In some ways this episode was the hardest for me. It is great that Chan-hyuk and and Eun-hee are finally dating- progress at last. But the destructive behavior of the two parents really got to me.

Ji-woo needed them and his parents insisted that what was wrong here was that they had been disrespected. This was the worst moment possible to be bringing that up. It shows a total lack of empathy. Parents are supposed to act responsively towards their children- not switch places with them and ask them to act like the parent: Which is really what Jin-sook did here with our already distraught maknae. Later on, when he has had a chance to recover there will be a moment for pointing out the many things he got wrong - like not sharing before hand the nature of his 'relationship' with his 'girlfriend'. If not with his parents at least his siblings- I can guarantee that Eun-joo would have been all over this situation and would have saved him from at least the financial part of this disaster.

At least we have some hope for Eun-joo. Min-hee makes her smile- and even laugh. He is there for her. The timing is not right for anything beyond friendship at this moment but I agree with Quirkycase that it would be good if in time she were to end up as part of Min-hee's family.

I actually thought the drama would go with Maknae finding out that Jin-sook almost decided to not have him as the final angst. But they went with this, which is realistic but felt flat. I know what he did was wrong in a lot of ways but I felt like the parents forgot that they contributed to their kids growth. The kids not having to think what a family is and not communicating to each other was the result of their parents problem. Mom never questioned or even reprimanded EH for not contacting EJ throughout those years, she’s the mother, she has the right to ask. EJ thought mom almost committed suicide together at a young age, though mom cleared that up, it was only recent. So to put the blame solely on them felt unfair.

Eun-joo~~! That amused smile/laughter when she was with MW was everything! Big Noona can certainly smile!!

Chan-hyuk and Eun-hee, oh you two! It took 15 eps but all that matters is you’re both on the same page.

Bless you Quirycase for being so quick with your awesome recaps. Wow, does this family overreact much?!? Yikes! "From "I live for my family" to "Get out". I think I have emotional whiplash from these parents and I wouldn't blame the kids from suffering from it too. And was that a true grin from Eun-Joo? Her interaction with Min-woo is gold.

ACKKK I JUST LOVE THIS DRAMA SO MUCH!
And honestly I'm not even mad at those fake-outs lmao

First things first, perhaps Eunjoo had only smiled for 2 or 3 times for 14 Episodes that those huge and wide smile because of Minwoo's mom is so amusing??? I didn't realize that until this episode how miserable having to not show her feeling freely up til this recent when her problems attacking her nonstop, Eunhee helping her, and finally she realize not showing her feeling is probably not the right answer. I just love how smiley and relaxing she is right now.

Jiwoo and his entire hijinks first felt like an unnecessary last minute problem, but thinking about it, we have been saying Jiwoo needs a hug for the last few episodes. This felt like him having been resisting all those years subtly being everyone's punching bag and mediator. Then he met someone who offers her a free life, it's not confusing at all that he took it. Although, yes he is TOO naive. We were shocked because we kept in the dark about it until few minutes of last episode, but we had been hinted at his girlfriend and his money saving self right from the start, that means he had been planning since then, even probably much longer. He IS naive, he IS in the wrongs, but like how his noonas felt the minute he came back with those dark circles (and am i imagining it but he also looks thinner somehow???) I just can't help but wants to hug this sad puppy. Also how cute that he bought matching necklaces?

Last but probably the most important is... that last confrontation (intervention?). Every little minute from the moment Eunhee came in and sense the tense up to the end of this episode, it felt so private that I don't think I should be there watching THEIR family meeting. In a way, I don't know if it's because I can somehow relate to its similar experience, but it's so hard to watch........

But like how @quirkycase mentioned, yes, the sibling had their hand on these family mess but they didn't tell every little thing to their parent to make sure their parents don't need to think about their problems. Also.... them doing all that probably started because how unhealthy their family interactions were, starting with their parent's. Eunjoo shutting her emotion starting far back to having to watch and perceive that her mother tried to poison her as a child (it's a false perception but the truth isn't any better, it wasn't her Jinsook tried to poison, it's unborn Jiwoo). For the same horrifying childhood event Eunhee started to appease to everyone, starting with their mother because she THOUGHT she was not favored, she doesn't mean as much and that continued all the way throughout her life. Jiwoo didn't even born into a harmonious family, he felt like he HAD to mediate everyone so that the family can be kept together when it wasn't even his responsibility. It wasn't even that long since the parents started talking again. Yes, Jinsook was hurt in so many ways, but it...

