*sets up table*

Reporter Kwak is the cutest loyalest puppy and deserves to be bought food by all the noonas.
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CHANGE MY MIND

I knew it! I KNEW Eun-joo couldn't as pure and holy as she seems. I definitely sympathize with her (her fate is really too tragic!), but I still think she is SHAAAAAADY. I wondered if she and Jail Oppa were siblings, too--but now I'm thinking she must have liked him back in HS, and she's been bitter that he took the fall for HR (But do we know that for a fact? Like do we know that HR was the actual murderer back then?). I feel like what I'm about to say next might be giving EJ too much credit, but it doesn't seem impossible either: In high school, EJ likes Jail Oppa. He likes HR. He takes the fall for HR. EJ is bitter about that, hates HR for it. Later, when Kevin Lee shows up, she sees an opportunity to take something from HR. Whether or not she was plotting revenge beyond that I can't say. But its still TOO COINCIDENTAL to me that she ends up with HR's ex. I know I am using all caps a lot. Im sorry. These episodes were SO EXCITING. I love this show. Everything about it is excellent. Also that preview for Ep 10. I cannot. I am dead. <3

What could be totally unexpected? Did maknae do it? He was always in the know and accidentally (or maybe not?!) see things from the side.

This show totally nails the pain the other partner has to go through when infidelity happens, kudos to the actors. It also emphasize about loyalty - think Myung Woo, Hye Ran must have meant a lot to him for him to immediately wants to protect her after getting out of jail. And Tae Wook who stays loyal and true to his wife despite his doubts and struggle with her 'infidelity'.

I hate "Unexpected" endings. Well, mostly because I seldom see it done right.

Usually, the drama
- thinks it's unexpected but because viewers love to overwork their brains and imagination, the 'Unexpected' became the expected
- tries too hard to have that killer twist in the end which makes little sense. Unsatisfying finish to an otherwise good story.
- runs out of ideas and even when viewers have set their expectations to zero, drama still manages to deliver that "wtf" ending.
Very rarely, a drama will pull the "Unexpected" with finesse and pomp that leaves everyone's mouths agape and yet applaud the wicked brilliance. I sure hope Misty is that one rare drama.

If we're going with UNEXPECTED, then it was Tae Wook who killed Kevin Lee. He is the only one who can grip Kevin Lee's wrist like the way he shattered the glass during Episode 9.
By the way, I just want to share what the producer said about the title of the drama.
"As the title Misty suggests, the drama looks into the truth of life shrouded in uncertainty. Beyond passionate romance, I would like to depict unpretentious love, be it a married couple's love or that of an extramarital affair. This is more than just a gripping story."

Albeit it was only for one second, but I’m so glad we got to see Taewook genuinely smile...

Their love story is so sad. Taewook just tried to get over the Kevin and HyeRan “affair” and now we have an even bigger hurdle: Jail Oppa! It feels worse now that I (and HyeRan) have a soft spot for him. Layers and layers of HyeRan’s tightly hidden life is slowly being uncovered. I’m scared but excited to see what this week has in store for us.

Don't tell me the unexpected ending is Tae Wook being the murderer and ending up in jail after reconciling with his wife. Please let there be a happy ending....with babies and all.

On the other hand, could the unexpected be that the accident was really just an accident? After all, I still don't see conclusive evidence that a murder took place.

I’ve been waiting for your weecap! And dying to talk about last weekend’s episodes. Are you going to update every Wednesday?

I’m with O again here. I think Eun Joo had a crush on Myung Woo and her sky fell down when she realized he was in love with HyeRan. And she never understood why he would have sacrificed himself to protect her and as a result has always been jealous of Hye Ran. Only to have the same thing happen all over again with Lee Jae Young!

Myung Woo definitely still has a hold over her—the way he chastised her with a 그만해 and her embarrassed response, made me suspect this was not the first time something like this has happened between the three of them.

Wishing we had recaps instead of weecaps. I can't get enough out of just watching the show.

