#like ‘yeah so cute!’ meanwhile she’s actively trying to seduce me

[gregmarriage]

how gay is it on a scale of one to ten, if you and a girl send each other pics of cute underwear you bought (but not of you wearing it)

[artsycrapfromsai]

I would like to say that I'm totally normal about Amaryllis and Astarion, but they're just so cute, and I can't get enough and I'm pretty much squeeeeeing every time. That little comic where she made an embroidery of his face was what pulled me in.

Aaaaaaa 🥺💕💕💕💕

I know i sound like a broken record, but hearing that always makes me so happy fjfjgd

Funny thing is, in the long run, I think that Amaryllis giving him the embroidered portrait is probably what immediately endeared her to him too fjfjhfhj Before that, while she was weird and... Strangely nice to him (which he just chalked up to her being a bleeding heart), she was still just something to use and manipulate for his safety

But the embroidery was completely unnecessary, no strings attached, no ultimatums, and clearly required hours of work, and probably prototypes. She didn't have to do that, just because he missed his reflection, but she did, because she thought he would like it. No one's ever just done something for him before, just because it might make him happy

And I think that's the point his inner conflict starts about what to do with her djgjgfjf

He's still trying to manipulate her, but he doesn't understand her- her actions confuse him

("She's willingly giving me blood because... She thinks its cruel to starve a vampire?"

"She's such a bleeding heart, almost disgustingly so, but she just casually says she dresses in red to hide blood stains after battle? How does that match up? Not that I mind such morbidity, but I just don't understand how that mind of her's works."

"I can't believe she would rather run and hide than discuss casual sex. Is she just a prude? But she doesn't mind nudity?? Either way, I can't just seduce her now, if I want to keep our good 'relationship' going... But how can I manipulate her if not with sex?")

Astarion wants to study her under a microscope bc, according to his personal experiences, she doesn't make any sort of sense to him and actively contradicts things he believed to be true gjhvjcc meanwhile Amaryllis is just existing and being herself

It's really confusing and frustrating for him, because he's genuinely starting to like her, and after her gift (probably the kindest thing he's ever received), he doesn't want to see her leave. but he has no experience with a real relationship and is relying on his 200 years of manipulation and betrayal to try and blindly find a way through to one

But if he uses what he knows, he might actually just scare her off instead, and that's the last thing he wants. So he doesn't really know what to do with her

Amaryllis has no idea about any other of this, and is getting confused and flustered by her own growing feelings akjdhfg she just enjoys talking and spending time with him, and she thinks he's dorky, and cute, and funny, and clever, and its fun to embroider with him

they're a pair of cute disasters

That's all why in the last comic, where she admits she likes him, he's startled but quickly goes back into flirty mode, bc that's natural for him and he's more confident with that sort of scenario (plus he really does enjoy getting compliments from her)

But if he asks her why she likes him and she answers honestly ("I think you are clever, and funny, and sweet, and I enjoy spending time with you") it would probably short circuit his brain right now, bc he's still got a lot of things to work through fjghjvcjv

As far as my canon goes, this is all still in act 1 bc we haven't moved from it yet in me n my friend's playthrough fifkhg

BUT YEAH AAAAAAA sorry i had to ramble dhdggdjf I'm so glad you enjoy their relationship & my art!!! Thank you so much!! 😭💕💕💕

[365days365movies]

January 16, 2021: Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

I am a massive comic book nerd. Not unusual these days, to be fair. But I’m definitely up there, as far as my obsession with Marvel and DC go. And, yeah, I stick mostly to those two houses, and their various imprints.

Why do I bring this up? Well...remember this movie?

Kick-Ass was a pretty big deal when it came out in 2010, as it was a Marvel Comics movie that was completely unrelated to the relatively new Marvel Cinematic Universe. Based of a 2008 comic book written by Mark Millar and drawn by John Romita Jr., the film was directed by Matthew Vaughn, and featured a more realistic take on how real-world superheroes would actually work.

