The Hangouts for Episodes 23 through 28 are still missing from the list.

Episode 29 started with a tribute to the old Weekender SMILE YOU: Our Eagle family in tracksuits doing their morning exercise to music from a cassette player. The whole episode was really just about our Chairman preparing for an answer from Gwangsuk. It is way too soon for that answer to be yes and so she turned him down as the episode ended.

Meanwhile Gyeol still has not told his dad that Seri called off the wedding- and he and Bom both now know that Seri’s Professor is Maknae’s brother. Seri’s mom has humiliated her in the classroom and is otherwise essentially bullying her. She has asked Gyeol not to give up, but he says he accepts Seri’s decision. Seri looks so unhappy these days.

I have mentioned before that Bom and Maknae form the common thread of the three families. Seri asks Maknae to send her pictures of Hani after asking him to check on him for her. Bom has learned that Seri’s Professor is Maknae’s older brother. This pair has become the grapevine that passes information along.

Ok-bum let slip that she and our middle brother spent a night together.

Money does not buy class, morals or decency, Se-ri's parents are a shining example of this.

This is the best Weekender we've had in years (!) I hope KBS keeps the momentum with future dramas

As episode 30 begins Chairman Han finds himself bewildered at Gwangsuk’s rejection of his romantic overture. Don’t worry Mr. Chairman: Its only episode 30.

Still, his anger when Gwangsuk tried to return the dress to him was perfect. It felt so real. This is great acting. We saw the same with Gwangsuk laying out the facts of the ten days he waited and what she was going through at that time- and reminding him that she asked for a month to give an answer. It too was reality. So was her realization that this was the first time anyone turned Chairman Han down.

Completely divorced from reality is Dokgo Tak deciding to take revenge on Beomsoo for his daughter calling off her wedding. Can there be anything stupider than going after the one and only human being (besides his wife) who knows the full score?

I loved the conversation between Maknae and Gyeol- who are friends from their Navy days. Gyeol genuinely wants happiness for Seri- including having her marry our Professor Brother if that is what she needs. Unfortunately, neither of them knows what Professor Brother knows.

Silla Mom is being a beast to Seri but was thrilled to have tea with Maknae. She was less thrilled when she had to retrieve her foolish husband from the Eagle home- right in front of Maknae, whose story is clearly moving a little more to the front now.

It seems that middle brother has mastered the art of making ‘toast’- which actually seems to be things like grilled cheese sandwiches and perhaps Cubanos. My mouth is watering just thinking about them.

@db-staff Please put this ( and the other Drama Hangouts) with the 'for Eagle Brothers' tag. At the moment only the hangouts up to Ep21 are listed, which means it is impossible to find this once it leaves the front page. Thanks

In Episode 29, I really hated the “proxy” manipulation by the spurned obsessive women. Ok-Bun telling Mi-Soon and Chul-soo that she “spent the night” with Heung-Soo to get sympathy and their support was done by a stone cold killer. Chul-soo took his brother to the woodshed right away (just like his ex-wife showing up pregnant and forcing a marriage). Then, Seri meeting Gang-soo to get him to convey her feelings to Boem-Soo, but the kicker was having him promise to send her pictures of Ha Ni. Yikes! The subtitles should have included a kidnapping alert. The proxies come to the brewery to push, without any full information on the relationships, their siblings into terrible love lines. I know the brewery is filled with LOVE all around, but someone should check for a gas leak.

In the home stretch, Han also pushed a little too hard. The order, the dress, the new suit, the cafe . . . all very perfect in his own mind. But Jang-soo’s letter reminded Gwang-Sook that she was still in love with her deceased spouse. At least Han’s own experience clicked in to analyze the rejection.

The men are portrayed as being nice . . . too nice for their own good. There are rare glimpses of backbone. Boem-soo continues to tell everyone that he has no interest in Seri (and he knows the consequences of a student relationship could end his teaching career.) Mi-Ae’s burst into his lecture hall almost had that come to pass if Seri did not leave. But everyone around him are somehow guilting him to like her. Gyul’s expression that he will leave the door open was hollow . . . he should have told Mi-Ae that it was over because it is over. Heung-soo’s employment terms were what I said last week: an indentured servant relationship. Heung-soo claims she is “investing” in him, but her “terms” clearly stated that he is lock, stock, barrel and bought as her man. Her Venus flytrap has closed to devour him. This story continues to be a cringey waste of time.

