Oh man, where do I start? First off, I can't tell if the show is in on the joke that the female lead is incredibly irrational when it comes to love I'm reminded of the quote from Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters: "Give me a wise man of science in love! No one beats him in folly." This not only isn't how genetics works, it isn't how science works. Your N =1 , girl. You can't generalize that. That is not research! STOP. I love how Yeon-woo continues to challenge her on this and point out that she's actually using this "science" to safeguard her heart rather than pursuing a real connection.

I'm also just really amused by how this drama is putting so much dramatic tension into this question of "can the leads read each other's minds?" Like I said, I think (hope?) they're approaching it to show us how irrational So-jin is, but taken at face value it's just funny. I also was disappointed that this drama is adding in a murder storyline. I don't think it has the gravitas to pull off much of anything serious, let alone that. I did like the surprise reveal of the priest's connection to Yeon-woo.

Speaking of the priest, how is this storyline going to go? They made me very invested in the lab worker's story. She needs love. She, obviously, can't be with a priest unless he leaves the priesthood. There is a webcomic I read that had that ending, so I guess it's possible, but as someone raised Catholic I don't love that. I guess it could be a healing love that ultimately ends with them apart but results in personal growth for her, like the Hot Priest in Fleabag, but that's not what I watch romance dramas for! Especially ones with this ridiculous of a premise.

I'm also wondering what's gonna happen with the 2FL and 2ML. The 2FL is polyamorous. 2ML is clearly not. Will the show let the 2FL stay polyamorous, or will it take the attitude that she just hasn't met the "right" guy yet?

One thing I will say is that this drama is incredibly entertaining. It's absolutely bonkers and ridiculous, but it does not bore me.

I love how the characters reveal the complicated motivations behind their behavior and are not simply mindless robots. When Kang-hoon scolds Yeon-woo to not mess with his Noona, it's not just because she is naive, but because she suffered through a lot and he can't stand to see her cry. To him her selfless desire to save a pregnant woman isn't a sign of strength, but a result of the hard life she had and the fearsome combo of lack of self-worth and hating seeing suffering in others ("forgetting her own pain). I said it last week, but this is what I came to love kdramas. Some of these writers just understand life.

Thanks for this week's summary @dramaddictally. It sounds like you are slowly falling in love with the show, but need more convincing. I have a different perspective on the DNA lover, romance thing. They are showing all the manipulations and all So-Jin's silliness not only because it is a comedy, but also, I believe they are parodying the coincidences and tropes of romcoms. This is not a OTP, first love, reuniting of childhood crushes. There is no coincidences in this drama despite what So-Jin believes. Real life is that there are intentions behind every day interactions and people who believe in telepathy are foolish.

This drama is very self aware. And, the writer seems to be playing around with narrative. To the point where FL's nerdy sidekick tells the show's critics that they don't take the time to understand what is going on and that it affects the plots of dramas. (I hope this mean they will continue to buck against the norm, but this also might be a sad foreshadowing that the end will not be as the writer intended)

Can anyone read the heart collage in the middle of Episode 5 @30:15? The dark squares change in the middle, but I can't figure out what it says.

my guess is that the telepathy stuff is really just similarly programmed neurons, and it can seem like there is telepathy with two people from similar environment. so friends with similar experience might have the same "program installed". But not necessarily memories together.
call it a hunch? people who do hiking or sailing often are able to predict where someone is. more like winning in a game of ladders, you just pick the correct one.

I found last week's two episodes interesting interesting enough to keep watching, and I also generously overlooked the artistic liberties on the subject of DNA. This week it was increasingly difficult with the telepathy nonsense, which drifted too far into parascience.
Above all, it makes me take FL less and less seriously.

Unfortunately, the interesting backstories have been somewhat forgotten. Nevertheless, this drama is surprisingly entertaining.

I'm going to come to the player's defence here: yes, Yeon-woo manipulates the *circumstances* to win a date with So-jin, but he doesn't manipulate her feelings.
We see him reading/listening to our resident relationship columnist's advice on how to date an otaku and trying to create those circumstances, but he is doing this because he has a sincere (to me) interest in her, and she refused to even try to get to know him before judging him unsuitable.

He works hard to woo So-Jin, but almost all of his plans don't work out anyway. I'll take that over the "fated since childhood" trope any day.

Of course, if he plays on So-jin's insecurities when they go on a date in the next episodes, I'll judge him.

I'm glad that they showed the prejudices Mi-Eun has to face because of her lifestyle, but Kang-hoon was way too rude to her when he doesn't know how she handles her dates.
From the conversation she has with Yeon-Woo, it's clear that she's open and talks about her lifestyle beforehand, so it was totally out of place to tell her that she's out to hurt people.

Frankly speaking, Yeon-Woo and Mi-Eun seem to be the only ones having adult (or at least age-appropriate) conversations in this drama. My guess is that she ghosted him because he was becoming a threat to her lifestyle.

I'm convinced that the "lurker in the dark" shadowing him is the other child we see in the family photo shown in Yeon-Woo's childhood flashback with Father Andrea's mother (was it?).

Is Dr Shim Sr's pregnant girlfriend dead in the fire?

My wife and I actually enjoy this show for all of its ridiculousness or maybe because of it.

stupidly cute series.

I am so glad I did the 4 episode trial on this one! I was hooked by the 3rd episode, then 5 came along and man oh man! Super Junior cameos were hilarious and nostalgic. This is quite fun and very well acted. Siwon continues to climb up my I sure like him list. Jung In-sun seems perfect for this role too.