Oh the disappointment with Dr. Roy's biological relatives was palpable. I felt so bad for him. Ugh, that was so devastating to watch unfold and yet I was still confused by the way the father talked about the mother. Why would Dr. Roy have been poor if he were raised by her? Why was "the best thing that woman did was die?" (I think that was the line) Was she the father's mistress and he abandoned her? Honestly, that would totally fit with the theme of the show. In what world, did they think he would or should donate *anything* to any of them? As soon as he walked in the room, it looked like they were lawyers and entitled wives trying to make sure he wasn't coming for their share.

I'm so over Seung Hui and her daughter and In Ho. On the one hand, I truly get that people can't control their feelings; they can be obsessive and lead to compulsions and sometimes you HAVE to let everything play out to a conclusion. I get that but on the other hand, the embarrassment and humiliation she's going through for such a trash man is hard to watch. It's like wanting to grab someone and shake sense or reason into them. The daughter wasn't as annoying this week; in fact I think once again she tried to say the mature and rational thing of them needing a new start but I'm still just so over seeing her.

In Ho is the epitome of not wanting something until you can't have it. His actions are so gross to me. I do even think it's been confirmed that he even loves her but he's just reliant on her to make his life easier. Like a glorified housekeeper. I think the worst part was when he tried to appeal to his mother in law. Both he and his mother were so gross with how they tried to win her over after 2 decades of barely caring about her more than formality. His mom is just as materialistic and superficial as she was in the beginning. I guess with characters like hers, maturation or character development isn't to be expected sinfe they're old and set in their ways. (Sidenote: I just learned she was the mother in Secret Garden. I think she was my first time seeing that type of character which I didn't know was a trope at the time. I think Secret Garden was my 2nd kdrama after Boys over Flowers)

I liked that Dr Cha had already prepared for a court case. I liked Sora and Jung Min's conversation and the PDA that announced their relationship and how she just waved for people to move along.

I still don't know why this show is as successful as it is but congrats to them. From what I've seen lately, it seems REALLY hard to capture viewers' attention and keep it.

I'm angry for Dr. RoY incase he's not angry enough. His biological family are downright selfish horrible horrible people.

I see how important it is for one to find their biological roots, I just hope Roy doesn't feel like his essence is tied to knowing who his parents were. And it seems like his adoptive parents were nothing short of being loving parents so I just hope he resigns himself to his lot.

I have to congratulate everyone involved on thier professionalism this week. Even though I hate to say it, that person is Dr. Choi Seung-hui. I like it when people know how to put their differences aside just for that moment and pool their heads together to reach for a solution. I might not have exactly liked her but I extremely salute her professionalism, which is something that Dr. Cha happened to lack a little bit this week with respect to her mother's care personnel. I like characters that can wholeheartedly, take note - wholeheartedly and not selfishly, put aside their issues to push through a problem. And for this act, Seung-hui earns my respect. I still do not like her though. But I want all the happiness she needs to happen to her.

Was it two weeks ago a number of beanies put Mrs Oh on the stand for her position on the school of thought that women should fight for their marriage because the husband is the father of the mother's children plus some other opinions she added. It was really uncomfortable to read here cause she was speaking the truth, a truth that if not followed(I'm talking of both genders now) will mess up the very basic core of society. Moreso, I also knew she would react differently should she hear the proper story of what's going on in her daughter's home. Her statement that 'their divorce was up to them' and she wouldn't butt in was enough response to those of us who kicked against her school of thought two weeks ago. She might be a conservative, but she's also timeless. And her response was in no way hypocritical or two-faced because it was her daughter on the receiving end.

And the children...it really is sad that they're paying the price for their parents tussles in heavy ways.

But... what's with Jung-min pausing his residency and going to the military 🤦🏽😒🤦🏽😒.

And finally she succumbs to her illness once again. I guess it is true that doctors make the most stubborn patients.

So-ra is now officially on a pedestal for me!! Every time we get noble idiocy rearing it's head in a writer's imagination, I'm going to want a recording of her being played to them: "Hey, be more honest! Would you be happy if I date some other guy? Then tell me to wait for you! Make it clear!" THIS is how it should be dramaland - conversation and clarity, and calling out the noble idiot before he has time to shipwreck everything. What a beautiful breath of fresh air!

