From Tiffany’s touring-life brain fog to Jieun emotionally self-soothing with Christmas scents, they’re already spiraling before the vertical even begins.

Enter The Christmas Switch, a vertical drama that claims it’s festive but delivers family secrets and vibes that feel more “holiday hostage situation” than Hallmark.

The story opens with the chaotic Christmas kinder swap orchestrated by Molly Cooper, who sends her own daughter Sarah into wealth and traps Dolores in the slums for revenge against the Grant family.

High school is an absolute nightmare for Dolores. Sarah bullies her relentlessly, attempting sewage humiliation, and leveraging elite club access for maximum cruelty. Highschool hunk Ryan King steps in repeatedly to protect Dolores, while mommy Molly and aunt Rachel scramble between parental authority and their own messy secrets. Dolores’ artistic talent emerges as she competes in a major art competition and discovers the truth: she is Rachel Grant’s biological daughter.

Dolores, overwhelmed by betrayal and hardship, considers jumping off a bridge. Everyone—Ryan, Aunt Rose, grandpa Aaron, both “moms” (Where’s dad??)—pleads with her, but she falls into a river and is hospitalized in a coma. Through bedside talks and forehead kisses, Dolores finally hints she might wake up. It’s melodrama to the extreme with just a glimmer of hope in the very last frame.

For the first time ever, Jieun and Tiffany live recap the ending together at 2x speed. Is it camp? Is it cursed? Is it secretly Christmas? Find out on this episode.