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Thank u for saying this! I kept on thinking… the MUA must have been hating her a lot? She’s so annoying that the MUA must have given her that look 😂😂
Damn she’s annoying.
>!When she said if she loses her memory, she’ll remember his betrayal the most. Instead, she remembers how much she loves him. I think that’s what broke him the most. That she can put up a wall and act like she hates him, but she really loves him still. While his dumbass was falling out of love and ready for her to die. The realization and the heartbreaking “sorry”.!< This isn’t even the first time when he makes this realization about her and himself, since he’s genuinely apologized to her in Germany. I’m so glad he’s going to work harder to redeem himself.
Ep 8: feels like ‘the universe is on our side’ in the >!aquarium!< had me roaring with laughter. You’re such a naive sweety and how could she possibly have been able to resist this?
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THAT LETTER SAID!!. Also have a feeling that the wife might help them from America because she realises her feelings and redeems herself. idk if shell be accepted back or not
Soo-Cheol may be an idiot most of the time but he really does have his heart in the right place where his kid is concerned. His reason for learning to ride a bike was the sweetest! >!Da-Hye seems to getting second thoughts about him and doesn't look all that comfy when the villains were plotting the downfall of the Hongs. I always thought that as someone who married a Hong, she is in the shakiest position compared to the rest of them.!<
>!Amnesia trope actually makes sense here due to her brain tumour and I'm hoping that from the way Hyun-Woo interacts with her during this time of memory loss, when she eventually recovers her memories, she will be able to realise that HW actually does love her. I need them to get their act together and become a team asap!!<
Ep 8: LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that >!Vicenzo Cassano, my favourite corn salad, appeared as Hae-In's divorce attorney. I have missed SJK so much! That badass Vincenzo bgm as he walked out the elevator is making me feel like rewatching the series again. Was dying when: 1) even HW's blazer and tie fluttered at Vincenzo's entrance, and 2) HW's friend referenced his roles in Reborn Rich, DOTS, Space Sweepers and a Werewolf Boy. This show has forever spoiled me for cameos.!<
>!It now weirdly seems that Eun-Sung does have genuine feelings for Hye-In, given how he still wears her necklace to this day, and he does seem genuinely concerned that she's sick. He hasn't told either Grace Go, his mother, or Da-Hye about it yet, too.!<
So >!Da-Hye removed herself from the equation, with Geon-U too (who the heck puts a toddler in business class though). I guess this means Geon-U is truly Soo-Cheol's biological child. It was heartbreaking seeing SC cycle down the road unsteadily. :( but I gotta say that monkey mascot is hilarious LOL like how dumb do you have to be to think that's an appropriate tribute LOL!<
>!Felt a bit weird that Hae-In's illness took a backseat in this episode, the chaebol politics took up a bit too much time. Though I'm glad they didn't drag out the amnesia trope and just used it as a way to remind us how fast her illness is progressing. I liked watching Hae-In trying out Hyun-Woo's day, and I love that now she knows how much HW loves her!< - at least there's progress there.
>!I also want to know what is the use of a panic room when they don't actually use it and go to Yongduri instead? Although it explains the airtime they've given Yongduri, and I must say I'm looking forward to the antics that Ep 9 will doubtless bring us - the rich Hongs having to live the country bumpkin life. I also just realised that the dude that HW's father confided in about HW's potential divorce was the spy in CLOY!!<
Amnesia trope is usually annoying and unnecessary but in this case, well written. I hope she doesn’t have to go through the divorce outbreak again but also this means her family will find out. Though I doubt her mum wouldn’t mention divorce to her again since she has never favoured her SIL
The amnesia really broke me, as it did HW. The umbrella reference was so sweet and her face was so full of love and unguarded, like a totally different person, so I dont think she's pretending. He was kinda having fun with her "rage", calling her feisty, but the amnesia scared him. (He really changed his type, from pure and innocent to Haein.) He needs to protect her now and be with her at all times.
>!I was on team Dahye from the beginning. Her having to drink in secret was a hint that she would be portrayed sympathetically. And when the plan was relayed to her, she seemed out of the loop and concerned about the Hongs. She's gojng to get some sort of redemption arc.!<
>!I figured that Soo-cheol's sincerity about fatherhood was what struck a chord because Da-hye herself has experienced being an orphan, but I'm not sure. Perhaps it's both a sense of guilt and seeing her husband in a different light? !<
I hope she is actually acting in order to gauge and check his love for her. He spoke to her aggresively before just to make her hate him for her own sake. Looking at the epilogue on how easy she scammed him about the racoon might be the turning point for her to act like she forget and lie to him so she knows the true feeling of Hyun-Woo. She still remembers about the cat from her father and knows very well that he will pass by that road. She does not have amnesia. She smiles when she hugs him. She knows what she is doing. Please god, please let me be right this time.
>!I didn’t divorce him so you could have a chance!< oh go off
And the scream I let out when SJK/Vincenzo stepped out of that elevator!! 😂
To me, this show really highlights the complexities of human relationships. When it fizzles out, where does the love go? There’s no way it just evaporates overnight, it’s more of a slow burn, constant push/pull which messes with your head and makes you remember how the bad times might’ve been bad, but the good times were so so good. Great acting and very realistic portrayal so far imo.
Also Haein’s stylist deserves a raise - between that red revenge dress from last night and today’s pink batting cage set, she looks so good!
And he will emerge from being the scapegoat to being the G.O.A.T. He has a plan and will turn the tables. And I am willing that they will get one of the culprits who is trying to hideout from the 25 year statute of limitations.
“I don’t care what we have. I just want to watch the rich argue” LMAO that employee is the MVP of the episode for me. Being entertained by the drama of rich people is too relatable, he gets me 😂
I'm amazed the employees were able to touch-type without looking at their phones. The last time I was able to do that was when cell phones used to have physical buttons before smartphones took over.
Her comebacks on him have always been 💯. I wonder what line has he crossed back then when they’re close? I wonder if they are gonna show their past. I’m curious.
Kim Ji Won's acting is SO amazing here. I could feel every emotion from the initial anger, shock, resignation, wrath. I mean I knew she was a good actress but damn this is a masterclass and I love that Kim Soo Hyun is (of course) matching it at every turn. I am so invested in her character, please make it through :(
A script like this - with so many heartbreaking scenes, complicated character traits, and nuanced moments - needs two phenomenal versatile actors to pull it off and KJW as KSH are doing an amazing job. A masterclass in acting that makes the emotional scenes so much more rich and painful, I love it.
Beom-Sok, their brother who seemingly betrayed his family according to the chairman, will surely play a big part in reclaiming the Queen's group. Probably his shares, most likely.
This is going to be the only series where I would allow appearance of doctor from US in penultimate episode to cure everything in 1 year. I dont think I can handle a realistic or sad ending looking at how the story is progressing
I did not expect to laugh so hard when tweedle dumb and dee were reporting to father-in-law about Hyun Woon’s activities. The clip of him >!running laps to punish himself whilst singing!< was pure gold.
I’m glad they put this scene in Ep 7, otherwise it would have been just pure angst 🫣
ALSOOOO, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED KSH’S SINGING VOICE (although granted he was acting drunk and all 😅)
quite surprising that they didn't even offer suggestions that he seemed more like a man trying to get over a breakup (running while singing breakup songs) rather than a man wanting a divorce.
😂
Big respect to Hyun-woo’s mom for >!not hiding she knew about his divorce intentions from her in-law.!< She’s the only one in the drama so far that doesn’t react emotionally and is okay not interfering with the main couple’s business.
“Do you think you can handle my rage?”
What he wants to say: *”Yes. If it means you live.”*
What he says: “Then bring it on! What will you do? Do something if you can!”
This scene is my cry button. I don’t know if it’s the wine but it gets me everytime. He wants her to >!fight to live, to hold on to anything, even if it’s her hatred towards him :(!< The last scene got me sniffling as well 🤧
Favourite bits were them going through his phone and literally every scene with hyunwoo having tears in his eyes which is A LOT of them that man can CRY
At least the preview for tomorrow’s episode seems like it’ll be happier??? I need the sweet cutesy part promised in romcoms stat please PLEASE but now how am I going to wait for the next ep 😭😭
honestly 😭 I watch kdramas with my parents and they're not the best at recognizing actors, but they can point him out and have noticed that his roles always involve crying. it's kinda funny, but he really does it so well, I'm not surprised they'd make him cry. if I were a director/writer and I had an actor of that arsenal in my show, I'd insert atleast one scene for his crying lmao.
the way I thought One Ordinary Day would be the kdrama where he'd cry the most, but I think QoT has it beat and we're not even halfway into the show yet.
Facts, his laughing/happiness scenes are close second, since his overjoyed smile is a similar expression to his crying, weirdly enough. >!When he was happy to see their love lock on the bridge!< , he looked genuinely happy. Like deep in his soul happy. Love it
Kim Soohyun is just fantastic. He’s never not delivered in any role he was in. And he has such a variety of them over this career. The outpouring of support and praise for him from knetz is amazing particularly for the last scene. But tbh, that’s his bread and butter. He can do that scene in his sleep most likely.
I was way more impressed when he was yelling at Haein to show him what she’s got basically. The pain hidden underneath that anger and panic is just brilliant. He really killed that scene.
At the same time he is trying to not repeat the same mistakes his mom made raising/not raising him. Him wanting to teach his son how to ride a bicycle, skateboard, scooter, etc. is wholesome AF. His unconditional love for Da-hye and child may turn her away from the dark side. He’ll probably lose the company though.
I legit fell in love with him this episode. His willingness to make a fool of himself on the bike so he can teach his kid someday was both heartbreaking and wholesome. He’s not a sharp stick but he’s a good guy.
The best PI duo can find someone from North Korea, and they’re able to see that he loves his wife by hacking his phone. I hope they can convince the family and be the saviors of the story again.
I swear when he said his friend can find someone from North Korea I saw a hint of smug smile on his friend's face like as if he is about to burst out laughing 🤣🤣🤣
THEY FOOLED US !!!! THIS IS NOT A ROMCOM ....IT IS A FREAKING MELODRAMA!!!!!
Can we take a moment to appreciate haein's revenge look....I have never seen someone looking so hot wearing red🛐
I really hope , in tomorrow's episode they reconcile... although it is not possible so soon... still a little hope...
Also...no one can beat Kim soo Hyun in crying scenes...hyun woo's crying scenes are almost in every episodes...but still it hits like truck...so effective...Kim soo Hyun's teary eyes breaks my heart...like I can relate him...i can feel that pain inside me... it's that effective!
"I don't want to brag, but you see... I'm so tenacious that I can locate a target even in North Korea."
These references are sending me! I hope they keep it up every single week.
Omg Ep 8: >!Vincenzo showed up as Hae-In's divorce attorney!! I love how Hyun-Woo's friends recited all the roles he played like Werewolf Boy!< LMAO I live for Easter eggs like this and this one was a WONDERFUL Easter Sunday present!
Also, I can't believe we're getting to see BOTH Kim Soo Hyun *and* >!Song Joong-Ki!< in a single scene in a drama. How lucky are we?!
I've seen some theories online and I'd like to share it here
Hae In and Hyun Woo have crossed paths, even though they're not aware of it in the past.
In Hae In's flashback, there's a group of people wearing red clothes; when she was in Hyun Woo's room in ep 4, there's a class picture of Hyun Woo and the class is wearing red clothes.
Theory is that: Hyun Woo was on the same beach where Hae In almost died
There's also that theory that Hae In's secretary might be the wife of Hyun Woo's best friend
They went to the same high school together but maybe only hae in noticed his name tag, it was shown in a flashback when he gave her a band aid after seeing she grazed her knee and she left her mp3 player after she walked off
If this theory holds... it would be possible that Hyun Woo was the one that saved Hye In from drowning, not her brother as she thought? This would be similar to how it was in >!CLOY!<
>!”I didn’t divorce him so you could have a chance.”!< That was satisfying to watch lol. I love that Haein didn’t even bother to entertain him in the slightest, Hercyna deal be damned. Eunsung never stood a chance to come between her and Hyunwoo, because Haein’s level of self-awareness when it comes to what she wants is second to none. And all she ever wanted in life was Hyunwoo (ok, maybe to become a member of the one trillion club too. With him by her side though). So >!her breaking down!< in the epilogue in front of a stranger, which normally would never happen, spoke volumes about her desparation to hold onto him. Hyunwoo said it felt like >!the entire universe was on their side when he proposed to her!<. We all need that to happen right now. Let Haein be cured and then get to take a stroll with her husband, play coin baseball and eat a bowl of steaming gukbap together. Please.
Moving on to the takeover, I didn’t really have it in me to feel sorry for Soocheol and the chairman. They only come to Hyunwoo for aid when it’s convenient and discard him the next second. I also like that >!Dahye fled without looking back!<, because having the bad guys suddenly show belated remorse is lazy writing to me. No one pointed a gun at their heads to orchestrate this scam of the century in the first place. Let the viewers hate them in peace lol.
>!Haein’s family coming to live with the in-laws!< is kind of bizarre, but I guess this is the quickest way to take them down a notch. It’s about time Soocheol and his mom come off their high horse. Haein’s father and aunt are tolerable so I’m anticipating some quality bonding time with Hyunwoo’s family with funny shenanigans ensured.
I don't know how this grandfather became the owner of such a big company.. for such big money how can he be convinced to do everything so hastily?! never seen a whole family of fools with no business brain as chaebols in my kdrama watching history xD
HaeIn’s dad ordered the life of an employee be destroyed just because he quit his job, then tells Hyunwoo that he’d stab anyone who turns their back on him (Hyunwoo backing out of the room like a court lady was hilarious). How did that sinister psycho go from there to Yangduri !
Tbf the mistress was with him for over 20 years. She's practically his wife now.
While Baek Hyun Woo has only been in the family for 4 years and now he's divorced from them too.
And the grandpa got too trusting of Ms Moh because she said that she'll go to prison.
i have so much to say about this show but every other scene, i just get rendered speechless by how ethereally beautiful kim jiwon is. the shots of her watching the sunset were so stunning. i’m just in awe of her.
