Thanks for the weecap @missvictrix I was not expecting to last the episode when it started with such a dark tone but so far I have been ‘grabbed by the collar’, left eager to see what happens in the next two episodes and at this stage of watching I am not going anywhere.

I like the duo of male leads, I liked the duo of female leads less.

Both LJW and LJY were good and I liked how they agreed to use each other to obtain what they want.

For the girl, I wasn't impressed by Hong Su-Ju and her character wasn't really well introduced so it made surprising that In-Ha would just fall in love with her like that.

I liked the little sister fought for In-Ha but less the part with Tae-Oh. She acted like the typical rich brat with him.

The drama definitely live up to the heaviness and seriousness that I want in this business thriller aka revenge, even if I seriously want that FL role to be played by another actress.

I will wait until Ep 6 and jump in if the consensus is positive, but for now I am not impressed, even with the acting of the boys. Given that it is only 12 episodes, I was expecting more mind games, but the set-up was slow. Glad, I missed the love triangle by not watching Ep.2 because the FL's acting is flat. Thanks @missvictrix for the recap.

I'm here for LJW and I think both male leads did a good job. 
It's hard to gauge as the first couple of episodes are always set up and how far do we have to suspend disbelief for the long haul revenge plan from such a young age but I'm willing to give it a go.
Since watching Lee Sung Min in Reborn Rich as the patriarch of the family, who was absolutely amazing, I always find it disappointing when other actors play this role and dont have the same presence or gravitas. It's only early days so we will see.
 I also hope the rookie female lead improves over the coming episodes as she stands out amongst the boys with her wooden, flat acting. 
Do we really need another love triangle though? I thought In-ha would have been more perceptive that there was some interest from Tae -oh. 
I look forward to next week with interest. 
Thanks for the recap missvictrix :)

The first episode felt very contrived. There was a lot of ‘deja vu’ feeling, like we have seen this drama already. From the moment Tae-Oh lands in this small town, to him ending up in a hill to see In Ha, everything felt staged. It was hard to believe that a 18 year old is acting like a ‘kingmaker’. A bit more of an organic development would have been nicer.
Second episode was better, but still the writing leaves a lot to be desired. I didn’t quite get into the love line. There was too much intensity for what was shown.

At times it feels like LJW is acting more than what the script was given to him. He is compelling, no doubt, but there is only so much an actor can do. And he does run beautifully.

I actually like In Ha’s character more and Jun is doing a great job here. There is enough charm but at the same time we know he is not as he seems to appear. Did he really like Na Hye Won or was it something he wanted to take from Tae Oh?

Having said that, I still will be continuing. I liked it enough to watch 2 episodes. I mostly like the casting, except the FL (Can’t tell if I like her acting yet). The boys together are interesting and looking forward to how they grow from here. With the time jump, I think things will be more believable and well paced.

The chaebol family seems standard fare, with the exception of the one brother, who we know very little so far. The sister again is unpredictable. I am here for all the drama.

Who thinks the impossible heir is really LJW? We don’t know who his bio father is, right?

I find myself in agreement with the recap. I found the plotting and pace of this addictive—so much so that I binged both episodes. But I also found that it sometimes came at the cost of emotional development. For example, in the triangle we spent the greatest time building the boys relationship and it’s fantastic. Less time between LJW and HSJ, but enough to find the attraction credible. But I didn’t feel any connection btwn LJY and HSJ except for instant love just so we can have a love triangle. As a result, when LJY’s character overhears the other two in the library, his reaction just felt theatrical. As the recap said, we need to be invested in the relationships to care about their betrayal.

I didn’t mind HSJ’s character as much as some because at least they gave her a story, her own motivations and goals. I hope she will be more than the third wheel. Unlike the villains, who, other than the father, were rather one-dimensional and predictable. (Chaebol daddy also got the best shirts, like some 70s gangsta!)

Anyway, I’m looking forward to next week’s twist and turns as well. And if they slow down a bit to develop the depth this story needs, it could become a winner.

