Still loving this drama.

Ep5 short takes

I liked how EH let his colleague take all the credit for the bag repair lady even though it was really his idea in the first place.

JY – What do you remember from that night?
EH – What do you want me to remember? (SWOON 😍 – this is how you do great dialogue. Pure titillation…)

The elevator scene at the end…busted by Byeol. The guilty looks on their faces was priceless 😂😂😂.

JY enters EH’s world/kingdom. Of scrawled paintings, surfeit of pink and all things princess related…plus a stuffed unicorn to boot! She’s feeling totally out of sorts and off balance. How is she supposed to behave? What should she say? He on the other hand is totally at ease and in his element. Warm home cooked meals made with love…now if he had rolled up those sleeves of his to reveal his biceps busy flexing as he chops those vegetables? Icing on the cake surely? Who needs dessert? No wonder the cake she brought was forgotten. 😂😂😂.

Preview for ep6? JY mutters in the end, “I am in trouble” and the audience concurs, “so are we JY. So are we.” 😂😂😂

Agreeing with the swoonsome quality of these episodes @nrllee! That line is indeed a hum dinger!

I have completed both 5 and 6 and you are all in for a treat.

Because the show is building on wonderfully understated but powerful exchanges between the leads, everything builds! The small messages and the big messages.

It’s slow burn but in a good way.

Some lovely moments in Ep 6 and possibly my favourite scene so far… beautifully shot and paced for ‘full savour the moment’ impact. No more detail for now because everyone is catching up on their viewing.

Check out EH’s suit too! Ooh err – in the right colours he goes from gently handsome to striking!

And his little jibe at her about putting stickers on the company car so she couldn’t miss it in future? 😂😂😂. That had me in stitches.

EH – what kind of stickers do you like? Glow in the dark? Sparkly? I have all kinds. I’ll ask Byeol…
JY (firmly) – NO Stickers.
EH (condescendingly) – Ahhh…got it. (He’s not letting her go that easy). What about letters then? Like the ones that say “New Driver”? A big one at the back of the car that says “CEO Kang” 😂😂😂
JY gives him a death stare and he stops (trying to hide his smile). He knows he’s got her and he’s got her good 😂😂😂

Spoilers ahead!!!!!!

Ya! Kang JiYun! That was rude when you closed the door on EunHo’s face! You never turn down an offer of home cooked meal especially if it’s with a group of people. LOL!

But I forgive you because you were so funny once you were inside his house. hahahah I was giggling when you woke up and you two had to make sure Byeol doesn’t see you with her Dad in the house. 🙂

But seriously, I loved the compliment ‘you did well’ to each other. I thought JiYun probably needed it more than EunHo but I’m sure that’s when she really felt that she did.

And the winner is JiYun after tasting EunHo’s tofu paste stew and being able to look at his back while cooking. LOL!

I had to look for the meaning of Blazing Friday or Bulgeum in Korean. It’s their slang for TGIF. hahaha

Spoilers and hypotheses below.

@Nrllee and @Kate, I enjoyed these 2 episodes. Some of the pensive parts were slow, but they set up the last scene. JY has succumbed to her feelings; she has taken an unusual amount of care with her outfit and makeup for this first date. She looks so good that people are starting to notice. But the thing that has changed the most is the look on her face when she sees EH and the actress portrays it both subtly and very well.

What game is Woo Senior playing? Why is he propping both companies up? My guess is that he wants to take down Peoplez and then have CW initiate a hostile takeover. He is a primary investor in Peoplez and his share prices will rise. I think that he plans for his son to marry JY so she will be implicated or at least won’t be able to somehow thwart the plan because she will be ‘family.’ He is probably the person behind the data leak in CW that indirectly caused the death of the CEO there and it’s possible that JY has some inkling of that without knowing all details. I only hope that his son realises that he is being used and doesn’t play along, but rather ups his game at Peoplez.

Those fingernails! Too bad he didn’t wear it into work.

That reminded me of a family reunion when my children were little. My big brother Ed turned up with painted nails (several colours) and it was one of my girls, who was feeling left out of the pack, who had done it. He is very kind hearted and kept her from feeling lonely. He kept the colour on all day at least.

