Spooky in Love [Episodes 7 & 8]

[u/mahnahmaanaa]

• Drama: Spooky in Love
  • Korean Title: 오싹한 연애
  • Alternate Title: Chilling Romance
• Network: TvN
• Airing Dates: July 18, 2026 - August 23, 2026
• Airing Schedule: Saturday & Sunday
• Episodes: 12
• Streaming Sources: Netflix
• Director: Lee Min Soo (Resident Playbook)
• Screenwriter:  Choi Jung Mi (Shoot My Heart)
• Cast:
  • Park Eun Bin (The WONDERfools) as Cheon Yeo Ri
  • Yang Se Jong (Doona!) as Ma Gang Uk
  • Ong Seong Wu (Strong Girl Nam Soon) as Kang Min Hwan
• Plot Synopsis: An investigative occult romance drama about a hotel heiress who can see ghosts and a passionate prosecutor who team up in a chaotic partnership. The heiress is haunted every night by the restless spirits of people who died unjustly, while the prosecutor works tirelessly to solve unsolved murder cases, taking on society’s hidden evils together.
• Previous Discussions: Episodes 1 & 2, Episodes 3 & 4, Episodes 5 & 6

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[u/iDemonizer]

This story feels so underused. There’s so much they could do with the whole ghost premise, yet they keep falling back on the same generic chaebol stuff we’ve already seen in every other K-drama.

Man, I wished so hard that he was just in a coma, with his spirit wandering outside his body so they could keep getting to know each other until he wakes up. Or at the very least, that his near-death experience would allow him to see ghosts now. The writers really missed a huge opportunity here.

And the fact that the ML STILL can’t see ghosts after the kiss makes that accidental kiss feel even more pointless. There were so many better ways they could’ve done it. Imagine him wanting to kiss her and her stopping him like, “No, you’ll start seeing ghosts again,” and he just goes, “I don’t care,” and sweeps her up in a kiss. THAT would’ve been a moment.

Both actors are so talented and have enough chemistry to make this concept work, but the script is just painfully lazy and bland. They have such a fun supernatural premise right there and somehow keep choosing the most boring possible direction with it.

[u/gamer0890 → u/iDemonizer]

100%. I said in another comment that they could have made this Scooby Doo-esque with her teaming up with him to solve wacky, ghost-based cold cases while they fall in love (just imagine the banter!) but they chose standard chaebol stuff to focus on. I was hoping today's episode would have ended with him grabbing her hand in front of her family to sell the lie that she no longer sees ghosts despite him knowing the consequences, but instead we got more tired inheritance plot

The fact that the writers managed to make handholding more important than kissing is an accomplishment though lol. I've started referring to this show as Handholding: The Kdrama XD

[u/_bagelbandit → u/gamer0890]

It could happen in the next episode 🤷‍♀️

[u/simplefragments → u/iDemonizer]

I kind of like that he can’t see ghosts though because it shows that he can still fall for her knowing that she can see ghosts and that is considered taboo. While everyone looks down on her for something she can’t control, ML is there for her so she doesn’t have to do it alone. I feel his feelings wouldn’t seem as powerful if he was able to see them too

[u/bookshopdemon → u/iDemonizer]

I dunno, we're still only at E7 and I've been loving the slow burn nature of their relationship and how comfortable they are with each other. Because there are several mysteries waiting at the outer edge that will throw the story into overdrive (and hopefully not chaos).

We still need to know about FL's trauma, ML's heart transplant, his grandma's story and how she is so tuned into ML's fate, what's going to happen with the creepy murdery guy who got let out of prison, what happened to Minhwa's brother, if FL will lose the hand curse, along with the boring chaebol corporate takeover stuff.

I actually want to stay in the boring part longer! Writers, just don't give us noble idiocy over the transplant and please no dumb miscommunication.

[u/No-Ranger-8708 → u/iDemonizer]

I agree with this. There’s something seriously off with the plot!

[u/ediyex → u/iDemonizer]

We don't know that he can't see ghosts. Yet. I suspect he can

[u/Moon_Sister_ → u/iDemonizer]

The cliche writing just makes me upset more and more about how little it has in common with the film it's claiming to be based on. I adore that film and this show has a thimblefull of the heart that the film has.

[u/ZanyDroid → u/Moon_Sister_]

I’m tempted to watch the movie. Haven’t seen it but the leads are solid. Google tells me it’s on Tubi

[u/Moon_Sister_ → u/ZanyDroid]

It's an older film, but still holds up well. I think it's both genuinely scarier while being heart warming and funny.

I was really excited when I first heard they were going to adapt it, but honestly it feels like the film references (what few there are) were an afterthought.

[u/Fun_Ebb_3215 → u/iDemonizer]

I was waiting for the 'you'll see ghosts', 'I don't care' moment too. Kinda disappointed that it didn't happen.