The Good Bad Mother

A DRAMA TO LIVE IN MY MIND FOR DECADES ❤️

This has been an easy 10/10 from me..I don't know how to start this review because I have alot to applaud but I'll break it down

This drama was like a mixture of different genres done in an amazing and smart way

The story has been an emotional roller coaster, I've cried each and every episode but I absolutely appreciate how it remained consistent and how it got better every episode, every single reveal had perfect timing and it was well explained and ellaborated with absolutely no drags..or fillers just amazing story telling from the first to last episode.

The characters, I admire when K dramas make imperfect and relatable characters, characters you can try to empathise with or root for and all characters in this series felt human, they had flaws and problems and made wrong decisions and also had regrets, they just felt relatable and it made viewers like me connect to them and feel for them easily..that's one aspect I admired about all the good bad mother characters.

The acting was AMAZING or can I have another worf better than amazing..I've seen lee do Hyun act before and I admire how his acting reflects his feelings and longing..iam proud to see him pull off all the challenging characters and I can absolutely say he nailed the KANG HO role..he potrayed over three different characters and each with a unique touch..I absolutely iam going to fight if he doesn't win some award for his role

Ra mi ran as Youngsoon was the right choice, I had never seen her before but she won me over with her acting, I got angry with her and sympathised with her and cried with her..that's the power her acting held throughout the entire series

Both lee do Hyun and Ra mi rans scenes had this impact and so much power and emotion..I was impressed.

The rest of the cast did an amazing job too, Mijoo has to be my best written female lead of all time, natural and absolutely lovable, the twins were the light of the series and Samsik was the comedic relief...the rest of the villagers did an amazing job too so I'd saw overall the acting from everyone was AMAZING.

The cinematography and osts were amazing..and I absolutely loved the ending..it's all I wanted to see after how thrilling hectic and emotional the series was..that kind of happiness was absolutely well deserved

I want to say more seriously I could go the entire night..but one thing is for sure this is one of those really amazing and we'll written MASTERPIECES

I have no complaints except recommend this to all who want a family drama with a splash of revenge and comedy and emotions

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A masterpiece at it's finest.

Okay so I'm writing this like 10 minutes after the last episode and... oh my god... I was flooding with tears. I'm not kidding when I say that most of the episodes of this show or maybe even all, made me tear up or cry like a newborn baby.

Not gonna lie I was really skeptical about this drama at first because seeing a drama having only 14 episodes instead of the normal 16 made me scared for some reason, but episode after episode this drama just ate me whole. This drama got me thinking about it every single day of the week, that's how much I was hooked onto this show.

The story is perfect and filled with both the happy cheerful moments that put a smile on your face and the depressing heart wrenching moments that make you cry like the baby you are. The acting? Don't even get me started on the acting. Everyone on this show and I mean EVERYONE did an amazing job portraying their characters, especially Ra Miran and Lee Dohyun and I am expecting to see them nominated in this year's baeksangs because lord have mercy their acting was amazing throughout the entire show. The cinematography was fantastic, the writing and the dialogue were straight-up genius like man, I have nothing to nitpick on any aspect of this show. Everything was pure perfection at its finest.

To be honest when I reached episode 12, I was worried that they might mess up this ending due to how much episodes were left, but they really didn't. The last episode was filled with every emotion the show has made us feel thus far at that point and cranked it up even more to hit us with one of the most tearjerking endings ever.

As a wise person once said, all good things must come to an end, and as much as I hate that this drama is now done and finished, I loved this drama so much and I'll never forget about it. Thank you to everyone who participated on this show for giving us this masterpiece that I recommend everyone to watch at least once in their life. This drama definitely hit a Homerun.

