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thanks ! 🥰

Thank you! 💖

I am so confused by the ending, can someone please explain it to me

Same here, I don't get why writers keep putting it in dramas. Like it's already a mental leap to accept a hundreds years old being with like a 20 something girl, you don't have to make it worse by including this. I'm sorry but it just gives me vibes of like an uncle who knew you as a little baby but the moment you grow boobs he starts making wird comments.

I dropped it at ep 4 originally because of the lack of chemistry between the leads, but then I saw some nice fan edits on yt and tried picking it back up. Buut oh my god something in me died in cringe when we get to the ep 5 and we see his previous interaction with the child Ah Eum. God, it makes me so deeply uncomfortable since I know they're gonna have sex later. WHY make them meet when she was a literal baby ffs. It just makes me feel disturbed.

Man, it's been a while since I saw something that managed to be this queer and homophobic at the same time.
My only hope is that with the success of this drama producers will realize that we crave more unconventional FL that actually have agency in the story. And next time they will allow an actual female character be this powerful.

I 100% agree about the acting. Just all of how it was directed felt so discordant with the setting.

Have I watched a different show than everyone else? I don't like commenting negative stuff but I am genuinely so perplexed as to why this show is so highly rated. I was insanely excited when I heard about the premise of this show. I thought that this is something new and fresh and maybe (just maybe) even bold. NOPE. It was a very typical story full of cliches. It was an alright, nothing to write home about sort of story, at least for me. But it might be because I've been watching dramas non-stop for 10 years now. So I am genuinely curious if this drama is also so loved by people who'd seen a lot of Kdramas. Bcs I don't believe it's just me that thought it was really nothing special.

Or rather that it would be nothing special except for one very big issue. That this light vaguely nonsense story was set in North Korea. You know the actual hell on earth, a dictatorship with prison camps, and no regard for human rights. I HATED how it was portrayed. There were many instances where I cringed at how tone-deaf it was . One example would be the opening sequence of a bird flying over the demilitarised zone with almost magical music playing over it. I was so taken aback by this that I showed it to my friend without any context and asked what she thinks. She said: "This is totally like the Harry Potter scene with Hedwig flying over the castle."... IN NO SHAPE OR FORM, NORTH KOREA SHOULD EVER BE FRAMED IN THE SAME WAY AS HOGWARTS.

Framing is powerful. Framing is key. Even if you do all the research right, to get some small details correct it will all crumble if you don't portray it as what it is: a nightmare.

Another thing that bothered me was the fact that the main plot on the North Korean side was about a corrupt evil dude within the system. Which any other time would be great and we've gotten many like that in the Kdrama world. However, the situation changes when the system we are talking about is the North Korean military. In this case, making a story about a corrupt man abusing a system for his evil doing ... helps to maintain a status quo by suggesting the man is evil, not the system. To some extent, I can understand it...South Korea is trying to maintain a good relationship with the North so a drama really digging into the topic could have been an issue for them. Before it aired I was really curious how it will go down on the political scene. Clearly for nothing since this drama refrained from making any meaningful commentary keeping it in the unrealistic Kdrama World.

Sure one can say "it's not that deep" just enjoy a cheesy romcom. And normally I agree with that. It was boring for me but sure was a cute romcom. But the creators really stepped on a minefield choosing to set it in North Korea.

Sorry that this is so long, I'm also going to post it as a review but I feel like that will just get buried and I really needed to get my thoughts out somewhere.

This dude stole the show in "Come and Hug Me" and that wasn't easy it was an amazingly well acted drama. He really deserves a main lead!

I am so thankful for the top 2 choices. They are absolutely the worst. Especially Itazura Na Kiss I hated the guy in all versions that I tried to watch. He is like a dead fish with a very prickly stick in the ass...yah love the guy -_-.

probably you are right that i don't have the right to judge the whole story as i haven't watched even the whole movie. It's just from my personal experience from a middle european girl it was hard to watch. but i still think that what i saw was rushed with many aspects of human nature overlooked.

Same here I couldn't even finish because I found the whole plot ridiculous. And It sends a bad example. For gods sake a) when you are attacked and violated go to the police b) Use fucking contraceptives kids!

I feel like right now i'm watching this drama only for the teachers...and maybe general appreciation for multicultural cast. But with rest I'm kind of disappointed. Ah.. I had such high hopes for you Moorim School.

It's braking my heart... I feel like Angry Mom is not getting enough recognition...unlike Kill Me, Heal Me...that (In my opinion) ain't that grate. I mean it was ok, But I just can't stomach the 'shouting' kind of acting that the main actress is going for.

Best Korean Drama of 2015: Angry Mom, Healer
Best Mini Series/Web Drama:EXO Next Door
Best Romance Drama: Who Are You: School 2015
Best Comedy Drama: Angry Mom
Best Romantic/Comedy Drama:Sassy Go Go
Best Family Drama: Angry Mom
Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama: Healer, I Remember you
Best Melodrama: Kill Me, Heal Me.
Best Actor:Ji Hyun Woo
Best Actress:Kim Hee Sun
Best Supporting Actor: Yook Sung Jae & Park Bo Gum
Best Supporting Actress:Chae Soo Bin
Best Up and Coming Actor of 2015: Ji Soo !!!!!!
Best Up and Coming Actress of 2015: Kim Yoo Jung
Best Villain: from I Remember you Jung Seon Ho and Lee Jun Ho
Best Idol Actor(or Actress): Do Kyung Soo
Best Couple: Healer Ji Chang Wook & Park Min Young
Best Bromance: Sassy Go Go
Best OST: Angry mom

haha I totally agree with your rants :P And In general i'm also concerned that many dramas, some of which i can't help to love :P, are spreading very unhealthy ideas not only about abusive relationships but also for example body image

YES! Thank you ! This is exactly what i was thinking. This drama portrays terribly unhealthy relationship and only ridicules all the cliches that are in this kind of dramas. And I'm grateful that someone commented on that bcs I kind of couldn't stand all the comments saying how cute it was and how charming the main hero was.

OMG in which way was that drama cute? I really wanted to enjoy it i really did but i ended up being frustrated with every aspect of it. You see, i love the kind of Cinderella story dramas, and i don't mind cheesiness and cliches. BUT the drama consisted only of cliches and not eve the cute ones. THE GUY WAS F*%$$ ABUSIVE. He ruined the life the main heroine had been working on for a long time and he blackmailed her into being in relationship with him and into living with him. On top of that he was ridiculously possessive. Don't get me wrong bcs a lot of dramas that i watched and loved had the same theme, but maybe because of how short it was this drama portrayed it so poorly, that only think that was left instead of cute romance was dysfunctional relationship with very one dimensional characters.

Oh yah !that's right, ain't we the best ? ;P

I really am looking forward this remake <3