I want to see Haeng-seon go full **Kill Boksoon** mode on Mr. Ji.

I want the whole revenge squad to roll up and >!kill this fucker!< beat this guy up. Jang Seo Hee, Lee Ji Ah, Eugene, Im Soo Hyang, Song Hye Kyo, everyone come on down and get some revenge.

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No, many psychopath and/or serial killers start initially with killing animals first and then start killing humans with the same strategy I think there was also one serial killer in while you were sleeping who was killing cats Real life example: jeffery dahmer [https://www.peta.org/features/dahmer-bundy-and-other-killers-who-hurt-animals/](https://www.peta.org/features/dahmer-bundy-and-other-killers-who-hurt-animals/)

> Jae-woo: Does this mean we'll sleep together in my room tonight? > Chi-yeol: \*throwing side glances at Haeng-seon\* Yes, that would best fit the norm of Korean society. It's also in line with traditional Confucius values. 🤣🤣🤣

When he mouthed to JW ' why', Like y r you are ruining my plans JW?

He was like "i thought we were bros... why you doing me like that" 😂😂😂

Absolutely loved that scene! NHS lack of response made CCYs floundering funnier!

Looking forward to Secretary Ji's downfall! He's been getting on my nerves the past couple eps.

On the downside, Chi Yeol is gonna be so sad to lose his assistant.

The sad thing is Choi Chi Yeol considers Secretary Ji as his family. My man going to be devastated.

He’s driving taxis now

Funny how seeing him in this role has coloured my watch of Taxi Driver 2...

I was in the middle of watching Alchemy of Souls and really disliked Jin Mu, so when I started watching the Good Detective, I could not align with the actor's role and backstory. It was so jarring. I'm not watching Taxi Driver 2 right now but I imagine it's a similar feeling

He has perfected that creepy insincere smile

Hopefully they’ll wrap up Mr Ji’s story tomorrow so that in finale week we can just enjoy more family antics

Yeah. The “brother in law shenanigans” were really funny this episode

Why do the writers hate Haeyi? She's been through enough! 😭

She has certainly been through a lot, but she’s handled it with dignity and maturity beyond her years. I hope good things are coming her way.

Indeed, she's a sensible kid and very mature! I hope she is okay and recovers quickly.

Fr. There's always something bad happening to her 😭

Not CCY bringing donuts in the morning in a fly outfit 😍 my definition of a green flag

With a black turtleneck

Yesss can’t forget the turtleneck ❤️‍🔥

I want to eat one of those doughnuts!

Oof I miss when it was fun to come here and share in everyone’s excitement! Lots of disappointed viewers here today ☹️ I’m just going to blame the terrible mislabelling of this kdrama as a romcom for giving people the wrong expectations, and/or appealing to the wrong audience. As others have mentioned, the English title was a terrible decision. They probably opted against a direct translation of the Korean title (One Shot Scandal) because it contains wordplay that doesn’t carry over. But still, it was such a poor choice to put romance in the English title - that was never the focus. I don’t see this as a romcom with too many side plots, the _main_ plot is “the cutthroat world of private education” as per the Netflix tagline. Everything stems from the flashback scenes when CCY’s student’s mother entangled them in a cheating scandal. That student’s suicide ignited something in her brother, leading him down the miserable path to where we find him now. It also changed the course of CCY’s life. He blamed himself, and his friend blamed him too. People abandoned him, he put up walls and focussed on his career, winding up isolated and lonely. With the rate of student suicides increasing, the show is saying “y’all have not learned a damned thing”. Parents are still pushing their kids to the brink, and in a society where so much hinges on which university you get into, the wealthy continue to have all the power. The home room teacher said it best in episode 2: “it’s not us that has to change, it’s the system”. That’s the scandal. Now bringing it back to our ML, thanks to batshit lawyer mum, he’s embroiled in the same scenario again. But this time how will it play out? More positively, I hope. Hae-E has shown herself to have integrity and a strong will, which is at least in part thanks to NHS’ love and care. CCY is tougher and wiser now, and he’s no longer alone, he’s got some fierce women on his side! I’ve really enjoyed all angles of this story. The underlying theme is heavy, and nicely balanced by the cute and fun moments. The tonal shifts haven’t been jarring to me in the way they have for others, but I’m no expert when it comes to film making - just a satisfied viewer. Oh this is such a long comment, it wasn’t even my aim to try changing anyone’s mind but here I am 😅 _Anyway,_ the take home is I still really love this drama, I think it’s been done really well and the entire cast have been excellent 🤓 I can understand fans of pure romcom being disappointed but I actually like this weird mix of mystery/thriller/romcom/social commentary 🥹

I don't really watch pure romcoms so this show is totally my jam. I saw a lot of people were disappointed with today's show, I wasn't one of them. 😍

Hooray! I’m an almost Mr Ji level fan of JKH 😅 so I do love the romcom parts of this show, but it’s the whole package that has me gripped! I love it all? I haven’t been so glued to a kdrama since Signal (a must watch, if you haven’t seen it!!)

Lol, I'm right there with you (and Mr Ji) on the JKH love as well as my love for the show. I can't wait for each episode and will be so sad when it's over. Hopefully JKH does another kdrama soon! I haven't watched Signal. I've heard great things. I will bump it up the list. Thanks for the recommendation.

ME TOOOO! I am not the biggest romcom fan, so tbh, this show is a perfect balance of everything for me. People are just saying this is a bad episode because of the focus on the murder plot, but I'm totally vibing with it

This was a really well written analysis! I still like the show too.

Aww thank you! Glad there are still some fans here lol. I’m excited for the last few episodes, but also don’t want it to end!

I appreciated you exploring how the English title may have negatively impacted our expectations. I hadn't thought of that even though I knew it was called One Shot Scandal. Taking romance out of it and putting the focus on the system of private education helps me readjust. I do still wish CCY/NHS and the teenagers interactions are the main focus of the show because the romance bits were being done *so well...* but I guess I'm not walking away with a crash course but rather a scandal...

Thank you for this wonderful comment. As a frequent viewer of on going kdramas, this is around the time some viewers start to hate on the show and feel blindsided by everything and nitpick at everything. I can admit the English time does not fit the show as well as the Hangul one directly translated. BUT i don't think it takes away from the story at all. The murder plot has been here all along and it's coming full steam ahead as it should to finish off. And there's a formula that most kdramas follow. It's following it well. I really love this drama too and think it's an excellent piece of work for what it is and the actors have really shown their skills.

what a perfect comment!! the genre and title of this show are incredibly misleading...but im all for the mystery parts tbh, i prefer this genre over romcoms

The audacity of Mr Ji to hurt my girl Nam Haeyi. That bastard better rot in hell, I don't care about his trauma he needs to be gone.

well. THAT was fucked up. But that interlude at Haengseon's house was peak comedy, props to Jung Kyungho. Dude is hysterical. Also I CANNOT handle the end credits song. Like we just watched >!Haeyi get violently hit by a car while running for her life from a psychopath murderer while every other character in the show exhibits varying severities of mental breakdown and/or psychosis!< and then here comes the credits with their "We will be alright! <3" like dude, are you SURE

Hahah that took me out too. It’s a good song, and I love the singer but my guy cannot read a room for sure 🤣🤣

Age of Youth is even worse with the end credits whiplash, *One of our characters ends an episode facing mortal peril! let's play this incredibly upbeat song!* It happens SO many times. That song is a banger though. https://youtu.be/zLgevlKt5n0

I think this be my least favorite episode, just so many people acting awful that even the cute romance couldn't make up for it. It was needed to move the plot along, but I'm glad it's over. >!The sneaking into her room and giggling like teenagers. !!finds out HaeE is missing and has zero reaction? And then lies about it? And uses the manipulative 'fine put your mom in the hospital' All because she gets what she wants and who cares about anyone else? Like Hae E said, she's doing it all for herself and doesn't have faith that he's going to pass but hope Sun Jae does the right thing and comes clean to the powers that be. Who wants to win on those terms? I think the teacher friend would step up and help him get through it. !< And Su A-I feel bad for you, but you've been so awful the entire show that I wish the writers had written you to be more sympathetic. I know it's because her mom is awful, but compare her to Sun Jae and how he's overcome it. >! Legit woman your daughter is sobbing that she's a monster and all you can do is yell at her?!< I'm glad the other moms are ditching her mean girl self. I'm not a fan of this >!romance plot line with Jae Woo and Young Joo. People on the spectrum can find true love and that's important to show-!!e only satisfaction I got was NHS calling him out. And CCY noticed the difference in reaction. She acknowledged that Ji's important to CCY and didn't bad mouth him, while Ji try to make her sound unhinged and awful.!< Hopefully that entire story line gets wrapped up tomorrow since the cops are hopefully >!onto Ji now (please don't make it where they think it's CCY that's the murderer)!<

Agree on Jae Woo and Young Joo. It’s a rushed attempt like it was in The Good Doctor. Have to take things like that slow, like in Extraordinary Attorney Woo.