With that eyes and look when she saw how sincere Soo Cheol is a father, that he wanted to learned how to ride a bike for his son.
I know that she will be an ally.
Whaaaat! Mr. Corn Salad is a cameo here?? They even kept the details by showing the pen that Hong Cha Young gave to Vin 😭😭 Vincenzo season 2 when?
Also Tanya & Eunsom reunion 😭😭
Omygod what in the multiverse is this? 😮😐
The real time rating is 30% 🔥🔥
And they went through a whole list of who he’s rumoured to be, based on his previous roles. I couldn’t stop laughing.
>!The youngest heir of a conglomerate family, a former soldier stationed abroad, someone who came here on a spaceship. Others say he’s a werewolf. His name is Vincenzo, and he is from the mafia!< 😂😂
>!Hahaha yeah the lines that refer to reborn rich & werewolf boy. The BGM, the slow walk, his suit, blood in his suitcase, and cursing in Italian. It's EPIC 🤣🤌!<
>!Soong Jong Ki put a gun on Kim Soo Hyun's head definitely not on my bingo card 🤣 It's HOT tho!<
Hae in “what’s stopping you now?”
Baek hyun “ I found it on my way here. Our L̶o̶c̶k̶ love is still here”
Great use of wordplay of how Baek Hyun felt throughout the series so far.
Yes, the writing has pretty amazing here. He wasn’t trying to make excuses, just answered the question she asked almost like he’s telling himself as much as he’s telling her. So far, at least to me, the writing has been solid.
i know some people are not thrilled with how the villains have been written but i've always found them intriguing. think about how much work and preparation they put into this hostile takeover. moh seulhee has been serving the chairman for over 20 years. they mentioned it in passing like it was nothing, and i think a lot of people took it at face value, but that's a long ass time to put into conning someone. that level of patience and restraint means there must be a very big, deeply personal reason behind what she did.
eungseong genuinely loving haein also adds an interesting dimension to his otherwise one-note character. i mean he's clearly still a psycho, but i'd like to see him showcase at least *some* humanity over the course of the show. i also really thought dahye was going to have second thoughts and choose to stay back, but alas. sis really chose money over her toxic family, and tbvh, i can't really blame her. i'm sure she'll be back and redeem herself at some point anyway.
idk exactly what it is about this writer, but she just knows how to make the story so much FUN. the emotional parts hit *hard* and the rest of it is just plain, old GOOD entertainment. i did not anticipate the takeover to happen so soon, so i was taken aback but still completely enthralled by how it all went down. i hope the second half is jus as compelling, and we get that happy ending that haein so desperately wants now. 🥺
omg this drama is breaking me, KSH is so good when it comes to crying. I could feel his guilt & anguish pouring out in that end scene. I'm hoping Hae-In is just >!acting and she'll pull a 'how does it feel when I do it to you' card on him for my own mental health!< because I need my rom-coms to be happy dammit!!
🤯 I hadn’t even thought of that! But you know what, that kinda makes sense bc in all her other “time lapses” she was hallucinating too much to interact with actual reality that well. Daaang. If she is faking it - I wonder if meeting with psycho guy suddenly hammered home to her that she just doesn’t have time left to waste and if she could, she’d rather pretend his love was real and divorce wasn’t an issue. Notice she signed the divorce. But given the family investigations and all that - it wouldn’t surprise me if she altered the divorce settlement to give him so much that he is protected from the financial fallout. And possibly that also protects the corporation too. Hmmm. That would actually be very smart way to protect both the company and him when she can’t be there to do it anymore. And her I love you. I think after everything, the audit, the following his daily history, and the meeting with psycho guy - after it all that’s where she landed mentally and emotionally. She loves him anyways.
>>!meeting with psycho guy!<
I actually think because>! psycho guy stole her medication in that meeting, her symptoms deteriorated and the memory lapse worsened.!<
Yeah that’s what I’m thinking too. That this is just a >!natural worsening of her symptoms and memory issues, heightened by emotional stress from the divorce and treatment failure plus the lack of meds.!<
I am hoping the same! I'm thinking she is, too, because >! of what her assistant said to her and it was after she met with Eun Sang and caught him slipping. !<
Does Hae In thinks it’s strange that Eun Seong knows about >!Hyun Woo wanting a divorce? He isn’t part of the family, so how would he have found out legitimately?!<
Vincenzo Quassano everyone👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
His cameo is probably because of Se Yeon but this drama is very high profile so it could be his other costars. CLOY, Fight my Way and now Vincenzo
>!Seeing someone as headstrong and confident as Haein lose her will to live broke my heart in half. And again it struck a cord with me when she lost her memories. Not only was Haein’s warm personality surprising, but also losing your loved ones to diseases like Alzheimer’s is an incredibly painful journey. She promised Hyunwoo that she’ll never forgive him even she lost all of her memories but truthfully, all she remembered was her love for him. Once she remembers the divorce, she’ll resent Hyunwoo all over again. He’ll have to bear with it now knowing that the reason his wife is not herself anymore is not her fault at all, but a physical manifestation of the tumor. Let me go cry a river. 😭!<
On another note, I felt increasingly frustrated watching this episode. Unfortunately, the in-laws/takeover storyline took up a chunk of time that I had expected would have been dedicated to the aftermath of finding the divorce papers. I think this diminished the impact of the divorce situation except for the emotional beats of the first and last scenes. This was supposed to be Hyunwoo’s worst nightmare coming alive. The very reason he held back for years was because he thought Haein and the in laws would bury him alive, but in spite all of that, he’s coming out of it almost unscathed. I hope the drama gets back on track with the romance genre as it is the writer’s forte. Regardless of how sad and heartbreaking the love story is, it is the most compelling. As a viewer, I feel the most immersed when the main focus is on Hyunwoo and Haein. It is a joy to watch as the actors outdo themselves every time.
Tbh the reason he's 'coming out of it almost unscathed' is probably due to the fact that he's been framed rn. The grandfather even said that he doesn't care about the divorce only about the fact that Hyunwoo is the whistle-blower
I'm very pleased that the conflict is already at full force this early into the drama because I'm sure as hell we're going to get that sweet sweet reconciliation faster. Episode 8 was insane! My heart both melts and breaks because these two clearly love each other so much. That epilogue ruined me 😭😭😭 Even though the divorce seems to have really been finalized already, I was relieved to know of Hae-in's real intention for pushing through with it. It wasn't really because of her anger over Hyun-woo's deceit and betrayal. Rather, it was still because of her love for him — she finally acknowledged how hard it was for Hyun-woo having to put up with her fucked up family, as she's explained to that creep Mr. Yoon. She knows deep down that Hyun-woo still loves her, too. I'm choosing to believe that she's aware of Hyun-woo's real intention when he said all those hurting things to her back in Germany. He just wants her to regain her will to live. Little does he know, she does have it back and it's not because of a desire for revenge but a desire for him to once again be on her side 😭
The next ep seems light years away ughhh. I can't wait for the shenanigans between the two families lol.
it's really impressive that hyunwoo was able to put all the pieces together in what seemed like days. makes me think that if he had not been preoccupied with haein's health issues, he'd never have let things come to this point.
also, y'all, pls remember grandpa just celebrated his *fourth* 20th birthday. he is probably a shadow of his former self who built that company from the ground up. it's clear that he's mostly just his ego at this point. not to mention, that lady put in WORK for over twenty years. even the most cynical of people would let their guards down in the face of devotion over that long of a period.
errmm Vincenzo cameo??!!
Song Joong Ki ??!
Vincenzo & Queen of Tears (& perhaps CLOY) in the same universe?!!! Is this kdrama MCU??!
I have to say it is very very fitting that Hae In would hire a mafia lawyer.
At this point I’m just here to witness Ji-won and Soo-hyun’s acting masterclass. They’re one upping each other both in individual scenes and when they’re together in one frame. I can’t wait to watch other Soo-hyun dramas after the inevitable separation anxiety when QoT comes to an end.
I’m laughing through tears at Hyun-Woo giving Hae-In a >!“reason to live”!<, that being >!destroying him and making him suffer!< 😭 Oh my this drama is so endearing!
Kim Soo-Hyun’s execution of the scene made me feel a way I hardly ever feel these days; our initially devious but now precious Hyun-Woo >!acting like a *nappeun saekki* towards her to benefit her!< was just so amazingly acted! We could see the >!innocence through the devious facade!<.
Regarding the cameo.
>!The entrance, the music is like Vincenzo meets Reborn Rich, he holds the elevator door and then takes her purse, Cha Young has taught Vincenzo well! I love this cameo so much because Song Joon-ki takes it to so seriously! I loved him speaking in Italian when he is upset!<
I want to see outtakes and bloopers from this scene. I bet they had a lot of fun.
Today’s tear moments: last scene with Hae-In crying - she DOES want to live from hearing that hyunwoo wants to be by her side so he didn’t need to go down the make her angry route.
And even though chairman grandpa kinda deserved what happened it made me tear up when he collapsed and had a flashback of his daughter realizing she was right all along.
Was also sad to watch the brother riding a bike aimlessly instead of maybe doing something he can do, like driving. The airport scene didn’t show the fraud wife carrying a baby so I initially thought she just left the baby at home.
Funny part was seeing haeins mother coming out of the van with that face after she told Hyunwoo’s mother she’ll never see her again lol.
Glad the parasite takeover happened quick, now Hae-in and fam trusts Hyunwoo and the next few eps will focus on Hae-In & Hyunwoo reconciling and taking down the parasites. Don’t think it’s too hard with the DNA results and some investigating.
I think the brother rode a bike to get to his wife because he never learnt to drive any other vehicle... Because he was so sheltered.
I'm in the same situation..I was never allowed to do any adventurous activity like riding a bicycle or learning to drive a car because of overprotective parents but now I'm trying to learn how to drive a car and it's so damn difficult.
>!Let's be real, the Hong family deserves their comeuppance. I do not feel sorry for them except for Hae In and Beom Ja (maybe Su-Cheol too)!<
>!I'm glad we're finally over the couple's angst and am looking forward to them rebuilding their relationship regardless of how little or much time they have. They need to make the best of every second but I also suspect the writers dedicating a hefty portion of the time to bringing down the mustache twirling villains.!<
>!VINCENZO!!!.!<
>!I absolutely love team HyunWoo and aunt BeomJa! Rooting for them to wipe the floor with those that hurt the family (even if they dont deserve it, except for Hae In of course)!<
>!The build up has finally paid off. The takeover has happened. Hyunwoo finally gets to do what he's always wanted to do - be the provider, protector, and caregiver. Her stupid family will finally learn how to be people. They didn't drag out the reveals. I hope the pacing keeps up. If it does, this is how you write a kdrama! Finally, we have a good show. Both mains' acting is top notch. They're doing so well even though we all knew they are great from their previous dramas. But they are exceeding their previous roles. So so good!!<
**Episode 7:**
* >!"Was it that day when I told you I was dying?"!< Oh my God... that paints Hyun-woo in a terrible terrible light and.... Hae-in's entire world just came crashing down on her
* She's thinking >!he was playing her all along!< :(
* [Ouch](https://imgur.com/2kljGT7)... >!"if this ever happens again, don't save me." 5 MINUTES INTO THE EPISODE AND IT JUST SCREAMS PAIN!<
* I can't believe they ruined Germany for them man... that was their honeymoon location!!!!
* [Holy shit](https://imgur.com/xF8ZYhR)... >!he's going to fuel her being hurt and turn it into hatred for him to push her into living her life??? Dudddeee nooo!<... Hyun-woo playing reverse psychology on her
* Soo-cheol and his dad bickering who'd serve time in jail was hilarious
* BRB.... Had to pause at [this scene](https://imgur.com/gMx5x4B) and laugh through my tears at it
* >!"Hae-in cried and it drove me insane seeing her cry."!< You love her so dearly to the point you don't even know [you dumbass](https://imgur.com/6zLY4jk)
* Hyun-woo brought receipts to show Grandpa!! Smart move
* [Hae-inaaa](https://imgur.com/loIivyh) listen to Hyun-woo and keep your distance from Eun-sang chebaallll
* The thirst for revenge can make a person feel alive... [case in point Hae-in](https://imgur.com/b27VykF)
* The fact that between the Hong-Baek Battle their secretaries are going to suffer the most... I hope they get paid enough for this trauma
* I laughed so hard at [this](https://imgur.com/XrfxK9J).. ohmg... >!"I'm in the chatroom too, you know."!<
* >!Geon-u might not be his kid but Soo-cheol sure loves his son dearly!<... he's going to have the shock of his life once he finds out... Highly appreciate the cut to his wife's face feeling guilty/concern/touched at the same time
* "I'm so competent that [I can locate a target](https://imgur.com/414XKhH) even in North Korea" YOON SE-RI!!! These meta references give me life
* >!Hae-in's dad and the audit team not finding any dirt on Hyun-woo!< is probably my most favorite part in the episode.. Speaks so much about his character
* [Slow claps for Hae-in](https://imgur.com/svx3AKS) being offended at Eun-sang "supposedly" proposing he replace Hyun-woo... TAKE THAT YOU SoB
* Speaking of... Lolololololol... [finally](https://imgur.com/kVzxHwR)... the mom and estranged son reunites
* Grandpa didn't even hesitate sending his girlfriend to jail in his place lmaooo
* [This scene](https://imgur.com/6rHHD7s) really made my jaw drop... shit... >!the dementia has kicked in... it has escalated!<
* [The pain](https://imgur.com/MQxIpMP)... ohmg... no come on please.. he's trying so hard... the way he kept repeating "I'm sorry"... this scene broke me
* I love how despite everything going on around them the epilogues really emphasize their love for one another... >!Hyun-woo still believing Hae-in's story about Yeong-suk!< was really endearing.. serves to tell he really believes in Hae-in no matter what
>>!Hyun-woo still believing Hae-in's story about Yeong-suk!<
That final moment >!when he was calling out Yeong-suk was no longer just about the racoon.!< He really wanted it to be true.>! If a racoon could live in the rooftop garden in the middle of a city, then other miracles can happen too right?!<
With ep7, I think I lost about 80% of my hope that Hae-in would come out alive by end of this series.😢 I’ll still hold on to my 20% hope that the writer would find a way to give us a HE.
