i liked all the baekhong scenes this weekend but the plot was either messy or so slow that im torn on how much i like it.

frustrating cuz ep 14 was sooo well acted but i feel like the pacing of it and just some small added details would have made it so much better.

like the hit-and-run scene just needed a little bit more set up to not feel so jarring. have haein nap in the car, hyunwoo goes to buy snacks, rest of it all proceeds as normal. but the fact that the scene starts with hyunwoo already in the convenience store is so puzzling. i didnt even know to be worried about haein cuz i didnt realize that that was the car they were using.

anyways speaking of that scene, once i got over my annoyance/confusion of the set up, i was soooo blown away by the acting. holy crap!!

im really happy that they didnt leave the surgery and the “will she live” thing for the final week. cuz it's been dragging for the whole series, and tbh wrapping that all up leaves room for scheming to happen which has me excited.

having eunseong back for ep 14 was a blessing if i’m being honest, it’s more exciting when he’s around lol. ep 13 was soooooo slow for me no matter how cute i found our couple.

i love you beomja but her romance scenes are feeling more and more outta place with the tones for the eps lately. i am so tempted to skip them. sort of the same for soocheol and dahye. i dont really see their plot thread adding to the show overall.

i am hoping for haein not to remember anything. maybe just subconscious stuff or like muscle memory. but i dont really want haein to recover any of her memories because i think it’d be so much more satisfying and fulfilling if she falls for hyunwoo a second time. also it’d be a bonus if we get hyunwoo trying to woo her all over again—potential for romcom shenanigans~

i'm actually gonna get mad if haein recovers her memories. cuz like all the build up and pain not having any consequences will annoy the crap outta me

i feel like theres no need for a miscarriage flashback but i did desperately want them to talk about baby 1031. and like address that trauma... but it's looking like they never will ugh

I watch this drama for Hae-In and Hyun-woo and I was happy because they gave me a lot of scenes of them together! I didn't mind the end because I think it will be fun to watch Hae-In falling in love with her husband for the second time and Eun-Sung being rejected for the 100 time!

Now, I love this couple and the actors, but I wish they gave us the intensity we got at the episode 5 because like now we have more teenagers love story... They gave us a lot of skinship but it's more about an emotionnal connection. They are a new wedded couple, give me a little bit of lust!

The show went full on makjang. I am not too thrilled. I expected the Hong’s to get smarter, but nope. They are are still passive and hanging around. Why aren’t they sharing information and being a strong team. It was Grace who hinted about a ToD!
And Da Hye was planning to do it the second time.
I think all the emotions are not landing for me because I feel spent. This has gone on for too long.

The whole German doc calling Baek and not Hae-in was weird. I would have liked the entire family come together and convince her rather than it all happening in Germany. The show wants to focus so much on OTP that at times I feel a little family interaction wouldn’t hurt.

Now we have to watch Eun-fake husband for an episode???

When do the tears stop! ???

Hae In's episodes, imo.

I loved listening to her reflexions about life and relationships.

I liked how she opened up to Hyun Woo about what she expected of their relationship in the future, now that she had a future. And I liked watching her discuss with her mom about the changes in their dynamic. And it was cute to see her make plans for her work.

I loved how half of episode 13 is just her being adorable and hopeful and carefree.

And then it was sad how everything became "just a dream" for her when Hyun Woo finally told her that she was going to lose all her memories.

It made really sad watching her tell Hyun Woo all the things that she loved about him and their love, and how she didn't want to lose it.

And it broke my heart when she made the decision to have the surgery. She didn't have to say a word. But when she was trying to comfort Hyun Woo after the ToD payed then a visit, you could see exactly what she was thinking all written on her face.

She was holding him, trying to calm him down but I just wanted to give her a hug and tell her that whatever decision she makes it's okay. That she didn't have to feel guilty about it.

Aigoo... Hae In really had a crazy journey this week.

From annulling her divorce with Hyun Woo and thinking she was going to be completely cure, to waking up without memories with Eun-kidnapper by her side.

2. Happy Beom Ja is happy tabong. I'm loving her little romance. Her future hubby is so considerate and thoughtful. The scene when he gives her money for her dad was so beautiful.

I hope that from now on Soo Cheol doesn't crash their dates anymore. Why is this guy third wheeling when he has a wife and a kid and it's looking for a job? With what time?

3. DA HYE STOP.
She really needs to stop disappearing out of nowhere. She can't just send someone for coffee and then disappear. 😂
She needs to find a way to solve her stuff while keeping her guy by her side.

