Well, as a person still struggling to make money in my 40s if I were a single mother and my rich handsome doctor ex appears in my life, I would probably be the same and forgive him, but still 30 years of not trying what happened to someone you loved? Surely after he was single for 10 years his parents would have stopped opposing to him getting back with her

This probably was the most straight forward ‘you are the father’ reveal. Lol. simple and effective.

I absolutely hated the friend beating up the father. I get it she was angry but it wasn’t her place to assault someone without knowing the whole story.

Eun Mi: I have really been trying to understand her. I did appreciate that the show wrote an unconventional mother. But this episode made it so hard for me to root for her. Yes, I know she isn’t irresponsible or a burden to her daughter. And that she loves her daughter and I don’t doubt that. But her self centered approach to everything is grating me. To a point it makes me think she is a narcissist.
That last scene made me rage? Really Eun Mi? 🤬🤬🤬
Really? You brought him on a trip without consulting your daughter? Give that girl some time to process all this. You can date him all you want but don’t shove it on your daughter.
And earlier when she pulled out all her clothes from the closet and left a mess behind, I wanted Jin Hee to move out. Seriously. Who wants to clean up behind this woman??
I am sure the show will give a reason as to why Eun Mi is doing it, but that’s not what adults do. Adults talk and respect others opinion. Atleast make an effort.

Jin Hee : I felt really bad for her. When she finally spoke her mind, I felt sad for the life she has lived. Bearing the guilt, compensating with her skills etc - not a great childhood tbh. I agree she didn’t need to nor didn’t have to keep it bottled up. But it felt sad. And I also don’t like that Jin Hee is taking the role of an adult in the house. It made me wonder if she would have even better off if she grew up with her aunt and grandma. She might have gone to college.

Jae Won and Jin Hee : I love them! Each and every scene they are in is just gold. I rewatch their scenes every single time. Just give me more of their scenes and Captain Jang please.

After the joy ep 5 gave me, ep 6 ending undid everything.

Park Jin hong is now my favorite character in this show. The little grin on his face when EunMi holds his hand or asks to go out for dinner - adorable.

Liking the interactions between Jin Hee and Jae Won as well. Glad everyone got the news that JH is JH’s daughter and they didn’t drag it out.

As interesting as I find the relationship and dynamics of mother and daughter, I also crave scenes with Jin-hee and Jae-won. I can't help but be amused by the way Jae-won flinches and recoils every time Jin-hee touches him, for example when she takes the front door key out of his pocket. I'm just not sure yet whether it's because he's attracted to her or he's afraid he'll get the next injury. Maybe both. If it continues like this, the poor man will have at least one broken arm in the next few episodes and two broken legs by the end.
My theory is that Jae-won had already been attracted to Jin-heen in the Acadamy days. However, it is possible that he saw her with her childhood friend back then and drew the wrong conclusions. I first had this theory after the scene when Jae-won was introduced to Jin-soo. After Eun-mi blurted out that Jin-soo was Jin-hoo's childhood sweetheart but was dumped by him, Jae-won was suddenly much more relaxed.

The last scene made me so angry. I guess it's the mark of a good drama that I care so much for the characters (Jin-hee in this case) but Eun-mi's cluelessness was really something. I can't believe Mi-jung had to explain to her that Jin-hong's reappearance might adversely or at least emotionally affect Jin-hee 🤯. I really hope there is an actual apology from Eun-mi next week coz this forced vacation ain't it.

The drama still continues to be a joy overall. I loved the scene where Jin-hee yelled at Jae-won as Captain Jang's proxy 🤣.

Perfect choice for the last screen caps, @dramaddictally! There wasn't tons of movement between Jin-hee and Jae-won this week, but I loved all their interactions and the building trust they have. I wonder why he's considered a swamp that people get stuck in?

I just can't bring myself to like Eun-mi. I like her and her daughter together, and I like her interactions with just about everyone else, and there are times when I'm almost on her side, but then she always goes and ruins it. She looked so smug and pleased with herself when she walked over to Jin-hong I just wanted to smack her. I don't fault him for that interaction - I'm sure she lied that she'd cleared it with Jin-hee.

I like Jin-hong very much though. I wasn't a fan of the friend beating him up - it was much funnier last week when she was just ranting about a hypothetical situation than this week when she barged into a private conversation and got violent right away. Especially when he had just admitted that the reason he never tried to get back to Eun-mi was because he was trying to protect her from his violent father. But I love that we got to see how sweet Jin-hong was in the past, and how sweet and earnest he still is.

Loved the friend beating up Eun Mi's first love. Their friendship is adorable and I love how Mi Jung dotes on Jin Hee ❤

I am also okay with the excuse of Jin Hee's dad being in the dark about his biological daughter for 30 years because Eun Mi never wanted to inform him. Sure, he could have searched for Eun Mi's whereabouts after they broke up, but he also did mention that when he asked around about her, people said she was married to a nice guy. Probably, a case of misinformation.

I don't mind Eun Mi wanting to get back with Jin Hong because he seems like a nice guy (except for breaking up under parents' compulsion, but then they were high school kids and the news of Eun Mi being pregnant would have freaked them out).

Also, I am not that angry with Eun Mi not informing Jin Hee about Jin Hong joining their vacation because I am looking forward to the dad-daughter bond, given that the show has already established a strong mom-daughter relationship.

Thanks for the recaps @dramaddictally

I'm really loving how Jae-won is super cold towards Jin-hee and at the same time is slowly paying attention to her. I like this kind of love story more than love at first sight,
And the scene where she went to his house to relay the message .... :)))))

I had a really hard time with Eun-mi's actions and words this week. I do want to give the show time to resolve the things it put out there, and I understand that there are six more episodes in which to show character development, but I was beyond frustrated by her immaturity and callousness.