Okay, what's wrong with the detective for being so sure that HR is the killer? Oh God, I'm so annoyed at him because he didn't dig further, but simply just wanna prove that he's right. Didn't he think it's so weird that prosecutor gave the arrest warrant just from a so-called witness from victim's family saying a phone called is made. He didn't even bother to check who's the real caller? Duh. And when Tae Wook called out the law and prosecutors, the detectives in the police station put the blame on prosecutors saying they did such a messy job. HELLO? YOU WERE THE ONE WHO DIDN'T CHECK PROPERLY AND REQUESTED FOR ARREST WARRANT. I'm so mad at how stupid the detective is and he is really dense towards this case. Like can't he read people's face at all?

Regarding Eun Joo, I get that she's in the 5 stages of grief, but her anger towards HR is kinda misleading because she purposely wants to hurt HR for cheating with her husband when her husband was the true player and had been cheating with so many other women out there other than HR. When she lost her baby, again, she blamed HR for it when she's the one who had not been taking care of her baby.

I like Eun Jo. The poor woman sufferd a lot since she came back in Korea, she had the "perfect" marriage with a famous athlete. In Korea, he was so distracted by Hye Ran that he stopped training, he stopped playing the good husband and he died in doubtful circonstances making him a public cheater. And she lost the baby she was expecting for 10 years. She's not fair with Hye Ran, even if she had a part in all her problems and should move on but I think to see the inconditionnal love of Tae Wook is hurting her more. And honestly, I'm very angry against Hye Ran that she always lied to him. He always has to discover the truth by himself. And in the preview, [SPOILERS?]

Oh yeah! I finally binge-watched ep 8-10 this week and the teaser for ep 11 totally kills me. Another 2 days till Friday. I cannot wait to watch my favourite power couple in kdrama in action.
Did anyone else cried watching the post-it support notes from Hye Ran's colleagues? I used to hate Ji Won, but now that she's on Team Hye Ran, she's kinda awesome too. Cutie hoobae is still not disappointing. Go Cutie!!

This is my new crack drama! Not your typical murder mystery but a bit of everything and keeps you on your toes week after week. Kim Nam Joo is kicking butt in perfectly fashionable clothes! I loved the news team this week -- from the chief, to puppy assistant, and even Ji Won who is becoming a mini Hye Ran.

I'm honestly scared about that "unexpected" ending. I love this drama too much right now that I'll end up murdering someone myself if we're going to be getting a shitty, wtf end.

I was biting my nails through episode 10 all the way. I love how thrilling is this drama even in the parts when it is not centered in the main mystery of Kevin's death. The tension on the TV station feels so real and it's so entertaining to watch. The way Hye Ran&team took down the congressman was so satisfying...and I ended up loving Han Ji Won, the girl is much better than it seemed at the beginning and I love that she really has ambitions to get to the top by being a good journalist, rather than just being a pretty face. I also loved that the two women where able to join forces and work as allies, forgetting their previous problems. Hye Ran was totally badass and I enjoyed so much cheering for her.
Now I wonder what will happen between the couple. I'd like that they get together for good and we can focus on taking down the baddies and the mystery of what happened to Kevin. I just can't handle more of Tae Wook crying...and I really want to see them working together as the power couple they are. Looking forward to next week episodes!! :D

Worst case scenario for me right now would be if Reporter Kwak is the one who killed Kevin Lee. I'd honestly rather have Hye-ran or Tae-wook be the guilty ones (though I am feeling pretty certain neither of them committed the murder). I don't think I could take little puppy committing murder to protect his precious sunbae.

Right now here is my ranking of possible suspects:

1) Reporter Kwak - would be similar to the situation with Myung-woo where someone went to extremes to protect her. He also seems to be the most suspicious right now which also makes me think they are trying to throw us off the real killer (which I really hope is the case!).
2) Ji-won - I'm not sure if she has an alibi yet for the time that Kevin Lee was murdered. We also don't know what the phone call with Kevin was about.
3) Eun-joo - I think she was too distraught to go to those lengths. If she had seen the blackbox video I think she could have been angry but it seems like she didn't see that till much later.
4) Tae-wook - I think he practices self-denial too much to have gone to such extremes. He also didn't see the blackbox video until much later and his reaction made it seem like this was the first real confirmation he had about their relationship.
5) Hye-ran - She seems like the kind of character who sees murder as below her - she can make her own way and fight her own battles without committing murder. I think it also would have been hard for her to do after seeing the trauma she still goes through when she thinks of what happened during her childhood.

