I'm enjoying Marry My Husband so far more than I really ought to and that feeling of forbidden drama-fruit is totally going to keep me coming back for more.

STAY GOOD, drama. And by that, I mean, get really, really petty and baaad.

I had fairly low expectations going into this, Park Min-youngs last two dramas were......

But honestly, this wasnt bad, they are clearly playing it "straight" unlike Perfect Marriage revenge, which seemed to wink at the audience at times.

I like that Ji-Won is not pitiful or a woe-is-me type heroine, shes clearly adjusting to her "new/old" surroundings while making sure shes not gullible enough to fall into her previous traps.

The question is... will it remain consistend and stick its landing or will it fall apart midway, only time will tell.

I didn't specially like it. It lacks subtlety. Each character looked like a cliché without any depth.

I didn't understand the logic. An accident or an assumed choice are not the same. How destiny could force her to marry if she doesn't want it? (The coffee scene was really weird).

The new friendship between the 3 women was the only good part for me.

I didn't really like the actors neither. Park Min-Young looked the same as cancer patient and when she came back in 2013, she should have looked healthy and younger. Nam In-Woo's character is not clear, he looks like he's cosplaying an office employee.

Just looking at PMY's lost weight makes me nervous for her well being. Hope she gains back the weight so she remains healthy.
I will probably watch it when I am in the mood for a revenge drama.

I'm among those who liked nothing about this. It was ridiculous and OTT but not in a fun way like PMR. When the FL fell into the ML's arms THRICE in like 5 minutes, I was done. I agree with the other Beanies on Na In-woo too - he looks like he's playing dress-up and his acting is not up to par.

This definitely has a different tone than Perfect Marriage Revenge, in part, because the husband from whom the FL is trying to escape is physically threatening so there's a real danger there. Also, although there was attempted poisoning in PMR, the evil-stepmother had a cartoonish menace about her, whereas the "friend" is genuinely sinister in her bullying.

Still, the start really is s so similar to PMR that I wonder about the webtoons on which they both were based. Are they written by the same person? Or did one sue the other for plagiarism? And who decided to put these shows back to back?

The one genuine twist in this one is the fantasy rule that what happened in the pre-time travel timeline has to happen in some way in the post time-travel timeline. But I have some questions about that. How much of the event has to happen? So we know that a hurt knee has to happen from tripping over boxes. But does the scrape have to come from the floor? Could it come from the cart or the box itself? And then her friend and her husband have to sleep together. But is that it? Do they actually have to marry to release the FL from her nightmare marriage? Could he just marry someone else after a few years into the relived time period? And what about the good looking manager who is actually the owner's son? Did he get married, so that Park Minh Young will replace his wife? But then what happens to his putative wife?

The complexities involved in this time travel are going to keep me glued to the screen!

I'm not watching this because, unless the drama drastically changes something, there is a story element that seriously messes with my mental health and makes me feel awful. But I was told it'd be okay if I comment on the recaps, which I'm reading, and I've read most of the webcomic, which I openly hate. I will try to hold back my hatred for the story--please let me know if I'm ruining the mood for anyone who's enjoying this.

Anyway, right now it sounds pretty similar to the webcomic story-wise. The comic starts off very strong too, so I'm not surprised people overall seemed to like eps 1-2. I think it's interesting that the drama apparently handles IPV and women's issues well, when the webcomic has imo some pretty misogynistic and offensive elements. We'll see if the drama manages to pull them off better and perhaps even well. But I also think that what I disliked about the comic is difficult to avoid unless the adaptation goes completely off script (I guess Lee Hye's comics have that happen, so it's not impossible). If the drama does keep them, I will be curious to see how other people feel about them. The webcomic is VERY popular but it does have its detractors, even if we feel like we're in the minority.

I am tempted just to watch this for the actress playing Soo-min, too. She was great in the promos and I can see her totally pulling off the character's super grating mannerisms. I think she'd be really fun for an actress to play.