Vaughn and Millar by this point at least, were friends. Around 2012, they’re getting drunk at a pub together, and talking movies. The topic of spy movies come up, and how there hasn’t really been a good, non-parody, fun spy movie, and that there should be. And that was the bulk of their conversation.

Enter Dave Gibbons, a legendary comic book artist, whom you may know from drawing the comic book that was turned into this:

Oh yeah, he’s a big deal. Gibbons and Millar end up getting together to write a fun spy comic book based on this idea. Vaughn, meanwhile, is getting ready to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past, the sequel to X-Men: First Class, which Vaughn directed. That’s a good movie, by the way, even if I have...issues...with the treatment of the X-Men in film. Maybe one day I’ll get into that, we’ll see what happens. Ask me about it if you’re curious.

Anyway, Millar goes to Vaughn with this script, and Vaughan looks at it and realizes that he needs to direct this movie before somebody else makes it. So he leaves Days of Future Past, and he signs on to...

I feel like it’s an obligation, as a comic book dude, to watch this film. I should also read the book, but I didn’t do that with Kick-Ass, so to hell with it! Let’s get this recap started! SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

Recap

Starting off with some Money for Nothing, and somewhere in the Middle East, 1997! We go into a stone temple, where some kind of mission is taking place. A surprise grenade causes the loss of one of the agents. The surviving agents are Merlin (Mark Strong), Lancelot AKA James Spencer (Jack Davenport), and Galahad, AKA Harry Hart (Colin Firth).

Hart, feeling guilty over the death of this agent, tells his wife, Michelle (Samantha Womack) and child Eggsy (yes, Eggsy) of his sacrifice, and gives Eggsy a medal.

From there, we jump forward 17 years, to Argentina where...Mark Hamill?

Holy shit, it’s Mark Hamill! Apparently, he’s playing Professor James Arnold, and being held hostage by a group of mysterious men. Just then, he’s rescued by Lancelot, showing up with some classic James Bond-style swagger and asking for a cup of sugar, sardonically.

He kicks the asses of these guys, but is SLICED IN HALF BY A MAN WITH SWORD LEGS WHAT THE FUCK????

I’m sorry, I didn’t realize I was watching the best thing I’ve ever goddamn seen. And as if that weren’t enough, she’s working for Samuel L. “Motherfucker” Jackson, playing Richmond Valentine. I am...I am so pleased.

We go to the Kingsmen headquarters, where Lancelot is being mourned by the Kingmen and their leader MICHAEL CAINE, REALLY, HOLY SHIT

Ahem. Sorry, uh...the star-studded cast has basically caused me to have a minor aneurysm. Caine plays Arthur, the leader of the Kingsmen. Get it? I can dig it, I’m a sucker for a good Arthurian reference. Anyway, now that Lancelot’s dead, it’s time to find a new candidate. Apparently, the man that died 17 years ago was part of an “experiment” by Hart, which Arthur says has failed. Galahad calls Arthur a snob, and says that they need to evolve with the times. \

Speaking of that former candidate, how’s his son doing?

Not stellar, it seems. His mom is dating a very unsavory gentleman, and not really taking good care of her youngest daughter. Eggsy (Taron Egerton), on the other hand, is a carefree delinquent. After engaging in an entertaining backwards car chase with the police (it’s cool), he gets arrested. He refuses to give up his friends, and he instead asks for a phone call.He looks at the medallion around his neck, and remembers that he can use the number of the back to contact someone for help. He uses a specific code phrase, but it appears not to have worked. But then, Eggsy is turned loose with little more than a phone call. That’s when Eggsy meets Hart.

We find out that Eggsy has a high IQ and Olympic-level athletics, but has dropped out of the Marines, and has been arrested for drugs and other illegal activities. After being read out by Hart, Eggsy goes on an anger-filled diatribe about the differences in privilege between the two of them. Although it’s short, it’s a powerful speech.

