Yes, this show does such a great job of communicating communication. How misunderstandings happen and how understandings happen. I think it is great that Mo Eun takes the initiative in their relationship, she actively tries to get to know him, so it brings him out of his shell. Jinwoo asking her to go to the sea was just lovely. That one misunderstanding led to an understanding. Just wonderful.

You can tell that Jung Woo-sung is an unabashed melodrama fan (as he has mentioned in interviews before). The people who put this together clearly respect the form and have put it all together very carefully. I read somewhere that he was a fan of the original and optioned the rights 13 years ago, so as a producer he definitely had a long time to think about it. So far this is absolutely what I hoped it would be-- the writing is good-- I feel like it is working with the tropes in an interesting way, but hitting all the classic melo beats. The direction is lovely and spacious but it doesn't drag. And I don't think it's just my bias talking when I say that JWS is really hitting all the beats here. I've really missed seeing him in a role like this. And Shin Hyun-been is a great match for the FL. And I love Park Jin-joo as the comedic but big hearted sidekick. This one might put us through the wringer before it's over, but I think it may hurt just right.

Every time they light up on seeing each other, my life expectancy increases by 10 years. Mo-eun's overjoyed little laugh after Jinwoo offers to walk her home... Her making him to genuinely laugh for the first time! Ah, my heart.

Mo-eun meeting Jin-woo's friend and Sohee was wholesome, one of my fav scenes. Ki-hyun is a charming wingman and such a caring friend, while So-hee is essentially Jin-woo's SIL atp. Tl;dr, there was a lot of warmth and affection at that table & I loved it.

But more importantly, I think that couple might be a foil to Jin-woo x Mo-eun as the story goes on... and evidence that a relationship between a deaf and a hearing person can succeed. At the start of the ep, Mo-eun said she thought people who can speak and those who are "silent" have difficulty living together, but Jin-woo's friends and him becoming her comfort person seem to have convinced her otherwise. It still feels like foreshadowing and the source of future trouble...
Either way, I was *cheering* when Mo-eun confessed to him. I was really proud of her courage because she seems like a very low-key, muted person so far.

I can see why Jinwoo fell for his college gf, she's gorgeous! and saying things like “And I'll be your sound" & stealing food so adorably would get anyone 🥺 But jokes aside, it's sad and sweet at the same time that Sekyoung was the first to treat him like an actual human being. I was... honestly rooting for them in their college days; they made for a cute couple and she was so nice to him. It makes me feel so bad for her rn; I'm still on the Mo-eun x Jin-woo ship, but she looks so irrevocably in love with him. The moment she saw Mo-eun, her face said 'a new challenger appeared!'

on top of all that, what's going on with the whistling and stalking? was the fire the result of some sort of creepy arsonist? I don't like where this is going... despite being a melo, this drama's been very calm and healing so far. Idk how it will handle going into crime thriller territory.

(hi this is my comfort show bye)

I'm with you Dramaddictally -I want them together so badly but it has been a lovely journey watching them sort out their feelings for one another. It has felt real and not rushed. 
I'm so thankful this show came along at the end of this year, it is like a balm to the soul.
I'm thankful there are no screeching, over the top ajumma's.
I'm thankful there is no obvious, jarring PPL.
I'm thankful the main characters in this show drink responsibly.
I'm thankful the actors are portraying their characters with skill, thoughtfulness and grace. 
I'm thankful the leads are behaving as adults and communicating. 
How ironic that this show,of all the shows this year, gets it right despite the challenges the characters face.
I'm thankful there is no gruesome murder as a side plot.
Please may it continue, it is simply beautiful to watch.

The moment the name Song Seo-kyung was mentioned, I already knew a wrench was going to be in the mix of this two. But I never expected that she'd return in the form of museum director. Jin-woo will be fine I'm sure of that. He can handle himself. I worry for the uneven dynamic between Mo-eum and Seo-kyung, especially after they had such a lovely first encounter.
On other news, I'm glad to see Kim Ji-hyun again. Having figured in ep 3 that she is the Song Seo-kyung we would be expecting tanked my expectance a little.

The scene with the four at the table...Oh! It hit just right. It was just right.

About Mo-eum's parent's reaction, I think it made perfect sense for them to react that way. I liked the fact that they reacted in that manner. It is so intune with the tone of this drama that any immediate positive reaction from them would have felt like a puzzle piece out of place. I'm sure TMYLM has taken their time to carefully construct future dialogues and scenes surrounding this issue.

And now the OTP. I like how Mo-eum takes the initiative and Jin-woo allows her the space to do her thing, acknowledging the fact that he likes being around her and having her around him.
I was pale when Mo-eum touched the scar on his shoulder. I was expecting some not-so-good dramatic turn out in there and thankfully, Tell Me You Love Me didn't go there. Turns out I was worried for nothing.

((I don't... I still don't really want to talk about this show because it's just too dear to me right now, and I fear I may break the spell...