I thought mom in law was going to ask her about the conversation with Eun-delulu's mom. But she just took her grandchild and forgot that her daughter in law was being threatened by a scary woman.

4. And talking about forgetting, how could Hyun Woo just forget that his car got destroyed? And Hae In (and probably him) was supposed to be in it?
For a guy that almost got killed, two times, he's so freaking slow.

5. And talking about slow men, the dads and Hyun Woo's best plan was to lie to Hae In and the rest of the family?

I think that if they would've shared the information with time, maybe someone would've realize that the best they could do is make videos or something with and for Hae In.

After waking up, showing her a video of herself, pictures of her and her family, of her childhood, of her wedding, all those things seem a little more smooth than expecting Hyun Woo to just appear in front of her and tell her "oh, I'm your husband. what's up".

If they took their time to think, maybe...

Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won truly knocked it out of the park with their acting during a church scene. Seeing Hae In falling apart was gut-wrenching. I could feel their pain and desperation thanks to their powerful acting.

However, it’s sad that their superb performances were undermined by a nonsensical writing after that. I know it’s a fictional drama but for Christ’s sake if a family member is undergoing a life-saving surgery one would expect the whole family to be there?!!! It’s not like they’re poor and can’t afford to buy tickets for Germany. They own private islands but can’t afford few tickets and accommodation in Germany? This is just a lazy writing.

And how did Eun-Snake become Hae In’s guardian all of sudden? How can a hospital staff just let him enter her room without explaining anything? I don’t think I’m the only one who was very disappointed with this supposed plot twist that everyone saw coming from the miles away.

Now we have only two episodes left where Hyun Woo needs to woo Hae In all over again and also fight Eun Snake and Psycho Mistress. BTW did I miss something or it still hasn’t been revealed the reason why Psycho Mistress plotted the revenge for 20 years?

@unit, you are like the drama - hilarious quips intermingled with descriptions of BaekHong that break my heart all over again.

My main comment involves the scenes in the church. As someone of nominal faith, the scenes of BaekHong praying in church - during their honeymoon and now(separate or together) just wrung my heart. Maybe the writers will fool me, but I think both of their prayers will be answered: Hyun-woo's prayer for her life have been answered; her prayer was: "I won't ask you to save me, but please let me cherish these memories [of loving others and being loved) until my last breath." So, I'm crossing fingers that her prayer will also be answered and at least partially recovered memories, especially since we are facing this event not in the last 1/2 hour but with THREE hours remaining to sort it all out.😊

I love the corporate intrigue and I'm glad that Uncle Beom-seok will be returning and especially glad that my prediction came true that he would be working with Hyun-woo (they were on opposite sides of a lawsuit, apparently) to take down Madwoman and her son. At this point, I feel assured that happy endings are in place for all the families and Hyun Woo will meet out the proper poetic justice to the Villains . But. . .I still need some flashbacks and major explanations of what exactly happened in the past - the "mysterious" boat accident, how (and why)Moh got involved with the Hong family, why did she send Eun-seong to the USA (which was THE pivotal point in his young life). Without that insight, then they are nothing more than cardboard Villains.

The end of episode 14 was a MESS, WHAT? LOL, my twin @eazel summed it up beautifully. That being said, amnesia is similar to death, so once again writernim got around her "impossible" scenario. I enjoyed episode 13 as well, even though I laughed, because at the end of the day QoT is a pretty soap opera and I love it, warts and all.

For me, there's something so inhuman and obscene about manipulating and exploiting someone at their weakest. Just watching those scenes this week left me shaking. Guess kudos to Park Sung Hoon.

This might be an unpopular opinion but I really don't think we need to revisit baby 1031 story again at this point. What is the need to elaborate a painful past?
What we know is that they grieve differently and that caused a miscommunication in their relationship.

That being said, I am so done with Eunsung, and the ending of episode 14 does not make sense. I need that to be undo-ed at least by the first 20 mins of episode 15 or else I'm gonna riot

Ep 13: This was the first QoT ep where my overall feeling was disappointment. It was rotten for Hae In's dad to ask Hyun Woo to hide information from her. And for Hyun Woo to accede. And even before that, why did the doc call Hyun Woo and not Hae In?! Hae In is an adult who can make her own decisions.

I did love the sweet moments of Hae In and Hyun Woo's time together. Hae In's new point of view and focus on being happy. And - finally! - living together away from their families. The newlyweds gossip, "first snow", taking couple photos, and holding hands. Hae In's three reveals. Did he truly believe there was a raccoon?! But I would have appreciated a little more time and a lot more passion when they first arrived at his apartment. Like CLOY, this writer does not let adults be adults. 