But that speech is interrupted by the owner of the car that Eggsy stole the previous night, as well as his gang. They’re yearning for a fight with Eggsy, and they threaten Hart. He doesn’t take that well, as he shuts the doors and windoes to the pub. Time to teach a lesson.

Yup, I’m giving this fight the posted video award. It might be short, but it’s also one of the best and coolest sequences I’ve ever seen in a spy movie. And OH, it’s giving me that gadget shit I was missing from the Bond movies.

After one of the most enjoyable fight sequences I’ve seen in a while, Eggsy’s understandably stunned. So is his stepfather Dean (Geoff Bell), the leader of the gang that Hart beat up in the pub. He’s not happy, and he beats Eggsy in their apartment, and that scene is...WHOOF. Much to their surprise, however, Hart’s left a device on Eggsy’s back. He threatens Dean through the device, and tells Eggsy to meet him at a tailor that he’d mentioned.

Once Eggsy escapes from Dean and the gang via nest parkour tricks, he makes his way to the tailor, where Hart officially brings him into the fold, giving him the opportunity to become a Kingsman. He exposits the history of the agency as a private group of spies, meant to protect the world while not bowing to the bureaucracy that plagues government-affiliated spy institutions.

We get to go to Kingsman Headquarters proper, and yeah...yeah, it’s cool. As compared to the other recruits, Eggsy’s pretty obviously out of place. This, of course, is part of the point, as Hart believes the Kingsmen could use someone with different life experiences and background. That would be the experiment mentioned earlier.

Eggsy’s competitors include Roxy (Sophie Cookson), who appears to actually be polite to him, unlike most of the potentials. They settle in for the night...but not for long. Their quarters fills with water, as the entirety of the Kingsmen head towards the showerheads and toilets for air. While they all succeed, Eggsy is the one who actually gets everyone out, by literally punching the window.

Unfortunately, for one of the candidates...it’s too late. These candidates could die in the hiring process. Rough.

Sadly, Mark Hamill also doesn’t quite make it, as Hart finds him, surprisingly freed from Valentine’s capture. As he’s questioned, Valentine is forced to kill him via Suicide Squad implant, and barely escaped from his men. Valentine and his henchwoman, Gazelle (Sofia Boutella) are trying to figure out who the Kingsmen are, to no avail at the moment.

Back with Merlin, who’s training the Kingsman candidates! They’re all told to get a puppy! Aw. Eggsy chooses J.B. a pug, under the mistaken impression that it’s a bulldog. And I’m not a pug person...but that puppy is cute as shit.

Time marches on, and the Kingsmen continue their training. Eggsy’s colleagues continue to discriminate against him, especially Charlie (Edward Holcroft). Hart, who was knocked out by the explosion, eventually wakes up. Valentine goes around to political leaders and proposes his plan to “save the world,” whatever that’s about to mean. Apparently, that includes giving the King of Sweden a surgical implant of some kind. Huh.

This, of course includes some, uh...conflict with Gazelle.

Awesome.

Eggsy’s in the final 6! As Hart congratulates him over this, we finally get some exposition on Richmond Valentine’s plan. See, that implant is the Suicide Squad bomb that killed Hamill, and Gazelle also has one. Additionally, he’s released a plan to the world that will provide free internet and phone data...forever. Not ominous at all, that.

After a cool skydiving training sequence, only three candidates are left. Hart, meanwhile, poses as a wealthy philanthropist, donating to Valentine’s cause. As a result, he’s treated to an extravagant dinner...of McDonald’s. Yes, it is the best product placement I’ve seen in a while, in case you were wondering. That reveal was hilarious.

Anyway, their conversation turns from talking about climate change studies and concerns, to their opinion of James Bond movies, in a lovely little piece of meta flavor. At this point, they would appear to understand each other’s role in the play, as it were. Forgot to mention, Valentine’s been kidnapping anyone who disagrees with his goals, while also distributing his free internet cards. So, there’s that. But he’s also trying to figure out what exactly the “Kingsmen” are. Speaking of...

