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If anyone of the, like, five us watching wants to discuss Marry YOU up to episode 6, here’s a place we can do that…the Marry YOU hangout didn’t even make it to the homepage (kicked out by Face Me I guess?). I think Lee Yi-kyung and Lee Min-ki should fence for the spot on some neutral ground like in Love Your Enemy? 😁

Aaaanyway, I really keep wanting to dislike this show, but every week they find a way for me to care about what happens…this week, the adorable twins (“What is this now? It’s probably revenge for the affair” *makjang music*). Aaand the above pratfall. Anyone else have a favorite moment? Or a least favorite?

I suppose my least favorite is the moralizing about marriage, but only because it’s so clear they’re pitching it as the best option despite all odds and it feels more like a policy statement than something heartfelt.

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Oh! One other thing…this guy (Total rookie?! The kid playing the nephew has a resume 20 dramas longer than this man.) could be Choo Young-woo’s brother could he not? I kept thinking they could have gotten him to play the “twin brother” in Lady Ok to make things even more confusing for the audience. 😉

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    I keep watching Marry You too! 🙋‍♀️
    Objectively it’s not very good but it is nice and I look forward to the episodes each week.
    The script is deeper and more intelligent than it seemed when the drama started.

    Now I need the next four episodes focus on the main couple because there is long way to go and I still don’t know what the FL wants or if she likes the ML (not only as a friend).

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      Yes, I want to see some more nice, mutual relationship-building!!! What do you think about the fact that they shortened the run? I can’t help but think it might be a good thing?

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        I’m still watching this drama too, and absolutely, un-cynically, loving it (much to my surprise). It’s been such a warm and surprisingly thoughtful drama, and I’ve really enjoyed all the conversations about relationships. I’m trying not to worry about the 10-episode length… I feel that it’s very clear that the relationship trajectory of the leads is meant for a 16-episode run… But I LOVE Lee Yi-kyung in this role. He’s making this character (and this drama) so much better than it deserves to be. And I’ve warmed up to the FL… I originally called her “bland,” and she kind of is, but I appreciate SO MUCH that she’s not shrill, shouty, or otherwise someone who overreacts. She balances with the ML’s character really nicely. I’ve loved all the cameo/side characters who are featured each week (my favorite was the sweet nerdy IT guy and the lovely lovely introvert date).

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          “I appreciate SO MUCH that she’s not shrill, shouty, or otherwise someone who overreacts”.

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          Totally agree. I appreciate that the FL is a very nice and polite person.

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        It might be a good thing.
        I like seeing other couples first dates, but I thought the SML was getting too much screen time in the first episodes. I wish I knew which scenes have been left out.

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          I sure didn’t know who “the brother” was when our 2FL clearly did–I bet some of that got cut? Come to think of it the FL also knew exactly who he was on sight…

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            You are probably right. I also felt something was missing in that sub-plot. That character appeared so suddenly, without previous explanation.
            In fact, I had thought the children were orphans.

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    Ok, I’m gonna keep adding to this post, because I’ve been quietly squeeing in my corner about this drama for the past two weeks while everyone else is going on about When the Phone Rings and I don’t have anywhere to let it all out!!😂 I LOVE the twins!!! Yes, they’re preternaturally worldly-wise, but they’re charming and they’re the adorable Greek Chorus that is keeping everything on track. “She’s our uncle’s real girlfriend!” <- Yes INDEED you tell everyone that, kids!!! I agree that that was an impressively good pratfall from Lee Yi-Kyung – I can only imagine the practice that goes into flopping so limply and realistically on the ground MULTIPLE times! I was also thrilled by the tiny little meta moment of Lee Yi-Kyung struggling to use the seatbelt in the FL's old car (*callback to his broken car Rebecca in Welcome to Waikiki!*). But most of all, I love love love how genuine, honest, and kind the ML is. He's not a slapstick caricature or a dumb bumpkin – he's just a genuine guy. And I also love how low-key this drama has been, and that most things have had such "mundane" explanations or solutions. The SFL has treated the ML like a hot new accessory since the beginning, so ngl, I'm pleased that she's the real villain here. I would like for the FL and ML to acknowledge their mutual regard and enjoyment of each other and GET THEIR BUTTS IN GEAR to start something before we have to end this drama 🥲 Every time he learns something the FL likes and then does it for her or cooks it for her, I'm just like GET IT TOGETHER YOU TWO! 🫠 I'm typing on my computer rather than my phone (my usual), so you're getting even more words than usual 🙈

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      Happy to offer a venue for essays about K-dramas!! Always. The more words, the better.

