I agree: this was the weakest episode for me as well... It left me mad and frustrated. I am team LYS all the way, but everything that happened this episode went against her.

Already said my piece about the villains but their brand of evilness veers into pathological (first pimp your niece to Japanese investor, then make her look ready to be shipped to the asylum). Their win this time felt too easy though... knowing what they are capable of, I'd have anticipated a low blow and made sure not to touch anything at the party. The only good thing out of it is that Dan finally started to see them for the monsters that they are...

KW is another monster in the making... he is obsessed with YS but only as a substitute of his lost lover. He does not care about her, does not even see her. The only thing he cares about is putting up the Giselle performance of his dreams... LYS is just another pawn required for making that happen. I find it interesting that his Giselle fell in love with someone who was not what he seemed and the reveal of his true identity lead to her death... We're not even being subtle about the symbolism there. Also it's impossible not to notice that each and every statement of KW is about him. What he wanted, what he lost, how the dance is going to give him back meaning. Selfish to the extreme and not worth an ounce of sympathy. I feel very bad for the woman who died for him, but that's that.

What I want for the future is for LYS to summon all her righteous rage and burn the lot of them. All of Dan's turn the other cheek, give up on everything as long as you can be happy, does not sit well with me at all. Even if she gives up she won't be allowed to be happy: her aunt will make sure of it. And since even the gods are inclined to cruelty, I have no idea where are we going with the story at this point.

I think the incident at the party was more of a wake up call for Dan than anybody else. He is now fully aware what this so called left over family thst Yeon Seo has, are capable of doing to Yeon Seo. It made my stomach churn. He was way too naive thinking family always look out for one another. So he knows what or whose life is at stake. I feel for Kang Woo but I still dislike his obsessive, unacceptably controlling behavior. He had no game plan during that party scene to actually ensure Yeon Seo's safety and is responsible for directly putting her well being, physical, emotional and professional in harms way. Can we all here take a moment to appreciate Shin Hye Sun. Her vulnarability at the drunken confession scene, bitterness, rage at the party, happiness as her doppelganger were all so well done. And L too. That last scene broke my heart. She wants to dance only for Dan and live with him. L did well there. You could see that he is holding himself back with sadness there and it is taking a lot to do so. But the next week preview gives me hope. Seems like she has decided to stand up for herself to even Kang Woo. And Dan seems to have fully accepted his heart. Also what is up with Nina and the former ballet instructor of Fantasia. Btw, the women is an actual ballet artist and trained both the actresses for ballet scene. Nice that they gave her a part.

My favourite thing in the earliest episodes was Yeon-seo-Dan relationship, overall their bickering. Now, they kind passed this step in their relationship, it's getting harder for me to be interested in the story. I have no interest in Kang Woo's past or purpose and all the business part of the ballet and the manipulations are boring.

I’m going to post a series of long posts with my ramblings/questions/theories/rants about what’s going on in this show, so pardon the multiple posts. I just want to get these thoughts finally out of my head lol

1. On Angel Hoo and his possible hidden agenda:

I’m getting the sense that Hoo is not being 100% honest to Dan and is intentionally withholding information from him. I could be wrong, but the way that scene with him and Kang Woo at the Buddhist temple was cut seemed like a flashback to me, which would mean Hoo not only knows the angel from 15 years ago, he knows exactly what happened to him and didn’t tell Dan. Plus, the silhouette of the white Angel when Matil was killed looks very similar to Hoo. Kang Woo’s reaction to Hoo in disguise at the temple also seemed like an “I can see right through you and am not going to give you want you want” kind of look to me, so I wonder if Dan’s mission is actually to bring Kang Woo back to God/love, but they used Yeon Seo as the cover up mission since Kang Woo keeps recognizing when they send angels for him? Perhaps that would explain his chocolate bribe to Dan in the beginning as well as Hoo letting Dan think that Kang Woo is Yeon Seo’s soulmate, even though he’s not (I’m convinced Hoo has actually been Team Dan/Seo from the beginning). It could also explain Kang Woo’s angry outbursts against Dan. Dan’s just trying to do what’s best for Yeon Seo, but Kang Woo could be interpreting his actions as Heaven interfering with his life again. One more interesting thing to note with Hoo is that he stepped in to save Dan from angel exposure more than once, but he let Yeon Seo see Dan’s wings right off the bat and doesn’t appear to be coming to his rescue now with Kang Woo either.

