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The Truth Will Never Be Hidden
This is a poignant drama, and satisfying as a story built around powerful themes. If you keep the messages it's telling in mind, it will help to keep the ups and downs, angst and love triangle in the proper perspective.
Because I knew Nam Do San was endgame, I kept myself from getting attached to Han Ji Pyeong so I could root for the pair they wrote for us. I honestly loved watching both male leads grow, but the process was nothing short of PAINFUL. To me, both are deeply flawed, but because of that, they feel so human. (Kim Seon Ho, though, is objectively the superior actor; I'd wager his skill as an actor helped garner him more popularity over Nam Joo Hyuk, and played a factor in the controversy of this drama. Both characters have their charms, but both also have their turn-offs, so I think it came down to 1) HJP being in the first episode rather than NDS, like a tease (and a bit unconventional to have the 2ML featured so heavily upfront for a Kdrama), and 2) because KSH acted better (imo!))
I found this a difficult drama to get through (I had to watch it in short bursts), not so much because of the ML or SML debate, but because of the lying. This drama showed (albeit in a more convoluted/unrealistic way than would exist in real life because in real life people communicate better) that even the most well-intentioned lies/dishonesty come back to haunt you. It speaks powerfully to the torment of duplicity and its devastation on relationships. The message is crushing, but SO true.
Can there be forgiveness, healing and reconciliation after deceiving/hurting those we love? Definitely possible (though not easy!). Will we have life-long regrets and consequences from our duplicity that we can never escape or fix? Without question.
If you can't normally handle long, drawn-out reveals for lies told, this drama may not be for you. But it's beautiful, so I recommend it to anyone who can sit through some frustration and heartache.
Because I knew Nam Do San was endgame, I kept myself from getting attached to Han Ji Pyeong so I could root for the pair they wrote for us. I honestly loved watching both male leads grow, but the process was nothing short of PAINFUL. To me, both are deeply flawed, but because of that, they feel so human. (Kim Seon Ho, though, is objectively the superior actor; I'd wager his skill as an actor helped garner him more popularity over Nam Joo Hyuk, and played a factor in the controversy of this drama. Both characters have their charms, but both also have their turn-offs, so I think it came down to 1) HJP being in the first episode rather than NDS, like a tease (and a bit unconventional to have the 2ML featured so heavily upfront for a Kdrama), and 2) because KSH acted better (imo!))
I found this a difficult drama to get through (I had to watch it in short bursts), not so much because of the ML or SML debate, but because of the lying. This drama showed (albeit in a more convoluted/unrealistic way than would exist in real life because in real life people communicate better) that even the most well-intentioned lies/dishonesty come back to haunt you. It speaks powerfully to the torment of duplicity and its devastation on relationships. The message is crushing, but SO true.
Can there be forgiveness, healing and reconciliation after deceiving/hurting those we love? Definitely possible (though not easy!). Will we have life-long regrets and consequences from our duplicity that we can never escape or fix? Without question.
If you can't normally handle long, drawn-out reveals for lies told, this drama may not be for you. But it's beautiful, so I recommend it to anyone who can sit through some frustration and heartache.
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