The moment that saved all of them — the day Ina was born
Throughout the episodes of The Atypical Family, we've seen how Ina's birthdate was shown to be cursed or at least believed to be cursed by I-na. We saw her battle this out internally, and finally be freed of it in her first conversation with her father, Gwi-ju in episode 9, and how once again this date became a dreaded moment in the past. But this date, the most precious moment to Gwi-ju, is the one that saved them all.
In Gwi-ju's last moments in the present, he was transported back to this most precious memory escaping death. This chance allowed him to save Da-hae who would turn their failing superhero lives upside down for good and help save the two families together, 13 years later.
Everything started with I-na being born, it wasn't the end but the beginning as Gwi-ju said.
The ending of this drama, for me, is very The Atypical Family style. It is not a lot, but it is not empty. I think the more you ponder on it and understand what happened, you appreciate it more. Also, I understood that it's like a superhero family type of ending with a cool ending twist, but way more. Gwi-ju and Da-hae's son really put the story in its full circle. It is a really good show.
And to be honest, that final episode, damn I was repeatedly looking on the time left, I was so nervous. I wished there was more, and I would also agree it was too quick, but after pondering it -- it's just The Atypical Family style kind of episode.
For everyone who is more into healing aspects of this drama, they've gifted us that wonderful and brilliant episode 11, but the show's plot came full circle in the final episode. Brilliant show.
for those who were confused by the ending (aka me) it's actually quite interesting, there's a tweet thread explaining…
Yay!!! Thank you such a good explanation! I kinda get the ending, but it's pretty quick and I'm not quite sure how their son got him, but I guess that was just lost in translation!
Is there anything non-consentual or something else along those lines that's part of the bad ratings? He's obv…
I think most of the bad reception came from atleast one of the ff factors: 1. Slow mature drama but wrong viewers. (Some watchers probably thought it would be upbeat or typical romcom) 2. They dislike the FL actress (I've noticed that she has really people who hate her and her drama choices). 3. Age gap. Again, probably bec of wrong audiences.
Finally catched up on ep 10! Tears won't really stop from episode 9 to episode 10. I'm not a fan of that last staged scam but it perfectly fits with da-hae's character as a scammer. I like that we have the reconcilation scenes...like wow!
I felt like they were setting up for a sad ending and I'm afraid I'm beginning to accept it. Da-hae being the Bok family's caretaker after all. :(( sadness all over. Though I still hope for a happy ending
Basically it's a fun watch, good drama but pretty average that could've been better had the writing and directing believe in the premise of this drama.
The ending was nice and a little heartwarming. Basically, the ending made sense for everyone and I think every characters had a decent ending for their own stories. Not every romantic plot, ended with kids and all, but all of their stories were treated with sincerity in the end and I guess that is what matters.
Nana's performance is really really good, — she really portrayed that courageous woman from the start to end. Her character starting from the past lives really deserved that happy ending. I love her as the FL! Jang dong yoon's scenes were more impactful in the past lives, this was not his best work but it's okay. The supporting actors and actresses are also good, some were okay. I love the bestfriend of FL so much!
This has serial killer plot, but it was integral to the past life story so it's not as bad, there were good parts of it but just like an average kdrama, the writing failed with it and bogged down the drama enjoyment after ep 12.
This drama is really good and fun while it lasted. The night scenes were really pretty! The two leads are really pretty too. Overall, this is a fun watch. Not your groundbreaking kdrama, but it's a fun watch overall.
And yes, it could be really better had the directing and writing put much effort it.
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Throughout the episodes of The Atypical Family, we've seen how Ina's birthdate was shown to be cursed or at least believed to be cursed by I-na. We saw her battle this out internally, and finally be freed of it in her first conversation with her father, Gwi-ju in episode 9, and how once again this date became a dreaded moment in the past. But this date, the most precious moment to Gwi-ju, is the one that saved them all.
In Gwi-ju's last moments in the present, he was transported back to this most precious memory escaping death. This chance allowed him to save Da-hae who would turn their failing superhero lives upside down for good and help save the two families together, 13 years later.
Everything started with I-na being born, it wasn't the end but the beginning as Gwi-ju said.
The ending of this drama, for me, is very The Atypical Family style. It is not a lot, but it is not empty. I think the more you ponder on it and understand what happened, you appreciate it more. Also, I understood that it's like a superhero family type of ending with a cool ending twist, but way more. Gwi-ju and Da-hae's son really put the story in its full circle. It is a really good show.
And to be honest, that final episode, damn I was repeatedly looking on the time left, I was so nervous. I wished there was more, and I would also agree it was too quick, but after pondering it -- it's just The Atypical Family style kind of episode.
For everyone who is more into healing aspects of this drama, they've gifted us that wonderful and brilliant episode 11, but the show's plot came full circle in the final episode. Brilliant show.
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1. Slow mature drama but wrong viewers. (Some watchers probably thought it would be upbeat or typical romcom)
2. They dislike the FL actress (I've noticed that she has really people who hate her and her drama choices).
3. Age gap. Again, probably bec of wrong audiences.
I felt like they were setting up for a sad ending and I'm afraid I'm beginning to accept it. Da-hae being the Bok family's caretaker after all. :(( sadness all over. Though I still hope for a happy ending
The ending was nice and a little heartwarming. Basically, the ending made sense for everyone and I think every characters had a decent ending for their own stories. Not every romantic plot, ended with kids and all, but all of their stories were treated with sincerity in the end and I guess that is what matters.
Nana's performance is really really good, — she really portrayed that courageous woman from the start to end. Her character starting from the past lives really deserved that happy ending. I love her as the FL! Jang dong yoon's scenes were more impactful in the past lives, this was not his best work but it's okay. The supporting actors and actresses are also good, some were okay. I love the bestfriend of FL so much!
This has serial killer plot, but it was integral to the past life story so it's not as bad, there were good parts of it but just like an average kdrama, the writing failed with it and bogged down the drama enjoyment after ep 12.
This drama is really good and fun while it lasted. The night scenes were really pretty! The two leads are really pretty too. Overall, this is a fun watch. Not your groundbreaking kdrama, but it's a fun watch overall.
And yes, it could be really better had the directing and writing put much effort it.