Our three remaining Kingsman candidates are assigned a mission to seduce a young dignitary. However, all three of them make a mistake, and allow themselves to get drugged at a party, by someone wanting to know who Hart and Kingsmen are. When Eggsy wakes up, he’s been strapped to train tracks. Uh oh.

Despite an oncoming train, Eggsy doesn’t give the man any formation. Which, of course, was the point. It’s Hart, helping to give the Kingsman candidates a little loyalty test, which both Eggsy and Roxy pass with flying colors. But Charlie...Charlie’s a coward who immediately gives everything up, including Arthur himself.

Eggsy gets to spend 24 hours with Hart, before being thrown headfirst into a mission. Hart explains that being a Kingsman means being a gentleman, which Eggsy isn’t. Hart, of course, plans to fix that.

They head to the tailor, and check out some spy gadgets. And much to their surprise, Valentine is also there, under the guise of getting a suit. Hart takes the opportunity to recommend a hatter, who gives him a top hat with built in listening devices. I love it.

Eggsy, meanwhile, speaks with Arthur at Kingsman HQ. He’s commanded to perform one final test: kill his pug, J.B. Which...yeah, damn, that sucks. He doesn’t do it, understandably. Unfortunately...Roxy does kill her dog. She succeeds...and Eggsy’s kicked out of the Kingsman candidacy. Which feels like a bullshit play, if I’m honest.

Eggsy steals Arthur’s car, then goes back home. As he’s about to confront his stepfather, Hart brings back the car via remote access, then explains to Eggsy that the gun was filled with blanks, and that Eggsy ended up giving up his shot. He also reveals that the first candidate to die...didn’t actually die! It’s been a ruse all along, meant to test the candidates under the strictest of conditions. Which sucks, obviously, because Eggsy’s out of the program.

And at that point, Valentine says something of note, revealing that he plans to go to a hate church in Kentucky to begin his master plan. Hart heads there, and tells Eggsy to stay put.

We get treated to just...just the loveliest of sermons. Disgusting. But then...

...that’s the point, isn’t it?

Because Valentine uses the SIM cards to create a signal that drives the parishioners crazy. Hart’s also in the church, however, and he also starts going crazy. Which leaves the question: what happens when a highly trained spy goes up against untrained civilians, has a bunch of gadgets...and has absolutely no restraint whatsoever?

A MASSACRE, THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS. And most surprisingly, it’s a massacre that we actually SEE. Hart basically kills almost EVERYBODY in the church. I’ll put the video up, but...y’know, be warned here. It ain’t pretty.

Hart comes to, and realizes exactly what he’s done. He leaves, only to be confronted by Valentine and his men. The Bond metaphor finally comes full-circle, explained directly by Valentine. But instead of explaining his whole plan and devising some complicated way to kill Hart that he’ll inevitably escape from...

He just shoots Hart in the head. Holy shit. And this is while Merlin, Arthur, and yes, Eggsy watch on through Hart’s home feed. Looks like a new Kingsman is needed.

Arthur tells Merlin to assemble the Kingsmen. But Eggsy...Eggsy has other plans. Thinking on Hart’s words about wanting to do something good with his life. He goes to Arthur to talk to him about Hart’s death. Arthur invites him in for brandy. And that’s...when my mind exploded.

HE’S FUCKING IN ON IT?!? Michael Caine, NOOOO! Turns out that Valentine’s convinced Arthur of his true plan: a culling. He believes that the Earth’s temperature because there’s simply too much humanity, like a body trying to kill a virus. And so...he’s going to make the virus exterminate itself. And that argument’s enough to win Caine over.

Turns out that the implant is meant to protect those individuals against a neurological signal emitted by the SIM cards, the same one that went off in the church. Arthur, realizing that Eggsy understands exactly what’s going on, poisons him, then asks if he would like to join them. Eggsy refuses...and Arthur sets off the remote poison to kill him.