Thanks for the fast recap, Quirkycasae!

Oh! I am so over these parents. I hought there was hope in the beginning of the episode when Ms. Sook finally admitted that she had pruposely hung onto her unhappy situation and had in fact acted in a way to continue it. All through this drama I have felt that she has been playing the "woo is me" martyr card so heavily and no one calls her on it. Don't get me wrong, she got dealt a really tough hand, but her way of dealing with things was so focused on hwow hard done by she was, rather than trying to find the joy in the situation she found. And then that ouburst at the kids, so self-serving! Where does she think they learned that behavior?
We've seen zero evidence that she ever did anything to encourage actual communication from or between the siblings. I mean Sang Shik, he just reacts with his emotions first. That's been pretty consistent, so his outburst didn't really surprise me. I feel that he'll get past it quickly, but she really just poured a whole gravy boat of guilt and long held resentment over all three.
Maknae definitely screwed up, they all have every right to be angry and hurt, but the parents are the only ones who didn't ask WHY he did it.
On the bright side, as others have mentioned seeing Eun Ju smile gives me hope that she could maybe learn to be less phlegmatic and abrasive. And Eun Hui couldn't be cuter with Chan Hyeok. He knows what he is getting with this family and he seems to be all in for it, so ready for some adult communication and healthy functioning from those two!

I am gonna have to disagree with the assessment here. Jin Sook and Sang Shik have been aware of their failings, shortcomings of parenting for most of the drama. Hence, they never called the kids out on their behavior. Eun Joo, Eun Her not speaking, Eun Joo and her whole mean attitude for most part of the drama, they put up with it out of guilt. They shouldn't have to...Maknae's mistake was obviously too much. What if Sang Shik had died while he ran off with that girl. He didn't do the right thing. It was the final straw that broke both mom and dad. Jin Sook and Sang Shik are humans. They are not robots. I think frankly its healthy that Jin Sook spoke up. The kids are adult. Its time they act like that, there is a point past which you can't blame others for your mistakes. This was that point of no return. So, instead of bottling it up, for this particular family, veing honest about feelings perhaps is the best thing that could have happened. Chan Hyuk is too nice. Ji Woo needed to be fired. Loved Min Woo. I could see a whole show where Kwon Yul eorms his way into Eun Joo's heavily gaurded heart. His family dynamic and brightness is exactly what she needs. Yayy for Chan Hyuk and Eun Hee too.

Thanks for another fun,thoughtful recap @quirkycase. I also gasped out loud when EJ laughed.😂
Really loved the progression on EJ-EH relationship. These sisters have always reached for each other first at their time of need but could never quiet speak the same language. Thanks to the turmoil and constant crisis mode they have been on, they have finally learned to be there for each other without getting side tracked by their fundamental differences. And I love that they were able to do that without changing their individual core traits. Esp. EJ, she still maintains her straight shooter,cool headed persona but is learning to temper her words and be more accepting of other's world views. EH also has retained her sunny,open nature but is now being more open about her insecurities and has really gotten better at valuing herself.
The parents too -- I was apprehensive of them shoehorning some sort of resolution but their journey of clearing up years worth of misunderstandings and bad faith has felt authentic so far. I did appreciate JS resisting SS idealising her and spoke of her own flaws and honest thoughts during those hard years. Sure there's plenty of work that they have to do but what with their newly discovered honesty mode ,I have faith these two will not allow their autumn years to go to waste.

I think there will be some major truth telling in episode 16. It's as @quirkycase says, the siblings are now being honest with each other and the parents are also, but the parents have to face up to the ways their willful misunderstandings and mutual bitterness have impacted their children. There also needs to be some respect for each other's truth and a realisation that you can never assume you know those closest to you. I liked it when Chan-hyuk (I think) said that in families we can hurt each other the most and can forgive most quickly (something along those lines). All up it's been a deep exploration of "knowing" those you love, especially family. Amazing stuff.

