i'm on the cusp of dropping this show because the neverending misery is just too much. but there's only one week to go...

and what about young-min's education? are they ever going to find a school for him or is he going down the independent study route?

nonetheless, it was heartwarming seeing the gang gather for drinks and chocopie at young-woo's bar.

Lee Bo Young is STUNNING. Ji Sung is a lucky man lol. My goodness, she has such an elegant and graceful look to her. Fighting for her character to rise up again!!

This show become full of filler last couple of weeks. The young actors are doing amazing job but presents are pretty bored! I don't get what both are trying to do! They keep walking in their pretty clothes without any aim 😁 16 episodes too much. The story should wrapped up earlier. I don't understand tough. There would be a much better present day story then classic ancient drama tricks 😁

This is a very good example of how a show would have been fantastic with 10-12 episodes, but because we have to stick to the 16 episodes run we are all stuck in this misery with so many tropes that I feel tired (the whole scandal thing is a joke).
This is also the first week I'm almost FF through the episodes, because I could not bear so many tropes, so many stupid behaviors just because we have to feel the episodes. I was fine with all the tropes so far, but episode 13 was a torture with the demolition, the school mums throwing coffee to JiSoo because she damaged the reputation of the school (roll eyes...), the man recognizing her in a bus stop as she was the only scandal in the world, the mean ex-husband, the mean ex mother in law... Enough, please.
I'm really worried about Joon Seo. This kid is not the best kid ever (he's been bullying his school mates) but no wonder he's not good: his mum is selfish and obsessed with his dad (although it didn't stop her from asking to go to jail instead of her dad or having an affair because she was bored), and his grandfather is not a father figure, but someone who spits hate towards anyone who doesn't please him. Sincerely, my heart broke when the kid got into his grandad's office to ask for some comfort and the first thing he heard was: "do you want some money?" and then a speech about how he was going to destroy his dad. No wonder the kid has a mess in his head. His dad isn't helping him much, anyway.
And regarding the other kid, Young Min, just when I thought SeHoon had become a decent man, he confesses he doesn't want to have the kid with him but he only wants JiSoo to feel miserable, and clearly induces the attack to JaeHyun.
Well, next week everything ends, and I wish this drama would have shorten by 4 episodes and I would have remembered it with love.

I was curious about this show in the beginning, and I kind of stayed out of boredom, and a lack of alternatives for the slot. I'm now watching only for the year-end Bean, having hung around till now.

The four leads (older and younger versions) are all gorgeous to look at, so it helps as a distraction when they're on the screen. But honestly, I don't think much of their acting.

Some of the sidekicks are better than the main actors, but only just about. The problem is with the story. There's really hardly any story to tell, even though there was scope, with the labour union stuff, and the corporate/david-goliath fight, a lot of interesting things could have been done.

To compensate for the lack of story, there's plenty of shots wasted on just these folks sitting around in their rooms staring into blank space (I lost track of the minutes spent showing Ji-soo in her room looking at her TV, in her old apartment earlier, and in her new house now - they could have at least switched up the locations, to give us some variety). And so much slo-mo, argh... No. This show is not working.

First and foremost, thank you @missvictrix for recapping this show so quickly. I enjoy very much reading your POV of this drama. I'm with everyone that the misery part is taking up too much of the episodes (All of 14 to be exact) and not sure how it's going to be wrapped with only two remaining. But the actors are just such a joy to watch (personally, more of the older versions than the younger, but even the latter are enjoyable to watch). I think I'll be very sad if all do not get what they deserve. Comeuppance for the in-laws, ex-husband, wife (a little bit less, maybe, depending on how she is the next two episodes). And nothing but happiness for Ji-Soo, Jae-hyun and Young-min.

Just for the sake of finishing something I started, I continue to watch this drama but am really not enjoying it anymore and seriously contemplating to stop watching and just find out the ending via dramabeans . Our leads are just 2 selfish individuals who believes that they are not doing anything wrong just because they are in love and they are not having sex. I feel very sorry for their children. Although the writer wants us to root for them because Seo Kyung and Jisoo's ex are both awful people. I still feel uncomfortable watching an adulterous relationship.