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I think this drama rarely has any haters, but people usually review this drama negatively by providing any of the below reasons:

- The first half is very good, but the second half is a bit declining, most probably because many have high expectations after watching the first half;
- Many think the journey of young adult Aesun and Gwansik is more interesting than the journey of middle-aged Aesun and Gwansik and their daughter Geum-myeong;
- Many think it's a waste of acting resources when Bogum doesn't appear much in the second half
- Many are disappointed with the endings of some characters; some don't like that Bu Sang Gil, the wife abuser, eventually gets redemption and reconciles with his wife and Gwansik/Aesun's family to take care of the grandson.
- There may be some small plotholes, but those are not significant.

I think that's all. Most people rate this drama positively. Some even think it's a masterpiece.

where? can i see the discussion?

While Myung-Joon is in jail, Ro-hee is staying at her parents' home, and the lawyer, Taek-yun, is handling her accounts. Myung-Joon's daughter Hee-ae is going to school with Ro-hee (under Taek-yun's care), so it's implied that they are staying together at the big house.

Realistic slice of life ending

I am halfway through watching episode 8. While I am happy that Seoyon's mom has upper hand against Tommy's mom and managed to get Seoyon into Class A, she has now become like Tommy's mom in treating her daughter, and cut her off from communication with her dad and her grandma. So disappointing.

yes it is.

https://kisskh.at/shows/top

yes it is #1 now.

Wow, 9.3 rating. This confirms When Life Gives You Tangerines at the top of the MDL's "Top Dramas" list of all time, surpassing the previous top holder Twinkling Watermelon.

Revised standing as of today (30 March 2025):

https://kisskh.at/shows/top

1. When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025) - 9.3
2. Twinkling Watermelon (2023) - 9.2
3. Move to Heaven (2021) - 9.1
4. Weak Hero Class 1 (2022) - 9.1
5. Hospital Playlist Season 2 (2021) - 9.1
6. The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025) - 9.1
7. Nirvana in Fire (2015) - 9.1
8. Alchemy of Souls (2022) - 9.1
9. Flower of Evil (2020) - 9.1
10. Moving (2023) - 9.1

She is portrayed by the same actress (Yum Hye-ran).

Most likely. Or at least, this drama will have the most nominations and most number of wins.

Done. :)

Doe, a deer, a female deer.

I have a hunch that this drama will get many Baeksang nominations when it's announced sometime next week.

Top 10 dramas of all time in MDL (based on the ratings as of today):

https://kisskh.at/shows/top

1. When Life Gives You Tangerines - 9.2
2. Twinkling Watermelon - 9.2
3. Move to Heaven - 9.1
4. Weak Hero Class 1 - 9.1
5. Hospital Playlist Season 2 - 9.1
6. The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call - 9.1
7. Nirvana in Fire - 9.1
8. Alchemy of Souls - 9.1
9. Flower of Evil - 9.1
10. Moving - 9.1

All are Korean dramas except Nirvana in Fire, a Chinese drama.

I am just sharing the fact based on the current MDL rating. You can see it here:

https://kisskh.at/shows/top

I haven't watched TW so no comment on that. But so far only these two dramas managed to get 9.2 rating, the rest of the top dramas are 9.1 and below.

She is the editor that helped to publish the book for Aesun's poems. She was the little girl who picked the ring and the slightly older girl who came to the market with her mom and bought squid from Aesun. Her adult version was portrayed by the same actress who portray Aesun's mom: Yum Hye-ran but it's just that she portrays two different characters in this drama. Just like IU who portrays 2 characters: young Aesun and Geum-myeong.

Yes, there are only 2 dramas rated 9.2 now, this drama and Twinkling Watermelon. Those are the top two.

This is IU's drama, since she portrays two characters in the story. IU has the most screentime among all actors spanning from episode 1 to 16.

Remember that So-ri and Hae-joon didn't appear much in the first 6 episodes.

This is a slice of life drama so to answer your question:

1. Romance = mediocre.
2. No love triangles, except slight one when Bu Sang Gil is almost marrying Ae Sun.
3. Not much romance. Not slow burn or fast-paced, it's in between, with timeline switching.
4. Bittersweet ending.

Wow, the rating has increased again; now it's 9.2.

According to this:

https://kisskh.at/shows/top

9.2 is the highest rating any dramas here in MDL can get so far. There are only two dramas that have this rating now:

When Life Gives You Tangerines
Twinkling Watermelon

The rest of the best dramas have a rating of 9.1 and below.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

He's more like Jun-young, like cameo or special appearance. While his character is significant (as Geum-myeong's husband), he doesn't have much screentime even on volume 4. So yeah he's more like a guest role rather than support role.