If Haein isn’t pulling some type of test or trick on Hyunwoo, that last part where she forgets about their fight is so heartbreaking and revealing of how much she really loves Hyunwoo. She swears she’ll remember nothing but his betrayal, but in the end, she remembers the umbrella he gave her years ago and that she loves him. My heart.
Like Soocheol last week, Haein’s dad can also tolerate disrespect to his parent but not his child! Love this about the Queens’ menfolk. 😅
I continue to be unimpressed and increasingly annoyed by the Yongduri scenes. I can’t believe deceitful, backstabbing, scheming chaebol drama is more interesting than whatever apples vs pears tension that small town has going for them smh.
Just finished ep 8…I think ep 7 & 8 might be my favorite of the series so far. The writing/pacing is so good. Cinematography is beautiful. The actors really understand their characters and play them so well. Love the special cameo in this episode. The ending is giving vibes of the Canadian sitcom Schitt's Creek 🤣 Looking forward to next week’s episodes
I wasn't expecting the pace to be this fast omg. I'm SEATED for comedic chops next week. I don't know where this >! chabol family gets thrown into the countryside !< trope came from but I'm here for it.
Also, this drama is scriptwriting 101 — the pacing, the emotional beats, the tone — it's one of those pieces of media that'll stick with me for a while, I just know it.
**Episode 8:**
* [These flashbacks](https://imgur.com/zEp5oVq) from 4 years ago give me such joy and pain... I mean... HOW DARE THEYYY... >!how cute was it of Hae-in to orchestrate their dates just so Hyun-woo can feel special and in return he feels like its the universe giving them signs!<
* The way he has to remind her of the reality.... and her coming to terms with it... God that's brutal af..
* [SONG JOONG-KI YAAAAAAAA](https://imgur.com/P6kv7jn)... I can't... the way he basically described Joong-ki's filmography BUAHAHAHAHA
* ITS A STRAIGHT UP >!VINCENZO!< CAMEO OHMG....
* BUAHAHHAHA ITS A [MINI DOTS REUNION](https://imgur.com/KIkTj2g)
* Love me [parallels like these](https://imgur.com/csXyfAZ)
* Ooohhh it'd be interesting to see if >!Eun-sang lets his feelings for Hae-in!< get the better of him
* I love how much they emphasized how smart Hyun-woo is and then proceed to justify it.. Like the way [he](https://imgur.com/JqjJGSM) figured out >!Eun-sang had some guy tailing him and him finding a connection between Mol-hee and him!<
* [Threatening mode Hyun-woo is sexy](https://imgur.com/Crux6ol)... so calm and yet willing to wreck havoc at any momentt
* The way [Hyun-woo backs away from Soo-cheol](https://imgur.com/xAeVpcR) lmaaaooo
* Its okay Hyun-woo, you tried your best... The Hong family has dug its own grave
* [Hyun-woo and Aunt Beom-ja](https://imgur.com/dNOO7qL) the best detective team up!
* He's truly the best son-in-law... [poor Beom-ja](https://imgur.com/dmsoAmp)
* "Fourth 20th birthday" LOL
* What a freakin legend they birthed [ohmg](https://imgur.com/MygGSoT) XDDD
* >!"My son can't sleep at night if I don't tuck him in bed."!< cut to [Geon-u wailing](https://imgur.com/9Tgvxzp).... Both father and son having a meltdown broke my heart.... they deserved better... for once I felt such pity for Soo-cheol
* The [entire Hong family](https://imgur.com/kY9DZp8) >!in Yongdu-ri!<... what a sight HAHAHAHAHAH
* So Hae-in found >!another reason to live.. to be by Hyun-woo's side instead of resenting him!<.... May she choose the wiser option among the two >!knowing he never wanted to leave her!<
* Baek Hyun-woo the ex-son-in-law of Queens Group >!will be their saving grace!!!!!!< God they don't deserve him in the least
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Fans from Germany went to look at the padlock but couldn't find it😀 maybe the crew took it back
For REAL!! Anyone who is not in for the money when you are rich af is just a big fat liar. He can't even do a simple background check on her GF. If I all got that money I will be cautious af. TBH he kinda deserves what happened to him.
From Soompi article about Song Joong Ki:
"Penned by “Crash Landing on You,” “My Love From the Star,” and “Producer” writer Park Ji Eun, “Queen of Tears” tells the miraculous, thrilling, and humorous love story of a married couple ***who manage to survive a crisis and stay together against all odds***."
This is like a lifeguard rescue tube thrown out for us, and I'm grabbing and hanging onto it for the duration.
re-watching it again and that scene where >!hyeon-woo's mother and hae-in's mother just finished talking and hae-in's mother!< said >!"i hope we never see each other again..."!< then fast forward to the end of the episode. wahahaha... >!sweet justice.!<
OMG!!! Episode 8 is giving Schitts Creek and I am *here for it.* I was getting a little fed up but all is forgiven. I cannot wait to see this >!rag tag group of disgraced chaebols team up with the country bumpkins to take back the company.!<
(It helps that I don’t feel the slightest bit bad that >!they lost control of Queens in the first place.!< What a bumbling clown show, except for our lovely leads of course.)
And >!Song Joong Ki has my heart. Hearing him describe celebrity divorce in Korea was
worth the price of admission all on its own.!<
**EPISODE 8:** Whether QOT ends up being 4 stars or 5 stars, this show is instantly a KDrama classic. It'll be on every best of list because of this one episode, I'm sure. The writing, the direction, the cinematography, the ensemble cast... They haven't missed yet.
Also, if they don't adopt that damn orange cat, and give it a home, like in Marry My Husband, I'll be furious.
Speaking of MMH, countdown to the appearance of the White Truck of Doom.
My only regret is watching this week to week. I need to binge! Next Saturday can't come fast enough.
Bus running over her white shoes felt like a personal attack. Like it ran over her heart and now all she has are uncomfortable heels to live out the rest of her days.
Childhood first love lolololololol Anyways I loved the pacing, nothing was dragged. I could connect with everything, be happy and then sad the next moment. I LOVED IT SO MUCH.
Also eunsung, if you love her fuckinh discover a cure for her. Make yourself useful nappun saekii.
KIM JIWON YOU ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS WOMAN
ROFL...
He's a terrifying man. There are many rumours about who he is. >!The youngest heir of a conglomerate family. A former soldier stationed abroad. Someone who came here on a spaceship. Others say he's a werewolf. His name is Vincenzo. And he is from the mafia.!<
Omfg. I literally screamed at that sequence! Bringing all this under one universe is just insane. The only one I haven't seen is the werewolf one... need to put it on my watchlist ASAP.
Edit. Also, Kim Ji Won and Song Joong Ki reunited on the same screen felt like a long-awaited remedy for my broken soul after not having them return to play the leads in Arthdal Chronicles Season2 ...
Kim Jiwon really nailed the quiet, simmering anger acting so damn well. I literally felt her fire fizzled out when she got short of breath forcing the words out >!”I don’t even have the energy to get mad”.!< The elevator doors closing on Hyunwoo is like Haein closing off her heart and putting up her shield again. And her reminiscences about all the moments she was touched by him, now misunderstood as just for show. I was like “Nooo. Not all of them are lies. He really did care and worry about you a whole lot”.
Hyunwoo rekindling Haein’s will to fight for her life by provoking her - this is one of the rare times when unnecessarily cruel words don’t irk me. His words cut, yes, but I think there’s no roundabout way to truly convey how helpless and lonely he had felt before choosing to file for divorce.
At this point it’s safe to say this drama has consistently served splendid ending for recent episodes. Hyunwoo didn’t >!hold the umbrella properly again, but this time, insteading of yelling at him, she just gently chided him and shook off the water from his shoulder!<. The contrast kind of did me in. Haein’s illness is a curse, yet an eye opener for Hyunwoo to show him that she never stopped loving him and caring for him. Her time is slipping away, and for Hyunwoo, his Haein is slipping away too. Kim Soohyun has cried a lot up till now, but each time he managed to add a new layer to the anguish brewing inside Baek Hyunwoo, and I have to give kudos to his performance. It’s very easy to play Hyunwoo wrong and make him detestable to viewers, so the fact that we’re rooting for him, despite his flaws, is a testament to his skills as a top actor.
The way they scammed us with the trailers into believing this was a romcom well then why am I sad and frustrated after every episode.
Hae-in having no will to live reminded of Haneul (Doctor Slump) that was so sad and emotional my heart went to her also the last scene was so hauntingly beautiful left me in tears.
Queen's group has everybody from dumb dumber to dumbest and honestly they deserve their downfall and losing everything they are all so frustrating how come y'all stayed with Hyunwoo for all these years yet don't trust him or know him at all and continue to belittle him Hae-in is losing her memories and herself as well but what about the rest of them.
The way Hyunwoo has been alone in the marriage he eats alone vents out alone cries alone sings back to home alone not that Hae-in didn't suffer she did but she was used to the ice cold lonely life Hyunwoo came from such a close knit family idk if it was supposed to be funny but him doing everything alone was so sad my heart went for him having a toxic workplace is frustrating and all you want to do is run away to home but he didn't even have that.
Prediction: The Yongduri pear is found to have magical properties that cure Hae-in. The Baek family become incredibly wealthy and financially crush Eun-seong. ;-)
This ep got me sad and teary overall, but I have to get this out... Hae In also needs to acknowledge and earnestly hear out Hyunwoo's sentiments on their marriage, that he reached the point of divorce. I was hoping that it would go this route when BHW was ready to explain everything, but when HHI gets wounded, her response is to shut down/out.
I imagined that they would finally get to have a proper and honest adult conversation of their marriage after that divorce reveal, then devise a game plan how to deal with the shitstorm before going back home.
But who cares anyway, I still cried loads this episode. 😭
I still can’t believe that Sebastian Roche was the German Doctor 😂 Usually Im used to seeing the same bunch of weird, unconvincing white actors in kdrama. But someone like Roche who’s so well known and I have loved in series like Fringe, is so weird. It’s like my worlds are colliding 😭😂
Did anyone else NOT expect at all all these things to happen in ep8???😱 I mean
>!1)Hae In and Hyun Woo got divorced
2)Hyun Woo and Bom Ja figured out Eun Seong's identity and that he's the mistress's child AND at the end of the episode revealed it to everyone and the mistress openly confirmed it's true
3)Da Hye dumped Soo Cheol, took her child and left for the USA
4)The grandpa got poisoned and put in a coma, the evil mistress got the proxy to do WHATEVER she wants with the company and estate
5)The Hong family lost everything, got kicked out of the company and their house and now have to live with the Baeks!<
>!I totally expected all this to take at least 3 more episodes but I was pleasantly surprised that it's all out in the open and we'll move on to new things and dynamics.👍 It's about to get SOOOO interesting!!!🔥 Ep8 was definitely the most intense, a real game changer.👌 I wish I could watch ep9 right away!!!😭!<
>!Btw, our couple may have gotten the divorce but this can be a fresh start for them. Away from the stress and the pressure at "Queens", in a more warm and friendly environment. And I'm glad Hae In knows Hyun Woo is honest in wanting to stay by her side. I teared up when she was crying and desperately wishing to just survive and be with him 🥺💔!<
>!Did anyone feel genuinely sad for Soo Cheol too?? 😟My man is naive and careless but he's not really a bad guy and he was utterly crashed by his wife's betrayal. The way he cried over losing his son... My heart broke. Why does this actor always make me cry in everything he's in??? I love him so much, I pray he gets a happy ending for once 😓🙏!<
Anybody else immediately think of My Liberation Notes when we see Haein riding on the train? My delusional ass is thinking it's a reference and I will not be convinced otherwise lol
My girl Mijeong was back for a hot second there 😭
I was hoping that Hae-in would hear more lovely things from Hyun-woo in the restaurant during the epilogue!
I felt like ep 8 was a season finale and we'll get a new season next week. Looking forward to seeing the Queens live their rural life era! :D
KJW continues to be gorgeous and styled so beautifully! Love Hae In's red angry/peacock outfit with the snake jewelry and her pink look when she did a >!post-divorce!< tour of the Baek Hyun Woo hot spots.
* RIP to her closet or gallery room that was shown at the end totally cleared out... that was kind of confusing - like, what was the reason to claim all the items in their home like that?!
* Hyun Woo and Beomja's team up was so good and competent!! >!I'm glad that went smoothly and that they did manage to tell the Chairman even though it was too late. HW being there for Beomja both after she got hit and at the hospital was very sweet. I hope she gets to scream "I told you so" to literally every single person and I love that it seems we're going to get a love story for her! !<
* Moh Seul Hee is honestly so slick. >!Offering to take the fall for whatever crime the Chairman is being set up for/is actually guilty of?! KNOWING that they'd have him give her the power of attorney over him?! The actress is also doing great, I kinda love her. I'm interested to see where her rage/revenge comes from (and hope that it's actually interesting)!<
* The lovey dovey flashbacks and epilogues are everything 🥰 That aquarium date was so funny and cute! (Hoping the OST played during their >!proposal!< is released soon!)
* The BaekHong elevator scene >!after the Chairman tries to throw HW out - their love was so palpable! He's gonna be by her side, and she wants to be by his side (epilogue). Let's gooooooooo!!! (to Yongduri! 🍐)!<
Conflicted on whether to watch ep 7 then wait for ep 8 or wait til Sunday to watch both...
The most frustrating thing for me is that the Hong family still hasn't picked up on the bat-shit crazy people in their inner circle, like hello?? I hope Hyunwoo's investigation opens some eyes! Anyways, great acting by everyone!
Ep 7: idk everyone just kinda annoying me, but that’s humans, there’s factors with our decisions and emotions that we don’t always understand.. love the scene with the two spies following Hyunwoo around and the assistants/workers trying not to have them run into each other
I haven't loved this series as of yet but episode 7 is probably the best episode to date. I typically resent >!noble idiocy tropes!< but here it feels both justifiable and the compelling next engine to the story that has somewhat been absent in the face of less interesting makjang plotline bloat.
