I can’t tell what the mother- in-law’s intentions are yet, but new wife (to Shin’s brother-in-law) is a pill. For no good reason.

Thanks @lovepark for the weecap you pulled out the on point elements of these episodes for the humour both in the words 👉
’Thus, even at their lowest moments, they can joke around and take profile pictures if the angle is right.’ and the screenshot of the friend’s caught at the neighbouring table🤣 I loved this episode for the friendship move from sad to funny and back again as needed. I felt for the newbie as he was trying too hard to be ‘one of the boys’.

I really felt for the son in the divorce case it was so clear that no one was thinking about him even when he said he was suffering from panic attacks he got nothing from either parent.

I find the Sunghan’s sister’s backstory really intriguing; watching a married mum eating ramyeon on her own in a local store is a sad sight to behold in itself and to have that as part of her last moments before she died was just tragic. I am glad the mother in law who looks like a real nightmare might also be the much needed advocate for her grandson. That step mum is absolutely awful. I was surprised that the mother in law turned up on Sunghan’s sister’s the birthday but didn’t say that she had kept that date in her memory despite the number of years since her death. I think he would have been more understanding if he had known why she was requesting the location.

I continue to enjoy this drama which is just as well as I don’t have any other K drama live watch at the moment.

I enjoy every moment the three friends are together!
I laugh cried during the photo/profile picture scene....
Their scenes just feel so natural. And their friendship is weirdly comforting.

Also, I like that that 2 females are forming their own bond. It was nice to see Seo Jin be comfortable with the noodle shop lady.

ok, I don't know what to make of the MIL yet. I dont like MIL's going on a power trip, but here is one instance I really enjoyed it. If she is going to get the boy out of that house, I am all for it. That boy needs some love and a safe home.

Can't wait for the drama to reveal what really happened. Did his sister get a divorce due to false claims by husband/current wife? did she lose custody of her son and hence was driven to depression? Lot of questions as to what caused him to leave everything and study law?

I'm really curious to know more about what happened with his sister. for now, I even feel that, in a really weird way of showing it, the MIL actually liked his sister back then. the kindness being a weakness basically sounded like a piece of advice more than criticism, threat or anything like that. I feel like she had a reason we will soon find out to not paid her respects all these years and maybe she will help to take that little boy from the new wife's hands.

this show keeps being a showcase of amazing acting. any scene with our 3 friends and the chemistry, great timing between them is a joy to watch. I imagine they had so many NGs but the director just keep them going lol

I still don't know if seojin is going to become some romantic interest to our lawyer pianist or not, but their scenes together started to have some tension that was not there before. and more than just colleagues. I also love seeing her slowly mending her relationship with her son and the scene with them eating ramyun was super cute. the two kid actors are as amazing and charismatic as our adult cast.

started to regret starting this drama while is airing because I can't wait until next weekend but at the same time, it's good to be able to come here every week and see the recap comments.

I picked up Sacred Divorce for Jo Seung-woo and Jung Moon-song. But I must say for a fact that Kim Sung-kyun has me in utter awe, respect, and a big fat nod at his performance here. How have I not taken cognisance of him all this while? This is the first time I'm watching him right front and center and I know this won't be the last time I'm tuning in for his pieces. I'll be taking a seat for many of his pieces to come.

Hyeong-geon is a character that's warmed up to me, like basically crept into my head that I now look forward to his solo scenes. Kim Sung-kyun evokes and emotes all the emotions to the point that whether or not his ex-wife came back to him, we see that it'll hurt him nonetheless but he'll lod through. I like unmovable steadfast characters on a regular day to day, more so in a marriage setting. Hyeong-geon is a dream come true, and happiness is all I wish.

I don't know if it was just me, but I was screaming 'It is ex-wife. Not wife, but ex-wife' when he explained the connection he shared with Ji-eun to Kim So-yeon. I know it's too soon but that isn't the chaffeur I was expecting to be placed in between them both.

The scene with the trio is just 👌. They.simply.deliver,...without fail. The camera pose ✅. The scene where one of them says 'Back off'✅✅ screams friendship goals. Malt whiskey 😋✅👌.

