They really threw everything but the kitchen sink into this drama, as far as tropes and plot points go, especially towards the end there. In the final hour alone featured a sacrifice, amnesia, time travel, a parent dying, reunited lovers, a wedding AND kids (which was actually really adorable, I could easily watch an entire show of just those two raising their kid and nothing else) and that’s notwithstanding the Truck of Doom, more dead parents, birth secrets, evil chaebols, magic, the power of love (?), and quirky small town residents (to name a few) from before. Which isn’t to say it’s a bad thing (I mean is it even a kdrama if it doesn’t feature at least half of these) but it is somewhat symbolic of the show’s attempt to balance one too many things - and genres - that then resulted in the plot just veering wildly off course at some point.

It’s a pity that we didn’t get more fleshed out supporting characters, especially Minjoon and the SFL, and that certain characters got unnecessary amounts of air time (I’m sorry but I really don’t care about Minjoon’s dad or cousin or uncle, that entire family had way too much airtime) and others got barely any (chicken shop girl x policeman, why was your romance established off screen 😭). I honestly don’t know what to comment on in terms of the plot because I don’t really know what it was? The ending just left me feeling a bit indifferent and also glad that I could finally take it off my watch list and mark as ‘read’.

I’ve had my fair share of things to say about this drama over the weeks but it’s not the worst thing I’ve watched this year or anything (looking at you Woori 👀) so to try and end on a lighter note, here are some of the things I did enjoy:

- Seohyun & Na Inwoo! They were great, had some good chemistry and even better comedic moments (SPRAAAAAAY). I also liked a lot of the outfits Seulbi wore but jury is definitely out on the hairstyle they gave her for the final ep. Honestly if it wasn’t for them, I’d likely have dropped this earlier - the fan factor definitely kept me going.
- The comedy - might not have always been a hit (especially when the market people were involved) but when it did land, it landed ‘laugh out loud’ solidly. Also the unintentional comedy, like Minjooon coming out every day to stand in his haute couture suits and just stare at Seulbi all day long with no real plan, was also really funny.
- Lowkey Seulbi’s room at the hotel was really pretty (ignoring the fact that it was just a golden cage).
- The fairytale vibes at the start was intriguing and reminiscent of 2016-ish dramas, I enjoyed the ‘retro’ (for a lack of better term) feel to the opening few weeks.

And thank you @mistyisles for your consistently balanced, eloquent, and funny reviews! 💕

@mistyisles thank you for sticking with this one and giving the weecaps enough detail so those of us who left the drama early could follow along and rejoice that we left when we did. I really hope that the next one you weecap is a better fit and lives up to expectations.

It is funny how many of this year’s dramas where we wanted and expected to get wedding scenes have not delivered and others have given them unexpectedly.

@mistyisles well done for sticking with this. I really didn't know what to make of those final two episodes. The final episode in particular had enough material to stretch over 2 or 3, if they had ditched half the evil chaebol material. This one had so much potential which never landed.

They really put their whole jinxussy into making this as bat-shit crazy as possible huh

So many mixed feelings about this show…early on I realized it was never going to be a favorite for obvious reasons (anybody who’s watched it doesn’t need me to list them all lol) so in a way I stopped caring about all the stupid things the writers did and just tried to enjoy what I did like. Honestly, there’s too many things I would change, from small details to huge plot points, that I won’t even go into it here.

In the end, I found the majority of the finale quite lacking but the ending that Seulbi and Sugwang got made it all worth it, at least to me. After a show that sometimes irritated me to the point of ripping my hair out, their ending actually left me smiling and feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. Not all drama finales can claim that. So for all it’s many, many faults, I’m actually glad I stuck this one out.

Thank you @mistyisles and I am with you on your conclusion. I finished JINXED and will claim my bean. I won’t call it a bean of shame but a bean of disappointment. It could have been so much more. I can’t remember ever changing my initial rating ⬆️ for drama but I changed my initial 10 (after the opening episodes) to a final 8. (It really should have given it a 7 but I am an easy marker).
The performances by Seohyun and Na In-woo were fine and they were limited to what scripts the writer gave them but I wouldn’t call their performances memorable.
It is sad that the one character I will probably remember is Choi Jung-woo’s cousin Dong-sik who went from providing a bit of levity to the story with those interchanges with his over the top father to be made out to be (as another has already used the term) bat shit crazy psycho. Sorry if that is redundant. When he (like dad before him) kicked My Yeom in the shin I was hoping Mr. Yeom would lean back and catch him with a cross right that would send him back to kingdom come lol.

Dang, I’m not sure I’ll go back and finish this one. These last two episodes are cray-cray. I could tell all you wanted to do was finish writing this @mistyisles. 😂 Not even for the cute kisses did you linger, did you? For the love of those not watching, maybe a little description of that? 😂 😘

This drama was so cute and enjoyable when she lived with him in that rooftop apartment. As soon as she returned to the hotel, it went downhill...fast. I have so many questions...
1. Was the Chairman already married when he fell in love with Mi Su? But wasn't she already around because she grew up with him?
2. The storyline with the twins, why did Mi Su try to shoot the Chairman's father, and why did her mother jump in front?
3. Who was Mi Su's father?
4. Why did Mi Su "heal" the Chairman?
5. If they dismantled their empire, why did the cousin still get the curse?
Just...so many questions...the ending was, well...weird

Nothing says 'Happy Ending' like a lobotomy and giving birth to a son. Not like all those cursed women. Boys are definitely better. As are complete mind wipes. She's so much happier now.

This show might actually rival Secretary Kim for awful awful endings, wedding definitely included.

The journey of this show was "Yeah, this isn't great but it's mindless" to "Wow this show makes no sense and is a complete mess, let me make popcorn" to "Holy shit, this is horrible".

I think Secretary Kim might be worse since when that show started it was genuinely wonderful whereas this show struggled from the beginning. But it's a close finish. Really close.

@mistyisles, i always want to say this and end up forgetting, you are the real MVP, i couldn't get pass the first 6 episodes but i followed via your recaps, this message may be coming a bit late, but thanks for taking one for the Team, Cheers.