I am glad @unit also realizes the breakup blues and heartbreak part was dragged out much and Bora is coming across as pathetic not heartbroken. I know it isn't easy to get over one's ex but that was portrayed last week so enough is enough. The show is already midway and as much as I enjoy slow-burn romance, there is no progress yet.

But an angle I don’t really look forward to exploring is a romance between Sang-jin and Woo-ri

Me too. And, it better not happen. I'll be more displeased and utterly disappointed compared to my thoughts about them dragging out and sinking in further Bo-ra's misery. It'll be a low blow.

Thanks for the recaps!

I think this series is good, the script is clever and entertaining. Yoo In Na is great and everybody else is doing well.
And now that it seems we have left the totally devastated Bora behind, I'm looking forward to the new love story. Their good chemistry is noticeable.

I have seen grief for death be shorter than her heartbreak. That was awful. I have no idea why the writer decided that was a good idea. I can almost understand if we had seen them together when the ex wasn't a douche, but the writer just gave short flashbacks. I hope moving forward the drama is better, because that was really really bad. I keep watching because there are glimpses of what could be a good drama, I hope it shows itself.

It was hard to watch her go deeper than she already was. But glad we’re finally over it because we’re supposed to get the kiss at ep8.

I’m also not keen on Sang-jin and Woo-ri, already ff their scenes.

Oh my dear goodness. I wanted to go into the screen and shake her up. Going to her ex house. Arghhh.
All that frustration over the last 5 episodes which felt like 100 hours hopefully over.
I only want to see her rock her writing. Make new friends, spend time with family and never drink more than a glass of wine ever again.

I will give all the credit to Yoo In Na for making me sit though this. She made the character real and made me empathize even when it angered me. She is a smart person, a witty one at that. So why she cried over this useless man for weeks is beyond me. Well, heart is a complicated matter.

I hope we enter the fun romcom zone. I loved how she knocked on the door and asked them to pause the negative press talk about her. Lol. That’s the girl we want to see!!

Like you Unit, I don’t see why he is so heartbroken. I mean, he wasn’t nice to her and didn’t give his ex any security about the relationship. May be he did love her but never verbally expressed it. And only after she is gone he realizes how much he loved her?

The more I see the ML, the more I understand his sense of humor and way of talking, and the more I like him. I didn’t find him off-putting or a total jerk from the beginning, but I like him more and more as I learn more about him and how to interpret the (occasionally weird) things he says. (Also, are diamond rings non-refundable in Korea, or is that just a weird in-drama fact? They definitely are in the US - that is quietly advertised to would-be proposers to make them feel more secure about dropping a huge amount of money on a sparkly rock.)

It was hard to watch Bo-ra hit the bottom, but I’m so glad she’s on the upswing now. As a person who has never been dumped, I know I can’t know how she was feeling during this awful time in her life, but I also can’t imagine how awful it was because she lost her whole identity when that relationship crumbled. Her going to Chicken King and begging to go back to the way things were spoke volumes. It’s partly that she loved him and has to let go of him and their future, but it’s also that she realized how good her life was a few short weeks ago and wanted to do anything she could to recapture that, and to not feel like she was feeling in that moment. I do wish that we had spent a little less time in this phase for her, but mostly because I don’t want her subsequent relationship to seem like a rebound.

I now feel more confident than ever that the voice-overs we are hearing are her new book, which I am excited for. I get not wanting to sell your tragedy; that is absolutely fair and I don’t want to encourage that unless the person is willing and enthusiastic about it. But you could already see her leaning in that direction when she was reading the messages from the people who are also going through rough break-ups. And as a writer, it is also a really good way to process things, and she might find it helpful. At the end of the day, I hope she is in control of what she writes, and that it is honest and real and she doesn’t feel exploited.

Although it's hard to watch at times, I do still appreciate the way this show committed to showing the depths of heartache people can and do experience when a longterm relationship ends. It's clearly also a turn-off to viewers (see: the dismally low ratings for this show) but as I said last week, although I never went quite as low as getting drunk and begging my ex to take me back, I could relate to Bora telling Soo-hyuk that she felt like she was dying. Some of that was due to gastritis, but much of it was heartbreak, and that felt real to me.

But yes, I'm so glad we finally appear to be moving on. The phishing scheme was a little contrived (although I did appreciate the skewering of the detective for blaming the victim, a very common attitude in situations like this), it provided Bora with the one thing she needed more than anything right now: a purpose. Writing that book will be good for her, both emotionally and financially.

I also really liked the conversations between Bora and Soo-hyuk, especially at Mom's Chicken (as an aside, this show is definitely more of a drama than a romcom, but the choice to eat at her ex's company's rival was hilarious). The "common cold" exchange was down-to-earth and kind, and I could see how these two could become friends. I know they're fated to be more than that, but for now, I like that the show is not leaning into any kind of romantic attraction between them as neither one is really ready for that yet.

I also like the relationship between the sisters. Like so much in the first episode, their rapport was uninteresting at first (because the sister seemed like a one-dimensional brat) but now that we've been able to see the real warmth between them, I enjoy their scenes. I'm still on the fence about the sister's love interest, though.

Finally, I am in total agreement about Sang-jin and Woo-ri. They should stay as boss and mentee, but I don't think that's what the show has in mind, unfortunately. I do think we're moving towards some type of romance, although I'd much rather the show explored the relationship between Sang-jin and his ex.

