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768 @partyon ~ that was my assessment of ep 1 as well. so not motivated to check out ep 2 though @sweetroad says FL is bit better in ep 2. maybe I will see if I am bored this week.

see, it is confusing right. those huge lines on his neck. I can't tell if it is because of age or because he lost weight weirdly or some skin problem. his neck does not match his abs and his face... 744

just one of those seasons.... . whole of ep 1, I was thinking, "he kind of got old" and I was confused by how he has age lines on his neck but no corresponding wrinkles on his face. guess, he put fillers or something? I am confused. 744

@partyon ~ I haven't watched the documentary. Maybe later when I am not so stressed out. Right now, am too dazed to even watch dramas on a regular basis. sigh. 744

not sure if I will get around to ep 2. the FL is not really likeable and none of her family seem like real people. instead they all seem like a horrible bunch. rather than a love story, I want the ML to get divorced. better to have self-dignity and respect which is why he is so miserable. so if that is the real life inspiration, no wonder the divorce got nasty. re: @sweetroad 742

my favourite scene was when the psychiatrist calls up his wife and tells her that he loves her and she hangs up on him LOL. then he sighs and says, "yes I am happy". it cracked me up and reminded me why we all love gossip so much. when we hear other people's misery, we realize that our lives are actually not that bad. hahahahh... too bad that it was just a cameo. I would have found it fun to keep seeing him... also, am I the only one disappointed that we never got to see those cows that he was bragging when he proposed to her? @Ameera Ali

so JH is the taller version?

poor JH. he look so sad. can he hook up with taekwondo secretary of grandma and cheer up??

750 to chingus celebrating ramadan -- hope you have a good month. another year of oscars happened, wasn't really aware till I saw it on news. mostly got a meh from me. only pay attention when something happens like a slap.

So far he has been effective as a bottle of water putting out a fire. He hasn't actually achieved anything so far. All he does is talk but that is pretty much it. Tsk Tsk.

Even he is smarter than YoHan who hasn't contributed to any of the plot. Only way I would find YoHan a little less boring is if he turned out to be the mysterious person who is messing with chairman, JiHoon and DaJung by sending the info about the accident.

she should send thank you gift to the mysterious person (who sent the info) for giving her a reason to divorce.

and it now includes the FL and ML. Whether it is some roommate marriage, technically she is married and she keeps vowing loyalty to the chairman and that she won't backstab him -- meanwhile she is playing hugs hooky with YoHan.

How are these two so bad at cheating? They are surrounded by cheaters in the drama who got away with it for successfully for a period of time, including their own spouses, and yet these two are being so obvious about cheating and that too in the same house. FACEPALM. They need cheating lessons from Serin, Sang Cheol, Chairman, Noel... I would say Ji Hoon but he keeps getting caught on purpose. hahahhaha...

I can't decide if it is the characterization or the acting but something is off in this drama. There are moments when there is good acting like the conflict between Ji Hoon and chairman. However, when it comes to DaJung, mostly it falls flat. It feels like the actress is really trying but she seemed more real in Second Husband. Here, everything seems so flaky. For all her revenge, she doesn't seem to have the push or the drive or focus to make it happen. Why is this woman bothered by puppy YoHan? It makes the revenge arc weak because we can't feel her frustration or energy. Instead, we have romantic angst. Seriously? Facepalm. So far, there has been no moment where the character of DaJung really stood out. Whereas, chairman, SR, Noel, JiHoon are over the top but at least on point enough to make them interesting to watch. Even Sang Cheol and his mom are fun to watch. Both the FL and ML are really just meh. YoHan and DaJung just make me bored. So I just check in on the drama every few days or in the weekend. re: @maribella

I wish she had affair with jihoon. that would have made drama interesting. yohan who just bores me. I have zero interest in this love story for all the angst. just yawn.

kekekke.. facepalm. this one technically is not only cheating but these two are seriously boring. so if this was gossip, here is how it would go -- "did you hear that chairman's new young wife is cheating on him with his nephew who is close to her age?"

Who is blackmailing Ji Hoon? Won't be surprised if Ji Hoon is actually innocent because he is not sure what happened. How do we know that he is not being falsely accused and manipulated?? His conversation with Noel is rather sweet..

778 @joccu -- I hope when the case concludes, the court will tell us why it happened. the entire case is just strange.

778 @joccu ~ forgot to add about one more angle about the forest

@joccu ~ regarding vidhie: Indrani is pretty much seen as guilty and I don't think the docu changed that view. There are also plenty of rumours about Indrani herself. Something the docu doesn't cover in detail is Indrani's secretary who is also one of the witness for the prosecution what the docu doesn't cover coherently are the conspiracy theories and lot of it is about money As for the forest So overall, yes, this case was super weird. As one news anchor said, initially people thought of it as some property dispute between sisters and there wasn't that much attention. But it was only when the makjang element came out -- she is the daughter and she was in a relationship with the stepson -- the news really blew up. Plus, Peter was a really big deal because he had been CEO of Star (part of Rupert Murdoch's media empire). He initially denied that Sheena was the sister, then he claimed he didn't know, then he claimed that Rahul had told him but he had thought it was too absurd to believe. So on and on it went. If it had been just a property dispute between sisters, it would have been forgotten quickly because there are lots of cases like that. Till date, the case is weird because we don't know the real reason behind the murder and we don't understand why of the people involved. 774

772 @partyon @joccu @Ameera Ali ~ I watched the netflix doc on the sheena bora case and here are my impressions. I am not sure if the docu is very coherent but then again, the case really isn't. hahahahhaha... So it was more or less a retelling of how it played out in the media and all the bizarre twists and turns. Essentially this is a real life makjang drama. The case is still ongoing and so it was hilarious to hear the interactions between the accused (Indrani) and her lawyer -- the poor man looked like he wanted to smack her a few times. The daughter (Vidhie) continues to look like a switch bait player who is only focused on money -- that is the impression that people have of her. So more or less, there was nothing new really. I was aware of the recordings made by boyfriend (Rahul) and so that was interesting to hear during the series -- the poor guy was frantic and did seem to love the girl. However, I am not sure if the series would be as interesting or straight forward to those who are not familiar. They actually didn't cover many of the conspiracies or the questions that the case raised. For example, no one knows the exact reason why the case was tipped off 3 years after the murder happened. It is not covered in the doc but the police started investigating after the police chief received an anonymous tip from some lady. That has never been revealed who it was. No one knows why this happened 3 years later and not earlier. There are lots of other stuff that the doc didn't quite cover. Feel free to ask questions if interested. I did watch it as it played out in the media and more or less remember stuff.

mixed. feeling less tired physically but still not recharged 100%. 782

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it would be nice if she does do something but I have given up on grandma as she basically ignores serin even when new crimes comes out.....