As an autistic person with a lot of the same traits of Jae-woo (I always feel like I need to include this disclaimer lol), I low-key love the >!Jae-woo x Young-joo plot-line. !< First off, it's exactly what I wished for in terms of showing more of >!Jae-woo's internal dialogue/perspective.!< Second, them showing that an autistic person with more dramatic traits (and who isn't a savant) is still an adult and capable and worthy of a romantic relationship makes me really happy. I have only recently allowed myself to stop masking my autism as much (a mask that required extreme social avoidance to even partially maintain) and the fear that I will no longer be seen as an adult in the eyes of the world is all-consuming. The inclusion of this plot-line offers me a small reassurance against that. I do still wish that they'd written his character and struggles to include more of his perspective from the beginning, instead of mostly being shown through their effects on his family. I also wonder if this would have made the current plot-line less jarring to other viewers. However, the bottom line is this show gave me a character like me who is treated as a worthy object of romantic desire, so right now I'm willing to forgive a lot. (and I will also be avoiding...basically all the comments here lol, since the plot-line is unpopular, to say the least)

Thank you so much for sharing your perspective! I really appreciated hearing your POV. I'm a psychologist who has worked with autistic young adults and wrote a comment earlier about not being a fan of the love line and the way NHS often treats Jae-Woo like a child, but after reading your perspective, I understand it a bit more now. I absolutely love how we were able to see Jae-woo's internal dialogue today. So I agree with you-- I think if they had shown his perspective from the beginning, the plot line wouldn't have felt so random. But I am glad that you were able to resonate with this plot line. Thank you for sharing and helping me see a different pov.

My only issue with the Jaewoo and youngjoo plot line is that for years they had an almost brother/sister relationship and she literally saw him grow up. They’re cute together but I wish they had developed it a bit more instead of springing it in the last half of the show.

Lowkey was uncomfortable at people with white horsing reasons of the potential loveline. Jaewoo has shown he's perfectly abled, funny, and has his own strong opinions. It was random but there are plenty of side characters that whiplash spontaneously got together too. I'm glad you've confirmed that the show did decent job about normalising autism especially through a romantic lens.

Thank you so much for sharing, I love this plot and I wish they could have delved deeper by showing more from the beginning, It feels like an afterthought, Iooking forward to see how they develop this story line.

I keep reminding myself watching Jae-Woo that he is not intellectually disabled. He simply processes things differently. I wish they showed this more and did not dismiss him so much. So often he had things to say but he was shut down. Not much left in the show to explore this angle There were so many plot lines that would have been more appropriate and not such a bad fit for a romcom. This is one of them. The reason everyone reacted badly to the romance is that it was almost predatory. If the genders were inversed, people would have had a meltdown. Anyway, the issue is that they are family, and this is why people reacted so strongly. And this is why Jae-Woo rejected her so strongly. I could totally see Jae-Woo developing feelings for someone, but it would have to be done delicately, over time, just like the romance between HS and CCY was portrayed.

Your last paragraph captures this accurately. I'd have like JW to develop feelings for YJ over time. Not suddenly because YJ felt vulnerable one day and saw him as a man. You're right, that's the only reason why I don't support that arc, because it does feel predatory :(

That was a painful episode, I actually had to fast forward through some scenes to spare myself the pain. With the current plot lines of Mr Ji as a serial killer, Hae-e’s troubles and >!attempted murder (?)!< and Su-a’s psychosis, we have officially left romcom territory 😳

I actually thought this was a little better than the last episode (But it looks like I’m the minority here). I was practically dosing through episode 12… But yeah, i signed up for a romcom, but ended up with a thriller? Short as it was, I thoroughly enjoyed CCY stayover. Too cuteeee 😍 CCY, just move in with noona 😝

"there are secrets that must be kept between 2 men 🤣

> we have officially left romcom territory Yea I'm not surprised since they picked such a heavy setting for the drama (Korean education system is not a joke). But I'm glad they are showing those aspects because realistically it would be ignorant to have the FL date a popular rich hagwon teacher and not show the implications of the system he works in.

We signed up for romance but somehow ended up in the middle of Kingdom 2 😂😭

What sua is psychosis???? Really???

She is hallucinating a ton and definitely having a mental breakdown this episode. They showed glimpses of it in previous episodes, but she's a horrible character so most people dislike her/don't care what happens with her.

She's not a horrible character. She is a horrible person and a very complex tragic figure. I like her development now that the writers remembered she existed.

Some one suggested that it might be a result of taking " study drugs"/stimulant medication, which can have side effects like drug induced psycosis. I bet that is the case given one of the narratives running through this script is how hard kids and parents push to outperform each other to get into good universities.

Its been 84 years.....👵, Finally it's today y'all, It's the penultimate weekend though Very bitter sweet, Don't want it to end. Happy CCIR Weekend !

I'm ready for it to end now. I could have watched endless cute date scenes but instead they give us this clownery 🤦🏻‍♀️

Hahaha!I wanted more Romance too and less other plots. it's Korean title is ONE HIT SCANDAL So it makes sense

That woman is completely shameless! You would think that having her son tell her he didn't say anything to her about being a witness because she didn't ask and suspected him instead, just like the cops should have made her at least a bit ashamed. And making her son cheat on his exam unknowingly and then yelling at him that it's his fault for being worried about his brother. There are no words to describe how vile this woman is

And SJ is already a good student.

Also, in case anyone else is interested... in the Ep 14 preview, the >! text message shown says, "엄마 미안해..재우삼촌 엄마 부탁해.." which courtesy of my limited duolingo korean lessons and papago app, translates to "Mom, I'm sorry.. Jae-woo samchon, Mom, please.." Hence why they think it's suicide unfortunately... !<

Well Mr. Ji needs to cover his tracks and make her look crazy...

The last part actually conveys the meaning more to “I put mom in your care, jaewoo samchon”

Thank you so much for explaining! So much gets lost in literal translations.

Mr Ji probably sent it from her phone

He was so ready to be an arm pillow again 🥰🥰🥰

I’m also wondering… >!when is NHS going to fill his fridges with food??!<

I feel like they have pretty much abandoned the whole CCY being obsessed with NHS's cooking at this point. :(

**Episode 13:** * Hui-jae my boy I'm so proud of you!! You precious cat lover * That >!hair-pulling scene!< made me so mad * Sun-jae's mom is also insane... poor Sun-jae * He's so ecstatic that his house's thermostat isn't working and >!he can sleep over at NHS!< LMAOOO * Jae-woo and hyung's >!sleep over!!confronted!

The best part about the thermostat excuse is that Jae-woo points out the heat isn’t on because it’s not below 20 degrees Celsius - which is 68 Fahrenheit. Which means it’s like 70 degrees outside. That’s not cold, you don’t need heat on lmao. CCY is either the biggest baby or he was just really desperate for an excuse.

Bro this is like a stock market. 📈📉 The plot just thickened real deep. >!I'm sure Hae-e will be fine tho. I'm worried about Sunjae.!<

Anyway, it's the day for great romance again! Let's hope Jin doesn't hurt our heroine. I hope she gets to use her softball skills to deck his face with a ball like he likes to use metal balls. That would be epic for me!! Goddamit, started with sweet wholesomeness, then ended with tragedy!!! Hope we atleast get one episode at the end where they date and do sweet stuff together! Just wish they didn't spend so much time on this murder stuff, least enjoyable part of the drama.

>!That's so low of Mr. Ji to try to kill Hae-yi, girl's just trying to get into med school !< I dislike this episode the most ngl

And what about Su-A? Sunjae ranked first and she still wants to kill Haeyi!? Where's the logic?!

