I need some time to process all this. I'm still trying to absorb all this information.

Antagonist guy has always been on my radar as a bad guy. The stalker? Yes. But the one who set the fire? That is something i didn't expect at all, especially the way he was acting all like it was entirely Jin-woo's fault.

Thank you dramaddicttally for your wonderful recap.
Such beautiful episodes.
All the actors are doing a fabulous job.
I could watch college Jin woo in a spin off show of his own. I first came across Baek Sung Chul in Inspector Koo and he was great, there is something really compelling about him.
I fear the angst and turmoil are headed our way in the next episodes but really hope I am wrong. One of the best things about this show so far has been the excellent communication between our leads.
I would like to see the unrestrained Jin woo for once and his honest, bottled up feelings about Seo-kyung layed out in the open as he always holds himself back with everyone. She is being extremely selfish right now with her behaviour.
I don't think we needed the stalker plot added in. This show really excels in the simple, everyday moments and there is enough melodrama with everyday life.
I too am a fan of the adorable school romance happening in Jin woo's classroom. It's lovely to watch.
I'm so sad we only have four more episodes with these characters.

This drama has been my happy place for the last weeks. Everything that came up between our leads was toned down quickly and dealt with, and we had so many lovely scenes to watch between them.
I can't quite stomach that the drama has been dialled up not only one notch now, but I'm still not sure how the dice will fall. Yes, Seokyung has (delusionally?) stated that she's Jin Woo's "perfect partner", but we haven't seen his reaction to that yet. He sat with a somewhat stony face there before so I can't imagine he's rolling with that.
I hope Ki Hyun's voice of reason comes through! He's the one talking some sense into everybody - reminding and explaining Mo Eun how long a way Jin Woo has come to be with her, and that he's very unlikely to waver now. And reprimanding Seokyung about her underlying reasons for approaching Jin Woo and telling her to go no further and to stop. And before, telling Jin Woo that he has to give a little, too. Ki Hyun is the Greek chorus of this drama and my personal hero! Besides our obvious one.
I want to have hope that the potentially destroying elements will be dealt with in this drama's toned down style, but with our last scene this week I have a sinking feeling that my happy place is turning into something else. And I'm very inclined to sit next week's episodes put and see what will be reported here first. Thank you for your quick recap, though! It confirmed my own thoughts about these episodes.

I really want the past to be resolved now to actually see every character finding peace and happiness. I'm curious about the stalker, because he looks too much angry against both of them to be someone who stalked and put them in danger...

I think Seo-kyung was right they form a good partnership at work. She understands his art like nobody else and she can communicate with him easily.

I don't think Moeun's secret birth makes sense about her feeling insecure about love. She doesn't know why and she received a lot of love. She's not treated differently.

I think it's normal she has doubts and difficulties to date a deaf person and I'm happy they addressed it because they both need adaptation and I'm still optimistic for their future. There are up and down in every relationship.

So when will they release the opening song? >_<

This is the Instagram of the artist who made Jin Woo's paintings in the drama: https://www.instagram.com/binwoohyuk?igsh=cGVocHpyMHBkazlu

The editor that does the preview epilogue for each episode is choosing story bites in the standard way- making it seem like the next part of the story will be dramatic and tension filled. But every time we think there will be a conflict " next week" it does not happen. Fires are escaped from, people return from the police station, and strange whistling stalkers appear to have a face and a name. (Why doesn't he have a restraining order on him? How is an arsonist a successful artist?) So I expect the director to continue with his calm clear tone. Angst will happen slowly, with gentle music, and time for reflection. My only question is, Who is ringing Mo-eun's phone at the end? My best guess is that Ki-hyun knows that Seo-kyung is being strange (because of the bar scene) and is ringing to give Mo-eun that heads up so she can intervene before SK is too strange to JW and distresses him.

I was always impressed by how Mo-eun and Jin-woo managed to communicate so well despite the language barrier. It is now sad to see how Mo-eun's insecurities open up a rift. She should listen to the advice of Jin-woo's friend (in his always empty bar - how does he make a living?)

The direction is done extremely well, showing the new couple spending hours on the phone chatting about sweet nothings, something Mo-eun cannot, but surely would like to do. It is interesting to see deafness pictured as a safe haven from ugly gossip, noise and other negative things, I had never thought of it this way.

Love this drama!

I want Mo Eun to talk to him, the man is always willing to listen. He clearly adores her, but I guess insecurity is going to insecure. He wasn't going to leave Seo Kyung out in the rain, looking like a sick puppy, so that is normal. Mo Eun needs to woman up and go see her man. The only misunderstandings should be the language barrier.

We learn that SK broke up with JW not because she hated or resented him (he is the ultimate nice guy) but because she finally understood why her mother left her deaf father: JW deafness would never change and she could never overcome their differences. You would think that SK caring for her dad her entire life, and becoming a student translator would have made her more aware of the situation. But in the end, she wanted to live a “normal” life with a normal guy. This really foreshadows the issues that naive ME may not be able to overcome as their relationship moves forward. JW has the bad memory that even if he does nothing wrong, his deafness is a relationship killer.

