I confess, I am finding Na-bi to be a questionable narrator. Ironically, for all the doubts she expresses about Jae-un's intentions, she is the one who seems to have no internal? emotional? backbone. She continuously waffles back and forth based on external cues like friends gossiping, etc.

If you like him, then like him; find the good in him and stick with him.

Is the drama following the webtoon? Jae-eon's wanting to change and date actually feels sincere. I feel so sorry for Do-hyuk every time he's smitten because Na-bi's going to break his heart. Even if she tries to get over Jae-eon, he will always be in her heart, and Do-hyuk would be a rebound, which is unfair to him. Like annoying hoobae Eun-han whom Na-bi was just forcing herself to like.

As someone who sleeps around, I really expected Bit-na to be cooler about their one-night stand, but she got jealous over Kyu-hyun's love life quick. He's a catch, so for his sake, I'm glad she's changed. My heart skipped twice today: when Kyu-hyun told Bit-na, "I think of you every night," and when Kyung-joon sunbae asked Min-young, "Do you want to stay at my house?"

Someone mentioned in another thread that maybe Na Bi is the villain here. This episode seemed to encourage that hypothesis. That being said the relationship was always going to end badly. It is one thing if they were just having sex, but they were not, they were playing house. They were playing house at night, but still house. So although Na Bi looks bad here, so does Ja eun. He picked her to play games with her and that backfired. Now they are in a situation where he actually likes her, but because of her insecurities she doesn't know how to handle her emotions. Now Do Hyuk need not be involved in this at, this sweet sweet man is going to have his heart crushed and I don't want that for him. That being said Na Bi is not required to like him, hopefully when she lets him down she does it gently, because that will show her character.

Wow! Love, love, love that Na Bi's claws came out, both with Jae Eun and Seol-a.

Also, I have to wonder, per some clues in Ep 5, whether Jae Eun is the 'butterfly flitting from flower to flower', or if he is the 'flower'. He keeps all these butterflies close by, and a butterfly landed on his hand and he did not release it, but instead blew it back into the aviary, and finally, in the studio one of the students told Na Bi that 'if Jae Eun comes to the workshop, everyone else will attend, too'. Is Jae Eun the flower that all these butterfly students are attracted to, or am I carrying this metaphor a bit too far?

I hollered at Nabi’s parting shot! That was a gooood one!

Like I always said Jeo Un could be a player but he has never lied to her or tried to cover his tracks. He draws the line like she says and that’s okay. I don’t understand why she is this angry though. Does she not remember she wiped another girls lipstick of his face before making out with him? Huh? *eyeroll*

That parting shot. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 meow. These girls really know how to get under each other's skin, and all over a boy. I laughed. I sighed.

I just wish Potato Boy had the same chemistry as Nabi did with Jae eon. Then it would seem that she settled with second best, which would be unfair to him. Also, did show have to make him gift Nabi with a lipstick when Jae eon gave her jewelry??

Is show making a statement that stability and boredom is better than excitement and chemistry? In this case, I would prefer that Nabi didn't end up with anyone... until she finds everything she wants in one man.

I too love Na bi with claws! It's great to see her using her voice. It gives me hope that she'll have her 'come to jesus' moment where she'll learn to see how her behaviors support people using/abusing her. It's so nice seeing women not take crap from anybody.
I too was hoping Sol was his sister-- I guess I was wishing we could avoid the jealous manipulative ex-girlfriend...oh well...
I have to say though--JE knows exactly what to do make a girl swoon. He's got a bag of tricks that's as good as certified. It just makes me sad that he's using his well-practiced & proven techniques to win her heart. I guess when you got it, and you know it works, use it. Maybe even more sad if he doesn't know any other way to be without using his skills.

Wow the PPL was extra strong this episode lol. I said this already but...God works hard, but PPL in dramas work harder. Lmaooo.

It seems we are getting glimmers of hope and Jae Eon may actually like Na Bi?? I hope we aren't reading too much into this like she is 😂. Director-nim, please answer our prayers and give us a happy ending. I know it would end up being so tropey if Na Bi is the one that changes Jae Eon, and they end up together, but I don't care. If it's with the right characters, I will welcome the tropes with open arms. 🤣🤣🤣

But please don't drag out this jealous ex-gf situation for too long. I knewww she was going to play that game. And she lied about throwing away her matching lighter.

The preview next week got me like 🤞 with Jae Eon going to find Na Bi. If he didn't like her, would he go that far (both literally and figuratively) and put in that much effort?

Sure, potato guy is cute, but...I really hope they do not switch the male lead on us a la Love Alarm. I think I have PTSD because of that drama now lol. Let Song Kang get the girl, damn it!!