I like👍! Park Min-young's acting here is great so far, it's a feel good series and I'd rather not nit pick and just enjoy this 'coz there are a lot more stressful stuff I have to deal with irl.

Oh finally we got the recap for the 1st and 2nd episode! Thank you, @solstices , you have summed up everything fellow Beanies have discussed earlier about these two episodes in fan walls and premier watch sections.

I wasn't expecting much because the leading actor and actress were never really intrigued me before but I was wrong. I actually enjoy it! I really like NIW as Clark Kent in his unsuitable clothes. And also PMY, because her character finally sees the light and tastes her first sweet revenge, hopefully the new friendships she forms with the two colleagues will be her strongest allies in the company to beat the two cheaters and the evil team manager.

I have nothing much to say because I have expressed my excitement about this show almost everywhere 🤭🙈 so now I'm going to be good and nice and wait for the next episodes patiently

So this was fine. I would echo everyone in saying I hope PMY gains the weight back. I will also add NIW is completely miscast here, I don't think he has enough charm to carry off what a character like this needs. I will continue to watch and hope to eat my own words.

I agree with the Clark Kent comparison and I'm sold, because I've always had a weakness for Superman/Clark Kent lol. I'm really interested in finding out the ML's story. I strongly suspect he's also been sent back in time, but whether he's been sent back just to help the FL or whether he has his own fate to try and change, I don't know.

Nice twist on the whole fate thing. Instead of it being the PERSON that's fated to have certain things happen, it's the EVENTS that are fated to happen and who they happen to can be changed.

I just want to add how thankful I am that time travel, entering a story or game (or story/game characters coming to life in the real world), and other fantasy elements like these are not banned in Kdramas like they are in Cdramas. I refuse to watch these kinds of Cdramas because everything is explained away as a dream or a novel plot or something, which is stupid and frustrating after investing 30+ hours of my time in the characters.

I was initially questioning why Lee Yi-kyung was casted as the saucy husband and now I see why. It required skilled hands so it won't border on the lines of prickly.

But, the adulation aside...Min-hwan is one of the worst. His mom? I don't know what to say about that woman. I think it was a wise choice to keep her out of the screen for most of the two episodes cause if looks could send one to oblivion...my eyes and glares would do a perfect job.

Su-min. I thought she became an annoying piece later on after Ji-won's marriage. I was further aghast to note that this was her usual behavior.
Cafeteria scene 1.0 nearly killed me. Cafeteria scene 2.0 gave me joy.

Ji-won. Something I found especially noteworthy about her character is the fact that her prior knowledge didn't erase some things from happening. The hand burn clearly got borne by Ji-hyuk, but the kneecap injury reared its head one way or the other.
Ji-won's Clark Kent moment... absolute delight. Them taking off their glasses to have the meal at the gukbap restaurant...I struggle with it sometimes. Many a time I forget to take off my glasses while cooking so the whole steam blinds me and I'm suddenly better off without the glasses.

Ji-hyuk. I like him. And Na In-woo is way better here than in Longing For You. For the first time, he's a romantic interest and it doesn't bother me or feel possessive.
As a boss✅. I was thinking Ji-won would boycott incompetent ego-stroking manager and submit her proposal directly to Ji-hyuk, but I had to remind myself that this is Ji-won's story.

For the record...Park Min-young's innocent acting is very excellent in here. She captured all the nuances that comes with it. I look forward to the school reunion 2.0 where she lets them no they do not deserve the pure innocent treatment she accords them all.

Bottomline, I enjoyed every bit of this.

Maybe it's simply the fact that having exceedingly low expectations makes one thrilled to not hate something, but I had fun with both of the premier episodes. Prior to her last two dramas, I always felt that PMY made some very interesting and worthwhile drama choices, to the point where I liked and often loved everything she did. Oftentimes, too, I'd recognize a feminist undercurrent or themes of female empowerment that felt like she herself had advocated for them. Watching MMH I had the same feeling, and it was a welcome one. I mean, I understand that this is still a tropey drama full of anti-fat bias and body shaming that is decidedly NOT feminist or about true female empowerment and autonomy, but still, I didn't feel cheap or dirty or stupid watching this. In fact, after the initial over-the-top set-up was done, I found myself totally immersed.

