and Stepmom gets right in his face to say she never liked him because he wasn’t of high enough status for her daughter. Seok-hoon only says that Eun-ha was all in the past and there’s nothing going on now, and the strange thing is that it’s actually true.
Papa Choi tells Min-woo in no uncertain terms that he cannot get a divorce, because they can’t allow any scandals to taint their deal with Congressman Seo. If he gets a divorce, he’ll never get SJ Group. He says that Min-woo had better do whatever it takes, even if it means he has to give up normal married life.
Min-woo talks to Ji-sook, asking if this is really what she wants. When she says it is, he agrees to an immediate divorce. They decide to go tomorrow, and Ji-sook wishes that when she’s gone, Min-woo will find a good wife and be happy. In turn, he wishes for her to find a bad man, one much worse than him. Awww, petty Min-woo is kinda sweet.
After things die down, Mi-yeon comes clean to Seok-hoon — she knows that Min-woo’s wife isn’t Seo Eun-ha. She also knows that he’s known all along, since he and the real Eun-ha were lovers, he would know that this woman isn’t her. She knows that if Ji-sook is found out, Seok-hoon and herself will be in the most trouble, so she assumes he tried to kill Ji-sook to keep their secret.
She’s way off, but since the man who tampered with the lights was too scared of Seok-hoon to talk, even after a brutal beating, she can only guess the truth. But she tells Seok-hoon that the man talked, and told her that Seok-hoon was behind it. On the inside, she begs Seok-hoon to say she’s wrong… which he does. He pretends to be upset that she would think such a horrible thing of him, that he would try to kill someone, and invites her to keep investigating and find out for herself.
Min-woo and Ji-sook file for divorce, and are given a four-seek grace period to get counseling and consider this decision. In counseling Ji-sook complains that Min-woo is a neat freak, and Min-woo says that she has too many secrets. She calls him violent, and he says she’s not trustworthy. The counselor suggests separate sessions due to their high-running emotions, which is telling in itself.
Ji-sook is honest in her sessions, saying that married life wasn’t really that difficult, and that she actually likes his neatness. She says she wanted to find out why he was so angry, and that he’s got a big heart. Min-woo also says he wanted to stay with Ji-sook, because she was so sad and he wanted to know why.
When Ji-sook is asked when they were happiest, or when Min-woo is asked when Ji-sook was prettiest, they both have the same response: “I have to choose one?” That’s so sad, and so sweet. But in their pride they declare counseling useless, and agree to separate.
But everything is a reminder of the other, such as when Ji-sook decides to hold a party to celebrate the success of her coffee shop, and people wonder if Min-woo will be there. And evidently, Chang-soo and Maid Yeon-soo are dating now, and Min-woo gets annoyed at their over-the-top couple aegyo.
Seok-hoon facilitates the transfer of sixty percent of the SJ Group shares to Min-woo, but Papa Choi wonders why he hasn’t asked him why he’s doing it. Seok-hoon says he always just does as he’s told, and Choi asks if he would do as he’s told if he were told to divorce Mi-yeon. He’s not swayed by Seok-hoon’s “I’ve always worked hard for you” argument, saying that lots of people would be willing to work hard, but he wants his daughter to have a man who loves her.
Chang-soo and Yeon-soo are both being driven crazy by their cranky bosses, so they decide to cook up a plan to get the two of them back together. Okay, Min-woo is right, these two are disgustingly adorable. They arrange a dinner for Min-woo and Ji-sook and leave them alone there, and they figure they may as well eat, since they aren’t enemies or anything.
Ji-sook orders Min-woo’s usual, and he changes the order just to be ornery. Aww, he’s so cute when he’s grumpy. They shoot polite barbs at each other over the meal (“You look good, is it because you don’t have to see me anymore?”), though their snark starts to look like actual concern at some point in the meal.
Mi-yeon decides to tag along with Min-woo and Seok-hoon on a business meeting-slash-hunting trip, since her husband told her to keep investigating him and she’s taking him up on that. Seok-hoon says that’s good, since nobody will suspect him if there’s an accident and she’s there as witness.
When they get home, Min-woo tells Ji-sook to take all the bedroom furniture when she moves out. She looks at her birthday plant, the one they were going to take care of together, and remembers telling him that her best birthday present was him. They fight over who gets to keep the plant, and accidentally drop and smash the pot. Min-woo obviously feels like the jerk, but he doesn’t say anything and just leaves.
Scar finds a guy to “accidentally” shoot Min-woo while on their hunting trip, which will come as a surprise to exactly nobody. Mi-yeon asks Min-woo not to go, sensing something is off, and even offers to stay home with him. But it’s an important day to make business contacts and he plans to go.
But he looks her in the eye and asks if she knows something — if she tells him more about why she’s worried, he won’t go. But all she has is a bad feeling, and denies that it’s just that she doesn’t want him taking over the company.
Ji-sook finds out about the hunting trip and that Min-woo now controls sixty percent of the SJ Group shares, and Seok-hoon calls her right on cue to gloat. He says he’s sending her a gift, and in walks the prosecutor to arrest her for embezzlement. Seok-hoon snarls into the phone that she shouldn’t have given away Eun-ha’s money, and that her new charity foundation will be discredited.
Ji-sook agrees to cooperate with the investigation against her, if the police send someone out to the area where the hunting party is happening, not that she has much choice. But the prosecutor doesn’t send anyone as he promised, and instead calls his buddy Seok-hoon who tells him to keep her at the station.
As the hunting party gets started, Mi-yeon tries one last time to get Min-woo to go home with her. She’s nervous that they’re going where there’s no cell service, but Min-woo shakes her off and she’s forced to follow. The party splits up and Min-woo goes off on his own, with the hitman right behind.
Ji-sook is locked in the interrogation room for a long time, screaming for help, and by the time the prosecutor comes back she’s passed out on the floor. They call an ambulance and when she’s wheeled outside, she jumps up and runs, taking a nearby car and escaping. She heads for the location of the hunting party, hoping to keep ahead of the cops just long enough to get there before Min-woo is hurt.
The hitman draws a bead on Min-woo, but the sound of the cops cars chasing Ji-sook gives him pause. He gets Min-woo in his sights again, as Ji-sook goes running through the woods calling Min-woo’s name.
She runs into Mi-yeon first, but instead of helping her, Mi-yeon points her rifle at Ji-sook’s face and demands that she explain why she came to her family and ruined everything. Ji-sook only says that Min-woo is in danger, and Mi-yeon is concerned enough that she lowers the gun.
Too impatient to wait for the hitman, Seok-hoon finds Min-woo and lines up a shot himself. He takes careful aim at Min-woo’s heart, pulls the trigger… and Ji-sook comes out of nowhere to whirl Min-woo to the ground, and he takes the bullet in the shoulder. The police arrive, and Seok-hoon loses his chance, again.
Min-woo wakes in the hospital to find his entire family happy to see him alive him except for Seok-hoon, who looks distinctly unhappy. Ji-sook is conspicuously absent. Seok-hoon says it was an accident and that a hunter has turned himself in. Mi-yeon looks genuinely upset, and we see that she’d seen Seok-hoon leaving the scene of the shooting.
After Min-woo is healed, he and Ji-sook go to the courthouse to finalize their divorce. Ji-sook asks for a favor first, that Min-woo looks into her eyes for a moment. He does, and she smiles and says she can move on now. But Min-woo stops her and tells her to listen.
He says that he doesn’t care who she is, or if he’s in danger when he’s with her. He says he’s happy with her, and tells her not to leave him just to save him. Leaving him would be the same as killing him. Ji-sook asks him to say all that again, slowly, but instead he simply says, “I love you, Byun Ji-sook.”