We still get the rose-tinted scenes in the bookstore and eve outside it. It seems to be a place where innocence is honoured and healing can take place. We get a great couple of scenes of Byeol and JY in the rosy glow of Dondam bookstore as they grow closer over a shared love for mint chocolate chip snacks. Even outside the store the lighting is rosy with falling petals while they each enjoy a mint chocolate drink. Byeol has progressed from calling JY ahjumma to unni. While watching a kitten, the outdoor colour is still tinged with pink. It was sweet that JY took the opportunity to help Byeol feel less upset at being abandoned by her mother. At the hospital, Byeol holds JY’s hand and calls her the amazing woman from the bookstore. I’m happy that Byeol has chosen to like JY, despite JY’s often rather aloof demeanour, and in return JY has loosened up with Byeol, which is not her usual style.

I like that JY returns EH’s kindness by bringing him porridge at the hospital. Even before the concert, she guessed that he’d not have time to eat before the recital and bought two drinks for them. This time she does not say that she got 2 drinks by mistake! LOL I especially am amused by how awkward she is when she does something nice which is obviously outside her comfort zone. She keeps that serious face even when taking care of Byeol or when she encourages EH and tells him that he’s doing a good job. Her attempt to almost put her hand over EH’s out of sympathy and then chickening out is so right for her character. It would have been a return for his holding her hand when she had her nightmare.

It’s amusing that EH regards JY as another child he has to work with. He stamps her hand with a seal of approval, he suggests that they get stickers for the car so that she can identify it better, teases her and suggests that he reads her to sleep like he does for Byeol. JY too finds herself turning to him when she cannot sleep. He’s her healthier replacement for the sleeping pills. 😆

I did not really expect much outside of the romance in this short series, hence I’m glad that we get solid side stories on how head hunting works, plus the stories of the candidates and the clients as well. They add to our insight into JY who otherwise remains mainly cold and unwilling to become close to people.

The Appraisal story was important because we see the change in JY. She has finally put her trust in people. Although the independent appraisals she asked for could not give her a confident verdict on the genuineness of the bag, she trusted the seamstress and her staff and took a risk by backing them up all the way. It was quite satisfying that Career Way and other online Appraisers who tried to blow up the issue unnecessarily got their comeuppance and became discredited when Deluxe Line was proved right. It’s telling that EH was absolutely sure that JY would have believed in the Seamstress anyway without the appraisal result.

While we have the side issue of children with single parents getting teased and hear that Byeol is still affected by the abandonment by her mother, we get the balanced view with Seo Joon with his granny and aunt whom he thinks is his mother and the caring relationship between EH and Byeol. We also see the warm relationship between mother and daughter in the Seamstress Mdm Cho and her daughter, Jun Hee, and between Writer Su Hyun and her mum. As we pass the half-way point of this series, I hope that JY gets to heal from her own trauma of being abandoned as she also gets to warm up more to people around her and to Byeol.

An excess of floating and falling bits?
I am amused that this Show has relentlessly given us falling petals to denote moments of connection or romance. And since there were no Cherry trees near the concert hall, Show ensured children came by and bubbles filled the air when Eun Ho came on the scene and saw JY waiting for him. *I think I sniggered.*

@agrdr03 – enjoying your account of the shift in JY.

Of course, EH is seeing all this and pondering it. Mr acute observation EH.

I adored the embarrassed phone call sequence in the middle of the night where she feigned sleepiness and a mistaken call and then blew her cover!

My Dear @Kate,
I agree that had he not been interested in JY, he’d not have stayed to let her come so close. In fact, I thought he should have slept at his own desk if he merely wanted to sleep off the drunkenness before going home. The fact that he let her rest on his shoulder for a while before leaving her to sleep showed that he had a higher regard for her.

Perhaps if she’d really tried to kiss him, he might have reciprocated, although I’m glad it didn’t come to that, since they were both not sober.

Yes, the opportunity to have a Blazing Friday Night or TGIF with JY suddenly presented itself and EH took the chance to feed her well.

You asked:

So the question for me is – when did the shift start for him? Was it when they had that fun outing and played basket ball together for instance? She really relaxed and shone. They also had such fun with the spicy food and barriers dropped again.

Or did it start earlier?