Yey! I see the light at the end of the crying tunnel! Still hoping it will show us the fighting side of Deborah that won't let her ex bring her down! Hwaiting Deborah!

Do you remember in 'Melo Is My Nature' that side story about the guy with the bad girlfriend? Episode-after-episode they would just torture each other and even at the end, even after breaking up, they just couldn't give each other up. It wasn't the story that viewers wanted from the show but it was painfully accurate.

The Bora! series gets my respect for tenaciously holding onto an uncomfortable topic and seeing it through to the end. The series is self-aware, the male lead is frustrated with the FL's self-indulgent grief. The female lead is exhausted and disgusted with her own behavior. The ex boyfriend is exasperated over being made the 'bad guy' in her melodrama. Soo-hyuk even made a meta 'Chekhov's gun' comment about the viewers expecting something more than the female lead just wallowing in misery, they expect to see a happy ending. I don't think the series was ever about the OTP. If she winds up with the guy it'll be icing on the cake but the goal of the series is her finding self-awareness and peace of mind.

Is anyone else annoyed that the preview shows yet another scene of [SPOILER]? Can we have one ep where that doesn't happen? It's starting to feel like lazy writing.

As much as I'd love to see Bora decide to love herself and immediately follow through on the resolution, I actually think hitting rock bottom was more realistic. Not because she loved her chicken prince so much but because she has invested so much of her identity and self-worth into being an engaged woman. All of a sudden, she's in her mid-to-late thirties, with no wedding in sight, and generations of pressure for women to marry makes her analysis of this situation pretty predictable: she's a "loser." I hope the drama takes the direction of her finding self-worth outside of a relationship rather than immediately driving her into the arms of her white knight...

I so agree with 'everyone's' take on this that this has gone on long enough. I would have hoped there would have been someone that would have taken Bora aside and strongly laid it on the line that in line, there will be some choppy seas. I wonder if I am the only one that hopes Chicken Man get his just dues as his new little dumb _____ squeeze drops him for a younger nicer/richer sugar daddy. Only say what comes around goes around, and he has proven in spades he is really full of himself, and now I don't think such a great catch!

It's strange how I feel about this drama. I am not yet rooting for the main couple to get together. I also can't relate to Boras heartbreak and boy do I want her to get over it.

Still, it feels real to me. I can understand where she is coming from. She is mourning the life she had and the future she imagined. She was happy and had now idea what he was really thinking. Hearing him talk about her and their relationship like that was devastating.

You do not really see this in dramas. Heartbreak like that, isn't something that the lead experiences with someone else. And seeing her hit rock bottom again and again, is painful to watch. But again, it feels real to me. So I am looking forward to see how this will change her.

Yoo In-na looking absolutely stunning with her very handsome leading man, Hyun-min Yoon presenting at the Baeksang awards to her bestie IU and Jinyoung. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep8BDGowlE4

I guess I am the only one happy to see that her break-up wasn't a quick fix for exactly the reason he was trying to convince her to write about her experiences. Media has a habit of washing over how sad people can get. Grief after a relationship is treated as a weakness, in part because of how portrays it. I cringed hard when she went to see him, but it happens. Often. They were together for 3 years, and her job literally prepped her for warning signs, and she still got hoodwinked. It is a mix of love and pride. Plus, she isn't just mourning the relationship; she is mourning her career and the life she expected. I am a bit surprised at the dismissive reaction from the folks here, but I guess that tracks. I also expect I am older than some of y'all, which might be why I am less turned off by her grief. I particularly loved the sister moment and the notes from her fans, who found comfort that even a dating expert could get it wrong too. And, for me, the character is great. I loved how she was there to listen to her friend, I loved her logic when figuring out how to handle the scamming situation. I am unsure I would have been as level-headed with my sibling if she got scammed out of 40K. I love that she puts her ego aside for the sake of stability.

I also like that the ML gets to showcase that he is a good guy despite all his attempts at pretending he is unfeeling. From walking her home despite not living anywhere near her to telling jokes designed to make her smile, he's a sweetie.

I don't think the show is designed just to be a romance; it has slice-of-life leanings that appeal to me. I'm pleased.

I too am happy when Bora finally gets over her horrible ex-boyfriend. I started the series because I want to see a rom-com and not how the FL mourns her broken relationship for several episodes. A little time jump here wouldn't have been bad.

I actually liked ML from the beginning and the more episodes I watch, the more sympathetic I find him (honestly, I can even relate to him more than Bora). He hardly knows her, yet he always stands by her side, no matter how stressful she may be at the moment.

I am just glad that pity party is over and we can move on from humiliation of our protagonist. Three episodes were more than enough to set up the whole heartbreak and hitting the bottom of the barrel scenario. There was no need to drag it through three more episodes.

Compared to previous dramas where breakup blues take 1ep of crying/sadness etc, the length taken here for Bora is something I'm okay with for once.

I love the portrayal (Director-nim said cut but In-na heard serve) when Bo-ra begged JW infront of his house. Even though I was disappointed in her for stooping so low, its not uncommon for situations like that, seeing how its a first breakup as well. I could understand & feel how Bo-ra felt and damn I felt so sad for her.

I hope in the upcoming eps that we would be able to progress past that and see her growth as a person and a writer!

deborah is in the process of moving on from a break up plus the bashing comments given to her were also as painful as what she is going through. But on the succeding episodes, I know for sure she will rise again like a superstar