Min-woo fusses at her for not admitting she didn’t really want the divorce, but she says he never said it, either (and I didn’t miss that tiny smile). He says that he’s saying it now, and pulls Ji-sook in for a long, slow kiss. They stand on the steps of the courthouse, kissing and not caring who sees.
COMMENTS
Now you listen here, Show. This better not be a fake-out dream, or a daydream, or a drug-induced hallucination of Min-woo’s while he’s still in the hospital. If it is, I am coming over there and we will have words. Do you hear me??
And if it isn’t, then hooray! I’m happy to see Min-woo and Ji-sook finally on the same page, even if it did come with an awkward time skip, and I’m wondering what happened with her being arrested (the main reasons I’m worried this final scene was just a dream). We’re winding down to the final two weeks, and Seok-hoon is getting desperate enough to actually take matters into his own hands. We’re going to need more than Min-woo and Ji-sook in a tentative truce for the sake of the company — their lives are in danger, quite literally, and they need each other. Not just as partners, but with a solid, strong, united and unshakable bond against the people who want to hurt them. And with the full knowledge of who each of them are (Min-woo said he loves her, and he said her real name for the first time, Ji-sook! I swooned) and exactly what kind of relationship they’re in. No more dancing around it — they’re in love. They’ll need to be rock-solid if they’re going to get through what’s coming, especially since it’s still unclear who’s the bigger threat, Seok-hoon or Mi-yeon.
Aside from all of the questions I have about that ridiculous hunting trip (who goes hunting in their business suits, or wearing all white? And Seok-hoon, don’t you think forensics would know it was your gun that shot Min-woo?), this was a pretty exciting episode. Seok-hoon has crossed a line by attempting to murder Min-woo himself, so he’s clearly losing his patience and ability to gauge a situation. I expect him to self-destruct at any moment. He’s going to try something too big for him to handle, and it’s going to blow up in his face spectacularly because Min-woo and Ji-sook aren’t the kind of people to hide or shrink away from danger. In fact, they go running right for it. I really doubt there’s anything Seok-hoon could do at this stage to scare either of them — he’s going to have to step up his game if he wants to get the upper hand.
Mi-yeon though, is giving me whiplash at this point. I can’t figure out what she’s feeling or thinking at any given point. She’s scared for her brother, then she’s pointing a gun at his wife. She’s threatening Seok-hoon, then she’s defending him against her mother. I do think that, unlike Seok-hoon who seems to be losing his grip on logic, Mi-yeon is actually becoming more willing and able to think a situation through and figure out a way to get what she wants. The problem with Mi-yeon is, at the same time as she’s becoming more capable and decisive, she’s also becoming more violent. I was shocked when she allowed Director Shim to torture that man, because until now, she’s always been devious but never physically harmed anyone. I’m not even going to try to figure her out anymore, she’s too volatile at this point. I will, however, enjoy watching her thwart whatever plan Seok-hoon comes up with next, just because she can.
But I hold onto my hope that the final scene was real, and that Ji-sook and Min-woo are finally a strong team. And between Ji-sook’s knowledge of what Seok-hoon is capable of and her willingness to stand up to his every challenge, and the fact that Mi-yeon clearly doesn’t want Min-woo to be harmed, they’ll find a way out of whatever the Terrible Two throws at them. And I definitely hope that, now that they’re together, their dynamic doesn’t change — I sort of enjoy seeing White Knight Ji-sook protecting her damsel-in-distress Min-woo. The flipping of the trope has been so fun to follow, and it better not change now!
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1 Dramafed1782
July 18, 2015 at 12:11 PM
Omo...omo.... this episode slayed me...And seeing Soo Ae with her subtle expressions especially for her feelings to JJH was simply beautiful.... she is just amazing in this drama....About the kiss....well I have replayed it several times now :D
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Sonia
July 18, 2015 at 2:17 PM
Wow THAT KISS ❤ ❤ ❤ Both were perfect! i watched it again and again i think i broke the reply button :D
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Sonia
July 18, 2015 at 2:25 PM
i MEAN THE PAUSE.......THE LITTLE SMILE BEFORE KISSING HER ------KILLED ME ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ iTS SOOOOO HOOT ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
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Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 3:06 PM
I replayed it too!!! It was DAEBAK!!! I went to bed after 3 AM just bc I replayed that scene for atleast an hr or so.
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2 luvKdramas
July 18, 2015 at 12:24 PM
Thanks for the recap.
Bravo Min Woo, you sealed it with a passionate kiss! ?
Ji Sook took a lot of courage to stand up to Seok Hoon, telling him that she will get him out of the house. And not to forget that she told the family that she wants a divorce with Min Woo and lastly, Soek Hoon was the cause of it. Those moments were also the highlights of this episode besides 'the' kiss. ?
Glad to see Ji Sook is no longer a sitting duck. Woman, you can take it!
At this point, JS and MY share one common thing, that is Min Woo. They both are protective of him I hope MY keeps her words and show some genuine sibling love.
MY and Seok Hoon are kind of playing cat and mouse right now.
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Sonia
July 18, 2015 at 2:32 PM
Yes those moments were gold. I also love the counseling scenes ❤ .......❤ I enjoy very much the confident and strong Ji sook! she doesn't miss a chance to belittle Seok hoon, fights and protects her family and her man no matter what the cost ❤
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3 jam
July 18, 2015 at 12:29 PM
omg i didnt even think of the possibility that the kiss could be some sort of dream LOL but my gut feeling is telling me that it's not..i mean we're already 16 episodes far...right? anyways, im really enjoying sooae's acting throughout this entire series. she's amazing! and it's good to see SH finally shake!! curious to see how everything else will unravel.
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ZENITH
July 19, 2015 at 8:53 AM
LOL even i didn't think of it until i read the recap..
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4 sunnyl
July 18, 2015 at 12:33 PM
Thanks for the recap. Kiss in front of the court house? That will make a headline for sure. Anyway it is so sweet.
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5 I-live-for-Kdrama
July 18, 2015 at 12:46 PM
This drama keeps me going every week. Just love love love this drama.
And the kiss? I'VE REPLAYED IT COUNTLESS TIMES NOW.???☺?☺??
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6 TJ
July 18, 2015 at 12:49 PM
Oh yeah that's my boy! He's geeky as they come but he's a good kisser. Go for it Min woo! I don't know maybe it won't be so bad if this is a dream sequence that means we get to see him confess again. I love Min woo and Ji sook. It's so "Dallas" you gotta love it.
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7 I-live-for-Kdrama
July 18, 2015 at 12:54 PM
I recommended this drama to a friend and she endlessly thank me!
The best drama in 2015. Well-acted, and well-directed, there are some logic off in the story, but hey let's use the KDrama logic so we can enjoy this show to the fullest???☺?☺
?☺?☺?
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Sonia
July 18, 2015 at 2:20 PM
+10000000000 for your post
To me this is it :
SBS best drama 2015 is Mask
MBC best drala 2015 Kill me heal me
KBS : Maybe the new drama with so ji sub & shin min ah :D
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weallwantpizza
July 19, 2015 at 1:15 AM
hmmm
cant agree more for SBS and MBC, but KBS might have Healer for this
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Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 3:09 PM
Definitely one of the best dramas of the year! It has nw made it into my top list! But number one...not yet. KMHM holds that spot...
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8 Jennifer Calabrese
July 18, 2015 at 12:57 PM
Now he really needs to divorce Seo EnHa and marry JiSook!
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Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 3:14 PM
Nooo T_T I don't want them to divorce. Not yet at least. It wud be better when this whole mess gets sorted out and JS can claim her identity. When that happens then they can divorce. Right now they just need to stick together til this mess is over. But hw funny wud it be if they divorce but are acting super lovey-dovey now after the kiss. The family wud be so confused!
