"The way Seung-cheon and Tae-yong clash over Joo-hee feels more like a battle of egos, especially with the way they talk about her like winning her over is akin to asserting dominance."
This just made me think of Jasmine saying "all of you standing around, deciding my future; I am not some prize to be won!"

I knew that love triangle stuff would be wonky! It's already kinda weird to me but I think Juhee is just supposed to be into Yook Seong Jae's character, no matter which one he is. I'm not even sure about Taeyong's actual feelings towards her because it seems both like he feels entitled to her (due to the parents planning their engagement and future) and that he views her as a bit of a safe space. Maybe some idealized version of a safe space. Maybe she also reminds him of his mom especially since Juhee is such a considerate, warm, and compassionate person. (I don't even remember if it's been said that his mom is that way or I leapt to that conclusion myself haha). Taeyong's world is devoid of all those things Juhee seems to represent so I can see why he would latch on to her or the idea of her.

I like that she defends Seung cheon and won't let him be spoken about badly in her presence.

Seung cheon, oh he is a complicated one. I get why he values money the way he does and I get why he was resentful of his circumstances. I get why he would be pissed or hurt that if seems like after he's out of the family, that's when things seem to be changing such as the father deciding to get a paying job (sidenote: is it not possible to have a job and to work on his comics? I'm not trying to belittle or minimizing the time and effort it takes to make comics or webtoons but couldn't he do it at night or on the weekends or every other day? I don't know. It probably wouldn't work and it takes hours to draw so if he did both, he might not ever sleep) or seeing the happy family moment of them joking and all having their own chicken. I get it and yet it's also really sad. He clearly still loves his family, he was just desperate to get out his situation. It kinda broke my heart a little how after he was attacked by Taeyong's uncle, he ran back to his real family; wanting that instinctive safety and warmth.

The smelly, seemingly homeless woman looking for the peddler makes me nervous about the consequences of the spoon. Is it some kind of monkey paw curse where you seemingly get what you want but the longer you have it, the more devastating the fallout will be? Also makes me wonder what the homeless woman's situation was that she used a spoon but this is how she ended up.

I was wondering what was the purpose of the second female lead! I'm glad that she seems to be more than a love rival for Juhee. Yeo Jin really took to the life swap with ease, it seems. I was so confused how Juhee (and the abusive dad) were blaming Juhee for Nara's death if she died of leukemia. Still a touch confused because Yeo Jin also had the...

Honestly feel bad for Seungcheon. Taeyong unknowingly really ended up getting the better end of the deal with Seungcheon eliminating every obstacle TY might face as SC. That scene where SC yells at his father for not working all these years when he was struggling and when he had enough and swapped lives his father finally decided to work was heartbreaking

I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying this show, because it's not what I expected at all. And sometimes, it's quite painful and sad to watch.

I love how I'm never quite sure whether I like the male leads or not, and that they both have complex and conflicted personalities that can shift from endearing to unappealing depending on the scene.

This is one of the few triangles in dramaland that feels like a real triangle. This may not last, but there doesn't seem to be a clear, predetermined true love here that we can guess from the start. I like that.

Thanks for the recap. This drama keeps me on the edge of the seat during each episode. I dis not see those twists coming and I like watching Seung Chan tackle them. His question to his dad's sudden urge to work was valid. I am also enjoying the love triangle and see no faults in it because at the end of the day Ju Hee still makes her own decision. Eager to watch more people with golden spoons and non-swapped people realizing the switch.

Thanks for the recap! The drama's pacing is nice and quick. I didn't expect the twist about Yeo Jin! And now you have me thinking of the other characters.

The casting for this show is great. Yook Sung Jae's acting fits well with the rich and haughty character. He has a cynical look. I'm not familiar with the actor at all. I've seen Lee Jong Won in a few minor roles, but I didn't know he could be cute and smiley. His gushing about his mother and her food was so sweet and heartwarming!!

