Fortunately, I was wrong with my theory about a possible temporary separation. I am relieved.

Although there were a lot of emotional scenes in these two episodes, it didn't really bother me, since I had the feeling that the issue would finally be concluded soon and we would quickly get to see a lot of shenigans again. The second half of episode 14 was very promising in this regard.
Actually, the story about the red envelopes and the manager was settled way too quickly, but I won't complain, as I would have gladly done without it completely.

As much as I'm happy for Ji-woo and Yoo-sung, though, I have to say that I found the chemistry between them a little lacking. They don't come across as lovers (I personally don't find it particularly erotic when the man pats the woman on the head). They remind me more of a brother with his little sister. But I have to admit that Ji-woo's infatuation is cute.
The friendship that develops between Tae-sung and the lawyer is just as fun for me as the various love couples.

Now that the CEO of Starforce is in the know, I'm looking forward to the last two episodes and lots of fluff and shenigans.

I have no doubts about the identity of the manager's gf after the time they met on the rooftop, and I had my confirmation later on when she was surprised at the housewarming party that he'd dated 10 women. Of course the show might be tricking me.

So Yoon-woo committed suicide out of shame at being such a lame plot device?

The good news is we can get back to the hijinks in the last episodes, also with this much ship sailing, I am going to be really cross if I don't get one bed scene,I mean warz a gal gotta do to see this?

I just finished 14 and my heart is full. I hope to see the cute that was there before all the angst. And to see how everyone will find out about our Star Force couples! I’m glad the former manager- anti-fan side story was short-lived and that all scandals have been averted. But I was very sad about the former actor committing suicide. It’s sad because it happens far too often. Bluer skies ahead for our couple!

As absurd and unfair it may seem to be, I have real life friends who deal with blame and hatred from their (former) partners for tragic events that happened to their family (like a terminal disease of their kid).
The show didn't spend much time on this issue (and I do admit I'm happy we are back in lighter waters), but I was still surprised that the show gave Taesung a mature confrontation with the former manager... and sent him to a better direction.

Before I read anything I want to say I got caught in a Kdrama moment with this show. Never ever expected to break into tears over everyone's self-blaming over the suicide of their beloved friend.
Anyone who has been through that kind of situation, private or newsworthy, knows how devastating it is.
Every year we send many thoughts to our dear ones.

A wonderful drama! What can I say more?

I appreciated every storyline that has been added into this wonderful piece of work. From what I understand, the show wants to show things that happen or can happen in an actor’s or actress’s life. In the show, everyone in Star Force agency does their best for the actors and actresses, still there are many issues that they need to resolve on a daily basis. In reality, I don’t think any agency is all so supportive like the ones shown in the drama, so for the first time I feel like I got to know the unflattering side of K ent world. Kudos to the team for doing such a marvelous job on this show.

While I think the mother subplot was quite random, I appreciated the message that I think the show wanted to send to its viewers that actors/stars are also human beings, and in exchange of fame and money, they need to give up their own personal space and this can create a lot of pain. This applies to both Tae sung and his mother.

Apart from that, we have seen many snippets of K ent such as who anti-fans can be, and this brought with it a point that I think is forgotten in many cases, people who hate is the most many times are those that used to love us a lot before; this is especially true in K ent world as some fans can be overly obsessed with their bias to the point of being unreasonably hurt which can turn them into anti-fans (another type of fans).

Another message which I’m not sure is the intention of the team is that by pairing the bodyguard manager with Manager Yu Sung, I kinda got the message that you can be loved without looking so very pretty! 😅 As I mentioned, I don’t know if this is the real message the show wants to convey, but I kinda got that and I appreciate it. It seems like an important message in today’s world that people pay too much attention on appearance to forget that many good things can’t be seen by the eyes but the heart.

What did my poor boy do to be hated by this many people? Can't Tae-sung please catch a break? When Han-byul brought him to the bar in Episode 3, Gwi-nong was friendly with Tae-sung, but it was all an act like psycho housekeeper. No wonder he has trust issues. I really wanted to know the reason why Yoon-woo committed suicide, but just like real life sometimes we never find out.

It's sad that Tae-sung never met his girlfriend's best friend because Han-byeol and Ki-bbeum are friendship goals. When Han-byul cried in the funeral home as soon as she saw Ki-bbeum, no words were needed between the girls because her presence alone was consolation.