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one of the more sensitive dramas

Of the hundreds of dramas I've seen (full disclosure - I'm addicted to Korean dramas of all types, action, historical, romance, political, comedy, etc.), this is a quality drama that is wonderfully constructed, it's one of the more sensitive dramas I've seen, it activates a wide spectrum of emotional feelings, there is a saying who says "There is no love in the world like a mother's love" and this, in my opinion, is the essence of the drama along with the question of what parenting/friendship/forgiveness is, a cast of talented actors
...a drama that is definitely worth watching ..warning..you need to equip yourself with a tissue..

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It's okay..... Just okay.

I have no idea why this is so highly rated. I gave it the benefit of the doubt since I was on vacation and downloaded all 14 episodes. I will admit the show at times made me cry because of the mother-son relationship. I understand that the mother in her mind had reasons for what she did when he was growing up but I do not believe it's as black and white as to say she's all bad. Like the title say she is both Good/bad. I was waiting for everyone to know he is the father and the kids too but they didn't give us the reaction just the aftermath, which spoiler it's a good ending and they get married which isn't a bad thing but I stuck it out till the end so I could see the reaction and yet the kids mention it for 5 seconds in the last episode and that's it. The plot with the bad guys was very lackluster and made me skip over so many of the scenes when they were on screen

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AMAZING :)!

I loved everything of this K-drama from the story to the acting of every character (actor) to the music and OMG the PLOT TWISTS, they just left me stunned and I was amazed how the story and the characters devolved even better than I would ever imagined. Everything made sense, every of my questions where answered and revealed not too late and not too soon it was just perfectly connected and placed throughout the series and just made me more and more excited to watch the next episode and what would come with it, what would happen next and so on. It made me ponder and reflect on myself since I personally think it fits my life and thoughts very much. I‘m so happy I got the chance to have watched this series since it comforted me quite much and amazed me in every way. There wasn’t a scene for me that I couldn’t have understand, it‘s just SATISFYING. I know some like the opportunity for an open ending as to think of ways how it could have ended but this series gives us clues of how it will continue and even without them each individual is so strongly portrayed that we wouldn’t have needed them but it verifies our thoughts on it of how it’s going to turn out and we can still think of other opportunities of it’s following events. It has an amazing build-up from start to end and I’m also glad it wasn’t too short (I think 14 Episodes is very nicely and compact for the duration of it’s story). It had everything in it for me personally and I would say that they didn’t leave out any important aspects and also didn’t add too many unnecessary information for us either. I also search up the K-Drama with its casts and crew members after I’m done watching. Just gets better by seeing bts (behind the scenes) and I was even more overjoyed of how talented actors I know from other series too (wich I recently found out), have participated in this K-drama. Even after watching it I still listen to the ost (original sound tracks) of this series since I always feel better by hearing it and vibe to it. There’s so much much much… more that I could have said but I think it’s enough already ^^ so yeah, if I could’ve given it more than 10 than it would’ve definitely be much more OVER 10 <3!! A big recommendation from me :)) and a big thanks of make it this far. Lots of love to the whole cast and crew members and the K-drama itself FROM ME OFC (of course) ;) and to readers too :>

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Best from My List so far: Perfect Blend of Sadness, Comedy, Revenge, and Romance – No Cringe!

I thoroughly enjoyed the show; it had me in tears. A perfect blend of comedy, sentiment, sadness, revenge, and romance that wasn't too cringy (I usually avoid romance series). The emotion from the mother-son relationship was great. I'm not an experienced reviewer, and I've seen some negative reviews. However, from my perspective, this series stood out as the best from my list. There may be better versions like this, but for me, it was the best among the series I've watched.

I don't usually review; I rarely review the series that I didn't like and don't review the ones I like, just rate them. However, this series got my emotions triggered so much that it made me to write a review.

I'm searching for similar series, and I haven't had much luck finding ones that are similar to this. If anyone reading this has recommendations for similar series with a focus on parental love or related themes, please share your suggestions.

Don't spend time wondering whether to watch it or not-it's a definite yes. This series is exceptionally good, and it's one of the best I've seen in a long time.

