Good Grief

It's been a while since I've watched an office/business drama this good. I love smart and calm protagonists and Gong Eun Tae is such a joy to watch. Top quality writing and directing, the cast is superb - especially Lee Jun Hyuk, he is such an amazing actor.

Can't wait for the last 2 episodes!

Yes indeed excellent writing. After ep8 - relatable and intelligent show. Tbh 10 ep not enough imo.

I think we already saw that with the change of his attitude in his job and his approach to life, he won some more jackpots in his job and in his relationship with the people around him. Those are the ‘ordinary, everyday jackpots’. So it’s not only the lottery that he won.

What I'm getting from the comments is that people made a shit ton of assumptions about the drama from the title and are disappointed they aren't being met. What people seem to forget is that a lot of times the English titles are some version of the actual title that the distributors think will appeal to an English-speaking audience. Check the Korean titles/direct translations.

Can't wait to dive into this. The comments from watchers who actually engage with the plot are quite positive. Blocked that one account that seems to be hate-watching and channelling all their personal frustrations into this cs.

am glad he didn't tell anyone about the jackpot he hit. Imagine if his mother knew, his brother would know too, and he would ensure to cash him out.

How absolutely draining it would be to have a sibling like that. Just constantly taking and never giving anything in return.

It’s probably worth clarifying for new viewers - there is no spending spree happening in this drama, no emphasis on romance and no adrenaline rush triggers. Probably not for short span attention viewers. This one - classical everyday slice of life office/business drama. Imo good writing, good acting and overall good directing. If you clicked with Misaeng you will probably enjoy this one.

I am really liking this drama 👍

Really love this series. I'm glad they focus on the 'ordinary'. In life, there are many things that are worth fighting and being thankful for. There is nothing wrong with working hard—you either get paid now, or you get paid later
Ultimately, finding real value in our ordinary life is jackpot in itself

honestly a testament to how good this drama is when i care about SO many side characters

pls post this as a review so it doesn’t get lost in the comments! heavy on jinqi was only a chapter of her life, this is a true homage to WOMEN!!!

The way the finale ended may again divide viewers, but for me it was a fitting and grand ending for a woman who lived through a life filled with tragedy, servitude, sacrifice and love.

I’ve watched this entire drama through the eyes of Shen Jialan. It is her life story after all. The writers wanted to tell it almost as if we were reading her memoir.

There are no grand visuals of heroes arriving on magnificent horses, no wire acrobatics, dazzling fight sequences, not even romantic kisses to keep us satisfied. This is a thinking person’s drama, where answers are not always given…they are learned. In many ways, it feels like watching a Jane Austen novel come to life, where our heroine simply keeps living despite everything life throws at her. It is about perseverance, survival…and maybe even outliving everyone.

She was Tanniang…the woman who sacrificed herself and became the eagle, forever watching over everyone else.

And whether one likes it or not, Jin Qi was only one part of her very long life. An important part, certainly. But like her adoptive parents, he gave her the love she needed to overcome some of her sadness and eventually find happiness again.

In the end, we enter and leave this world alone. But life was never really about the destination anyway…it was always about the journey.

And the final words of the drama say it all. Not completely spelled out for us, because just like the entire series, they leave us with something to think about:

“Love given returns as love, blessings bestowed return as blessings.”

Jia Yi, Han Dynasty

You make a good point about being in love vs. love. This is what I have thought about this drama as well. They really shouldn't use the romance tag because it is not a romantic story. It is; however, very much a story about love (different kinds) and about relationships. It has been too long since I took my Psych courses to be of more help in this arena, but there is very much a difference about falling or being in love to loving someone. And yes, I do believe that Lanxiang did love Jinqi in the end, but wasn't in love with him.

This is not a romance drama, nor is it a female-centric drama that shows the FL being strong in the beginning, then heavily relying on her husband/ML later to build romance. There weren't many swoon-worthy moments either! The drama shows us real-life occurrences that women from back then and even up to today have had to go through. It showed us a female lead who relied on her own skills and knowledge without having to undermine others or stoop lower than they should. There was no sugarcoating; this drama stayed true to itself until the last fleeting moment. THERE WERE A LOT OF LESSONS TO BE LEARNT!

Please, I'm begging y'all not to come and start this drama only to downvote it when you realize it's not a heavily romanticized story. Instead, I hope a lot of us young women and girls were able to watch and take a lesson or two from this show. I'm already in my late twenties, and I've learned and opened my eyes even more to so many new things through this series. I hope others are able to do the same and not be hellbent on coming here searching for romance in a drama that set the tone since episode one with the mass suicide.

I could go on and on about the dramatic aspects and events of this show, but then I think I would've missed the message the series was trying to convey. BTW, this isn't only about women's struggles; there are also takeaways for men too, especially those living in and growing up around bigoted environments.

Mabe my interpretation is different from others . When lan Xiang said she lived for her parents and baby it was her roots from where she came . The Shen name where her adoptive parents saved her and there is more than gratitude there . They raised her like her own .Her roots They risked their lives .. also the baby needs her . That doesn’t mean there’s no love for Lin Jinqi . He’s strong and independant and intelligent also it’s having some of her independence..