The conversation between Ro Woom and Da Jung was exactly what I wanted. They didn't weep and fall into each other's arms, there's too much shared tragedy with diverging paths there, but they had an honest conversation and Da jung got to tell her that she (they) were sorry for the part they played in her parents' death and that Ro woom's threats weren't why they kept helping her. And Ro woom's awkward acknowledgement and growing empathy for her partners in tragedy and crime (or at least two of them lol) in her own way was really nicely done.

The montage with them as odd couple roommates was hilarious too. They're not going to be bffs but they don't need to be, they just needed to clear the air and work together as equals with full understanding.

I hope Na Sa is doing some sort of double cross because this is too far even for him, it's not like he was ever safe from them or will be safe, he didn't need to get voluntarily embroiled with the biggest problem. It's like him and Jay switched spots, but I can't tell if they're both playing double agents, or if only Jay is, or neither.

I sincerely hope there is no love triangle nonsense with Jay and this is all just supposition from their respective love interests because Ro Woom and Jay have some shared history as the two earliest Jeokmeok kids. Ro Woom and Mu Young's scenes were still very nice though, I like them together.

Yo Han was 50% less annoying, but him and Jae In still feel on the periphery of everything, and I'm not sure if they'll be able to be integrated more.

Thank you for the recap mistyisles! I'm enjoying this show gradually more and more, and watching Ro-woom and Da-jung reconcile enough to be the most awkward roommates ever was really a highlight.

I'm also actually somewhat pleased to be eating my words from last week, I really enjoyed that the psychiatrist actually got to do something in these episodes. I think her actions tied in pretty well with the general theme of apologies and reconciliations too. But I like the point that they seem to be wrapping up her story. It feels a little bit that way with Yo-han as well, like, what are they going to do with them now? Maybe they can be extras in a con later on?

I'm still holding out hope for Nasa, just because he seemed somewhat self-aware when he wasn't in the same room as Ro-woom. Or maybe I just hope he'd know better than to go work for Mr. Ma after watching him beat that poor minion bloody just for a power play.

I have no idea what's up with Jay at this point though, or what kind of 5D chess Ro-woom's playing by bringing him into the fold

This show actually managed to genuinely surprise me. I would have never in a million years expected to see a chastened Ro-woom. I thought she was going to be like George Clooney in Oceans Eleven, unflappable and swagging from start to last.

I'm going to deviate from @mistyisles recap and some other comments by saying that these episodes left me completely unimpressed. For one thing, very little happened for two hours. The team made slight progress, I suppose, but more new characters emerged and new complications introduced without much happening.

I really like the character of Ro Woom, but there were long shots of her sitting, ruminating. The actress is really a beautiful woman, but the cinematography on this one isn't interesting enough to sustain those kind of scenes. And then, one of the conversations that Ro-woom and Da-jung had about their traumas turned into a ridiculous trauma throwdown. "My Dad made me drink soju...with pesticide!" "My parents could only afford rameyeon--after they sold me to the evil foundation!" Ro-woom's thoughtful conclusion: Its hard to forgive some things, and other things are easier to forgive. (Terribly Traumatic? Tediously Traumatic?)

I guess some sort of theme is emerging as a nature vs. nurture psychological discussion, but that is pretty undeveloped, and that would have been where the scenes with the wasted character of Jae-in would have come into play.

I'll stick with this to the end to see what happens, but for me, just when it was beginning to come together, the momentum really flagged.

Thank you mistyisles for the recaps.
I was shocked to see the ML smile for once in these episodes, I didn't know he could as he has been sooooooo excessive in his empathy.
However it's a little too late as I'm jumping ship peeps.
I find this show overdone with the depressing trauma throughout.
I feel like it's just treading water with the same stuff every episode.
There's nothing delightful about it and I am plain and simple bored.
It's not worth hanging in there for the bean.
See you over at the Heartbeat recaps for some much needed light hijinks. :)

I enjoy the recaps way more. Actually, I find the drama messy and get confused at times yet the recaps make me follow the story.

It's fun to watch how Ro-Woom and Mu-Young are rubbing off on each other. Mu-Young was cold and angry and Ro-Woom started her journey of empathy :p

I hope Nasa and Ro-Woon will be able to work together, Nasa seems so lost.
I'm not sure to understand the role of Jay in the past and the present. What does he want?

Chun Woo-Hee and Kim Dong-Wook are really good in their role, I love their face-to-faces. Chun Woo-Hee is good in not very likable roles, she still makes me feel cared for her.

These two episodes were the 'set-up' we usually get in the 1st and 2nd episodes. We were finally introduced to all the players and their interpersonal dynamics. These were also the episodes for the good guys to fall apart, reflect, and then come back together. Now the game finally begins.

If the President is among those we already know, then my money is on Jay.

This drama is out of order, lol. I understand what the writer and director were trying to do, but the execution has sucks. Sometimes non-linear storylines work, oftentimes they don't. They should have introduced all of our players first and not most of the way through.

With each episode gone by I'm starting more and more to think that Jay is the President…Somehow he looks way too suspicious and resonate with the words about his relation with Ro Um and The President obssession for her...
Now I'm curious why Ro Um trusts Jay so much...
Curious if Ro Um will bring back Na Sa to the team...

Am I the only one suspecting Jay as the hidden president? And with six episodes to go, are we really sure that NaSa will get the redemption we ~all~ , well, most of us are hoping for.

Alright, whatttt is up with the way Mr Ma wears his tie? It’s giving me ptsd flashbacks of Choi Wonyoung’s half-under-collar-half-over collar tie in Mad Dog. Mr Ma goes a step further with the tie being over the collar all the way around. How does it even stay in place? Velcro? Double-sided tape?

I’m not getting enough Lee Taeran screentime as it is, why is show distracting me with whatever is going on with Mr Ma’s neck fashion. And I really like that actor, Kim Jongtae, so I’m upset that they’re doing this to him.

About Jay, why bring him into the fold? He’s an OG Jeokmok kid, so he’s too smart to fall for any Rowoon trickery, and he seems devoted to Kyungja—despite keeping secrets from her, he’s been with her these past 10 or so years.

As for the theory that Jay is the chairman, how is that possible when he was one of the Jeokmok kids during the time Rowoon and Nasa and the others were there? Not as a handler, as one of the kids.