But NOPE! EGGSY SWITCHED THE FUCKIN’ GLASSES! I love this movie. Arthur dies, and Eggsy uses the opportunity to dig the implant from his neck. He takes that and Arthur’s phone to Merlin and Lancelot, who realize that they can’t trust anyone at this point. And so, the three of them - yes, the three of them - go to stop Valentine.

And, yeah...I can dig it. OH HOW I CAN DIG it.

Roxy goes up in an experimental vehicle to bring down the satellite, Merlin is flying the plane, and Eggsy...Eggsy’s the one going in disguised as Arthur, in order to infiltrate the mountain lair of Valentine. Here, he and the other beneficiaries wait it out, while the world literally tears itself apart. Now wearing a bespoke suit and playing the role of a gentleman, Eggsy enters the lion’s den.

But as expected, it’s time to hit some snags. Roxy waits juuuuuust a little too long, and one of the balloons in her craft pops. As for Eggsy, he meets an old “friend” of his in the form of Charlie, who’s now working for Valentine.

The missile’s fired just in time, as Charlie’s taken out and Eggsy runs for the plane. AWESOME climax here as Eggsy escapes. I mean it; it is VERY cool. They succeed JUST in time, and the satellite is destroyed. However, Valentine’s still managed to partially start the process, and they can’t do anything about that.

Eggsy’s gotta go BACK in, before Valentine gets another satellite to trigger the signal worldwide. Now armed with Hart’s AWESOME umbrella, he makes his way there under heavy gunshot. They’re also teaming up against Merlin in the plane, so he’s not doing great. And that when Eggsy has the idea...to turn the implants on. ALL of them.

It’s amazing. Violence in fireworks. So, it’s too bad that it doesn’t stop the signal. It works, and people start to tear each other apart all across the world. But only for was long as Valentine has his hands on the desk. Eggsy manages to stop that by laying down some suppressive fire.

That provokes a response.

..This movie is, for lack of a better term, fucking rad.

Gazelle and Eggsy have an awesome fight, worthy of any James Bond movie, seriously. I really want to give it the video post honor, but I’ve done that too much already. For god’s sake, I literally JUST did that.

Gazelle dies (it’s kinda goofy how she dies, if I’m honest), and Eggsy kills Valentine with her prosthetic leg. It’s over, as the signal ends, and Eggsy even gets the girl. Not Roxy, the Princess of Sweden. Not going into it, but it’s funny.

And that’s Kingsman: The Secret Service! Honestly, I gotta say, that was a rad-as-shit movie, and...

Ooh, a mid-credits scene! Eggsy goes back home, to the pub, where his stepfather and mom are hanging out with the gang. And let’s just say...Dean’s gonna get a little comeuppance. Manners, after all, maketh man.

OK, THAT’S Kingsman: The Secret Service! And that, again, was pretty rad. See you in the Epilogue in a few!

[kdramafangirlsclub]

Marriage Not Dating Drama Review!! (Spoilers, so beware!)

It’s been WAYYYYY too long since I’ve written a drama review, but we all know how it is. Life sometimes gets in the way, and there’s absolutely nothing we can do about it. But I’M BACKKKKKKKK!!!! YAY!!!

So let me tell you.. this was quite an interesting ride. I actually started this drama almost two years ago. But I didn’t remember. So when it popped up again on my radar and I read they synopsis, I thought “yeah lets do this!” and started it up.  I kept getting random flashbacks, thinking “man, I *know* this... why do I know this?” and then it hit me- I’d stopped watching it because one of our other admins hadn’t liked it, and since we were watching it at the same time, I decided I’d just finish it later... two years later. And I can say right now, I’m happy that I did! (For the record, Admin Marie and I will just have to agree to disagree on this one hahaha)

Marriage Not Dating is a South Korean drama that aired from July to August of 2014. It has 16 episodes of loveliness that last about an hour each.  

Our leading man is Yeon Woo Jin, who plays Gong Ki Tae.  He’s a happy bachelor who wants it to STAY THAT WAY, despite his mother pushing him to find a wife.  He will do literally anything to avoid getting along with the women his mother sets him up with. 