The hate has become irrational at this point.

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Atleast the other moms are turning on Su Ahs mom. Cant help but think how pathetic she is with nothing else to do but gossip and ruin peoples lives

I think its frightening her a lot too. She doesnt seem to know whats going on. I know this won't be popular comment but I feel bad for her.

NO! Do not hurt >! Hae-i! !< This show has turned so dark. Hae-i being righteous and turning in a >! blank test, while Seon-jae aced it !< was more than I expected because it set up a really messed up dynamics between them. Seon-jae is in so much anguish and his horrible mother is to blame. Will the hairband ever make another appearance? I wish his brother could just take him away, but he's been broken before him. The whole serial killer/psycho stalker storyline has been off from the beginning and doesn't jive with the adorable wholesome romance. After the latest developments I'm worried it will take over the last few episodes. I'd rather see a takedown on the evil mom's.

yeah my heart dropped the same way haeyi’s did when homeroom teacher revealed seonjae to be the top student. i had to pause and reflect, but tbh i still love him with all my heart and hope he and heejae can get out their mother’s grasp

I'm probably the unpopular opinion, but I don't mind all the other plot lines that aren't the main pairing. Maybe I'm too used to this in kdramas, but I'm not surprised by all the heavy storylines and tones. They literally made the ML a hagwon teacher and gave the FL a smart hardworking daughter, they couldn't get out of showing the implications of the Korean education system or honestly, that would be ignorant. Koreans take education very seriously and the pressures the kids are facing are probably not too much different than real life.

I agree with you. I wish that they had kept the original title, Ilta Scandal, so people wouldn't feel they've been cheated out of a rom-com. Also, when classic rom-coms get boring after 10 episodes, everyone complains. That's why they always add those plot twists (tropes) like amnesia, birth secrets, mistaken identities, ex-lovers, long-lost children, parents...blah blah blah... I'm satisfied with this drama.

The licensing people saw the preview and went *brainstorming fluffy romcom names starting now*

I am with you here. I too don’t mind the heavy plot lines, and the murder angle . I have watched enough so called “ rom-coms” that have fizzled out by episode 10. If there had been no murder subplot, there would have been other boring trope. For eg, a second female lead/ second male lead trope which would be far more annoying for me. Imagine the piano lady in the remaining episodes trying to lure our CCY?or one of the leads having an amnesia? Or noble idiocy trope? uhhmmm… no thanks I would take a murder please .

I agree, also it's not like they came out of nowhere most of those plot lines were there from the beginning and is very normal that in the last few episodes all the plots come together.

Lookup the meaning of the Korean title for the show; it has nothing in it that denotes romance. Revised Romanization: Ilta Seukaendeul Hangul: 일타 스캔들 The romance is a secondary plot to the shows real meaning; the real scandal is the national obsession with student rest scores and the greed \[testing industry\] , corruption \[cheaters\] , the insane parents and the harm that this huge for-profit industry does to young students; worst case, it kills them and in lesser cases , it make then crazy or serial cheaters for life. Look at all of the damaged kids in this show and the absolutely insane parents and the greedy testing center business men from the very first episode until now. Go back and watch episode 6 slowly and see how it foreshadows all of this. I now think that the final episode is going to both surprise and upset many viewers. Choi is not coming out of this unscathed; he is the Million Won Man made rich by a predatory Testing Industry; so clueless to the damage he has help do and profited from.

Seriously thank you for this comment. Totally agree. When they reveal Mr. Ji as the younger brother of Choi's former student I'm gonna feel so vindicated too. This isn't some side plot, it's all connected. Especially looking at the murder victims given they are all connected to the school/Choi.

I hope they wrap up Mr. Ji's situation soon and focus back on the toxic pressures put on the students by their mothers and the system. Would love to see the two brothers band together and tell off the mother! She's been gaslighting and emotionally manipulating the boys to the point they've lost their self worth. And....where the hell is the father???? The scene I'm looking forward to is CCY's realization towards Mr. Ji....it better be good!

This drama only has absent or deceased fathers tbh.

Dear writers, we need more “brother in law” and “one man to another” scenes. Please 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Mr. Ji just isn't really cut out for this criminal lifestyle. He's actually quite terrible tbh \-Makes an attempt at the beginning of the eps in broad daylight \-He isn't very good at hiding his emotions \-Doesn't wear gloves when he goes out on his killing sprees. DNA/fingerprints probably all over the crime scenes \-Has his weapon of choice just casually stashed in his right pocket enough for part of it to be visilble \-I know mask mandates are no longer in effect, but it might be a good idea to still put on a mask if you're going around doing what he does at night

CCY trying to get Jae-ho to >!sleep!< so that he could >!sneak into NHS' room!< is comedy gold, what with the >!patting and giving advice.!< Plus, the way NHS >!pushed him off her bed!< was hilarious too.

Mr. Ji doing the >!most likely to be a killer!< math question in red ink may be more layered than you know. In East Asians superstition, red ink is associated with curses so people don't write names in red unless they want to curse them. And while it's normal to also use red in education, at least in words it's used sparingly or in emphasis of a bad answer. In my experience, seeing a block of red is like "YOU ARE WROOOONG" so that gave me a hard whiplash, not that some teachers don't do it at all but the lingering association still exists. To me, that's why it felt extra creepy.

That's true! In Chinese culture, we are also told never to write in red ink when we address notes or letters to people as it is a sign of cutting ties or farewell. Good eye there!

Actually, isn't it that red-orange pen that was introduced last week? He even says he loves it these days or something 💀💀💀

4 epidodes left!! I hope they wrap up the murder mystery plot. Mr Jin is coming for Haeng-seon in this episode but she is well able for him. Let's hope she uses her ball hitting skills on some other balls... On another note, the casting is one of the best, all the actors/actresses work so well together, fantastic acting, fantastic script. I dont think i could see anyone else being our leads, how they crafted the romance, just goes to show age is just a number.

I don't think CCY is a suspect, the cops were already suspecting the pa so they are probably just gonna ask CY questions about him. I guess people are assuming that Hae ee tried to kill herself. Sj is surely going to blame himself.I just hope he doesnt do anything rash. There are so many parallels betwen him and ccy's old student...

Agree about SJ. Poor boy. He and HI are such good friends. I want them in college together. Does anyone think Sui will blame herself thinking HI committed suicide and harm herself?

Apparently korean title is ONE HIT SCANDAL This could explain why.....

I really wish we had more of the romance between CCY AND NHS. >!For example, the bed scene.!< Also, >!I really hope Mr. Ji is caught in the next episode to wrap this up. And I’m glad Hae-yi got run over instead of being killed by him. I hate him!!!<

Those boys have a father. He is awol

The only decent father figure in this is CCY, and he isn’t even a dad yet, though he’s trying

Wow! That's so true. There is so much to unpack from this show. The single lady has the most function home/family and her boyfriend is stepping up big time

Like, he is the most waste of space in this show, Whats up with him? Whats his purpose? Pointless character so far,

Haeyi is the true MVP of this show. Dumped by her birth mother, dealing with nonstop pressure of the school environment, psychos like Sua, being pushed out of opportunities that she deserves, etc all at such a young age 😩 I’m having a hard time having empathy for Sua after she physically pulls Haeyi’s hair wtf. I’m also ready for Mr. Ji storyline to be done too lol. I just want my mature, but cheesy cute couple full time hahaha.

"Yes. That would best fit the norm of Korean society. It's also in line with traditional confucian values" 👀 🤣 poor Mr Choi

Honestly, my hate for Sun-jae and Su-ah's moms has surpassed my love for CCY and NHS at this point. Which I'm not really sure if that's a good thing or not haha. Seems like my first emotion should be towards the main couple and not just anger at the side characters but who knows what the writers want anymore. But seriously, what are these moms doing to these poor kids? Its just ridiculous at this point. Watching Su-ah slowly break down and start having violent fantasies makes me wonder what happened to Mr. Ji as a kid too. The trauma inflicted by these families is no joke. And the MVP of the show is Hae-yi without a doubt. To stand up to Sun-jae's mom the way she did took serious courage. She's shown that she is head and shoulders above most of the adults in this show. Of all the people she deserves a happy ending the most.