2. Where is Kang Woo getting his intel on Yeon Seo?

There have been at least 2 instances now where KW has known info from private conversations that YS had with Dan (her conversation with kid Dan at the beach about wanting to quit dance, and then the conversation in the park where Dan suggests she just give up on dancing professionally). He’s also got some other informant that he calls on the phone, which I originally thought was the Aunt/Luna, but now I’m wondering if it’s actually another angel (Hoo?) or devil… One thought I had was that since KW was an angel of the arts, maybe he’s somehow able to know whenever YS gives up on her love of dance. My only other possible theory for this is that KW has animal spies that he can talk to, but I don’t think this is that kind of show lol

Ramblings/food for thought Part 2:

3. Who/What is Luna?

Now that it’s been revealed that the brake-line cutter was actually Luna’s minion and that she’s not entirely on the same page with the Aunt, her motivations are a huge question mark for me. I’ve always thought the Aunt wasn’t behind the car accident since she’s been pretty consistent about simply using sly tricks in her quest to own Fantasia, not necessarily killing her niece, and murdering her for the sole sake of getting her inheritance would be way beyond redeemable. But I’m failing to see how Luna’s character fits into this story. She doesn’t appear to have a strong desire for Fantasia (she’d have to pry it out her mother’s dead hands first anyway) and she doesn’t have a lot of love for her sister either, so what grudge could she possibly have against YS that she wants to cause her such serious harm all the time? Perhaps she’s the Devil in disguise? Or maybe some other celestial being that has a kind outside appearance but is actually evil underneath?

4. Who/What is Matil?

I’m still not convinced Matil was a real human. Her first meeting with Kang Woo seemed very temptress like to me. She quite literally swept him off his feet solely through appealing to his love of art and got him to turn his back on God. It also strikes me as strange that a celestial bullet she supposedly was unable to see and that was not intended for her managed to hit and kill her. And it still boggles me as to what her relationship to YS is. Reincarnation isn’t a possibility and a doppelganger doesn’t seem enough to account for all the coincidences. I wonder if the timing of her appearance/disappearance has to do with YS giving up/starting a dance career. Maybe she’s like a representation of YS’s runaway muse (love of dance)? Also, there was a glimmer of light in the corner of the screen when Matil was dying in Kang Woo’s arms, as if a spirit was leaving a body. Perhaps human Matil was possessed and the bullet was meant to kill/release the spirit possessing her?

Ramblings/Food for thought Part 3:

5. What the heck happened to cause YS’s hysteria episode?

Major applause to Shin Hye Sun for that scene btw she looked completely bonkers, but how in the world does 1 grape cause a complete 180 personality change? It was more like YS was temporarily possessed than just simply high on drugs. Not to mention, I don’t know how or what you could drug a grape with. Wouldn’t you be able to feel a powder on the outside of the grape? Plus, why would they drug her if they knew it could come out on a blood test later? Did they already know she was taking a medication, or did they assume she would drink the drugged wine? Was the camera focus on the grapes just a red herring? Also, YS said she didn’t drink any alcohol that night, but alcohol, sedative, and a stimulant drug were found in her blood result. Were the blood results fabricated? Two other things that caught my eye in that scene were that YS had suddenly acquired the strength to overpower several grown men at once despite being a recovering dancer, and that KW got that look he gets whenever he thinks he’s seeing Matil in YS when YS started trying to dance for the men.

