I LOVE THIS DRAMA SO MUCH. I also hate In-ho and Seung-hi. They are the worst. They deserve each other, and I hope they are miserable (whether together or apart, ideally together so no one else has to put up with them). On the plus side, Roy Kim just gets better and better. He's the only one who is worried about Jeong-suk and has zero self-interest in the decision to tell her. Even the kids were being ridiculous.

Each week, I am increasingly confident that she will not end up with In-ho (they are not giving him one redeeming quality) and will end up with Roy. The latter especially after that fortune telling and Jeong-suk's line wondering if she's ever known real love (which we know she hasn't, and that made me very sad).

I absolutely loved these two episodes! We are at half way mark and we have the reveal. I hope we see a new confident Dr.Cha who stops being a people pleaser and stands up for herself. I hope Her response to the other intern is just the beginning!

I was conflicted about the kids wanting to hide the secret from the mother but it was really sweet to see that they do care about their mother. I loved how protective both the kids got of their mother. I might not agree with their decision but it was nice to see their intent and genuine concern. Jung Min was very practical in asking his dad to make a choice even if that involved divorcing his mother.

In-Ho’s suffering was such joy to watch. I loved seeing him lose respect at home and that the kids are starting to give it back to him.

Dr.Cha finding out his son’s dating life was hilarious. I like that she has lived life a certain way but she is not narrow minded. Loved how she is able to imagine her daughter in law and actually see she is right. About time these two become friends and a team. I can see that they both can learn from each other.

Kim Byung-Chul is a riot. His facial expressions are priceless. The terrace scene and their run down was hilarious.
Also, Uhm Jung-Hwa looked hot in that last dress.

Can’t wait for next set of episodes!

I just cannot believe we discovered why In ho and his mother didn't want him to divorce Jeong sook. That is a big deal and the recapped didn't even touch on it. Jeong sook has the power and can go after the money now.

And I still don't like So-ra. At least not with Jung min. They are just not good for one another.

"Your mom's a homewrecker. Your dad is an adulterer. You're a cheating couple's daughter"
A million applauses to I-rang for that clap back at Eun-soo. And a most honorable praise to the writer for that great dialogue. This is one of the best things that happened in episode 8.

I kinda liked Eun-soo at the beginning of the this week's episodes. She's basically the one giving her mom the wake-up call her mom seems to have forgotten. And I love how she unveiled everything at the dinner. But she wanting to damage I-rang's psyche is where I drew the line. That one is simply not it at all. But then, I-rang herself understood the assignment and beat her at her very own game. But, I did cheer when Seung-hui baked at In-ho to not yell at her daughter. This little moments of solidarity between them both, even though I do not exactly like them are things I love about Dr. Cha. Ever since Eun-soo's introduction, even though we know she is definitely not happy with her mother's choices and will always seize the occasion to let Seung-hui how her choices are hurting her, she's got her mom's back, and her mom got hers.

Capping out Dr. Jeon once again was really sweet. Dang! That lady is full of herself. Jeon might have 1000 successful surgeries under her best but I bet you, she'll possess zero bedside manners or even check up on her patients before or after the OR. For someone as skilled as she is but fails to listen to her patients nor accepts suggestions from other residents, she's in for a very long ride. I just hope her wake-up call won't be the death of a patient under her watch.

I don't know what Seung-hui was looking for at the hotel. I hope she gets what's she's looking for. But what I do want to know is Jeong-suk appearing for her birthday dressed in black.

I haven't watched episode 8 yet but I came to say this drama is a breath of fresh air among the heavy dramas or the chaotic rom-coms. I found myself laughing genuinely for the first time in a while, binge-watching episodes 5-7. This drama is underrated and makes for a really good watch.

Am I the only one disappointed by the kids choosing to not tell Jung-sook about the affair? I get that they're protective of their mom, that they want her to be happy after such a major surgery, I get it. However, I can't help but think that they're basically infantilizing the poor woman and making her out to be some delicate flower who must be protected from the evils of the world, not the matriarch of their family unit (not counting grandma) and their father's lawful partner of over two decades. I think that 'betrayal' from her own children will hurt Jung-sook just as much as, if not more, than In-ho's infidelity. Everything she did, she did for her children; she stopped her budding career and became a stay-at-home mom for them. Now, they don't even trust her to handle difficult information. That would hurt, it would cut deep. I don't know. Maybe I'm projecting my own experiences onto a work of fiction and overthinking this and the kids were right after all, but I can't help but feel... conflicted about their decision. Oh well, all the power to our Dr. Cha. That's a revenge dress if I've ever seen one. Uhm Jung-hwa is freaking gorgeous.

Speaking of marriage, I did think that the show was careening towards an eventual Jung-sook/In-ho divorce and initially, this episode sealed the deal for me. In-ho has literally zero redeeming qualities and the show basically uses everything about him, down to his physical appearance and his buffoonish personality, as a punching bag (shoutout to Kim Byung-chul's incredible performance!). Meanwhile, Roy Kim couldn't be a more perfect human unless he turned out to be a secret demigod or some other supernatural being. I was sure, certain, convinced there was no saving that trainwreck... until I saw the episode 9 preview. Not to spoil anything, but I'm uhhhh not liking some of the scenes shown there. I hope desperately that its just a red herring, but we all know how much kdramas like their perfect family units and their conservative 'forgive-and-forget' approach to marriage. I'm scared.