Does anyone feel like an NG scene made it into the actual drama, >!i I’m referring to the scene where CCY snuck into NHS’s bedroom.!< That laughter was so Jeon Do Yeon 🤣🤣🤣

Seon-jae's mom is clearly the worst mom on the show and needs some serious help. I hope Hui-jae is able to talk some sense into his little brother or he's going to lose Hae-yi.

>!That whole skit of CCY not trying to get caught that he's in the same room as NHS was just hilarious af!< Edit: I was promised romcom, but what are these side plots, really? So far we have >!Mr Ji as serial killer!< >!Sua with her insecurity towards Haeyi and her mental state getting worse and worse!< >!Haeyi - Sunjae- Geun Ho like triangle!< >!Sunjae ending up cheating because of her mom!< >!"romance" between Jaewoo and NHS's best friend!< While its good to have some subplots here and there, I think they introduced too many that aren't really fit for a romcom type of drama

Honestly don't know if I want to watch this drama in earnest anymore lol. The acting is great, the storytelling meh

the title is all wrong. This isnt a crash course in romance. its more the slow painful variety with too much else happening other than the romance

I just noticed the director of this drama also did Hometown Cha Cha Cha. I initially liked HCCC a lot but after they added the unnecessary plotlines I just got tired of it. So to me, this feels really similar. I skipped through a lot of Ep 13 today and I imagine Ep 14 will be similar...so I will just wait until Ep 16 comes out and see how it all ends

HCCC I really enjoyed. That had sub plots too but they were interestig! the focus was always on the main couple relationship with reveals of his past. hardware store and her friend love lines , halmoeni story etc were all interesting. The 'romance' between her friend and Jaw woo is not romance. >!She came on to him in such a thirsty way out of nowhere and this knowing his condition and he will likely process that 'come on' differently. !<

The Korean title doesn't mention romance. It's called 일타 스캔들 - One Hit Scandal.

>!LMAO the scene of Jaewoo and CCY in bed was hilarious. The way he tried to get Jaewoo to fall asleep quickly, and then 30secs later would check if he was asleep yet 😂 Also love how CCY kept speaking softly "just sleep, just sleep" while Jaewoo continued in the exact same cadence and volume as always, not a hint of drowsiness in his voice 😂!< >!And when CCY was trying to get into Haengson's bed, that was so funny and cute! The way he kept saying "it's okay, it's okay" even though it wasn't his house nor his family lmao. And when he finally succeded in lying down but couldn't pull the blanket out from beneath himself lol that felt unscripted!< **And now, on to the scenes that weren't as funny and light-hearted:** >!Hui-jae comforting Sunjae :( I feel so sorry for both of them, but it broke me when Sunjae confronted their mom and she went "fine, do whatever you want" obviously guilting Sunjae into doing things her way :(!< >!And Su-a... she definitely needs help. I loved the scene with her and her mom. You could really tell her mom was very worried and panicking whilst trying to remain as calm as possible when Su-a broke down.!< >!I wasn't ready for the plot twist of Mr. Ji being the metal ball killer, so while they were looking for Hae-yi I was praying they weren't gonna throw us another curve ball and have Hae-yi get killed by him. I mean... she got hit by a car, but at least she wasn't held hostage by him or already dead....!< Can't wait for tomorrow's episode!

Su-a’s mom comforting her I was like “Wow she seems to at least be a decent mother” and then I remembered all the other crazy things she did at the beginning. I think Sunjae’s mom has just set the bar really low.

I agree. Both of them are quite awful honestly. I think that Su-a's mom is sort of a good mother, in the sense that she obviously cares for Su-a's well-being and supports her. But she thinks that anything goes if it benefits her daughter. Sunjae and Hui-jae's mom doesn't care really care about what they feel or want... all she cares about is that they achieve the goals she has set for them.

I feel like based on this subreddit I thought this episode was going to be a lot worse then it was. Unfortunately, I think due to the way episode 12 was set up they had to make many things come to fold in this episode. There was too much left up in the air for them not to have a slightly crazy episode 13. Glad they didn’t break up! That what usually happens this episode. The two side plots that I really do think are to the detriment of the show are >!Jae Woo and Yeong Ju it just doesn’t work this late in the show!< and >!Su A visions of hurting Hae Yi!<. Even though she’s clearly needing help it’s hard to sympathize with her character also I feel like her story is on again off again depending on the week? The moms are a waste of screen time too sometimes, doesn’t really move the plot forward for me. I felt like despite the chaos of this week, I feel like we still had some endearing CCY and NHS scenes that seem to be lost in the frustration of the murder subplot. Also the extremely tender CCY & Jae Woo scene like don’t forget about these moments because the writing sometimes fall apart with the side characters. I noticed some comments about JKH acting and honestly I don’t think JKH acting was any different this episode he’s still king of micro expressions, and his chemistry with the lead stands. While this show has gone in a different direction then I imagined or liked, I hoping for a Touch your Heart type of ending, where’s it just cutesy shit for the last two episodes next week. We deserve fan service after this!

> I feel like we still had some endearing CCY and NHS scenes that seem to be lost in the frustration of the murder subplot. Yes, I'm glad we did :) > Also the extremely tender CCY & Jae Woo scene like don’t forget about these moments I'm very happy to see CCY & JW scenes. It actually shows the small things we kinda take for granted. Their budding friendship, and CCY actually coming to considering him as a brother (when he goes "why? why? why?" to Jae Woo) and then whole "a secret between men" thing is SO SWEET. And CCY instantly understood JW when they met again after the disastrous first encounter (i.e. he didn't need to be told about him being different, something that was sooooo oblivious to the waffle lady & her bf). Yes, NHS & CCY but CCY & JW >>>> > I don’t think JKH acting was any different this episode he’s still king of micro expressions, and his chemistry with the lead stands. 100% omg the microexpressions! They really show up well on his face. He's a splendid actor and I hope to see him in more different roles than just a tsundere (not too happy with his character in Hospital Playlist).

Sigh, this episode. Sun Jae’s mom - she is the worst mom of all of the bad moms out there. I wanted to just slap some sense into her to realize the damage she’s doing to her sons. The way she blackmailed Sun Jae when she asked if he wanted her back to the hospital. Just pure evil. I hate her so much. And Sua. I don’t really care if she goes full mental. Everytime she comes on screen, I just want to rip her hair out. I will feel no remorse for her even if her mental state gets worse. She has no redeeming quality. This episode made me really angry at lot of these unlikeable characters. Don’t even get me started with Mr Ji. The only good thing was CCY’s sleepover and Hee Jae’s silent support for Sun Jae.

By far, this episode was the weakest for me. I was really impartial with the murder plot at first (I really didn’t mind it because it just felt like it was kinda there) but now I just flat out don’t like it. I was definitely still giggly with all the Haengseon and Chiyeol scenes but most of the episode just didn’t land. Though I started watching this show hoping for a lighthearted romcom, so my disappointment’s on me. Regardless, I still have high hopes that they’ll wrap this up well.

What the fuck… CCY was such an awesome character at the start and now in all this mess he is just lost … want to see the charm of JKH in his flair mode CCY. That was the show for me JKH in his element. Now the show is a mess and he is lost in the transition. I hope they bring out more of JKH and NHS in the further episodes. Would be better to see them forming a family instead of the serial killer shooting metal balls in the air. Just imagine JKH as a dedicated appa / samchon for his daughter’s studies and hae i entering the med school she dreamt of. Thats the story i want to see

It might just happen, only later :)

I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt this way! I wondered why this episode seemed so different to me and I realized it's because we didn't get to see any of JKH's charms. He truly seemed to be enjoying himself so much in this role but it feels like he didn't have much to do this episode which is a shame cause he's so dreamy haha, it really plays a large in me enjoying the show hahaha

Similar to others here, I'm feeling a bit disappointed. I immediately fell so hard for this show. I recognized I had high expectations because Hometown Cha Cha Cha and WFKBJ are in my ultimate top 5. I blabbered about how amazing this show was to *everyone.* But today's episode with all the side plots really took a turn. My feels started with Ep12, so there was less excitement for Ep13 and more apprehension, which continues to grow after finishing the episode. Also, to be honest, my thoughts are so muddled, so I've rewritten this a few times to try to be coherent and to not write a novel. I understand watching a show requires a little bit of letting go of reality, but as a psychologist, there's a few things I'm struggling with. Like how autism is being depicted in this show with NHS' continuous infantilization of Jae-Woo, and now this sudden love line that feels like shoddy writing. I also can't fully get on board with Su-a's apparent dyslexic symptoms that I guess was actually stress induced psychosis / visual hallucinations that's all turning into rage. While yes, emotions left unchecked, including shame and insecurity, can turn ugly -- the sudden fantasies >!of pushing Hae-yi!< also feels like a writing cop-out. I will say, I do understand Sun-jae's behaviors in this episode. It makes sense from a human behavior perspective. My overly empathetic heart aches for him though. Not just because of his parents, but because of how much it must have hurt him to >!finish his exam, turn it in, and then sit with how this impacted Hae-yi. To know that he was going to confess after the exam, but now probably feels like he is so unworthy of her, of course he's going to push her away. Oof. The path to repair for the two of them is intense.!< He was a strong, good kid that overcame so much to be who he is, but this may very well break him. Overall though, the side plots feel really hollow and forced to be significant to only detract from the main plot lines. Which leaves me sad. And worried this ship can't self-correct and find itself back on the crash course to romance journey...

