dangermousie | Oh My Lady ep 5 - I am in looooooove

You guys, I am so giddy over ep 5 of Oh My Lady, it's ridiculous. I enjoyed the first 3 eps and really really liked the 4th one but with ep 5 it's official, crushworthy love. Maybe it's because while it's still hilarious, genuine emotions are there. And also, all of a sudden the chemistry between Siwon and Chae Rim got turned on and oh my. I basically spent the entire episode alternately laughing, drooling, sighing, swooning ~~and writing NC17 fic in my head.~~

I totally adore their interactions btw - because she totally bosses him (and occasionally he bosses her back - it's a deliciously equal ping-pong dynamic) but she is also the only person around who is genuinely nice to him for him - not because she wants something from him, or because he's a meal ticket, or because he's hot and she's hormonal. Nah, when she tries to cheer him up it's because she likes him or feels sorry for him, not anything else.

So many scenes I loved - the singing in the car scene (ahahahahahaha and eeeeee), the way she dragged him out of bed in the morning, the 'crying on cue' scene, the scene with the little girl asleep in the car, the scene when she was trying to cook breakfast quietly, the scene where he was imitating her (ahahahahaha), the scene where he had her buy that expensive dress for her daughter, and of course, above all, the final scene of the ep. I thought I was going to explode of glee, shippiness and hormonal overload.

I really really really loved how she stood up for him to his slimeball manager and neither she nor manager knew but he overheard. And then he came in and told slimeball to let her go and when he wouldn't and also insinuated that they were sleeping together, he punched the guy out, took her by the hand and walked out. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

She gets awesome new hair in next ep!

Especially now the fugly hair was gone, a guy would have to be blind not to notice the gorgeousness that's an additive to the awesomeness package. Or, more succinctly - shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip!

Something that just occurred to me - Korea is a patriarchal society and so during a divorce custody determination the custody automatically goes to the father, unless something major is going on. The fact that Geum Hwa's daughter is in her custody just proves how awfully deadbeat and slimeball her ex is - because the only reason GH has the kid is because the ex didn't even want her.

Also - a little cynical voice in the back of my head is telling me that Min Woo is absolutely right to be terrified of his career ending. Now, I know it's a fluffy romcom so he is going to have a happy ending and have his cake and eat it too. But in real life? If it was revealed a star had an out-of-wedlock child and also married a nobody 8 years older than him? Especially if the star in question is famous for being this huge sex-symbol with a fanbase of insane teens? Yeah. Min Woo would have to kiss his career good-bye faster than the speed of light. He'd just have to hope he earned enough $$$ to last him for the rest of his life.