The wonderfully funny female lead is Han Groo, playing Joo Jang Mi.  She’s a hardworking woman who is ready for that next step in her life... finding the right man, or ANY man (almost), to marry.  After a particularly bad break up, things start to go awry with all of her carefully (yet spastic-ly) laid plans. 

Heo Jeong Min plays Lee Hoon Dong, our resident playboy.  He comes from family money and runs a coffee shop. He is the one that broke up with Jang Mi at the start of the drama. He is also allergic to serious relationships He spends most of the first few episodes actively trying to avoid her like the plague. 

Jung Jin Woon plays the very nonchalant Han Yeo Reum- basically, he’s the eye candy of the show. He works at Hoon Dong’s coffee shop and is a favorite of all the female customers there for a very good reason (see above).  Jang Mi expresses a growing interest in him that lasts through most of the middle of the drama, hoping to get through her current situation so that she can be with him.  He, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to care a whole lot... he cares enough, but toward the end, he just lets her slide on by.  

This lovely lady is Han Sun Hwa, playing Kang Se Ah.  She is career driven and at first, you’d think she wasn’t interested in guys at all, just her job. She used to date Ki Tae, long ago, and they were on the verge of taking that wonderful plunge into married life when she ended it.  Now, they’re kind of friends, and keep in touch on the regular.  We later find out that all she really wants out of him are his tiny swimmers. She wants a baby, not a man.  

This cute girl is Yoon So Hee, playing Nam Hyun Hee- Jang Mi’s best friend at work.  She isn’t looking for a life long partner or a baby, she just gets the dish on what’s going on with Jang Mi, and eventually gets wrapped up in the middle of it. 

Now, for all the deets- 

Jang Mi, as I said, is ready to have a husband. She thinks she’s found it in her sugary-to-the-point-of-sick-eningly sweet but conniving boyfriend, Hoon Dong.  So in true obsessive fashion, she tries to propose to him, which backfires hilariously.  Instead of meeting her precious Hoon Dong in the hotel room, he phones his BFF, Ki Tae, to go there in his stead because he knows what she’s about to do.  Ki Tae artfully but tastelessly explains to her that Hoon Dong is an ass who was never going to marry her. Jang Mi is understandably upset over this, and starts to plan ways to try getting back at Hoon Dong for breaking her tender heart. 

Ki Tae, on the other hand, is about to get his ass handed to him by his over bearing and straight-laced mother, who wants nothing more than a well bred daughter-in-law who can give her grandbabies to carry on the family name.  He will stop at nothing to ruin any date she plans for him.  But then, she kinda sneaks up on him at Hoon Dong’s coffee shop (while Hoon Dong is conveniently getting chewed out from behind the counter by Jang Mi)... and that’s when the grand plan starts. He figures his mom will leave him alone if he has a fiance. And he plans to keep a fiance for long enough to piss his mother off, and then have her dump him in some grand fashion so his mom will realize that he should be left to his own devices when it comes to love and women. 

He wrangles Jang Mi into being his fake fiance. In exchange, Jang Mi figures that if they fake it well enough, it’ll drive Hoon Dong back into her arms for good once he gets jealous enough. Great plan, y’all. ::eye roll::  

The plan works well enough, at first. (Isn’t that how it usually goes? lol)  But after a while, Jang Mi realizes that she really doesn’t want Hoon Dong back once she comes to see what a huge baby (and a jerk) he actually is. She moves her interests on to Han Yeo Reum, who readily accepts her advances, even though he kind of has eyes for Kang Se Ah but knows that he has pretty much no shot at dat ass whatsoever. However, this causes an issue in her and Ki Tae’s fake relationship. They have to keep up appearances with his mother and family, along with Hoon Dong, who still thinks they’re really dating and engaged, but is constantly getting suspicious due to her behavior with Han Yeo Reum.  Jang Mi is the kindhearted helper, though, and is actually *trying* to help Ki Tae since he gave her good advice about her pathetic love life. She goes to the family dinners wearing shorty short shorts and crop tops, trying to piss off his mom, and acting a fool the whole time. Ki Tae is hoping that her acting will work to his benefit, and their little fake out has snuck it’s way into Hoo Dong’s heart and midway through the drama, he is pining to get Jang Mi back. But she totally isn’t interested now; she’s got her sights on Han Yeo Reum.  

