I get the feeing that the writers imagine Eun Mi comes across as feisty, independent but loving and considerate, but, and this may just be me, she comes across as entitled and selfish, being attacked by a murderous thug notwithstanding. All I could think was, oh no, people are going to grovel at her even more
The part timer! Someone called it.
Slow as it is, I was glad to see some progress in Jae Won and Jin Hee’s relationship

I really liked the title of Ep. 9 - 이모와 고모 사이 (between a maternal aunt and paternal aunt). Since Korean has specific terms differentiating the two terms, it brings out the conflict in Ji-eun's heart perfectly.

Also appreciated Jin-hong more after this episode. Till now I thought the distance between Jin-hong and Jin-hee felt a bit unnatural but this episode brought out how forcing a relationship between virtual strangers is actually more unnatural.

Jin-hee/Jae-won's growing friendship/intimacy on the other hand feels so natural and right. I think the show's done a really good job showing how well they fit together. Also just generally they make me squeeee 🥰😆.

Jin-Hee is really stupid, she shouldn't have hidden the truth about the killer to her mum. She put her in more danger. But in a general way, I would have prefered simple police stories than a big one like this.

Eun-Mi always was the only family to her daughter and now she needs to accept that her daughter could need other people like an aunt. They really need to communicate better.

Eun Mi is clearly emotionally stunted and immature, which makes sense if you consider her upbringing and the fact that she was a teen mom.

The drama could have done a better job in helping her realise this and at least place her on a path where she tries to connect with the people around in a healthier manner.

Instead we get gags, which are funny admittedly but make the drama feel shallow.

They also did Park Sung-hoon so dirty, he is leading man material!!!!! if people watched "Into the ring" (2020) they would realise this !!!

I’m highkey more frustrated that Jae-won and Jin-hee haven’t kissed yet than the ending of a certain drama. These two have such seamless chemistry and I watch their scenes multiple times. Yes this is very unfeminist of me but they are the sole reason I am watching this show. Now I want a season two with way more Jae-won and Jin-hee and waaay less Eun-mi

There are pet peeves I have with this show that don’t include Eun-mi’s antics but I don’t wanna be a buzzkill. I’m trying to enjoy this drama without overthinking

Even though I would have liked to have had more scenes with Jin-hee and Jae-won from the beginning, I find the pace of the development of their relationship very fitting and natural. With each episode you could see a little progress. While I was sure relatively early on with Jae-won that he had feelings for Jin-hee, you can now see with her too that he is more than a colleague and superior whose approval is important to her.

If Jin-hee decides not to go back to headquarters, one reason will certainly be her colleagues. They are a great team. I had to laugh out loud how they celebrated Cha Soon-chul getting beaten up.

I really like the soundtrack. I usually don't pay much attention to the music, but the song at the end of episode 10 got under my skin and was well staged.

As always, thank you @dramaddicttally for the recap; your analysis is superior!
While Eun Mi and Jin Hong still puzzles me, I have to admit, there are many kinds of people, and I have to respect that even when I disagree with most of their actions.
At this point, I don't expect much from Jae Won and Jin Hee anymore. But that doesn't stop me from loving their relationship.

Thanks, @dramaddictally, for this recap. These three are finding themselves in a situation where 'there aren’t any rules of proper conduct – they have to make them up as they go along'. And they struggle in their own unique way with it.

There are two layers to this. First the relationship between mother and daughter. They are extremely close and depend on each other, I would even say, cling onto each other. Jin-hee at over 30 years old has not left the nest. Should this go on forever? Only the threat to her mother's safety forces Jin-hee to separate from her mother, with Eun-mi protesting strongly against this separation.

The other layer is the family relationship. Family does not only mean love, but also control, shown nicely with Jin-hong's sister. The seemingly kind gesture of giving Jin-hee a little spending money is really her way of trying to establish a controlling influence over her niece. Wait, until Jin-hong's parents want to have their share of control!

