I couldn't have envisioned a better ending for Dr Cha. I watched this drama for her and her alone. (Okay that's a lie. Roy Kim has the most beautiful eyes.) Cha put her life on hold to raise her family, cater to every whim of her husband and MIL, and do her best to keep the peace. By the end of the drama, she's divorced, has her own practice, is giving back to society and doing things she enjoys, all on her own terms. That's a pretty fantastic character arc for me.
Don't know why the romance tag is there. That was pretty misleading.
I don't know why I waited so long to watch this drama but it was so worth it. I loved the friendships and connections the characters had, even the relationships that seemed toxic. I ended up not really hating any of the characters who hurt others because the drama showed them as human rather than evil.
The relationship between the writer and director is my favourite. I know people a lot of people watch romcoms for passionate off-the-wall romance but the ordinariness of their relationship is so sweet and simple with plenty of funny moments thrown in. I'd like to be friends with them if they were real.
Ep 33. The man just had brain surgery for goodness' sake. At least allow a little time to let him stabilise. What's the rush? Unsure where the writers are going with this but letting Prof Ren into ICU to administer alternative treatment is not ideal.
And just like that, I've lost interest in this drama. Ayaka's reactions are not consistent with her character. Where is this diplomacy coming from? "I trust him"? gtfoh
Plus I dislike when female characters are physically shying away from intimacy. Inexperienced or not, it looks like she doesn't want to kiss the ML or do anything more with him and that's a complete turnoff.
Poor Meng Meng. Her parents are actual assholes. How do you find out a teenage girl masturbates and your solution is to put cctv in her bedroom? What manner of parenting is that? And they kept going on about how they loved her. I don't even agree that she had a sex addiction. She was just dealing with normal teenage desires. And it coincided with needing an outlet for everything else happening in her family. Poor Meng Meng.
Prof Ren is a fantastic doctor and mentor but a terrible father and a so-so husband. The things he says to his son? Cruel. He also says a lot of unkind things to his wife masked as jokes and he is inattentive as heck. There's no doubt they love each other but he veers between treating her like an ATM and someone who cleans up after him.
I absolutely love this drama! And I am very curious about Meng Meng's problems that traumatized her chronically!!??!!…
They weren't explicit but the parents judged her for having sexual desires. It could have manifested as masturbation or being sexual with boys. She got pregnant (I suspect rape, to be honest, with C-drama censorship too much is implied) and had complications (when the younger doctors helped her at the supermarket). It seems the experience triggered an underlying mental illness. I'm not sure if her parents' surveillance/detention started then or if it was an ongoing thing already but it didn't help. She seemed to be doing okay at the Rens' till she was contacted by who I assume got her pregnant and she sent him all her money. Again, I'm guessing blackmail. And to be honest, if her parents hadn't whisked her away and locked her up again, her friends would have found out. Tou Tou already noticed she was behaving off.
The older sister is a bitch. Of course she's going to get a redemption arc (like everyone else) but she is easily my most unlikeable character. She's mean to anyone she deems less than she is and that's just plain nasty behaviour. I hope she gets a divorce and when the baby is born her ex gets custody so the child is saved from a terrible mother.
Funny to read all the positive comments when the past couple of weeks have been all about how dumb the characters are, the writers have ruined the drama, etc. I'm sure there'll be more dumbtitude in the future so don't down the gloves yet.
Was a bit reluctant to start this drama cos I barely made it halfway through season 1 but it's so good. Bromance is 10/10 and the fight scenes *chef's kiss*
I cannot put into words how much joy this drama brought me. I loved every second. The humour, the romance, even the annoying characters (excerpt the ex, he can burn in hell). I'm not a fan of narrator in romcoms but there's something about Yoo In Na's voice.
'Kim Tae Ri was recently involved in a controversy after she requested for "International fans" voluntarily contribute to the subtitles of her Youtube videos.'
She made the request of international fans and not Korean fans so I'm not seeing the correlation here.
I doubt I'm a reliable critic of this drama because of how much I love it. It has its faults and all the tropes and whatnot but every time Deborah is on the screen, my heart melts. She's so cute and imperfect. I particularly like how open she is with Soo Hyuk. Romance aside, they're pretty much best buddies at this point. Can't wait for them to connect the dots and acknowledge they have feelings for each other.
I've avoided commenting on the married couple storyline because I believe they do love each other. They're basically in a rut and need to communicate better.
She just doesn't like when older men get too comfortable I guess. I don't think she would think he's flirting...…
I never completely trust translations so "disgusting" could very well be something else. That said, there is nothing that shows she knew he was the CEO. She never met him before and the introduction was one-sided. Plus the CEO tends to be overly friendly in a way that makes people uncomfortable. Look at how he is with his employees.
Don't know why the romance tag is there. That was pretty misleading.
The relationship between the writer and director is my favourite. I know people a lot of people watch romcoms for passionate off-the-wall romance but the ordinariness of their relationship is so sweet and simple with plenty of funny moments thrown in. I'd like to be friends with them if they were real.
Plus I dislike when female characters are physically shying away from intimacy. Inexperienced or not, it looks like she doesn't want to kiss the ML or do anything more with him and that's a complete turnoff.
Hope this helps.
Funny to read all the positive comments when the past couple of weeks have been all about how dumb the characters are, the writers have ruined the drama, etc. I'm sure there'll be more dumbtitude in the future so don't down the gloves yet.
Thoroughly enjoyed this drama.
She made the request of international fans and not Korean fans so I'm not seeing the correlation here.
I've avoided commenting on the married couple storyline because I believe they do love each other. They're basically in a rut and need to communicate better.