I don't know if I want to wrap this drama in a cocoon and keep it safe next to my heart at all times, or if it keeps wrapping ME like a cocoom and keeping me next to ITS heart, or maybe both; it's like a warm hug, a calm reassurance, the echo of a painting itself, the peace of an empty stage, and the soothing hymn of the sea, and - if, if it burns me, I will be beyond devastated, and I may never recover; I cannot think of a worse possibility right now than this show not having a happy ending. I keep trying to temper my expectations because of how this year and all the rest has gone for me and tend to go for me otherwise, and it keeps being so beautiful it hurts instead; I almost CRIED at her confession, and how it wasn't even translated (!!!!! oh my gosh the sound design of this show deserves a whole comment to itself), which, if you know me at all, is a lot, because I NEVER cry in shows.
But! I don't want to say this! I will break the spell of the fragile cocoon that envelops the both u!!!!! May we survive the metamorphosis or so help me--))

ME’s play gave her some self confidence to tell her parents about her worrisome career change, but the TV cameo scene should have shown her parents that she can succeed (but maybe in her mind it was such a small, demeaning role that it would reinforce the negative image of struggling actress). JW’s students are still a delight in how they interact just like normal “kids.” But the highlight of Episode 5 was Ki-Hun and his wife acting like a normal loving and bickering couple. The lowlight was the clarity of the college fire that literally and figuratively scars JW to the point where he does not go back to the college union or talk about the fire. The addition of Seo-Kyung (ACB) as the new art gallery director throws in a new twist to the potential love triangle as JW a) is surprised to see her, b) she is happy to see him, and c) he has not come to grips with his failure to protect her from the fire.

JW has had a life long struggle of the public not treating him “normal.” In college he understands that he needs help. He meets SK as his mentor/notetaker. But he is uncomfortable around normal people, even the ones who want to help him. This shows the hard shell he has developed around his adult self. College When they first meet, SK is very forward like ME in asking JW out to dinner. He liked that she treated him like a normal person.

JW is trapped in an apparent endless cycle of getting in trouble for helping people like saving the drunk from the TOD. Outside the cafe, ME “hears” that JW and SK have an “uncomfortable” relationship which must give her pause. JW believes that they communicate in simple words but have complex feelings (which are hard to express). The one issue to me is that ME is unilaterally stealth dating JW. It is a way to avoid rejection but leads to the risk of the dreaded friend-zone. He can see when she is frustrated and seeks to remedy it by going with her to the sea. In the end, ME has the courage to tell JW she likes him. We are left with JW’s incomplete reaction to the confession. Ki-Hyun had lectured him that he should find his happiness; that his marriage to his deaf wife is his happiness - - - not a burden but normal. Will he take his friend’s advice to heart?

SK has a strong, outward personality but we learn she has panic-anxiety issues (the footsteps in the parking garage.) Then she remembers her first kiss, then gets mad at the memory. There is a complexity to her character that will be interesting to explore in future episodes. I don’t get the scorned woman vibe from SK. Maybe regret. (Well, the only real regret for Kim Ji-Hyun is taking the co-lead in 39 only to have her character story eliminated and overwhelmed by SYJ.)

The show continues to ebb and flow at a nice pace with interesting, realistic scenes and interactions between the characters.

This is 12 eps series, right?
Usually, it takes me like a couple eps before finale and I start marathoning...but JWS in melo 🥹🥹🥹, I have to see it although it takes forever 😬.

I would love to hear their interview and how much JWS handle this drama without a single line uttered (not including the narrative) 😊

Thanks for this weecap, @dramaddictally!

Me too, for every word you typed. The directing here is superb: With so little words spoken between the two, everything rests on the sign language and how the two try to communicate via other cues (e.g., facial expressions, hand gestures). The pace isn't rushed; hence, it feels real and believable. There is no magic involved, making it believable that the story may actually take place in the real world. The struggles both leads are going through are also believable, making it easier for viewers to relate to these characters.

I am not sure how long I'll sound like a broken record, but I agree with what has been expressed here: It is astounding for a show to get it this right even when one of the leads is being portrayed as an hearing-impaired person.

I can't wait for tomorrow for its next ep.

I don't know how to express how much I adore this show.

I loved something he said about how they have to use simple words (signs) to communicate not-so-simple feelings and thoughts. But I don't have those "simple words with deeper meaning" right now.

I just loved these episodes too much. The confession took me by surprise and all I could do was cry.

When he asked her to go to the sea I remembered what she said about him listening to her heart instead of her voice, and then the confession happened and I broke.

Even though it is a remake of J-drama from 1990's time, they have changed many things too, i love this sign language trend going on at the industry. From twinkling watermelon till this drama. J-drama was quite emotional, I believe makers of k-drama had made changes in script as well as ending too. I am very curious about this drama ending.

Isn't it ironic that a drama about hearing impairment has less miscommunication than most of the other dramas out there? I'm so in love with how articulate our OTP is without uttering any words. They understood each other so so well.