The new guy Joon Tae is awful and creepy. He must be the one Young Shin spoke to during her phone call. She has ulterior motives behind being with CEO Hwang.

I wouldn't mind a pairing between Moon Ki and Seung Ah.

I came into this show with zero expectations, but was simply intrigued on the basis of the first weecap - thanks @solstices! - and I'm rapidly becoming a fan. As other Beanies have mentioned, it's the pacing - lots of new information comes at us thick and fast which demands our attention and thought. I like it! I think weecaps and comments are going to be essential for this one - to pick up on hints as to who's used the golden spoon before and to theorise about who's up to what - and that often makes the drama watching experience richer!

I want to know what happened in the States - Seo Joontae is definitely the basis of Taeyong's trauma and I'm pretty sure it will all be part of a grand plot by his noona to take CEO Hwang's fortune. I just hope they don't drag Joontae's threats out for too long as it could reduce Seungcheon to a whimpering wreck (he seemed on his way there after just one encounter) and that will kill the pace of the story. But I'm optimistic so far that this will move along slickly too.

I have boarded the Moonki-Seungah ship. Never a moment's doubt that he would turn up for that haircut :) But interesting to see where those two will end up at the end - true love trumps the wealth gap (cos even as an employee, Moonki is still rich), or everyone ends up sharing the wealth around and becoming friends, or something else entirely...

At the beginning of the drama I didn't expect all the twists and turns. Who would have thought that several golden spoons are or were in use? Now I'm thinking about who else might have swapped his/her family.

With all the hints about how artistically gifted the former Tae-yong is, I wonder if he and Seung-cheon weren't switched as babies. Especially since they both have birthdays on the same day.

While I had a lot of sympathy for Seung-cheon in the first two episodes, my sympathies were mostly with Tae-yong in the current episodes. I'm glad he finally has a loving family.
On the other hand, I found it quite satisfying that Seung-cheon is slowly realising what he had in his family.

Hum... I'm wondering why the old woman is still giving these golden spoon when the ones who got there acted terribly by stealing the life of people and don't look feeling guilty about it.

It's good to see Seung-cheon getting justice but honestly, I don't care so much. YSJ is not bad in this role but he didn't make me care of this character. I want to see more about Tae-Yong how he got this kind of flashbacks, to see if he will find his memories, to share scenes with his new family.

For the love story, the poor FL is falling in love with a mix of the 2 boys and not one of them.

I need Show to give me Tae-yong's point of view. What is he thinking? Does he wonder why he can play the piano and knows Dom Pérignon and ceramic art? Does he question why he fears CEO Hwang to the point of having panic attacks? Why don't we see him working part-time at the convenience store with Joo-hee? Does he hang out with Seung-cheon's friends? What happened at the café between him and Yeo-jin?

Seung-cheon is being too careless calling Butler Gong by her right surname and drinking coffee. You can't even blame Tae-yong for his actions because he doesn't know, but they're acting so obvious that everybody has to know. CEO Hwang and Yeo-jin definitely know, but Joo-hee, Moon-ki, and Stepmom are starting to suspect. Seung-cheon was quick to figure out Yeo-jin was Na-ra, but why would a mansion have a run-down room to rent to a poor family?

I squeed when Tae-yong told Seung-cheon he would never trade his parents and he loves them more than anything in the world. I teared up like Mom when he said he didn’t need a birthday present and she's all he needs. He really means it. Tae-yong holding Dad's hand during his panic attack, he needs his new parents.

My ship ❤️ Moon-ki and Seung-ah make such a hot couple, and they can even fight gangs together.

all the while I’m yelling at my screen because they’re on the very same floor as the cockroach

I kept screaming at them to get up. Even after Joo-hee pushed Tae-yong off of her, they still sat on the floor. I wish they had fell on top of his bed.

he cutely asks for help with his homework, hee

Actually, Tae-yong was asking to copy her homework, which was why Joo-hee was taken aback because Seung-cheon wasn't the type.

Thanks a ton for your weecap, @solstices!