It was unnerving to see JW get angry at SK for continuing bringing up his 7 years in isolation but it was totally justified. He does not want to be reminded of their past while she is still trying to process her guilt she has for abandoning him.

Telepathically the show answered what I thought his mural name “Dino” meant to JW. He said it was nothing special. But it was what the school children called him because he could not speak “Jinwoo” clearly. It was a haunting memory of being isolated and weak. It shows that despite his stoic presence, JW is a very sentimental and sensitive person.

Jiyu and Modam’s dating started off uber-cute. I don’t know if her personality shift to aegyo can sustain itself.

I thought their new projects would lessen time together, but having ME practice guitar while JW paints for his exhibition was a great scene as it showed that a couple can be happy together even in silence while doing their own thing (something that older, stable couples do.)

Artist Kwon was the “art student stalker?” Someone gossiping that they they never thought she would have seen the three (JW, SK and Kwon) together again. Kwon blames SK for re-fueling the past scandal between college friends. Kwon set the building fire while stalking SK so how can he blame SK for JW’s exhibition? He asks SK bluntly does she still like him? or pity him? or will use him for her career advancement? All reasonable questions but for a famous artist, why the jealousy, why should he even care? (The fire and JW’s inability to help her may be part of the cause why SK broke up with him - - - realizing he could never protect her?) It sets the idea of her return just for closure into a fierce, unwanted love triangle trope. Please, show don’t go down the cliche path at this point.

After overhearing SK and Kwon’s conversation, ME realizes that she and JW cannot share moments together because he cannot hear. ME would have to relay the moment to him by sign or text, but she knows that is difficult and not intimate. Can she be happy giving him second hand news accounts of their experiences? Perhaps, that is the differences SK eluded to when she broke up with JW (even though she may regret it now.) ME dreams of her and JW talking and laughing like a normal couple - - a dream that could never...

This was Seo Kyung's week for me.

Just like Ki Hyun, I get frustrated, tell Seo Kyung to stop messing with Jin Woo, etc. She needs to stop. We can say it. We all agree on that.
But I just can't stop thinking how there's no one that would do the same for her. Not even herself.

There's no one to tell us about Seo Kyung's nightmares after the break up, if she looked like a corpse, or if she spent seven years in a mountain painting. There's no one to tell her story. And there's also no one to tell her the words she needs to hear. Or give her the comfort she needs to heal.

We've seen Jin Woo having nightmares about the fire, but we also saw Seo Kyung "hearing" the whistle.

I just feel bad because there's no one to tell something not from the "all the pain you caused Jin Woo" POV, but from the "all the pain that you've been carrying" POV. She already knows what she needs to do about Jin Woo, in her head. But that doesn't matter rn because her heart isn't ready to take that step.

The pain that someone caused to her, the pain that she caused to someone else (guilt), the memories of the life she had before, and all the regret of the decisions she made, are eating her alive.
She came back to Korea to work with the two walking reminders of her past... I just want to give her a hug.

I don't care about the rest, I just want her to have a happy ending. I'm so worried about her tbh.

2. Jo Han did the soundtrack for this drama, didn't he? He's good. I would hire him for my show.
Jokes aside, he almost made me cry. The way the song described exactly his situation in that moment, could've been funny in another time or maybe another show. But after all these weeks of Jo Han trying to protect his relationship with Mo Eun, trying to protect her feelings, it just made sad.

Thanks @dramaddictally for the weecap.
I am so glad I am finally caught up. I agree the second female lead storyline needs to be moved on quickly as it is not a necessary part in this style of drama. I also want the fire story presented fully so we know the context for all the nightmares.

The students are a real joy so I hope we see more of them.

Johan’s confession was so beautiful, I don’t know how he kept himself composed dropping her off at her boyfriend’s. I loved that he took her to her parents for a recharge. He has fallen prey to the close proximity leads to love syndrome seen in a few dramas now where the girls accept the sister/brother relationship from day one and rarely change but the boys hold on to their romantic love into adulthood.

Thank you, @dramaddictally, for the lovely weecap.

I am late to the party, but I have a good reason for it.

Anyway, I just finished watching ep 12 and reading your weecap. I don't really know what else to write because watching this show is like watching an unfolding painting for me- too beautiful to be distracted, and too good to notice any specific things in it. I was watching the show awestruck. It's just so good. So peaceful, even when there is angst, and so soothing.

I have to be honest that the recent incident in SK had made me almost cancel the whole country, culture, and their (mostly) entertainment work. I could not watch anything in the first half of this month because I felt detached knowing dramas might be the much the better versions of the society, but this show brings me back. It isn't makjang-ish, and it is such delicate work. You can tell how much thoughts and effort have been put into the project, and I just can't ignore a good piece of art.

I look forward to watching the rest.