Did Tae-sung drink at their company get-together? That was my first thought when he drove Han-byul home. But then they drank at her house, and he drove himself home. Soo-hyuk too since our "ex-boyfriends" took separate cars.

I'm invested in Ki-bbeum and Soo-hyuk's romance who get along really well and have great conversation. Unlike Ho-young and Yoo-sung who give me secondhand embarrassment. They have no chemistry, and their formal relationship is awkward.

Yoo-na and Jae-hyun are still so cute, but I expected that Dae-soo and Yoo-sung would've figured it out by now that they like each other. Is Show going to pair Si-deok and Da-hye up too?

I recognized Bong Tae-gyu immediately from his Thom Browne dog-shaped Hector bag and wished that Kim Young-dae and Ha Do-kwon had been part of their Penthouse reunion.

If Si-woo knows that her son is dating Han-byul, then Ji-hoon definitely knows.

Thanks a bunch for your weecap, @Unit!

Two solid episodes here. I really liked how they dealt with the suicide and the impact it has on the people left behind. Guilt, blame, anger, all directed at themselves or others and how difficult it is to get past that. Tae Sungs maturity in dealing with Gwi Nong also, was lovely to see.
I'm disappointed by the lack of chemistry between Ho Young and Yoo Sung, we need to get beyond head pats please! Let's have some more romantic shenanigans for the next two episodes, I need the Ki bbeum/ Soo hyuk ship to properly sail!

I think the suicide was well adressed, it was more about its effect on people and their guilt than his reasons.

It's nice to a drama with so many couples!

Tae-Sung and Han-Byeol were the weakest part of the drama at the beginning, but finally, they're good together.

By making Ho-Young acting cute, they kinda shoot themselves in the foot. Their couple is stuck in a very awkward interaction between cuteness, sunbae-hoobae relationship and somewhere adult feelings.

I need Ki-Bbeum and Soo-Hyeok to happen! They look good together and as an old fan of Kpop, I like the CNBLUE and Girl's Day reunion :p

Beanies, was that Da Hye who was the bad actress turned role model for Yu Seong the actor? I swear i have face-blindness when it comes to recognising characters on a screen-within-a-screen.

The thing I like most about this show is that in every episode, no matter what is going on with the narrative, it always has a few scenes that I remember because they are funny in sending up the foibles of stars, bad acting, and dramas.

For these episodes, I have never seen Penthouse and only knew what show those cameos were making fun of, thanks to @unit but with the bold graphics, portentous music, and overacting, you knew they were making fun of a famous scene in a drama by making the circumstances ridiculous.

Then the two scenes with Jae-hyun and Yoo-na -- "I don't want to be the nation's fairy, I want to be your fairy" and then the fact that their real life reconciliation at first inadvertently had some of the same lines as their acting reconciliation, and finally the melodramatic overacting being watched again and again by Yu Seong, Jr. , and then the scene flashed directly to a melodramatic closing scene being acted by Tae-Seong.

Anyway, the one thing that would just make this series one of the favorites of the year for me would be to have it end with a celebrity wedding, where the nation's boyfriend became the nation's husband. I could see that really being amusing, with Han-Byeol having to monitor tweets about her own wedding, and Ki-bbeum needing to delicately craft "exclusives" about her best friend.

I was not looking forward to the show getting heavy and how shows usually sort of stumble at this point in the drama, but the drama handled it beautifully. The whole thing with Yoon-woo and Gwi-Nong was just well-done while also maintaining the show's strengths of showcasing teamwork, positive and likable personalities, many combos of character interactions, and the behind-the-scenes foibles of the whole k-celeb world.

I wonder if Si-deok and Da-hye will be a future possible couple since now she is his role model. Da-hye - who is a secret Tae-sung fangirl.

I find the Yoo-sung and Ho-young couple incredibly cute and the interactions last only long enough before they get to be too much for me. My only gripe is that I have a crush on Yoo-sung, and I need her to make out with him like a beast so I can live vicariously through her. And they're barely in hand-holding stage. ugh! Then again, it seems like the korean way of relationships is to declare gf/bf before actually dating to see if you want to be bf/gf

I wish this drama had higher ratings and buzz so that we can see the actors for Yoona and Minkyu do a ramyun commercial.