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kalel
July 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM
+1! I think that's the whole point in the divorce, exactly like the new ring MW gave her instead of the one she lost in the river. Gradually, EH is disappearing from their marriage and a wedding between MW and JS is a must, right? :-)
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9 Sam
July 18, 2015 at 12:58 PM
Love the actors! Love the leads! Lol love the strength of the female lead to be the protector! It's been a fun drama to follow.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the great recap! I love rushing here as soon as I've viewed the episode to read your recaps and comments! Kudos girls! You guys rock! :)
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10 Chopchop
July 18, 2015 at 1:06 PM
JS has the video showing SH murdered someone. All she needs to do is to tell MW the whole thing and provide him with the video, and MW will be finished. How will a divorce prevent SH from harming MW? MW will come up with another plot after the divorce if he is so determined to harm MW. The whole story just does not make much sense.
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Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 3:23 PM
All SH wants is control of the company. If JS divorces MW, SH will lose an 'ally' who has stake holder power in the company. He would no longer have any motivation to use JS/EH if she has no power he can use for his plans.
So yes, SH can still harm MW. But to what end? If MW does not attain most of the shares as heir of the company, then he is of no use for now. The plan was that once MW became a major share holder, then he cud be disposed of. And EH being his wife/widow wud attain his shares. SH and EH wud work together to take over the company with their new power.
Unfortunately for SH MW has not been made successor and JS and MW are/were on the verge of a divorce. Hence, his rushed last minute attempts to kill MW in ep 15 and 16. If MW died b4 the impending divorce it wud mean power for him.
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11 Chopchop
July 18, 2015 at 1:08 PM
I meant SH (not MW) will be finished in my earlier message.
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12 Matt
July 18, 2015 at 1:09 PM
All my thoughts and complaints about Mask(if there even were any) have been all erased after the last scene.
I was slayed, dead, laying on the floor, becuse hearing about Joo Ji Hoon's 'kissing ability' is one thing, but seeing it in my favourite drama of a year(so far) and with a woman with whom he shares such an amazing chemitry is another.
I don't know what I'll do after Mask ends, hoping that maybe Yongpal will at least a lil bit wipe my tears.
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13 Miranda
July 18, 2015 at 1:10 PM
Okay, I like what they're doing with Mi-yeon. Her loyalties are somewhat clear: she hates Ji-sook, first for the time she thought she was Eun Ha, and now because she thinks she's a con artist. She has been allies with her mom forever, and her mom's priority is definitely to NOT let Min-Woo get control of the company... But at the same time she's very fond of her brother and while she'll let him be marginalized, she's not going to let anyone KILL him. And then there's Seok-Hoon, who she still loves and is only just figuring out his actual motives.
With all that in mind, her actions actually make a fair bit of sense. She'd let Seok-Hoon mess with Min-Woo, but not kill him - and at the same time she's probably still partially snowed by Seok-Hoon, to the point that it took actually seeing him try to kill her brother to realize that he's serious about this. That in turn will have her reexamining whether Seok-Hoon loves her at all, or if she's just a pawn.
So far Mi-yeon's messing with Seok-Hoon has largely been a weird jealous spiting; what she really wants to do is push him to the point that he lets her in completely and shows that he's committed to her. But now she may have to face the music that Seok-Hoon will never do that, and has never loved her.
Add to that the fact that she allowed a woman to die right in front of her and you get a very conflicted character, one who apparently allows torture as she stands by. Her main problem seems to be that she never acts, only reacts, and she's relatively weak in making her own moral calls. Her actions are bizarre, but once you take in the circumstances, Mi-yeon's actually making a ton of sense.
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fishfingers_fb
July 18, 2015 at 1:23 PM
Great comment! I find the cat vs cat thing between Seok-hoon and Mi-yeon really fascinating, especially this episode -- both of them hold some really strong cards, and neither of them are quite predictable. And because I'm not emotionally invested in their outcome, I can enjoy the sparring, the trickery and the general melo much more!
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Miranda
July 18, 2015 at 3:12 PM
I find myself feeling bad for Mi-yeon. Based on her time at the company she's really not interested in inheriting it other than her mom's insistence, and her mom's also prevented her from having a truly close relationship with her brother.
She seems like she just wanted to get married to a man who would love her and have babies. But she grew up in a scheming family and ended up married to a psychopath.
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Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 3:35 PM
Commenting on paragraph 2
I don't think MY has any illusions left that SH loves her. She married him KNOWING that he was in love with someone else AND stuck with him even when she knew that he was still meeting this woman. Even her mom got frustrated with her for finding out that she married a man who was seeing someone else. But SHE still loves him. That's the issue. She wants him to submit to her and she doesn't want to lose him. But at the same time he clearly is using her so that he can stay close to the Choi family. Remember that ep where she asked him if he'd leave her when he got what he wanted? SH's quietness answers the question pretty loudly. If MY keeps thwarting SH's plans, she can keep him by her side longer bc he needs her to advance his plan. I await the moment when she realizes that SH is only a thorn in the side of the Choi family. Only then will she actively work to destroy him and kick him to the curb.
Wow. I made sense out her character! Hoorah for well written characters! Even when they're nuts I can still make a case for them.
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Miranda
July 19, 2015 at 10:29 AM
Good point - maybe what I'm trying to get at is that Mi-yeon has a shred of hope that she can either make him love her (with time or effort, whatever) or, barring that, that she can make him act like he loves her so she can live in that lie and pretend. If he can lie well enough that he's a doting husband, she'll accept that.
If he keeps trying to kill Min-Woo, that's obviously not going to happen. And she's probably getting an inkling that if he's willing to kill Min-Woo, she very well might be on that list too.
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14 geenah
July 18, 2015 at 1:24 PM
If that ending was a dream, I sure don't want to wake up. Joo Ji Hoon, you're such a good-looking great kisser! Lucky Soo Ae! She is a great actress too though, and lovely, plus a million-dollar smile! That make them such an awesome pair.
I think that Mi Yeon is an impulsive kangaroo who jumps before thinking about the end result. Her motto in life must be, "You'll never know until you try". She had made too many rash decisions that I'm not really sure whether she's just blind of the future consequences or just plainly stupid!
Seokhoon is another confused traveller! He is trying to convince himself that he will do the world a favor by killing Min Woo, getting his billions and using it to gain power so he can bring down the rich. He probably didn't realize that he is worse than the perceived monsters that he is fighting. Be careful in fighting monsters, that you do not become one yourself. (Forgot who said that before). His style is too self-destucting. When did revenge ever built a better world? If you plant a tomato, will it grow into an apple?
Mini rant , sorry!
Anyway, loving this jouney with you guys! Though I am not looking forward to getting off the Mask boat in two weeks!:(
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Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 3:46 PM
Actually her motto is "I will get whatever I want. Whether its a cat or a tiger". Lol. That's from Viki's character description. Seems she likes a challenge.
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luvKdramas
July 18, 2015 at 8:15 PM
@ geenah
Yah, that kissing scene is gonna stuck in our heads for a long, long time. :)
MY is blinded by love and naive. She married Seok Hoon knowing he was having an affair and hope to have a baby to keep the man she loves. SH is using her for his so called revenge. He's the delusional one in the end, his whole world is going to come crashing down on him. If MY teams up with Team JS/MW, they could take him down. Also, the loan shark dude has plenty of evidence on SH that's not in his favour.
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15 cupkate
July 18, 2015 at 1:38 PM
OMG!! Now that's more like it.