Thoughts this week:
-Lost count of how many times our homeboy looks like Kim Min Jae throughout this episode. Yes, I miss him :P
-Class-rounds by profs during studio-hours gives me chills. It's oddly haunting instead of being nostalgic and sweet. Yes, I dreaded studios. Yes, my profs were more awful than this Piece of Work lady.
-Nabi's breakup speech was so cool! For the first moment, I felt she was honest to herself (usually she's only honest during her monologues). So YES, seeing her being level-headed and not being carried away by emotions... was refreshing and empowering to watch,
-SK does Sadboi faces pretty well :)
-Bit-Na is so petty, istg. But her and Kyu-Hyun are adorbs together!
-How does Nabi use 15 different kinds of Dyson attachments, but her hair looks the same, always? :O
-How does SK have a tiny face but a huge body and huge hands? :O
-Omygod, the department assigns seniors to work with juniors for their final projects? Omygod, why didn't we have this system in our college? we had to pretty much fight for and bribe the kids to work with us T_T
-Seriously, she specializes in clay sculptures, yet she chose METAL for her final project? How desperate are you woman? Get yourself a CLEAN break!
-The last line... omg! We stan a savage queen <3
-The ex-gf wasn't a snake in the webtoon. Nabi's line was uncalled for, and came off as super-bitchy there. Uh-oh, are they giving her a protagonist-halo? :O
-Wait.... are they also going with the cliched 'boy boy changes for good girl' route? Looks like it and I'll be so disappointed. Wish they pull an ultimate red-herring with this one. It'll be even sweeter if she finally gets to say F-O to Jae-Eon! <3
-I missed the indie-vibes this week. Wish they stuck to a 6-ep length TT

I want Na Bi and Jae Un to sit down, have some coffee ( they are Korean so most likely Americano) and then actually talk their heart out.
If Bit Na can change why can't Jae Un? Plus it seems he too gets used by others for his looks and popularity.
The only villian in this episode was Sol Ah. Did she leave him behind for an exchange programme? Did they actually started dating or was she just making it up?
Like that sculptures she made, it is upto our interpretation where things are work-in-progress or destruction. I like that Na Bi found her groove again and I hope she does not lose it again because of whatever.
Ha Do-Kwon's cameo was so fun. Lol. Man goes from polite to punch in no time.

This drama is doing a great job making me constantly switch alliances. I thought at first that Na-bi was a boring, nothing character. However, she can be dangerous in her own way. She knows how to get under people's skin (that line thrown at Seol-a was CRUEL in the best possible way) and I think she's playing more with Jae-eon than she realizes. Really, suddenly you're doing your final project with metal, interesting considering which artist we knows works with metal..... However, I don't dislike her. I think she is much more interesting than I expected. Her final art piece was telling. Is she crumbling or is she in the process of becoming who she wants to be?

Jae-eon clearly has some stuff going on that he doesn't want to share with others. He's a damaged boy, blah blah blah. How about a woman's doesn't fix him and he fixes himself? I also don't hate him but dude is just super immature and needs to take a look at his own behavior instead of just sleeping with girls or dating whoever that ex is from his past.

I'm currently on team Na-bi and Jae-eon ending up alone. We're getting great side romances, so I'm good with those. More Sol and Ji-wan please!!!!

Also, the HAIR! If anyone has watched, Fleabag, there's a line where
she proclaims that "Hair is everything" and the hair dresser responds, "If you want to change your life, change your life. This is just hair." I mean, who hasn't thought about changing their hair after a big life change? Even though it was annoying, dyson was an appropriate sponsor for this episode.

just here to send some appreciation to the jiwan x sol storyline. i want them to work out. jiwan cheering for sol after her presentation was the absolute cutest thing id seen all week!

They were both ridiculous this episode. Friends? As if.
Their relationship wasn't even close to friendship but neither knew how to deal with that break up so they both decided it was better to restart the game instead of calling it a tie.
Na-Bi had no reason to be petty to SA, she might be telling truth about everything she said.
Jae-Un was really manipulative offering to assist her work and feeding her those comments about wanting to change himself.
They are really not in this for the romance, it's a simple mind game and they are starting to involve other people in it.

Shots fiiiiired, Na-bi! Pew, pew!

Not much to add except that Kyu-hyun is smoking hot! Dang, I didn't see it at first due to the horrible beanie he always wore, but.... the steel exterior and gooey lovey-dovey insides plus beefcake arms? HELLOOOOO!

Also, the hair thing - so clever, so true, well said @missvictrix.

nabi clearly knew what she was getting into from the start but instead of like accepting where they're at, she keeps trying to push for more inside her head about where they really are and it just gets her hopes up and so she acts cold towards him. so YA in a way like many of you said, she's really the one who draws the lines in their relationship. but she really sucks at it too because of how much she gets in her head about them :/// also, i'm so curious as to what goes on in jaeon's head because its always been just her that's narrating the story so far.

and with potato boy,,, like she should just stop. like she's gonna drag him into her inner monologue mess and he's just gonna get HURT like potato boy is a good guy :') if you're hung up on jaeon don't even try.... you know he's literally got a chokehold on your feelings UGH