My guess … I felt that when EH found her so stressed that she finally accepted his help and him as her secretary, the attraction already started to work on him, but it began as concern for someone in need. He saw that she destressed by eating super spicy tteokbokki and offered to eat that with her when they came up against the nasty Hye Jin. He even already had a pair of sneakers in his trunk to offer her so that they could go for a walk to destress. After this, when JY asked him if he thought that they were close (and she didn’t think so) he was miffed. I’d put it down to that time.

He wanted to feed her so that the experience of eating nice meals would be close to home for her, although they were out, so he bought her freshly baked buns to tempt her to eat, and made a convenience store ramyeon into a delicious, full meal.

All those times of concern mixed with liking her muddies the waters a bit, but I believe that he really considered them to have become close with the basketball game, and was disappointed that she didn’t see it that way.

May I chip in? That night when JY almost kiss EH but instead fell asleep leaning into his shoulder, I remember EH had his hand on the sofa. However he brought his arm forward, put his hand on JY’s back and I thought he pulled her closer to him (or was I imagining things?). I find him suspicious here. There was another instance where EH nonchalantly pulled the collar of JY’s blouse from under her jacket to over her jacket, I had the feeling that he was trying to seduce her. I mean do secretaries adjust their boss’ clothing like that? So I think EH definitely has feelings for JY.

I also noticed the EH addresses the other lady as writer Jeong despite being very familiar with her and frequently helping each other with baby sitting the children.

Thinking of this drama in terms of Reversal of gender roles and what that illustrates is helpful to me. I have been feeling that the male lead is just too good to be true. I might have similar feelings for a female lead acting the way he does.But I don’t think I would feel as uncomfortable Or be waiting for the other shoe to drop- Either his negative side being exposed or him becoming more assertive If that is called for.

I Have not yet watched episodes five and six and i’m looking forward to doing that.

I had another thought. His adjusting her collar and other incidents as well are as though he is dealing with a child.

@MM, having a male secretary is a common thing in Kdramas, there’s a male secretary in MOTA and also in a more recent drama Love Your Enemy. Usually male secretaries are paired with a male boss with no romance between them. 🙂

Good thoughts everyone. As for when EH fell for JY, I am not sure we will be able to get a fixed moment in time. 😂😂. This sounds like one of those Hen Parties where we get to ask the Bride to be, “so when did you first start to like him?” I would like to think that she’s grown on him. There were sparks for sure but I get the feeling he’s trying very hard NOT to like her. I like that he didn’t move to kiss her at the office. He knew she was very drunk. And I get the feeling it was also why he replied, “what do you want me to remember?” when she asked him about that night. He realized that what is said and done on a boozy night out is probably NOT the best judge of how a relationship is going. The cold light of day when reality sets in and your logic takes hold, you may choose differently. So he dropped the issue and went with her narrative – which was very gentlemanly of him. I did find him adjusting her collar rather seductive. Yet as @MM pointed out, female secretaries would adjust their male boss’s ties and it wouldn’t feel as intrusive? 🤔. So are we having double standards here? However I did notice that he didn’t pause his speech when he adjusted her collar, he just kept talking business after he did it (as if he didn’t even think twice about it). So for him it probably wasn’t intended to be any different from him adjusting Byeol’s collar. But it felt different from JY’s point of view because the moment slowed for her and his speech sounded muffled after he did it. It obviously distracted and unnerved her.

@nrllee, I agree with your point that EH might adjust JY’s collar as though she were Byeol. The same way that he arranged the hot dog slices on the convenience store meal, urged her to eat or stamped her hand (although that was a bit more charged, imo.) I think that if he thought she would react like that, he wouldn’t have done it. The net effect of his caring gestures is rather like he is including her in his little family traditions, which I quite like.

Tbh, I have never in my life adjusted any of my boss’s collars without asking. If their hands were full and they couldn’t do it themselves, I would warn them at least – “Stay still a minute, you have a tag showing, rumpled collar, crooked tie.” In my imagination, while he was speaking, he could have chosen to point to her collar to indicate that it was caught in her jacket. But knowing her personality, she could have not understood, not seen, or impatiently ignored it choosing to do it on the way to wherever she was going. He was being efficient in a sense.