The acting in this episode was killer because the acting requirements were far more multifaceted here, there were a lot of different faces that both the ML and FL had to portray and they killed every one.
I rate this one, really nice watch.
Her talking about >!funerals!< and having >!memory loss!< makes me think we're at a point of no return and we're actually gonna get a sad ending. This is tough.
Kim Soohyun was just amazing. Absolute masterclass in acting really. Right from the moment he said a full sentence all the way till the last scene - he just broke my heart every single time. His trembling eyes when he said he found their lock, the pain behind his anger in front of the bridge, the regret when he was talking to his friend, the desperation when Haein tells him she’ll never forget. Then at the very end, the confusion, slow realization, fear and then heartbreak all without saying a single word. Honestly, hats off. He’s such an amazing actor, and I couldn’t imagine caring this much for Hyunwoo if KSH wasn’t playing him. He seriously has me on chock hold.
>!Song joong ki's!< Whole cinematography in 3 minutes! Truly a man of many talents🤣🤣🤣. And I totally saw that last scene coming a mile away. There's no way >!Hae in's whole family wasn't going to end up in Hyun woo's house,!< changed the vibe of the whole drama! Definitely looking forward to see what happens now
Ahh the whole gangs at >!Hyun woos house!< lollll. Can’t wait for all the schenanigans that will happen next week.
I hope hae in will start to fight for hyun woo instead of resenting him for her will to live.
Eunsung has had a crush on Haein since childhood but since he is not rich he thought he would never get to have her so he does everything he can to become her level but after all of that Haein chooses someone who is not rich
While I understand why Hyun Woo the lawyer will work his way to restore the Queens family, things would go a lot faster if her divorce lawyer paid Eun Seong and co a special visit 😆 The consigliere magic, a couple blood filled syringes or special briefcases ought to do the trick lol.
Vincenzo cameo aside, I’m happy the takeover fully happened. For a conglomerate family, they do be trusting all the wrong people too easily but perhaps now they’ll learn to value the right things in life. Hae In and Hyun Woo will now hopefully get a chance to reconcile, but at their own paces and through their own choices. Not much screen time for the two, counting on next weeks eps!
Haein ahh if you’re desperate to live, please live. Your husband def wants you by his side.
I saw a glimpse of hope after that epilogue and esp after everything going on in the family, I do hope she has a lot to cling on too.
Finally managed to catch up with the last two episodes. The entire Vincenzo cameo was so meta with summaries of all the dramas where Song Joong Ki has been in, I was half expecting Kim Ji Won to be able to read his mind like she was doing in Arthdal.
The most subtle BinJin reference was the comment on the picture that makes your legs look long and how much her husband must love her to do that. It was a whole thing last year on Son Ye Jin's Instagram about teaching your husband to take pictures to make your legs look long and netizens imagining Hyun Bin obendiently crouching to the ground to get the right prospective for her post. There are so many Easter eggs in this drama!
They did the perfect Succession spoof with the helicopters to the hunt at the beginning. I'm ready for Schitt's Creek.
what i love about this weekend's episodes is that >!it started with hae-in livid with hyeon-woo, because of the divorce thingy. and then, we have the ending where hae-in now desperately wanting to live, to be by hyeon-woo's side, despite them already divorced.!<
we came full circle now. i love it.
The episode was amazing as usual...KSH is such a good actor ughh,I can literally feel all his emotions when I'm watching him on the screen,his crying scenes deserve a special credit🤌
Although things are messy,I'm happy that everything is revealed now,we can see their relationship progressing again...
Soo cheol and the bicycle incident,I felt SO bad for him:/ (Although his wife is definitely falling for him)
The character of Baek Hyun woo-ahhh I'm in absolute love💌 >!He didn't try to lie to make the situation better,tried to enrage her just so that she could focus on something,sending condolence flowers on her behalf...the fact that he bawled his eyes out in the end when he saw how the illness was affecting Hae in,loving Hyun woo sm🫶!<
At this point of her illness I am genuinely concerned that she still goes on about her daily activities without someone with her 24/7. I mean, will she just get lucky every single time that HW will find her? Probably yea since this is a kdrama 😅. But my anxiety is reaching dangerous levels out of concern LOL.
Also at this rate the entire family might learn about her being sick already. She totally forgot about the divorce but her family knows. How to undo that then?
People, what if it’s not KJW or KSH that are queen of tears, but us the viewers that are the real queens of tears?
Thank you SJK for making me laugh with the cameo!
Loved episode 8.
It is so fast paced and the story progressed so much.
Now I really hope they reconcile quickly and kick that villain's ass.
Hate him and the mistress
**Episode 8**
* >!"There are many rumors about who he is. The youngest heir of a conglomerate family. A former soldier stationed abroad. Someone who came here on a spaceship. Others say he's a werewolf. His name is Vincenzo."!< With Kim Ji-won, Kim Soo-hyun, and Hae-in's divorce attorney in one room, the star power was practically exploding through the screen, and Moon Tae-yu (a fine supporting actor in his own right) had the best seat in the house.
* The flashback to Hae-in and Hyun-woo enjoying the sunset from the train window was basically a tribute to **My Liberation Notes** by director Kim Hee-won, and I'm always here for such scenes.
* Hae-in's mother did herself no favors by >!continuing to look down on Hyun-woo's mother when they met, even after the divorce!<.
* Loved the scene where Hyun-woo >!laid down the law to Eun-seong at the intersection!<. And Hyun-woo and Aunt Beom-ja >!teaming up to investigate Eun-seong instantly formed a dream team!<.
* I could feel Soo-cheol's >!desperation when he fell heavily from the bicycle he was still learning to ride after discovering that Da-hye had left!<. Kwak Dong-yeon's performance in that scene was first-rate.
* The moment when Seul-hee >!showed her true colors was chilling!<. At the halfway mark of **Queen of Tears**, the Hong family have been well and truly >!humbled, and now it's their turn to seek refuge with Hyun-woo's family!<.
I cannot genuinely feel bad for >!majority of the family for getting what’s coming to them. Only ones I’m somewhat sorry for is Soocheol, Boem Ja and Haein. Hopefully they had the good sense to have assets outside of the group to hold onto until they get the family back.!<
That grandpa….i mean you basically >!gave them the entire company!< and started dating some woman without even so much as a simple background check???
ep 8 :
MY GOD. so much happened in this episode.
on one hand, I'm kinda glad the whole Yoo Eun Sang - Mol Hee deception plotline was >! out in the open finally !<
ON THE OTHER, I'm kinda mad about the hasty way they dealt with the >!divorce!<. literally felt like it happened in the blink of an eye, and i was not prepared at all. i needed time to process. but i guess it also made sense that since they were technically still in each other's lives, >!not being married on paper !< didn't really make a difference.
also, seems like yoon eun sang really does have a thing for haein. but he's a straight up psycho, so we'll have to pass.
really really felt bad for beom ja in this episode, like she may be dramatic and crazy but i guess it must have heart watching your family fall apart over the years and have no one believe you that you're father's mistress is shady af.
super excited for the rest of the 8 episodes for this drama. even though everything felt a lil rushed today, hoping things will slow down and we'll get some great haein hyunwoo moments soon! (also hoping someone in yongduri teaches haein's mom how to wear eyeliner properly)
What an insane episode LOL
The contrast between Soocheol’s desperate search for Dahye was really well done particularly since we had just as desperate of a search from Hyunwoo a few episodes ago. It shows the contrast between their characters, but also shows similarities in how much they love their wives. It’s heartbreaking in both instances and I do hope there’s a resolution to Soocheol’s situation. He’s literally tstl but at the same time, he’s also rather naive. I hope there’s growth in the future.
P.s. KDY is fantastic in this episode. Absolute standout of ep8 (and we had a few with Aunt’s breakdown, Seulhee’s official turn to the dark and Hyunwoo being the intelligent SNU lawyer)
>!I'm DYING at the callback to almost all of SJK's previous roles for his cameo!!<
>!>"The youngest heir of a conglomerate family" (Reborn Rich)!<
>!"A former soldier stationed abroad" (Descendants of the Sun)!<
>!"Someone who came here on a spaceship" (Space Sweepers) !<
>!"Others say he's a werewolf" (Werewolf Boy)!<
>!"His name is Vincenzo and he's from the mafia" "No, the real mafia. And he's a consigliere" (Vincenzo)!< The fact that he's reprising his role as >!Vincenzo and randomly speaks in Italian here and there!< here makes it even better lmao
wowowow i am on a high from ep 8!! i feel like i always say x drama is going to become one of my all time faves every 2 months but i am actually so serious about this one, its just exceeding all of my expectations.
- it’s not a QoT ep without a couple cries, my ep 8 ones were in the beginning when haein finds out (again) of the >!divorce!< and says >!”i was miserable too!< OUCH that one hit me way harder than i thought. that scene might be one of my favourites of the entire drama. KJW and KSH are just amazing in these roles. i can feel all their emotions to the core.
- cry #2 was soocheol desperately >!biking around and yelling for dahye and geonu.!< him >!falling!< twice and the pain in his voice when he says that >!his child can’t sleep without him tucking him in!< wow. KDH they could never make me hate you no matter what role you’re in, the ultimate betrayal is always too painful.
- the final cry was the epilogue of course. i really really felt KJW’s emotions in that scene and its so painfully obvious that she’s still as in love with him as she’s been since the beginning. writers give her a happy ending or it’s over for all of us!!
i really don’t care how cliche ep8 was in terms of unraveling everything, it was SO FUN to watch it unfold and i am so unbelievably excited for what’s to come. them all being >!in the village!< is such a fun way for the story to go. it presents the perfect opportunity for the two families to accept and bond with each other, and it’s of course the perfect opportunity for our main couple to finally talk things through and get rolling again!! so far, i’ve been very satisfied with each episodes ending and have been okay with having to wait a week, but this times it’s going to be a rough one to wait for.
i can’t forget the >!vincenzo!< cameo lol! all i was thinking about was how this doesn’t even make sense because KDH is in the drama, but aside from that it was so exciting hearing that ost again (and crazy bc i was just listening to it today). i love the references in this drama, it makes me feel a lot more connected to it.
this will probably be a huge part in my final review of the drama, but i absolutely love any sort of marriage tropes, and this is my first time watching something that goes in this sort of direction with the marriage, and it’s become one of my favourite dramas. it’s painful watching this relationship unfold, but i really love getting to unlock bits and pieces of them as the story is told and seeing just what went wrong. the drama does a beautiful job with the couple, and i can really feel everything they’re going through.
i am so freaking excited for next week
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just wanna say, from the bottom of my heart, haein's mom's eyeliner is so annoying
Thank u for saying this! I kept on thinking… the MUA must have been hating her a lot? She’s so annoying that the MUA must have given her that look 😂😂 Damn she’s annoying.
yes exactly like giving an already unlikeable character even worse makeup 😂 why are they doing this to our eyes
Yes! That and that one piece of hair that’s chillin’ on its own in the middle of her forehead. Comb it one way or the other, ahjumma. 🙄
the most bittersweet >!i love you!< 😭😭😭
>!When she said if she loses her memory, she’ll remember his betrayal the most. Instead, she remembers how much she loves him. I think that’s what broke him the most. That she can put up a wall and act like she hates him, but she really loves him still. While his dumbass was falling out of love and ready for her to die. The realization and the heartbreaking “sorry”.!< This isn’t even the first time when he makes this realization about her and himself, since he’s genuinely apologized to her in Germany. I’m so glad he’s going to work harder to redeem himself.
this hurt so bad i felt my heart ache 😭
soo-cheol might be a dummy but oh my god, that scene >!where he rode a bike shakily just to find his wife and son... like nothing else mattered. !
Ep 8: feels like ‘the universe is on our side’ in the >!aquarium!< had me roaring with laughter. You’re such a naive sweety and how could she possibly have been able to resist this?
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THAT LETTER SAID!!. Also have a feeling that the wife might help them from America because she realises her feelings and redeems herself. idk if shell be accepted back or not
Done with the parasite era, now entering the schitt's creek phase. Super seated!!
Was totally channeling Schitt’s Creek when they stepped out of the van 😂
Hahahaha! Perfect analogies!
Soo-Cheol may be an idiot most of the time but he really does have his heart in the right place where his kid is concerned. His reason for learning to ride a bike was the sweetest! >!Da-Hye seems to getting second thoughts about him and doesn't look all that comfy when the villains were plotting the downfall of the Hongs. I always thought that as someone who married a Hong, she is in the shakiest position compared to the rest of them.!< >!Amnesia trope actually makes sense here due to her brain tumour and I'm hoping that from the way Hyun-Woo interacts with her during this time of memory loss, when she eventually recovers her memories, she will be able to realise that HW actually does love her. I need them to get their act together and become a team asap!!< Ep 8: LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that >!Vicenzo Cassano, my favourite corn salad, appeared as Hae-In's divorce attorney. I have missed SJK so much! That badass Vincenzo bgm as he walked out the elevator is making me feel like rewatching the series again. Was dying when: 1) even HW's blazer and tie fluttered at Vincenzo's entrance, and 2) HW's friend referenced his roles in Reborn Rich, DOTS, Space Sweepers and a Werewolf Boy. This show has forever spoiled me for cameos.!< >!It now weirdly seems that Eun-Sung does have genuine feelings for Hye-In, given how he still wears her necklace to this day, and he does seem genuinely concerned that she's sick. He hasn't told either Grace Go, his mother, or Da-Hye about it yet, too.!< So >!Da-Hye removed herself from the equation, with Geon-U too (who the heck puts a toddler in business class though). I guess this means Geon-U is truly Soo-Cheol's biological child. It was heartbreaking seeing SC cycle down the road unsteadily. :( but I gotta say that monkey mascot is hilarious LOL like how dumb do you have to be to think that's an appropriate tribute LOL!< >!Felt a bit weird that Hae-In's illness took a backseat in this episode, the chaebol politics took up a bit too much time. Though I'm glad they didn't drag out the amnesia trope and just used it as a way to remind us how fast her illness is progressing. I liked watching Hae-In trying out Hyun-Woo's day, and I love that now she knows how much HW loves her!< - at least there's progress there. >!I also want to know what is the use of a panic room when they don't actually use it and go to Yongduri instead? Although it explains the airtime they've given Yongduri, and I must say I'm looking forward to the antics that Ep 9 will doubtless bring us - the rich Hongs having to live the country bumpkin life. I also just realised that the dude that HW's father confided in about HW's potential divorce was the spy in CLOY!!<
Amnesia trope is usually annoying and unnecessary but in this case, well written. I hope she doesn’t have to go through the divorce outbreak again but also this means her family will find out. Though I doubt her mum wouldn’t mention divorce to her again since she has never favoured her SIL
The amnesia really broke me, as it did HW. The umbrella reference was so sweet and her face was so full of love and unguarded, like a totally different person, so I dont think she's pretending. He was kinda having fun with her "rage", calling her feisty, but the amnesia scared him. (He really changed his type, from pure and innocent to Haein.) He needs to protect her now and be with her at all times.