I did not like the premier episode. Not much likeable characters. The female lead doesn't suit the story. I didn't understand how come the boys fall for her! Just because she happend to live a crossed the street 😁 we also don't know much about the other side. I ll give one more week, one more chance 😁

While watching IH, I found myself constantly comparing things to other shows. One was Wedding Impossible because of the timing and the triangle. But other things kept popping into my mind. The corporate/chaebol family scenes had a sageuk feel (who's the heir machinations, chamber maids wearing hanboks and a plethora of indentured, who would want to eat meals at the adult table?) if everyone was wearing modern day rich gangster shirts. Hee Joo gave me Ji Eun Tak of Goblin vibes, which may or may not be good thing. The love triangle made me think of Oasis (at the least the parts I watched before dropping). After watching the first two episodes I realized the reason I was comparing IH to other things was because I wanted a hook, any hook for me to grab me into the show. The show itself right now is falling flat, and despite elements that could be interesting, it's a near miss.

The main problem for me right now is the love triangle. I just don't feel it. The story and editing of the triangle were so scant that I didn't get the rush of emotions from Tae Oh towards her. I did get each person in the triangle might find another person in the triangle useful. In Ha might want Hye Won because of some intense rivalry he has with Tae Oh (the useful frenemy vibe is strong). Tae Oh needs In Ha for his plans, big plans. Hye Won needs In Ha also to get out of her poverty jail. But these intellectual triangulations don't grip me without some emotional connection that is palpable to me, which just hasn't happened yet. Hye Won has no spark for me-- maybe if she were energetically scrappy or kickass in scheming (taking everything like her awful mom or the gangsters stoically doesn't do it for me), maybe if she had a sense of humor or even smiled, or I would even take if she were a little more old school candy. The FL character and the FL's acting are a black hole of emotions to me by absorbing all coming her way and letting nothing escape. That fundamental problem makes that part of the triangle weak or maybe it's missing a leg making it just an obtuse angle.

This all could be a me problem in the face of two similar shows (even sharing a word in the title) that are airing simultaneously. It makes me want to combine the best of both shows (e.g., let's swap the FLs!). It makes me appreciate Like Flowers in Sand for being so different in the recent spat of time travel, revenge marriage dramas, and now Impossible burgers. I am hoping that IH will get better--and the men in suits at the end have me staying another week.

Unfortunately I have to pile on HSJ a little bit, she isn't great, she reminds me of the FL from numbers. Both pretty women who simply are very good actresses, to her credit, she was better in episode 2 than episode 1, but that isn't saying much. As for our boys, they had great chemistry and act well against each other. I really like LJW's Tae Ho and his college wardrobe. Those are my kind of sweats, massively oversized and comfortable. We shall see how the once a week works out, but I enjoyed the first two episodes.

I actually understand why they both might fall in love with her. All three are at the same faculty of the same prestigious university. To get there you really have to work hard and have excellent academic results. Not being rich makes it more difficult. This fact alone makes her interesting, because they see in her an ambition similar to the one they have. She is beautiful, that much is obvious. But being such a beautiful woman, she is also lonely at the university and has no friends. They both knew it. That is, they saw that she was so emotionally independent that she didn't need other people around her and she managed to cope anyway. She ate dinner alone and it didn't bother her. And the fact that she took an interest in them and talked to them, something she certainly didn't do with others from the university, made them stand out. They were intrigued and flattered that she made time for them. She let them into her private circle, saying she wanted to be friends. And she played it in such a way that she showed herself as a young woman who was hard to get. She played them psychologically, both of them. By giving them permission to be a part of her life, they felt that they had won something, something that not everyone could win. And at this point, even the knowledge that she is not honest in her actions does not bother any of them, because she has already conquered them.

I've only seen the first episode so far, and I found it largely unsettling, but like @missvictrix, struggled to feel for the characters (other than Tae-oh's mom) on an emotional level. I agree that the main guys have strong chemistry together, and both LJW and Jun know how to command a viewer's attention from the first scene. But like others, I wish the production had hired a stronger actress for the role of Hye-won as she's such a key part of this story and so far, I don't find her on-screen presence or talent to be substantial enough to suit this character. I can see in a general sense why both men are drawn to her--she's pretty, mysterious, and strong--but the emotional stakes would be so much higher if she were played by someone more adept at showing interiority. I do, however, like the actress playing Hee-joo so I had the fleeting wish while watching that she was the one playing Hye-won.

I'm not sure if this will hold, but although we clearly have two leads, the writing and staging already seem to be building up Tae-oh as the main protagonist, and of course, that dark and bloody opening scene are setting us up for his downfall. To that end, my biggest concern about this show is how incredibly dark it feels, so that every interaction is weighted down by the expectation of tragedy and betrayal to come. That makes me not want to watch it all the way through, but I'm willing to give this a couple more episodes to see how much pain we're in for.