First, I understand why Eun-mi would initially be cold and mean with Jin-Hong, but she should have stopped Mi-jung from beating him up. Additionally, I had no patience with her silly game playing where she was sending mixed signals to him deliberately to gauge his interest, give him some hope, and then shut him down again. I know I'm supposed to get that her head and heart were in conflict, but it played like attention-seeking, even manipulative behavior to me, all in service of stroking her own ego. Frankly, I was baffled that he continued to harbor and express such ardent romantic interest in her with her acting like that.

As for the fight between the mother and daughter, I agree that the acting and writing were great, but everything about how Eun-mi handled her daughter's painful confession was textbook bad parenting. It reminded me of a former family member of mine who, when confronted respectfully with someone's (justified) hurt feelings or anger, would, out of guilt or defensiveness, lash out and blame the person for having those feelings in the first place ("You shouldn't remember that!" or "You shouldn't have let yourself feel sad!"). No taking of responsibility or even expressing some sympathy or regret that the person was so hurt/angry.

I also hated the way Eun-mi instigated the conversation--which Jin-hee didn't even want to have--by baiting and needling her about dating her father (totally inappropriate and childish, btw)--and then essentially got mad that they were having the conversation at all. Finally, the fact that Jin-hee had to apologize is insane! She had nothing to apologize for. She didn't cross the line and insult her mother in any truly cheap or mean way; she just expressed her real feelings and insecurities, and her mother then berated her for having them. Just bad parenting and bad human being-ing. And that was all before Eun-mi made the ultimate selfish decision to invited Jin-Hong on the trip without mentioning it to Jin-hee!

Another person who got on my nerves this week: Jin-Hee's first love. Stop being a freeloader, dude!

This drama continues to be delightful and is a current favourite of mine.

What I like watching most is Jae-Won’s exasperation every time Jin-Hee is around - she’s a bit irritating sometimes but even if she doesn’t do anything or behaves well, he still has that exasperated look - so fun and good to watch! Let’s see when that icy exterior will crack finally - Ep 10?

I understand all the other Beanies’ frustration over Eun-mi but she is who she is. I actually don’t expect her to change much - that attitude has been with her all her life. Nonetheless, the reunion with Jin-Hong may mellow her down, not sure. In fact, both mother and daughter are very similar in that they don’t filter although the daughter is much better having grown up with her mom.

My biggest question, though, is why we need a serial killer again?! A police drama can deal with other challenges but this?

Forgot to mention that I think that part-timer who reported the broken light is the neighborhood murderer.

The lack of communication about the past and the father is kinda annoying. If Eun-Mi wants to have a relationship with him, I don't think it's an issue but clearly there are a lot of holes in her story for her best friend and her daughter not wanting him in their life.

I don't really care about the murders. They could have so many little different stories with cops...

As always, thank you @dramaddicttally for the recap.
I think we all agreed that these episodes could be perfect if not for the ending. But yes, even the part that we hate was actually very typical of Eun Mi. I hope the show will stay in this track. This is the only Kdrama that I watch for now.
Parts that I enjoyed most:
Jin Hee and Jae Won. I suspect he has a feeling for Jin Hee for a while now while Jin Hee at least had a crush on him in academy - there's no way she mentioned about him to her mom without any reason. I like how they got to know each other better. The fun part; Jae Won needs to wear armor if they were going to continue their partnership during work. I'm sure she'll treat him better once they're in romantic relationship. 😃Also, I like that Jae Won is portrayed as calm, responsible yet isn't afraid to do what's right, even against his superior.
I like that we got to see the roots in Jin Hee's need to be a good kid and it's totally understandable. Come to think of it, these episodes made us root for Jin Hee more while last week’s was Eun Mi. I like it.
I didn't support her aunt beating the father, but I love that she was there for them, especially for Jin Hee, through thick and thin. I just adore her character.
While I applaud him for feeling guilty, I just couldn't buy his reasoning. Even when the partner you had unprotected sex with didn't inform you for whatever reasons they'd be, the least you could do was seeking information. There's always possibility for pregnancy, but the fact that he didn't, irritated me. Whether he's simply a simple-minded kind of guy or just didn't care enough of Eun Mi.
Love the crew of the police each day. They truly bonded away after the team dinner. I was originally suspected Capt. Jang having feeling for Jae Won. But it seemed not to be the case here.
While Jin Soo character adds more humor to the story, I hope he didn't end up to be just an afterthought. How great would it be if he had a part in catching the serial killer in a comedic way?
The not so great moment:
Seeing how messy Eun Mi's room. She's almost 50 and not teenager. She should've known better as an adult.

I liked these 2 episodes, except for the best friend beating up the dad and the ending. That was gross and wrong. Think about your daughter woman, at least give her time and him too, the poor man.

I am enjoying this show so far. I am hoping more time will be devoted to Jin Hee and Jae Won's relationship in next week's episodes. I've only seen Park Sung Hoon in The Glory, so it's fun to watch him in a very different role. And added bonus of seeing the actress playing Captain Jang in a very different role from her role in The Glory.

Jae-won and his facial expressions!

I was so disappointed in Eun Mi in episode 6. Her inviting her first love on that trip and completely springing it on her daughter was, in my opinion, heinous. Who does that? That is her father and she does not know him at all and to just throw them on a trip together? I get triggered by mother/daughter drama and thought about not watching this show at all, but I gave it a chance because it was so funny. But if Eun Mi is gonna remain immature and selfish I don't think I can continue.