@lovepark Thank you for the recap

Ep 8 was a laugh riot. I got seriously invested in the killer chase, momentarily forgetting that the drama's premise was hinged on being nuts that the chicken dance vs twerking face off took me off guard and when my brain started to click again, I enjoyed the red herring so much that everytime I rewound the scene, I had fits of laughter from noticing each character's expression. Absurdity indicates this show's ingenuity as much as squid face indicates Ok Hui's crush 😂😂

As I expected, the drama sailed the "Unni" and Ok Hui ship that I no longer am disappointed with the slower pace of Ye Bun and Jung Yeol's relationship. That french conversation was chef's kiss and Unni guy slapping the high schooler and saying it hurts me more was a parody of Jang Nara's character in "School 2013" kdrama. Coffee girl Ae-Ran's backstory is also a reference to Kdrama recent tropes where the old sibling is frustrated with the responsibility of looking after the younger sibling, so lies and goes to play with friends, only to come back home to hear that the younger sibling is lost/dead (Link: Eat, Love and Kill and Strangers Again)

Han Ji Min and the directing team are doing a commendable job because there are so many scenes that could quickly turn sour, but they are all holding well on their own. For instance, subtle comedy can be trickey, especially for non-comedians, but the scene where Ye Bun was trying to slap a sticky note on the butt was enacted as casually as if it were the character's daily job with a squint-eyed wide smile and sing-song voice.
Same goes for being gullible which can become aggravating, but there were two set ups which ended up being laugh-out-loud funny.
1. When Ye Bun was putting together the criminal's thought pieces of being anxious with Ok Hui, she had a delayed dawning of the truth with Ok Hui's expression mirroring that of viewers which is "she is so simple minded to a fault of being understood as dumb".
2. When Jang Yeol interrupted Ye Bun's narration of her imaginary death in a storyboard fashion, she cut him off and went on to finish it with utmost sincerity.

Lee Min Ki is known for comedy, but here his character is not written much for him to go beyond the expressions of side eye or exasperated looks. I read that the latter half of the show will have less comedy with the mystery taking the forefront, so I am glad that they made the mystery part to be interesting with the killer being one of the villagers.

No thoughts just Jang-yeol telling Ye-bun that he’ll be her weapon.

Lol jk.

At the end of episode 6/beginning of episode 7 I was concerned that everything was going down too serious of a route, but my fears were quickly assuaged by the snake antics, LOL. I had my doubts about how they would balance things, but I’ll be satisfied if they keep it like what we had this weekend. It isn’t quite as zippy as the previous episodes, but I’m actually liking how they’re developing Ye-bun and Jang-yeol’s relationship alongside the investigations so far!

When I started watching this drama I wasn’t really expecting or anticipating any romance, but the super duper slow burn between Ye-bun and Jang-yeol has me on the edge of my SEAT oh my gosh. They both are very slowly realizing that maybe they care about each other in more than just a “solving crime while touching butts” kind of way, and it’s actually done incredibly organically. Color me surprised. Also, Han Ji-min said in a video recently that the PD contacted her with this drama and said he would “make her into a romantic comedy queen” with it, which I find amazing and hilarious, so I am very excited to see how this develops!

I wish we’d gotten just a BIT more on that front this weekend, but we did get:
-Ye-bun insisting on following Jang-yeol so he wasn’t alone
-Jang-yeol telling her to get out of the car, but without actually putting up a fight and saying it in the softest way as if he both knew she wouldn’t listen and he didn’t want her to
-Ye-bun thinking about him (even when she was brushing her teeth) and constantly looking across the way to his rooftop to see if he had come home
-Ye-bun’s Seonwoo filter temporarily transferring to Jang-yeol when he said “I need you… to help me find a serial killer” LOL.
-THE HEAD PATS. And Ye-bun’s face when he tells her she did a good job!!!
-Jang-yeol’s smile when she comes back after her (hilarious) gangster play-acting
-My absolute favorite: “I’m your weapon”. It sounded straight out of a sageuk romance and I don’t think Jang-yeol even knew what he was saying! 😭 She’s his crime detector (I saw someone on Reddit say “pocket CCTV” fjsjsjd), he’s her weapon, and I’m SO into this. Two weirdos falling in love is my favorite romance genre.