6. Who were the two angels that were sent to judge Kang Woo?

I’m going to put this writer on my permanent blacklist if she expects us to believe that God has fallen angels shot to death. I’m sorry, but that’s just embarrassingly bad, especially coming from a writer that keeps quoting from the infamous “Love is patient, love is kind” passage in the Bible. Hoo already said before that angels are disintegrated when they have judgement passed on them, so what on earth is the deal with the gun? And how could God accidentally kill a human instead of an angel, especially with a gun meant for celestial beings? Are the black and white angels part of some Inter-Celestial Police Squad sent to kill those who find out about angels or something?

Last one! Again, sorry for the multiple posts. I thought it’d be easier for discussion purposes to break them into separate threads.

7. How does the Giselle metaphor fit into all this?

I find it curious that KW asked YS to be his Giselle, when Giselle dies in the original ballet. In the ballet, Giselle’s pure love for Albrecht allows her to forgive him and save him from death while also earning her freedom to rest in peace. Perhaps KW is trying to make YS into a Giselle that can save him from his never-ending misery living on earth? Also, what if when KW said, “Be my Giselle” he meant it literally, not just the role in the ballet? Is his obsession with YS returning on stage and Fantasia performing Giselle because he wants the play to become real and turn YS into some kind of sacrifice so he can be reunited in death with Matil?

While I still really enjoyed the character moments, especially between Yeon-seo and Dan, this episode felt off to me too. Whenever it focuses too much on Evil Aunt and Evil Cousin and their mayhem, things go south. This show is definitely strongest when it doesn't try to do company politics.

And what the heck was with the sparkly gun?! That was bizarre to say the least. That whole scene was...bad. I get that the writer is clearly not working from a theological standpoint, but a sparkly celestial gun? It's not good when an execution scene makes you giggle.

I personally found this episode to be the weakest among all 12 as well. And, I do worry that everything will go downhill from here, considering the fact that this writer is behind what is possibly one of the worst K-Dramas ever. *coughs* Lucky Romance *coughs*

I am starting to get irritated by Kang Woo's obsession towards Yeon Seo, too, and I couldn't really fully express how much I HATE the aunt and Runa ruining things for Yeon Seo. Sure, they're supposed to be the villains of the story, but can't they be more despicable in... I dunno... a more effective way? Yes, they are cartoonish. And yes, they are annoying af.

I am with you there SailorJumun that this episode had a different vibe compared to the first 10 episodes. I was disconnected for a moment there during the cruise scene. I didn’t appreciate how Dan looked like he was running like a chicken with its head cut off and how he walked away after attacking the server and making a scene. And then next we found out he was in the bathroom all along and he had run into the assailant. Like dude what just happened there?!!! I thought he was watching over her. Anyways that aside......

The piggyback confession was what finally broke me — she seemed so small and so childlike when she asked Dan why he didn’t like her.

Yeon Seo broke me 😭😭😭😭😭😭 We know she is someone who doesn’t speak her mind. She had shut her feelings off for such a long time, but there she is! Wearing her heart on her sleeve, being so vulnerable to Dan.

“Why don’t you like me?”

I keep remembering that time in ep 1 during her speech at Fantasia’s 20th. She said all her life was dedicated to ballet. She had never fallen in love; she didn’t know the world outside ballet. And then that world she only knew was taken away from her.

Dan came into her life when she was at the lowest - her most beloved ahjusshi gone and her feet not moving the way she wanted to, the way a ballerina would move her feet.

That one time she finally let her guard down and love somebody, it isn’t reciprocated. You might think she is shallow-minded for wondering why Dan doesn’t like her back and being snarky at him when he told her no, but it made me actually love her more. We know she is someone who doesn’t have a lot of positive feelings within her. She doesn’t know about love too well nor how to act on it when it wasn’t reciprocated. All her life, well maybe at least the time her parents passed on and/or she went blind, she was spiteful to everyone. She’s been always on a look out who is next to attack her. She already said she didn’t like love, she wasn’t comfortable receiving love, it makes her weak.

