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when a mother, doeth not being a mother make
I want to preface my review by saying, I love Wallace Chung. There's something wholesome and warm about him and I feel this seeps through into his characters. I truly enjoy watching him and it was no different in this drama.
This is an easygoing drama, with a storyline that's not demanding, albeit predictable. I felt it fit this time of the year when we are all going through end of year fatigue, and not looking for a story that requires full attention, or you will miss a core plot device. The characters are easy to read and the episodes of sufficient duration.
The way mothers are portrayed in this drama, really pushed me to write this review.
The male lead's mother comes across as a sweet old lady at first glance, who is only interested in the best of everything for her beloved son, however as the story enfolds, it becomes clear that there are some challenges with control and her way or the highway mentality. You could say this is the dark side of motherhood in that, since birth it has been your responsibility to make decisions that ensure the survival and life of your son and why should that stop now that they are old enough to fall in love? Right, you could say that, but what ever happened to letting your children grow? When does it become okay to say you have done enough teaching and it's time to let go? She is such a boss to everyone in the family, including her own father, that she never learned to let go and we see the results of this.
The female lead is a totally different kettle of fish in her mothering experience. She abandons her son continuously, every chance she has to redeem herself in this boy's life, she chooses to walk away every time. Her excuse? He needs you as his father right now. Another excuse? I need to go find my father. Another excuse? I am a victim of internet rumour mongering right now. Another excuse? Insert here, and here and here. My final straw was when she resolved to move to Tibet!! Insert maniacal laugh here.
I was disappointed to discover that the finale (episode) is hidden behind a paywall considering that you need to belong to a subscription service to enjoy this drama. I felt it was particularly greedy to do this. When I did get the chance to catch the finale, I didn't feel it deserved the extra dollars it demanded of its audience. There was no resolution. No redemption. Everyone just went about with life.
I am going with 7/10 for this for the sweet moments between the leads. I believed their romance, even if few and far between, when they did get together, the chemistry crackled for me. A gentle recommendation. Thanks for reading to this point.
This is an easygoing drama, with a storyline that's not demanding, albeit predictable. I felt it fit this time of the year when we are all going through end of year fatigue, and not looking for a story that requires full attention, or you will miss a core plot device. The characters are easy to read and the episodes of sufficient duration.
The way mothers are portrayed in this drama, really pushed me to write this review.
The male lead's mother comes across as a sweet old lady at first glance, who is only interested in the best of everything for her beloved son, however as the story enfolds, it becomes clear that there are some challenges with control and her way or the highway mentality. You could say this is the dark side of motherhood in that, since birth it has been your responsibility to make decisions that ensure the survival and life of your son and why should that stop now that they are old enough to fall in love? Right, you could say that, but what ever happened to letting your children grow? When does it become okay to say you have done enough teaching and it's time to let go? She is such a boss to everyone in the family, including her own father, that she never learned to let go and we see the results of this.
The female lead is a totally different kettle of fish in her mothering experience. She abandons her son continuously, every chance she has to redeem herself in this boy's life, she chooses to walk away every time. Her excuse? He needs you as his father right now. Another excuse? I need to go find my father. Another excuse? I am a victim of internet rumour mongering right now. Another excuse? Insert here, and here and here. My final straw was when she resolved to move to Tibet!! Insert maniacal laugh here.
I was disappointed to discover that the finale (episode) is hidden behind a paywall considering that you need to belong to a subscription service to enjoy this drama. I felt it was particularly greedy to do this. When I did get the chance to catch the finale, I didn't feel it deserved the extra dollars it demanded of its audience. There was no resolution. No redemption. Everyone just went about with life.
I am going with 7/10 for this for the sweet moments between the leads. I believed their romance, even if few and far between, when they did get together, the chemistry crackled for me. A gentle recommendation. Thanks for reading to this point.
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