Every time you think there can't be a crazier twist, more spectacular secrets about Ms Kwon are revealed. As freaky as this woman is, I suddenly felt enormously sorry for her. Especially since she became this monster, among other things, when she was literally crippled both physically and emotionally as a whipping boy (or whipping girl) for the later Chairman Kwon.

I can't keep up with Missvictrix's furious recap speed.. lol
Will be back after i finish watching ; )

This recap is SO EARLY SHIT. @missvictrix episode 8 only aired like 6 hrs ago!!!! I only just woke up! Let me catch up!

Anyway, this show has somehow become the thing I look forward to most each week, out of everything else I'm watching. Long may it continue lol.

They brought the PIPING HOT TEA these episodes. I loved it. The only thing I didn't care for was the hired hit woman, mostly because it is not even remotely believable she was able to do all those things she did. If poison was her weapon of choice, that would make sense to me, but physical violence, no. The rest of the episodes were awesome though.

I know this is a kdrama, but I couldn't buy into the whole everyone is terrified of the girl-who-looks-like-a-teenager-assassin.

I also spend my time wondering which Jisung I like more.

Can I just say that I love the polar opposite reactions our two leads had when finding out about the future firearm dystopia

Woo-shin’s reaction: Yeah that sounds about right

Soo-hyun’s reaction: WHAAT?!

I love these two

Woah!! Where's 9th episode!? I really can't wait LOL.
I'm absolutely in love with Ji Sung.

Wow, these are some early recaps. I just barely finished the episodes and the recaps were already there. You’re a real one this for, @missvictrix. Adamas has turned out to be the kdrama I look forward to the most each week. Definitely not a development I expected, but a welcome one nonetheless.

And what a ride these episodes were. I never expected the story to go to a point where we the audience feel bad for Lady Kwon, but you just can’t help it given her situation. Her family has served Chairman Kwon’s for generations - long enough that hers was once enslaved to his. That’s one hell of an intergenerational curse to overcome and she clearly never got the means to do so and over time, any motive she might have had was buried under the weight of the very present physical and verbal abuse she faced on a regular basis. She has been indoctrinated since birth to defer and obey - even the price of her own beloved flesh and blood is expendable to master. That’s… astonishingly deep. The writer could’ve written her off as yet another fanatically-devoted servant to a psychotic overlord, but chose to give her character a realistic, if upsetting, explanation for the way she is. It’s details like these that keeps me coming back every week.

I don’t believe for a second that Soo-hyun is dead. I just don’t. But just for the sake of hypotheticals, it would be ballsy as HELL if they actually went for it. It’s not often that writers kill off their main protagonist halfway through a prime-time miniseries without extenuating circumstances. I would honestly kind of respect the writer for going there, even thought it would be sad since I’m now emotionally invested in Soo-hyun as a character and in his quest for justice.

So, uhhh, yeah, idk how to end this. I’m loving the show. I hope they keep up the strong writing and twisty threads. As well as the editing. It’s been SO LONG since I’ve seen such quality editing on a kdrama, this has been a TREAT.

That ending was a sweet reveal and so well done. I am always in the edge of my seat when I watch this drama. I think that I need to binge a sweet fluffy drama to ease all this tension.

"(guess the police never digitized their records in time…)" 😂😂 I had to suspend my disbelief for this one.

I am sorry but I felt absolutely nothing for Ms Kwon...

I'm still appealed at how reckless everyone is in that mansion.
From Dong rim who spends his time basically talking about stealing the Adamas with his loudest voice to Woo-shin who still continues to recklessly wonder around the house and doesn't even bother hiding while he's plotting with Tae sung. Does he think guard Kim will continue to cover for him? And why isn't he questioning his motives?

I love that Woo-shin seemingly plans things before execution but ugghhhhh, the recklessness annoys me not to talk of his non existent poker face.

I wouldn't mind having less of Soo-Hyun's anger outbursts. I also don't think/hope he's dead and as much as I'm not a fan of the SIH, I hope Seo-Hee listens to them because it is indeed a trap this time.

On to nicer things...Seo Ji-Hye is just gorgeous. She's surely a delight for any stylist. I have watched her in 3 dramas and the styling is always impeccable.

