Marriage, not Dating Episode 7 - 8 Discussion Post (Spoiler Warning!)

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Synopsis: A romantic comedy about a man who doesn't want to get married and a woman who has no luck in marriage prospect. Gong Gi Tae is a successful bachelor who keeps getting pressured by his family to settle down. He then comes up with a plan to introduce Joo Jang Mi, whom he thinks will never be approved by his family.


Title : Marriage Without Love | 연애 말고 결혼 | Yeonae Malgo Gyeolhon
Also known as : Marriage Not Dating | Anticipate Marriage
PD : Son Hyun Wook (Haeundae Lovers, Brain)
Genre : Drama | Romantic Comedy
Episodes : 16
Broadcast Network : tvN
Airing Date : July 4, 2014 - August 22, 2014
Airing Time : Friday & Saturday ; 20:40 KST


Yeon Woo Jin - Gong Gi Tae, Han Groo - Joo Jang Mi


Jung Jin Woon - Han Yeo Reum


Han Sun Hwa - Kang Se Ah, Yoon So Hee - Nam Hyun Hee


Heo Jung Min - Lee Hoon Dong

Part 1;
Song Title : Stop The Love Now
Singer : Ben
Release Date : 4 July 2014

Part 2:
Song Title: Love Lane
Singer: Mamamoo
Release Date: 18 July 2014

The drama created a Twitter account that Gi Tae uses in the drama. He used it during the fake-dating montage and is even following Han Yeo Reum and Lee Hoon Dong. The tweets are protected for now, because they might have posted pictures for the upcoming episode (not sure though).

Gi Tae's Twitter













Source: tvN Drama, soompi, Kpopmar, Gi Tae's twitter, caramelkane, yeonseoks, shura, babyhyeri, k-is-for-korea, anapher, 8eightinfinity, helo-moonlight, huochevan, tipani-jjang, kdramadaily


Nooo, I dislike the ending scene.

Comments

[hearttaek.livejournal.com]

These two eps arent as lol-tastic as the previous eps but i get it, we're at that part of the story. At least it still remains like the same drama unlike some of those dramas that start out as a romcom then becomes makjang midway.

Love love love love that it's gitae who liked jangmi first. And that we're not spending a lot of time watching him try to fight those feelings. He's realized it early now.

Hoondoong is king! what an interesting character.

Seah started out a good character for me with how chill she was despite their past. Then turns out it was just a front. And she's a scheming 2nd lead. I still find her interesting as a second lead and im invested in seeing what choices she'll make. Will she try to blackmail her way into kitae's life? Be an exact copy of kitae's mom? Or learn from it and finally let go and try to find happiness.

Hyunhee is the least interesting character so far.

Enjoying the relationship between yoreum and kitae. It came out of nowhere but im enjoying it. One minute their jealous of each other, then hugging in bed lol

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

Omg Seojun

[imienazwisko.livejournal.com]

we are half-way through this drama and i'm not really convinced if jang mi actually has feeling for gong ki tae... actually these two new episodes sorta disappointed me. i wanted them to kiss again or something :(

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

oh my god i felt SO BAD for jang mi with these past two episodes! gi tae's mom is next level with her shit, for real. poor girl gets locked up and then gets berated during the wedding dress fitting!!!

is it bad that i cheered when jang mi got in the car with yeo reum? i feel like it was the one thing she felt she could control at the moment---her own decision---and i'm glad she made it. gi tae hasnt really given her the sense that he cares mostly because he doesnt kno how to express himself around her anymore. he yelled at her when he found her when she got locked up (i totally understand why he did it but yeo reum had the better reaction) and since se ah answered the phone and arrives with him at the wedding dress fitting what could jang mi possibly think/feel?

i imagine it's HARD for her to see gi tae as on her side when his mother is treating her so poorly and every time she wants out he convinces her (or she convinces herself) to stick around... and he also interferes with her relationship with yeo reum without committing to her himself... i'm glad gi tae is shown to fall of jang mi first but he's going to have to make bigger strides to keep her around. interfering with her and yeo reum while he tries to figure shit out just isnt going to cut it.

se ah...se ah...se ah... they're gonna have to do better with her. i WANT to sympathize with her like i do with yeo reum but she has like ZERO redeeming qualities. when gi tae said she was just like his mom i can TOTALLY see it. they r legit the same fucking character except se ah is a bit more upfront with her schemes. the way she's trying to get gi tae to sleepy with her/donate his sperm is fucking insane. the fact that she arranged (with gi tae's batshit mother!) to have jang mi put out so she could fucks with gi tae is next level fucked up. i cant with her more often than i can. i REALLY wish they'd give her something else to do.

hoon dong is annoying. hyun hee is boring. i'm excited for the beach scene (yay shirtless yeo reum) the end.

[miyozari.livejournal.com]

I like the bromance between Gi Tae and Yeoreum, when Gi Tae lifted the blanket to check if he was wearing something down there lmao. I hope these two will be able to develop a real friendship.