I was inspired by @FF’s question(s) and the comments that have come along regarding EH to expand on my comments to @Kate above. My apologies for the walls of text and for some repetition … I’m just off-loading.

Eun Ho’s many Hats
The fun part of deciphering what’s going on with EH in the romance department is that he slides smoothly back and forth between roles, and we don’t get a voiceover of his thoughts. We just keep watching his micro expressions and gestures and try to figure out what he’s about. I get the impression that he is improvising as he goes along, depending on the situation and what he considers the wisest thing to do. I agree with @nrllee and others that he is not trying to have a romantic relationship with JY, and may even be trying to avoid it, but it’s just happening without him trying.

As to when he was attracted to JY, my guess is the same as what I said to @Kate above… it was as early as when he found her helpless and relying on him, but he chose to make nothing of it.

I’ve named the roles or hats EH wears for fun:
The Caring Man in the Street and Warm Neighbour (CM)
The Aware Sweetheart (AS)
The Responsible Secretary (RS)
The Friendly Parent (FP)

The Caring Man in the Street and Warm Neighbour (CM)
EH will be nice to any stranger. He says “Hi” to all the other mothers who are ogling him, saves anyone from being hit by a flyaway ball and chats with persons who deliver veggie drinks. Heck, he even leaves water out for delivery men. When JY first encountered him and walked down the uneven mountain path with him, he was being the CM.

Hence in normal daily interactions it is hard to differentiate if he is just being CM nice or being anything else.

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The Responsible Secretary (RS)
As the Secretary EH is often enough in intimate space with JY to ensure she is comfortable, that she projects the right image, that she does not make mistakes if he can help it (like with the names of their staff). He anticipates her needs, before she is even aware of them. In normal work interactions colleagues do take care of each other in terms of buying in food for their friends.

Hence I put down things like his organising her office, his straightening her collar, even his attentiveness during the staff dinner where he wanted to ensure that she was not overly drunk and that she did get to the office safely, under this category. It did not appear that he had any ulterior motive except to do his job.

However, in his awareness of how JY seldom took care of herself, and because of his CM self, he slipped into a more intimate caring mode by remaining with her in her office that night when they were drunk.

A better choice would have been that he slept outside at his own desk, but he chose to sit next to her. It was right that when he woke up and saw that she was drunk talking, that he did nothing except watch her. It would have been better if he’d moved away, but the fact that he didn’t can mean one or two things.

One might be that he did not want to appear rude, or that he was misinterpreting her actions, or that he disliked her. The other was that he did already find her attractive and was wondering how far she was going to go in her drunken state. It was a wait and see attitude and then to improvise from there. Since she fell asleep on his shoulder, and since he was already a little AS, he may have held her a little closer but left her to sleep.

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A Little Note on JY and how far she would have changed by Episode7
In Episode 4 after letting themselves go in the basketball game, EH understandably considers that they are a bit less distant. He’s stunned that JY still considers herself awkward with him, just because it’s normal for her to feel awkward with all her colleagues.

He asks if she’s awkward around him too and she says: “Of course!” LOL.
EH blinks at her (in chagrin?)
(Timestamp Ep 4, 29:42 in case anyone would like to check)

JY makes it worse by asking : “Are we close, then?”
EH nods to himself as if making a mental note: “I see.”
He turns to leave then suddenly turns back to say: “That’s too bad.” And walks out smartly.

(He’s miffed! After all the FP and RS attentiveness he’d shown, he was still just a colleague she was awkward around!! I’d guess that his ego was bruised, and that any AS he may have had, had taken a beating.)
JY stares after him, puzzled. LOL. (Not a people-person at all, our JY.)

However the preview of Episode 7 tells us the JY is not unaware of her feelings after all. Quite a jump in her growth!!!

I am very interested in knowing what happenned in his marriage. Was his kindness not valued (perhaps seen as unmanly submissiveness?)or maybe even taken advantage of.

I have not watched 5 and 6 so I may be missing some presented material.

I would much rather see this explored than another iteration of fated from childhood.

ps I think you’ll really enjoy the latest episodes!

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The parallel narrative of JY’s bookstore encounters with EH’s daughter and the similarity they identify – just adds to this sense of the powerful pull of what is happening.

@Kate Yes I did understand your use of the word fated to be different than fated from childhood.