Yaay! I said Butler Kwon will aide our good guys to bring down Chairman/bad guy and the drama is starting to show signs of setting it up, but then with the revelation that she knew it, the story might go either way. Given her history, I wonder, if she saw that chairman would not let her or her off-spring to escape the house and objected to let her son study abroad, but with her cleverness she must know she can't singlehandedly bring down the chairman and is maybe secretly biding her revenge.

I am impressed with how the writer is twisting all the expectations into unexpected information. I thought the person who was spying on Prosecutor Soo Hyun was Team A, but the unpredictable hitman is Sun.

Now, the bigger mystery is why did Lee Changwoo steal the Adamas? Surely, he did not think he can have a luxurious life. I suspect if he was an undercove agent because I do not see any other possibility for the twins to get adopted by another family, especially when the wife believes the muderer of her husband to be innocent.

I was sad when Prosecutor's co worker became an innocent victim when I expected it to be Guard Kim or Dong Rim. Speaking of Guard Kim, what is his motive? I would not be surprised if there are more number of people with hidden revenge in Chairman's house or simply greedy people like Mrs. Oh. Also, Team A leader hiding about Ha Woo Shin from the chairman looks like a bigger game is at play.

Fun fact: The actor playing Sun was the original actor cast for Mu Deok in "Alchemy of Souls".

I do not know if it is the way she is written or the way she portrays her character as a unhinged hitman, but she is coming of as annoying than as cool. Please drama, don't let Miss Lee be killed by her🙄🙄

I am a little confused. Shouldn't Boss Lee go for Woo-Shin? I mean, he thinks Soo-Hyun killed his brother. If he wants to return the favor (as he described it), he should aim for Woo-Shin to give Soo-Hyun a life time of agony. Instead he ordered the assassin to kill SH? Why?

Finally, caught up.

Firstly, yay to more screen time for Hye-soo!

I knew some heads were going to roll.. but not cutie colleague.. that was so brutal and cruel. SUN is really terrifying and worse Lee seems to have a soft spot for her.. Not sure I like her character introduced at this point, but let's see where they go with this.

No no no.. they can't kill one of the twins.. impossible.. I need them together.. And I am with you, both the twins are equally captivating and I love how the tables flipped this week. All along I was terrified for Woo Shin walking about the mansion and thinking its the most dangerous thing to do. But this week all hell broke loose in the outside world.

of course, it's not that easy to break Dragon Lady Kwon! But that was an eerie reveal.

And the ending! wow! bring it on show..

I am loving this show way too much!! and I am fairly confident we are in for a ride for the reminder of the episodes!
I do wish more people were watching it.. Even the ratings didn't seem to be that high? Beats me.

What an addictive treat this show turned into! From the well-placed reveals, the constant questioning of who knows what, to the editing and Ji Sung doing what he does best.

I'm constantly on the edge of my seat with this one. Can't wait to find out what happens next!

Whew!! just finished watching the latest episode, I have to admit I am having whiplash now. I started this drama just because I love Ji Sung and stuck around because I like slow burning crime stories and his projects are always engaging, now I'm glad that I did. Anyway these 2 episodes put the series to top gear and I'm almost sure it will only get better?!! (Fingers crossed) .
What I like about these series particularly this episode is the editing and cinematography is top notch and I love the way there are things happening in parallel?! and we viewers are just shifting the between the stories two brothers? Its sooo good that Song Suhyun is getting more screen time he deserves and I have to say the beat that SIH agent on a hunch is toooo good :D, since when did Suhyun become a expert in beating people up? I like his hotheaded nature for sure which is completely contradictory to Wooshin who is always having his emotions in check? I especially liked the part where Wooshin switched the gravestones and he was way ahead of Team A?? and the way he interrogated Ms.Kwon all the while deducting her actions and words in his mind!
I don’t buy that Suhyun is dead either and I believe that SIH is faking his death for his safety [REDACTED TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT], although I don’t mind seeing Wooshin getting emotional for once and see how he is reacting? Its often very dangerous for the bad guys when the cool, collected ones decide to go rogue, and I lowkey want Wooshin to be more aggressive and join hands with even more aggressive Suhyun?
Bonus, did I mention I love Ji sung’s portrayal of these 2 characters and I’m unable to pick a favourite!? I anticipate the weekly episodes now and I will definitely check out your -@ missvictrix next recaps 😊