He said he's done "other things" before (when they were at the hotel) so I assumed it wasn't his first kiss but I suppose it could've been.

Oh, is that what the point was? It makes sense when you spell it out like that. I just didn't get it because she pecked him (1), he kissed her and she pushed him away (2), and then he kissed her again but she seemed to respond to it so it seems more mutual/consenting (3).

If and when a rom-com turns (unexpectedly...or is it as always??) turns distastefully melo, I just start skimming like it's a weekender. A little melo is even juuust fine.

But when there's a cliffhanger that will not ever be resolved, I turn into The Hulk.

I think the two Bok-Brothers are going to join forces against all the crazy-ass parents, create a band, go on tour together in a special BMW M series van with gold trim, all while wearing cashmere coats with sunglasses -their signature look. Maybe even stop for some fried chicken and toast.

He was so proud of his attempt at reconciling haha

Even though I wasn't a fan of the kiss, I did enjoy how it brought back out their pettiness. Her "you can enjoy it like you'll enjoy Son Hae Young" & "don't you want to workout with Son Hae Young?" and his "have we made up? Then good luck" yet he was trying to make up with her haha

Ahh, I like the pettiness and bickering but once they're dating and/or in love, I guess that's not as appealing.

I agree. I put SITR in that category; there was enough resolution and information to come to your own conclusion if you wanted to imagine the story going forward.

I think that's where they're gonna go with the Ha-jun storyline. I had second thoughts about the twist, because writers have a tendency to make other characters look bad as an easy way to solve problems or bring characters together. Here though, I think it's just going to be more insight on how complex people can be, which can also double as inspiration for Ja-yeon's writing.

Sisters having a jumping timeout to make up was so cute, they must have many rituals like this. I feel like Ja-yeon is the heart of their sisterhood.

I admit I’m not impressed by KYD’s acting either, he’s barely selling it, but I think for me it’s been negligible since the writing and directing do make up for his shortcomings. The drama as a whole works so well that I can look past it. Also his lisp is adorbs…

I thought the hearts in voice actor sister’s calendar indicated the times she spent with the boyfriend, not her period, and she was disappointed to see it was a while ago. It’s like she’s been avoiding him a lot. I really don’t see how a pregnancy scare would fit into the narrative at this moment. Onscreen text in dramas should be translated as well when it’s a vital part of the scene.

I’ve never seen an Ikea ad in a K-drama before, I think there was one in Romance in the House too? Nice that they didn’t shove the name in our eyes, it’s obvious where they’re and what they’re assembling.

I’m adding Lee Sang-yi along with Han Ji-hyun to my “watching their career with interest” cart.

I tend to drop rom-coms heading in the melo direction. So as the kids used to say: same-dif