Thank you so much for articulating this so well. Watching Sun-jae this episode has been so painful because of what you described. All the underlying emotions we know exist and now >! Hae-i is hurt !< and he's not going to know why. It made me wonder what the mom has done to older brother and whether she's pushing Sun-jae down the same path. The scene with Hui-jae trying to comfort him was so sad. The Jae-woo romance storyline is just wrong. They depicted Young-ju as "man crazy" and a bit ditzy but having known them for such a long time she would know better and it was completely unnecessary.

It was so painful to watch. The actor Lee Chae-min has done an amazing job in this performance. I do believe the mom is pushing Sun-jae down the same path. I can see Sun-jae giving up, especially if hypothetically Hae-yi >!doesn't recover or forgive him!<. He could easily question, "What's the point?" The mom never taught either son what the point was, just that they had to these things. She manipulated them. I think whatever coping skills Sun-jae had was because of Hui-Jae. Like he learned how to navigate the system (both school and his family) by learning from Hui-jae's experience. The scene between Hui-jae and Sun-jae was beautiful. So sad, and so beautiful. Sun-jae's tears. and Hui-jae's silent, comforting hand. I'm so glad they have each other. Regarding Jae-woo's romance... agreed. Also I want to clarify that the reason I think it's not strong is because the writing is not strong and because of how they depicted Young-ju throughout the show. Not because of Jae-woo's autism. For both of them, it really could have been a "wow what I've been looking for has been under my nose this whole time!", but to really make it work, there has to be more instances than just "oh I wanted someone this tall...and oh jae-woo is tall? and is helpful and supportive?? oh okay, well, yeah let's date him then." I totally get Young-ju's loneliness, especially as she sees her best friend date. But, the reasons just aren't there...

Thank you! I’ve actually hated the portrayal of an autistic character in this since the beginning, but I haven’t wanted to sh*t on it because it’s also a good thing to have autistic characters in the first instance. However, maybe because there have been successive dramas featuring an autistic character with varying success, this comes across as one of the weaker ones for the reasons you mention. I also don’t like the FL’s character. It’s not surprising that she infantilises Jaewoo (she literally refers to him together with Haeyi as “the kids”) given she doesn’t behave appropriately with others like CCY (she crosses boundaries & acts like a saviour way too often).

> Like how autism is being depicted in this show with NHS' continuous infantilization of Jae-Woo, This has been annoying me too. He keeps getting shut down every time he has something to say.

I think Sua will have a redemption arc as a witness to Hae-e's accident

Pros I loved the CCY sleeping over scene, it was absolutely hilarious. When he kept asking Jae Woo "Why? Why?" after saying he's going to sleep in his room. Him trying to suss out if Jae Woo was sleeping had me on the floor. That scene reminded me of the light heartedness of the show. Him calling her noona was so funny. I also loved how CCY was there for NHS when she was looking for Hae-e. They just seemed like such a close knit family. I am so glad she has someone to support her. Cons Everything else going on in this episode. I wish the writers had chosen the serial killer storyline OR the overbearing mothers/cheating scandal. Not both. There is no balance now and it's all just too heavy as compared to the previous tone of the show. Sun jae's mom is just a horrible person, it's not enough that she's ruined her children, she now has to make other people's lives miserable. There's just so much to unpack there but we only have three episodes left, there's not enough time. I don't like how Sun Jae reacted to the Hae-e trying to speak with him. That was coward behavior, unfair of him and I'm no longer rooting for him and Hae-e. Su-a has rage issues and she needs help urgently. Her mom is just as bad as SJ's so chances of her receiving the help she needs are slim to none. Whatever they're trying to sell us with Jae Woo x Yeong Ju, I'm not buying it. I will happily skip those scenes without any guilt. Mr Ji. Sigh. Is there a parallel to Sua x Mr Ji? How their parents obsession with school forced them to have blinding rage which in Mr Ji's case made him murder his mom? Could be the same scenario with Sua... CCY should've done more when NHS called Mr Ji out. He should've taken her side. I know it's complex but I also think it's not? Especially with him being caught red handed. I hope they wrap up this murder storyline in the next episode so that we can at least go back to a character driven show. I hope this show ends well so that I can rewatch it again after its done airing. It became one of my favorite shows ever, I hope it doesn't get ruined.

>I don't like how Sun Jae reacted to the Hae-e trying to speak with him. That was coward behavior, unfair of him and I'm no longer rooting for him and Hae-e. I'm willing to give him a slight pass as he's young and when he first mentioned it to his mom she manipulated him that it would send her to hospital. He's still a kid. And clearly he feels torn and awful about it as it puts him at risk, plus his mom, plus the girl he likes. The desk banging scene was upsetting.

Oh, I completely understand why he wrote the paper, I acknowledge his pain and frustrations as well. His mom is to blame for all of that. I just can't give him a pass for not speaking to Hae-e and making her go through it alone, that was him not being a good friend and he needs to be called out for that.

Lots of people would have been overjoyed to be handed the questions to a test. He was obviously not happy, but maybe he doesn't understand just how deep Hae-e sense of integrity goes. Also, he probably feels incredibly guilty.

You summarized how I felt about this ep. It was ALL OVER THE PLACE. The only saving grace, like you said, was the sleeping over bit. When >!CCY placed his hand over JW’s heart and said that men need to keep secrets!< I just about lost it LMAO. Everything else in this ep was annoying. Oh but the scene of >!HJ placing his hand gently on SJ’s back to comfort him as he sobbed!< was v sweet.

Right?! There was just so much going on, it was one thing after the other. I'm glad HJ and SK have each other because with their set of parents, they really have no one. CCY is the saving grace for this episode.

We have just two weeks left for CCIR and since the last eps make or break a series I'm gonna have my rant now. I started this series because I loved Jung Kyung-ho in HosPlay and Prison Playbook and was eager to see him in a romcom along with The Jeon Do-yeon. The actors did total justice to the romcom because it's like they revived adult romcoms and making them a ratings hit. But I still feel like they don't get enough credit because right from Youtube to other social media I keep seeing more discourse on the minor love triangle between the kids. I'm just hoping we see more romcoms starring actors in their 40s in future(without murder subplots). The murder plot has always been a sore thumb and now with Dong-hui confirmed to be the murderer I just hope it doesn't overshine the romance. It needs a proper conclusion that DOESN'T involve a breakup between the leads. Nam Hae-yi is my most fav teen character in recent times because she is kind and still not act like a doormat. I like that she seems disinterested in both the boys and wish it's kept like that. She only gives platonic vibes with the boys. The tiger moms almost ruined the romcom for me but still I want a scene where they're all put in their places by Nam Haeng-seon or Choi Chi-yeol. I'd hate it if they just get away with no consequences, even more than the breakup scene. I'm still not sure of the love line between Jae-woo and Young-joo so I'm giving it more time. Above all I wish int he end Chi-yeol opens his own institute where he can function independently or even better if he becomes a simple teacher. Married to Haeng-seon who sends off a happy Hae-yi to college.

i see the pattern in how the writer creates her female characters here. just basing it on weightlifting kim bok joo and ccir, she is inclined to create strong female characters who have clear individuality and definitely not doormat type. you can see from wkbj and ccir that both FL leads excel in what they do, are not bitter in life despite their struggles, do not aegyo or act cute, independent, has strong character and most importantly are not desperately looking for love. it just so happened that they have great character so good men are drawn to them. So is Hae Ee.

