At this point I am just focusing on Jang Seung Jo’s pretty eyes. It’s so pretty and sad, it’s all I see. What story? What cases?

I actually quite liked the fall out with Jae-gyeom. The way he was quick to take a side on the parents divorce and was seeing it in black and white was irking me. He didn’t really think about feelings of people involved and it made me realize he isn’t someone who will work on a relationship. Anything less than perfect he calls it quits. And exactly what he did with Ha Ra.

Ha Ra's confession had me squeeing. The drama beautifully captured the swoony moments of Eun Bum giving up on his will power to stop resisting Ha Ra and their conversation on love-hate was simmering with pent up feelings for each other.

@missvictrix I agree that Ha Ra's family case and the murder case served no purpose except to bring the leads together, but I was also glad that it worked as a tool for cutting off Jae Gyeom. I had never disliked a good SML as much as JG.

Now, I am eagerly waiting to watch the Bi Chwi and Si Wook baby drama play out.

I really can't stand Ha-Ra... She's so immature and selfcentred. She made all her father's secret about her. She never let her mother taking the time to process her feelings. She had an argument with a teenager. She didn't try to understand the poor girl who lived as the fruit of an affair... She wasn't interested to have a little sister. When she decided to confess her feelings in a very obsessing way, she didn't think about Eun-Bum trying to save the life of her ex-client. He's not a penal law specialist, he had a big responsability, his client has a daughter, etc. but she didn't care at all.

I'm really disapointed they chose the easy story to get them back together.

The show was being cagey! I thought so! At least Ha-ra’s dad wasn’t the one who tried to fight the woman and got stabbed. Part of me wants to know the full story of what he did and how involved he was over the years, and part of me doesn’t think it’s actually relevant to the story, because I’m not sure it’s relevant to Ha-ra. It’s weird though that he characterized it as a mistake he made one time when he was talking to Eun-beom, but then ends up living with his mistress and other daughter by the end of this week? Maybe he just feels a sense of responsibility because of the daughter’s heart condition. I’m glad Ha-ra didn’t blame Eun-beom for not telling her and then for letting it slip - he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. And I’m glad her whole family seems to be moving forward in a relatively healthy way.

I feel so vindicated for never liking the SML hahaha! He was super pushy last week and he was even pushier this week. He was so quick to compare Ha-ra’s dad to his second step-father, as if his feelings toward that man could possibly be the same as Ha-ra’s to her father. Ha-ra herself is the pushiest person ever when it comes to that divorce, so if she is hesitating, it’s worth hesitating for a second and making sure this is the right course of action. I was so relieved when Ha-ra didn’t let him come over and confirmed that they should end things.

I’m open to our leads trying this whole thing out again. It’s going to be messy and there are going to be lots of missteps and disagreements, but I’m hoping they are coming at it with eyes wide open this time around. It’s obvious that neither of them had closure last time, so even if they just break up again, I’m hoping they’ll at least get that. And if they don’t break up, I hope they figure out some compromises and ways to communicate that are better than what they had before. I loved the conversation they had under the rainbow. It felt like the most honest conversation they’ve had so far.

And finally: Bi-chwi. Hon. When was your last period? You’re a smart woman. You know what’s going on.

I agree with everything you said, missvictrix. I've been anxious for more romance but at the same time, I didn't quite follow the evolution of Ha-ra realizing her feelings, and I also don't see enough from Eun-bum to understand where he's at emotionally right now.

In fact, I haven't yet gotten the sense that he regrets his decision to divorce Ha-ra and that although he may be guilty of cutting himself off emotionally from certain people, he's enjoying his freedom and seems content overall. I can tell he still loves his ex-wife and finds her attractive, but I'm not convinced that he's *in love* with her, whereas I do see that she's in love with him. Frankly, I was expecting a lot more jealousy from him toward her relationship with Jae-gyeom than we got; Ha-ra on the other hand was openly very jealous at even the suggestion that Eun-bum might date someone.

Moving to Bi-chwi, I have to say that I'm disappointed she's pregnant. I would have preferred to see her figure out her feelings and relationship without a baby forcing them to do so.

That ending was so unexpected! I agree that we need to know more about Eun-bum's feelings, I feel like I'm really in the dark about what's going through his head. My husband thinks he was punishing himself for hurting Ha-ra those years ago, and that's why he was refusing to be with her. I didn't really doubt that he had feelings for her, but I really would like some more scenes from HIS perspective.

It frustrated me that Eun-bum's client refused to tell the truth just so her daughter wouldn't think any less of her father.

i can't wait to find out the missing link of their story, why they divorced - why Eun Bum faked an affair (tapping my foot, not expecting a logical reason for this, it better be good)...

i like the two of them together, but what the heck is he hiding???

\^o^/ no more second lead male!

I resented being manipulated into feeling for Hara’s father when he told her that she’s the most important person to him. But gdamn both actors did so well in that scene.