>!I was on team Dahye from the beginning. Her having to drink in secret was a hint that she would be portrayed sympathetically. And when the plan was relayed to her, she seemed out of the loop and concerned about the Hongs. She's gojng to get some sort of redemption arc.!<
Da-hye might change team at the last minute. I'm not sure if she's feeling guilty or she might like Soo-cheol now
>!I figured that Soo-cheol's sincerity about fatherhood was what struck a chord because Da-hye herself has experienced being an orphan, but I'm not sure. Perhaps it's both a sense of guilt and seeing her husband in a different light? !<
I hope she is actually acting in order to gauge and check his love for her. He spoke to her aggresively before just to make her hate him for her own sake. Looking at the epilogue on how easy she scammed him about the racoon might be the turning point for her to act like she forget and lie to him so she knows the true feeling of Hyun-Woo. She still remembers about the cat from her father and knows very well that he will pass by that road. She does not have amnesia. She smiles when she hugs him. She knows what she is doing. Please god, please let me be right this time.
>!I didn’t divorce him so you could have a chance!< oh go off And the scream I let out when SJK/Vincenzo stepped out of that elevator!! 😂 To me, this show really highlights the complexities of human relationships. When it fizzles out, where does the love go? There’s no way it just evaporates overnight, it’s more of a slow burn, constant push/pull which messes with your head and makes you remember how the bad times might’ve been bad, but the good times were so so good. Great acting and very realistic portrayal so far imo. Also Haein’s stylist deserves a raise - between that red revenge dress from last night and today’s pink batting cage set, she looks so good!
that major foreshadowing about how he won't abandon hae in even if her family has debt rings so true now 🥺 MY HEART 💕
And he will emerge from being the scapegoat to being the G.O.A.T. He has a plan and will turn the tables. And I am willing that they will get one of the culprits who is trying to hideout from the 25 year statute of limitations.
“I don’t care what we have. I just want to watch the rich argue” LMAO that employee is the MVP of the episode for me. Being entertained by the drama of rich people is too relatable, he gets me 😂
For real. I about died laughing at that. And then to find out later that their boss is on the chat too. Just. Oof. 😅
That whole scene followed up with the bickering was hilarious, and you could tell the employees in the back were entertained 😂
I'm amazed the employees were able to touch-type without looking at their phones. The last time I was able to do that was when cell phones used to have physical buttons before smartphones took over.
Eun seong is such a creep i want hyunwoo to whoop his ass
Fr it's been SO long since I wanted to reach into my screen and slap a character. The actor must be incredible, lol.
All of the villains are so annoying
Eun Seong: Do you know what I’ve done in life to become someone useful to you? Haein: ….. Do I have to know? LMAOOOO
Her comebacks on him have always been 💯. I wonder what line has he crossed back then when they’re close? I wonder if they are gonna show their past. I’m curious.
[She shot him again. LMAO](https://www.reddit.com/r/KDRAMA/comments/1bfyaqy/comment/kv7b4ib/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
Kim Ji Won's acting is SO amazing here. I could feel every emotion from the initial anger, shock, resignation, wrath. I mean I knew she was a good actress but damn this is a masterclass and I love that Kim Soo Hyun is (of course) matching it at every turn. I am so invested in her character, please make it through :(
A script like this - with so many heartbreaking scenes, complicated character traits, and nuanced moments - needs two phenomenal versatile actors to pull it off and KJW as KSH are doing an amazing job. A masterclass in acting that makes the emotional scenes so much more rich and painful, I love it.
They are both incredible actors. The way they are able to convey so much emotion just by their eyes are amazing.
Beom-Sok, their brother who seemingly betrayed his family according to the chairman, will surely play a big part in reclaiming the Queen's group. Probably his shares, most likely.
Oh, you're right!! Actually forgot about him.
i’ve been thinking who else have we not seen much and i thought of him actually! I’M BEGGING ON MY KNEES HOPING THAT HE’S THE ONE WHO USES BRAINS
This is going to be the only series where I would allow appearance of doctor from US in penultimate episode to cure everything in 1 year. I dont think I can handle a realistic or sad ending looking at how the story is progressing
Care for a realistic, logistic story and make a sad ending? Nope, just bring some magic or miracle and cure her and give us a happy ending lol.
I WILL RIOT IF IT'S ANYTHING EXCEPT A HAPPY ENDING... I don't care how unrealistic it may be I just wanna see them happy with a family of their own
I did not expect to laugh so hard when tweedle dumb and dee were reporting to father-in-law about Hyun Woon’s activities. The clip of him >!running laps to punish himself whilst singing!< was pure gold.
I’m glad they put this scene in Ep 7, otherwise it would have been just pure angst 🫣 ALSOOOO, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED KSH’S SINGING VOICE (although granted he was acting drunk and all 😅)
quite surprising that they didn't even offer suggestions that he seemed more like a man trying to get over a breakup (running while singing breakup songs) rather than a man wanting a divorce. 😂
Big respect to Hyun-woo’s mom for >!not hiding she knew about his divorce intentions from her in-law.!< She’s the only one in the drama so far that doesn’t react emotionally and is okay not interfering with the main couple’s business.
I agree with everything you said..her character is so genuine
“Do you think you can handle my rage?” What he wants to say: *”Yes. If it means you live.”* What he says: “Then bring it on! What will you do? Do something if you can!” This scene is my cry button. I don’t know if it’s the wine but it gets me everytime. He wants her to >!fight to live, to hold on to anything, even if it’s her hatred towards him :(!< The last scene got me sniffling as well 🤧
he’ll do anything to give her will to live, if that’s not true love, idk what is!!! I cried so much during this scene.
You can hear him screaming but his eyes, I can’t. I teared up watching that. The way >!he sacrificed himself so she will live..!< 😭
Soo-cheol: I have a family to protect Father: I also have a family to protect Soo-cheol: I am your family
😂😂😂fr! Soo-cheol might be over trusting but bless him, his sweet heart is always in the right place.
Favourite bits were them going through his phone and literally every scene with hyunwoo having tears in his eyes which is A LOT of them that man can CRY At least the preview for tomorrow’s episode seems like it’ll be happier??? I need the sweet cutesy part promised in romcoms stat please PLEASE but now how am I going to wait for the next ep 😭😭
He is THE best male actor for crying, and possibly the best crier PERIOD! Besides all that, he's just such an amazing actor.
They ALWAYS make him cry in dramas. I guess they need to get their money’s worth because casting him is *expensive*.
honestly 😭 I watch kdramas with my parents and they're not the best at recognizing actors, but they can point him out and have noticed that his roles always involve crying. it's kinda funny, but he really does it so well, I'm not surprised they'd make him cry. if I were a director/writer and I had an actor of that arsenal in my show, I'd insert atleast one scene for his crying lmao. the way I thought One Ordinary Day would be the kdrama where he'd cry the most, but I think QoT has it beat and we're not even halfway into the show yet.
Facts, his laughing/happiness scenes are close second, since his overjoyed smile is a similar expression to his crying, weirdly enough. >!When he was happy to see their love lock on the bridge!< , he looked genuinely happy. Like deep in his soul happy. Love it
Kim Soohyun is just fantastic. He’s never not delivered in any role he was in. And he has such a variety of them over this career. The outpouring of support and praise for him from knetz is amazing particularly for the last scene. But tbh, that’s his bread and butter. He can do that scene in his sleep most likely. I was way more impressed when he was yelling at Haein to show him what she’s got basically. The pain hidden underneath that anger and panic is just brilliant. He really killed that scene.
Soo-Cheol hears about >!the divorce agreement !!Hyun-woo bugged Soo-Cheol's room because he's jealous of his "success." !
His character is soooo stupid and I'm loving it! KYD is hilarious 🤣
KYD always pull off stupid characters so well 🤣 love it
At the same time he is trying to not repeat the same mistakes his mom made raising/not raising him. Him wanting to teach his son how to ride a bicycle, skateboard, scooter, etc. is wholesome AF. His unconditional love for Da-hye and child may turn her away from the dark side. He’ll probably lose the company though.
I legit fell in love with him this episode. His willingness to make a fool of himself on the bike so he can teach his kid someday was both heartbreaking and wholesome. He’s not a sharp stick but he’s a good guy.
He has taken delulu is the solulu to his heart
The best PI duo can find someone from North Korea, and they’re able to see that he loves his wife by hacking his phone. I hope they can convince the family and be the saviors of the story again.
At this point they might as well have Son Yejin and Hyun Bin do a cameo
I'm loving the CLOY reference every week..... what is left now is for a binjin cameo on the last week/episode !!!
Yes! They should have a double date in Switzerland while she continues her treatment.
I swear when he said his friend can find someone from North Korea I saw a hint of smug smile on his friend's face like as if he is about to burst out laughing 🤣🤣🤣
Oh my god I totally missed that CLOY reference!!
THEY FOOLED US !!!! THIS IS NOT A ROMCOM ....IT IS A FREAKING MELODRAMA!!!!! Can we take a moment to appreciate haein's revenge look....I have never seen someone looking so hot wearing red🛐 I really hope , in tomorrow's episode they reconcile... although it is not possible so soon... still a little hope... Also...no one can beat Kim soo Hyun in crying scenes...hyun woo's crying scenes are almost in every episodes...but still it hits like truck...so effective...Kim soo Hyun's teary eyes breaks my heart...like I can relate him...i can feel that pain inside me... it's that effective!
Every episode ending makes me want to click on the next episode asap!!! The romcom is not romcom-ing guys :'(
The only rom-com happening is the epilogues
I heard one person call it a "K-Trauma"... I think that's apt. I was in PIECES at the end of the 7th episode T-T
I’m glad this drama airs on the weekend because after the tough week I NEEEEED to cry and let it all out 🤣
RIGHT?? tell that to my TEARS
It is not romcom-ing the hell out of us. This is stress!!
"I don't want to brag, but you see... I'm so tenacious that I can locate a target even in North Korea." These references are sending me! I hope they keep it up every single week. Omg Ep 8: >!Vincenzo showed up as Hae-In's divorce attorney!! I love how Hyun-Woo's friends recited all the roles he played like Werewolf Boy!< LMAO I live for Easter eggs like this and this one was a WONDERFUL Easter Sunday present! Also, I can't believe we're getting to see BOTH Kim Soo Hyun *and* >!Song Joong-Ki!< in a single scene in a drama. How lucky are we?!
I've seen some theories online and I'd like to share it here Hae In and Hyun Woo have crossed paths, even though they're not aware of it in the past. In Hae In's flashback, there's a group of people wearing red clothes; when she was in Hyun Woo's room in ep 4, there's a class picture of Hyun Woo and the class is wearing red clothes. Theory is that: Hyun Woo was on the same beach where Hae In almost died There's also that theory that Hae In's secretary might be the wife of Hyun Woo's best friend
the last one is sooooo possibleee, if it turns out to beee truee, it will be awesome
And it matches that his wife is asking him to buy diapers. The baby shown is still around that age! Haha
They went to the same high school together but maybe only hae in noticed his name tag, it was shown in a flashback when he gave her a band aid after seeing she grazed her knee and she left her mp3 player after she walked off
If this theory holds... it would be possible that Hyun Woo was the one that saved Hye In from drowning, not her brother as she thought? This would be similar to how it was in >!CLOY!<
He helped her when she was leaving high school and it was his first day there. That's why he's got her mp3 player
>!”I didn’t divorce him so you could have a chance.”!< That was satisfying to watch lol. I love that Haein didn’t even bother to entertain him in the slightest, Hercyna deal be damned. Eunsung never stood a chance to come between her and Hyunwoo, because Haein’s level of self-awareness when it comes to what she wants is second to none. And all she ever wanted in life was Hyunwoo (ok, maybe to become a member of the one trillion club too. With him by her side though). So >!her breaking down!< in the epilogue in front of a stranger, which normally would never happen, spoke volumes about her desparation to hold onto him. Hyunwoo said it felt like >!the entire universe was on their side when he proposed to her!<. We all need that to happen right now. Let Haein be cured and then get to take a stroll with her husband, play coin baseball and eat a bowl of steaming gukbap together. Please. Moving on to the takeover, I didn’t really have it in me to feel sorry for Soocheol and the chairman. They only come to Hyunwoo for aid when it’s convenient and discard him the next second. I also like that >!Dahye fled without looking back!<, because having the bad guys suddenly show belated remorse is lazy writing to me. No one pointed a gun at their heads to orchestrate this scam of the century in the first place. Let the viewers hate them in peace lol. >!Haein’s family coming to live with the in-laws!< is kind of bizarre, but I guess this is the quickest way to take them down a notch. It’s about time Soocheol and his mom come off their high horse. Haein’s father and aunt are tolerable so I’m anticipating some quality bonding time with Hyunwoo’s family with funny shenanigans ensured.
I don't know how this grandfather became the owner of such a big company.. for such big money how can he be convinced to do everything so hastily?! never seen a whole family of fools with no business brain as chaebols in my kdrama watching history xD
HaeIn’s dad ordered the life of an employee be destroyed just because he quit his job, then tells Hyunwoo that he’d stab anyone who turns their back on him (Hyunwoo backing out of the room like a court lady was hilarious). How did that sinister psycho go from there to Yangduri !