@mayhemf mentioned how great both actors are at advancing all of this in their expressions without actually explicitly saying anything, and it’s so true. It’s just a joy seeing actors of their caliber working together and I can’t wait to see more, both as the show goes on and in another project that they will definitely do together that maybe is a bit more explicitly romantic (let me be delusional, okay?).

Also, I am SO pleased with how they took Ok-hui’s storyline in episode 7. They didn’t drag out her jealousy over Ye-bun and Jang-yeol too long and she realized how silly she was being and I was so satisfied. And then we got THAT scene with her and the teacher and I was in TEARS from laughing so...

Thank you for the recap @lovepark. This is still the drama I look forward to the most every week. I thought it will be getting darker due to the serial murder case but Episode 8 give me a lot of laughs. This is a drama that is a good stress reliever after a stressful week of work. I laugh at how Ye bun acted as a thug lol. I think that this drama is funny and heartwarming because most of the characters are doing well with their roles. Episode 8 is funnier for me. The long imagining of ye bun's death, the crying in the story of Ae ran, the showdowb with the cow farmer lol. I adore Han ji min but I adore her more watching how good she is in every scene. This drama is getting more interesting and I am looking forward the most to what will happen to ye bun and jang yeol. 2 of the villagers already thought they are a thing. And I am expecting that if the writer have given a good story arc on her aunt and ok hui, I am sure the slow burn romance between ye bun and jang yeol will be worth the wait!

Chasing after a serial killer has never been so much fun, although I kinda doubt they'll be able to keep that up.

I especially liked the duel between Butt Lady and Leg Man.

Thanks for the recap and appropriate screenshots. I laughed again.

This show is So much fun. I don’t mind the murder elements et al. It works well here. The leads continue to be delightful and I am loving them more as the episodes go. They are definitely an ‘item’ 😀

My favorite scenes that I remember
> ok hee realizing her misstep and correcting it right away. Kudos girl.
> snakes and their butts.
> Shaman sneaking in a rite PPL innocently. Lol.
> Da-Eun’s brother and ok-Hee moments with fireworks!
> Sebastian Wernerbe Berber Caburiels Stravos
> The Helmet!!
> Bong and Gwang-Sik’s face off. Lol. And our detective walking past them 😂😂
> I am your weapon 🥰🥰🥰

I was surprised that we have a third party added to the mix! But I am excited for it.
Too many red herrings.

I love this show. It is such a joy to sit down and watch each episode.
Somehow the balance of ridiculous and zany moments work in combination with the darker aspect. There are heartfelt moments and the comedy is not at anyone's personal expense.
While it obviously helps that the writing is clever, the actors are really outdoing themselves with the comedy.
The two leads are killing it, especially the FL as she has to do the more wacky aspects.
Sitting on the back of the bicycle with Suho and watching her gleeful smile while trying not to fling her arms around him, just pinching his jacket. There was no dialogue and hardly any physical action, she's sitting on the back of the bicycle but it was so funny.
Again, dressed as the tough chick with the red lipstick, hardly any dialogue but hilarious.
I like that the ML's comedy tends to be more deadpan and it flys under his own radar, he is oblivious to it as his character is more serious.
I really wouldn't care if there wasn't any romance whatsoever as they are so great bouncing off one another.
However, it does feel very organic in the way they have slowly become closer to one another. I hope the show doesn't rush it.
Hwaiting!