BTW I really love the steak scene because they refused to be all noble hoping each could find someone to lean to in times of suffering once they are divorced because I read it as: I don't want you to go ask someone to lean on, I want it to be that person. Kyahhh melts my heart. And of course the replay button was abused. Hee
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Sonia
July 18, 2015 at 2:55 PM
+1
The steak scene was also my favorite moment in this episode you can tell how deep they care and love each other <33
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Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 3:49 PM
@cupkate Yes! Weren't they cute? I was having too much fun even though all this was suppose to be angsty. This is a lovely take on a well used drama trope where its all angst and makjang when a secret gets revealed. I thoroughly enjoyed these last two eps. And its funny cuz I was dreading the concequences of MW finding out that that JS was in fact EH. Loved it! Can it get any better than this?
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cupkate
July 18, 2015 at 5:34 PM
Yes! Lol here we are dreading MW's reactions and he's just whatever I'm gonna kiss my not-wife the hell I care. I'm not gonnal let her go like a noble idiot. Gahhhhhh
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luvKdramas
July 18, 2015 at 7:21 PM
It's obvious, isn't it! :)
Min Woo and his jealousy whilst stuffing his mouth with the steak, pretending to be cool with his suggestions only to find it back fired by JS' response, 'yes, I will' (find someone to lean on). JS could read MW like a book, she knows what his next move is when it comes to her.
Oh, remember they fought over that 'single-flower-plant' he gave for her birthday present? I thought it belongs to JS, am I wrong? He just has to fight for it, LOL!
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j9
July 19, 2015 at 12:04 AM
Re: "someone to lean on"...that's why he took it back and said that it wouldn't be good for her just to go around and find just "anyone" to lean on. So he just told her to suffer though it. Ha! And she saying the same thing to him regarding his indigestion. :)
(Pointing and waving finger back and forth to them)
You two aren't fooling anyone! XD
They are so cute!
And I agree with you about the flower being JS birthday present. He can't try to take it back. Although, he did say that they could raise it together. So maybe even though it was JS birthday, it was really a gift for both of them.
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kalel
July 19, 2015 at 12:08 AM
They were fighting over custody of their flower "child"...LOL!:-)
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16 lilly9
July 18, 2015 at 2:06 PM
This drama is so amazing..... Both the act and the director....
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17 makjangqueen
July 18, 2015 at 2:09 PM
Anytime I see a Mask recap I just get so excited and want to scream my head off.. but then i remember, that means it's soon going to end then i get sad again?? But this is really the best 2015 drama so far
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Sonia
July 18, 2015 at 2:45 PM
it makes me sad when i think that this drama is coming to an end very soon, i'll certainly miss it and miss this awesome otp.
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Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 5:28 PM
Me too Sonia. Can we just not think abt the end til its time? I'm so marathoning it after tho.
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Sonia
July 19, 2015 at 4:14 AM
I'm soo not ready to let this drama go but you're right let's not think about the end and just enjoy the last 4 episodes peacefully :D Me too i'm gonna marathon it before the final week.
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18 August
July 18, 2015 at 2:10 PM
"Now you listen here, Show. This better not be a fake-out dream, or a daydream, or a drug-induced hallucination of Min-woo’s while he’s still in the hospital. If it is, I am coming over there and we will have words. Do you hear me??"
Ha, love it. I'm sure you'll be able to easily round up other viewers to join you in the cause if it comes to that.
"Aside from all of the questions I have about that ridiculous hunting trip (who goes hunting in their business suits, or wearing all white? And Seok-hoon, don’t you think forensics would know it was your gun that shot Min-woo?)"
LollyPip, those were my exact thoughts too. In trying to make sense of it, I'm assuming they were attempting to present them as engaging in an affluent pastime in similar fashion to the English nobility/British aristocracy as represented in shows like Downton Abbey, Poirot, Mystery, and etc.
"The flipping of the trope has been so fun to follow, and it better not change now!"
Indeed. K-Drama fairies are you listening?
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j9
July 19, 2015 at 12:10 AM
The other part of the hunting trip that had me talking to my screen was if MW was supposed to be using the trip to rub elbows with other big wigs, why did he choose to go off by himself in the woods? That kind of defeats the purpose of the trip for him.
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19 susan
July 18, 2015 at 2:12 PM
Every time I watch this show, I have an overwhelming desire to throw things at the screen.
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bbstl 🧹
July 18, 2015 at 5:08 PM
Oh no, Susan! I remember your comments about plot holes in SWWTN last week when I thought, omg I hope she's not watching Mask ?! Surely this is a top contender for "disengage most brain processes before entering". And yet I love it for Joo Ji Hoon, the clothes and, okay, the laughs.
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susan
July 19, 2015 at 6:08 AM
Oh, but I love SWWTN plot holes and all! They make it much more fun and funnier to watch.
At this point I'm ONLY watching Mask occasionally bc I really really want a lip porn (or frankly any skinship :-) )payoff between the main characters!
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growingbeautifully
July 18, 2015 at 7:38 PM
@Susan
LOL! Although I do not have the same emotional response as yourself, I sort of understand what you mean. Once again, I'd be happy to read your thoughts on this production.
Is the live shoot system together with meet the needs of PPL and viewers even if they contradict an explanation for the strange elements of this show?
Why is it that in spite of the flaws, many viewers like it so much?
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juniper
July 19, 2015 at 3:51 AM
Aren't most people enjoying it for shippy reasons and/or Joo Ji-hoon? I think people are willing to overlook a lot of things if the couple appeals to them. Or people might be caught up by its soapiness. There's a reason why all the big American soaps went on for 40+ years--there's a captive audience waiting for this kind of stuff. It appeals to your id and grabs your attention with safe, digestible melodrama, the kind that doesn't ask you any questions, or settle in the pit of your stomach as you watch. It's like Kraft mac and cheese, where a better-made show with similar themes (say, Resurrection) would be the grown-up kind with a spice profile and real cheese, or what have you.
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juniper
July 19, 2015 at 3:53 AM
Thought I'd better add that I'm not saying Kraft doesn't have its place. Mask may not be my personal Kraft mac and cheese of choice, but I have other shows I love that are not great, objectively speaking.
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susan
July 19, 2015 at 6:23 AM
Mask is pretty much Heirs all grown up.
And, for the record, I always thought mac and cheese was nasty as a kid - precisely because it came from a box. Now, after a little renaissance in nice restaurants, I know how lovely mac and cheese (and loads of other ingredients) can be!
susan
July 19, 2015 at 6:17 AM
@Growingbeautifully
I think, first of all, that Ju Ji-hoon and Soo-Ae have amazing chemistry. And this is holding the audience.
Putting aside some disappointing acting, a plot that basically no longer holds meaning (other than a vehicle for eventual skinship), and pacing that is super slow... people have now invested in these two characters and want something - anything to happen between them! Basically, the whole show is a tease at this point.
If I had to guess what role the live shoot is playing here - it's that they know the tease is effective and are milking it for everything they can get. I'm not sure at what point this couple was meant to get together in the original planning, but it makes sense for them to have tweaked the script since to have drawn it out this long.
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growingbeautifully
July 19, 2015 at 8:33 AM
Hi Susan
Once again, thanks so much for your answer, which makes perfect sense. I just had to see it down in writing, so to speak, to realize that it resonated with me.
Yes, I agree that even for me, since the plot and characters like Seok Hoon's have become patchy and inconsistent, I look only to the OTP for some satisfaction after investing so many hours.
So basically what they've done is instead of working towards a cohesive story that ends nicely with the OTP happily ever after, they've decided to focus on the OTP and made the story turn any which way to add to/subtract from the romance. A tease, as you say.
Strangely, even knowing that cerebrally does not detract from enjoying it emotionally. What interesting beings we are!!! LOL!
Much thanks again for always critiquing the shows so well. Now I can watch it with greater awareness of what's been brought into play, so to speak. Read ya again! :)
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susan
July 19, 2015 at 9:14 AM
:-) As always, you're a sweetheart!