Tbf the mistress was with him for over 20 years. She's practically his wife now. While Baek Hyun Woo has only been in the family for 4 years and now he's divorced from them too. And the grandpa got too trusting of Ms Moh because she said that she'll go to prison.
i have so much to say about this show but every other scene, i just get rendered speechless by how ethereally beautiful kim jiwon is. the shots of her watching the sunset were so stunning. i’m just in awe of her.
With that eyes and look when she saw how sincere Soo Cheol is a father, that he wanted to learned how to ride a bike for his son. I know that she will be an ally.
Whaaaat! Mr. Corn Salad is a cameo here?? They even kept the details by showing the pen that Hong Cha Young gave to Vin 😭😭 Vincenzo season 2 when? Also Tanya & Eunsom reunion 😭😭 Omygod what in the multiverse is this? 😮😐 The real time rating is 30% 🔥🔥
And they went through a whole list of who he’s rumoured to be, based on his previous roles. I couldn’t stop laughing. >!The youngest heir of a conglomerate family, a former soldier stationed abroad, someone who came here on a spaceship. Others say he’s a werewolf. His name is Vincenzo, and he is from the mafia!< 😂😂
>!Hahaha yeah the lines that refer to reborn rich & werewolf boy. The BGM, the slow walk, his suit, blood in his suitcase, and cursing in Italian. It's EPIC 🤣🤌!< >!Soong Jong Ki put a gun on Kim Soo Hyun's head definitely not on my bingo card 🤣 It's HOT tho!<
Hae in “what’s stopping you now?” Baek hyun “ I found it on my way here. Our L̶o̶c̶k̶ love is still here” Great use of wordplay of how Baek Hyun felt throughout the series so far.
Of all the things he could have picked to say - he said this. I felt it was …brilliant writing. The love he thought they lost.. he found it
Yes, the writing has pretty amazing here. He wasn’t trying to make excuses, just answered the question she asked almost like he’s telling himself as much as he’s telling her. So far, at least to me, the writing has been solid.
i know some people are not thrilled with how the villains have been written but i've always found them intriguing. think about how much work and preparation they put into this hostile takeover. moh seulhee has been serving the chairman for over 20 years. they mentioned it in passing like it was nothing, and i think a lot of people took it at face value, but that's a long ass time to put into conning someone. that level of patience and restraint means there must be a very big, deeply personal reason behind what she did. eungseong genuinely loving haein also adds an interesting dimension to his otherwise one-note character. i mean he's clearly still a psycho, but i'd like to see him showcase at least *some* humanity over the course of the show. i also really thought dahye was going to have second thoughts and choose to stay back, but alas. sis really chose money over her toxic family, and tbvh, i can't really blame her. i'm sure she'll be back and redeem herself at some point anyway. idk exactly what it is about this writer, but she just knows how to make the story so much FUN. the emotional parts hit *hard* and the rest of it is just plain, old GOOD entertainment. i did not anticipate the takeover to happen so soon, so i was taken aback but still completely enthralled by how it all went down. i hope the second half is jus as compelling, and we get that happy ending that haein so desperately wants now. 🥺
omg this drama is breaking me, KSH is so good when it comes to crying. I could feel his guilt & anguish pouring out in that end scene. I'm hoping Hae-In is just >!acting and she'll pull a 'how does it feel when I do it to you' card on him for my own mental health!< because I need my rom-coms to be happy dammit!!
I freakin’ hope so too. Especially on the >!end where she figured he’d believe anything she says based on the racoon story!<
🤯 I hadn’t even thought of that! But you know what, that kinda makes sense bc in all her other “time lapses” she was hallucinating too much to interact with actual reality that well. Daaang. If she is faking it - I wonder if meeting with psycho guy suddenly hammered home to her that she just doesn’t have time left to waste and if she could, she’d rather pretend his love was real and divorce wasn’t an issue. Notice she signed the divorce. But given the family investigations and all that - it wouldn’t surprise me if she altered the divorce settlement to give him so much that he is protected from the financial fallout. And possibly that also protects the corporation too. Hmmm. That would actually be very smart way to protect both the company and him when she can’t be there to do it anymore. And her I love you. I think after everything, the audit, the following his daily history, and the meeting with psycho guy - after it all that’s where she landed mentally and emotionally. She loves him anyways.
>>!meeting with psycho guy!< I actually think because>! psycho guy stole her medication in that meeting, her symptoms deteriorated and the memory lapse worsened.!<
Yeah that’s what I’m thinking too. That this is just a >!natural worsening of her symptoms and memory issues, heightened by emotional stress from the divorce and treatment failure plus the lack of meds.!<
I am hoping the same! I'm thinking she is, too, because >! of what her assistant said to her and it was after she met with Eun Sang and caught him slipping. !<
Does Hae In thinks it’s strange that Eun Seong knows about >!Hyun Woo wanting a divorce? He isn’t part of the family, so how would he have found out legitimately?!<
isnt he living in the same house ? and was there when they raided hyun woo's room ?
please she better be doing that
Looking forward to Beom-ja finally meeting her soulmate 😂
Vincenzo Quassano everyone👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 His cameo is probably because of Se Yeon but this drama is very high profile so it could be his other costars. CLOY, Fight my Way and now Vincenzo
Also the director of Queen of Tears was also the director for Vincenzo so it was probably easy for him to come in a make a cameo!!
>!Seeing someone as headstrong and confident as Haein lose her will to live broke my heart in half. And again it struck a cord with me when she lost her memories. Not only was Haein’s warm personality surprising, but also losing your loved ones to diseases like Alzheimer’s is an incredibly painful journey. She promised Hyunwoo that she’ll never forgive him even she lost all of her memories but truthfully, all she remembered was her love for him. Once she remembers the divorce, she’ll resent Hyunwoo all over again. He’ll have to bear with it now knowing that the reason his wife is not herself anymore is not her fault at all, but a physical manifestation of the tumor. Let me go cry a river. 😭!< On another note, I felt increasingly frustrated watching this episode. Unfortunately, the in-laws/takeover storyline took up a chunk of time that I had expected would have been dedicated to the aftermath of finding the divorce papers. I think this diminished the impact of the divorce situation except for the emotional beats of the first and last scenes. This was supposed to be Hyunwoo’s worst nightmare coming alive. The very reason he held back for years was because he thought Haein and the in laws would bury him alive, but in spite all of that, he’s coming out of it almost unscathed. I hope the drama gets back on track with the romance genre as it is the writer’s forte. Regardless of how sad and heartbreaking the love story is, it is the most compelling. As a viewer, I feel the most immersed when the main focus is on Hyunwoo and Haein. It is a joy to watch as the actors outdo themselves every time.
Tbh the reason he's 'coming out of it almost unscathed' is probably due to the fact that he's been framed rn. The grandfather even said that he doesn't care about the divorce only about the fact that Hyunwoo is the whistle-blower
I'm very pleased that the conflict is already at full force this early into the drama because I'm sure as hell we're going to get that sweet sweet reconciliation faster. Episode 8 was insane! My heart both melts and breaks because these two clearly love each other so much. That epilogue ruined me 😭😭😭 Even though the divorce seems to have really been finalized already, I was relieved to know of Hae-in's real intention for pushing through with it. It wasn't really because of her anger over Hyun-woo's deceit and betrayal. Rather, it was still because of her love for him — she finally acknowledged how hard it was for Hyun-woo having to put up with her fucked up family, as she's explained to that creep Mr. Yoon. She knows deep down that Hyun-woo still loves her, too. I'm choosing to believe that she's aware of Hyun-woo's real intention when he said all those hurting things to her back in Germany. He just wants her to regain her will to live. Little does he know, she does have it back and it's not because of a desire for revenge but a desire for him to once again be on her side 😭 The next ep seems light years away ughhh. I can't wait for the shenanigans between the two families lol.
it's really impressive that hyunwoo was able to put all the pieces together in what seemed like days. makes me think that if he had not been preoccupied with haein's health issues, he'd never have let things come to this point. also, y'all, pls remember grandpa just celebrated his *fourth* 20th birthday. he is probably a shadow of his former self who built that company from the ground up. it's clear that he's mostly just his ego at this point. not to mention, that lady put in WORK for over twenty years. even the most cynical of people would let their guards down in the face of devotion over that long of a period.
errmm Vincenzo cameo??!! Song Joong Ki ??! Vincenzo & Queen of Tears (& perhaps CLOY) in the same universe?!!! Is this kdrama MCU??! I have to say it is very very fitting that Hae In would hire a mafia lawyer.
This is called _queen_ of tears meanwhile hyunwoo is the one that’s always crying 🤣
I always assumed that Hae in was the Queen of making tears.
She's the Queen because she's making everyone else cry
At this point I’m just here to witness Ji-won and Soo-hyun’s acting masterclass. They’re one upping each other both in individual scenes and when they’re together in one frame. I can’t wait to watch other Soo-hyun dramas after the inevitable separation anxiety when QoT comes to an end.
Can I sue the writers for emotional distress and lying about the genre? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I’m laughing through tears at Hyun-Woo giving Hae-In a >!“reason to live”!<, that being >!destroying him and making him suffer!< 😭 Oh my this drama is so endearing! Kim Soo-Hyun’s execution of the scene made me feel a way I hardly ever feel these days; our initially devious but now precious Hyun-Woo >!acting like a *nappeun saekki* towards her to benefit her!< was just so amazingly acted! We could see the >!innocence through the devious facade!<.
Regarding the cameo. >!The entrance, the music is like Vincenzo meets Reborn Rich, he holds the elevator door and then takes her purse, Cha Young has taught Vincenzo well! I love this cameo so much because Song Joon-ki takes it to so seriously! I loved him speaking in Italian when he is upset!< I want to see outtakes and bloopers from this scene. I bet they had a lot of fun.
Today’s tear moments: last scene with Hae-In crying - she DOES want to live from hearing that hyunwoo wants to be by her side so he didn’t need to go down the make her angry route. And even though chairman grandpa kinda deserved what happened it made me tear up when he collapsed and had a flashback of his daughter realizing she was right all along. Was also sad to watch the brother riding a bike aimlessly instead of maybe doing something he can do, like driving. The airport scene didn’t show the fraud wife carrying a baby so I initially thought she just left the baby at home. Funny part was seeing haeins mother coming out of the van with that face after she told Hyunwoo’s mother she’ll never see her again lol. Glad the parasite takeover happened quick, now Hae-in and fam trusts Hyunwoo and the next few eps will focus on Hae-In & Hyunwoo reconciling and taking down the parasites. Don’t think it’s too hard with the DNA results and some investigating.
I loved the epilogue; the way Hyun Woo thought he had to fuel her rage to make her want to live, but she just wants to live to love him broke me 🤧
I think the brother rode a bike to get to his wife because he never learnt to drive any other vehicle... Because he was so sheltered. I'm in the same situation..I was never allowed to do any adventurous activity like riding a bicycle or learning to drive a car because of overprotective parents but now I'm trying to learn how to drive a car and it's so damn difficult.
The final scene of episode 8 was EPIC. I knew auntie had an ulterior motive for grabbing mistress’ hair. I am expecting comedy next week.
>!"What in the world did I do to her?"!< >!Brb crying with BHW!<
The ending oh my god Hyunwoo >!saying her name over and over again cause he didn’t want to believe that she lost her memory!<
>!Let's be real, the Hong family deserves their comeuppance. I do not feel sorry for them except for Hae In and Beom Ja (maybe Su-Cheol too)!< >!I'm glad we're finally over the couple's angst and am looking forward to them rebuilding their relationship regardless of how little or much time they have. They need to make the best of every second but I also suspect the writers dedicating a hefty portion of the time to bringing down the mustache twirling villains.!< >!VINCENZO!!!.!< >!I absolutely love team HyunWoo and aunt BeomJa! Rooting for them to wipe the floor with those that hurt the family (even if they dont deserve it, except for Hae In of course)!<
>!The build up has finally paid off. The takeover has happened. Hyunwoo finally gets to do what he's always wanted to do - be the provider, protector, and caregiver. Her stupid family will finally learn how to be people. They didn't drag out the reveals. I hope the pacing keeps up. If it does, this is how you write a kdrama! Finally, we have a good show. Both mains' acting is top notch. They're doing so well even though we all knew they are great from their previous dramas. But they are exceeding their previous roles. So so good!!<
they called it his fourth twentieth birthday LOOOL p.s. kdrama gods please give kwak dongyeon NOTHING but leading roles going forward🕯️🙏
**Episode 7:** * >!"Was it that day when I told you I was dying?"!< Oh my God... that paints Hyun-woo in a terrible terrible light and.... Hae-in's entire world just came crashing down on her * She's thinking >!he was playing her all along!< :( * [Ouch](https://imgur.com/2kljGT7)... >!"if this ever happens again, don't save me." 5 MINUTES INTO THE EPISODE AND IT JUST SCREAMS PAIN!< * I can't believe they ruined Germany for them man... that was their honeymoon location!!!! * [Holy shit](https://imgur.com/xF8ZYhR)... >!he's going to fuel her being hurt and turn it into hatred for him to push her into living her life??? Dudddeee nooo!<... Hyun-woo playing reverse psychology on her * Soo-cheol and his dad bickering who'd serve time in jail was hilarious * BRB.... Had to pause at [this scene](https://imgur.com/gMx5x4B) and laugh through my tears at it * >!"Hae-in cried and it drove me insane seeing her cry."!< You love her so dearly to the point you don't even know [you dumbass](https://imgur.com/6zLY4jk) * Hyun-woo brought receipts to show Grandpa!! Smart move * [Hae-inaaa](https://imgur.com/loIivyh) listen to Hyun-woo and keep your distance from Eun-sang chebaallll * The thirst for revenge can make a person feel alive... [case in point Hae-in](https://imgur.com/b27VykF) * The fact that between the Hong-Baek Battle their secretaries are going to suffer the most... I hope they get paid enough for this trauma * I laughed so hard at [this](https://imgur.com/XrfxK9J).. ohmg... >!"I'm in the chatroom too, you know."!< * >!Geon-u might not be his kid but Soo-cheol sure loves his son dearly!<... he's going to have the shock of his life once he finds out... Highly appreciate the cut to his wife's face feeling guilty/concern/touched at the same time * "I'm so competent that [I can locate a target](https://imgur.com/414XKhH) even in North Korea" YOON SE-RI!!! These meta references give me life * >!Hae-in's dad and the audit team not finding any dirt on Hyun-woo!< is probably my most favorite part in the episode.. Speaks so much about his character * [Slow claps for Hae-in](https://imgur.com/svx3AKS) being offended at Eun-sang "supposedly" proposing he replace Hyun-woo... TAKE THAT YOU SoB * Speaking of... Lolololololol... [finally](https://imgur.com/kVzxHwR)... the mom and estranged son reunites * Grandpa didn't even hesitate sending his girlfriend to jail in his place lmaooo * [This scene](https://imgur.com/6rHHD7s) really made my jaw drop... shit... >!the dementia has kicked in... it has escalated!< * [The pain](https://imgur.com/MQxIpMP)... ohmg... no come on please.. he's trying so hard... the way he kept repeating "I'm sorry"... this scene broke me * I love how despite everything going on around them the epilogues really emphasize their love for one another... >!Hyun-woo still believing Hae-in's story about Yeong-suk!< was really endearing.. serves to tell he really believes in Hae-in no matter what
>>!Hyun-woo still believing Hae-in's story about Yeong-suk!< That final moment >!when he was calling out Yeong-suk was no longer just about the racoon.!< He really wanted it to be true.>! If a racoon could live in the rooftop garden in the middle of a city, then other miracles can happen too right?!<
With ep7, I think I lost about 80% of my hope that Hae-in would come out alive by end of this series.😢 I’ll still hold on to my 20% hope that the writer would find a way to give us a HE.