"Are you done yet?"
"Hold on! I'm just about to die" 🤣

This entire narration was so hilarious, I watched it twice. Han Ji-min is a treasure.
I think I've moved from liking the show to loving it after Ep. 8. Not only is the humour so on point, it's memorable. Be it Ye-bun as 'iljin' or the psychic dance-off/match-up, the moment I think of it again, I start laughing 😂.
So glad the Ok-hui - Da-eun's Oppa ship sailed. Ok-hui got to redeem herself as a friend and we actually got some romance in this rom-com.
The third psychic thing is a nice twist and will keep things exciting for the second half but please don't lose your humour show 🙏.

I am glad that ok hui realized very soon that ye bun is someone she will regret if she will lose her just because of a man. I think this is the start of the ye bun and jang yeol romantic story arc. Infairness to this show, every episode there are scenes that just by remembering them make me laugh again hahaha. I actually watch them again and still, I laugh. The cast are just all good!

It was nice to see the shaman’s shamanism actually work. It gives a little credence to the absurd fantasy elements of the show. As I said early on, the show gives off Camilia Blooms vibes which puts the serial killer thread right in line with CB’s plot fault.

But adding another psychic as a serial killer is going slightly overboard. The deceptions are getting more numerous so if the writer’s intent is to drag this out to the end then that is a problem.

The suspects are down to Grandfather, Candidate No. 1 and the potted plant man at the office where the coffee shop woman's last contact before fleeing to the dairy farm. The coffee shop owner is running an indentured servant debt scheme which needs to be outed since she is a de facto crime boss. Candidate No. 1 is getting the vibe of a sleazy politician who will profit if the town is raised for development, hence the property value drop because of the murders. Grandfather continues to lurk in the shadows with blank stares (maybe split personality? Dementia?)

As for the romances, pretty meh. Our leads should continue as unwanted partners in crime (literally). I never bought Ok-Hui and the Teacher's emotional affair. The captain and aunt, well, some things were never meant to be.

Love the slow burn between the leads, so excited that the aunt's romance finally set sail, glad that Ok-hui redeemed herself and has a new love interest that managed to be both surprising and completely obvious.)

The one new thing I have to contribute to this discussion: Ye-bun needs to find a different gimmick with the 2ML. I'm pretty sure she's "found" gum stuck to his butt like three times now!

Was the third person with psychic ability touching a cow during the meteor shower?
Is Seon Woo the long-lost little brother of Ae-ran?

Ahhh… this week’s episodes are sooo darn good! I’m still not over the swoon-worthy and comedy gold scenes. Might re-watch episode 8. (might = after watching BTS/The Making/promo videos, reading commentaries from different platforms, and scrolling thru all BYT contents I could find. And yes, I have already rewatched episodes 1-7 while waiting for new eps 😅.) I’M NOT HOOKED!

@lovepark

Thank you for the recap.

Love your collective noun "a string of butts" 🤣 😂 🤣

Your screenshots are perfect ... especially the two crouching psychics ... drama doesn't leave any opportunity to go "butt" first.

"Jang-yeol says the most romantic things to Ye-boon without an ounce of romance ...". Deadpan is an art Lee Min-ki excels in. You're spot on, Han Ji-min's hilarious reactions are what really elevate their scenes together. As they say acting is all about reacting and these two veteran actors really know how to play-off each other for maximum laughs.

The third psychic reveal twist came at perfect time and really adds to the tension. Maybe there was another meteor shower psychic power dispensing cow on hand, or maybe they touched the same cow while the two know psychics were passed out
... I do seem to remember a bright light and then they were both knocked off.

The Aunt and Police Ahjussi love track doesn't interest me at all ... except that fencing scene (channeling 25-21) ... that was just awesome 👌. I may or may not have watched it on loop ... just saying. The runaways stopping at the hospital was lol.

Ok-hee is a character I love ... even her introductory scene spewing words at Ye-boon was perfect. The actor has a thin line to walk to not let the character become farcical. And the squid eeks  ... it still has Lee Min-ki's distinctive lips !!