The chemistry between Ju Ji-hoon and Soo-Ae is nothing short of amazing! And we all love it clearly - I think watching swoony romances is one of the very great pleasure of a good romantic drama. Chemistry is such a rare thing (even though there are many fine actors who play their parts beautifully) that when it occurs, we're all spellbound by it!
Daehoney
July 21, 2015 at 5:31 AM
The pace is my concern as well. It would've been perfect with 16 episodes like Secret. They stretch out in the middle for the cute romance but the last episode was nice despite obvious plot holes.
bbstl 🧹
July 19, 2015 at 10:45 AM
"Heirs all grown up" is just classic. Thank you, Susan! The more I think about it, the perfecter that gets. :)
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susan
July 19, 2015 at 1:02 PM
But, thankfully, without Kim Tan's pink lipstick! :-)
Camille W
July 19, 2015 at 12:27 PM
Hah...Heirs all grown up...nooo thanks. Heirs was popular but for me I couldn't wait for it to end. It had so much potential initially. Really enjoyed the first couple eps.
I actually don't mind the pacing of Mask tho. Imho if they keep the pacing of ep 15 and 16 it will only get better. These last two eps were awesome tho idk why the hunting scene was necessary.
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susan
July 19, 2015 at 1:04 PM
So she could save him, of course! And then they could realize their love and kiss on the steps! :-)
20 makjangqueen
July 18, 2015 at 2:16 PM
Anytime i see a Mask recap i get so excited... then i remember that it means it will soon end then I get sad and wish the recaps would delay.. ?Mask is killing it and killing me. Best 2015 drama so far
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21 evw09
July 18, 2015 at 2:43 PM
Mi-yeon's thing seems to be, "I can hurt my brother but nobody else can." The hitch with that is either way Min Woo gets hurt.
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22 Adal
July 18, 2015 at 2:47 PM
Ah, that kiss!
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23 Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 2:51 PM
YESSSS THIS RECAP IS OUT!!! CAN I JUST SPAZ ABT THE KISS THO!!!!! I've nt even read the recap yet. I replayed that last scene so many times. I don't think I celebrated a kiss scene this much, not even in Pinocchio or Kill Me Heal Me (which I loved).
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24 Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 2:59 PM
MW: Byeon Ji-Sook-ssi...
Me: *Swoons*
Did anyone else swoon when MW called her by her name?!!
One difference between SH and MW is that SH has been calling her EH even in private. Its as if he's just so into his delusion. For him, BJS died and is really wiped from the face of the earth. MW on the other hand stumbled at times bc he just could not call her EH. When he called her by her name I see it as his acceptance of who she is, where she's from and what she's done. He unlike SH will never confuse her. He loves her just for her. No more stumbling...and much more KISSING!!! LOL. I just can't...
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luvKdramas
July 18, 2015 at 7:40 PM
@ Camille W
I sure did and still am!
As for that kiss, both Joo Ji Hoon (MW) and Soo Ae (JS) participated and delivered well. It takes 2 to tango. I'd say that was the best kiss by the actor/actress in kdramas. It's not just the kiss but also the body languages as well. Well done Soo Ae and JJH!!
(In my past life, I've seen a handful of kdrama kissing scenes that's so painful to watch.)
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j9
July 19, 2015 at 12:34 AM
@luvKdramas
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN about the kiss scenes in the other kdramas. You get so excited when the OTP finally kiss, but then an immediate let down on how they do it. It's like "REALLY! that's all you got?!" I'm SO glad JJH went for it like he did in GOONG (haven't watched it yet, but had to take a look at the last kiss scene since I've been reading what a great kisser he was :p) AND YES HE IS!!
Had to do a little homework on Soo Ae as well and peaked at the first ep of one of her dramas, and she's not afraid to kiss either!
So the two of them together, PERFECT!
I've been watching that part (kiss scene) over and over again too! (Can't seem to stop :/ :) ) So since there's no shyness on screen, I'm ready for them to progress on ;) :D Hope he still has his room key at the hotel!
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luvKdramas
July 19, 2015 at 5:54 PM
@ kdnewbie49
I too have yet to watch GOONG but will check it out after MASK hangover.
The first time I watched JJH's acting is the movie 'Confession (2014)' few months ago and I didn't realised that Choi Min Woo was played by JJH until I finished watching episode 4 of MASK. :(
There's so much buzzing about JJH being a good kisser, I didn't know until I watched Ep16. I was probably the last person on this planet to find out he's a good kisser. LOL!!
Don't know about the key to the hotel but I guess there's more privacy then their bedroom at home. The CCTV is/are still there since it hasn't been mentioned the last few episodes.
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jusash
July 19, 2015 at 11:38 PM
^ "It’s not just the kiss but also the body languages as well. Well done Soo Ae and JJH!!"
Yes! We've seen a fair gamut of cardboard plastered lip kisses, or kisses that seem like they may go somewhere, but are spoilt by their bodies being oceans apart ... or the girl actually backs away instead of reaching in naturally to put her arms around the guy when the kiss gets deeper ... or the guy kisses way and the girl keeps her mouth firmly shut.
Kiss-analysis wise, this one was "well done" indeed = both kiss wise and body language wise.
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25 niyati
July 18, 2015 at 3:16 PM
Ya knoww.. I have this weird feeling I know how they're gonna explain that last scene. They will spend the next two episodes filling in the gaps between what happened after the trip to the point where they reached the courthouse. And then OTP will team up to kick the villain's ass! Which might sound like ENORMOUS wishful thinking; but is, in fact, just a very strong gut feeling I keep having.
Also I mentioned in the comments of episode 15 recap and I wil re-iterate. Seok Hoon's is faaarrr too interested in killing Min Woo. In episode 15 it might have been excused using the not wanting to alter well laid plans point; but now it's just gotten completely out of hand. Even if Ji Sook theoretically were to inherit Min Woo's shares upon his death she has already shown that she no longer fears him or is under his control and will not let him wield any influence through her. That door closed a while back. But Seok Hoon is still soldiering on as if everything is in order. So rather than thinking "I want this money and property and if I have to kill a guy to make that happen, so be it" his thoughts are more on the lines of "I have to kill this guy (because reasons!) and guess what I am getting a shitload of money after that (only, maybe not!)"
I'm telling you there is a reason! There had better be show. Do not ruin a perfectly good baddie because you're so focused on your leads.
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Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 3:53 PM
@Nyati U might be onto something. I did feel like there were some scenes missing. Or like there were some conversations or something that we didn't see. I'd love to see MW thinking abt hw JS saved him. And I want to see the moment where he realizes that he just doesn't want to lose this amazing woman.
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niyati
July 19, 2015 at 5:00 AM
@Camille W.. IKR.. Me too!
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26 klmeri
July 18, 2015 at 3:44 PM
The main couple is just... too adorable for words. The resolution to MW finding out that his wife was not who he thought came about much faster - thankfully! - than expected and with the kind of results that warm your heart. At the end of the day, he's realized he loves the person and not the image or the name, which is what matters. I didn't really doubt that they would come back together because they do value each other as they are rather than valuing/coveting an ideal.
This is where MY made her mistake. She thought if she loved her husband enough, she could be happy. But we've seen that from the beginning the opposite was true. No wonder her mother was so upset to learn that MY sacrificed herself to a man who already loved someone else.
The thing is, MY is so passive in this episode that it makes me want to scream. There were a dozen opportunities for her to protect her brother and at each one she hesitated and made the wrong choice - the worst choice - which was inaction. She did that with Eun-Ha and Eun-Ha died. Talk about lessons not learned. In this case, whatever she was hoping to achieve was for naught. Her husband did try to murder someone, and she simply did nothing to stop it. How she can still stand by SH is beyond me... and I'm hoping that she has finally come to her senses to do what's right (which means more than apologizing on his behalf). Even the real Eun-Ha knew where to draw the line despite being in love with SH, as we've seen she intended to prevent him from killing MW.