That one time she finally did love somebody, it didn’t go too well. It made her sick to the bone, she resorted to taking pills. I can’t completely hate her when I know what she went though. Her reaction to rejection aligns to her frantic personality. And you have to admit, it’s hard to pin for someone who doesn’t love you back. I don’t see the logic in staying friends with someone you fell in love with either - don’t be a masochist.

Anyways Yeon Seo is a goner. She’s fallen for him. And I love that she doesn’t beat around the bush by the end of this episode about how much her heart breaks by his rejection.

I still don't feel sympathetic towards KW. He's so selfish. I feel sorry for Seol Hee though. Right now, I'm most curious on how, where, why she's connected to Yeon Seo.

But was he suicidal? I think he was running away from something or someone. I also think that he might have been trying to hide. If he slipped and fell...
Poor Dan.

Also, nothing to do with the plot, but I just wanted to take two seconds to show appreciation for the work of all the ballet dancers in the company, particularly Ni Na and the lady who did Don Q. I'm a sucker for shows who actually hire dancers to play dancers, so just wanted to say, all that professionalism in the background makes me very happy.

I thought it was just me that got bored with this episode. All ya'll have validated my feelings!

This god is so mean and petty.

"Seeing the black and white angels make their dramatic K-Pop MV-like entrance? Also hard to watch, in a bad way."

- Lol, the fact that I was too distracted by other issues with the show that I didn't even think to criticize this ridiculousness and the whole execution via sparkly gun is not a great sign.

Despite all that, this episode I finally felt completely in-sync with the feelings between the leads. I've loved their relationship, but felt we got a bit of build-up lost before. I'm also invested in finding out Dan's backstory still so hopefully that will hit the right notes for me.

Hmmmm.
In Episode One when Yeon Seo first meets Dan, she rants to him about about what a fat lot of good God is, how God never listens, because she prayed when her father died and when she lost her eyesight but got no response.
I still wonder if they will ever expand on that. Will Dan have an answer to Heaven's apparent "cruelty", and the World's cruelty? Or will he turn against his order also because he sees it as unjust? How will they handle that I wonder...

Soooo is Kang- woo following them around listening to private conversations? That is so wrong talk about line crossing. I was glad to see Someone can think of something other than Fantasia. Why does her dancing have to be as their Prima ballerina. If the aunt wasnt such a terrible selfish person I'm sure she could have kept her seat as the head of the company, in trust for her niece. How dumb.

I've got next to no sympathy for KW. Up until now there's not a single hint or clues as to whether KW knows Dan isn't human. We know that Dan will survive that fall but KW doesn't. So that means he almost killed (in his knowledge) a normal human being for his obsession with his dead gf's doppelganger.

Okay, aside from all the bad points from this ep (I didn't even write anything in my iNotes about it! I usually do, but not this time), SHS's acting during the boat scene was both impressive and terrifying.

it's really just so sad seeing yeon seo cry out for love lol. it's like she feels like she's been abandoned, and the first time she actually starts to feel something for someone, that person doesn't like her back. and she feels like she needs to be independent, cant trust people, and needs to survive all on her own (that scene at the pharmacy was truly heartbreaking).

and it's just sad because dan feels the same way, but hasn't really come to terms with it or can admit it. i'm looking past the crazy villains and the stuff that doesn't make sense, but underneath it all, it is and has always been yeon seo and dan's story that has me attached and yearning for more lol

These comments are giving me life. Y'all are too funny! Love it!

This episode definitely did feel off, so hopefully it was just the writer getting a load of evil relatives, business politics, and absurd divine retribution off their chest and things will pick up again in the next episodes. Wishful thinking maybe lol. I'm in this mostly for Yeon Seo and Dan and as far as they're concerned the show has yet to disappoint. The ending (until KW showed up) was moving as usual and Shin Hye-sun might have made me tear up every episode.

I'm really having trouble sympathizing with Kang Woo. I feel bad for his situation for sure, but his temper and possessiveness have me wanting him to find peace so that he'll finally just leave everyone else alone.