Jin-hong, thoughtful as always, knows that he cannot be a controlling father, but what kind of father he can be is not clear either. It depends very much on Jin-hee and she does not know either, but I have every hope that they will learn to trust each other and form their own unique father-daughter link.

Eun-mi is the least capable of the three to find a way forward. She likes Jin-hong, but she will not allow him to come between her and her daughter and hides her struggle with her silly, childish behaviour. The attacker met her when he was out on the street at night, clearly pondering the situation and showing her discomfort at staying at Jin-hong's place.

Eun Jae-won has such an endearing smile or is it laugh. Surprisingly, I prefer his restrained smile/emotions more.

I was prepared to not like Ji Eun. But somehow I'm surprised by the lack of bad blood angst amongst the trio ladies. They acknowledged that Ji Eun was super awful and she (Ji Eun) didn't fight it either even though she defended her stance. Not Others warmed me up for some drama and decided to turn things around to do things differently. I didn't expect this but in hindsight it makes the most perfect sense. I don't know if Ji Eun got credits in your books for this but she did in mine as I saw her disposition towards Jin-hee.

I'm glad that the serial killer trope didn't hover around the entire plot. It's one little part of the story that is given attention a few frames each week.

I should watch two ending episodes to say this ,but I can't stop myself expressing my feeling about some forgotten characters. People in clinic (Specially the clinic manager who is a very famous actor), the three grandmas and Jin-hee's childhood friend Jin-soo.
And while we don't get enough of Jin-hee and Jae-won, we have a lot of murder mystery, teen pregnant character and in the ending episodes we'll have Jin-hong's parents!
The writers should have stayed on the main point or could get more episodes.
I didn't expect I would be disappointed in this drama.

I really liked these two episodes. I felt I could relate to the characters much better. Eun Mi and Jin Hee have lived their lives solely relying on each other to a point that’s stifling and limiting their own growth. They both need to welcome others into their lives if they want to grow and be happy.
I quite liked Jin Hong this episode too.
Also the aunts reaction was so amusing. I have seen countless incidents where people hate the adults but just melt when children are involved. Her wanting to give her pocket money was cute.

And Jae Won and Jin Hee have my whole heart. Their bus ride was just so adorable. I love how he is warming up to her and she is seeing him in a new light. If they don’t kiss before episode 12, I will be mad flipping a few tables.

I really enjoy these episodes, but they showed that Jin Hee has relied on herself and her mom so much, that she doesn't realize that other might people might want to love and know her. She seems constantly surprised that her father and aunt want to know who she is, absent her mother. It is clearly a coping mechanism because she is understandably scared of rejection. That being said her father clearly wants to get to know her and so does her aunt, she needs to know that it is okay to reciprocate that and Eun Mi needs to tell her daughter it is okay. Eun Mi's biggest problem is her selfishness as it pertains to both herself and her daughter. Her stunted growth makes her say Jin Hee is mine all mine without thinking that her daughter also wants and possibly needs more than her. This leads her to pretend disassociation between Jin Hong and Jin Hee, which is silly and harmful in the long run. I believe this is a 12 episoder, so this will not be resolved, but it would have been nice if the writer delved into that.

@dramaddictally Thanks for explaining the title "Not others" as I missed the context. By any chance have you read the webtoon which included the reference or was it purely your artistic insight?

I loved, loved the police squad this week. I expected some lame jokes about "office dating", but the drama pulled one over me with their incredible teamwork, but I did not know why they never knew that Jin Hee's mom was involved with the murder case when she was clearly interviewed in their station by Jae Won on the day she and Mi Jung brought food for them.

The next surprise was Aunt Ji Eun who took an instant liking to Jin Hee and although she was curious about her, she respected Jin Hee's awkward feelings and stayed within the boundaries. The Emo/Gomo was a good korean lesson for me and this is another reason why I love this drama.

I think, I am in the minority with the Jin Hee/Jae won relationship because I simply do not care that they got sidelined to focus on the mother/daughter and once-missing-but-now-available father. To be honest, had this drama focused more on Soo Young/Sung Hoon pair, I wouldn't be invested in the drama as I don't see anything unique about their relationship which no other Kdrama has tried before in the past.