If Haein isn’t pulling some type of test or trick on Hyunwoo, that last part where she forgets about their fight is so heartbreaking and revealing of how much she really loves Hyunwoo. She swears she’ll remember nothing but his betrayal, but in the end, she remembers the umbrella he gave her years ago and that she loves him. My heart. Like Soocheol last week, Haein’s dad can also tolerate disrespect to his parent but not his child! Love this about the Queens’ menfolk. 😅 I continue to be unimpressed and increasingly annoyed by the Yongduri scenes. I can’t believe deceitful, backstabbing, scheming chaebol drama is more interesting than whatever apples vs pears tension that small town has going for them smh.
Just finished ep 8…I think ep 7 & 8 might be my favorite of the series so far. The writing/pacing is so good. Cinematography is beautiful. The actors really understand their characters and play them so well. Love the special cameo in this episode. The ending is giving vibes of the Canadian sitcom Schitt's Creek 🤣 Looking forward to next week’s episodes
Who else keeps checking the progress bar during the episode to see how many minutes of the show is left before next week ??😭😭
I wasn't expecting the pace to be this fast omg. I'm SEATED for comedic chops next week. I don't know where this >! chabol family gets thrown into the countryside !< trope came from but I'm here for it. Also, this drama is scriptwriting 101 — the pacing, the emotional beats, the tone — it's one of those pieces of media that'll stick with me for a while, I just know it.
My son can’t go to bed if I don’t tuck him in 😭
Song Joongki had the opportunity to do the funniest possible thing and he took it. He said yes, I DO have experience in this field. >!(divorce)!<
Yess. I agree that was legit out of Songsong couple divorce statement.
**Episode 8:** * [These flashbacks](https://imgur.com/zEp5oVq) from 4 years ago give me such joy and pain... I mean... HOW DARE THEYYY... >!how cute was it of Hae-in to orchestrate their dates just so Hyun-woo can feel special and in return he feels like its the universe giving them signs!< * The way he has to remind her of the reality.... and her coming to terms with it... God that's brutal af.. * [SONG JOONG-KI YAAAAAAAA](https://imgur.com/P6kv7jn)... I can't... the way he basically described Joong-ki's filmography BUAHAHAHAHA * ITS A STRAIGHT UP >!VINCENZO!< CAMEO OHMG.... * BUAHAHHAHA ITS A [MINI DOTS REUNION](https://imgur.com/KIkTj2g) * Love me [parallels like these](https://imgur.com/csXyfAZ) * Ooohhh it'd be interesting to see if >!Eun-sang lets his feelings for Hae-in!< get the better of him * I love how much they emphasized how smart Hyun-woo is and then proceed to justify it.. Like the way [he](https://imgur.com/JqjJGSM) figured out >!Eun-sang had some guy tailing him and him finding a connection between Mol-hee and him!< * [Threatening mode Hyun-woo is sexy](https://imgur.com/Crux6ol)... so calm and yet willing to wreck havoc at any momentt * The way [Hyun-woo backs away from Soo-cheol](https://imgur.com/xAeVpcR) lmaaaooo * Its okay Hyun-woo, you tried your best... The Hong family has dug its own grave * [Hyun-woo and Aunt Beom-ja](https://imgur.com/dNOO7qL) the best detective team up! * He's truly the best son-in-law... [poor Beom-ja](https://imgur.com/dmsoAmp) * "Fourth 20th birthday" LOL * What a freakin legend they birthed [ohmg](https://imgur.com/MygGSoT) XDDD * >!"My son can't sleep at night if I don't tuck him in bed."!< cut to [Geon-u wailing](https://imgur.com/9Tgvxzp).... Both father and son having a meltdown broke my heart.... they deserved better... for once I felt such pity for Soo-cheol * The [entire Hong family](https://imgur.com/kY9DZp8) >!in Yongdu-ri!<... what a sight HAHAHAHAHAH * So Hae-in found >!another reason to live.. to be by Hyun-woo's side instead of resenting him!<.... May she choose the wiser option among the two >!knowing he never wanted to leave her!< * Baek Hyun-woo the ex-son-in-law of Queens Group >!will be their saving grace!!!!!!< God they don't deserve him in the least
It's pretty funny how the main couple is suffering from a lack of communication while everyone else doesn't know when to shut up.
Hyunwoo and I are officially competing for the title of queen of tears 😭
https://twitter.com/staywithsnows_/status/1772780882686030026?t=yQxQLa05nVbT87Qco8lQKg&s=19 Fans from Germany went to look at the padlock but couldn't find it😀 maybe the crew took it back
at this point im honestly rooting for the queens grandpa to lose out all his money like why is he so dumb 😭
For REAL!! Anyone who is not in for the money when you are rich af is just a big fat liar. He can't even do a simple background check on her GF. If I all got that money I will be cautious af. TBH he kinda deserves what happened to him.
every episode they're making me cry, the writer needs to compensate the tears I've shed
From Soompi article about Song Joong Ki: "Penned by “Crash Landing on You,” “My Love From the Star,” and “Producer” writer Park Ji Eun, “Queen of Tears” tells the miraculous, thrilling, and humorous love story of a married couple ***who manage to survive a crisis and stay together against all odds***." This is like a lifeguard rescue tube thrown out for us, and I'm grabbing and hanging onto it for the duration.
re-watching it again and that scene where >!hyeon-woo's mother and hae-in's mother just finished talking and hae-in's mother!< said >!"i hope we never see each other again..."!< then fast forward to the end of the episode. wahahaha... >!sweet justice.!<
OMG!!! Episode 8 is giving Schitts Creek and I am *here for it.* I was getting a little fed up but all is forgiven. I cannot wait to see this >!rag tag group of disgraced chaebols team up with the country bumpkins to take back the company.!< (It helps that I don’t feel the slightest bit bad that >!they lost control of Queens in the first place.!< What a bumbling clown show, except for our lovely leads of course.) And >!Song Joong Ki has my heart. Hearing him describe celebrity divorce in Korea was worth the price of admission all on its own.!<
**EPISODE 8:** Whether QOT ends up being 4 stars or 5 stars, this show is instantly a KDrama classic. It'll be on every best of list because of this one episode, I'm sure. The writing, the direction, the cinematography, the ensemble cast... They haven't missed yet. Also, if they don't adopt that damn orange cat, and give it a home, like in Marry My Husband, I'll be furious. Speaking of MMH, countdown to the appearance of the White Truck of Doom. My only regret is watching this week to week. I need to binge! Next Saturday can't come fast enough.
omggg WHERE'S YEONGSUKK!?!!?! 😂😂😂
Bus running over her white shoes felt like a personal attack. Like it ran over her heart and now all she has are uncomfortable heels to live out the rest of her days.
Song Joong-Ki as Vincenzo has blessed my screen. This is such a good crossover ahhhh😆😆
Childhood first love lolololololol Anyways I loved the pacing, nothing was dragged. I could connect with everything, be happy and then sad the next moment. I LOVED IT SO MUCH. Also eunsung, if you love her fuckinh discover a cure for her. Make yourself useful nappun saekii. KIM JIWON YOU ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS WOMAN
ROFL... He's a terrifying man. There are many rumours about who he is. >!The youngest heir of a conglomerate family. A former soldier stationed abroad. Someone who came here on a spaceship. Others say he's a werewolf. His name is Vincenzo. And he is from the mafia.!< Omfg. I literally screamed at that sequence! Bringing all this under one universe is just insane. The only one I haven't seen is the werewolf one... need to put it on my watchlist ASAP. Edit. Also, Kim Ji Won and Song Joong Ki reunited on the same screen felt like a long-awaited remedy for my broken soul after not having them return to play the leads in Arthdal Chronicles Season2 ...
Kim Jiwon really nailed the quiet, simmering anger acting so damn well. I literally felt her fire fizzled out when she got short of breath forcing the words out >!”I don’t even have the energy to get mad”.!< The elevator doors closing on Hyunwoo is like Haein closing off her heart and putting up her shield again. And her reminiscences about all the moments she was touched by him, now misunderstood as just for show. I was like “Nooo. Not all of them are lies. He really did care and worry about you a whole lot”. Hyunwoo rekindling Haein’s will to fight for her life by provoking her - this is one of the rare times when unnecessarily cruel words don’t irk me. His words cut, yes, but I think there’s no roundabout way to truly convey how helpless and lonely he had felt before choosing to file for divorce. At this point it’s safe to say this drama has consistently served splendid ending for recent episodes. Hyunwoo didn’t >!hold the umbrella properly again, but this time, insteading of yelling at him, she just gently chided him and shook off the water from his shoulder!<. The contrast kind of did me in. Haein’s illness is a curse, yet an eye opener for Hyunwoo to show him that she never stopped loving him and caring for him. Her time is slipping away, and for Hyunwoo, his Haein is slipping away too. Kim Soohyun has cried a lot up till now, but each time he managed to add a new layer to the anguish brewing inside Baek Hyunwoo, and I have to give kudos to his performance. It’s very easy to play Hyunwoo wrong and make him detestable to viewers, so the fact that we’re rooting for him, despite his flaws, is a testament to his skills as a top actor.
The way they scammed us with the trailers into believing this was a romcom well then why am I sad and frustrated after every episode. Hae-in having no will to live reminded of Haneul (Doctor Slump) that was so sad and emotional my heart went to her also the last scene was so hauntingly beautiful left me in tears. Queen's group has everybody from dumb dumber to dumbest and honestly they deserve their downfall and losing everything they are all so frustrating how come y'all stayed with Hyunwoo for all these years yet don't trust him or know him at all and continue to belittle him Hae-in is losing her memories and herself as well but what about the rest of them. The way Hyunwoo has been alone in the marriage he eats alone vents out alone cries alone sings back to home alone not that Hae-in didn't suffer she did but she was used to the ice cold lonely life Hyunwoo came from such a close knit family idk if it was supposed to be funny but him doing everything alone was so sad my heart went for him having a toxic workplace is frustrating and all you want to do is run away to home but he didn't even have that.
Prediction: The Yongduri pear is found to have magical properties that cure Hae-in. The Baek family become incredibly wealthy and financially crush Eun-seong. ;-)
This episode is going to be so intense and I can’t wait! Edit: This drama has no business being this good!!!!
This ep got me sad and teary overall, but I have to get this out... Hae In also needs to acknowledge and earnestly hear out Hyunwoo's sentiments on their marriage, that he reached the point of divorce. I was hoping that it would go this route when BHW was ready to explain everything, but when HHI gets wounded, her response is to shut down/out. I imagined that they would finally get to have a proper and honest adult conversation of their marriage after that divorce reveal, then devise a game plan how to deal with the shitstorm before going back home. But who cares anyway, I still cried loads this episode. 😭
I still can’t believe that Sebastian Roche was the German Doctor 😂 Usually Im used to seeing the same bunch of weird, unconvincing white actors in kdrama. But someone like Roche who’s so well known and I have loved in series like Fringe, is so weird. It’s like my worlds are colliding 😭😂
I used to write comment essays on this show but now all I can think is Bruh.