Joo Min Kyung manages to imbue Ok-hee's character with so much warmth. Her eccentricities are loveable, she is musical (plays the accordion), is a great friend not just to Ye-boon but her entire girl gang. She's the one friend we all want to have in our corner. Ok-hee is my most favorite drama character this year and I want to be her friend. I will always go to her store and will not set foot in Suho's store.

Isn't the show making Suho look sus. If all the years of drama watching have taught us anything then it is probably a fake-out. Obviously there must be a twist after all why would Suho take up the role ... is he a gangster, drug dealer, little brother of the Seoul drug dealer our ML is after, undercover police officer, what exactly is Suho upto.

I understand why people are finding it difficult to relate to a show which makes believe that touching a cow while caught in meteor shower will make you psychic.

All in all a wild ride ... I am looking forward to the hijinks of our otp, Ok-hee, her brother and even the shaman. Ok-hee's brother has some awesome translation skills ... makes me wonder how our drama watching experience would be like if he was in charge of the subtitling!!

Question about the coffee shop delivery girls. Were they implying that they were also doing other things besides delivering coffee? Or am I just being suspicious after watching "Moving"? Is that a common thing in Korea?

This drama does have hilarious laugh-out-loud moments but is slowly becoming into a dark noir. Let's see how that works out ig. As long as Ye-bun and Jang-yeol complete their enemies to lovers arc, I'm happy. I think they'd be really cute together. If only they realize what everyone else has :'(

you know who else is cute? Ok-hui and the French school teacher. match made in heaven tbh. will he call her UNNIE even after marriage tho?

I *never* skip the intro because that song is absolute FIRE but I *just* got the Dr. Rearview line 💀💀

Thank you for the recap!!

The camera perspectives are always fun and interesting.

Holy cow! MacArthur Shaman is legit! Wait...so doesn't that meant MacArthur is a legit god??? I know he's taking too much advantage of his newfound fame, but I'm glad things are working out for him.

We know Da-eun's brother's long French name before he know his korean name! Guess he will forever be "Da-eun's brother".

The cops are right: the ones who go off alone are the first to die.

The duel was just amazing. I loved how it was all scary and tense and I was mentally shouting at Ye-bun for being such so reckless...and then Jang-yeol locking eyes with her and walking away brought a great twist - in more ways than one.

I hope the potential third psychic is a red herring. They didn't even touch any part of the cow.

This series has surprised me to no end. I am amazed at how well it has carried. I absolutely loved episodes 7 and 8 and adored Han Ji Min. I was getting a bit annoyed at her constant kiddish behaviour in the previous episodes, but 7 and 8 showed why she is such a great actress (her soliloquy about how the serial killer is going to catch her and when Jang Yeol interrupts, she is - "I AM NOT DONE YET! I AM JUST GETTING TO THE PART WHERE I GET KILLED....hahahahha!!!). Her expressions were gold, and so was Lee Min Ki's exasperation with her. Did I also see indulgence there? I did, you bet!
Lee Min Ki is acing it with whatever limited range he has been handed. His expressions when the two psychics played tag with each other's body parts and walked away were so good, lol!
I am sure he does NOT like it when she goes mooning after our convenience store cutie pie (good-looking guys like him are psychopaths, LOL!) - how he tries to dissuade her from following her crush around, hehehe!
But my favourite scene was when she bullies Jang-Yeol at the police station into assuring the coffee shop girl that they would help find Ae-ra! And he is like, "Yes, yes, of course!" hehehehe!
Their chemistry is off the charts. And the little lines of caring...it's killing me.

A genuine question, why don't we have like option for posts?

I am such a wimp, and change my mind in no time.

I am IN LOVE.....this series is blending genres like nobody's business!

I love this show a lot--it makes me giggle every week. I'm just worried that it's going to devolve into something super-frustrating in the second half, like Heartbeat....