The makjang was cranked up to level 1000 in this weeks episodes and it was glorious.

An attempted murder, the birth secrets, the pregnancy reveals,Jung-hye finally getting exposed, the snarky housekeeper making her comeback, it was all hilarious.

The pacing is literally at breakneck speed, if you blinked you"d miss something lol.

We had very little time with our OTP but the small scenes we had were adorable.

P.S. Manager Kim got to do things this week and had more dialogue, which somehow made him even hotter

I'm not as hooked on this dramas as some of you but I was riveted by this week's episodes (as was my husband, who in the past found this drama too cheesy). I'm actually feeling bad for Yu-ra--she didn't stand a chance with a mother like that. I also love how everyone's mind is BLOWN by the thought of an outsider managing a company.

The ending scene was actually pretty much how she died in the comic (freezing on a crosswalk), which I thought was interesting.

One thing though, I hate when the ML or FL has a secret and the drama drags it out until the very end.

Ermagod, DON'T LEAVE US😭😭😭😭. We are almost at the end. So many secrets out, but I think our Yoo Ra has one more secret and that is who her baby daddy is. I think she will realize it isn't steel leg and follow in her mother's villainous footsteps.

So much happening. So much SATISFACTION. the tag line for this drama should be Satisfaction Guaranteed. Let's wrap this up well writer-nim.

For the first time, Yoo-ra is hit with something that's so hard to the point where I actually did feel for her in those moments. Her world crumbled in the meanest way possible. I'm not referring to the aftermaths of Yi-joo's comeback here, I'm referring to the side of her mother that she came to know. I'm sure Jung-hye is Yoo-ra's birth mother. But to regard her as a piece amongst her pawns...I sort of felt for Yoo-ra here.

Is Jung-wook playing along with the pregnancy? He seems to be thinking like Jung-hye in this regard of he knows he's not the one responsible for it.

Yi-joo's mom. I don't like how Yi-joo handled the whole thing. I get that Yi-joo might have been robbed off venting her anger on her mom, but she can do that at another time.

So we didn't have enough Lee Mi-sook this week. I guess they're saving the choicest part of the cookie for the finale. I can't believe the finale is upon us already 😭.

So, the drawing Do-guk stumbled upon that caused Yi-joo's death actually plays out again in this second chance at life. Now I know why he was driving the car. He was trying to save Yi-joo's life in her first life and lost his in the process.

Thanks for the recap, @missvictrix!

A bit of speculating … didn’t it strike anyone else as odd that Do-gook looked as if he knew that painting his wife so very much wanted to get back, when it was sold by her evil stepmother? This had apparently a much larger size than her other paintings …

Also, he was obviously driving in the opposite direction (i.e. back to the gallery presumably) when Yi-joo hit his car and both spun around to then be hit by the truck in EP 1.

Thirdly, when he commented on her remarks about love being absolutely valid in the gallery in EP 1 (prompted by a sarcastic comment of her evil step-sister, his «fiancée» at the time), in hindsight, I was wondering if he then already actually appreciated her (as in loved her) and already knew about her background (and maybe he was the owner of that painting already at that point). That’s why he was so furious with her that she did not see the ploy going on … and then he said he would not come back, that this was the last time they would meet.

That was a strange comment for me at the time, and I always thought it had a deeper meaning (something the viewer did not know yet about him and his relationship to her).

What I learned from the beanies here is that this is a makjang … I thoroughly like this one whereas others of that genre I did not care for at all. So I, too, am excited to see the two last episodes and how it all will come together and get resolved.

But it’s also here that I’ll lodge my complaint about this week’s episodes: the romance is practically forgotten, and Do-gook has been relegated to the emotional support animal.

Not only was this hilarious visual metaphor spot on (emotional support animal, indeed), I'm 100% with you @missvictrix on wishing there had been WAY more romance for our main couple these past few weeks. At this point, we know more about Yoo-ra's emotional life with her partnerS than our OTP.

I will say that I'm also feeling a little bad for Yoo-ra like so many others, but that I am still NOT READY for her to be taken (back) by Punchable Face. I would like Mr. P. Face to go off and have a new life for himself--still wearing, hands-down, the most flattering jeans on this show--away from all of this malarkey.

Maybe he could become a vampire hunter somewhere or a high-school teacher who really cares for his students or a secretive computer hacker with a heart of gold or something...

This drama did not listen to my pleas for more romance between the main couple, so I am a little off of it right now, and willing to have it end next week.

Also, it seems the all-important creative spark has left Yi-joo, as she was wrapping up her previous eclectic artistically production and talking nostalgically of a piece cryptically entitled "Frozen Spring." Apparently, too, she has forgotten the cogent art criticism offered by her husband before her accident, and even suggested that he wasn't interested in her painting!