While I'm glad the Hongs thanked the Baeks, and dad Hong told Hyun Woo that he trusted him, they have never apologized for how terribly they had treated him. Gee, we're sorry we didn't believe you when you were trying so hard to keep us from destroying ourselves. 

Why didn't grandfather apologize to his daughter?! And why not share that he was poisoned with the game pieces?? Did they not even do an autopsy???

Ep 14 was better, but so predictable I was just waiting for each plot point to occur on screen. I knew Hae In's emotions would allow her to recognize that Eun-*#@&! is not the one she loves. 

I did not know they have TODs in Germany too!! Geez are they international now?! I do think this one earned the best use of a TOD trope award, showing Hae In the effect of her death on Hyun Woo. 

Big question: BABY???!!!! All of this open sharing but this major heartbreak is forgotten?? Baby? No heart to heart about their loss and moving into separate rooms?? Again, Baby??!

The Hongs may not be able to leave SK but mom Baek can. They should not leave their daughter alone anywhere near Eun Snake. 

I saw the ending of 14 coming but it was still annoying. A unnecessary plot device to set up an unnecessary separation. Hyun Woo's attorney friends will jump into action and get him released on false imprisonment, and Hae In will not be fooled. Eun Snake has a history of attempting to imprison and fire Hyun Woo on false charges.

Eun Snake has the emotional IQ of a mud puddle. The rain and the dirt and everything and everyone is at fault except my own actions.

The last two episodes were ridiculous (and not in a good way) and soured me on this entire show. Any argument that PJE is a good writer gets killed here and now. ChatGPT could've written a more cohesive two episodes than whatever this hot mess we got served was.

I don't mind kdrama tropes when they serve to move the story forwards, but PJE seems to just want to shove every trope in for the sake of having those tropes, which is lazy and inept storytelling 101. We got (another) truck of doom and amnesia this week.

The bad writing is casting a pall over whatever good acting KSH and KJW are delivering. Unlike those who squealed and cried over Baekhong scenes, I just feel exasperated whenever the two showed up onscreen this weekend (which was a lot of times). If every other scene is an angsty crying scene, it starts to feel contrived realllly quickly.

There is a lot of potential with the show's premise - a couple deeply in love with one another, who drifted apart after a tragedy and inability to communicate with and comfort one another. The initial episodes set up the story to explore these very real issues, and then the last few episodes curved sideways into makjang, chaebol in-fighting, psycho stalker territory.

On paper, the two villains are the most interesting characters in the whole drama, given their backstories and motivations. On screen is a whole other story - they're caricatures. It's a real shame because Park Sung-hoon and Lee Mi-sook are extremely capable actors that could've done a lot with Eun-song and Sul-hee if PJE wasn't so awful at characterization.

I was all geared up for the finale week until the annoying cliffhanger ending at episode 14.

The writer gets points for hiding her hand and zero points adding another drama again.
Her memory loss is enough material to milk for another episode or two. To add Eun-delulu to the mix was just extra pudding that wasn't needed. More so, Eun-whatever is nowhere close to that sweet pudding.

I'm disappointed, honestly. I'm not all that geared up for the finale like I would have cause I can already tell what formula will play out next week, a formula I don't want to see take center place but will now have to. Between predicting how this cliffhanger will turn out and how the drama will turn out without this annoying episode 14 ending, I'd pick the one where episode 14 didn't conclude in that manner. I'm fine with that predictability if that's what they are trying to avoid.

Let the finale come so I can claim my bean. I do hope they give a better come back next week cause I'm left asking them just one question: Really? 🤷🏽🙎🏽🤦🏽‍♂️🙄😒😏🤨😕☹️🙅🏽... all the emojis available to convey my reactions.

These episodes broke me. Especially 14. Such a roller coaster of emotions. I wanted to reach into my tv and punch Eun -slimy bastard in the face. I was so angry for the set up and being beside her.
I agree with others aren’t their patient laws? Not any one should be able to rock up and claim guardianship

I am in love with episode 13, which make episode 14 even more disappointing. I did not expect Eun to make that comeback since I did not expect Hyunwoo to be arrested, TF. That does not make sense at all. I thought I could have faith in police intelligence here at least in this K-drama.

I need him to be destroyed satisfyingly in the next episode.

Thanks @unit for a funny recap as per usual.