Like others, I vacillate between genuine concern about PMY's extreme thinness, shame at myself for judging her body, and despair over the fact that we still live in a world where a woman's self worth and employability is inextricably tied to her dress size. That said, her performance is impressing me so far, and I'm rooting for this show to be successful so maybe her personal life and health can get back on track as well.

Beyond that, as someone who has found NIW to be bland and unnatural on-screen, I think this Clark Kent role suits him. He has solid chemistry with PMY, too, so I'm cautiously optimistic.

One very hard thing for me, though, is to see Lee Yi-kyung play such an awful character. I loved him so much in "Welcome to Waikiki!" So when he's being really menacing--although he's doing a perfectly fine job--I keep expecting it to be a comedic bit. But this is not his fault. I'm the problem. It's me.

Am surprised at myself for finding this interesting enough to stay on. Hopefully it keeps its pace and not get draggy. So far, this is better-acted than PMR (which I dropped) so still a good sign I will continue on. I also like the fact that the rules of the time slip are being explained as the FL learns it along which makes it a little bit less 'fantastical'.

I was skeptical about Na In Woo, but I think he nails it. It helps that I never really saw him in other dramas or 2n1d. They succeed in either aging down PMY or aging up NIW, or both.

There's some changes on how the girls' gang are put together, which I don't really like, but kinda understand since there are limitations in putting things in drama format

Thank you for the recap! It got me to watch the show, which I wasn't planning to do. I am so glad that I got to see Park Min-young get her groove back. I remember how much I loved her in her earlier dramas. She was so awful in Love in Contract and disappointing in Forecasting Love and Weather. A person could forget that she's actually good at acting! With the right direction, she has the ability to draw your attention and make you identify with a character. I'm rooting for her to get her feet under her and take this show all the way. She still seems physically and emotionally fragile in repose. Though maybe the director is making a decision to use that in the role.

Na In-woo taking off his glasses over a bowl of soup was pretty amazing. Like, what if Clark Kent but guk bap instead of Superman? That was well done.

@Solstices, thanks for the recap !
I like it so far. The taxi scene reminded me of the Jdrama Time Taxi which is a fun drama .
PMY’s character building a team to fight against team evil !
Plus Clark Kent
I’ll tune in next week.

It’s fun to come a little late to the comments sometimes and see how opinion is shaping up. And while some Beanies definitely aren’t fans, it seems many are surprised to be enjoying it (tho cautiously perhaps). I’m definitely in the latter camp—one episode at a time. I’ve also chattered enough on the fan wall about this. But I can’t help but chatter some more. 😂

What’s making some folks, including myself, uncomfortable might be how (relatively) realistic the portrayal of domestic violence is in the show—physical, emotional, sexual and economic. And we see violence against women not only with intimate partners but within the larger familial and workplace context.

It was a *lot* but it wasn’t unrealistic IMHO, tho this might be a professional bias as I see so much of this. And also why I thought it more than likely that a girl whose self-esteem is shattered in school and lacks a familial support system would be vulnerable to bullies masquerading as friends, lovers and managers.

However, I am thankful that we have some good ol tropey fun (the catches, the clark kent moment), some solid sisterhood (love that she has both a fierce model to inspire her as well as a woman she can help in turn) and some delicious petty revenge in action already. That cafeteria scene was gold! We need the lightness to balance all the hard stuff in the show.

tl;dr for Marry My Husband ep. 1: "I sold my stocks for you pls respond???" Also wow, vengeful PMY is so cute in this lol

idk why she was so shocked when Na In-woo took off the glasses, he was hot before too. Reverse 'nerdy girl takes off glasses, looks instantly hotter' trope.

I can't hate Su-min, the actress is adorable? and you can tell she's having fun with the role. her facial expressions alone are killing me. almost makes you forget the gaslighting, toxicity and light complicity in murder.

