The farmer’s assault and attempted rape basically ends on the local women re-stating their claims when his wife left 2 years ago. Everyone sides with Jeong-suk but she learns from her son to stand up for herself. The 4 ladies are slowly growing their inner circle to include more town’s women. What was the weakest part of the story in episode 7 was Dae-Geun’s. He cannot see his grandmother because he is unsuccessful? Really? He may be shy, awkward and not the brightest bulb, but he is still family. I guess the only one who sticks up for him is his sister. (I think pairing him with Ju-ri is too forced and strange.) But what bubbled to the drunken surface is a growing theme that Korean men are mostly introverted, perverted, clueless, socially awkward, inept, man-children and yet, aggressive. This theme seems to be targeted toward the growing number of current Korean women who are afraid of Korean men or find them basically useless. As such, Jong-sun appears to be at the edge of going back to a life of crime. Pharmacist Choi may be a jerk at times, but he is still a competent professional as he correctly diagnoses Young-Bok. I found another convenient “get together” when Do-Hyeon allows Jeong-suk to help him find his parents. Her note that surprised him the most was the possibility that his parents are still looking for their stolen child. He must have never thought of that . . . really, when the country has a national data base for foreign adoptees looking for their parents? (My theory is that the fires and stolen babies was part of a profitable foreign adoption business.)

Episode 8 has our obsessive detective losing concentration because of Jeong-su’s kindness and beauty. But the heart of this episode was the difference between Young-Bok and Geum-Hui’s marriages. Geum-Hui went on one blind date and laid down the law: she would be a modern woman who would not have children. In a conservative era, that was unknown. But a month later, Won-Bong comes back to propose - - he would accept her terms. But on her anniversary, Geum-Hui starts to feel regret with her decision as she is jealous of Young-Bok’s full house of children. Young-Bok’s difficult situation is all tied to her husband being an ex-convict. This is why he cannot get work. Young-Bok knows she cannot support another mouth to feed, but her husband does not want her to terminate. Later, she relents as she mends an infant’s clothes. This is why Jong-sun is desperate to provide for his family (to the point of this weekend’s cliffhanger). I thought last week Jeong-Suk would have to hit rock bottom in order to prosper, but it looks like Young-Bok will take that role.

I love this show so much!!

1. I love how all the neighbors went there to testify in JS's favor. When they were calling her in the street, I had the feeling they were calling her to comfort her, and I'm glad that I was right.

And I'm glad hardware ahjumma knew that what her husband did was wrong and felt in debt with JS. I still don't feel all that comfortable with her, since she said many nasty things about Jeong Suk, but at least we know that she isn't just hateful for fun, and she does respect JS as a person.

2. This week was more focused on the couples and I'm totally fine with it. I love them all!

2.1. I'm so happy Jeong Suk has finally started to see how supportive and thoughtful Do Hyun is, and that she's feeling more close to him.
And him swooning everytime he interacts with her, to the point dude can't even speak on the phone properly. Awwwwwww. I love them so much.

And Jeong Suk helping him, getting more nervous than him, and even crying on his behalf, and him finding comfort in her words and actions... aww, they're so wonderful. I love them.

I hated the hug tho.

2.2. Ju Ri and the pharmacy dude are fun together. I wonder if her future MIL will be happy that someone's interested in her son or if she's going to make a fuss about Ju Ri being a single mom.

And I hope he gets to see his grandma soon. No one lives forever, he should cherish her all he wants while he can. No, but, why is he listening to his mom? Just go to your grandma boy!

2.3. Omo, Cat Boss really was a Cat Boss. That's why he can't find any job. Aigoo. Too bad there is no Deer company here.

Yong Bok and Cat Boss used to be the fun and color, but this time they made me cry. A lot.
I just wish them the best.

And I'm going to ignore what happened in that final scene, because why? Like, WHY? Having a ML detective doesn't turn this into a crime show. So, why?

2.4. It was so sweet to see Geum Hee and her husband remember the day of their marriage like it was yesterday. Even though their dynamic has changed, it's clear that they have always loved each other and they always will.