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Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 3:57 PM
I think for her, she has to decided who she loves more. Is it her little half-brother who she shud stereotypically despise or will it be her evil scheming untrustworthy husband? You can clearly see who I'm campaigning for haha.
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niyati
July 19, 2015 at 3:04 AM
You know.. I don't think it's about being passive. Her husband does have video of her being criminally irresponsible at best, or startigh tup murdering a woman at worst. Even without revealing that the woman in question actually died that's still some pretty serious stuff that would ruin her at best and potentially land her in jail at worst. So even knowing the truth she has to tread carefully with him. So at the moment, the best she can do is stay as close to him as possible and thwart him whenever and however she can.
She really cant ask her brother (or anyone else) for help either. Because revealing what she knows about him means revealing her part in Eun Ha's death which will definitely land her in a shit load of trouble irrespective of whether her husband also suffers for the consequences of his actions or not.
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Camille W
July 19, 2015 at 12:34 PM
I ttly agree with u. I never saw her as passive. She has pretty much carried out the majority of her threats. Only SH has stopped her so far.
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27 Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 4:10 PM
Right now I don't want them to split but I look forward to the moment he proposes to her as JS!
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28 LuvKdramas
July 18, 2015 at 5:01 PM
Me too, especially with just 4 episodes left there's not enough time for another kiss and make up. ?
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29 Dahlia
July 18, 2015 at 5:18 PM
Thank you for the recap! :)
If that kiss is a dream sequence, ooh, I will throw things....
I disagree about Miyeon, though; I think her decisions make sense at the given point in time. She loves both Seokhoon *and* Minwoo, which is why she can defend them both. The problem is Seokhoon is (literally) gunning hard for Minwoo and she can't be on both teams much longer, though she's been trying. I'm really hoping she's going to side with Minwoo in the end (she's certainly given hints of it), but Seokhoon still has a good part of her heart, despite everything.
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30 wackycashew
July 18, 2015 at 5:36 PM
Thanks for the recap, LollyPip!!
The ending scene was so swoonworthy!! Go MW go!! d^.^b Love that he called JS by her real name and confessed his feelings AND sealed it with a kiss!! It doesn't matter who she is!! He just wants her by his side and not to leave him despite the danger. Yay!! Sooo happy and excited. LOL Now, I'm looking forward to JS telling him the truth about SH and then team up to go again SH's plans!
CS and YS!! Hahahahaha!! I totally giggled at their lovey-dovey scenes and YS calling CS "honey...I mean, CS..." in front of MW. =P MW and JS steak scene was funny as well. MW getting his well done just to be petty. LOL
SH is just doing anything he can now, which is like charging down a war path but not really thinking things through... To think he just wants MW dead, even getting his own hands dirty... Whoa!! I'm glad MY witnessed that and it's what has made the final blow!! She can not just stand by while her husband tries to kill her brother since she does care for MW. And like someone mentioned above, I think she could have had a great bond with MW if not for her mom since she really doesn't care to inherit the company and what SH has been doing.
For JS, I thought it was brave for her to out EH's relationship with SH to try to stop his plans to kill MW. Also, it was good to see her feigning her unconsciousness at the police station so she can find an opportunity to escape AND bring the cops with her to the woods to help search for MW. It was a little sad to see her hanging outside the hospital room and let MY take the credit for saving MW. But it doesn't matter now cuz of the END KISS!!! Teehee~ =D
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growingbeautifully
July 18, 2015 at 7:34 PM
@Lisa
I like how these scenes you mention, harken back to the early episodes of how JS got away and ran to the police station, She did not at first or now just sit back and let things happen. It was only the in between episodes that puzzled us by her lack of action... maybe she just needed a long thinking and planning period before really getting into the fray! :)
I'd like to see what MY does now. If her last words are to be believed, she will not forgive anyone who targets her brother... so how will her unforgiveness play out?
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wackycashew
July 18, 2015 at 10:09 PM
Yes!! I'm glad JS is taken matters into her own hands and to hell with SH's plans as he can no longer keep reins over her. XD
Not to sure. But it'd be interesting to see MY going up against SH for MW's sake.
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31 Sweet_MinWo
July 18, 2015 at 5:59 PM
I'll be sad when this drama is over!
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Aria
July 18, 2015 at 8:09 PM
me too :(
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Sonia
July 19, 2015 at 4:17 AM
i'll miss my Minsook couple <3
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32 Khule WY
July 18, 2015 at 6:07 PM
I didn't watch the kiss* read study, I was too busy squeeing. I really hope it wasn't a dream because I love the angst being short.I loved the counseling session the best,yes even better than the kiss.
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33 Arawn
July 18, 2015 at 6:34 PM
I just had a crazy idea... What if SH is MW's stepbrother from the mother's side? Must be too crazy, right?
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growingbeautifully
July 18, 2015 at 7:26 PM
@Arawn
Not entirely crazy... cos then I'd be crazy too!!! LOL. I had the same thought but no, not too likely as a background check would have been done and he cannot marry his step sister!!!
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34 Aigoooo
July 18, 2015 at 6:40 PM
The production crew really know how to keep an audience's attention. Every episodes has had a noteworthy ending that keeps you wanting more. I really hope that kiss was real so we can get some lovey dovey OTP action in the last 4 episodes.
On a side note, the hunting scene came out of nowhere. It's almost like the writer just thought of it last minute and the production did not have time to prepare. lol Also, using KDrama logic, I couldn't believe it was that easy for prosecutors to bring in Eun Ha. She's a daughter in law of a chaebol family and the daughter of a presidential candidate. They must be trying to commit career suicide. lol
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growingbeautifully
July 18, 2015 at 7:30 PM
@Aigoooo
Good points. I feel that consistency is not the strong point of this show. As and when the plot needs it, JS may be treated as EH or be treated like JS.
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35 QueenBi
July 18, 2015 at 7:03 PM
My swooning started a little bit earlier than the kiss. It is when JS ask MW to look at her in the eye for the last time. When he finally turn himself, the way JS look at him wasss...ahhh. I saw soo much feeling of lost and regret already there. It's like she was questioning herself: ...get real Ji Sook-ah..are you mad to let him go...??. Apparently not because she said (by heart) something quite vice versa to calm herself. An affirmation. JS: Forget what I truly want coz divorce him seem the only way to save him. But please MW..do something..please DONT LET ME GO!
Thank God Uri MW can feeeeel that, so the next thing is HEAVEEEN..
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36 Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 7:05 PM
Rewatched the scene again. I have no shame lol. Even Soo Ae was overwhelmed by that kiss tho! That part where she hunched her should a little seems like that to me. Surely, she enjoyed herself :)
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QueenBi
July 18, 2015 at 7:13 PM
Hi Camille,
Yes I notice that too. She looked a little bit tense (but not stiff like other people said). She didn't look even once to JJH's eyes. My take is as an actress I think Soo Ae already know JJH's 'reputation' as a kisser GOD hehe. I don't think there's a rehearsal for a kiss scene in drama land. Or were they?
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luvKdramas
July 18, 2015 at 7:51 PM
Have you noticed she moved her left leg (towards the end of the scene when the camera zoom out)? That speaks volume! It's good they were giving their 110% otherwise the audience wouldn't be happy campers. :)
Rewatch, paused, and repeat.
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growingbeautifully
July 19, 2015 at 12:10 AM
LOL! luvKdramas
She moved her left leg, true, but at a guess they must have had to retake that scene many times (I noticed how they had to have several cuts sewn together) and she probably had to balance her weight a little better as it would have been tiring!!! (but a nice tiredness? LOL!)