Na In-woo is doing well enough but his clothes make him look like a 60yo salaryman ahjussi. They changed Su-min's look from the webtoon, they could've done the same for Ji-hyuk... I mean, in the webtoon he looked like a sexy triangle with abs...

I'm just happy Huiyeon in this at all, there was barely any promo of her character. if they don't show her romance storyline, I'll be super mad.

anyways, I loved these two episodes. I think the reason is that the drama is more light and goofy than the webtoon so far??
in hindsight, I really don't know why I was so worried about... anyways, time to try Love Song for Illusion/Fantasy Sonata next.

It's ok. :)

@solstices Thank you for tge recap. If I did not watch "Perfect Marriage Revenge" before this, I would have continued this drama, but life is too short to spend 16 hours on similar themed drama. I wish the best for the actors and hope beanies have fun with this. Bye!

To my surprise, I ended up enjoying these 2 episodes. I kinda got bored of PMR after the initial episodes. I like that MMH is not that makjang and makes attempt at being realistic. That was one of the reason I didn't enjoy PMR as much as others.

The villains here may appear caricature-ish but you will find these people IRL. A complete waste-of-space husband who thinks of his wife as maid, a MIL who blames everything on her DIL, someone who put downs their 'friend' to feel superior, all of them exist.

One thing that concerns me is PMY's weight, 37 kg is extremely underweight for an adult woman. Plus, there is no difference between her as a cancer patient and her healthier version in 2013.

It was too cheesy for me. I decided to quit watching after the first episode. Lately, I feel like Park Min Young has not been so lucky with her choice of dramas.

I throughly enjoyed the first two episodes. I anticipate lots of juicy revenge. I have to say it very rare I hate a character from the get go, but her husband is utter scum no redeeming qualities and the “friend” is the rosy kind that gaslights you for their own benefit. Some of ten eps it seem like the obsession with the fired is bordering on a sick type of love .

I went in with little expectations having been disappointed by many drama offerings this past year; however, I instantly engaged and am enjoying immensely. Favoritie scene: Ji-won grabbing Min-hwan by the hair!

This is on my still to start list. I like the leads so I hope I like the story as well.

Am I the only one who actually read the webtoon before ? When I read it, I thought it would offer a pretty good drama, I was right ! However yes, there are many cliché about the characters etc, but there were in the webtoon too, they are just following it, and you will be surprised - I hope, by the rest of the story ! ;)

So, with Twinkling Watermelon still fresh on my mind, I'm wondering if she's not the only person that has time slipped and maybe Ji-hyuk has also. He had a quizzical look about him when she showed him the bill with the heart drawn on it, like he'd seen it before too. So, maybe he's there just as much as she is to change both their futures! I would love that. I haven't read the manhwa (although my daughter has and refuses to give me any spoilers), so this will be fun to see if my intuition is correct.

I'm really liking Na In-woo in this. I'm a sucker for tall, handsome chaebols in glasses, so I'm pretty much a goner here. LOL.

And I can tell PMH lost a lot of weight for this. My medical training says this is not healthy at all, so I'm trying to force myself to not concentrate too much on this.

Overall, a great opening week for this show!

i love how the FL's like song hye kyo as well as park min young taking challenging roles. The body transformation is not a easy one to pull off for females, they both did wonderful job by doing as well as the performance was exceptional. Even the revenge is taken place in both dramas(the glory as well as marry my husband) but the plot lines differ. I am quite impressed with FL'S as main lead of the series rather than being portrayed as poor girl in rom-com etc. We need more dramas like this.

I am pretty happy with the acting, especially the antagonists. I know get a visceral reaction of eeewww when I see either of them on screen. A little worried our heroine is not more wary if her best friend. She was in two abusive relationships seemingly, bus is more concerned about one than the other.

The two opening episodes were engaging enough that I plan to continue watching! Yes, characters and plot are OTT, but it is still entertaining. This looks like it could be fun....

Yes, PMY is way too skinny! I agree that makeup would have been a better and healthier way for her to portray a cancer patient. What was she thinking?