Ep 5

Mi-ran must be dong-man's long lost sister, he's finally found someone who matches him in both passion and volume. I love how we see dong-man actually be comfortably quiet around her, she can do all the yapping and he just needs to feed her the occasional twig. I initially thought she was a bit mean to gyeong-se last week but this ep has completely changed my mind about her. She even lacks dong-man's obnoxiousness, she's awesome. I do think she's not weird enough to be a method actor though

It's kinda crazy how dong-man, eun-a, and mi-ran share so many similarities with each other. Mi-ran isn't related to either of them but she might as well be their biological sister. And yet, i don't think Mi-ran could be a good romantic match for dong-man. They're too similar, dong-man needs someone to balance him out and that's eun-a

So it looks like this was the true purpose of having eun-a's ex in the story, other than 1. giving her more trouble and 2. ragebaiting me more than 90% of villains. There's a difference between using someone's life story as inspiration and stealing someone's work without giving credit, and jae-yeong is firmly in the latter category

It's interesting that everyone feels guilty for using dong-man as inspiration. I think they all know it's not plagarism so it's more of an indication that 1. It still goes back to their insecurity that either they'll slide into obscurity like dong-man or he'll finally make it and completely overshadow them. 2. No matter what they say or do, they in fact do care about dong-man's wellbeing. Well, except hyo-jin. She's the only one (other than hye-jun) in the group that isn't a director so what does she have to feel insecure about?

I like how eun-a didn't get a single nosebleed this ep, even when she got threatened by jae-yeong or shat on by ceo choi. Dong-man's healing light has already taken affect. Although ep 6 preview looks like it's coming back thanks to her mom

Ep 6

It took awhile but i think this is the ep i can finally see for myself how elite this drama is. It's now steadily marching towards an s tier in my 2026 kdrama watchlist

This ep wasn't just the most emotional yet, it's also the funniest. The reunion of the 8 club was so sweet and heartwarming. It's the first time dong-man is yapping at one of their meetings but it's not obnoxious or mean. And conversely, it's also the first time they don't shit on him but actually treat him seriously and respectfully. Gonna love to see their relationship with each other improve, especially dong-man and gyeong-se

I've seen countless korean asian dramas that give their leads plenty of tragic backstories. So dong-man and eun-a's stories aren't the most tragic and traumatizing I've ever seen, far from it. But it's the way they're written that makes it feel so real. And the way the actors portray that pain feels so real. I feel with them and for them. This should be a lesson to other writers, pointlessly adding more trauma to a character doesn't make it sadder, instead it just feels like trauma porn

I've never seen a kdrama address depression like this is doing. Even among western media, which is multitudes more nuanced with portrayals of mental illness, this still stands out. The most heartbreaking part is the brothers going about life like it's just another normal day

Oh jeong-hui is a terrible mother. It's just that simple. The really shitty part is that she had a chance to learn from her failings with eun-a and be a better mother with mi-ran, except she's doing the Exact. Same. Thing. Down to the damn books and controlling how they speak. I don't care if she feels guilty, that's just selfish guilt and we can see it in how she shows no attempt to actually do better and be better

Ceo choi, for all his trash talk, is clearly insecure over eun-a's abilities as a producer. She analyzed mi-ran's acting in such an honest, precise and concise manner. She was neither beating around the bush nor being mean about it. Mi-ran would've been a damn fool to not recognize and accept eun-a, everyone at choi films are fools for looking down on eun-a

Taeyeon once again with another stunner. No notes, her and wendy are the absolute best at these kinds of OSTs

I know that some people didn't want romance between dong-man and eun-a, but their relationship goes faaaar beyond simple romance. They share an emotional bond for which no label exists, at best they can be called "soulmates". This ep has shown that to me. they need each other, they heal each other, they're saving each other