you can still watch it even if you didn't watch season 1
At first, I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch this because I didn’t watch season 1. But later on, they give you a snippet of the previous season, so you still get the story. Maybe you won’t feel the emotional impact as much as those who watched season 1, but it’s still worth watching. The way they portray emotions through Yumi’s cells is creative and relatable. It’s a mix of romance, growth, and heartbreak, but in a way that feels real and touching. The animation of the cells adds charm, making the story even more engaging and fun to watch.Was this review helpful to you?
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Revenge Doesn’t Heal – It Haunts. Buried Hearts Is Proof
I just finished Buried Hearts, and it hit different.While marketed as a revenge drama, it slowly unravels into something much more complex: a painful reflection on trauma, greed, and the emptiness that follows vengeance. What starts off strong and full of potential for dramatic revenge ends not with triumph—but with haunting silence.
Dongju is the heart of the story. His journey to avenge his mother seems justified… Until he achieves it. What follows is a man who can no longer tell right from wrong. In the final scenes, we see him adrift—alone on a yacht, holding a pistol. Did he end it all? Did he find peace? The drama doesn’t answer—and that’s what makes it powerful.
The family who once lived humbly with a bakery in the suburbs slowly reveals their darker desires. Their transformation after entering Daesan is one of the most jarring in the series—driven by greed and backed by the shady and ambitious Yeom Jangseon, a political figure who manipulates power behind the scenes. Watching them justify betrayal in pursuit of inheritance makes you wonder: were they always like this, or did money change them?
Deokhui—delusional, obsessive, and emotionally unstable—ends up depressed after her son Taehyun dies. Her guilt festers from orchestrating the murder of Dongju’s mother, a plan born from jealousy and denial. Even when given chances to admit the truth, she doubles down, dragging everyone down with her.
The painting in the final scene, where Eunnam adds a woman to the solitary man on the yacht, feels symbolic. It's like she's trying to give Dongju the peace he never found, even if only in art.
This drama doesn’t hand out justice or comfort. It leaves everyone with pieces of what they wanted—and the weight of their choices. The ending is open, and honestly, not everyone will like that. Some may feel the revenge arc wasn’t impactful enough. But maybe that’s the point: revenge doesn’t heal—it corrodes.
This drama left me thinking:
"The best revenge is moving on and living well.
But what if the pain runs too deep for that?"
A slow-burn tragedy disguised as a revenge drama. Dark, emotional, and thought-provoking—definitely worth the watch, but only if you're ready for an ending that refuses to spoon-feed you closure.
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