I'm pleased to say that this episode is better than the previous one. For once there is no Park Tae Yun at all. Our screen is actually free of this loathsomeness.
And there is only a few minutes of Hyun Myung Yi.
Unfortunately even in those minutes we could see the resemblance between her and her mother in law. She looks fragile and gentle but I'm sure murder wouldn't even faze her.
I
hope we’ll see a showdown between these two women as long as it only takes a few
seconds. Or better yet, seeing them as bosom buddies.
I’m
not a fan of time jump but I like how it doesn’t force a drastic unrealistic change
on us. All the characters still have the same personalities that they have
three years ago. Which I love.
But
on the other hand I hate the fact that it keeps Park Tae Yun away from Hyun
Myung Yi’s bed. A herculean feat that I’m sure he couldn’t do all by himself.
The
writer is probably going to help this scumbag from bedding his own wife by
giving him amnesia or something but I’m going to entertain myself by imagining
that out there (wherever he was, not that I’m interested) he has made a few
more babies.
During
the viewing of the Greatest Marriage I’ve learned that I’m happiest when Park
Tae Yun and Hyun Myung Yi manage to exceed my expectation in how awful they
could be.
This
drama has turned me into a masochist I’m afraid.
Although
not really hating the time jump in this drama, I find it disappointing how after
three years Cha Ki Young is still a downtrodden woman.
Not
that I hope in such a short time she would become a world renown feminist or become a millionaire on her own,
but I did hope that she would be in a slightly better position.
I
know that being a single mother Cha Ki Young doesn’t have enough room to breath
let alone being on top of her game. I know a woman would only be free (relatively
free) to do whatever she likes and give her best only after their children have
grown up or old enough to take care of themselves.
So,
it’s actually understandable that Cha Ki Young wins the top spot as the worst
female employee in the company. But I’m not happy with it.
We’re
already at episode 11, there’s only 5 episodes left. I need to see her successful.
I need to see her using her brain and strength to fight against all odds.
She
has Jo Eun Cha. She could use him instead of being used by him.
But,
despite its unapologetic attitude in displaying how loathsome the male
characters in this drama can be, I notice how careful the writer is when it
comes to her female lead.
The
writer doesn’t seem to have enough courage to give Cha Ki Young a shrewdness she
badly needs for fear that the heroine might loose the audience’s love and
perhaps sympathy.
But
she is wrong.
The
Cha Ki Young from earlier episodes, the one who was even respected and
acknowledged by Jo Eun Cha needs to return to the scene. ASAP.
Cha
Ki Young needs to become stronger not weaker. A sly heroin is more admirable
than a pushover one. A pushover could not win a war against those that Cha Ki
Young has to face.
And
let’s not forget the best thing about this particular episode. Jo Eun Cha.
Cha
Ki Young has the wonderfully crafty Jo Eun Cha on her side. Sure, she doesn’t
trust him, but he needs her just as much as she needs him if not more so.
I
love seeing how the good Jo Eun Cha in a blink of an eye turns into an
opportunistic Jo Eun Cha.
But
what I love the most is feeling how my love for him keeps growing despite the
fact that he is still the same Jo Eun Cha from earlier episodes.
My
love for him grows with each passing episode that subtly reveals how good Jo
Eun Cha really is.
Hyun
Myung Yi tries to do good things and being pleasant in front of other people,
while deep down inside she plots and calculates.
While
Jo Eun Cha spontaneously does good thing with love in his heart only to end up pretending
to do good thing to get credits for what he does freely.
He
calculates the pros and cons of his good deeds, when truth be told, he’ll do
them anyway for free. I love seeing how quick he is in turning everything into
his benefits.
His
ambition to go into politics suits him perfectly. But, if he wants to get women’s
votes he’s going to need Cha Ki Young.
And
if Cha Ki Young wants to be free from the Parks (which any sane women would do)
she needs Jo Eun Cha’s full cooperation and support.
I
love seeing this couple interacts and I love seeing how Chan Dan is included
and always in the middle of negotiation between Cha Ki Young and Jo Eun Cha.
The
three of them make a rather weird but endearing threesome.
I’m
looking forward to seeing Jo Eun Cha and Cha Ki Young fight together against
their common enemies which are discriminatory society and patriarchal system.
I
long to see the real Jo Eun Cha.
Not
the Jo Eun Cha who pretends to be good and sincere. Not the Jo Eun Cha who
pretends to fight for women’s right. Not Jo Eun Cha who smiles brightly or
tearing up in front of the cameras.
But
Jo Eun Cha who is a really good man. Jo Eun Cha who really understands the
hardship of being a woman, a single mother, and an outcast in her own community.
I
predicted that I have to deal with a lot of mess after time jump but I’m happy
that I’m wrong. Praying that it keeps getting better towards the ending.