Well, secrets and assumptions to the very end--what is a family?  It's a foundation to build lives on.  Sometimes the lives don't turn out so well, and other times they turn out beautifully, but they can't survive when there are secrets and assumptions used as mortar.  I"m watching three Kdramas right now about dysfunctional families: "My Unfamiliar Family", "Brilliant Heritage", and "Once Again," and I rank them in that order when it comes to how much I like them.  It's funny that the parent/parents in the three families tend to jump to conclusions without much discussion of the facts.  Two of the overachievers in the three families are daughters that have suffered miscarriages, and the third overachiever is a son that is a single father.  The youngest child, in each of the families, knows almost nothing about the world--such naivety.  Divorce figures into the angst in all three families,  Two of the families are middle class, and one is wealthy.  In each family there is much yelling and hitting--in two of them there's lots of drinking.  The mothers are the dragons in the mix, except for "Brilliant Heritage," where the father is the ogre.  After watching these dramas it's a wonder any of them know what a family is.

Thank you, @quirkycase for the recap! Yes, I agree that the parents also made a lot of mistakes which made the children feel they don't have a happy family. Speaking as a mother, I think they should also rethink the actions they have shown their children.

Thanks for the speedy recap, @quirkycase! I'm coming later to this show, having binged the first 14 episodes over the course of last week - the recaps and discussions helped a lot while I excitedly waited for this week's last two.

You guys, Eun-joo smiles! She LAUGHS! Watching her slowly thaw throughout the show has quietly lovely, but this was dazzling. I'm so happy that life put Min-woo in her path. I also like that, while he's jovial and gregarious, he's no push-over. She needs that counterbalance, too, in a friend, ally or whatever he ends up being.

I felt really, really bad for Ji-woo, and I felt bad that everyone was so tough on him. Ji-woo was cast in the role of Family Golden Child, whether or not he liked it. Sweet and loving, never making trouble - that's a heavy burden to to carry in a family. And because he was never a "problem," he got ignored an awful lot. About halfway through the show, I remember thinking that he must be lonely. I'm not surprised that he wanted to cash it all in and start someplace new. There may even have been a part of him that thought no one would really notice he was gone, because it's not like they paid much attention to him anyway.

I had a really hard time with the last scene. The parents spend basically their entire marriage openly being crappy to each other and modeling to perfection how to keep secrets and NOT communicate, and then Mom turns around and berates her kids for...keeping secrets and not communicating? Wow, no thanks. My reaction may also be partly due to the fact that I'm strongly identifying in my role as a daughter and sister when I watch this show, so I'm clearly filtering everything that happens through that lens. As my family's Eun-joo (minus the marriage debacle), I would have felt myself turning to ice had I been in that room.

I'm not sure to understand the mother. The last conversation was really unfair with Eun Joo. A divorce is not something that your parents can judge, it's not like the divorcee was happy to fail his/her marriage in the first place. The mother didn't show a lot of empathy pushing Eun Jo to have kids when she already misscarriaged and suffered for trying. She made the divorce about her when it's not. Why Taehyung should be an ennemy when Eun Joo has no issue with him?
For Eun Hee, she's the mother, she was the one who could talk to her daughters to understand the situation and help them to talk to each other. But she didn't. And for Ji Woo, he was completely wrong to leave without a word but was it really surprising that he wanted to leave his home when both parents realized how toxic they were with each other?
All the family has a communication issue but it's the big part because of the parents.

I love to see Eun Joo more relaxed with people around her, like Eun Hee, Ji Woo and Min Woo. She's still the same but she's trying to understand the other people and not judge them directly.

Aaaaah EH and CH! Finally! They're so cute together! I love their relationship, they understand, care and know about each other. There is no reason they don't date because they have feelings too!

It's hard to talk about the final scene without talking about ep 16. I think it was less an organic outcome of this family's past than a device to take them where the writer wanted them to go next ep. It's Jin-sook's excuse to start living for herself.

For me, there were three standout developments in this episode:
1. The car ride with MW, his hilarious mother, and EJ cracking up afterward in her own subdued way. I have no idea why MW likes her and puts up with her coldness, but she really needs someone like him in her life. I want to see more of this.
2. EH realizing how important CH is to her, that he is the person she can relax with and find comfort.
3. The sisters accepting JW back compassionately.

The cliffhanger tendency has led to some jarring moments, but has not spoiled this drama for me. I still want more of this family. They've come so far, and I'm rooting for them.

