Is anyone else still watching?? I'm enjoying this for some reason *hides* E2 made me a little crazy, first normalizing all her suspicions and then subverting them all over again. WHAT IS HAPPENING!

I think it's interesting so far. But HIRE A TEAM OF BODYGUARDS.

Has it been a hot minute in dramaland since we got an evil twin in the mix-up. I am liking the duality of Son Ho-jun.

Lee Ki-taek don't even try - even Ji Chang-wook cannot carry off shredded jeans, so you should not even think about it in your dreams. Although I must admit to finding you a wee bit swoony and maybe low-key shipping you with Jang Nara. But my friend you have strong strong competition against the evil one and let me tell you one look from him is enough to burn you to ashes.

So yes, honest / double dealing aside gimme the other one!!

Why do I feel with each episode my comment would be - "It's getting weirder and weirder". I knew those pills were iffy but now its like is anything she sees "real"? The stalker is and so is the evil twin apparently. Also are there twin daughters as well? That is the deal with the 2FL - didn't get scholarship money / living expenses from Daddy dearest?
A strong, powerful FL, at the top of her game, but about to be de-throned by her own illness, adulterous husband Maestra vibes anyone?

Episodes 3-4

So ... I'm the only Bean watching this, huh. Okay then. After episode 3 and thinking about Maestra comparisons I was wondering if FL's diagnosis / medical condition is real or medicine induced. Also is there really an evil twin or she is just imagining it. But then the pursuer was captured on camera. And we keep seeing the evil twin in T-shirt + coat combos keeping a watch while sitting in his car. I felt as if the hubby doesn't know and the evil twin keeps visiting their home disguised himself as the hubby. But then does the daughter know or is she also a twin.

The end of episode 3 was chilling and I'm happy we didn't have to wait for another week. But then beginning of episode 4 was... well what was it ... 🤷‍♀️

Halfway through episode 4, I had an epiphany that I should NOT try to think / overthink or try to guess the plot / logic. After all what we have here is a very competent and self-made FL who is being manipulated / gaslit by those closest to her but let me just trust her and go where the drama takes me. And the drama paid off that trust with JACKPOT!! 🎰 I do believe I have plunged head first into the Perfect Marriage Revenge of 2024!! 👏

The 2FL and her first meeting with the FL was heartbreaking but their warmth and instant understanding and laughter was so heartwarming and healing. Needless to say I warmed up quite a bit to the 2FL after that.

My no. 1 question is WAE ... why is the FL so important that she is manipulated by everybody around her. But okay even if there are no answers I'm okay, this is a fun ride so let me list out the things I really really really liked.

The silver fox Park Ho San is HOT! 🔥 😍 He has a good game. That poor cop was a bloody mess - beaten to a pulp. I liked that. Hehe. Also he was suspiciously eyeing the 2FL and seemed surprised to see her in her father's office.

Son Ho Jun is Hot HOT!! 🔥 🔥 😍 Both twins or not twin or whatever, he is a double patty burger of hotness. I'm not sure if there was actually a twin or if he is actually dead or maybe there were secretly triplets. OMO. But the fact that hubby placed that stalker in FL's office, manipulated the camera feed and is making X-rated movies with 2FL is all sus. Also is he the one sending random texts to FL.

Lee Ki Taek is hot, Hot, HOT!!! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🥰 There was some secret rendezvous with the FL seven years ago. Was it like Fated, is the daughter his. How bad does the ML have it for you if he let's you smash his car to stop yours instead of you know just pulling the emergency brake. Well why would we do such mundane things in dramand.

Why does the 2FL think the daughter is hers. Why does her father support the FL but not her.

So yes, we are all set for next week. While I was not too happy about her NOT confronting the cheating husband earlier on, I loved the dinner table awkwardness with the 2FL and her...

Okay. So Sohn Ho-jun's character is a twin . I guess I can safely continue watching this 😩

Where are my comments?!?

