I see it ended today but judging by the comments I might just dropped it. I was kinda annoyed from where I left…
The relationship between Fang Wan Zhi and her adopted dad improved but it just suddenly happens, more or less, and is not some cathartic moment. Her dad is just super loving, and she just keeps working doing her own life.
The story during the last episodes (23-30) drastically shifts towards running her business and away from her personal matters, roughly 80% of screen time depicts corporate drama (but the drama is extremely uncompelling), the other 20% of time, we are shown fast-fowarded scenes of parts of the original canteen girls' lives. Over the last six episodes, five have a scene of her with her adopted dad (which is probably the most of any side character), where we see she does rely on him and loves him, but the drastic time-skipping doesn't really give any depth. The story ends on a shot of all her family, and is even a bit sentimental, but it's a bit empty because of all the time skipping.
I would advise to drop if you were interested in her personal growth story, because there is none due to the script, it's like watching cliff's notes of someone's life story, lacking depth. Over the final episodes, she is the same person she always was, a writer's stereotype of a strong independent and moral businesswoman. By chance, many of the people she's met happen to show up in her business life, otherwise we wouldn't ever learn about them.
In the false labeling lawsuit which was the trigger to his 2025 apology and retirement, the lawsuit is still ongoing against his company, TBK, but he was recently cleared of personal responsibility for the lawsuit. Balancing the nature of the claims against him and the public's opinion, after the broadcasting delays, the broadcasting stations decided to broadcast what he's previously shot.
The viewership for this season (peak 2.5%) is currenly under half of seasons 1 & 2 (peak 5.8% and 5.7%) but still pretty decent, which pretty much mirrors how the public feels: negative but not uniformly outraged.
The story during the last episodes (23-30) drastically shifts towards running her business and away from her personal matters, roughly 80% of screen time depicts corporate drama (but the drama is extremely uncompelling), the other 20% of time, we are shown fast-fowarded scenes of parts of the original canteen girls' lives. Over the last six episodes, five have a scene of her with her adopted dad (which is probably the most of any side character), where we see she does rely on him and loves him, but the drastic time-skipping doesn't really give any depth. The story ends on a shot of all her family, and is even a bit sentimental, but it's a bit empty because of all the time skipping.
I would advise to drop if you were interested in her personal growth story, because there is none due to the script, it's like watching cliff's notes of someone's life story, lacking depth. Over the final episodes, she is the same person she always was, a writer's stereotype of a strong independent and moral businesswoman. By chance, many of the people she's met happen to show up in her business life, otherwise we wouldn't ever learn about them.
The viewership for this season (peak 2.5%) is currenly under half of seasons 1 & 2 (peak 5.8% and 5.7%) but still pretty decent, which pretty much mirrors how the public feels: negative but not uniformly outraged.