Heavenly Ever After

Strong Start, Dipped Toward Ending

I am a big fan of stories that delve between life, death and the in-between, or beyond in this case. So there were no second-guesses when I saw the trailer, read the summary and saw the comedic scenes - that I just HAD to start the drama. And I loved every bit of it - until the last 4 episodes. While the whole journey is fun but with some heavy, emotional commentary - I feel too much of anything can spoil the broth. And that is what happened in the last 4 episodes which was frankly unfortunate, a dip to what otherwise could have been a perfect drama. Let me break it down:

Pros:
➥ Inventive World-Building – The depiction of Heaven and Hell, their functions, and the backstories of those who ended up there was fascinating.
➥ Emotional Depth – Each character’s backstory carried a poignant message, making their struggles deeply relatable.
➥ Compelling Mystery – The suspense surrounding Som-i’s origins, Hae-Sook’s age dilemma, and Nak Jun’s accident kept me hooked.
➥ Heartfelt Moments – The pet/parent narratives and their life-and-death messages were undeniably moving, inspiring gratitude for relationships we often take for granted.
➥ Outstanding Performances – Every cast member shined—whether delivering emotional depth or embracing the drama’s exaggerated comedic style.
➥ Stunning Visuals – Solid CGI and effects enriched the storytelling, bringing the supernatural elements to life.

Cons:
➥ Repetitive Storytelling – Certain elements, like the pet-related arcs, followed a predictable formula, gradually losing their impact
➥ Underwhelming Resolution – Again predictable & unsatisfactory: Som-i’s existence, while emotional, felt rushed—more like a convenient wrap-up than a thoughtfully executed conclusion. Logical gaps left lingering questions, making the reveal feel unsatisfactory.
➥ Lost Focus on Love Story – Given its early emphasis on Hae-Sook’s relationship with her husband—an eternal love, transcending even death—the way this love storyline fizzled out in the second half felt abrupt and incomplete. It deserved more weight and screen-time.

Overall:
➥ Recommended? MAYBE - Watch it with Caution
Despite my frustrations with the ending, I acknowledge that this is a personal gripe rather than a universal flaw. Others might find merit in what I found lacking. And, truthfully, the drama’s initial episodes were so gripping that they make up for the missteps in its latter half. With that in mind, I’d still recommend to watch it—just with the awareness that the final stretch might not land as strongly as the beginning.

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This needed 6eps max
Finishing this drama left a bigger gap than the drama, things were answered but those were already obvious what was left unanswered was more important



Adding the two new ppl at the end they’re saying “many people have past connections”
So these two new ppl are also past lovers that found each other again but who cares xD
What happened to their son, the mother in law, what will their connections be? Friends? Siblings?

As for haesuk and nakjun, she lived a full life, rich, kids, and all, then she died again and he comes for her, this time they can spend their life in heaven without any regrets and attachments

On the other hand, their connection of saying married couples reincarnate as parents kids was so icky…
Your kid is your next life’s spouse…. Your little baby, comes back as your husband or wife……….
Also, 23 times coming back as a married couple, but every time back in heaven and they don’t remember, so why did she recognize him
On the other hand, they showed the past lives connection for the MIL but not for her son or hers and her husband’s, we should’ve seen the past connections
Unless they’d say her husband was her son and his mom was his wife…………



halfway through and it’s already repetitive and has zero future “anticipation”
Like yeah fine, who is somi, but like does that deserve 12 episodes?
Especially since the first two theories are basically it

Tbh the dog stories are borrrriiinnng and unnecessary long, even mom said to skip it and she rarely skips
animals turning into humans is just ridiculous and they’d get therapy while the humans are ignored

I mean if this is heaven and beyond, they should’ve had ppl have different pets like dogs choosing to be wolves and cats becoming tigers
Birds becoming eagles, fish becoming sharks




Anyways the hate on mils is also ridiculous and double standards, why not hate the wife’s mom too make it fair
What’s the problem of her wanting to visit her son’s house?
was her biggest issue that the mil gave her the fish head? i mean it's petty, cuz if you want to give your son the best, buy 2 fishes and give both the best piece...
but still, it's hardly abuse..

lol her mother in law was her daughter in law in another life and she harassed her first
Haesuk made her dil kill herself, then got sulky her mil gave her the fish head








So my theories were the most basic one

I’ll be disappointed if it’s true (which it was)

Haesuk and somi are one, and they’re the mom of the pastor and this is a double test

I’m also guessing haesuk wanted her mother in law’s help with the kid cuz the husband got hurt but the mil abandoned the kid

Cuz it doesn’t make sense for haesuk to spend so much time with the pastor if he’s just “somi’s son” and it also doesn’t make sense for somi to spend so much quality time with “haesuk’s husband”
The pastor needs healing with his mom not any old lady

Ok 2nd theory
Somi is haesuk’s husbands first wife and the mom of the pastor, and Haesuk abandoned the kid after Somi died?

Somi is haesuk’s “youth and memories” she lost
Calling for the same son, Somi thinks he was harming her
But he was trying to buy back infos and his son
And he wasn’t strangling her but he was trying to save her cuz she was trying to kill herself

Now that Somi is lashing out, he’s not angry like he was with the detective but he’s confused and scared, and they didn’t show his face when haesuk said she never had kids, he also keeps looking sadly at her


One could think he stole the kid for haesuk, but the pastor quality time, him thinking she’s his mom, the same kid name, the husband saving Somi
She can’t be an old wife or past life or a victim as she was going to hell
Also I’d guess his accident is “her fault”

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