I loved this week’s episodes until I didn’t. I really get annoyed with the ten minutes before the credits wrap up in the final episode so I had hoped we would be over the Eunsung love line part of the story by now so we can get the other villain plot lines over with too. I so wanted there to be a recognition of who he was and for him to be called out as scum for trying to take advantage of a vulnerable person and he would be thrown out and look and feel like the trash he is. So I could not believe they actually went with THE most obvious storyline instead, so disappointing.

I loved the rebuilding of the love story but kept thinking since they were living on borrowed time they should be filming it and taking lots of pictures for the memory book and then get the operation asap in case she deteriorates to the point of no return.

The best scene for PPL on a par with Be Melodramatic was the office staff complaining about the cutbacks and one person complains they took the Yakult away because the employers don’t care about their workers’ gut health any more🤣.

This is the first KSH drama for me. I've seen KJW in other roles but this one is my favorite. I love these two together and I have never been so invested in two characters' Happily Ever After. Just when I think I can't cry anymore, something else happens.

I don't know what the medical laws are in Korea or Germany but all the flagrant patient confidentiality violations are not sitting well with me at all. The villainy at this point is so cartoony. Seul-hee is an evil mastermind capable of playing the long game but sends the Truck of Doom. Eun seong has this elaborate frame up of BHW but he can't possibly expect to maintain this web of lies about his relationship with HHI for long. ugh.

Side stories: Ever since the "Baby Shark" moment I am rooting for Soo-cheol all the way. I want to love Beom-ja abut I am not interested in her budding romance at all, or the building battle between BHW's siblings.

I was glad to see a scene back at the office because their respective secretaries and office staffs are hilarious. I want to see BHW's law school buddies save the day, and I hope the two guys from CLOY have some surveillance intel that will put all to right in the finale.

Thank you Unit for your fabulous "Delulu is really not the Eun-solulu here" recap.
 While I really love the actors and the characters they are portraying, I find myself getting annoyed with the writers and plot after these episodes.
I'm relieved that there are only two more episodes to go as I am feeling extremely fatigued from being manipulated with constant tear jerking scenes.
I know, I know it's called Queen of Tears but there comes a point when there is no room to breathe, episode 14 was so oversaturated, going from one emotive scene to the next that they lose the full impact the scenes are meant to have.
The same thing happened with My Dearest in the latter half- continually dragging us through the angst, misery and pain and this feels eerily similar to what the writers of QOT are doing on an emotional level. 
I don't need to be hit over the head continuously to understand what the show is trying to say, give the viewer some credit.
Sometimes less equals more.
One of my biggest peeves would be the Hae-in terminal illness/surgery plot arc. The show has kept building up the tension with numerous issues all for it to fall exceedingly flat.  I have never known any patient (I'm a nurse, have worked in Neurosurg) to have neurosurgery and wake up looking like they could model for a hair commercial. Seriously, after all the drawn out heartache the show has put us through, it doesn't even look like she has had any surgery at all. The same thing happened with a main character in Impossible Heir but at least he got a sad looking dressing on his head which lucky for him could be removed a few scenes later. Every single hair on his head remained untouched, beautifully coiffed and he was literally up running around the community after having major surgery the next day albeit in his pjs but hey, that's how the leads roll in kdrama land. . This seemed like a strange plot point to not use to add depth to the show. Hae-in would go to ICU or HDU after surgery, she would be attached to multiple machines and wouldn't be sitting in a wheelchair gazing out the window. 
It's frustrating the show focused on everyone keeping a 'secret', not telling her of the possibility of memory loss to provoke more emotion when this is highly unrealistic. She would've had to have a conversation with the doctor in Germany who was accepting her into his care (not her husband alone speaking with the doctor) before leaving Korea who would explain the possible consequences of surgery. More than likely her specialist team in Korea would liaise with the doctor in Germany, do work up for the procedure and explain everything. No doctor would arrange anything without speaking with the actual patient, getting consent and despite Hae-In's few random moments of memory loss she has been highly functioning in these episodes for someone who only had 3 months to live. After spending fourteen episodes showing us Hae-in's strong, bulldozer-like personality, expecting me...

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This week's ending was more somber than usual. Kinda bummed that they didn't even give a twist to get us more excited, like Hyun-woo actually predicting that he will be framed for the murder since he already found out about it, but it happened at the worst moment possible and probably has a contingency plan for it. But I love how some of our couple's subplots have closure between them. (The MP3 player, Yeong-suk, The guy on the bus, and Hae-in's savior, the Four Leaf Clover dude!) Even the snail Daddy Hong has got a happy ending. But at least we can finally put the "Will Hae-in survive?" situation to rest.