I never expected to say this but I like Hoon Dong's development, although his assessment is partly wrong, he's still the voice of reason. Now don't break Hyun Hee's heart :c

Se Ah...I guess, it's official she's crazy...anyway why did nobody tell Jang Mi that she's responsible for locking her up? I want her to tear Se Ah apart.

Gi Tae's mother is scary but damn she's scary on a whole new level, "accepting" Jang Mi but putting incredible pressure on her is a brilliant and cruel strategy. When she went to the gynecologist she crossed the line like I get it you want grandchildren but for God' sake, chill.

GI TAE Y U KEEP DISAPPOINTING ME YOU GOTTA MAN UP AND STAND UP

Who shouts at a person hiding in the darkness under a table? You were supposed to hug her but that went to the other guy.
When your fiancée is standing in a wedding dress in front of you on the verge of having a mental breakdown and running away, you're supposed to get a hold of her and not stare at her and mutter some ambiguous words.

That wedding dress fitting scene broke my heart especially when Jang Mi ran away and started sobbing in the car :(
(http://anapher.tumblr.com/post/93015370046/i-too-used-to-dream-about-wedding-dresses) (http://anapher.tumblr.com/post/93015370046/i-too-used-to-dream-about-wedding-dresses)
I think when she talked to Se Ah on the phone, she felt betrayal and hoped Gi Tae would help her and get her out of this mess.

Kinda ot but Han Groo's so beautiful and talented.

btw: Bless you, OP for including all these gifs and giving credit.

[p3rk3le.livejournal.com]

I think now begins the part of the story where Jangmi realizes her feelings (usually its the girl first, the guy next. glad the norm's changing lately). I'm SO there for these two to find each other on the same emotional level for each other...

and even though the "running away in a wedding dress" is super cliche, the scene where yeoreum tells her she looks pretty (the very thing she wanted to hear) and she starts crying.... gosh! I'm so there with Han Groo, this woman is amazing!!

[nounou24.livejournal.com]

love this show sooo much. im shocked this show is so open about sex (the fact that it actually exists period) and that kissing isn't presented as the paramount of physical activity. jang mi is sweet and isnt a push over and gi tae is hilarious. i just really like the show.

[michi z. (from livejournal.com)]

Well it's cable... They have better kisses most of the time and are a more daring in general. And that's why I love cable shows^^ tvN is on a roll these days and the only real sucker I got (and dropped early on) was Basketball^^

[soft-taozi.livejournal.com]

I'm such a sucker for male lead falling for the girl first, actually I prefer it that way.
Towards the end of the episode I knew things were going to blow up considering the amount of episodes left + Gi Tae needs to be a bit more obvious for things to happen.

[polesandskis.livejournal.com]

At this rate, the Jang-mi will only be getting with Gi-tae if Yeo-reum fucks up somehow. I'm guessing it'll be something along the lines of him not being serious enough to marry her. Not here for him getting with Se-ah as implied in the opening. She's the most extreme character so far in this drama and the least human. Who blackmails an ex for sperm/makes a rival get locked up?! wtf Se-ah. I also don't understand Hyun-hee at all. What's her point in this story? To get Hyun-dong out of the way? If so, she's not doing a very good job of it. In any case, Gi-tae's got to get his game on. Yeo-reum's got a huge head start.

[boiinks2.livejournal.com]

Jang-mi's inner monologue about dreaming of a simple wedding and a plain dress while wearing a lavish princess-cut dress... I couldn't T^T weeping while praising Han Groo

[milafanway.livejournal.com]

Okay I was screaming NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO when GiTae said he'll go to her and she runs with YeoRum lol
That ending........was sad but the preview seems bizarre and fun, I like the fact that this drama has sad moments but they're not going to be like 4 eps dragging soppy moments so I'll wait for next week T__T

[atopworld.livejournal.com]

I don't even watch this show, I'm just coming for the gif. THAT FACE!!! Lol how cute.

Just because

[harkk.livejournal.com]

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Re: Just because

[atopworld.livejournal.com]

:D

[bumie.livejournal.com]

when will she love Gi Tae? , I don't like how this going at this point I hope she won't have feelings for him

[steelsigns.livejournal.com]

that gif is gold

And I hated that ending too, BUT I TOTALLY CALLED IT D: I was literally shouting at my screen during the slow-mo shit that seemed to go on forever, like, "SAY SHE'S PRETTY DAMN IT JUST SAY IT". I was hoping that he was about to say it when he told her to hold on, but at the same time, frustration aside, "I'll come to you" is a really sweet thing to say. And when Jinwoon said it in the car, I just died a little inside.

I hope the show gets to the part where they show that she does have feelings for him soon, whether she knows it or not. Because right now, it still feels like she's doing things out of pity/obligation? I really hope that she was crying in the car because Gi-Tae and Se Ah were together, like it was the trigger, although of course, the main reason would probably be all the pressure she was under.

[somacomatose.livejournal.com]

i went from really liking this drama to just watching it out of obligation. male lead's taking forever to man up, female lead is a little too flighty.