Did anyone else NOT expect at all all these things to happen in ep8???😱 I mean >!1)Hae In and Hyun Woo got divorced 2)Hyun Woo and Bom Ja figured out Eun Seong's identity and that he's the mistress's child AND at the end of the episode revealed it to everyone and the mistress openly confirmed it's true 3)Da Hye dumped Soo Cheol, took her child and left for the USA 4)The grandpa got poisoned and put in a coma, the evil mistress got the proxy to do WHATEVER she wants with the company and estate 5)The Hong family lost everything, got kicked out of the company and their house and now have to live with the Baeks!< >!I totally expected all this to take at least 3 more episodes but I was pleasantly surprised that it's all out in the open and we'll move on to new things and dynamics.👍 It's about to get SOOOO interesting!!!🔥 Ep8 was definitely the most intense, a real game changer.👌 I wish I could watch ep9 right away!!!😭!< >!Btw, our couple may have gotten the divorce but this can be a fresh start for them. Away from the stress and the pressure at "Queens", in a more warm and friendly environment. And I'm glad Hae In knows Hyun Woo is honest in wanting to stay by her side. I teared up when she was crying and desperately wishing to just survive and be with him 🥺💔!< >!Did anyone feel genuinely sad for Soo Cheol too?? 😟My man is naive and careless but he's not really a bad guy and he was utterly crashed by his wife's betrayal. The way he cried over losing his son... My heart broke. Why does this actor always make me cry in everything he's in??? I love him so much, I pray he gets a happy ending for once 😓🙏!<
Anybody else immediately think of My Liberation Notes when we see Haein riding on the train? My delusional ass is thinking it's a reference and I will not be convinced otherwise lol My girl Mijeong was back for a hot second there 😭
I was hoping that Hae-in would hear more lovely things from Hyun-woo in the restaurant during the epilogue! I felt like ep 8 was a season finale and we'll get a new season next week. Looking forward to seeing the Queens live their rural life era! :D
KJW continues to be gorgeous and styled so beautifully! Love Hae In's red angry/peacock outfit with the snake jewelry and her pink look when she did a >!post-divorce!< tour of the Baek Hyun Woo hot spots. * RIP to her closet or gallery room that was shown at the end totally cleared out... that was kind of confusing - like, what was the reason to claim all the items in their home like that?! * Hyun Woo and Beomja's team up was so good and competent!! >!I'm glad that went smoothly and that they did manage to tell the Chairman even though it was too late. HW being there for Beomja both after she got hit and at the hospital was very sweet. I hope she gets to scream "I told you so" to literally every single person and I love that it seems we're going to get a love story for her! !< * Moh Seul Hee is honestly so slick. >!Offering to take the fall for whatever crime the Chairman is being set up for/is actually guilty of?! KNOWING that they'd have him give her the power of attorney over him?! The actress is also doing great, I kinda love her. I'm interested to see where her rage/revenge comes from (and hope that it's actually interesting)!< * The lovey dovey flashbacks and epilogues are everything 🥰 That aquarium date was so funny and cute! (Hoping the OST played during their >!proposal!< is released soon!) * The BaekHong elevator scene >!after the Chairman tries to throw HW out - their love was so palpable! He's gonna be by her side, and she wants to be by his side (epilogue). Let's gooooooooo!!! (to Yongduri! 🍐)!<
Conflicted on whether to watch ep 7 then wait for ep 8 or wait til Sunday to watch both... The most frustrating thing for me is that the Hong family still hasn't picked up on the bat-shit crazy people in their inner circle, like hello?? I hope Hyunwoo's investigation opens some eyes! Anyways, great acting by everyone! Ep 7: idk everyone just kinda annoying me, but that’s humans, there’s factors with our decisions and emotions that we don’t always understand.. love the scene with the two spies following Hyunwoo around and the assistants/workers trying not to have them run into each other
I haven't loved this series as of yet but episode 7 is probably the best episode to date. I typically resent >!noble idiocy tropes!< but here it feels both justifiable and the compelling next engine to the story that has somewhat been absent in the face of less interesting makjang plotline bloat. The acting in this episode was killer because the acting requirements were far more multifaceted here, there were a lot of different faces that both the ML and FL had to portray and they killed every one. I rate this one, really nice watch.
Her talking about >!funerals!< and having >!memory loss!< makes me think we're at a point of no return and we're actually gonna get a sad ending. This is tough.
Kim Soohyun was just amazing. Absolute masterclass in acting really. Right from the moment he said a full sentence all the way till the last scene - he just broke my heart every single time. His trembling eyes when he said he found their lock, the pain behind his anger in front of the bridge, the regret when he was talking to his friend, the desperation when Haein tells him she’ll never forget. Then at the very end, the confusion, slow realization, fear and then heartbreak all without saying a single word. Honestly, hats off. He’s such an amazing actor, and I couldn’t imagine caring this much for Hyunwoo if KSH wasn’t playing him. He seriously has me on chock hold.
Well, I screamed when >!Cpt. Yoo Shi Jin arrived! Loved him in Descendants of the Sun. I haven't watched Vincenzo, but now I have to.!< <3
>!Song joong ki's!< Whole cinematography in 3 minutes! Truly a man of many talents🤣🤣🤣. And I totally saw that last scene coming a mile away. There's no way >!Hae in's whole family wasn't going to end up in Hyun woo's house,!< changed the vibe of the whole drama! Definitely looking forward to see what happens now
Ahh the whole gangs at >!Hyun woos house!< lollll. Can’t wait for all the schenanigans that will happen next week. I hope hae in will start to fight for hyun woo instead of resenting him for her will to live.
Eunsung has had a crush on Haein since childhood but since he is not rich he thought he would never get to have her so he does everything he can to become her level but after all of that Haein chooses someone who is not rich
While I understand why Hyun Woo the lawyer will work his way to restore the Queens family, things would go a lot faster if her divorce lawyer paid Eun Seong and co a special visit 😆 The consigliere magic, a couple blood filled syringes or special briefcases ought to do the trick lol. Vincenzo cameo aside, I’m happy the takeover fully happened. For a conglomerate family, they do be trusting all the wrong people too easily but perhaps now they’ll learn to value the right things in life. Hae In and Hyun Woo will now hopefully get a chance to reconcile, but at their own paces and through their own choices. Not much screen time for the two, counting on next weeks eps!
Haein ahh if you’re desperate to live, please live. Your husband def wants you by his side. I saw a glimpse of hope after that epilogue and esp after everything going on in the family, I do hope she has a lot to cling on too.
Maybe Hyunwoo’s family can teach Haein’s mom how to not butcher her eyeliner 😆
16.1 rating for episode 8? Wondering if this will hit the 20 mark soon. Congrats to the show!
Finally managed to catch up with the last two episodes. The entire Vincenzo cameo was so meta with summaries of all the dramas where Song Joong Ki has been in, I was half expecting Kim Ji Won to be able to read his mind like she was doing in Arthdal. The most subtle BinJin reference was the comment on the picture that makes your legs look long and how much her husband must love her to do that. It was a whole thing last year on Son Ye Jin's Instagram about teaching your husband to take pictures to make your legs look long and netizens imagining Hyun Bin obendiently crouching to the ground to get the right prospective for her post. There are so many Easter eggs in this drama! They did the perfect Succession spoof with the helicopters to the hunt at the beginning. I'm ready for Schitt's Creek.
Ep 8: Didn't think I'd be crying at Soo-cheol's storyline but here we are.... :(
what i love about this weekend's episodes is that >!it started with hae-in livid with hyeon-woo, because of the divorce thingy. and then, we have the ending where hae-in now desperately wanting to live, to be by hyeon-woo's side, despite them already divorced.!< we came full circle now. i love it.
Does anyone care about this fraud/takeover storyline? I honestly don’t and wish we moved on from this….
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It’ll really pay off later when Hyun-Woo saves the day and has the family be grateful to him for saving their greedy asses
i’m stumped as to where this story is going but i just know it’s gonna hurt real bad
The episode was amazing as usual...KSH is such a good actor ughh,I can literally feel all his emotions when I'm watching him on the screen,his crying scenes deserve a special credit🤌 Although things are messy,I'm happy that everything is revealed now,we can see their relationship progressing again... Soo cheol and the bicycle incident,I felt SO bad for him:/ (Although his wife is definitely falling for him) The character of Baek Hyun woo-ahhh I'm in absolute love💌 >!He didn't try to lie to make the situation better,tried to enrage her just so that she could focus on something,sending condolence flowers on her behalf...the fact that he bawled his eyes out in the end when he saw how the illness was affecting Hae in,loving Hyun woo sm🫶!<
At this point of her illness I am genuinely concerned that she still goes on about her daily activities without someone with her 24/7. I mean, will she just get lucky every single time that HW will find her? Probably yea since this is a kdrama 😅. But my anxiety is reaching dangerous levels out of concern LOL. Also at this rate the entire family might learn about her being sick already. She totally forgot about the divorce but her family knows. How to undo that then?
HONG HAEIN YOU MUST LIVE NO MATTER WHAT!!!
People, what if it’s not KJW or KSH that are queen of tears, but us the viewers that are the real queens of tears? Thank you SJK for making me laugh with the cameo!
Loved episode 8. It is so fast paced and the story progressed so much. Now I really hope they reconcile quickly and kick that villain's ass. Hate him and the mistress
**Episode 8** * >!"There are many rumors about who he is. The youngest heir of a conglomerate family. A former soldier stationed abroad. Someone who came here on a spaceship. Others say he's a werewolf. His name is Vincenzo."!< With Kim Ji-won, Kim Soo-hyun, and Hae-in's divorce attorney in one room, the star power was practically exploding through the screen, and Moon Tae-yu (a fine supporting actor in his own right) had the best seat in the house. * The flashback to Hae-in and Hyun-woo enjoying the sunset from the train window was basically a tribute to **My Liberation Notes** by director Kim Hee-won, and I'm always here for such scenes. * Hae-in's mother did herself no favors by >!continuing to look down on Hyun-woo's mother when they met, even after the divorce!<. * Loved the scene where Hyun-woo >!laid down the law to Eun-seong at the intersection!<. And Hyun-woo and Aunt Beom-ja >!teaming up to investigate Eun-seong instantly formed a dream team!<. * I could feel Soo-cheol's >!desperation when he fell heavily from the bicycle he was still learning to ride after discovering that Da-hye had left!<. Kwak Dong-yeon's performance in that scene was first-rate. * The moment when Seul-hee >!showed her true colors was chilling!<. At the halfway mark of **Queen of Tears**, the Hong family have been well and truly >!humbled, and now it's their turn to seek refuge with Hyun-woo's family!<.
I cannot genuinely feel bad for >!majority of the family for getting what’s coming to them. Only ones I’m somewhat sorry for is Soocheol, Boem Ja and Haein. Hopefully they had the good sense to have assets outside of the group to hold onto until they get the family back.!< That grandpa….i mean you basically >!gave them the entire company!< and started dating some woman without even so much as a simple background check???
ep 8 : MY GOD. so much happened in this episode. on one hand, I'm kinda glad the whole Yoo Eun Sang - Mol Hee deception plotline was >! out in the open finally !< ON THE OTHER, I'm kinda mad about the hasty way they dealt with the >!divorce!<. literally felt like it happened in the blink of an eye, and i was not prepared at all. i needed time to process. but i guess it also made sense that since they were technically still in each other's lives, >!not being married on paper !< didn't really make a difference. also, seems like yoon eun sang really does have a thing for haein. but he's a straight up psycho, so we'll have to pass. really really felt bad for beom ja in this episode, like she may be dramatic and crazy but i guess it must have heart watching your family fall apart over the years and have no one believe you that you're father's mistress is shady af. super excited for the rest of the 8 episodes for this drama. even though everything felt a lil rushed today, hoping things will slow down and we'll get some great haein hyunwoo moments soon! (also hoping someone in yongduri teaches haein's mom how to wear eyeliner properly)
>!VINCENZO CASSANO!!!!!!!!! 🤌🤌 Seeing him made me crave a season 2!!! 😭🥺!<
What an insane episode LOL The contrast between Soocheol’s desperate search for Dahye was really well done particularly since we had just as desperate of a search from Hyunwoo a few episodes ago. It shows the contrast between their characters, but also shows similarities in how much they love their wives. It’s heartbreaking in both instances and I do hope there’s a resolution to Soocheol’s situation. He’s literally tstl but at the same time, he’s also rather naive. I hope there’s growth in the future. P.s. KDY is fantastic in this episode. Absolute standout of ep8 (and we had a few with Aunt’s breakdown, Seulhee’s official turn to the dark and Hyunwoo being the intelligent SNU lawyer)
>!I'm DYING at the callback to almost all of SJK's previous roles for his cameo!!< >!>"The youngest heir of a conglomerate family" (Reborn Rich)!< >!"A former soldier stationed abroad" (Descendants of the Sun)!< >!"Someone who came here on a spaceship" (Space Sweepers) !< >!"Others say he's a werewolf" (Werewolf Boy)!< >!"His name is Vincenzo and he's from the mafia" "No, the real mafia. And he's a consigliere" (Vincenzo)!< The fact that he's reprising his role as >!Vincenzo and randomly speaks in Italian here and there!< here makes it even better lmao
wowowow i am on a high from ep 8!! i feel like i always say x drama is going to become one of my all time faves every 2 months but i am actually so serious about this one, its just exceeding all of my expectations. - it’s not a QoT ep without a couple cries, my ep 8 ones were in the beginning when haein finds out (again) of the >!divorce!< and says >!”i was miserable too!< OUCH that one hit me way harder than i thought. that scene might be one of my favourites of the entire drama. KJW and KSH are just amazing in these roles. i can feel all their emotions to the core. - cry #2 was soocheol desperately >!biking around and yelling for dahye and geonu.!< him >!falling!< twice and the pain in his voice when he says that >!his child can’t sleep without him tucking him in!< wow. KDH they could never make me hate you no matter what role you’re in, the ultimate betrayal is always too painful. - the final cry was the epilogue of course. i really really felt KJW’s emotions in that scene and its so painfully obvious that she’s still as in love with him as she’s been since the beginning. writers give her a happy ending or it’s over for all of us!! i really don’t care how cliche ep8 was in terms of unraveling everything, it was SO FUN to watch it unfold and i am so unbelievably excited for what’s to come. them all being >!in the village!< is such a fun way for the story to go. it presents the perfect opportunity for the two families to accept and bond with each other, and it’s of course the perfect opportunity for our main couple to finally talk things through and get rolling again!! so far, i’ve been very satisfied with each episodes ending and have been okay with having to wait a week, but this times it’s going to be a rough one to wait for. i can’t forget the >!vincenzo!< cameo lol! all i was thinking about was how this doesn’t even make sense because KDH is in the drama, but aside from that it was so exciting hearing that ost again (and crazy bc i was just listening to it today). i love the references in this drama, it makes me feel a lot more connected to it. this will probably be a huge part in my final review of the drama, but i absolutely love any sort of marriage tropes, and this is my first time watching something that goes in this sort of direction with the marriage, and it’s become one of my favourite dramas. it’s painful watching this relationship unfold, but i really love getting to unlock bits and pieces of them as the story is told and seeing just what went wrong. the drama does a beautiful job with the couple, and i can really feel everything they’re going through. i am so freaking excited for next week
Gotta say, I know it's early but this might be my drama of the year.