There were a couple of great scenes this week, though. The first was Yoo-ra preventing her DNA results from becoming known by eating them. If only Da-gook and Yi-joo had thought of that with their marriage contract, it would have saved a lot of fuss! Also, does eating DNA test results change your DNA? There could be a whole new mystical kdrama science developing here--I see a DNA shifting protagonist in the future.

The other scene I liked was the PPL of the heart shaped hair brush, where Yi-joo brushed her hair, Da-gook said how beautiful her hair was, and immediately proposed having children. Of course, if the woman you love has beautiful hair, you want to see it passed down through the generations. I myself proposed to my wife that we have children after witnessing her brush her teeth, and realizing that it was my hereditary duty to ensure pearly whites such as she has will continue to be given an evolutionary advantage.

Will we see a beautiful daughter, also using a heart shaped brand-named hairbrush on her silky tresses? Alas, I fear not. This show is more interested in the showing the revenge than in the perfect marriage--but that's true of all kdramas these days!

This show continues to do what it does best--entertain with heart and humor. Yes, they crammed a lot in there (reminds me of an old commercial for a pasta sauce, "It's in there!"), but at least there isn't any filler. And, as I said before, and it continues to be true, this drama doesn't feel like it's talking down to me as a viewer, but instead, continues to invite us ride on the thrill ride with them.

I also would have loved to see more of the romance of the OTP. But I'll take the little beats they gave us. "Yi Joo has always been pretty" was damn swoon worthy. (Affectionate Sung Hoon voice is really, really attractive--I love his softer, more nuanced acting here in the midst of this makjang. He's really bringing it in this drama.) It's also great to see Yi Joo smile in response to Do Guk's efforts and affection.

I actually feel bad more for Jung Wook than Yoo Ra. As awesome as the women in Do Guk's family has been to Yi Joo, the family seems to have been not so great to the two sons when they were children. A lot of issues were left to fester and both seem somewhat neglected by the family as children. And both fathers were completely passive in the face of very bad dynamics in the families. As to Yoo Ra, what she saw of her mother was not new; what was new was that she saw that her mother was willing to use those tactics with Yoo Ra too. Yoo Ra always actively participated in and benefitted from her mother's tactics before then. So while it was a shock to her, it should not have been news that a liar and a cheat would lie and cheat her.

I continue to love this show for giving us a truly united and loving couple who are active in the plot chess game and showing not only some winning moves at the time, but also, thinking a few moves ahead. I don't know if I will ever be able to watch another drama with a passive doormat of a lead, especially a female lead. And please more MLs who are swoon worthy by being hot, sweet and honest.

Watching Cruella lose it all one by one was oh so satisfying. I'm not feeling very sorry for her daughter as yet seeing how she threw her mother under the bus by telling her at the last minute that the police is coming for her. It was the indifference - the she didn't care if Cruella got caught or not, since she is a burden to her now.

I don't think the Evil Witch realises herself that the baby's father is Punchable Face. Coz the Pompous Ass was petty enough to run a DNA test on his father and His Swoonyness, so there's no way he won't run one to confirm the baby is his and she knows it. I look forward to seeing the faces of all the three players in this triangle when the truth comes out 😈

Okay, now the thing that's been bothering me for the last 4 episodes - YiJoo isn't showing His Swoonyness the affection he deserves. She says the right things and gives him big smiles, but it all seems to be directed towards a very dear friend, not the man she loves. Whereas he looks completely besotted everytime he looks at her. While it is understandable that she is going through a lot right now, I would still like to see her show through her eyes and actions that he means more to her than a safe place.

It seems from the preview that Cruella will be sent off to jail pretty fast now, and the last two episodes will focus on our OTP and their countdown predicament. I'm ready!

It's not funny but it's funny how Yi Joo is always dropping revelations on Do Guk. "I was poisoned as a child by someone in my house", "My boyfriend is in love with my sister and was just using me to stay close to her", "I'm the true heir", "My stepmother tried to kill me in a fire", "My mother is alive and teaches the rich wives cooking class your mom goes to"

He just never has a normal day with her haha

Another funny moment was how dramatic evil stepmother was during the confrontation and then when she was outside, her demeanor was just like "well, this is inconvenient" as she dropped the act.

Yi Joo's "family" is just terrible. No matter how much apologizing they do, I find them unforgivable. They adopted someone and then treated her like crap but now that she's the "true" heir, now it's "oh we were so wrong! How could we not recognize you?!"

It's disappointing that there couldn't be more time spent with Do Guk's family, specifically his sister. Wish there could've been more scenes between her and Yura where she just sees through her and calls her out.