I’m not sure what happened to the comments I’ve been making all along, huh. It’s a mystery. First, I love Jang Nara, she is an amazing actor. And I’m loving the rookie-ish actor playing Tae O. He has a Curious backstory and I am still not sure he is trustworthy. So, ep 5, random comments, so there is no twin (at least living)? Soon Young and Yoon Jon are having an affair? I think that’s clear. The father is a bad guy, or a good guy? This is unclear. What Jae Won believes is happening, - is it accurate or is it skewed because she isn’t taking her medication? How did she get this far in her career if her perspective is really that off? That much of a blur? I hate Yoon Jin! I am also kind of suspicious of Jae Won’s secretary, her boyfriend Seung Gu’s accident and involvement in stalking Jae Won is also unclear. I am intrigued but also confused about what to believe. Then there is the insurance guy all over the place. The drama hasn’t completely fallen to soap opera yeti, because I like the suspense and tension. Hopefully my comments will be more organized and helpful next time!

Ep 5,6 :
Whew, the plot is getting wilder,so is Jang Nara- Lee Ki Taek's chemistry 🔥 ( am I the only one who is lowkey shipping them? )

If there's any OST freak out there, check out "In Some Dreams " by swan. I think it went well with the vibe of the drama.

Episode 5
Well, well!! Whatever I was expecting to come out of that "boss move" of the FL at the end of episode 4 was not this. Really was the husband always this cruel. It was so sad and frankly triggering to see him gaslight her so effortlessly. I had to actually stop watching when I saw her looking at the pesticide in the wardrobe and saying that she ... I know it was a dialogue but still, sigh. And why am I thinking that her psychiatrist is illusory. Just be well Jae-won, take care of yourself. Drama and all is okay, should I really be watching this ... it is very triggering for me.

Well I'm so glad I decided to pick it up again. 😊 I love Jang Nara and so here I am again. After barely managing to watch 10 mins of the episode on Saturday I decided to give it another try.

It is difficult to make out, as there do not seem to be any visual indicators (that I can make out) of the things Jae-won are real or imagined but gosh did I lol when she poisoned her husband with pesticide - or imagined it - rather vividly at that. The husband sure seems a creep. I don't know if he actually loves Yoon-jinor even his daughter - is she even his or is she Yoon Te-oh's daughter and why is he so insistent about having her custody. If anything Perfect Marriage Revenge has made us hone our speculation skills while drama watching.

The painter lady is pretty shameless herself but I have a sneaking suspicion that despite the husband's declarations of love in front of Jae-won, he's not as invested in the relationship, she even called him out for it.

Hmm, didn't get why husband was filming himself with the painter but thank you! I'm sure Jae-won will use it well. 👍

The meeting of Jae-won and Te-oh at her first presentation was so cute. TMI with strangers - sounds legit. He spoke about having depression too, but was it real or just to comfort her because there is a childhood connection isn't there - he seems to be having her school name tag with her original name.

I'm really confused about the step father now. Did she imagine him poisoning the mother last week or did he actually do it. 😳 He seems to have really supported her during her childhood.

Nam Tae-joo continues to be the cool silver fox. Beating up people effortlessly. What is his connection with the cheating painter's father? He had gone to meet his last week and now the evil Chaebol seems to have a hand in covering up the stalker's death. Also what is this evil Chaebol's deal of supporting FL over his own daughter. Hmm, too many threads.

I love love love Jang Nara (I doubt anyone else could carry off that white dress) and that power move bringing the cheating couple on their knees one literally one figuratively was so cool. 🥰 Aah! but it's only episode 5 so they'll get away with it (for now) isn't it. 🤣

Episode 6
This drama is really see-sawing with us. It is to Son Ho-jun's credit as an actor that I cried along with the cheating husband. He's so good with the daughter I'm almost convinced she's not his. 😛

Painter lady is such a creep. Why is she so obsessed with the daughter. First going to her school last episode as her to-be new mother and now dressing up like Jae-won to scare the poor kid. Did she tell her "I'm your mom".

Omo, omo, omo isn't Te-oh the cutest ever. ☺ Oh! what a sweety. And Jae-won's finally cottoned on and is teasing him. Hee. This is a relationship dynamic I like.

So the journalist already knows about Jae-won's previous life. Hmm.

What is it that has made the husband so bitter. Did he actually say he wants Jae-won to b in pain or did she imagine it.

Painter lady is shady huh, no surprises here I guess.

Uh oh! who's DNA Test is that and what does it say. 😳 We have no wait till next week for that! Oooh! what a ride.

