Finally, I solved one puzzle piece in the drama -- that girl that manages the milk tea place near Jung Tae-eul's place is indeed the doppelganger of one of the palace staff (what was her position again?). Jung Tae-eul's reactions were so relatable -- I would have done all the same things that she attempted to do if I was placed in the same situation. I would ask for access to the internet and just google stuff that I needed to know. Also, I think I would request some alcohol too to calm my nerves to take everything that's happening around me.

Here comes the kilig scene in Jung Tae-eul's assigned bedroom in the palace. The two get cozy as they sat on the floor of the room. And then Gon Lee goes in for a kiss. It looked and felt awkward (oo na-feel ko din talaga haha). It was so unromantic! Jung Tae-eul didn't even close her eyes because she was too taken aback (but I admit, that angle highlighted Lee Minho's jaw line 😍). I found Lee Minho's smile and overall mood in this episode very heartwarming and cute. I melted with his look with his bangs down when he showed up to Jung Tae-eul the next morning.

Curious about the parallel world and the idea that the same people she knows exist also in this world, Jung Tae-eul goes strolling around Busan, and even decides to go to Seoul. There, she locates this world's version of the police station she works with (surprisingly her two superiors also works there), and Gang Shin Jae whom of course doesn't recognize Jung Tae-eul when they met while crossing the street. It must have felt very weird, seeing the people you know are your friends, but they completely ignore you or doesn't recognize you. I guess the closest experience people have of this is with relatives that have dementia. I just couldn't imagine how hard that could be... 💔

Jo Young, one of the royal guards (who is actually Jo Eun-Sup in the other world) was secretly tailing Jung Tae-eul per the king's orders. Jo Young then encounters people who recognized Jung Tae-eul. This really bothered him. It seems like Jung Tae-eul is connected to that girl with the bunny ear jacket that Gon Lee runs after in the first episode. In the Corea world, her name is Luna and is part of a gangster group.

It's also been revealed that Lee Lim, that evil uncle, is indeed plotting something evil behind the scenes. He goes to recruiting this woman who is a doppelganger of an influential woman in his original world. And so this was his plan all along. (Light-bulb moment 💡!) This is going to be so interesting if indeed the conflict goes this way -- what if Lee Lim uses Luna as bait for the king? This really puts Jung Tae-eul in bad position! 😨 Again, I am 98% confident of this theory.

Although it was interesting to watch Jung Tae-eul explore Corea, I found Jung Tae-eul and Gong Lee's situation a cliche again of this rich-guy-poor-girl setup, especially the ending where the prime minister steps in... Like whaaat, is this how the love triangle gets highlighted in the series? Plus, the prime minister Koo Seo-Ryeong doesn't seem to have pure romantic interest with the king. It's all just politics.