And it seems like Geum Hee doesn't want to live the modern life anymore...? But that is a lie obviously. If it was a simple change of heart she wouldn't look sad, but excited.

Oh! I loved how her husband literally ran to her after getting approval from his parents. And now he's running to get her a scarf, aww.

3. Oh, the strong makeup!! They looked so fierce! Loved it!
And Jeong Suki was looking beautiful in that hanbok too!

4. I loved how Geum Hee was comforting Young Bok. And I love that she didn't even question anything about her husband.
While Young Bok was scared of losing this friendship, Geum Hee was too busy buying things for her kids. She didn't doubt YB once.

I really love how supportive and understanding they are of each other. These little moments are everything.

I love how positively chaste the romances are in this drama. Between our husband and wife couples and our cop/top manager. Their fantasies were much sexier.

Also, I knew the butcher lady wouldn't bad mouth her. The towns folk are nosy as hell, but seem to be good people.

I hope our resident househusband/catwalker didn't do it. That would be sad, the man was trying so hard.

Did any other musical fans get Carousel vibes with this episode? "You can have fun with a son but you gotta be a father to a girl"

I'm sorry, but I just don't care enough about the male lead's mysterious backstory to have kept my interest during those scenes. That hanbok was GORGEOUS though. I just don't really get scenes where they do the "wow, look at her all dressed up" reveal when it's a character who's already known to be a hottie. Like, the pretty female lead, who we know has won beauty contests in the past, looks pretty in a hanbok? Gasp!

The village seemed less terrible this episode, but early on I was thinking the four women should move. I work with sexual assault survivors and the female lead's acute response was both realistic and upsetting (I was practically yelling at the TV, "Stop avoiding! Feel your feelings! Talk to supportive people!" )

Do-hyun and Jung-sook: I love their relationship. They found each other at the good time (a good timing is so important). They both help each other in a differen way. Jung-sook sobbing in the shop was so funny. She's a pretty funny character without trying like when she was tipsy and made goings and comings to tell everything she needed to. Her honesty lets him opening to her.

Young-bok's story made things very serious between her unwanted pregnancy and her husband's past. How can they refuse to hire such a cute husband?

I was wondering why Geum-hee didn't have kids and I'm happy to know it was her decision.

These women never cease to amaze me!

I love our ladies and the way they support each other. Just watching them bond makes me happy. I was so relieved that the townspeople came to support her. They may be gossipy but have decency.

I like the added story to each husband. It makes them more relatable.

I did feel the romance kinda didn’t work for me. May be I expected a slow burn. But I can see how these two work for each other.

I would have liked a few scenes with the ex-husband doing father duties like baby sitting but he completely disappeared. I wanted the child to spend time with his father with whom he did have a good bond.

I like this show fine, the women are great characters. I realize the main point of the show is the development of the four main characters and the female bonding that’s occurring. And I’m definitely enjoying that, but two things already mentioned keep me from loving the plot.

As @welh640 already alluded to, all the male characters, not to put to fine a point on it, are just stupid dolts, whether they are nice guys or not. (I'm not going to get into whether that is accurate in real life or not.) None, zero, are worthy partners for the women. The last straw for me was the MLs behavior last episode, as I mentioned above.

2. @kafiyah-bello calls this drama "chaste." I'm going to be a little harsher. This is a drama about the selling of sex toys, and yet, probably to reassure those who might be offended, there have only been two kissing scenes, both comic--the husband suddenly turned on by his wife in a negligee, and the young pharmacy assistant drunkenly mauling the equally drunk hairdresser. There were no scenes that even hinted how customers who bought the lingerie/products might have their relationships changed, or have increased physical intimacy because of them.

Abortion was suggested, but as ALWAYS, it won't happen.

The show, therefore, somewhat ironically represents the repudiation of sexual attitudes that supposedly its characters are fighting for, and that might be linked to their rights as women. The idea that sex isn't always dirty, and in fact is perfectly fine IF non-exploitative and linked to loving relationships or marriage would seem to me to be a logical theme for a show like this. But as always in kdramas, no matter how bold the women are, the men won't cooperate, either not having entered puberty yet in their 30s, or regarding sex as something that exists only to gratify male desire, loving marriage be damned.