I didn't read all comments yet so I don't know if I'm repeating someone's thought but this sentence strike me "How did he go from a possibly suicidal child to an angel?"

We saw marks of physical abuse on his body when child and that he was running because he was chased by someone so he wanted to hide but fell down instead and it's not like in other dramas where people find strength to pull themselves up with some miracle from slippery cliff, but finally some realism to it.

“Yeon-seo finishes her routine, but when she turns to face Kang-woo, all he sees is his smiling lover. Overcome with emotion, he brings her into a tight embrace. And when they separate, a tear falls down his face./ Kang-woo tells her that he’d been going through a deep, dark tunnel for so long, and he never thought he’d could get out. But now he’s finally found the end of the tunnel. He gets down on one knee, holding her hand, and asks her to be his Giselle.“

- if that isn’t signs of blurred lines beginning to appear, I dunno what is

“The next day, Dan happily skips into driving school to get his license (pwahaha). However, his excitement disappears when he realizes that his driving instructor is Hoo in another one of his disguises. The two bicker incessantly as Dan struggles throughout his test.”

- little comedic moments like these when the fantasy aspect collide with the more human side are some of my faves, in general, for fantasy-meets-real-life dramas such as this one

“She’s surprised to see that Dan has obtained his license, but Kang-woo insists that it would be better to take his car — for safety reasons. Though Dan was eager to drive her, he can’t say that Kang-woo is wrong.“

-shots fired 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The aspect of “the one I love is dead because of me but I can never die and be with her” reminds me of the ending of the Chinese fantasy wuxia drama “Journey Of Flower” 😂😂😂

First of all.. this episode was not up to THAT level.. its not bad but as compared to episodes 1-4, i felt like there were a lot of things off..
First scene , both of them were seeing someone else..
KW was seeing his lover. he hugs Matil and talkes to Matil.
And Dan too was seeing something else.. like yeah it was technically her and everything but still i found this really fascinating.
Dan was abused and she and him are related in someway.. im dying to see that thing explored..
KW is really annoying me. Matil is gone why are u trying to ruin the life and relationship of two people. why must they be caught in his personal turmoil. He wants LYS to be on the top and he can very much help her get there.. but the thing is.. she is suffering. and she has no one who could see that and help her. ive noticed that KW doesnt give her much in the way of comfort. Dan on the other hand notices this all and truly cares for her.
And hey.. sometimes u just need someone to tell u thats it okay to give up. its comforting if there is someone who doesnt are about ur accomplishment and just understands and wants u to be happy. even if u dont take that option. Ive had that when i needed it the most and I could see LYS was touched at this.
KW is annoying me now. has that guy heard about personal space?
Who is he to order Dan. And that idiot Dan just listens to him.
Moving on o the adorable silly idiotic angel.. is that guy says considerate things and always comes to save her and care for her.. then why wouldn't she fall for him?
And lastly.. at the end when Dan laughed and said "Im in trouble".. that is the moment he really realizes what situation he is in and its .. idk.. i think it makes seem more serious about this whole ordeal.
And also im dying from seeing preview.. she tells the directors.. i think its the sponsors that she would make them like her.. and then KW calling him Angel.. AAh.
okay im done

Thanks @sailorjumun

I just have to put this out here first and then I'll be set to do my regular stuff ...

To an extent, I may quietly accept errors in what is portrayed as (ostensibly) Catholic beliefs, if they are relatively minor, but not when these errors start confusing and giving an erroneous view of God. (An interesting thing I found out is that an angel is not what one is but what one does … what one is, is spirit. Being an 'angel', like being a 'teacher' is an office [the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group].)

" What is the purpose of the angels? The purpose of all of the angels is to serve God, praise God, worship God, and pray to God. In the process of serving God, they also protect us, pray for us, inspire us, encourage us, and guide us during our journey on Earth." - http://www.catholic365.com/article/2043/the-catholic-teachings-on-the-angels-part-1-the-angels.html

One of the more minor errors that I can overlook is that children die and become angels. Well, no, angels are not dead humans given a lease of life and a' chance at heaven by fulfilling missions. Humans have their lives on earth for that. Angels are spiritual beings created by God for service. While angels can be called Saint 'their name', they are not the same as those who die, who then may become saints themselves. The latter saints are not given the office of angels.