One thing is really troubling me. They seem to be using FL's mental health as a method in storytelling. We don't know if it's real or aggravated because of iffy medication. I'm almost convinced her psychiatrist is K-drama pulling The Sixth Sense on us.
- Who is threatening the FL,
- Was the stalker really "real",
- Who pushed the colleague in hospital off the roof,
- Is the painter lady the real vllain.

Let's catch up next week.

I’m left a bit perplexed after ep 6. The vague but dark clouds where Jae Won asks“What did I do in the past?” and her father telling Sun Yeong that he can’t tell him anything about Jae Won just yet, plus Sun Yeong telling a confused Jae Won that he wants her to experience the pain of the hell he lives in, topped off with DNA paternity test results in a Manila envelope, phew! That’s a big load for viewers to carry. And I’ve only scratched the surface with unanswered twists and questions. Right?

Ep 7 :
So...the DNA test result wasn't a red herring AND she was unconscious during...., I mean how worse can it be?
Your spouse supposedly cheats on you, so what do u do? Cheat back & then play the victim. Amazing 👏

I have no words left for the friend ( or snake, which is more suitable) so let's stop here.

I have no idea what they are doing with the 'mental illness' plot but they'd most probably use it as a mean to get 'forgiveness' from the husband & help them get together again 🙂.

And last but not the least, the divorce doesn't seem to happen anytime soon ( RIP my ' Forbidden High Key ship' 😭 ) . Things are happening pretty fast, so I wonder with what they'd fill the remaining half of the show.

The twists and turns on this one are insane, but surprisingly fun. I also think it's quite well written. The story is told from Jae Won's perspective, but Jae Won isn't a reliable narrator - at all. She's unwell, she needs help - and she CAN do all this while being a girl boss (though she'd need to find a new investor, the shady Minister-to-be would likely abandon her), she's not willing to admit it and seek help.

I LOVE how they depicted her memory loss in episode 8. The only time the amnesia trope(?) is done well. She's sick. She's forgotten the last few days and the events that led to them. Just like how she must have forgotten the night she slept with another man (we all know it's Tae Oh). It's not that she was drunk and forgot. It's that she mixed alcohol and her medication, did stupid and uncomfortable things and her brain wiped her memory in order to protect her.

Not condoning Jae Won and her hubby's way of taking revenge was complete trash, but uff - the writing is good. Rarely have I seen such a completely unreliable narrator.

Who is AMI?

Thoughts in no particular order:

In an early ep Jae Won referred to being bipolar. In ep 7 She reads up on if a child can inherit a parent's condition - and hints at her mother having mental illness.
Poor little Ah Rin, worried over her parents' issues.

Yoon Jin - will she now have to get rid of her father's former employee because he knows her too well?

Jae Won mixing prescription drugs and alcohol to that extent that she blacked out is dangerously irresponsible on so many levels. I can't trust her memory (or lack thereof) that she didn't willingly sleep with someone. But, it may have been rape-we don't know yet.

Ehat a crazy conversation Jae Won with her father about the time her mother used her as collateral for her gambling debt and he rescued her. Followed by a vague memory that she may have done something similar to Ah Rim and Soon yong rescues her?

Where is a good doctor/psychiatrist in all this? I mean all those bottles of pills ... things are getting scary when Jae Won can't keep track in any compartment of her life.

This really is a well-written story. Can't wait for ep8.

@emilyhewett okay, having watched ep 8, you were completely right. It was rape.

What a makjang show, not sure how I feel anymore about the show.

Ep 8 the Kwons are dangerous, both Young Ik and his painter daughter Yoon Jin. It seems as if Young Ik has positioned his daughter to replace Jae Won at work and in marriage, no less. And he was in on setting Jae Won up to ruin her reputation by getting her drunk and then Yoon Jin’s ex boyfriend raped her. Te O has been busy helping soon Young piece together the details of that night when Devere debuted and Jae Won was raped. And Yoon Jin has also been found out as the one who almost killed Seung Guy, again with her father’s cover up. Young Ik really has it out for Jae Won, but is it personally or is it to get his daughter in a powerful position as Jae Won’s classmate who didn’t fare as well as she did?
I do question hiding Jae Won’s illness for 20 yrs from Soon Young calling It headache medicine and mood swings. Jae Won’s father helped her hide the illness that she has, just like her mother suffered from. It’s sad to isolate oneself with cover up and lies and not face the illness with honest treatment and support.
I love Jang Nara’s acting, she is expressive and completely believable in her self-protective amnesia with memory gaps and personality changes. I hope the title of the drama points to a real happy ending, but how?
I can’t ship Te O and Jae won because I want her and Soon Young to work through the pain and damage for themselves and for Ah rim.