Just his entire family, mainly the women, could just have all the screentime haha

At least Jung Hoons jacket was a better fit this week. 😂🤣
Unlike all you bleeding hearts, I don’t feel sorry for Yu Ra. At all. She was mean as hell and she still spews venom at Yi Joo. She can burn in hell AFAIAC.
Either Jin Ji Hee is a terrible actress or the writer/director is terrible, but she is coming across as crazy, not evil.
There are changes from the webtoon but I like how they’re telling the story here. It seems more realistic and coherent. Loved the moment grandpa walked into the shareholder meeting. I was so riled up when Jung Hye tried to have Yi Joo removed. A little too blatant. When eventually Jeon Hye gets literally thrown out, I felt soooo much satisfaction. And may I say, this is why I love this show so much.
The cliff hanger was a lot. Not sure how I will wait till next week, though from the previews it looks like she doesn’t die.

Wish list for the final episodes:

1. A final verbal smackdown between world’s best MIL and evil stepmom. We need more one-liners.
2. A fun family dinner with the Taeja women. Attendance by morose dad and scheming half-bro not needed.
3. A chance for Secxy Kim to fully own his part in the revenge plot. Is he the son of the famous painter or something?
4. More romance for our OTP once their survival is assured, and the reveal of Do-gook’s history with Yi-Joo. One last wedding, perhaps after a time jump, would be a bonus.

The therapist made a comeback! Her screen time wasn't as memorable this time though. And I don't feel bad or Yu-ra or Jong-wook at all. Can't wait for their comeuppance next week.

I'm not a fan of makjang and lastly, the episodes are just makjang with every element : the music, the villain, the secret birth, fire, killing, etc.

I liked better when the couple was trying to convince everybody about their romance. Now, it's just politics...

Now, I'm just curious about the time travel and why Do-gook did too.

Thanks for the excellent recap missvictrix.
How can the ML talk about wanting children when they are still sleeping in separate rooms? All the other plot points are zooming along in comparison to any romance for the OTP which is going at a snail's pace. 
We need more romance between our leads now. 

Love the episodes this week! Team Evil Stepmom took a beating amd got kicked to the curb. Good riddance!
Yu Ra also is having a bad week with one revelation after another. She has to deal with a pregnancy, birth secret, fake paintings and her mom's downfall. I am not sure her villain era is over since she has to hold on to Jung Wook to survive. Both are desperate so we will find out what villainy they are capable of, if any.
Yi Joo had it better but still has to deal with both her birth parents and her evil stepmom. She isnlucky to have Do Guk's love and support.
I think next week is Do Guk's time to shine as he face off with his brother. He has yet to reveal his death mark, when he fell in love with Yi Joo, come clean with his wife, fight his brother and finally gain control of Taeja.
Any baby from our OTP will be most welcome!

So it wasn’t amnesia but coma, nice play drama 😉

Okay so these episodes were full of birth secret reveals buuuuut I’m genuinely asking why would anyone want to be biologically related to such a boring and incompetent man?? The whole real vs fake stuff just makes me laugh, this doesn’t change the fact he’s still a shit dad to both his daughters. Also Yi-joo why are you stopping him from taking the medication?? That’s the one good thing Lee Jung-hye did! Now we have deal with him hogging the screen time from our OTP and Best Mother-in-law

Lee Jung-hye’s face of absolute glee when she’s about to hit Yi-joo with the car was S-tier levels of iconic. I couldn’t stop laughing. It’s the face my pup makes when I have a treat 😂

guys, don't bash me... i'm losing interest in this show!
*hides*
i got stuck in ep 7 and can't seem to keep watching.
i will, however, keep reading the recaps.

blame my mental health at the moment... it's hard to hold interest in anything when your serotonin/dopaming whatever are so low you can't enjoy anything :(

Here is my theory of Yu-ra: in the original timeline, Yi-joo wanted a family who loved her. She learned, right before her death in the original timeline, that her adoptive mom flat out hated her and wanted to kill her. So that leaves her husband, her sister, her father, and her grandfather. They all have to realize the error of their ways. The only satisfying resolution is if Punchable Face (I still can't remember his actual name) and Yu-ra say out loud, "I was wrong!" as in fact, the father and grandfather have said (while weeping copiously.)

I think Fire Guy will swerve at last minute and stepmom will go to jail for a long time. Fire Guy will have a bundle of $$$$.

Wait I thought the chef mom biological mother thing was so obvious?? Though I did enjoy that revelations so much like it needs to be studied how this drama managed to make something that obvious so fun.

This week's episode in summary:
Evil step mother said "Hmm let's see if I can e more evil than I already am"

Why is this series so corny and staged and campy and vaudevillish and I'm so addicted to it?!?

It's my Ramen Drama of the Year, 100%!

I find it hilarious when a drama is good/great (like this one) I don’t want it to end. Whine! I want more episodes. And when it’s less good, I can’t wait for the end. Far be it from me to actually DROP a lesser drama because I’ve invested my life into the darned thing.