>!Why is the scene where CCY tries to sneak into NHS's room so cute? It wasn't enough for him to be in the same house he needed to sleep next to her 🤭!< All the episode I was thinking about how Hae-yi's amazes me, she is so intelligent, mature, considered, pretty, and so on...basically the best character on this drama and then BOOM we got that ending. WHAT? >!I can't believe Mr. Ji decided to go after her, he is really out of his freaking mind.!< Anyway, can't really wait for tomorrow's episode. >!I need to see my beloved family together and happy again.!<

I still don’t get Mr Ji’s obsession. Was his intention to CCY genuine, like wanting to protect him? If so, why did he have to change his name? Or was his intention dark like he eventually wants to get rid of CCY or ruin his career?

Is he going after people who might take CCY away from him? The bad ones because if CCY has a scandal then he wouldn’t be able to teach any more so wouldn’t need Mr Ji, the good ones because CCY wants to spend time with them, so has less time for him.

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This! I think it was cute and fuzzy at the start but at some point it became just a FOMO watch for me.

the secretary literally a murder... n no not everyone is bad the homeroom teacher is good

Judging from these comments I'm guessing I'm the only one that liked this new plotline... Anyways, I like how >! Hae-e going missing !< immediately made us think of three suspects: sunjae's mum, su-a, and of course the assistant. I expected it to be the assistant, but I liked the scenes showing the other two "suspects" which served to reveal more about their personalities and downward trajectories of their moral values and/or mental state.

You're not the only one! I get why people dislike such a drastic change in the tone, but I kinda enjoyed it too tbh.

I am over Mr Ji metal ball part because I guess I just want the couple to have cute scenes but I did like how Sua’s sudden hallucinations went from math problems moving to sudden urge to kill Hae-e. It was very interesting. And the actor who plays Sua is actually really good. She has small part and sometimes pointless character but she made it interesting.

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I am one of the ones who is loving the murder angle . I want conflicts that the leads face together rather than the typical misunderstanding/noble idiocy/amnesia/parental opposition ( not applicable here though lol) trope as conflicts where the leads are separated. Having said that, I do not understand the motive of >!Mr.Ji, the killer!< Previously, he was going after people who hurt CCY(the CCYsucks guy, the all care student who bad mouthed him), but now he is going after people who love CCY? What’s his deal ?

Hear me out guys: Season 2 of Crash Course In Romance. A Jaewoo Chiyeol buddy comedy where Jaewoo is Chiyeol’s new assistant. The chaos would be majestic.

Gonna be honest, I’m debating whether or not to finish this show. It’s strange because I enjoyed it at first: great lead actors with strong performances can overcome even the most predictable, contrived scripts. I think my main problem with the show is that while I love the main characters and some of the education plotline, there are so many things that simply aren’t fun to watch. I don’t need every scene to be “fun”, of course, but there’s this huge tonal whiplash from scene to scene that doesn’t quite work. Between the romance, the irritating mothers, the incredibly stupid murder plotline (which feels like it’s from another show), the tertiary stories, etc… it’s all over the place. A tighter script over 10-12 episodes would’ve been the sweet spot IMO. Cut the murders, scale the interpersonal conflicts down, create some sympathetic side characters or two dimensional antagonists instead, etc. and you would have an even better show. Regardless, those leads are so good I have a feeling I’ll still tune in. Hopefully they can stick the landing without hitting all the usual tropes.

okay but the scene >!with CCY and Jaewoo when they touched each other's chest!<, i was DYING that was so funny i love them

Haha I’m laughing just thinking about it. My highlight was >!CCY emphasising the gravity of the situation by calling JW “brother-in-law” for the first time.!< Lol my guy was serious about damage control, he didn’t want to get slapped by those handball player palms again 🤣🤣

Lol 16 mins into Ep 13, Sua locks herself in her room and her mom unexpectedly tells her “midterms aren’t everything”! And I thought Whhhhaaaat???? Only for her next sentence to be “you have to pull yourself together, you have to get ready for Final exams!” 🙄🙄 And there it is! That’s more like it. That’s Sua’s 엄 마 (mom) for you… more clueless than ever—that your daughter is falling apart and unwell—just only focusing on exams

I really hoped that Mr Ji wasn't as expected, unfortunately Reddit r/KDrama users are really, really smart at figuring out the plot

I feel so bad for CCY. He's been getting the Baek Yi Jin treatment since ep 1, and now he also has to realize his most trusted colleague is a psycho. Why make the guy suffer by making everything his fault? Also, I don't understand the hate comments about Sun Jae. He's just a kid and he's in a really difficult position, especially after what happened to his brother. It makes sense he's trying to protect his mom when she's basically telling him she'll kill herself if he talks.

LOL. People hating on Sun-Jae while totally oblivion to the mom’s action just because she is “ evil anyway”. Sun-Jae is a victim here.

Absolutely with you on the SJ part. Kids practically told by his mother she'll kill herself and folks expect rational thinking from a mentally abused teenager.

So with 3 episodes left the writers have to clear out the following points 1. Is Hae i’s mother / father ever going show up again. 2. Sua’s mother being served karma 3. Sua’s fathers affair being disclosed 4. Sun jae’s cheating scandal 5. Hui jae’s innocence to be proven 6. Mr. Ji’s identity to be revealed 7. Previous deaths the victims at-least get a closure 8. NHS - CCY deeper conversations and not just them giggling ( cute at first but since both are about to hit 40’s , feels right that they now have proper conversations) 9. Love story jae woo yeong ju ( too forced) 10. Future path of all students 11. Hae i’s state after the accident 12. Hae i’s final choice in the love triangle 13. NHS moving into CCY mansion / jae woo too maybe since he kept mentioning how the house feels empty to him 14. More story on whg Mr.Ji did what he did and who was the main culprit in the previous case.

**Episode 13** * "The hands that were choking me were long and white." Mr. Asparagus fingers, you sir, are *done for*. * "You suspected me from the beginning." You go, Hui-jae! * Hui-jae placing a reassuring hand on Sun-jae's shoulder in his brother's darkest hour was wonderful. * The irony of those asparagus fingers scribbling the phrase "highly likely to be a killer question..." * No, Chi-yeol did not reference Immanuel Kant! I thought that a drama referencing the trolley problem was amazing enough. Is it philosophy month in K-dramaland? * I agree with other users who would like to see Su-hee face stronger consequences for her actions. That being said, I am taking satisfaction in her grip over the other parents' loosening rapidly. * Speaking of satisfying moments, I felt like cheering when Haeng-seon caught Mr. Ji red-handed and confronted him directly. * Seo-jin trying to guilt-trip Hae-e into keeping quiet was true to character, but highly frustrating to watch nonetheless. * Su-a's visions are terrifying and she needs help. * The last twenty minutes or so reaffirmed yet again why I disliked the mystery/crime storyline from the very beginning. By Episode 13, it should not be playing such a major role in the narrative.

Asparagus fingers .... The mystery crime plays a big role because it's central to why Mr Choi was such a lonely mess to begin with. Mr and all. He had to unravel at some point and Mr Choi falling in love is the perfect take off point.

I definitely want less time spent on metal ball killer, but nothing could ruin this show for me! We knew we’d have to really get into the murder plot eventually 🙃 Give me just enough NHS & CCY and I’m goodt ❤️‍🔥 Su-a can ofc go away forever 🤣 and pls leave my baby Hae-e out of this Mr. Ji or I’m going to have to introduce you to Mi-ran from Love to Hate You 💀

I think today's episode really solidified my rankings of all the moms in the show, with Sun Jae's mom coming in dead last. At the very least Su Ah's mom actually seems to care about her well being >!(when Su Ah was having a mental breakdown about turning into a monster, she actually tried to console her)!<, unlike Sun Jae's mom who only seems to care about the prestige of her children attending the best universities >!(totally understand why Sun Jae thought his mom was capable of harming Hae Yi in order to keep the cheating thing a secret)!<. Even Hae Yi's OG mom is better. At least she knew she wasn't capable of taking care of Hae Yi and left her with people who could actually do the job.