      That was indeed some real villainy on the 2FL’s part. I was honestly shocked that she would think that Cheol-hee would be all, “Oh, great! The kids are gone. Now I can really live!!” He literally said the opposite to her in words she could hear. What does she actually want out of our man, anyway? Just anyone who isn’t in it for the money? Does she want a house-husband she thinks is sort of slooow so she can control him? She certainly hasn’t gotten to know the guy.

      Cheol-hee’s way smarter than he plays, I agree, and I appreciate every scene he’s in–when he’s not just staring, confused, at CCTV cameras 😂

      He cooks for her, for real, and it’s adorable. She didn’t do the cooking, but I’m reminded of how Ju-won kept bringing San-ha breakfast at school when he was flouncing off, pouting about his fate. I think he knows what he’s doing and he’s playing the waiting game. I don’t think she knows how she’s fallen for him, though. Who just accepts braised quail eggs for lunch like, “Oh, for me? Great!” Silly girl.

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        He literally said the opposite to her in words she could hear. What does she actually want out of our man, anyway? Just anyone who isn’t in it for the money? Does she want a house-husband she thinks is sort of slooow so she can control him?

        Um, I think the answer to all of the above is yes, this delulu woman does think all that 😅 I think she and he are being used to exemplify the difference between people who romanticize the fantasy of dating and relationships, and those who take a more realistic view. I absolutely love Cheol-hee as a character – he’s got common sense and emotional intelligence, which is a winning combo in my books 👍 I agree with you about the ML playing the waiting game… he’s been going along with what she asks of him, but he’s also been taking every opportunity to court her, essentially, and I love it. I can’t wait for her to figure it out!!! They’ve been developing a really nice rapport, understanding, and appreciation of each other. Silly girl indeed!

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          Yes, he’s courting her…for sure. Great old-fashioned term for what’s going on!! So sweet and attentive.

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      Something this show is doing well (and very often, since the beginning) is reversing tropes.
      I should have noted down each time it happened.

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        I agree!! I feel like most of the time they’re not “in your face” about it, so I forget it after it happens… one of the more obvious (and FUNNY) ones was when he knocked his phone out of her hand, leaned over to catch it, and missed… his reaction to it cracking on the ground was very true-to-life 😂👍 And I love each time the twins made a meta-comment about the plot in the latest episodes with the background *makjang music* that Seon-ha pointed out!

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          I do catch myself thinking “Who’s watching the 10-year-olds” sometimes tho :). Long nighttime stretches of them just amusing themselves. I probably would have started to set fire to things if I were them 😆

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            Same! Keep thinking, “These kids are home alone again. Surely they’ll go all Kevin on him soon?”

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    I watched the latest two episodes last night, and while the scene that you clipped, @attiton is funny, where he’s tossed around like a rag doll, I still can’t help feel the show (or Lee Yi Kung) erred in exaggerating the physical weaknesses of country bumpkinism. It fits with the general kdrama inability to show sensitive men as being physically competent. (this is not a problem in BL dramas, for some reason.). I can count on one hand the number of shower scenes with sensitive MLs. In this one, the shirtless scene just highlighted his scar.
    I find this unfortunate particularly in this show, making an argument for a companionate marriage. I’m not going to exaggerate how seriously I’m taking this show, but there were a couple of meaningful moments in these episodes, where characters were trying to define what makes a good marriage. That topic is what, in my opinion, makes this show worthwhile, more than the physical comedy of Lee Yi Kung or the cute niece and nephew. The one thing about the shortening of the show (which I actually wasn’t aware of until you mentioned it) is that it makes it unlikely that they actually will ever show a successful marriage. Oh well–at least we have the loving couple in When the Phone Rings.

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      I think we still have a shot with this lead couple. They’re so clearly just coming to care for one another at more levels than, “Gosh, s/he’s hot!” I’m not expecting my world to be shattered by this drama, either, but I quite like how that seems to be progressing.

      As for your side note about sensitive men in BL…which BL dramas do you mean? Taekwondo is a possibility, but if you want to see a BL that would make you so angry you could spit fire on the country bumpkin front, check out Love Tractor. Actually, don’t. Just take my word for it.

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