Because the writer is clueless on how real world business works, the bank crisis suddenly disappears with the now $500k loan “being paid off.” I think that whole story line was badly structured and written. At least it did not include Han paying it off as a dowry to claim Gwang-Sook in a Joseon style arranged marriage.

Ep. 30: Can someone help me out here? I'm confused about how much each of the older Eagle brothers know about the past. I was under the impression that Beom Soo knew everything, but now I'm not so sure. I would think that at least the other older brother and maybe the middle brother would know something, too, but it seems they don't? I was hoping Beom Soo would open his mouth and say something at the confrontation, but he remained frustratingly silent.

Oh, Mr Hedgehog, you were completely childish (and self-centred)... and I was glad when Gwangsuk finally had enough and said her piece. I hope this will open your eyes (and heart again) to value the friendship you two built up.... and be back to the fair and respectful Chairman Han. Hopefully with some kindness and smiling eyes as well. 😊

Episode 30 has started to wobble and lose direction for a show that used to be tightly constructed. My quibbles first: Heung-soo’s cringey “business” relationship has gotten creepy as he now sees his stalker as his lottery ticket. I have never heard of a contractor completing a restaurant build-out by stocking the pantry and refrigerator with food. HS had one day of training; franchisors do not allow a store to open without full training completed, company inspections and permits. Again another clear business error by the writer. The writer’s choice to spread wild campus rumors about Seri in order to get Beom-Soo to have feelings for her is trying to jump start a Knight in Shining Armor riding to her rescue, but that horse was already dead. As I said in the last episode, I disliked the “proxy” agent to convey Seri’s feelings to Beom-Soo. I dislike all the long pauses of Beom-Soo worrying about Seri’s plight (of her own adult making). I think Gang-soo was wrong to send a Ha Ni video to Seri. I thought the Chul-Soo ex-wife drama was over, but the daughter’s “scared” call that her mother left her alone signaled another round of chaos (as the divorce is not finalized.) I wondered out loud if Mi-Soon would have told Chul-Soo to take a plane to the states and check up on her daughter’s situation. That may come to pass. Final quibble, I don’t think Mr. Go’s sister’s appearance was needed or the threat of a blind date; Go-Kong’s quiet relationship was organically growing.

Han’s reaction to the rejection was fairly normal for a man used to getting his way. He returned to full angry Hedgehog. At the end, Gwang-Sook had the right to call him childish and he being unable to understand her deliberation and feelings. She took the high road and thanked him for the support and good memories. It almost left open a time to reconsider, but Han’s response closed the book: GS would be very happy running a brewery with her brothers-in-law. It was a refreshing, head-butting clearing-of-the-air moment rare in most dramas.

But I felt the exact opposite when Beom-Soo stayed silent when Silla Dad ranted about ruining his daughter’s life. It left his entire family bewildered and thinking he was guilty of being a home wrecker predator. He should have stood up for himself. The truth is one his side. But the writer leaves us grappling with silent assumption that he does love her . . . there is NO reason for that conclusion. It would lead to an unrealistic turn in Beom-Soo’s stoic life: huge brother rift for being involved in the Silla family; marital forgiveness of Jang’s embezzlement; marital forgiveness of Silla’s crimes against the brewery; the probable loss of his teaching position in scandal; and the probable loss of a Ha Ni custody because of the public scandal. Does the show want to go off that cliff?

Ha-Ni was Not Happy this week! I don't think we even got one smile. Poor adults, having to act against a baby who was tired and a little bit grumpy

I forgot to say that the main reason I watch this is for baby “Hani” and the baby was either sad or mad or a combo of two in these 2 eps and it made me feel for her. She didn’t smile or laugh once in the limited scenes she had so I hope that she/he has not been sick or not wanting to be there.
I admire how genuine as an actor Yoon Bak comes across in his care for the baby and portraying the love and care for the Hani character. How he holds the baby, reaches out to her as necessary, how warm his gaze is and how affectionately he talks to her set such a high standard for interacting with a baby.