Chan Hyeok has basically signed up for the role of family counsellor and secret keeper, now and forever. I hope he realizes the consequences of his decision :p

OMG Min Woo's mom is my favorite character, where is that drama? Raspberry Jam indeed, plus her laughter was so infectious. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Also, I too was disappointed in Jin Sook. Her resentment had been festering and she took it out on the kids. She was planning on aborting the maknae, com on. Also although he should have told his parents, their reactions were over the top. Sometimes you just want to get away.

As for for Chan Hyuk and Eun Hee, they are Adorable😍

Family drama aside, I'm loving Min-woo and Eun-joo and as it was pointed out in the recap it would be awesome for Eun-joo to have warm and welcoming in-laws. Also maybe I'm being petty, but don't we deserve a kiss between Eun-hee and Chan-hyuk at this point? I mean come on she had two full make-out sessions with the guy who wasn't even endgame. We deserve the kiss after 15 episodes. We've earned it!

Min Woo's mother and the jam lol. It was great seeing EJ genuinely smile and laugh.

The parents didn't communicate with each other or their children and their kids clearly learned that behavior. I may have said "Oh please" at Jin Sook, but she's human, and I understand why Ji Woo's behavior was the tipping point. That letter had to hurt.

Ji Woo was SO naive. Looking back through the series, Ji Woo strikes me as a bit lonely, lost and floating through life; I can see how he fell for the scam. He probably deserved more consequences than just losing his money, but I'm glad EH and EJ were kind to him.

Yay for EH and CH! It took 15 episodes, but I have to say, for me, this was one of the best executions of friends to lovers I've seen.

So I was right and our poor maknae got scammed. My heart aches for him. No matter what his sisters, parents or friends can tell him, no one will be harder on him than himself. Maknae has grown up all of a sudden. It's happened to us all, maknaes. The minute you're not longer the little girl...

I didn't understand mum's reaction. Neither dad's. What's family to EH, EJ and JW... well, they had a hard time learning what it was from their parents, that's for sure. I can understand the disappointment, but then, they haven't been the best parents ever: look at all the mess their kids are at...

The crumpled paper which JS read and the letter which EH received had the same words but the way in which it was delivered gave 2 different meanings completely to me. JS read the letter which gave the impression that JW considered his family a burden. But the same words written in EH's letter came out as he didn't have the courage to live like how his dad did, supporting and raising 3 kids while doing such a tough and I'm assuming not a very well paying job. To me, the wording made a lot of difference. What he did was wrong no doubt. But I think mom was more angry because of the tone that the drafted letter carried. Maybe she needed to read EH's letter to know that JW wanted to be free, but didn't consider his family a burden. Of course this is just how I interpreted the whole thing.

Well, now I see that these kinds of things do happen in other families too (even in a TV series)..

I think Asians do have complicated cultures. I am not representing all Asian families and such, but I can see the duplicated version of these situations happening in my family. We didn't talk much. Our mother is a stay-at-home mom and always expected her family members (and everyone in the world) to behave the ways she thought were right for them. The thing was that we couldn't make her understand that such thinking was wrong and unnatural because she was too emotional she couldn't take any criticism. Ofc I didn't blame everything on her, but a lot of damage was done later on, and somehow it made her realize her mistakes (and even almost apologized to us.)

That helped me to understand that we really shouldn't sacrifice our lives for other people. It's not healthy to do so, because then you'll end up expecting all sorts of things from those people because you think you've done a great deal for them. Sometimes, it almost looks like some people can't just be happy by themselves. Expectations without even telling them what you expect are so burdensome.Those will drain all their energy because they'll always have to guess and tip-toe around you.

In all, I came to a conclusion that without proper trust in the other party, you'll never be able to communicate. The sad thing is that we are so afraid to be honest with people whom we love because of so many made-valid reasons. It's just go talk, and that's all.

Love, love, LOVE, the way Eun Hee and Chan Hyuk went from friends to lovers. At first, I wasn't excited about both of them being involved romantically. They just looked better to me as friends. But, I just love the way the writer built up their relationship. It just feels so pure, natural and organic, with no unnecessary time-outs, or unreasonable back and forth. This is i think among my amongst my favorite friends-to-lovers portrayal in my K-drama watching history.
Also, I was also hurt by maknae, and I would have been if I was Sook shi.