To see Yeong-ju get rattled like that was one of my guilty pleasure this week. The lady has been on a high horse that I am willing to get behind anyone who'll ruffle her feathers.

I love Ramyeon Turtle Lady and her beautiful smile and the young actor playing the nephew is fantastic. So many intriguing characters whose motivations aren’t clear, this is my kind of suspense 👍🏼

When someone walks out on you, lives with another man, is pregnant with his baby while still not divorced from you, maybe you need a complete break. I never understand these scenes where they nobly help the person who so badly wronged them. But then I am the “wrong me once, you’re dead to me” kind of person.
I loved when the client cut him off with “I am too exhausted to listen while you beat around the bush” haha. That should be true for all tv dramas. Get to the damn point.
Every episode I like the ramyeon girl (Kang Mal-geum ?)more and more.

I was hoping we wouldn’t have evil step parents but it looks like we have unhinged ones. That step mom is a piece of work

I love the casting of the children so far, especially the teenager.

He looks like a actual stressed teen going through puberty and not a 25 year old we are suppose to believe is a 16 year old college student.

Based on this recap and the step mom's previous comments & actions, I'm thinking she was interested in her husband (for whatever reasons) and because she's some type of privileged, she felt entitled to him. He got involved with the lead's sister and she learned of this and plotted to get him back by getting the sister out of the way.

The mother-in-law is like Queen Elizabeth. Ju-wha was like Diana and Young-Ju is Camilla Parker-Bowles, if Camilla were more evil and less horsey. My guess is that the mother-in-law didn't like either of the wives, but she distrusts Young-Ju more.

One of the things I noticed in these episodes is the use of religious (Christian and Catholic) iconography.
When Jun-hwa is struck by the TOD one of the last images is of the illuminated crosses on the church in the background. It looks like Sung-han visited the family graves at a Catholic cemetery because there were statues of the Virgin Mary in the back of many of the graves. Behind step mom Young-ju’s desk is a large religious painting almost Ruebenesque. Perhaps someone will identify it at some point.

Seeing these sort of images in kdramas us not new for me. I have been noticing them since my first kdrama HEALER back in 2016.

reading this is comforting in a sense, because there is a strong "life goes on!" message in it. Life does go on, even after heartbreak, failure, disappointment. if you get trapped in regret, you can´t move on.

Jin Yeong-Ju is very suspicious. She was expecting to be the first wife but Seo Jeong-Guk's mother stopped it. Now, Shin Sung-Han's sister is dead and she's the wife.

I wonder how a husband can't know where his wife is buried. How could he care so less about his wife's death? They have a son together. How long did he wait before his remarriage?

The 3 friends are so chaotic and funny. But they really care for each other.

The instrumental music reminds me Forest of Secret's one.

There were so many layers to Lady Ma's visits. The strong suggestion was made that she had a part, not in Jun-wha's death but rather in her marrying her son to begin with. Her desire to visit Jun-wha's grave- with her grandson- seems to say that, despite her words about kindness being a weakness, which she really means, that she truly valued Jun-wha, though it is not clear why as of yet.

But Young-ju's description of the past may give us a clue. She says that actually it was Jun-wha that was the interloper in the already existing relationship between herself and her husband- and we see that Lady Ma definitely did not approve of that relationship and still does not to this day, despite having provided Lady Ma with a second grandchild.

The irony is that if anyone is living by Lady Ma's precept about kindness being a weakness it is surely Young-ju.

In fact, if this were simply about Young-ju then Lady Ma would be a solid ally to our Attorney Chin, but because her son has to be involved, she cannot be. Instead, she has become an interesting third player who is looking to steer a separate course from either side.

What an interesting situation we have here.

When I started this drama I wasn't sure if I was gonna see it till the end; but the more episodes I see, the more I am curious about the stories, the characters and how everything will turn out. It has a really cozy kind of vibe, and it really shows the awkwardness that people do have irl. I like how the relationships are portrayed in this drama. Guess I'll just keep watching~