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The mother-son bond was the highlight of the show

The whole show felt very organic even though the story included some makjang elements. Kang-ho's mother was very strict with him and didn't treat him very nicely even though she loved him a lot. She always pressured him to study and didn't express her love for him which lead to Kang-ho having a very tough and lonely childhood. She had her reasons to be like that and had Kang-ho's best interests at heart but having good intentions doesn't always guarantee good results. The complex relationship between Kang-ho and his mother was portrayed so organically it made me cry and reminded me too much of my relationship with my mom. The mother is a really strong person who fought through everything no matter what was thrown her way. They both love each other but don't know how to express it or come out of their trauma. The way they repair their relationship throughout the show stole my heart. The actors did a great job at bringing their characters to life. Especially Lee Do-hyun, he was equally good at portraying all the stages and sides of his character; Kang-ho the cold prosecutor, the sweet boyfriend, the 7-year old in a 35-year old's body dependent on his mother. Everytime he and/or Ra Mi-ran cried I found myself crying too. The whole story was good but the mother-son bond was too good. A great show with tear-filled moments, funny moments and action.
P.S. Mi-joo's kids were really funny and cute, those child-actors are really talented and deserve a shoutout.

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MY TOP 1 KDRAMA FOREVER!!

this show holds a very very special place in my heart. evrything about this kdrama is so calming and comforting. though a lot of people find it very slowburning but its worth the watch!! i know a lot of people dropped the drama but they are clearly missing out. if your looking for something that's gonna comfort and heal u this is the one!! i have watched many many dramas but its still my top 1 kdrama. if you Don't find this healing idk what will. the storyline its just 🤌🤌. its shows about a mother who lost her husband when her son was very young. her husband was wrongfully murderd. she hires a lawyer but the lawyer was invloved in that crime and somone bribed him with money. she Didn't get any justice so she raises her son to be a very noble man. she raises him very stricly and forces him to always study without letting him having any fun. which shows us that she was a bad mom. later the son grows up and becomes an attorney but became distanced with his mother. the mother had no one by her side and became alone as her son ignored her and didnt like her. she womders where she went wrong. in the mean time the son dates a very rich girl. but that girl had other plans so she tried to kill him. due to the injury the son had lost his memory and started acting like a 5 year old Paralyzed.

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Simply Amazing

I’ve been on this app for years and this is my first review. I can’t think of another show I was engaged with. I binged in a weekend. it had everything you’d want in a drama. the heartbreak was so gut wrenching. The show keeps you in an emotional pretzel from beginning to end.

Each character was in the right place at the right time. Most dramas I watch, I’m thinking ahead to figure out what’s next. I stayed in the moment without the feeling of wanting to jump ahead. I just wanted to sit in what was happening in real time.

It’s an amazing masterpiece!

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Get ready to feel

Honestly, I don't even know how to start a review, because I'm still a little shaken by all the feelings this drama caused me. In many moments I hated the mother's character, I thought she was a really bad mother, I thought she was really being punished for being such a bad and cruel person to her son, which is still true, but only at the end of the drama, more specifically in the last episode I realized that she is a survivor, life was cruel to her, her only weapon of defense was to close herself off from the world and "attack", just showing how human she was throughout this time and especially at the end of the episodes when he opened up to the world.
Kang-Ho, on the other hand, never managed to earn my hatred, at no point did he give me the feeling of being a bad person, even in the first episodes where there was a certain duplicity of interpretations in his actions, in fact, for me, he showed himself to be an extremely benevolent person, at no point did he appear to hold a grudge against his mother despite everything he experienced, demonstrating that despite having suffered a lot with her, he managed to feel her love in his fearful actions, given all the suffering in her life.
He and his partner, Mi-Joo, formed one of the most beautiful couples I've ever seen in a drama, with love that overflowed in their eyes, it's no wonder they made two such beautiful and charismatic twins, leaving us with an ending that shows that he could finally be happy with his family.
This drama left me with a mix of emotions throughout all the episodes and made me cry a lot in several of them, especially in the last one, it was definitely on my favorites list.

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