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Camille W
July 19, 2015 at 12:55 AM
Yh Gb. These type of scenes are usually many takes editted together. One will notice the different angles of the shots we get. But any girl wud be happy to do those over with JJH...:)
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luvKdramas
July 19, 2015 at 7:40 AM
@ Growingbeautifully @ Camille W
I wondered how many NGs they'd have to film in order to perfect that kiss scene (Ep.16). :)
They were shy after filming the previous (Ep. 7) kiss scene and it was 'just' a kiss. But this latest passionate kiss is at a totally new level so I would love to see the behind the scene of it. Cover their faces maybe? LOL!!
In case you've missed it, here is the clip of their first kiss scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWzUREq3oKg JJH and Soo Ae making kiss scene
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growingbeautifully
July 19, 2015 at 8:37 AM
Thanks @luvKdramas
I think the content of that clip is blocked from my part of the world, but no worries, I can still get to watch it endlessly from other links. :)
QueenBi
July 19, 2015 at 7:10 PM
And the movement of both of their hands..
JS: from JJH's/MW waist to his upper body/chests. Embracing him closer.
MW: softly brushed SA's/JS elbow, to her waist, and pull her body closer to his.
From personal experience (hehe), those movements can not be intentional, but intuitively swayed by the deepness and the rhythm of the kiss both sides have been performing.
My bad..but I really want to ship them for real. They're so beautiful together..hiks
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growingbeautifully
July 19, 2015 at 12:14 AM
As a matter of interest, here's a link to JJH and SA as they come for their press conference, I believe. Kinda like bf-gf hey?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0k_N1_NpFs
Explains their onscreen chemistry as well although they may not be a real couple.
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Sonia
July 19, 2015 at 4:24 AM
thanks for sharing! they look soo good together that it feels like they are together for real :D love their natural chemistry on and off screen <33 Now watching this and with only 4 episodes left.........;writerniiiim please i want my otp to hold hands and kiss again bring on the skinship :D
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luvKdramas
July 19, 2015 at 7:43 AM
Great couple and the chemistry between the duo is there!
Thanks for sharing. :)
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annefam
July 20, 2015 at 3:33 PM
she was involved in a car accident, her legs were slightly hurt. he's being a gentleman, helping her around the auditorium.
watching this certainly elevates the OTP feels.
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37 growingbeautifully
July 18, 2015 at 7:23 PM
@ LollyPip
Thanks so much again!
I've been reading all that's been written and laughing to myself. I agree with most of the sentiments and am loving this show despite it's flaws, some of which I may have simply noted and let go. Anyway, just to be different...
What would have been so great... if only the show had shown us how Seok Hoon's character that began so riveting and strong, already had the elements in him which explains the mistakes he makes now. It's fine that he changes and makes silly mistakes etc... but I'd like to have seen a lot more of the process of his thinking. For eg. the writer played us with the suggestion that SH saw JS as EH and could have fallen in love with her. Fine if he does not, but let us viewers be involved in that struggle of SH's and his decision to not pursue her as EH after all. In the beginning he was suggesting that he and JS should create a new world together... how was that to be done unless she was on his side?
When I was thinking about it, I felt that it would have been a very interesting arc to have followed through. If the original idea was to get EH to divorce MW and join her assets with his, then it would have make perfect sense to make JS fall in love with him, and since that was bound to fail, he then would have had the stronger motive (than vague revenge) to kill Min Woo out of jealousy. Being emotionally affected would have explained the mistakes he made.
One of the biggest mistakes, I feel, was that SH did not remove from EH's belongings, all the evidence of their love affair and of his plans. He left all the information and evidence for JS to use against him. And what I love about her, is that she did.
But anyway, for SH to maintain his plan in the current situation, where SH decides that MW must die before the divorce. I guess it can also make sense that with MW dead, SH can use the 'give-me-everything-or-your-family-dies' card again with JS. Just because a bad guy promises not to hurt one's family does not mean he will have to keep his word, and he didn't anyway with regards to MW.
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luvKdramas
July 18, 2015 at 8:31 PM
@ Growingbeautifully
Wow, awesome ideas you have there!
Sadly, SH didn't keep his promise to JS. I hope she still has a copy of his video.
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growingbeautifully
July 18, 2015 at 11:57 PM
@luvKdramas
JS has probably more integrity than SH and may really have given away the original recording without any backup copy. It would be great though if she was a little 'crooked' like him, since dealing with a crazy, bad guy requires a gal to be as astute as possible!!!
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j9
July 19, 2015 at 1:24 AM
I wouldn't call it "crooked" if she had another copy of the tape, I would call it being smart. He had already proven up to that point that she couldn't trust anything he tells her, she's even told him that before.
I would hope she has another copy set up to be revealed if anything should happen to her.
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Aigoooo
July 19, 2015 at 3:42 AM
My theory is that Mi Yeon actually copied that video file before destroying the watch. She may or may not have looked at the video. She is so obsessed with her husband that I wouldn't be surprised if she did see it and still decided to stick with him.
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j9
July 19, 2015 at 1:12 PM
Aigoooo, that's a good theory !
Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 8:50 PM
Hmm yeah. Its another flaw of Mask. I didn't even think abt hw SH didn't remove all that implicating evidence in EH's home. That's why its interesting that a show with so many flaws is doing so well. Kudos to the actors and director.
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growingbeautifully
July 19, 2015 at 12:02 AM
@Camille W
Yes to the kudos... definitely the actors should get it!!!
As to the implicating evidence, I just replied to @Lisa below and it is likely that the evidence in this house (not the same as the apartment) was not known to Seok Hoon. So that clears off one flaw! LOL!
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wackycashew
July 18, 2015 at 10:12 PM
Haha... I guess maybe SH just wants to keep that place of memories of him and EH? Interestingly, I don't think he's been shown to have visited this place. Only the memorial place with her ashes to leave the necklace.
Anyway, I wonder if his subconscious is telling him that since EH is not around, JS is the closest substitute. So, gotta kill of MW and have JS as his wife while supposedly getting all the shares and money. LOL
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growingbeautifully
July 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM
@Lisa
It's possible that Seok Hoon was not aware of how much 'evidence' Eun Ha had kept. Now that I come to think of it, the key to this place was sent to Eun Ha by herself with the birthday dresses. So Seok Hoon did not think to go back to look around that house after Eun Ha's death, and did not know what wonderful ammo Ji Sook had found. :)
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kalel
July 19, 2015 at 12:29 AM
Isn't this another house than EH's appartment where SH first kept JS s a prisoner-apprentice? The key to the new place was delivered to "EH" right on her birthday...so it does seem as a "small" gift to her married self and her lover (hence, the shrine to him) from the unmarried EH.
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growingbeautifully
July 19, 2015 at 5:02 AM
Thanks @kalel
I remembered this later too... nice and highly probable idea of yours that she was giving this house as a gift to her married self and it does explain why Seok Hoon does not seem to know about it. :)
hellomask
July 19, 2015 at 11:38 AM
Just my 2 cents worth (cos never commended before) .. the place that JS goes to secretly is EH's workplace .. remember the keys JS received via the package on her 'birthday'? I don't think SH knows that EH kept all those things otherwise won't he destroy the portrait EH did of him? Remember JS asked him who is the man EH loves in ep. 4? He's definitely not going to expose himself to JS that he was EH's lover!!
Somehow I think SH's feelings toward JS is questionable .. SH's losing his marbles over wanting to kill her (as in earlier eps) or losing her ..
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Kaybee
July 19, 2015 at 12:58 PM
As far as the drama goes, SH didn't know about the house. He used to visit her in her flat. The key to the house was sent by EH to herself on her birthday in advance... so basically the real EunHa too never wanted to give in to SH's plan because she already decided to wear the red dress as mentioned in her diary. I think she saved the place for future use, maybe after her divorce once she wears the red dress and breaks off with both the men... Her death was like a premonition...like she knew what was coming for her...