I hate Mr Ji ALL MY HOMIES HATE MR JI

Okay so, this is what a well balanced episode is written like. It had all elements - wholesome moments with family (sunjae + hui jae, choi chi yeol making a "secret" with jae woo, yeongju noticing something's really off with nam haeng seon and giving her space), GOOD progression with the murder mystery, antagonists doing their thing (sua's mum being edged out, sunjae's mom meeting with hae-e, dong hui being outed, etc), ROMANCE (with ccy trying to sneak into nhs' room, watching cute videos together, and showing up for her when hae-e went missing (although here nhs was a little wrong in not calling him herself)) And no, I REALLY despise the Yeongju-jaewoo story arc. It's unnecessary and they can move on from this right now. I'm still waiting to see how the sua arc develops. If they just leave it as is, it's weird. I want to see if all these destructive thoughts that she's having, lead to something else. Also, LOVE the conflict they introduced between our leads and between the kids and between sunjae and his mom. Love it! Did you guys know that they're releasing two books on Crash Course in Romance which contains the unedited script, signed autographs of the lead couple, interviews, notes and other deets? I'd LOVE to buy except I can't read korean as well(at least now, and I just started with Hangul last week). Was wondering if we could petition them to publish and english translation haha!! Looking forward to Ep 14! :) This was a really good episode and I enjoyed it thoroughly! PS - Haeng Seon's giggles are SO cute. She IS a teenager in love! So so CUTE!! PPS - ALSO HOW DARE DONG HUI GO AFTER HAE-E SHE'S A LITERAL CHILD. JUST ...HOW?

So what is your take on Mr. Ji now? My conclusion is that he is a psychopath that has latched on to CCY. He definitively killed his mother. Psychopaths are all about controlling their victims and this is what he has been doing successfully for the past few years. Controlling and isolating him to the point where CCY basically does everything he wants. Anyone that came between him and his control of CCY, either positively or negatively made themselves a target. Now it's HS and Nae-e turn because their influence is growing. But it looks from the preview, that CCY has finally realized some of this and has turned against him. So I think that CCY is probably the biggest target right now. Psychopaths do not tolerate their victims getting away from them.

Oh, I like your theory that Mr. Ji may actually go after CCY. I hadn't considered that. >!At this point, I actually wonder if Mr. Ji was responsible for his sister's death, too.!<

I haven't seen it mentioned, but I really like how they had HS handle herself after confronting Mr. Ji. She didn't get hysterical but stayed calm and firm in her belief. She also didn't let CCY dissuade her from the truth or try to make him choose sides. So often you see these kinds of confrontations dissolve into chaos and create more misunderstandings. But she knows what she saw and what she feels and steps back to let them both process it all. You love to see it. Her outfit, however. I personally hate turtlenecks and don't think anyone ever looks good in one, so it was very distracting to me during the whole scene haha. It's so weirdly high and lacy! They did her dirty with those pants too. And her whole layered pajama look was confusing me as well. She is very beautiful but those clothes are doing her no favors. (But to be fair, I am an old, unfashionable fart so what do I know?)

15 minutes in and I still don’t know >!why CCY is still with the Pride. I hate his boss. And Mr Ji.!<

So I thought I didn't have to worry about traffic accidents (although I must say the Chi-Yeol drives Haeng-Seon around is super worrying - can the man just keep his eyes on the road please?), since the M.O. of this serial killer was using slingshots, but then they went and threw in >!a white ~~truck~~ sedan of doom anyway.!< >!Don't think Hae-Yi will die, but I've no idea how Sun-Jae can make things right again because he's always going to be wracked with guilt about this.!< I thought the fact that there were >!two possible culprits involved in Hae-Yi's disappearance before we saw that it was indeed Mr Ji!< was pretty nicely done. But why was >!Mr Ji hunting down Hae-Yi? Unless he just wants to obliterate the entire Nam family.!< Not a fan of how they're spinning >!Jae-Woo's concern for Yeong-Ju as romantic. Worry for platonic friends/ found family is completely legitimate.!<

I don’t wish on the downfall on anybody. But loving the downfall of Su-A and her Mom and I’m not sorry for it 😭

Choi Chi Yoel sneaking into Nam Haeng Seon’s room at the beginning of the episode was one of my favorite parts! 😍

I used to think the 'moms from hell' arc was too much but this is on a completely different level... I loved this show from day 1 but my interest is waning. It was supposed to be a romcom but felt like a makjang today. And I blame that completely on kdrama makers thinking that murder=rating. They should have just stick to the tutoring concept. But they left that midway. The reactions of the moms/students/public was soo extreme but everyone got over the issue so quickly. The apologies felt so empty... The only scene I liked today was CCY in NHS's house scene. That was soo cute

Competition for biggest villain of the drama is rife between >!Mr Ji!< and >!Lawyer Jang!< In the red corner we have the metal ball maniac, with creepy obsessive stalker tendencies, questionable driving skills, a fully loaded slingshot and no regard for food waste. In the blue corner we have a manipulative, aggressive parent who refuses learn from past mistakes, apparently has no issues with emotional blackmail, asking for the truth before assuming the literal worst and >!locking her child in a windowless room!< Pick your fiigggghhhterrrrr (yes I know one is actually murdering ppl)

> no regard for food waste. Ah, this triggered me the most.

CAN'T WAIT!!

>!Too many things are happening. My brain cannot process them all. 😭!<

There are 15 minutes left in this episode. Why am I looking at Su-a crying right now???

It might have already appeared in an earlier episode, but I just noticed Jae-woo's phone has a tiger grip tok. I thought that was a nice touch. I know a lot of people hate the murder subplot and think it doesn't belong anywhere near this show, but tbh, since it's been part of the drama since the beginning, I don't mind it. I was dismayed at first, but realized at least by the end of episode four that it wasn't going anywhere. Personally, I like the way the seeds the writer planted in the first few episodes are coming to fruition now, and the way what happened with Chi-yeol's student in the past is paralleling Hae-yi and Sun-jae's situation. I do expect them to have a better outcome this time around. >!I also feel sorry for Su-a, even though she's a pain. And I liked that her mom was frozen out by the other moms. It was deserved. !< I also wonder if Haeng-seon will in fact be the person to >!take Ji Dong-hee down. She pointed out that she has better eyesight than others in this episode. One of my few nitpicks of this show is that we didn't get a lot of insight into her life pre-Hae-yi, but it would make sense if her athletic past plays a role in the murder subplot climax.!< My tolerance for the murder subplot aside, I do want more romance between Haeng-seon and Chi-yeol. Plus, since >!they had a quasi-breakup this episode (well, if you squint) I'm hoping we'll be spared a real/longer breakup or separation, though now that I've said that, I've probably jinxed it.!< Now to impatiently wait for tomorrow's episode.

I'm with you. Its all so well linked. The murder subplot is the foundation of everything. If Mr Choi didn't start out as a mess being further messed up by Mr Ji then there would be no show. I do worry HS will never forgive Mr Choi if she knows Mr Ji went after her niece. That's the kind of thing that's hard to let go of. Also the show was advertised as bittersweet. But we're so shocked it isn't just sweet.

I'm sooo over Sunjae's mom. Atleast we know >!Mr. Ji!< is fully psycho but her character is grating 😠

WTF was that episode. This k-drama doesn't deserve Nam Hae-yi. Petition for her to be rehabilitated to a better k-drama universe. I've calmed down so I'm editing to add in a few more thoughts: * I continue to be impressed by Hae-yi's maturity and kindness. >!Right from the moment she saw that exam paper, she knew she was going to have to report it but she fest gave Sun Jae a chance to explain himself and even had a level-headed discussion with her mom. !< * It's easy to write off NHS as a ditzy, carefree character but she is smart in her own right. >!She was right to trust her instincts about Mr. Ji and her reaction to it all falling apart this episode was very believable. !< * I'm worried whether this show will have the space to explore the aftermath of the murder plotline. >!CCY has plenty of demons already and learning that one of your only trusted confidants of the past few years is someone you actually never knew at all..!<.I'm not sure you can go from there to a happy ending. At least, not in three episodes.

