I worry that the screenwriter has really laid her groundwork for the entire story of Marry Him If You Dare (Mirae’s Choice) but it won’t be until the very end that all the clues line up and all the issues get resolved. Along the way the viewers are frustrated and the characters get pulled through the ringer only to reach their destined conclusions. Sometimes the journey is enjoyable, but so far I think the aggravating elements in this drama threaten to overwhelm the lovely scenes. It’s more than halfway done airing and this drama has been truly surprising to say the least. With the drama named after the main female lead, she’s the least engaging character and instead the male lead gets all my interest for what he did in the future and how he’s changing in the present. The secondary OTP is as engaging if not moreso than the main OTP, and my heart is wholly on their side because I feel like they are collateral damage in the main OTPs issues. The written and video previews for episode 10 are out and I’m liking all the heightened emotions and coalescing conflict. I think I might cry during Yoo Kyung’s confession to Se Joo, when he totally friend-zones her again and says she’s his best friend, and she tells him not to say that because she doesn’t want to hear it from the man she loves. Umph, pain.

Doesn’t look like Mi Rae is letting her disappointment and doubt about a future with Shin cause her to suddenly develop an interest in Se Joo, and I find it adorable the way Miranda hears that Mi Rae thinks of Se Joo as a friend and then she goes to thwack her grandson for carrying an one-sided love. The fourth song from the OST dropped in episode 9 and it’s called “It’s You” by Park Hyo Shin. It’s Shin’s song (the earlier ones being Mi Rae’s song and one for Se Joo) and totally captured the moment in the studio when Shin read Mi Rae’s line impromptu on air. The way she lit up, the way he understood how to stand up for her, they are like kindred spirits of the opposites attract kind. I feel for Se Joo because his approach to Mi Rae isn’t helping much, the way he coddles her and comforts her, when even Oppa thinks she needs some tough love to jump start her life. In rewatching the haunted house interlude, it’s clear that every Shin-Mi Rae interaction is always loaded with additional meaning and sometimes I wish the writer would just come out and tell me so that I can make up my mind about whether they have a chance to change their future together or ought to pick new partners.

Written preview for episode 10:

“My life, my marriage, I will make the choice and create it!”

Future Mi Rae sees an image of an exhausted Kim Shin and she counsels him to lower his head in front of Se Joo for once. Oppa asks present Mi Rae what her goal in life is? Mi Rae thinks about all the time she’s wasted and thinks about what kind of program writer she wants to become. On the other hand, the Morning Team wins an award for their subway fire coverage and Oppa decides as Team Leader that the entire team needs to go on an picnic retreat with the prize money.

Preview for episode 10: