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Emotional Ride

This series starts kind of slow. It's hard to get into but once you do it's kinda worth it. IT could have been shorter and got the same points across. The benefit for me was seeing that other cultures suffer from similar messiness when a loved one passes. Confession: I used to attend funerals just to observe the messiness that could occur. I would sing in the choir to get a front row seat. I've reformed my ways (I also don't attend church anymore. ) Anyway, not much to say here but if you need material for a cry day this is for you. I've lost my grandma too so I can relate a lot. (except when grandma half jokingly said she didn't like black people, Taiwan WTF!)

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This is a rant

Putting logic aside, I was really rooting for this rom-com until the final episode. The English name in no way prepares you for the mess of this drama. After the first 6-8 episodes, this drama was tolerable until the final episode. Overall, this drama reeks of propaganda and misogyny. Were the actors black-mailed to do this?

This show is polarizing. If you suffer from infertility or know any science - basic or a full blown astronaut - it's triggering. Even to the layman, it's unbelievable. The happy ending was there, they even shown us a glimpse of it, just to swerve left and jump off a bridge.

Issues/Opinions

1. Science without objectivity. The one good thing about this drama is that it can show how unchecked emotions/beliefs/etc. can ruin Science. Human beings are fallible in all that they do. One must take this into consideration in all things.

2. The science is not believable. I can explain further but I don't want to discuss the plot too much here.

4. With the creative liberties this drama took, it should have embraced the fantastical - went full on fantasy/anime.. in the world of Cowboy Bebop for example. That way the idea of humans having the technology to comfortably procreate in space would be more believable.

5. The whole premise was selfish. I understand wanting to be a mother but asking people to risk their lively-hoods and break international law was selfish and peak rich asshole entitlement.

6. The MOST triggering thing about this drama: "Counting your eggs before they hatch."

7. I read a review that this show was pro-life propaganda. I tried to rationalize it in another way but... yea. The themes of "having a child regardless of any consideration for said child and mother" is pro-life propaganda. Also, the "mother's sacrifice" propaganda. All the things the FL worked hard for an tried to preserve became not as important. It reinforces the ideology that women are only good for giving birth. I even agree with another user's review in that Eve's ending was probably recompense for destroying the morulas.

8. As someone who worked in labs, the way they disposed of biological material bothered me. No biological red bags or incineration. Not important but I noticed.

I liked the soundtrack but I liked Jin's song long before I watched the drama.

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*sigh*

I get it now. I am frustrated that none of this made sense until the final episode, but I get it. This story is realistic in that, until you face/heal your own issues, you will mess it up for yourself and others. When it comes to love, don't depend on an app to make those decisions for you.

Sun-oh finally got the closure he deserved. Realistically, you may not be granted closure and must figure out how to move on without it. But this is fiction and I'm glad JoJo "released him." The way he got JoJo was rude as hell in the first place. So, this whole ordeal although cruel, can also be seen as karma. I went back to first episode and JoJo said that she didn't love him. The urge to kiss came first. With that in mind, Sun-oh was working out his mommy issues. He desperately needed someone to love him. He forced his love on her.

JoJo probably went along with it because she needed someone on her side. Similar to how she went along with the relationship with Ik-Shik. She was working out family issues too. If Hye would have made the first move, we wouldn't have a story. Hye, although creepy in his actions, respected her relationship with Ik-Shik. So I could understand why he was holding back. I feel bad about Sun-oh and Hye's friendship but Sun-oh ruined it in the first place. Hye was an excellent friend, and Sun-oh wasn't.

JoJo finally faced her past and let shit go. It could be argued that her aunt and cousin are just as much to blame for how they treated JoJo. They reinforced those negative thoughts in JoJo's head. (We have not seen JoJo train, but she runs a marathon? Not important.)

I'm glad that JoJo's Aunt found happiness. One thing I don't like about Korean dramas is that the adults are rarely held accountable for the pain and messed up things they do to their children. (i.e., Sun-Oh's mom, but she's so miserable why bother)

Gul-mi is still Gul-mi. Her relationship with her mom and JoJo is better but I fear for her future. (If she was a real person)

I will say that this is a win for the second lead. This is not a bad drama. It could have been told differently. As a viewer it was frustrating to watch because even though I knew why characters were behaving a certain way. It just wasn’t clear. I wasn’t sure if it was the story telling or my intuitiveness that relayed the messages. I feel like certain themes and story-lines could have been better explored. There could have been better hints along the way. It didn't end as bad as it started. I feel like it would be better as a re-watch. Or would I just know better?

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