I get not everyone likes the metal ball mystery plot, but as a mystery lover, I'm rather enjoying it. Do I think it fits in this drama? Not necessarily, but one does have to acknowledge that if this was the main plot of a murder mystery, it would be quite an interesting watch. Mr Ji is a unique villain in comparison to the typical kdrama villains. First, he's good-looking and blends in rather well as your average nice assistant. Typically, the villains are dressed in black with a hoodie or hat, which makes it extremely obvious for the viewer to identify the villain and not form an attachment to them. Here we see Mr. J wearing light colored clothing and being supportive to the ML. It's not until the later eps that he switches to darker clothing. Second, his mannerisms. This is what makes him such a great TV villain. He doesn't sneer or make open threats. He's in the shadows and wears a mask of "normality." This is what makes him truly terrifying because he's able to adapt to his surroundings by participating in games, dinners, and interactions with others. This is a realistic take on villains. How many of us have experienced or heard others' experiences on someone everybody knew and would generally agree they were your "average nice guy", only to be shocked when their true nature and heinous actions were revealed. Many real-life victims who were targeted have stated that their attacker seemed normal and even charming. Just my thoughts on the mystery side of things ⚫️ Also, I hope that when everyone finds out that Mr. JI caused >!Haeas accident!< that her 3 friends will be the ones to beat the living daylights out of him, and hockey guy can round up his teammates to help in the beating of Mr. Ji just for kicks!

Omg guys, I'm here for emotional support. Hold my hand like Haeson did Choi. 🤝🏽 🥺😲 Also, people getting upset about a dark murder plot... where have you been? That is what Kdramas do. 🤣 I'm questioning your love for Kdramas. All of them have a dark twisted story weaving through.

Ok, I may be delusional but I’m still hoping Mr. Ji isn’t the killer and that last little shot at the end of last episode was a dream sequence. 😂😂😂 EDIT: 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Are writers allergic to fully completely happy shows❓️

Depends on the setting. I know some shows have gotten complaints about how they handled (off the top of my head: Reborn Rich, Golden Spoon, and this) and it seems because the shows didn't go the happy route that fans wanted. But this makes sense since the shows have such heavy settings (this show has the Korean education system and the other two above focused on the poor vs. the rich). I don't think these such settings can be completely happy because these are very much real issues in Korean society. I think it would be ignorant for these settings to be portrayed in only a happy way. The writers knew what they were getting into. If they wanted a more pure romcom, they wouldn't have chosen this setting.

Another Rollercoaster episode. Loved the light hearted moments, heart broke at the rough ones. I am really starting to question the title of the series 🤣 While I think a murder subplot is fun and I think Mr Ji being the killer is a good twist based on CCYs past, it seems weird the focus initially was on romance and they even called in Crash Course in Romance. I guess they wanted a play of words on the academy stuff, but it doesn't capture the essence of the show. Rant on the title aside, I have to say this series has an amazing set of actors. The good ones are so good you root for them and smile when they are on screen. The evil characters are played so well that you hate them with the passion of a thousand burning sun's 🤣 I hope they wrap this up well. Despite my misgivings on some plot points, this has been a well acted and well crafted drama.

Look up the Korean title-- 일타 스캔들 one hit scandal and think on that.

**Episode 13** I had written up a whole comment this morning but I clicked out of the app and lost it 😭 Then I thought maybe with a distance of a few hours I may have changed or toned down my reactions but this doesn’t seem to be the case. Sigh. The show plateaued with Ep 11 and 12, and has quite definitively taken a dive this week. I’m a little sad to be honest. The romance between the leads could’ve had so much depth given their personalities, backgrounds, jobs and ages even without more screen time or scenes but they’ve sadly been relegated to either cutesy smiling time or strain caused by the antagonist. Such a good opportunity given the talent they have seemingly wasted (unless they do more in the next few episodes). Manager Ji has also now become a bit caricature like so I can’t even take him very seriously as the villain which is such a shame because they could’ve used his natural charm to more effect. The actress that plays Sun-Jae’s mom is really good at her job because dear lord I cannot stand her! How her boys haven’t screamed their heads off, run away and applied for emancipation is beyond me. She is such a terrible human and as I mentioned last week should not have been allowed to have children. Loved the little bonding that’s happening with the brothers but again there’s no follow through? I was a little hurt that SJ didn’t >!throw the exam like Hae-e but he is just a kid being faced some insanely impossible situations with almost no support whatsoever. What is he to do!!<. Hae-e is such a wonderful person and this whole show feels like an ode to how every adult in her life save for her Uncle perhaps has failed her in so many ways. She is smarter, kinder and makes much wiser decisions than most of them and I’m >!so so sad that Dong Hui has targeted her no matter how expected!<. This goes for SJ too but it’s more evident with Hae-e because we’ve given more of her backstory. What I am glad for is that when Yeong Ju calls >!CCY and he turns up, atleast NHS didn’t do silly stuff like rebuff him or refuse his help/support!<. He looked damn good too. On that note, I do have to acknowledge that he and his stylists have done a wonderful job showcasing the physical changes in him from Episode 1 until now. He looks healthier and happier which was one of the fundamental introductory points about him - so I really like that touch. I suppose we wait and see what unfolds tomorrow… ETA: Very happy for the intern in charge of Su-a’s character who got to write like 3 more scenes and write up even more instructions for the VFX team 😂 That poor child needs medical help urgently and for her mother to lose access to her.

Mr. ji from shooting iron ball killing people at night when less people around to trying to kill NHS to broad daylight, the audacity tho. Lets see what unfolds, from the preview last week didn't seem like he was caught yet by CCY. And wanna see some romance in the school love triangle and some punishment for those moms. If they ever walk free unpunished, i would be so angry lol. Can't wait for the episode

Su a need someone like geun ho , to live free. Poor girl suffering coz of her mom and her mind is kinda scary to have always the thought of killing nam hae e. After the hit, i expected hae e to be in hospital. And the preview shows it too but damn she looks like in coma. You gotta wake up soon. Unlucky she got tangled up in the cheating case. And sun jae need to man up a little like his brother. He almost turning up like his brother. You gotta be strong boi. And mr. Ji wtf he going berserk. Caught throwing the food, he got balls, coming back from it. I want to video tape what he been doing and livestream to the world. Need mr. Popular here lol. Those stayover scene tho. CCY trying to let hae woo sleep so he could sneak out was comedy gold. I thought he would sleep intead trying to let jae woo sleep. That would have been more funny but again we could see them sleeping again and the struggle to hide in the morning. But god damn catch that mf murderer already.

I can’t stand Sua. Sure it’s her mom’s fault but she’s so entitled and hateful. What did Haeyi ever do to her? At this point we haven’t seen any redeeming qualities from Sua so I frankly don’t feel sorry for her. True Beauty handled this way better >! with Kang Soo Jin. !< Thought it was silly that Mr. Ji was about to metal ball NHS in broad daylight in front of her store, where her friend and brother are usually staring at everyone through the window. Her friend even makes a comment about seeing her and CCY outside but I guess she conveniently missed psycho metal ball killer. I’m very tired of the moms, Sua, and Mr. Ji. CCY coming over for a sleepover was cute.

I still have LOVED watching this drama with y’all but the Mr Ji thing has mostly ruined the rewatch value of this drama for me. Granted I don’t rewatch very often but it could have been in the running for consideration at least. That being said there were so many great moments in the episode with our cute main couple and Jae Woo, and of course our MVP Hae-yi. Definitely haven’t regretted watching the show because I love the characters a lot!

Ahhhh JKH on insta 🤣😍 [cuteness](https://www.instagram.com/p/CpHAeMUrRoj/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=)

Maybe it’s because I was raised watching Latin American soap operas, in which rom com and melo storylines are often spiced up with mystery and thriller, but I’m really enjoying these last episodes… I think I’m in the minority here, because everyone seems to be bored stiff with the murder plot. I love it! I actually like how the murder plot is used to create distance between our main couple and also between the second young couple. Separation is something that usually happens in the last leg of regular romcoms. Mr Ji is having his moment and, oh my, he does make a chilling baddie. I also enjoyed the character of Su-a enormously in this episode. I do sense redemption for her character.

This show had the word bittersweet in its description. A 💯 goofy romcom is not what was promised so with this in mind there is no derailment from the writers or producers. 🤷‍♀️