It is a relief to know that I am not the only one who struggles with Eun Mi's characterisation, particularly the effect she seems to have on Jin-hee. Jin-hee comes across as fairly level-headed and sensible until it comes to do with anything regarding her mother. At those times she becomes hysterical and irrational. I can't decide if this is linked to her childhood traumas in their relationship or if it's meant to indicate close family ties.

I have zero kids, but Jin-hee makes me want to have a daughter just like her. No wonder Auntie Ji-eun was impressed.

Jin-hong's passive nature annoys me sometimes, but I love how he consistently doesn't try to claim Jin-hee as his. He recognizes and respects that Eun-mi has raised her without him. The title of father...being considered family..that is something you earn. When Ji-eun was all like "how can you be family if you don't share a drop a blood?", I loved Eun-mi's comeback that "Then your husband and you were strangers once too!" Such a good point! If blood is required, then spouses aren't technically family.

I'm one of the few who isn't too annoyed with Eun-mi. I'm mostly annoyed when she's bossing Jin-hong around, but he's also so passive that he sort of needs someone to tell him what to do. I would never want to live with her, but I really like her interactions with Jin-hee and how they show the frustrating tension that sometimes crop up between family members. Maybe it's just me, but as my friends and I got into our 30s, we end up more like the moms to our parents.

Loved the twist with the police squad not only NOT assuming that there was an illicit office romance going on, but also knowing that Jin-hee and Jae-won were working on the murder case and helping out behind the scenes! I know folks are itching for more Jin-hee and Jae-won, but I really like having their relationship be a slow burn in the background. They're just so cute. I think Jae-won has already fallen for her during their academy days. Sounded like Jin-hee was infamous back then.

I love this show. I almost forgot to watch the 10th episode, and it was so very good. I think some of us are spoiled by the perfect moms we see on TV, especially Korean TV. An immature mom who is trying hard to do the right thing, that's real life, baby. You never know how immature you really are until you have to guide someone else to emotional maturity, and this character has so much going against her. Yet she came out so loving and caring in the end. How did the killer trick her into walking down a dark alley? He told her that someone needed her help. How did he goad her into fighting him? By telling her that he killed his girlfriend.

Thank you for the recap! It was a little hard for me to get through the episodes this week, although I ended up enjoying them more than last week's. Jae-won and Jin-hee's slow burn relationship moving up a notch helped! I didn't enjoy the police stuff that much, but I can respect the weight it pulled in having them spend more time together

I didn't love Eun-mi's high-school drama replaying on grown adults, but then they started digging in on that what-makes-a-family theme which I really loved. I don't know if they'll go this far, but it makes me wonder if Ji-eun would be as interested in forming a relationship with Jin-hee if she didn't take after her father as much. She seems genuinely interested in Jin-hee but admittedly it kind of helps when Jin-hee is pretty much a perfect niece

Anyways, I'm assuming that Eun-mi's fine but maybe out of commission for a bit? Heading into the final episodes, I wonder if we're going to get much development in Jin-hee and Ji-hong's relationship

"Not Others" offers a fresh perspective on family dynamics, combining comedic role reversals, historical feuds, and unconventional family structures. So far, it has incorporated suspense with its killer plot line, intertwining the lives of its characters in meaningful ways and redefining relationships. There also is that subtle romance bloom; the two police are cute, aren't they? I am thoroughly enjoying this series and its quirks.

I really like episode 9 especially the fights between Eun Mi and Ji Eun even though it's been 30 years and they are almost 50 with children of their own they still fight like little kids. It was also nice to see the whole station come together to help Jin Hee and Jae Won solve the case they have come a long way since the first episode ( highlight was them finding the dash cam video never thought I would see people so happy at watching their colleague getting beat up ).

I really like how Ji Eun takes such a liking to Jin Hee after meeting her, so much so that she even steals Mi Jung's picture of Jin Hee. Nice to see Jin Hee's circle of people grow as time goes on.