My money is still on this possibly being an accident. I feel like the autopsy scene showed a bit of foreshadowing. The medical examiner (who is supposed to be unbiased and present only facts, just like the news) told the detective that he couldn't say either way that it was an accident vs. murder but the detective kind of pushed him into saying exactly what he wanted to hear (that he thought it could be murder). Everyone (including the news) is treating Kevin Lee's death like murder even though the medical examiner himself said it could have just been an accident.

Important question for beanies: What would be worse - Puppy Reporter being the killer trying to save Hye Ran's reputation or Puppy Reporter having secret ties to Hwanil Steel/the VIP corruption circle?

I don’t know why but Tae-wook’s love for Hye-ran is seriously starting to scare me. Did anyone else notice how his face hardened (after showing HR a fake? smile) when she asked him about his bandaged hand and if he really was okay? He looked really mad and scary! Hye-ran should tell him everything already before it’s too late.
I’m dying to know what really happened in the past and the relationship between EJ, Jail Oppa & Hye-ran.

Was I the only onw who noticed the focus on heels? Hye Ran's heels are stilletoes and super sleek and chic. Ji won's are not as fabulous, the heel is a little thicker and her shoes are slightly more worn, Eun Joo's shoes are chunky low heels. It's as if the shoes are a metaphor for their sophistication. There are always shots of the shoes. When Eun Joo is at her lowest she doesn't even wear shoes, she wears platformed sneakers, at her most determined she wears a higher chunky heel. Meanwhile Hye Ran is always in fabulous stilletoes. I love it.

Hello hello Misty Beanies!
after spending a good 30mins responding to other brilliant observations about ep 9-10, I figured I might as well type my own. LoL.

Director Jang confiscating usb key from Ji-won  Not cool. I was so proud of her for her petty ruse and then Director Jang came and spoiled it! While I like how fatherly he is to Hye Ran, I honestly think he’s tied in with Hwanil. I mean, it’s been pointed out that it’s not the 1st time their corruption has been raised and he always seems sooooo reluctant!!! Of course, we know that the President of the newsroom is deep in the corruption scheme, but how involved is Director Jang?

And did anyone notice the SD card the prosecutor’s office threw in the blue box from the newsroom? Our Puppy Reporter Kwak might be getting his beloved Hye Ran in trouble…

Prosecutor Byun’s interrogation made me sooooo angry!! I see where he was going, being all rude and obnoxious but urgh!! As for the old Lawyer guy who berated Hye Ran and all hardworking women, OOH the slap I wanted to land across his face!

Eun Joo… oh, Eun Joo… while I’m not a fan of her, I g e t her. Oh, I get her. She’s a woman who’s willing to endure her husband’s philandering but obviously, cheating with her friend was just the last straw. And said friend is completely unrepentant, refusing to humble herself (in the name of pride) and apologize. Behold, hubby is dead, the baby is gone, and Hye Ran’s surrounded by men who’d kill for her. Yup, I’d want to stab Hye Ran too. I would have gone with the metal chopsticks though, not a fork.

Some call it “jealousy”. I say no. it’s despair at how unfair her life has been and how the very stumbling block of her relationship is seemingly having it all, and going unpunished for her sins. Her many many maaany sins. Dear Eun Joo, I get you.

And yet, I’m rooting for Hye Ran.
Damn… lol

I love how varied the women in this show are... and to expand on the point that @odilettante started by praising the show for cutting Hye-ran and Ji-won's rivalry short, I'd also like to give a shout out to reporter Song-yi.

I love that she's simply portrayed as a middle-aged woman, doing her job and... lo and behold: not being defined by a relationship. I ESPECIALLY like that she's also not a mother-figure. And while there's nothing wrong with that, films and many a society would have you believe that at a certain point, that's the only thing you can be as a woman.

So shout out to Misty for its diverse representation of women.
I hope we continue to get more of such non-generic portrayals of women in dramaland.

also, am I the only one NOT swooning over Jail Oppa?
I mean, I'm looking forward to understanding his motivation for going to jail for Hye Ran but I fear it might not be a very compelling reason enough for me...