#but right now and for a while in my opinion shin yu's been the problematic one

[handkinkbis]

So much happened in this episode!!

I'm baffled by Shin Yu's problem solving skills, or rather lack thereof. They seem to consist of doing whatever the heck he wants, when he wants with little care for anyone else (dragging Hong Jo outside and outing their relationship to the whole office very publicly and forcibly WITHOUT ASKING HER was a SHIT MOVE) and that's not the only time he's done or said without considering Hong Jo's opinion or her feelings. He's hurt her quite a few times due to his inconsideration and honestly Shin Yu's got some growing to do before he's good enough for Hong Jo. YEAH I SAID IT.

But putting my annoyance at Shin Yu aside, this was a cute episode and I'm glad Hong Jo's finally able to return Shin Yu's feelings without feeling like The Other Woman or like an embarrassing secret of his. We're at episode 10 with 6 (?) more episodes to go, and the slow burn's been burning. Very slowly and teasingly. Had Shin Yu talked to Hong Jo about having an arrangement with Nayeon early on they could've been together much sooner and these past 10 episodes would've easily been condensed into 5-6. Shin Yu wouldn't have seemed like such a two-timer to Hong Jo and the viewers. But the writers made some risky choices and I can respect it, hah.

The journey here's been extremely confusing, but finally some pieces are falling into place. Flower creep's been casting dark spells and making the dolls, which was honestly to be expected given his stalkerish antics and the straw found at his greenhouse/garden. I was hoping for Witch Nayeon's appearance, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards (too bad).

I am SO GLAD that Shin Yu kinda grew a spine during this episode, though, because having Shin Yu and Hong Jo miscommunicate for several episodes would've been even more painful to sit through. At least some things were resolved in this ep, like Shin Yu's breakup with Nayeon and the reason why Shin Yu stayed with her for so long. Not a super satisfactory reason to keep it a secret from Hong Jo for so long, though, btw!

There were several cute and spicy scenes in this episode like the scene at the bridge, the little moment in the elevator and the 🔥🔥🔥scene 🔥🔥🔥 at Shin Yu's office, which I enjoyed a lot not gonna lie, even though it was very PG-7 in the end (boo!).

We had Hong Jo's confession scene and the comeback of the Red Hand, which was of course Hong Jo's as a couple of people had predicted since the very beginning. Which may or may not mean more unhappiness for our main couple.

The last point of confusion seems to be which spells are real and effective and which ones aren't. Also I wonder what Hong Jo told Jaekyung. And will Hong Jo come to remember her past self?