wow, i love reading this summary and all the analyses!

It might be true that TJ's accepting Hye Rin's proposal, in part, to help Ji Soo but like someone has mentioned before, ES most likely would not accept his help. However, I'm more towards TJ wanting to marry Hye Rin because he realizes that life with Eun Soo will be difficult financially, and as a man who does not have the means to provide for his loved ones, it could have hurt his pride.

You gotta give it to Hye Rin, though, for tempting TJ with such a huge payoff; the successor to World Department Stores. The girl really thinks money can buy anything. Does she really love TJ or is her desire for him fueled by our human nature of wanting what we can't have?

Looking forward to ep. 11! :)

maybe at one point i can understand TJ. if you are to choose between to evils, you would probably choose the lesser evil, right. Same thing goes with his situation. Two opportunities were presented to his hands at the same time.

1. life with Eun Soo - love of his life, where his mask won't anymore be needed. But with consequences as huge as the Himalayas;

2. life with Hye Rin - who can give him the life he has longing for, who can make his dreams into a reality (ginnie or genie??? lol)... But the only consequence is to part with the love of his life.

if TJ would choose #1, in his current state of mind, all he can give to ES is only moral support. His salary might be good but not good enough to support the needs of ES considering ES is still a contractual employee with a meager wage. And we all know ES's priority need right now, JS.

now TJ chose #2, he'll marry HR. He'll be the successor of WD. With that kind status, he can now give a financial support to ES. Making ES life better financially even if he's using HR's money. From Eric's interviews, he said the TJ will do anything to protect his love. He can protect ES more if he has some power in his hands. Pride and love can be set aside when your battling against the realities of life. Love alone can't put food in the table, much more a heart transplant. If later he still wish to pursue or rekindle his love with ES, he can have a divorce. TJ knew since the beginning that HR's been using him and maybe he thought that this will be his time to use HR for his benefits.

if ever anyone wants to throw me something, please don't throw toxic waste or bombs. i still want to finish this series. please...

thanks javabeans for everything... and i mean EVERYTHING...

sarah, thanks for this! far better episode than before i think. :) just think stuff arent that concrete yet. i dont know still how they work in the Johnny and SM thing. I dont know where YH and MR are going. but this was a less confusing one by far. and if i analyze this series, im afraid ill go cuckoo. hhahhaa i love yoohee's clothes though

thanks for the info.. hehehe..

I actually don't think TJ is taking his route to be purely selfless. Perhaps helping Eun Soo and Ji Soo -- eventually? -- may be one of his motivators, but for the moment, I don't buy it. TJ's way too honest with himself to not be aware that Hye Rin's appealing to his ambition. She pushed just the right buttons -- and on some level, I think she and Tae Joo suit each other. They're both very realistic, but wanting to believe they've found love.

I don't for a second think that Tae Joo is being self-sacrificing. I may be proved wrong, or perhaps there's a HINT of self-sacrifice mixed in amongst the selfishness (or would that negate the hint of self-sacrifice? lol) but Tae Joo's inner conflict seemed to point toward choosing between two different paths, rather than choosing one path to save the other.

I'm bummed that TJ and ES weren't able to be happy together, but I actually dig this turn of events. I'll probably explain more in Ep 11's post -- unless I'm proven totally wrong! Heh.

im going mad in anticipation! this drama makes you think but also the emotions are more raw.

i think i'm the only one who didn't go gaga over TJ and ES "Happy" time together. i don't know why but this episode really left me with a p.o. feeling. from your summary and from the beginning of the episode, i'm liking JH's character more and more. his actions are the only one that i can understand while the rest of the other characters leaves me with a "what the heck is going on!?!?!?!?" feeling. at this point i'm watching purely for the "i started it i have to finish it" mentality. also about people's theory that TJ is marrying HR so he can give money for ES's sister, will she even take it? i mean she's going to have no qualms about taking money from the guy who's abused her, given her tremendous happiness only to then yank it away for money and then to offer her some of it?

I want to point out the different choices that TJ & ES made.. ES doesn't regret her decision of quitting her job- even though she can go so far in that field.. as she knows what's the most important thing for her..

Eun Soo: �If you try to have everything and do everything you want, you could lose the thing you like best, and that makes me uneasy.� Eun Soo touches Tae Joo on the arm, and continues: �I'll be satisfied with this one thing.� - from sarah's translations

but it seems to me that TJ is still being greedy.. obviously he doesn't share her simple satisfaction.. but that's just how angelic and wonderful ES is.. ES is definitely my favorite character thus far in this drama

haha...

Lam, they can't get together now and live happily ever after because then the drama would be over and there are still 7 more episodes to go :D

damn, number 16.. argh....TJ is pissing me off.. argh.. who does he think he is.. trying to be the savour of ES by marrying HR to get money for her sister.. argh.. sooo angry his intentions are sooo sweet but the way he carries it out is sooo stupid.. PLEASE why can't they just end up together now and live happily ever after????