I actually enjoyed Ep 8 because they threw in goblins to the mix of bad guys as if it would up the stakes for Rembrary, but it just turned out to be ridiculous that I ended up laughing about the whole situation.

The dating show was fun to watch, but the cherry on the top goes to the group hug at the end which makes me sad because the drama should have been only about the dynamics between the group members and their idol life.

I was also anxious of Dal being controlled by the Evil One which would lead to more melo+angst, but the show gave a nice twist of making her bad thoughts to be as harmless as being lethargic and swooning over Yeon Woo 😂 The FL was really cute in those scenes.

Gam Jae's nonchalant response to everything and anything except for his Grim Reaper duties is a crack of next level😂

Thanks for the recap @unit! I, admittedly, dropped this show after episode 5. I don’t want to invest the time anymore, but am still curious as to what happens so here I am!

::sigh:: In a comment I made on the first recap, I expressed my hopes that the story wouldn’t get too complicated for its 12 episode length…I should have known better 🤦🏻‍♀️

The main reason I dropped it was because of The Evil One and the other world story lines. The show is at its best when it’s being a fish-out-of-water idol drama with a side of healing rom-com. The other world stuff feels like it’s from a different show and is really killing the vibe.

I’m not familiar with the source material, but I’m sure the story lines work well in there. Just something with the execution of bringing it to the screen has fallen short—maybe the writing or the editing/pacing…both?

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who preferred the earlier episodes. As I was watching, I was genuinely wondering "is it me or is this not as funny as before?"

I see that alot of people wanted or thought the show would focus more on the "idol" over the "heavenly" and I honestly didn't know what to expect. I thought it was going to be a balance, like in the earlier episodes, of Rembrary having these holy powers and how that affected his time as an idol (such as healing music and being so supportive, people can't help but open up to him) and instead it's this off the rails, throw every plausible supernatural thing at Rembrary and see what happens thing. I don't understand! Well, actually I can understand because it's obvious the writer just went on a tangent and got lost trying to make it all fit once it was out there in the universe. Like they handicapped Rembrary and made the bad guy overpowered (since people suck with their inherent greed, jealousy, etc) so they brought in other elements to, I don't know, balance it out? Give Rembrary some supernatural support? I don't know.

Finally got some scenes with the other 2 guys in the group and all I could think was so all their limited screentime was intentional?! For Tae In, his thing is he's working hard behind the scenes yet goes unacknowledged and unseen which fosters his resentment. Hae Gyeol's thing is he's such a none presence he can literally just disappear (this felt so meta to me because I legitimately often forgot this dude existed).

Sidenote: the contrived coincidences was SO strong this episode haha. That might've earned the most scoffs and chuckles from me because it was like "wow, really?". Seriously, Rembrary's variety show date happened to run some agency (or something) that Han Gyeol went to for a job and she remembered him, the non descript unnoticable guy? But fine, sure, the reunion is nice because it's the first time they really seemed to actually care about each other.

I'm so confused about Yeon Woo. Was he on something the day he met Dal; something that makes one notice and care about other people? How is he so different from that one moment compared to *every* other moment of his time in the group? Was it a bet or a dare? See if he can actually engage with people enough they accepted the CDs? Is she romanticizing that memory? Did he really not give her things to look forward to and take away the charcoal thing?

Also why is he even an idol if his goal is to be an actor? Can people not just get into acting? I know it seems like actors have to be able to sing and dance but I'm not understanding why he would've thought this was the easier path to that end goal.

Did they ever say what these scandals were? Am I just constantly forgetting about what Liz did and why Dal feels such guilt over it? Was it a marketing thing?

And what is this beat about the CEO and the singer? I don't know how I'm supposed to feel about it but I...

This drama is like a video game, there is the main quest and they added a lot of little useless ones...

There isn't really a character that I like. The ML is fun but I don't really care for him because there is no tension about him being an idol or him having powers. The selfpity of the FL is kinda boring. The members of the group are all selfcentered, it doesn't really make me root for them. The Evil One is a boring villain who doesn't attack the ML but uses weak humans.

At least, at the beginning, the story was funny.

I'm sticking around for the core storyline and relationship, and kind of smiling and nodding as I try to keep track of/keep straight all the other plot threads that are running through the show. I could handle the Evil One being present on Earth and causing trouble, and there being Earthly followers of Lord Redrin *as long as* the Earthly following wasn't the big bag of complicated they've made it. The followers would be great for assisting Rembrary in the Big Final Battle against the Evil One, for example.

I forget who plays the Queen of the Afterlife, but what a pleasure to watch her! I absolutely love watching older actors who've honed their craft and absolutely SLAY when they perform. I want more Queen of the Afterlife just for the pleasure of watching the performance.

