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A thrilling drama about love, healing and so much more
This is a terribly underestimated show. I was lucky enough to trust the positive comments and finally decided to give it a try (partly because I want to watch Na In Woo in another drama after Marry my husband).The story: quite coherent and touched upon many sensitive topics such as discrimination, bullying and pressure on young people to get married and be successful. The fact that FL is an imperfect person makes her relatable. She has been through a lot and grew up becoming a self-reliant yet vulnerable woman. Some people got annoyed at her but what do you expect from an emotionally wounded person? Should we expect all children with past traumas to grow up normally? She is flawed, but what kept me watching till the end is her willingness to change, after stumbling many times. The ML is a great source of healing for her, yet he is bearing his own emotional scars which need healing too. He is not passive all the time as some accused. He changed for the better as well. He kept boundaries and was brave to take actions to correct his past mistakes in order to reconcile with the FL. The father daughter relationship and other side relationships were properly portrayed as well. I love the relationship between ML and FL’s dad. I also appreciate Kanghee’s boss and rich friends who know her value and encourage her to rebuild her life.
Music and visual effect: top notch!!!
Chemistry: nothing to complain! I noticed that even negative reviews on this drama mentioned the superb performances of the cast.
Too bad that negative comments during the first few eps kept the rating low. I am afraid the way people judge Kanghee as unlikeable is similar to the way people judge people in real life. We tend to label people using our own standard and judge that a person like Kangehee does not deserve a person like Yeon soo. That’s exactly what Kanghee felt. She pushed him away many times partly because of unresolved conflict with his family, but for the most part, I think she thought she did not deserve Yeon soo- an ideal guy in the village. She could not love herself in the first place. Her low self-esteem stems from the villagers’ prejudice, bullying and discrimination since childhood. This drama is about the transformation and healing of Kanghee as well as his father, her lover Yeonsoo and other characters as well.
Regarding the push and pull between main leads, those were developed nicely and did not bring any sense of repetition to me at all. Those are necessary to build up the momentum for the characters to evolve and finally resolve their inner problems and misunderstandings. How can you expect deeply rooted problems to be solved quickly? I enjoyed the drama so much I rewatched with my husband and he liked it too. A great watch I’ll never regret!!!
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