Angels know each other. But in this drama's logic, they do not. Our drama angels also have insufficient information about each other which they seem to gather from rumours/hearsay.

Sunbae Angel Hu is doing a great disservice by his threats and warnings. It could just be lazy writing to get the characters to do stuff to suit the 'tale' or Hu is written as a very misinformed angel and a very lacking mentor. In actual fact, angels probably do not need mentors as they have direct access to God. Anyway, after we see that he says one thing but it does not happen, we should know to take what he 'believes' or says with large doses of salt.

Hu's mistake/misdirection about punishment by being dissipated into nothing: Catholic belief is that even the most wicked angel was allowed to continue to exist after gross disobedience and rejection of God. Lucifer was an angel who chose his own way and battled the good angels until he was cast into Hell. He's still around. Angel Dan should know this much, but he seems to be a total novice (again no such thing in actuality) and totally dependent on undependable sunbae.

Thanks for a great recap!

I didn’t feel this episode was much weaker—the aunt stuff has been one-note all along, so I was just like ‘oh no more of this.’

Yeon Soo is amazing always. Last episode her distraught face before she asked him if he liked her! She’s the Tsundere Hero type, modulated in certain ways as she’s a girl... but it was only in this episode I understood that she has a certain trait this kind of hero has - her ferocious focus on the (sweet natured, candy-heroine-type, not glam love interest! Shades of Boys over Flowers.) Iron-willed Yeon Soo is begging for drugs to get over the pain of her artless object of affection not loving her! She has a jealous fit over him calling another lady nice! She doesn’t care about the social status or that he can’t drive, she 100% knew he was behind the beach scene, she thinks he’s a huge wings wearing sex freak and she’s SO IN. He can wear the wings if he’ll just promise to love her foreeeeever.

When I saw the two beings, I immediately thought of 牛头马面. They are the underworld demons of Chinese mythology responsible for bringing souls to their afterlife.

The writer is obviously not a Christian but borrows ideas and concepts from Christianity and mythologies. The result is a controversial and unreasonable god. I wouldn't bother to use theology to make sense of what's happening in this drama or predict the outcome.

Evil Aunt and daughter are so exhausting to watch. Is there a need for such caricatures? I would think that keeping the foundation going and dancing again after a hiatus of 3 years are already insurmountable challenges. Rather than these two, I'd prefer the story to focus more on Ni Na. I'm sure the unforgiving world of ballet and competitiveness of prima ballerinas are enough.

Shin Hye Sun is the beyond words. I was mortified and amazed at the same time watching YS go bats*** on the ship. There has been comments about L not matching SHS's level and I won't argue that he is but this is really his finest performance yet. He does better than some actors out there who rely on exaggerated or forced expressions to express hurt and pain. I can truly feel for Dan and his wretched state.

I found it quite weird that they dropped KW backstory so soon. I thought we would be left guessing for a bit more.
He is obsessed with YS only because she looks like his past lover and is a ballerina. Giselle is quite fitting in this case.
Reg what the boss angel said: KW confused his feelings for love and that is one reason why he was punished for turning his back on god? Did I get that right?
Does this mean that if Dan really does love YS but is willing to give up his relationship with her to follow god, he will be rewarded with a human life?