Thanks @unit, and totally agree with, "Honestly, I really miss the fun and light-heartedness of the earlier episodes". Yes, it had such potential as a fish-out-of-water story, and particularly a cleric moving into a role which is a complete 180 from his ideas, morals, tastes and experiences. The scoffing of "tributes", the dance practices, the horror at the state of the dorm - all great fun, but now long gone (or picked up again but now not raising a smile from me). They really got it wrong by prioritising the other-worldly angst. In if for KMK only now.

Oy, dropped. Couldn’t do it.

I think the show is low key ... smart? As in, I love what they have done with the other two Wild Animal members, it was meta but made perfect sense in the context of said characters. I also loved the twist with Da Li's "darkness". Her clinging onto it was an interesting twist.

On a side note, how Rembrary did not get cancelled yet is a mystery. At this point, I think people consider him so weird that whatever he says is not taken seriously.

I was going to join the complaints not only about significantly withered fun but also the lack of kpop meta this week, but then drama turned situation over by showing the picture (headless one lmao) of my nugu bias for a brief moment and now I'm in The Shock, thank you big time, THI. The whole fandom is currently having a mental breakdown and can't decide whether this counts as his drama debut or not, and I've been cackling like a goblin (non-kdrama one) over the fact for 2 days already))) Fine, I'll let you off the hook for this one, show... but only temporarily.

Rembrary's "but I'm a cleric!" dilemma was not milked out properly, imo - I was waiting for a scene where he thinks hard over the issue, but mostly he was just avoiding Dal and pondering how to reject her nicely *sigh* And that's despite him being obviously shaken and confused, if those childish jealousy outbursts are to be trusted. He kind of started to wonder if there's a place for him in this world after all... for a whole minute, and then got hopelessly distracted. Grandpa memory lapses much?))) Dal herself can't seem to decide whom and how much she likes, but at least her side I can get - she's not only wounded and guarded, but also apparently utterly inexperienced in dating and confessions. Rembrary got himself exposed here, I believe - the way he handled that lady on a dating show once he REALLY needed her attention was way too smooth. Is our holy man a retired playboy, and that's why he didn't want to discuss it?)))

Good thing that we've got more of Wild Animal and team bonding, but I can't help but feel it's a bit late and a bit forced - they barely talked to each other before, and now they cry while group hugging? Oh well, at least it was touching (and surely make a great variety footage). Reaper being left out of hugging circle tho lol)))

Devil's deal with Redrin gets more sus with time. Were they realm creator couple and then she betrayed him for power? Or another dude? Cleric, maybe? His hatred for Rembrary does have some jelly undertones... Evil Boys aren't nearly as fun as their group's name, sorry. At least Jungshin had some personality. And idk why we need a love story between CEO and sunbae singer here. I'd rather see WA PERFORMING for once.

I haven't watched the episodes yet and now I am inclined to drop the drama. Too many characters too many realms too much going on. Why should they turn any light-hearted drama into chaos? Why take the drama so seriously?

Minority opinion here but I'm still enjoying it. The camp, meta and humour really work for me. Although it came late, it was nice to see some development for Taein and Gyeol. I didn't expect Taein to be such a softie 😂

As for the eeeeevil shenanigans, well I could do without them but I don't take them too seriously. At least there are no serial killers...

Guess I’m one of the few still loving this messy yet endearing little show. A little bit rushed, a little disjointed, and yet somehow it still manages to come together for me.

This week’s eps were actually a return to form for me after a slight dip in hilarity in ep 6. Eps 3-5 and 7-8 have been my fav eps overall. Perhaps because in these episodes the darker stuff was either undercut by surprisingly funny resolutions or became the motivator forcing characters to face their problems, thanks to the help of Rembrary. Eps 1-2 were really funny, but didn’t offer much of the healing I’ve come to love from this show because Rem was so focused on getting back, he didn’t connect much with the other groupmates or anyone around him.

I also haven’t minded the show teasing out him getting close to the other members one by one so I’m not as caught up in lamenting what could have been there. I absolutely love the odd couple team-up between Rem and Gam-jae, which has made it much easier to enjoy the otherworldly drama as they work together to resolve it.

I fear the next eps are going to be the truly angsty ones though so currenly hoping against hope that some hilarity will remain to get us through.

This show is a goddamn mess of bizarre proportions, focusing on the parts nobody wants to watch while taking time away from the things people want. But it’s so delightfully stupid and messy I can’t stop watching. I think I’m one of maybe five people still enjoying it for the frothy guilty pleasure it is, and I suspect that number will steadily decrease in the two remaining weeks (the show is somehow too short for all its ridiculous lore and too long for its subject matter).