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Let me clap to your wonderfully articulated answer, @Shoes!
I couldn't agree more. :D
I love Sae Woo for her quirkiness and for being honest from the very beginning and I love this drama for being sincere in such a "theatrical" way.

Let's throw them at the writer... ;-)

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Lol, Purple, I don't recall ever reading a review of yours where you sounded this... annoyed. Not that I disagree, on the contrary.
And I second the question: why have we subjected ourselves to the torture? :P

Lol.
Most of my protest-inducing slips have been already mentioned either by you or by the other commenters. Hilariously so, I may add. :D

I have however a very small pet peeve regarding flashbacks. Nothing major, mind you, but it bugs me every time.
Since the director knows in advance a scene will be used for one or several flashbacks, I wished (s)he would film it from the protagonists different perspective. When we think back of something that happened to us, we don't see ourselves in our mind, do we? Say a character recalls her lover proposing: shouldn't she see HIS face in her mind? But no, the flashback invariably shows them both on screen, which is absurd! What should be a character's flashback, becomes OUR flashback... as though we needed it, lol.

Wow, you're one brave person! Are you sure you didn't wake up from that experiment with all your passwords gone? lol
In any case, thank you so much for sharing your experience in such a well written, witty and detailed way.

I'm afraid I'll never try this out myself: scepticism aside, I don't want to forget. My
favourite shows - as well as books - rely on emotions rather than plot twists, so that I purposedly re-watch or re-read them to feel that emotion again, What is more, in some cases I find the second watch even better than the first, so forgetting would defeat its object.

Thanks again for this highly entertaining article.
I'm sorry the kind Swede failed at enabling you to rewatch Healer. ;-)

It may have been the subs: they were a little messy at times.
And I was truly happy for him too. Innocent people wrongly accused must be one of the saddest things ever. At least he got to make great friends in jail. :)

It wasn't him who was sentenced to 35 years, but the real culprit, the one who set him up in the first place.
Since evidence of his innocence is now clear, Yoo's going to be freed from jail, hence the congratulations. :)

Among the dozens of articles about watching recommendations, this one stands out as a great subject for reflection and debate. :) Thank you!

I haven't watched these two dramas, but I can say from your description Lin Tia Mu's the real hero. In fact, I'd say she IS kick-ass, even thought she doesn't literally kick any ass. That strength should be a prerogative of physically tough, action driven people is as wrong a concept as it is obsolete.

However, to fully discuss whether kindness and endurance were weak or strong traits, I think we should move away from war/occupation scenarios. In times of war, courage takes several forms: history is full of examples of people who endured for a greater cause and in so doing won the battle, if not for themselves, for the good of others.

In a normal scenario though, meek acceptance isn't just as courageous, since what is the purpose of it? In modern society - at least in countries where there's peace and freedom of speech - strong people voice their opinion, even while keeping their kind nature intact.
This is why when we "judge" the characters of a drama, we tend to prefer those who actually do something to improve their lives, instead of sitting there and gently accept everything that is thrown at them.

LOL, thank you. XD
And I forgot to mention one more thing I adore about Sae Woo/Poong: their banters. They are charged with innuendos: the almond speech in the car, the "I keep thinking about the wok" thing at the bus stop and generally all their talk about food/hunger.
Someone tell me I'm not the only one who's interpreting them as double entendre... :S :P

What, that I'll end up withered? ;-) XD

I've been in love with Sae Woo from episode 1 and still am. I was waiting for her to realize where her romantic interest was and now that she knows, I know too: Poong all the way! ♥
That monologue of her on episode 19, when she's walking and imagining Poong while he repeats he likes her was brilliant! LOL
She's such a dear.

While I love Chil Seung as a character and a friend, I don't like his stubborn refusal to accept she doesn't love him back. She has a mind of her own and he needs to respect that. Protection is all good, but not when a man tries to protect a woman from her own heart.

Oh, and shall we talk about the way Poong looks at her? *drools*
I lose a 100 hormones every time. I'll end up withered. :P

I'm in love with this drama for reasons I can't even explain in words. It's quirky, it's surreal, at times chopped like those onions poor Sae Woo's mother has to peel (lol), and yet it's still the only drama I'm waiting for every week with thrilling anticipation.
The plot isn't anything that special, but the dialogues are, and so are the characters. Not to mention that some are as yummy as that delicious food. XD

Thank you, hope. :)
Next time, let's meet by a fantastic drama - stuff like Prison Playbook or Avenger Social Club just to mention a couple - so that we can share the joy instead of the boredom. ;-)

I have seen them. And am very happy about SW's choice, if it stays this way. I love Jang Hyuk and his Chil Song to bits, but in this drama he's better suited as a guardian angel, in my opinion. A sexy guardian angel, that is. ;-)

Thank you. :D
This is such an old article - I believe it was the first editorial ever written on MDL. That's why pictures are not even visible anymore.
Some things have changed in the meantime: some others will always remain the same, I guess. ;-)

I'm not sure she really is his mom. She said something about them meeting at the hospital when he was barely born and that she was a caregiver. I interpreted it as a revelation that they have known each other much longer than we were led to believe in the beginning of the show.

Also, even though Gum Granny and Sae Woo's mom are played by the same actress, I don't believe they are related in any way. In my opinion, this is just another eccentricity of this show's direction (and one more reason why I like this thing so much). :)

Hi ylisse! :D
I don't think the fortune cookie is relevant. The way I see it, it has nothing to do with them being "destined" for each other; its purpose was that of a wake-up call for Poong, who still harboured feelings (or so he thought) for his wife.
The fortune cookie only acquired some significance the moment he himself realized he was falling for Sae Woo, that is, in retrospective: in fact, he never pursued her only because it was written on a piece of paper.

Sorry, it isn't very well articulated, I hope I am making sense. ;-)

Well said.
There's even someone believing they are doing us a service by reviewing "as soon as possible". Gah!
Perhaps they misread the word review and think it's "preview". :S
I have lost all patience with them.

I am actually curious about the 5th episode on Netflix, that is, whether they are showing the original version of the episode or the censured one. Does anyone know?