Kathryn_51

It has been a great community for the last several weeks. Definitely made a difference in how much fun the experience of watching the drama was. 😊

This may be a repeat post, but it just showed up on my twitter feed - shows the "final" scene flower/cake celebrations for most of the main actors. My favorite is the four parents - the last scene they filmed was the one with the RV and farm equipment. 😊

https://twitter.com/KINGLEEHWON/status/1785515190873907270

"The main leads were so in love , so why did they get divorced ."

Because???? they are human? Because they had wildly different expectation of what marriage and commitment truly require to be successful? Because. . . lots of reasons and that's what the writer was trying to convey. A solid, successful marriage is really, really difficult. It requires ccompromise, communication, sacrifice. In my marriage, each of has had to take on 90% of the burden, depending upon the circumstances.

That's why. 😊💕

I might have little quibbles with the writing or small wishes for either more info or less filler, but I didn't think it was flawed at any point. Sixteen episodes - "cliffhanger" required at every episode. Very, Very difficult task and I thought they pulled it off.

Enjoyed your comments @Precious. 💕

They were "connected" throughout the drama.It was a roller-coaster. The synopsis is accurate: “Queen of Tears” will tell the miraculous, thrilling, and humorous love story of this married couple, who manages to survive a crisis and stay together against all odds."

Reviews can be helpful (one reason I never watched CLOY) but we are all individuals, with individual tastes, filters, passion (whether for a particular actor or a particular writer or genre) . I absolutely loved it. Not every single minute, but the overall story, romance, family interaction, character evolution. It's definitely one of my Top Five.

I was caught - hook, line and sinker - at the end of Episode 2. Up to that point, I was on the fence - did not like Hae-in, totally sympathetic to Hyun-woo. but that end to Episode 2 - EPIC.

I've never watched any drama with him (or Ji-won for that matter) but I will keep track. KSH's next drama (nominal title: "Knock Off") look like fun. It's on my watchlist - and I don't do that for many actors. 😊😊

Thanks for sharing.

The number that counts the most is TOTAL viewing hours, not the ranking in any one single week. For the past several weeks, QoT has been 2nd or 3rd - but they were up against dramas that were released all at once - and were No. 1 one for a single week before sinking to oblivion. 😊

But it's going to be hard to beat All of are Dead and Squid Game. Neither of which I have watched. 🤣🤣🤣

Very happy and poignant ending.

And yet. . . . . Koreans loved it, (as did I) Go figure. 😊

The last scene in Episode 2 is absolutely epic and you will not be disappointed in the ML.

The ending shows that they lived a long (50+ years) and happy life together. I don't know why some people find that sad, but I think some viewers wanted it to simply end with a kiss or something.

I think you are right. I just re-watched what she said when they were in the cemetery:

hAE-IN: "I like how there is a cemetery in the middle of a park. You're not buried in a mountain or scattered at sea. You're resting NEAR YOUR HOME."

So, perhaps they did answer it for us - without hitting us over the head with an announcement over the loud speaker. 😊

I agree that quite a bit was missing at the end. I remember reading that when they filmed Alchemy of Souls Part 2, that about 1/3 of the scenes were left on the cutting room floor.

A lot of small pieces of information were provided but it was up to the viewer to connect the dots - for instance, how did Hyun-woo know about Eun-seong's laptop? It had to be Hae-in, but we never got to see that conversation of them working together. 😥

They did, however, finally answe how the pink mp3 player showed up in Hyun-woos room.

Yeah weak. . . . just like Bruce Wayne or Clark Kent. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

It was never explained.

"The Reason for My Smiles"/"It Make Me Laugh"

Namu Wiki is a good resource (although Korean to English translations are AI translated and therefor not official English) for all of the OST, explanations by the artists, lyrics, etc.

Here's the link for the intro song:

https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%88%88%EB%AC%BC%EC%9D%98%20%EC%97%AC%EC%99%95/%EC%9D%8C%EC%95%85#s-2.1

well, dang - I predicted she (and Eun seong) would die, so I have to take the prediction hit, but life in prison is almost nearly as good for the Mad Bitch. 😊 Thanks for answering.

I try to avoid spoilers on current on-going dramas (for instance, I get up REALLY early Saturday/Sunday to watch a drama releasing on Netflix so that I can watch w/out any preconceptions) , but I don't mind them on dramas that aired long ago because I try to manage the limited time I have for watching entertainment. I know nothing about the webtoon, so the drama will stand on its own. Would love spoilers and perhaps messaging me might be the best way. As I said, time travel is not favorite genre, but i DO love me the corporate/chaebol stuff. Thanks for the offer.