So far the show has pointed to Eunbum’s deceased younger sister as the source of his trauma, hinted that she’s the reason he doesn’t want to be a father. But that death seems to not have any lingering effects on the life of his mother or older sister nor their relationship with Eunbum. The writers will have to work some serious magic to explain this inconsistency when they give us the full story about how she died.

I tried to post 3x my comments but it doesn't work :(

I like the acting (esp Kang So-ra), but not so much the plot. The she-loved-him-and-she-hated-him-so-she-stabbed-him defense didn't seem very good at all. Try reversing the genders and see how it flies.

Oh, this show! I'm addicted to it's salty sweetness. The cases are complicated and so are the relationships. Ha-ra annoyed me a lot this week. She was so selfishly pushy with her mother and Eun-bum. She didn't even offer to help when her case turned to murder! Her growth arc had better include learning to think of others' needs. I know she has said she wanted a baby, but she isn't ready to be a mother! Is Bi-chwi? I want both couples to live in next door to each other, committed but not married. Sigh.

And I love it like bittersweet chocolate covered salted lavender caramel.

Ha Ra was pretty annoying this episode. However, I fully understand her wanting to be with Eun Bum. She never stopped loving him. Eun Bum on the other hand I do not understand at all. I hope we start to see his motivations.

I don't think Ha-Ra's parents' divorce or the parallel case were handled very well. At first, it seemed like the moral was going to be everyone handles infidelity differently with Ha-Ra coming to terms with the fact that a pushy and financially devastating divorce with the cheater may not always be the answer. But then we were abruptly pulled into the divorce with her dad moving in with the mistress and barely seeing his oldest (even though the two of them were supposedly SO close), and her mom with a new boyfriend. In the end, the divorce or not to divorce decision doesn't matter to the audience, but I wish the show picked one conclusion and stuck with it.

I'm not happy with the pregnancy trope. Our divorce attorneys are smarter than that. Plus, I don't like perpetuation the idea of babies "fixing" issues that two adults have.

I am happy that Jae-Gyeom is off the table. Good riddance!

Thanks for the weecap @missvictrix. I enjoyed aspects of the drama this week but I was very annoyed with Hara, she is constantly whining. She spends most of her conversations with her one friend/colleague and now that has switched to her ex husband moaning about the man in her life, like her whole life revolves around them. The only other topic she talks about at length is the situation with her parents. In the mean time her ex is unable to focus on his actual job and literally had to lock her out of the office so he could try to save a woman from a long sentence, using an area of law he has not focused on as he is not interested in it.

The whole pregnancy issue would have been a great storyline for teenagers but with two fully grown adults, it was really asking a lot of the audience to believe NO ONE thought pregnancy was a more realistic explanation than a three day recovery time for a hangover for someone who usually has no issues in this department.

Also, when and more importantly why did dramaland decide that we need to hear/watch people retching several times during a single episode. Can this element of realism be ditched please, it’s been going on for years now and it has got really tired.

I am desperate to know the Eunbum story about his younger sister and want us to focus on this and the other missing pieces in his storyline. He really is great with children. It is clearly an area he needs to heal so he can stop avoiding even talking about the topic.

Maybe it’s me, but I didn’t realise how rich his family is until he turned up at the massive parental home.

I'm glad to see Jae Gyeom go. I thought I was done with him already. Until he started comparing Ha-ra's family situation to that of his second step father. Like....guy, are you okay at all. I liked the eye look Ha-ra gave him cause I had the stink eye on already.

I like it when characters can be adults and at the same time be children to thier parents, and vulnerable (as in act like a child with all the pouting and stuff) to those they hold dear. And Ha-ra is doing just that with Kang So-ra nailing it to the perfect t. Have some downtime.

I really do not understand whatever it is that went on with the legal what-have-you's in Ha-ra's parents divorce brohaha but I very much enjoyed the case of Kim Ga-eon. And yes, Eun-beom's defense was not strong enough even though it created doubt but I freaking liked his closing statement.

I look forward to how Love and Hate plays out in Eun-beom and Ha-ra's case next week. I really don't know why he had to wait for her 10th trial but whatever it was for him. I am just going to use how my fav couple in Hospital Playlist began their romance to understand why it had to take 10 full askings for Eun-beom's okay. And, I am waiting for the sweet and bitter consequences of his response next week.

After watching this week's episodes, I think I was just left with more questions than any particular satisfaction. Is this what people mean when they talk about a show dipping in the back half? Why is the male CEO even there? What does graduating from marriage mean? Why did Hara go from using Bi Chwi as a sounding board to Eun Beom? Did they really just change Jae Gyeom's personality within 2 weeks? Are we really supposed to believe Bi Chwi doesn't have an inking she's pregnant?

Mainly I just felt disappointed because I didn't want Ha Ra and Eun Beom to get back.
I liked that he could be a support to her and could give her a different perspective aside from Bi Chwi but I didn't want them to end up together.

Ha Ra and her half sister did have a bickering sisterly dynamic instantly.

Thank you @missvitrix. I'm in agreement in relation to Eun Beom. We're getting lots of insight into Ha Ra, but way too little into the ML. The relationship feels a little flat as a result. I hope we get to see a little more in the next episodes.