My thinking about the word fated now is something like yours. They are perfectly matched to help each other as people and in a relationship. I was only seeing her vulnerabilities and I am hoping we will see more of his.

I really liked the ‘meal at EH’s house’ part of episode 5. At 52.32 Writer Jung Su Hyun and her mother are talking in the kitchen even as EH is preparing a meal for JY. The mother nags SH to date EH. She mentions taking the first step and not to wait. The mother describes the effect of EH’s killer soybean curd soup and how EH’s back looks when he cooks. We get to see the exact scenario playing out in EH’s flat but with JY, lol. Things I noticed:

JY tries to look like she’s not staring at him but he caught her and smirked a bit. I laughed so hard.

She scoffed at the idea that the entire meal was home-made, but one taste of that stew stopped her thoughts.

JY’s warning stare and the rattlesnake sound effect at the moment that EH put his chopsticks close to the last bit of omelette. She didn’t even offer to cut it in half to share.

She still sounds like Simon Cowell when she says, “Fine, that was delicious”, without a smile.

57.05 The later conversation about his cooking skills was well paced. It went quickly from a small-talk question of when he learned to cook so well to a reveal that he did it to survive since childhood.

EH: It’s been 30 years. Survival skills honed for 30 years.

JY: (In disbelief) Don’t go overboard just because I paid you a compliment. I know your age.

EH: I’m serious.

JY: (still not believing) Are you saying you lived alone since you were in elementary school?

EH: (Long silence) I turned out okay, didn’t I?

JY: (tries to process this) You did turn out okay. Good job.

EH: (taking her hand) You, too, CEO. (Stamps her hand)

JY: What is that?!

EH: You did well. — I thought I’d pay a proper compliment.

There was a lot between the lines. This conversation made me think EH wanted JY’s approval but also I wondered how much he knew or guessed about her parent-less childhood, which must have been similar. I think that surely JY was thinking about similarities with her own story, not that she said anything or question him more deeply about his statement. Neither of them give personal details easily, do they? His compliment to her, ‘You did well.’ could be interpreted as any number of things to do with work, eating well, coming to his home for a meal, or a more general meaning like JY’s earlier confirmation that EH turned out okay/grew up well.

The purchase of the additional coffee was so funny in how she said it was just by accident. Yes, girl hide your true feelings.Even the ones that suggest you do a small favor like buy a coffee for someone!

@Kate, it’s interesting that there’s so much that’s drawing EH and JY together, without them even knowing or trying to grow close. Yes, the set-up of work, friends and Byeol at the bookshop, seems to ensure that they will become intimate friends at least, if not lovers.

It’s funny, isn’t it, when they will not admit to the true situation and instead give a different motive for their gestures of caring. It is convenient that they can hide what is really happening so that it can continue apace without embarrassment.

I suppose that will all change when JY tackles the truth head on with EH, and if their colleagues get wind of what’s going on. The next episodes might be rocky ones!

Thanks for penning your thoughts @GB. Yes I still feel that EH is in FP mode. Or he has deluded himself into thinking that he’s just being “attentive” to JY as he would to Byeol. I would think that he would certainly have those nagging thoughts about some of his actions “crossing the line” but he probably buried them. I think that’s why he asked JY what she wanted him to remember. Had she moved to tell him about their intimate encounter, he would’ve possibly crossed that line too. But he saw how she doubled back with her shields up again so he waited. I guess that’s parenting too isn’t it? When your child doesn’t want to talk about something, do you choose to wait or insist that they bare all when they aren’t ready to?

I get the feeling writer is using “fate” (timing) as the final determining factor with the relationships. Woo and JY obviously have had the whole “you are meant to be together” conversation from the get go by Chairman dad matchmaker. Yet JY has never moved on that front. Woo was just moments away from his intimate encounters with JY – when she fainted and with the company dinner night. His timing was off. Similarly SuHyeon (single mom) has hesitated all this time and now that JY has come into the picture, she’s missed her opportunity. However, should JY and EH bow to “logic” and “reason” in their choice of mates? Marriages of convenience? I believe most of us would’ve thought the more logical pick for EH would be SH. Their “family” dynamic is already established. It would be a seamless transition from neighbours to husband/wife. Both children already live like siblings. Woo and JY are almost akin to a “business” decision. Woo’s father has invested in JY – I am guessing with the proviso that she teaches Woo how to run the business? Which is why I am confused as to what his intentions are with CW CEO. Why undermine his son’s business by fraternizing with the enemy? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤔

It seems opportune that EH was asked to go along with the most recent HR client meeting with Woo (on the day of the piano recital). It serves to build the angst with audiences. Neither have seen each other all day (outfit reveal would be a surprise at the concert hall 😂). Would he miss the recital altogether because he’s detained at the client meeting with Woo? 😬. I guess this meeting with the client could potentially be a career change opportunity for EH should he need to vacate his office of JY’s secretary?

@GB, so clever of you to look at EH with different hats. He may have unconsciously put on the FP hat when he supposed to be wearing the RS hat. You saved him from being labeled a temptress.

All these comments about episode 5 & 6 make me want to rewatch them. @MM what are you waiting for?

@FF 😄Yes what am I waiting for? Time mostly. I am all the way up to the last episode available of flourishing peony. For my lie down in bed watch I’m rewatching “Lie after lie” by the same writer as Love Scout. Again, it is about a nice man with a daughter Who is without his wife?I’m not sure if she died or they divorced. It is much more of a melo drama from what I recall.

When it is my turn to watch the t v then I will watch love scout episodes five and six. Saving it up😄

Good evening, @nrllee. I confess that I am assuming that the principal’s husband has died. The scene starts in episode 3 at 14.40.

If it was a divorce or separation, why would Woo visit her during working hours and also bring her a birthday cake? To me, Woo seems to be clinging on to the their relationship. He calls her Noona in public and she doesn’t like that.

“Hyung has been gone for a while. How long should I call you Sister-in-Law?” So she was married to his older brother. Woo is concerned that she doesn’t want him to stop by. “Just don’t come too often. I’m okay now,” she says. Woo says he himself is not okay. He will come by until she gets a boyfriend. This makes me think that he is checking in on her as a stand-in for his brother, but in a familial and traditional, not romantic, way. Little Seo-Joon tells his mother that Woo even comes by during the day because he ‘loves to play.’

Looking at the characters in the scene, I have the impression that Woo is grieving and so is the Principal, but she is healing faster than he is. I wonder: was his brother his full brother or a step-brother/son of Oh Chul-Yong?

My question is, is this a second death or the same as the former CEO of CW?

@nrllee, I don’t know if the two dead men are the same, it just seems like so much of a coincidence to have two men dead under mysterious circumstances and both having work connections, although I can’t be sure. JY seems to be a link between them.

I am assuming that the principal had the opportunity to continue to work in her former job (perhaps she met her husband at work?) but decided to have a complete break and go into something unrelated. Maybe she felt safer outside of whatever industry she left? Or she was pressured to leave? Just my imagination at work. 🤔

Thanks for researching the funeral memory and for bringing this conversation back, @nrllee. Not only does it show that there are (it seems) two dead men, but also that JY is indebted to Chairman Oh since college and for more than one reason. If Oh is doing that for personal gain rather than disinterestedly, it’s creepy. He says it’s more fun to help smart youngsters than to hoard money, but does that mean that he is just using them or even training them to support his plans? Speculating in their brains rather than in normal investments?

I wonder if he was HJ’s mentor as well.

The scenes I enjoyed the Most are the ones while he was cooking for her and then immediately afterwards when She slightly challenges him about being on his own since elementary school.And he responds by saying he turned out well didn’t he. It was almost as though he was asking her to say something nice about him. Their growing emotional Intimacy was so apparent In those scenes and in how they looked at each other.

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Hi @pkml3, I trust you had a great ski trip as a good break after the ‘Shindig’. Was the snow firm enough to ski on but not so hard that it hurt to fall on?

Yes, this is a gentle reminder to open the next Kairos Thread. Thank you in advance!
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Rewatching Ep 6, I realised that the lack of confidence of the Seamstress Mum in her own appraisal and the trust of her daughter Ju Hee in her researching her craft and knowing the genuine leather bag, is adroitly juxtaposed against EH’s earlier lack of confidence as a good dad and JY’s assurances that he was.