What keeps me compelled to watch this drama while ignoring (well, not ignoring but more noticing and accepting) its flaws is my trust in the writer. Which sounds really puzzling considering I ditched Lucky Romance at like the 2nd episode. But the first few episodes of this drama really got me feeling all sorts of emotions and it kind of just made me feel like there was something special about the drama. I especially love all the allusions and references towards ballet (Swan Lake and Giselle) and the Bible as well. For some reason, I've never really took this drama as a show about characters and their lives (although I am deeply invested in all of the characters), but from the start I've thought of it as an allegory or metaphor of some sort with the characters serving to portray this deeper meaning. I'm still unsure what message and meaning the writer is trying to convey; I feel like it's exterior is sort of being peeled back each episode but it's still hazy and messy. I hope the writer will be able to present it nicely to us by the time the drama ends, but for now I'll just enjoy the ride that the emotionally complex characters have been giving me.

I have just forced myself and finished the episode. Forced. For the first time. And I agree with every.word.you.said, SailorJumun!! Exactly my thoughts!

My theory has changed on the young boy on the beach with young YS. It is now more probable that the boy was not Dan but KW, a year removed from losing his ballerina. We have seen that high level angels can change their appearance at will, so KW may have been given a mission to give Matil's dream (spirit) to another ballerina, YS, who was afraid and unsure of herself.

I think then the writer is folding the story back onto itself. KW crossing the line with Matil violated his mission with tragic results. KW is upset that Dan is is repeating KW's behavior/mistake with his relationship with YS.

I hope more back story about the aunt and her family will be revealed. There has to be something between YS's parents and them years back. I Al sob want to know what's past of instructor Elena (she probably will be the one to tell the secrets).

While I adored the casting for this drama, I'm starting to see the cracks seep through, which i was really afraid of paying attention.

The very first thing that I'm still not grasping well is the whole deity persona coming into play with the show. It's like a mish-mash of all religions that honestly, the explanation of angels existing still confuses me, but it seems that this said higher power in their world is sitting on a gray area, since it doesn't really explicitly mention Christianity nor Jesus, and the practices with Buddhism is depicted as somewhat a acceptable way of communicating with the "God" they put their faith into.

The revelation of Kangwoo's origin story, is an addition to my confusion, with the angels who came to dispose of him after he resolved of becoming human, leaving his Angel duties, and yet god doesn't seem to care about turning him into dust after Seol Hee's death, followed by his multiple attempts of dying but he ain't dying, when it's been a recurring reminder from Angel Hoo that Dan will turn to dust if he fails to carry out his purpose, so didn't Kangwoo fail as well? and how come he's not snapped into dust as it was said- and speaking of Angel Hoo, his identity still a mystery. This just makes it clear there's a lot of things to explore there. I don't necessarily think it's a plot hole though.

Another is with Yeon-Seo's sudden 180 degree personality shift with a piece of grape that was drugged. I personally find this comical and unnecessary but props to Hye-sun's acting, it was done quite well. Her Aunt and Luna were really annoying with their behavior still if it weren't for Nina whom I surprisingly appreciate despite how naive she appears.

It's been a while since I got hooked into a drama. :) all in all proud of L's evolution with his acting skills. he came a long way.

I'm loving Shin Hye Sun duality being the lover and YS. Same face but totally different mannerisms and character. When she acts as the lover, I didn't even think about YS, vise versa. I'm glad SHY is cast as YS.

BUT....This episode gives me whiplash tbh.
Dan and YS scenes are still great but there are too many cartoonish characters popping in this episode. wth with black and white angels carrying a gun? A.GUN. Really show? That incredulous laugh I make during that scene, even my cat was shocked. smh

KW also starts to annoy me tbh. I mean, sure, I felt bad for his dead lover but he is not even being subtle with his own goal. Him getting angry at Dan, I mean, are you sure that kind of action you suppose to be doing? Think about it, Dan actually the one who can help YS and in the end help him fulfilling his desire.... As a director, strategic thinking doesn't seem to be his trait.

Aunt and cousin are just being cartoonish, like always. The perverted japanese investor's subplot? whatever... They can make her go crazy even without that plot tbh. (or is the writer's way of referencing to the real-life case that is going on rn now?)

I didn't particularly mind this episode. Her little dance before the piggyback and the piggyback scene itself was so good!
Seeing her so vulnerable and Dan so effected gah!! My heart