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A love that transcends time
I just finished watching all episodes of this drama.
First, I'd like to give a phobia warning; If you are like me and you have a big fear of a bunch of dots or holes together AKA trypophobia, this drama will be extremely triggering, the number of times I had panic attack watching this drama because ML has that phobia and the directors thought "Hey, let's show it and not give a Phobia warning!" is not even funny.
Even so, this was a really beautiful story and the acting was phenomenal. This was a story about feeling small and unwanted, but also learning to be cherished and more importantly learning to love oneself.
It is hilarious, I binge watched it in like 3 days, Seo Yi Do made me spit my drink in laughter many times, especially in one episode where he starts doing a Russian dance out of nowhere. Shin Sung Rok had a way of portraying perfectly that gloomy sickly character who's cynical of the world but in the same breath be so pure and sweet, his character development was one of my favorites.
Another thing I love is Ha Jae Sook acting as our FL, she portrayed beautifully the feeling of having felt small due to the way her character look but also being strong when needed. There was some fat shaming at the beginning and there is what some characters thought but this drama is not about that, it is about how no matter what you've experienced or how you look like, that one should love themselves. Ha Jae Sook character had to learn that, I also love that they didn't give the excuse of "Oh, she's just lazy, that's why she's fat therefor she's pathetic." They tackled the caused and gave her character the respect I feel she deserved.
Go Won Hee also did an amazing job acting as the 'skinnier' version of the FL, she also cracked me up and she had a way of acting with just her eyes that captivated me. When she sang in an episode, her voice gave me goosebumps.
I really didn't like Han Ji Na or Yun Min Suk but the actress and actors did an amazing job, they made me forget that they were acting (as did all the actors and actresses in this drama) personally I felt that both characters were shallow and annoying but even they have character developments that made them likeable.
I wish I could go name by name with each actors and what I like about them but this review would be super long.
The music was 9.5 out of 10, a lot of the songs I either had on my playlists or want to add it to my playlist, they also had a wide range from Jazz to Pop and even Cultural, the Russian dance scene will be one of my favorite scenes ever.
Toward the last 3 episodes it did feel like it was dragging and I did start to skip, I also don't really care for how the husband, who was a vile monster and the daughter's best friend who was annoying, kept being put as almost these ultimate villains, it just made it feel more like they were dragging the whole drama instead of getting to the point, but overall it was a really good drama.
I thought it was also funny since when I was in middle school, I was a gifted reader reading at a college level as an 11-year-old, one of my teachers gave me the book "Love in the Time of Cholera" which ended up being such a big focus point in this drama. I could never get past the first few pages, personally, I found it boring but the way this drama told it was beautiful.
Oh, the ending? I'll just say that she's healthy, take that as you will. I'd re-watch this again in a few years and would recommend it as well.
First, I'd like to give a phobia warning; If you are like me and you have a big fear of a bunch of dots or holes together AKA trypophobia, this drama will be extremely triggering, the number of times I had panic attack watching this drama because ML has that phobia and the directors thought "Hey, let's show it and not give a Phobia warning!" is not even funny.
Even so, this was a really beautiful story and the acting was phenomenal. This was a story about feeling small and unwanted, but also learning to be cherished and more importantly learning to love oneself.
It is hilarious, I binge watched it in like 3 days, Seo Yi Do made me spit my drink in laughter many times, especially in one episode where he starts doing a Russian dance out of nowhere. Shin Sung Rok had a way of portraying perfectly that gloomy sickly character who's cynical of the world but in the same breath be so pure and sweet, his character development was one of my favorites.
Another thing I love is Ha Jae Sook acting as our FL, she portrayed beautifully the feeling of having felt small due to the way her character look but also being strong when needed. There was some fat shaming at the beginning and there is what some characters thought but this drama is not about that, it is about how no matter what you've experienced or how you look like, that one should love themselves. Ha Jae Sook character had to learn that, I also love that they didn't give the excuse of "Oh, she's just lazy, that's why she's fat therefor she's pathetic." They tackled the caused and gave her character the respect I feel she deserved.
Go Won Hee also did an amazing job acting as the 'skinnier' version of the FL, she also cracked me up and she had a way of acting with just her eyes that captivated me. When she sang in an episode, her voice gave me goosebumps.
I really didn't like Han Ji Na or Yun Min Suk but the actress and actors did an amazing job, they made me forget that they were acting (as did all the actors and actresses in this drama) personally I felt that both characters were shallow and annoying but even they have character developments that made them likeable.
I wish I could go name by name with each actors and what I like about them but this review would be super long.
The music was 9.5 out of 10, a lot of the songs I either had on my playlists or want to add it to my playlist, they also had a wide range from Jazz to Pop and even Cultural, the Russian dance scene will be one of my favorite scenes ever.
Toward the last 3 episodes it did feel like it was dragging and I did start to skip, I also don't really care for how the husband, who was a vile monster and the daughter's best friend who was annoying, kept being put as almost these ultimate villains, it just made it feel more like they were dragging the whole drama instead of getting to the point, but overall it was a really good drama.
I thought it was also funny since when I was in middle school, I was a gifted reader reading at a college level as an 11-year-old, one of my teachers gave me the book "Love in the Time of Cholera" which ended up being such a big focus point in this drama. I could never get past the first few pages, personally, I found it boring but the way this drama told it was beautiful.
Oh, the ending? I'll just say that she's healthy, take that as you will. I'd re-watch this again in a few years and would recommend it as well.
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