I love how real the show depicts both Seung-hee and Jeong-seok. The former isn't pure evil but a vulnerable woman getting torn between her love for the man she thought was the one for her and her dignity and pride. At the same time, the latter showed us that sometimes divorce isn't an easy option but comes after a lot of time and effort. The show could have gone the easy way with Jeong-sook divorcing In-ho right after the surgery or knowing about the affair, but it gave us a deep insight into a woman who was torn between keeping her family intact and her pride as a woman. But when she spotted firsthand how the affair and In-ho badly affected her children, she made up her mind. I hope the drama ties those women's arcs nicely and for In-ho I want home to live the rest of his life alone with his greedy mother scolding him daily.

Episode 13 and 14 dragged. In Ho’s mom cozying up to Seung Hi once she hears how much she is worth is so icky.

In Ho’s sudden love for his mother in law when he sees her with Roy Kim was hilarious. What’s with the money gun? I’ve never seen anything like it.
I must be a bad person. I so enjoyed seeing Ae Sim’s hair getting pulled out, and I’m glad the truth came out. But how did that other woman know about this?
It is raining hard in In Ho’s world. It’s hailing. And I am enjoying it. However, all the little things Kim Byung-chul does - like the way he creeeps behind a plant as he goes to head off Seung Hi - are so good.
Is it Korean culture or dramatic license that 50 year olds still act like repentant children in front of their parents? I did like it when she said “the divorce is between the two of you. I won’t interfere”
In Ho leaving them alone to party with their grandmother showed some growth. What? I wanted to say something good about Kim Byung-chul’s character 😬

That was heartbreaking what happened to Roy Kim. His birth family is disgusting.
I am ok with Dr. McDreamy and Jeong Sook not getting together but please don’t kill her, drama. It would be way too sad.

While the “Hurry up and come to me” line was a grand-slam home run for me from Roy, I think I remain hopeful that the final episodes will conclude with our Dr. Cha having some time unattached to someone else (I mean except, obvs, to her kids and her mom). She keeps hearing Roy’s meaning, and immediately letting it drop…so, after spending her whole adult life figuring out what other people want, let’s give her some time to focus on what she wants.

Also, let’s have some justice for that one remaining unpainted white kitchen cupboard door. ;)

There were many weekender tropes in this week’s episodes, including the public disclosure of very private facts. Cha’s mother learning the family secret of Seo’s affair, coupled with Seo’s mother finding out she was the mistress-mark of her boyfriend was like squeezing the lemon past the rhine. Jung-min’s decision to run away to the military so he can suspend then restart his residency was so ill-advised that it took Jeon’s PDA could bring him back to his senses. Then there was the rarest of illnesses diagnosed by the family villain, who put her profession above her personal feelings. Oh’s letter to Choi was the parental advice missing in her life. Cha goes all in on the divorce, while Seo cannot deal it to the point of being cold drunk and abandoned on the street by Choi. Maybe she finally realized her mistake. But that was not enough to tee up the final two episodes: Kim’s family only wants to meet him for his bone marrow (which puts him in the same predicament as Seo for his wife’s liver transplant); Eun-seo wanting to move to the US and start a new life (and her mother already working on it); and then Cha’s health taking a massive turn for the worse. All of this sets up for a fairly predictable finale.

The letter was fantastic. Mom told Seung hee what she needed to hear. I also like the way she told JS and IH that this is their relationship to work out. Totally different reaction from In ho's Mom.

And I truly hope we get some resolution about how In ho's Mom used JS name to not only get a building but take out a large loan against it.

I'm soooo glad the sibling theory can finally die now. Also, I love this drama even more for having Roy's family be unconnected to any of the drama characters.

Roy made me swoon a lot!

I am so glad the writers understood the assignment! Jung Sook need to get that divorce and I love that at different points we see that last straw, the details that makes her push for a divorce. I liked that we were able to see the professionalism of Seung Hee. I felt so bad for Dr. Roy, some people are just...ugh. I mean, as one get older and get near death, one has to learn how to be more human. How can this man be so old and not have a kind word for the son he abandoned? This was really sad. And I loved that Jung Sook was there for him, didn't pry but was just there. I don't think the writers will push for a romance between those two. They are good as super good friends who could eventually be lovers. But the friendship is enough for me for now.

I think that the scene where Dr. Roy Kim meets his family was really heartbreaking and, at the same time a contrast with what we are usually shown in K-dramas, where the Neo-Confucian bias against adoption seems ever present, the adopted child not being really accepted by the new family or simply resenting the adoptive family. Only rarely do we see a different picture.

Clearly in this case the only good thing his birth family did for Dr. Kim was giving him up for adoption, which was unquestionably the best thing that ever happened to him.

did not expect to get emotional at all watching this. kim mi-kyung's performance is amazing, and her character really centers this show.