What a pathetic and spineless worm In-ho is. How good that Dr Cha now knows about his affair and I look forward to In-ho grovelling - hopefully unsuccessfully.

I'm glad both children sided with their mother. In-ho must really be living in a parallel universe if he thinks his son would be understanding.

My personal highlights are all the scenes where Dr Roy meets In-ho and shows him quite clearly how despicable he finds him. I could watch a whole episode just with those scenes.

Thanks for the recap.

What a wonderful show this is turning out to be.

The kids decision to cover things up makes no sense at all to me, but everything else was perfect.

I have to say my absolutely favourite scene was on the roof - Roy Kim and In-ho hugging each other and suddenly realising what they were doing was pure gold. And the accompanying musical snipped (from Handel's Julius Caesar (where JC is romancing Cleopatra) made it even more hilarious (all of the classical music snippets seem to be little musical jokes as far as I can tell, such as typewriter frenzy to Rossini's William Tell Overture).

And that dress at the end was a killer!

I love this drama. I feel so invested in the story. Having said that, I feel like they were dragging out the cheating narrative a bit too much. IMO the time to end that marriage was a couple episodes ago. I would’ve preferred to have spent the time watching her move on and make a life for herself. Better late than never though, we can now look forward to the healing part.

Clearly Dr. Kim has feelings for her, which is hard to understand, since she has friend zoned him and has given no indication that she is interested.
I loved it when Dr. Kim saw right through Seung Hi when she tried to manipulate him into breaking up InHo’s marriage.
My heart broke for IRang. What ARin did to her was cruel. Or vicious, as InHo’s mom called her. IRang is innocent in all this. Why hurt her?
But I don’t understand why they all decide not to tell mom. I get that if there were no secrets there would be no story, but this one made no sense. The first thing a 17 year old me would’ve done was told mom. But I did LOVE how she handled it later with ARin.

It was so much fun to see InHo losing all respect once his secret came out. “No. I’m nothing like him” had me in splits.

As with his reaction when Jung Sook electrocuted herself, InHo’s reaction when she falls off the roof makes me think he has feelings for her.
One last thing. I love Uhm Jung Hwa, but can someone ask her to get a better hairstyle please?

I like that the kids and grandmother all agree their father is absolute trash, and nearly want nothing to do with him. Especially when in-hi tells his son as a man he should understand and the son claps back that he doesn’t want to be anything like his father. I was upset that they kept it from her, but I can see why they would.
I also loved the trip to the fortune teller and Jung-sook finding out her rate fortune that more men will cling to her as she gets older! I hope our leading lady can move forward and kick some ass at work, and who know mabey start a fling with Dr. Kim

I still have a nagging suspicion that the writers may reconcile Jeong-suk with In Ho. It may be misleading but previews made it look like that.

It gutted me when In-Ho trashed I-Rang's artwork and supplies. I don't know if it's because I was once a career counselor at an art college, but I had to pause the drama and wait 2 days before I could return. It hurt that much.

I am now glad that MIL stopped In-ho from donating the liver. These two would have used that to blackmail Jeong-suk in forgiving In-ho. I am so glad it came to bite them back. Karma is a -----.
I do feel bad for Dr. Cha. She devoted twenty years of her life to family and what she has to show for it – a cheating husband, fraud mother-in-law, a loan she never took, and lying children.
She should just dump them and ride into sunset with or without Dr Kim (But I hope it is with Dr. Kim)

I couldn't recall where I first discovered Kim Byung Chul, but for me he is always funny. Even when his character cheats which I hate a lot, I still crack up a lot when he is on the screen. 🤣

I love this drama so much, that I came back again to dramabeans after a year just to comment . I love how the kids protected her, and how she knew it all on her own. It was devastating but she needs to know about his adultery to move on. Looking forward to heart-fluttering noona romance soon😍

I love that the cat is finally out of the bag. Now, I am curious to see what actions Jung-Sook will take. I felt her hurt when she was going through Seung-hi social media, when she realizes the deception. I felt really bad for her. Also, I don't think Jung-Sook doesn't appreciate her son getting orders from a woman. I didn't read it like that at all. So-ra is what she is, but she is just very rude. Even though Jung-Mim might like that she is very assertive, I find her to be rude for no reason. It almost seems like bullying at times. And if I were Jung-Min's Mum, I also would be worried that my son would be dating someone like that. Even in relationships, being polite and caring with words are important. And although I like So-Ra, I mean her personality, she is very rude.

The highlight of episode 7 for me was Dr Roy Kim and In ho run to the top and to the bottom. Kim Byung Chul's facial expressions are the best, he is really able to back a pretty despicable character look like an absolute buffon.

I love in episode 8 how In ho family immediately turned on him when they found out about his affair especially the Mother in law ( I expected her to defend him so it was surprising she also turned on him ). His kids ( Jung Min in particular ) all the respect for their father evaporated immediately, shows they truly care about their mom and Cha Jeong Suk's efforts and sacrifices didn't go in vain.