This drama had a difficult topic from the beginning - FL's mother wanted to kill her by drowning her when she was a child. You can't do anything worse to a person than kill them. FL remembers this. Not only did someone want to kill her, but it was her mother, the person for whom her child should be the most important thing in the world. There is no greater tragedy and breaking of taboos than the murder of one's own child. But for me this drama is too soap opera. In fact, it's hard for me to take it seriously and experience it emotionally, because I feel like the script is playing with the audience and treats serious topics as entertainment. Mental illness is treated here on an equal footing with classic amnesia in dramas.

Ep 8:
The plot is going everywhere but lemme just say, I'm loving Jang Nara in this. She is nailing the role.

I see what Yoon Jin is trying to do here ( just dinner table talks, you know 🙄) but leave Tae Oh out of this (ok I admit, I love him a bit too much ) . Whatever feeling he might harbour is just a one sided thing ( or so I think, unless something from the past comes up again) so don't try to make everyone uncomfortable.

Episode 9, 10:

So they killed Sun Young out of NOWHERE? I thought it was a red herring & he was actually alive, but guess what? We got murder mystery on top of soap opera. Well, I'm not quite pissed, I'm just having fun following the crazy ride.

Also, I wonder what's with the psychiatrist friend? Was she her hallucination? What other conditions Jae on has? Don't tell me she has split personality, too ( aren't they overdoing it a bit with her mental issues? )

I thought I knew in what direction the show was going, but I have no idea anymore. Let's see show, how crazy can you get 👏

Interesting story but a big hole in it is how FL manages to lead a successful company.

Just watched episodes 9 and 10. Jang Na-ra is such a good actress. She is amazing showing vulnerability and strenght at the same time.

This drama/character seems written for her.

I feel terrible for Jae Won. Ending of 10, stressful!

Ep : 11, 12

First of all, I wish Jae On will get proper treatment after all these craziness subdue. The way she has been going all out with the mental state she has, is SUPER unhealthy ( ummm so who cares about health anyway , only revenge is real 🙂)

This week the show completely headed into the makjang territory & I'm loving Jae On's badass era so much ( Jang Nara be slaying out there).

After knowing her psychiatrist friend was actually her hallucination, I feel creeped out every time I see them together (almost horror vibes 🥶).

And yet another reason why you shouldn't take life lessons from soap operas: You have strangers breaking into your house several times ,so what do you do? Shut the windows & close the door ( only to find out there are several other pathways , oops) & NEVER take any other security measures ( police, who? )

Also do I see a flicker of hope in my ship? Ok, I should stop here.

I'm still loving the show even though it's hard to watch at times. Hope we are heading for an actual happy ending, our heroine deserves it more than anyone.

Episodes 11 and 12.
I miss Seo Ho Jun. Imo, the show is less interesting and more boring without him.
But Jang Na Ra is still great in this role.
I'm not shipping her with SML, even though he seems to be a nice guy who really cares for her.

Although ...my heart kind of fluttered when Tae O threw back the curtains, rolled up his sleeves, and cleaned Jae Won's house. When she arrived, with a smile he asked her, "What do you think?"
Heart fluttery!

Finale :
( Keeping my thoughts short as I'm quite busy with tests rn)

The show had its flaws but damn, i loved the ending. The perfect portrayal of a happy ending - not rushed, not forced , they took their time to heal & go on with life. However, I find Yun Jin's death a bit too much poetic ( with the obvious truck of doom cameo 🤦‍♀️). Anyway, I'm really happy for Jae Won for overcoming the odreal & coming out as a winner.

PS: Where the squad at? Our ship actually sailed!!! I'm glad that they didn't push it further, but gave us enough hope for the future. Now I can sleep in peace 😊

Truck of Doom for the win, but Yoon Jin was let off easy. I struggled to finish this, but ToD raised a smile for me in the last episode ("Hello, ToD, my old friend...") The drama started as a kind of thriller and then went revenge and then ended up as a meditation on mental health and I stopped caring round about the time Soon Young died. Shame.