Andrew C

These unnecessarily long dramas feel made for the sole purpose of collecting more ratings (and therefore more money) during their broadcast. I wouldn't have a problem if the story was good enough to stretch out for a million episodes, but this drama runs out of ideas too quickly. I do think Han Ji Hye is a great actress and her character arc is compelling. I liked seeing how Eun Dong Joo was learning that her naive and overly kind attitude to the world was detrimental to her well-being. I wish her male counterpart was this interesting, but that's not the case. Lee Sang Woo is attractive, but as an actor he leaves me unsatisfied.

And that brings me to my biggest problem: the female villains. Mother and daughter look like something out of a Latino soap opera (and I consider myself an expert on this being Latino and growing up in a household with women). It could have been camp but it's embarrassing, especially since the length of the series wants to pass off as interesting the hundred or so schemes that mother and daughter have to hurt the protagonist. Their motivations are ridiculous and their plans are even more so. I don't blame the actresses because the problem is from the direction and writing of their characters. They are irritating and despicable not in a good way.

I can't respect villains who don't have an ounce of wit and who constantly make fools of themselves because there is no depth to their existence. Also, the denouement of Sa Bi Na's character was hilarious. I find it incredibly ridiculous that the creators thought the audience would take that ending seriously, feeling any sympathy for her.