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38 Aria
July 18, 2015 at 8:11 PM
We should have a repeat of that KISS in Episode 17 and a longer one!!!
Now, all I'm looking forward to is an ending with Ji Sook and Min Woo together with their mini versions running around! :)
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Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 8:41 PM
I second that idea! I was hoping for that too. No skip over show!!!
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Sonia
July 19, 2015 at 4:27 AM
Amen to that :D we demand the continuation of the kiss in 17 hehe i would be a one happy girl if it happens :D
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growingbeautifully
July 19, 2015 at 5:03 AM
I'm also prepared to have a repeat of the sit and drink and kiss scene. It was not too bad either... it had a nice long hug as a prologue ?
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39 kanz
July 18, 2015 at 9:40 PM
Okay, first, shout out to THAT KISS!!!
Must be the hottest kiss of the year! JJH and SA live up to their reputation as good kisser...
Funniest scenes this ep:
1. Counseling scene... can't stop laughing watching this...
2. Maid Yeon Soo and Chang Soo both so adorkable together.. They're so cute with aegyo..
3. Steak scene.. MW keeps insisting well-done steak and they exchange barbs and veiled concerns.. As if they can suffer through it by themselves.. Hahaha
4. When MW tells JS to finds bad man for her, a man much worse than him.. LOL
All in all, I love this episode! So many great things happen.. I even like MY. She seems genuinely concerned with her brother.. Writer-nim, please write another great 4 eps and wrap this drama happily ever after for our OTP!
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QueenBi
July 18, 2015 at 11:38 PM
Just a little moment before No 4
when MW finally tell JS that he agrees to get a divorce
MW: Look at me in the eye if you really mean it
JS: Yes I mean it. Thats what I want
MW: Fine lets get it right away
JS: I want it as soon as possible
MW: OK lets go tomorrow..together to the court.
JS: (surprise)..what? Tomorrow??
MW: Whats wrong? do you have important appointment?
JS: No. Yeah we should go tomorrow.
MW: Just a second. I think I have meeting with buyers tomorrow so will only be available next week...
Luuuvee this couple so much...
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luvKdramas
July 19, 2015 at 7:53 AM
Just love it that scene!
Min Woo's strategies with JS always backfired on him. He didn't learn from the steak dinner, huh! :) He's got one heck of a feisty gal who loves him.
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kanz
July 19, 2015 at 4:32 PM
Hehehe... Min Woo wanted to prolong it.. He didn't want to divorce her as soon as possible. He's simply adorkable!
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Tina Can
July 19, 2015 at 4:33 PM
And, he stammered. Could he get any cuter?!:-)
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QueenBi
July 19, 2015 at 8:26 PM
@Tina
Did he? Got to re watch the scene..
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luvKdramas
July 20, 2015 at 11:24 AM
@QueenBi @Tina
All these cute little moments that we might have missed here and there makes us go back (for more) to re-watch! :)
growingbeautifully
July 18, 2015 at 11:54 PM
@kanz
You chose the same number 1 funniest scene as me... the counseling scene was probably confusing for the counsellor LOL!
I loved this whole episode too... especially all the things that Ji Sook did that upset Seok Hoon and those ending words of Min Woo... I'd want to hear them over and over again too! :D
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kanz
July 19, 2015 at 4:38 PM
@GB
MW is hopelessly romantic, isn't he? His drunken confession is wonderful, but this before-kiss confession is just beyond wonderful! Hahaha
I think we need MW to confess more to get more kisses..
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j9
July 19, 2015 at 1:49 AM
@kang
Love the counseling scene too! Especially when MW was trying to get the counselor to agree with him! My 2nd favorite scene after the kiss :)
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j9
July 19, 2015 at 2:32 AM
Sorry, I meant kanz
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luvKdramas
July 19, 2015 at 7:59 AM
@ kanz
I think Ep16 has the most funniest scenes.
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kanz
July 19, 2015 at 4:33 PM
I think no matter how bleak things looking for our couple, they seem able to generate laughs and smiles. (at least to me)
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luvKdramas
July 19, 2015 at 6:03 PM
@ kanz
Exactly! :)
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40 mutantreptile
July 18, 2015 at 10:12 PM
Did anyone else notice in the hospital scenes the Nurse Jackie poster in the hallway?
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Camille W
July 18, 2015 at 10:57 PM
I didn't see that. Imma go check.
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41 QueenBi
July 18, 2015 at 10:20 PM
I wonder what next ppl more to come? A lingerie or luxury female undergarment producer..?? Well...Another present from MW to light up your nights is not bad idea at all Ji-sookah haha
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kanz
July 18, 2015 at 10:47 PM
Hahaha.. As long as they show us sexy bed scene.. I'll take whatever PPL thrown at us.. Lingerie, undergarment, even underwear.. haha
The writer and PD so far haven't annoyed me with loads of PPL in each episode. The writer could even write it creatively, like the sunglasses PPL in ep 13.
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QueenBi
July 18, 2015 at 11:08 PM
Haha...And I don't think you would object that a lingerie ppl will go with flow of the story really really well...
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42 cayl
July 18, 2015 at 10:52 PM
thank you lollilop. always a pleasure to read recaps.
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43 sunnyxshin
July 18, 2015 at 11:17 PM
Screaming for the best otp ever!! I don't think the last scene was a dream. It better not be...
When the kiss happened, i was fangirling internally because there were many people in the living room. Had I watched it alone, i would have jumped for joy...lol. It's always awkward to watch kiss scenes with people....
I liked Miyeon more in this episode. It's nice to see her care for Minwoo.
And when the flowerpot shattered, the pained looks on the otp faces were so sad....
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44 bay
July 18, 2015 at 11:56 PM
Ok, the last time they touched lips, drunken kiss, they both had red face and couldn't even look at each other afterward. What would their reactions be with THIS KISS?...
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Camille W
July 19, 2015 at 12:46 AM
IKR?! I was wondering the same thing! I wud love to see the bts for THIS scene over the others.
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45 liera
July 19, 2015 at 1:04 AM
I may be the minority, where I like JS fight for her love but her action to donate and use money that is not hers...is not commendable. It is not her money...so she literally steal and rob EH. It will be more noble if she fights SH and figured out to save MW without misuse EH money.
There is a huge different of being nice and being right. You are nice JS but not right. Sorry !!!!
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46 Small Birdy
July 19, 2015 at 1:12 AM
Squeeing over this episode! Fav scene was the counseling session and of course the kiss!
The way SA hitched up her shoulder and squeezed her eyes tight....good heavens!
I don't know but I'm hoping the story doesn't fall apart after this. The writer has managed some of the usual tropes well hope the ending will be OK. But I secretly don't care as long as our OTP keeps being cute and staring into each other's eyes. Kisses and hugs would help too. Lol!
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j9
July 19, 2015 at 1:43 AM
...and bed scenes on a real honeymoon.
...and maybe after a baby, cause I would love to see how Min Woo would change a diaper with his OCD!
But if that last one is too much, I'll settle for bed scenes on a real honeymoon....at least give us that! Com'n writer and PD, YOU CAN DO IT!!!!
P.S. if all that doesn't fit in your 20 episodes, SBS please give us 1 more "special" episode. Then I could walk away completely satisfied and happy ...not that I would really walk away... I would probably just go back and marathon it a a couple more times :D...
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Small Birdy
July 19, 2015 at 3:49 AM
Yes! We need them to stop using that darn couch and get in bed!
Please squeeze in some OTP time, jaebal!
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Camille W
July 19, 2015 at 12:41 PM
@SmallBirdy YEAH!!! I want to see my otp in the bed next ep. That's my only expectation next week. Well, that and them going head to head against SH.