After a good long talk between Hoon Dong and Jang Mi, they come to the understanding that they’d be better off as friends. This is a relief to her, even though she can’t tell him about her arrangement with Ki Tae.  It does throw some obvious wrenches in the works, though, because there comes a time with Hoon Dong gets pretty upset with her for “stepping out” on Ki Tae with Han Yeo Reum. During all of this, Kang Se Ah is heavily inserting herself into Ki Tae’s life. She is bound and determined to get his baby makers in her oven, and he is adamantly opposed (up to a point, but that still never plays out). 

During all of this, Ki Tae’s mother is getting more and more suspicious about the relationship between her son and Jang Mi.  In an effort to make it look more “real,” Jang Mi pretends to live at Ki Tae’s apartment.  Because of this, they end up having a few *moments* and Ki Tae fears that he is falling for her, which severely effs up his future as a happy bachelor.  Little does he know, Jang Mi is falling for him too (of course she is) and now she has to make the decision between him and Han Yeo Reum. 

Meanwhile, Nam Hyun Hee, Jang Mi’s only friend, has gotten herself into a pickle )or has just gotten herself *a pickle* as it were). She started dating Hoon Dong. And ended up on the pregnant end of things. Luckily, Hoon Dong was overjoyed, and goes ahead and marries the girl, to the dismay of his own mother. 

At the same time, Jang Mi and Ki Tae have finally reached the end of their agreement. Secretly, both of them are horribly upset by it, now that they’re used to sharing the same space and trying so hard to keep the lie alive. Convinced that Ki Tae doesn’t love her, Jang Mi reluctantly decides to officially date Han Yeo Reum, and Ki Tae resumes his existence as a bachelor, just much less happy than he thought he’d be. Hoon Dong and Hyun Hee prepare for being parents, and Se Ah intensifies her efforts to seduce Ki Tae into giving her his magic juice one last time before settling with the idea that she will just have to give up on him. 

But Jang Mi gets more and more unhappy.  Han Yeo Reum just isn’t as invested as she is, and she knows it. Finally, both her and Ki Tae break down, and confess that they are actually in love with each other... TO ONE ANOTHER.

It really was just freaking beautiful. <3

My opinion-

Clearly, if you haven’t guessed it by now, I loved this drama. It ended the way I wanted (I’m such a sucker for a super happy ending OMFG).  

For me, this drama didn’t have the annoyingly cold lead male or the super shy or super crazy female lead. Yeah, they had their moments of insanity, but it was done well, and it was *funny.* The humor in this drama kept me laughing all the way through, but the heartfelt moments also kept me happy and blissfully teary-eyed.  

The supporting characters were likable (and nicely dis-likable) in their own ways, and it was original. They didn’t seem like cookie cutter kdrama friends the whole time. Each of them had their own stories which filled out their personalities.  

One thing I really liked- this whole drama seemed like a longer take on “He’s Just Not That Into You.” Each character was their own person with their own story that got melded into the main story.  

Honestly, I really fell in love with the main couple. To me, they had great chemistry and aside from the fake relationship, at times, they seemed like a completely natural fit. Jang Mi was completely lovable in how she really just wanted to be a nice person and help people, and Ki Tae was able to man up to his emotions and still be somewhat understanding of his family and crazy mother while actually falling in love. It was wonderful to see <3

Admin Kate already knows that the kissing in the drama was amazing, so consider this as y’all’s incentive to watch all this lovely craziness <3

-Admin Noona