Am I the only one who was all in for the bromance and was very upset when it started crumbling at the end of the first episode? Still trying to decide if I want to watch the second episode or not. I kind of liked the setting but I don't want to watch something too messy...

Except Jun's character, every other character is unlikeable. It is annoyed me when FL is acting tough but getting help by male characters every time. The love tringle ruins the plot. And I don't get the hype of Lee Jae-wook, he is so flat.

I have a much less positive reading of Hee-joo. She may be superficially nicer to her half brother than the rest of the family, but the reason she was acting up against her elders wasn't because of her love for In-ha, it was to get closer to Tae-oh. And eww, the way she treats servants and the disgustingly classist way she tried to save face when Tae-oh turned her down...

I love the actress tho. One day she won't play a villain, bully, spoilt rich girl, etc.

As for the drama itself, I agree, I felt none of the emotions we were supposed to feel but damned if I wasn't entranced the whole time. I'm interested with where the story goes but my biggest gripe is, I came for the underdog intrigue plot, but most of the episodes seemed to be about the love triangle. And where is the bromance? 😭😭

The point of this show is Lee junyoung for me.
He is a master in showing complicated characters, and his character looks already complicate in this show, sometimes even a little creepy!
Why is he always behind doors and curtains? and he acts like a clingy person when actually he doesn't trust people at all? 😶

A crisp production and I enjoy the characters. Te Oh is the quiet tunnel vision business genious I expected him to be but Lee Jae Wook does excellent job in bringing him to life. In Ha is not who I expected him to be and I love him for that- he brings a lot of energy to the table that helps blance Te Oh solmen dementor. The sister was a real surprise- there is something so charming about her and I can definetally tell she's In Ha's sieter.
The FL is... also there! You can't win them all I guess.
I'm always up for business scheming and cooprate thrills, so even if there's notji g groundbraking, I'll still tune in to at least try the drama

All I can say is if/when something bad happens to In Ha, both Tae Oh and Hye Won are gonna feel REALLY bad. I get Tae Oh and his motives but Hye Won just seems so wishy washy. Like yes I understand she wants to get away from her mom and her life of poverty but it's irritating me and we're only in 2 episodes.

I also feel like they rushed the love triangle. Usually that doesn't come in until like episode 6 or 7 or further! Ha! All I did through the second half of episode two was yell at the screen about how they need to treat In Ha better and stop treating him like a meal ticket. Poor guy. Definitely rooting for him (not in the love triangle though - I'd rather he not end up with Hye Won).

And Huiju KILLED me! After her serious conversation saying goodbye to Tae Oh, I was absolutely dying with laughter at her bawling in the car. I don't know if it was supposed to be that serious but it was funny.

I was thinking from the beginning that In Ha was just pretending to like Hye Won so that she and Tae Oh would realize they liked each other and get together but now I'm not so sure. I do feel like there's more to him than what we're being led to believe. I just hope it's not ominous. He and Tae Oh's friendship is what I'm watching.

Lastly, this drama for me is just like Numbers, I keep having to pause, rewind, stop, talk myself through what's happening, then hit play again. Some of these shows get REALLY technical to the point it's hard to follow. Or maybe that's just me...

On a side note I would love to have a small roof apartment like that, even if it was run down and the only separate room was the bathroom. I've just always thought they were cool since I started watching dramas.

In my eyes, Hee Jo stole the show in these opening episodes. She brought life to a somewhat silted world, though the bromance at first did this well, too. Alas, the love triangle poured cold water over that fire in a way that’s very unsatisfying and perhaps too soon. It doesn’t help that, like others have already mentioned, the FL is not it. I found her cruel despite her circumstance. And the actress isn’t really… doing anything to show the characters depth. It’s one thing to be cold and another to be vacant. But, back to HeeJoo, I found her vivacious and tender. That scene where she’s sobbing after standing her ground? So precious. I found myself hoping the time jump would entreat TaeOh to her instead of HyeWon who is just not for me, though I don’t know if I actually want this or I just don’t want the alternative. Overall, I noticed some similarities between this and Itaewon Class, and as someone who loved Itaewon Class, we don’t need two. I hope this show will do something different. I feel like it will. Even though I’m not very impressed with the start, I think there’s some real possibility here so I’ll hang with it another week.