Those episodes felt rushed and chaotic. At a point I am worried Ha-ra might be mad at Eun-bum for keeping the affair from her and the other she is winking love fingers at him. I don't understand the process of her coming to terms with her feelings. Too rushed.

I didn't expect Eun-bum to accept to get back with her that quickly either. We need more explanations otherwise the show will feel flat. I don't get the moral of this week's cases.If anything, lots of things were out of place and happening out of nowhere that it became meaningless.

I agree with @missvictrix. The show is lacking in romance and aside from the bickering moments, the lead couple has no chemistry and I don't feel the spark of love between them.

A side note, Eun-bum's sad eyes says volumes.

I have officially dropped this drama now (I keep saying that don’t I?) since my pairing has broken up Ha-ra & Jae-gyeom. I know Ha-ra didn’t have feelings for him so I understand, but it still hurts okay? That said, they had one of the best breakups I’ve ever scene in kdramaland. When they both shook hands and said farewell…
MY HEART! 😭😭😭

The only other pairing I’m somewhat interested in is Bi-chwi & Si-wook. Pretty sure Bi-chwi is pregnant! I’ll root for them in the recaps! I loved the moment when Si-wook got whatever Bi-chwi was trying to reach for but it turned he used the step ladder!
ICONIC!
Best representation I’ve seen for shorter people, especially men!

Favourite dialogue in this episode for me:

I still thought I was a good person…
But know I only realised…
That I could be the worst experience for someone…
Generally people are complicated…or evil according to someone
I guess that’s true

I am glad that there's finally some clarity on his "cheating", but the fact that we still don't know exactly why he wanted to break-up when he admitted that he was so madly in love with her. And yes, since we always know whats going on in ha-ra's mind, I'm really curious what goes in eun-bum's mind.
I know people are rooting for the second lead couple, but honestly after the last few episodes I'm a bit turned off by them. I really hope that their characters evolve more before something more happens between them(and yes, i know she's pregnant, but they really need to evolve before something happens).
The scene where hara lashes out at her step-sister reminded me of the typical evil women in the illegitimate child trope, but it made me see it in a gray light instead of just black and white.
All in all, I'm really curious how the story will go and how the characters will develop.

Good riddance to Jae-gyeom.

These episodes did flesh out some elements of Eun-beum's character- and allowed me to like him more than I originally did. It is now obvious that his "Jerkiness" was never his basic character but rather a defense mechanism. If it had been his actual nature Ha-ra would not have been able to push him around for years the way that she had (which triggered his suddenly moving for a divorce once he had had enough- this was an act of desperation). Instead, he would have been right in her face the whole time and pushing back- until she dumped him, long before they got married.

We have seen how she has finally understood the need for mutual accommodation in marriage. But he and his traumas were also part of the problem in their marriage and the reason why he had never been able to communicate what he was feeling or needed. It is time that he took responsibility for his part in all of this, or everything will just repeat itself.

That is why I really hope that with his sudden acceptance of her overtures that he can change his way of doing things, beginning perhaps with an understanding of why he has been doing what he was doing before. That is not a simple process nor an easy road but if any of his actual actions in these episodes tell us anything it is that he really never stopped loving Ha-ra- even if at times he also hated her.

Omg I absolutely LOVE this show. Binged 8 episodes in less than 48 hours lol. The "flaws" that people are talking about are completely flying over my head lol. I don't care much for the legal cases, they are clearly put in as plot device to mirror the main couple's relationship and make them realise what they need to address in their relationship. Also - the message here is clearly that in any relationship to work - communication is key. But it's also showing us how difficult it can be to keep up a great level of communication. It's so easy to keep things to yourself, until years pass and so much of unhappiness and resentment is built up and boils over, that no amount of communicating is going to help solve anything. And sometimes, as this show also depicts - it's best for both parties to divorce and live their own lives.
Alot of people are calling Hara headstrong. I agree. But I don't think it's a flaw like what so many people are saying. She knows that she's been very pushy with Eun Beum when they were married and knew that she had made a mistake, so she's trying her best to be a better person now - in her interactions with EB as well as with Jae Gyeom.
What I love about this show is how incredibly realistic all the romantic pairings are. I've been in in Eun Beum's shoes, in Hara's shoes when she was married, in Hara's shoes when she's with Jae Gyeom etc. Relationships and humans are flawed and imperfect.
Love it when the leads are on screen together, KSR has a very mature vibe. But shoutout to the second leads. The SFL has such a unique face and Kwon Si Wook is just such a hilarious character with his deadpan expressions - I can't lol. What a gem of a show!

Yeah to me eum-bum needs to show ha ra that’s his truly loves her and sorry for hurting her. And this has to be shown by action- romantic action - he needs to win- her- over.

I pulled the ripcord at episode 7.5. I just can’t commit to another four episodes of this. Eun-bum is busting his butt trying to save Ha-ra’s former client and she is focused on getting revenge on her father’s mistress. Adios.