I love how kdramas bring out the warm family relationships to give us such good feels.

Now Seamstress Mum goes bravely to stand up for herself and we’re all rooting for her. I loved the slap in the face for Career Way, as a result of their own actions, because they were out to discredit Peoplez, they get discredited instead. A whole bunch of online appraisers also end up shamefaced. They should not have put their foot in when it was not really their business.

I enjoyed this side story of head hunting successfully after being played out by competition.

I also thought it was funny how JY tried to appear objective and cold about how she’d believed Seamstress Cho, when in fact she had taken the risk to trust her, only to go to the wrong car again. It showed that she was not being honest about being objective. It gave Eh the opening to tease her about adding stickers to the car.

Certainly, @Growing Beautifully. We got to see more of the tactics of Career Way and some interesting relationships between the CEO of Career Way and Mr Oh. Finally, we see that the CEO didn’t fire that former employee of Peoplez, but is using his bad attitude to foster revenge that will satisfy both of them. He has one more chance, apparently, and will be desperate to succeed.

Thank you BODers! I was hoping this discussion would encourage me to watch this drama. I do not like dramas that are primarily romance with little plot so I was not sure.

This drama is shaping up to be much more substantial in characterization, plot and meaning than I had thought originally. I hope it will continue to evolve in an interesting and hopefully original way.

The non-romance plot was evolving behind the scenes while I was watching the couple become attracted to each other.

As GB suggests, the time they spend together outside the office is portraying a much more tender connection between them that I am very much on board for.

I am enjoying the choices of colour. The colour of the couch and pillows in EH’s home where JY falls asleep are soft tones. As Kate pointed out, the colour of the suit he wears in the scene at the end of episode 6 transforms him. At first I was wondering who this handsome man was before I realized it was EH. A breathtaking scene. So interesting how he is one of many initially and then stand before her in his uniqueness.

I am thinking the themes of pain in relationships will be explored via his earlier relationship and whatever happenned with SH’s son’s parents and the mystery about the dead men which will likely also tell us more about the competitive world of business.

This is a drama where it is worth paying attention to the secondary leads and the many details.

I liked the subverted TOD scene, and other humourous moments like EH teasing her about a sticker for her car.

@nrlee, @fern, @FF So much in your comments that I enjoyed reading.

Hi @MM, I’m glad you’re back on this Show and these threads. I found that it was refreshing finding out more about how headhunting works, and what a headhunter with integrity does, compared to one without it. I liked the side stories of people being headhunted or asking for headhunting services. As usual, they did add to the main plotline in some way and served to reveal more about our main characters.

Unlike the first couple of episodes where the picture quality was deliberately dull or murky, most of the later episodes are clear and natural in colour because now JY has become less stressed, is back to being clear and effective and is no longer fighting EH. However the rosy orange glow is still used for Dodam bookstore and some family moments between Byeol and EH. I still laugh at the bubbles and water fountains that play around JY and EH outside the concert hall. Show takes every chance to remind us to celebrate this couple.

I notice that you’re interested in the sad backstories about Seo Joon and EH. So far we only know more about JY and the rest we hear from MA or surmise from conversations. Well, as there are only 6 more episodes, I’m not sure we’ll get much more of those characters’ backstories (we might), but I believe we’ll find out more about Director Wu and the CEO Oh.

There’s a long game being played and it looks like Wu and JY are pawn pieces. Maybe even Career Way’s Hye Jin is merely a pawn.

I look forward to more scenes with Byeol and JY together and the semblance of them being family with EH present as well. I wonder what MA will say when she finds out that she scouted a love interest for her friend and not just a secretary. 🙂

@GB I can see now where we may not need To know much about his earlier relationship in order to understand their current relationship. I hope there are not unneeded breakups.

In this writer’s previous drama there is a similar set up with a new relationship, A daughter and a former divorce. The former wife plays a key role And we learn about what went wrong In their relationship. So maybe there will be time for this in this current drama but I think there is a lot to explore through other relationships and also in the mystery. I would not be at all surprised if these are all connected.

This writer in the drama.I just watched Called lie after lie did make too much use of coincidence to develop her plot.

@Fern Me too. I only want the wife present in the drama in memories or dreams , not in the reality of the show.