I had to speed up to 1.5x when the memories were burning away up to Hae-in waking up to Eun-single's gaslighting. As if the truck of doom attempt hasn't given me enough anxiety 🫤 I do want to see his reaction when he founds out Mistress ordered to kill Hae-in though.

And Soo-cheol's definitely NOT dying because he's in the courtroom BTS pics that Kim Jung-nan (Beom-ja) posted on IG before. PD Kim wouldn't dare to kill off another Kwak Dong-yeon character😇

What mom would not want to be with her daughter during a lifesaving surgery, especially one who is just recently reconciling with her daughter after years of neglect? Even if it was decided Mom would not go in the end at least a scene with her putting up a fuss about going would have made more sense than what we got.

So the villans can do anything they want without regard to rules and regulations, but the Hongs have to go to court if they want to fight back. But, they never ever friggin go to court even when they have legit reasons to do so.

BaekHong is the egg wash holding this makjang pie of a drama together

LOL this line is fabulous. Thanks for the recap @Unit!

Yup, these episodes were saved by BaekHong's heartbreaking scenes. Compelling displays of love and anguish. Should have had some passionate kisses and making up! Prime opportunity was when they were alone in their newlywed apartment.

Hae In had some good lines. The few bits of dark humor made me chuckle. I was also touched by her scene with her mother. It was good that they talked one-on-one and admitted that their relationship can't change suddenly, but both are willing to work on it. I liked seeing Hae In becoming optimistic and wanting to improve the mall in a positive way.

I groaned at the filler scenes. I don't care about Mi Sun's issue about her husband and son aboard. I didn't even know she had a husband.
Da Hye irked me with her attempt to abandon Soo Cheol again! I tried to be understanding that old habits die hard and she wanted to protect him, but that wasn't the right way. And I wish Soo Cheol got mad at her.

I hope we get less boring business stuff in the finale.
Even Eun Seong's defeat should be short and sweet. He looked and acted the part of a villain well, but his evil actions and traps weren't interesting.

I have some complaint about the plot that being too slow after episode 8, until ep 14 we doesn't solve conflict the queen problem and our duo villain. Too much dragging without some spesific result and HW being murderer ? Oh.. god why this plot is choices ?
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in another hand, I too much amazed with acting our OTP, How can you two just torn up my heart in the whole episode 14 ? so painfull when HW cried as loud in hospital...and for HI, I cried when she make VC with the whole family, Oh... just tearful ...

So many good points made here by Unit as we see the makjang ramped up past any point of believability. How would our Evil Mistress have arranged to get Hyunwoo's fingerprints on the knife blade of a murder she had only just decided to commit? Unit was right about hospital rules regarding guardians: Might I be allowed to add some frosting to that cake? This is a German hospital, and Germans follow the rules- and they would definitely have a rule for this. But, above all, how could Eunsong have all of these things so precisely coordinated as to arrange to be there at the magical moment as Hyun-woo is being carted off or to have Hyun-woo carted off at that exact moment? From personal professional experience with the Justice Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany I can assure that they are competent, professional and cooperative- but they are not going to be dancing to his tune and BTW Germany is a Federation, which means that the folks in Berlin would have to involve the local State authorities in order to arrange for police to show up to make the arrest. The timing involved would be impossible- remember that the links in the chain for that arrest would be Korean Prosecutor's Office to Federal Justice Ministry to local State authority. There are actually three separate jurisdictions involved- and not a single one of them is under Eunsong's control.

Thanks for your great recap @unit! I love re-living the episodes here.

Agree with the (apparently) general consensus that ep14 went too far with Eun-snake's revenge. Not a fan of this. I also am finding myself increasingly immune to the big emotion scenes in this drama because we've simply been exposed to sooooo many of them. They are (sadly) beginning to lose their impact.

That said, I still want to give a shout out to KSH's acting. I love the way he breaks down emotions into milliseconds - what would be felt first, second, third and so on until you have a journey through someone's feelings. Lots of love for his scene with the car, but I actually admired the scene in the hospital after Hae-in went in for surgery more. We got the concern and the worry as she entered, the loss as the door closed, the panic building with the increasingly deeper breaths, the overwhelmed and frightened as he started to cry, the weight of what was happening as he slid down the door to crouch in the foetal position. It is so mesmerising to see someone act so well and to make us believe and feel with him. Top class!