The show is keeping me riveted at the moment. There is something definitely going on with SC and TYs dad's. It definitely looks like they swapped previously. SC seemed to be shocked when TY said he wouldn't swap families, a few things seemed to click into place. It looks like it's nearly the end of the day for the first swap back chance to happen, so I'm interested to see how that goes.
Also when SC ran back to his old house after the incident with his step uncle was really well done. You could see SC realising what he had lost. He is still rationalising things for himself. But I think he'll run out of excuses there too.
I'm less invested in YJ and the JH stories, it's enough to know there are other golden spoons around messing things up.

@solstices thanks for the weecap.

What’s intriguing to me is how entitled those who are newly rich become as if they despise poverty and anything/anyone that reminds them of the time when they were unable to control their destiny. The tension is mounting and even though this is a watch while rowing drama to deal with the tension I am still struggling to watch it. I stopped reading the webtoon at this point too as the Yeojin character was getting on my nerves with her cruelty and game playing.

I will try next week but it may have to be relegated to weecaps or even walking away completely. I want to know if we find out who the old woman is and what her story is. Where is she when she is not selling on that spot, does she travel the world to do this? Is she rich and does this to help others? Is it guilt…?

the dads pre swapped? i think more like Taeyong and Seungcheon swapping when they were kids. like 8 years old. According to the rules, they can switch again 10 years later, which is when they turn 18, the age when they switch again now. But I am not sure.

So I kind of have a few predictions without being familiar at all with the source material:

1. Tae -yong and Seung -cheon were switched at birth since they have the same birthday. Would explain the shared traits between the fathers and sons after the switch.
2. That means that Seung -cheon has always been a chaebol and he is in his rightful place, and therefore Tae-yong is in his as well. It’s interesting to see how both the nature and nurture are at play here. Seung -cheon undoubtedly became more sympathetic to those less fortunate because he was that way, but what if he were raised by the CEO—he’d be just as ruthless. We see he already has a ruthless streak. And Tae-yong, I agree with @solstices, that he has a bright gut personality, much like his dad now, but probably because he was their son all along. But his circumstances made him cold and unfeeling towards others, and then the panic disorder came because his dad is also prone to having them, apparently. And yeah, I’d have one too if I had a dad and uncle like that.
3. Who can blame Nara for giving up her father. Her mother had already abandoned her? But her game is certainly a long one. She must know something or just harbors a grudge against Tae- yong to make her want to take him down so badly. And what would she think about Seung -cheon giving up his family so easily? Her dad was an alcoholic and abusive, but his didn’t provide for his family. They are a match made already. Very ambitious, taking their lives in their own hands. Dang, what a power couple they would make.
4. Ju-hee is herself. And should be with Tae-yong. They are both non-materialistic, she works hard, while he plays hard, but has talent. Just like Seung-cheon’s parents. It’s uncanny how their relationship mirrors the other.
5. The foreshadowing of the homeless woman is definitely a smoking gun. Did she choose unwisely and the life that she thought was butterflies and roses actually led her into a more impoverished state? We definitely see that in life.

I am looking forward to each week. I hope the storytelling stays quick and interesting. No draggy, filler episodes is all I ask.

Clicked on this drama randomly when I was bored browsing for new content and it was trending top 2 in my country. Didn't have much expectations because I didn't hear any hype about it outside. Was kinda shocked at how quickly I was brought into the story. Liked the dark tinge to it as it reminded me of I Remember You/Hello Monster in tone/atmosphere and binged all the episodes in one go and got increasingly surprised at the complex weaving of all the characters and stories. If this is the standard for an unhyped drama, what is the quality for current popular k-dramas like? Have the standards increased for k-drama writing while I was away? Might go back into a kdrama phase after a long time.
(Bonus that all the actresses in this are stunning.)

Anyone else realized Yeo-jin was testing Seung-cheon when she gave him a coffee can as his "birthday present" bc Tae-yong can't drink coffee? Saw this on twitter 🤯🤯 I thought it was just PPL.