I knew it! I knew it! "...what I’m really expecting is the shocking realization that Young-jae and San-hyuk’s individual traumas are connected in a fateful past encounter that happened… in the forest." That is totally what I am expecting! Yes, sad to say, when I have nothing else to do, I ff through this to see what's happening, and am looking forward, if nothing else, to finding out I'm right!

There's still no magic tree house and no river of life *sad face*.

Anyways, the cohabitation thing reminds me of 'Hotaru no Hikari'. Imo, that was cohabitation hijinks done right and was so fun. Hotaru was relatable, fancy at work and sweatpants lady at home. Hahahaha

Honestly, the aegyo was insane and ridiculous and out of character and actually hilarious but apart from that tasty side this was just more boring trope salad.
I'm sorry, my Forest friends, I won't be around to see what your Secret in the Forest is. I'll just read your very funny weecaps.

Mountain Movement posted a little video on IG of PHJ repeatedly sticking his fingers in her eyes in a boink-ish manner. It completely terrified me and I can't decide if I feel sorrier for him or her that they had to do that. Anyhoo, did that happen in this ep?

"..Being mature adults..".

Are watching the same show?

Giggling at @missvictrix's snarky weecap.

Well. Just when I thought I could actually tolerate this drama, they had to end with a what-the-heck blood-splattered ridiculous scene. I am not happy. Yes, Oppa. I am talking to you.

Oppa, please stop with the cute. I can't take it anymore. I feel sick.

Oppa, you looked really good in that long towel. And that preening scene in front of the mirror. You have a very nice torso, Oppa. It's a bit pale, but @azzo1 says she's going to tan you up properly. So, I'm hopeful I get to see you all tanned next week, Oppa.

Oppa, I love it when you do the icy Oppa act. You do cold, mean jerk so beautifully. But you're changing, Oppa. You've got your hair down, and you're nagging her about cereal and meat, and I guess you're falling in love with her. You do tend to fall in love easily, Oppa. Though this time, it's more credible than M2M. You were a sappy, crying mess there, Oppa. So not you. No offence, Oppa. I love you, but I don't believe in sugar-coating, Oppa. So, no crying here, Oppa, you hear? Get a grip. You are Oppa. Oppa is cool. Oppa doesn't cry. Oppa just stares into the dark. Maybe, a gleam of tears. Like Yoo Jung in Cheese. You were perfect there, Oppa. You were in pristine Oppa form. Why can't I find that Oppa anymore? What happened to that Oppa?

Oppa, you look beautiful standing in the mist. Misty Oppa brings out all kinds of softness in me. It makes my heart melt, honestly. And the lake as backdrop with that song playing and you frowning...ah, I swoon. Maybe you could try Rainy Oppa next? Like dash out into the rain and kiss her or something. Just remember. No. Crying.

Oppa, I don't really care about the air rescue plot. I did gasp when your fire hand appeared. I had almost forgotten about it.

Not liking the show, Oppa. Tolerating it for you. And for my committment to the Oppa Law.

God I can't remember the last time I was this annoyed with a show. Maybe while watching Abyss?

Even if I ignore the awful aegyo, I can't get over how immature and just plain dumb everyone is. Why are they all so bad at their day jobs? Why do they argue like 10 year olds? Why are the 2nd ML and FL sooo annoying?

PHJ I like you but I don't know if I like you this much - the towel and the mist will probably make me come back but you're on wafer thin ice my friend 😠

The only reason I am watching this show of oppa is because I am trying to find the correct FF speed to watch this show on, I have been trying to fine tune between 1.6x-2x. I am enjoying this show mostly at speed of 1.8×

I did not like Avatar either.

The most entertaining moments of this week’s episodes were: San-hyuk deciding to rescue Young-jae at the big Seoul reception – by announcing that they are engaged. Etc. It was the first time that I actually thought that there was some hope for him as a human being. (2) Young-jae being taken along on police car chase by her high school frenemy Oh Bo-mi (which results in San-hyuk’s cohort needing to be rescues.

I was truly annoyed that Young-jae could even be in the OR for the operation (did a second faster chopper pick her up and take her there so she could do this?)- that was ludicrous. Even more ludicrous was drop kicking that boulder- in real life trying to do that would have resulted in a severely crushed foot- this is simple physics guys.

At this point the only characters that I like are the forest itself and Oh Bo-mi, our determined law officer. She may indeed by annoying at times but only because she is determined to set things right. She has integrity and honesty. If the writers are smart they will conjure up a really stormy secondary romance between her and Choi Chang- it would have to be stormy because of Chang’s father. A tough but natural conflict situation. Sadly, I fear that the writers may miss that boat.

As I see it the actors in this show (including the Forest) are trying but the writers are not. Once again we have Kdrama writers who needed an editor- even more than in, for instance, ANGEL’S LAST MISSION which also had fundamental flaws of logic. The difference is that ANGEL’S LAST MISSION had the outstanding talent and extra-ordinary skill of Shin Hye-sun who could pull off a miracle performance to make the show work and even be good despite the logic flaws and inconsistencies in the writing. It is absolutely unfair to ask that our actors perform at that same level- lets face it, only Shin Hye-sun is capable of that kind of brilliant performance.

🤣🤣🤣 i like this thread a lot. I miss the snark. 😎 so based on all your comments I think I am better off reading the weecaps. 😁

@yn00na asks a Very Important Question.

@leetennant @msrabbit @ndlessjoie @windsun33 @katakwasabi @maybemaknae @hebang @oppafangirl @azzo1

What happens if you break the Oppa Law?

There are CONSEQUENCES.

1. You start to sweat when you see Oppa's face in random posts.

2. You feel very, very bad.

3. You hear someone crying, I AM SORRY, OPPA. I AM SO, SO SORRY.

4. You realise that cry is coming from YOU.

5. You try to sleep. But when you close your eyes, you see Oppa looking sadly at you.

6. Sometimes, Oppa mouths words to you. I AM SO SAD. In Korean. In English. On weekends, he mouths in French.

7. You see Oppa everywhere. In the kitchen, sniffing
coffee. At the bbq grill, roasting chicken with his fire hands. In the shower, wrapped in a long, long towel.

8. So you give up. Click on Forest. Surrender to Oppa. Finger ready on the FF button.

Could it be that the writer has a sense of humor? Because SH caused a power outage with his PPL massage chair..... That, at least, was funny.

Thank you for the recap @missvictrix.
As much as I loved reading your comments, I don't think I can continue watching this show.

This show is the best sleep aid. A half episode on the night you are tossing and turning will put you in deep sleep. Added advantage is more you use it less doses are needed. Now a days I fall asleep as soon as I think about pressing play button (The reason I have not watched remaining half episode 8).

Thank you show for being my sleep aid and sorry for disclosing your secret.

Aegyo oppa is terrifying. And it looks like he's adamant to embarass Young Jae whenever he can. His aegyo is so over the top, the way he walks to YJ is like a horror movie scene 😅.

I got confused at the end of ep 8. I thought the hospital scene was a flashback. But seems like its not as Sang Hyuk was there to help Young Jae after her breakdown.