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"The past belongs to the past"

I stumbled upon this story on YouTube, but it was hard to follow the episode order. So, I found the complete series on Rakuten.
Like a drug, I watched the entire 41-episode series in just six days. In short: a compelling plot, a great cast, and a wonderful soundtrack.

She is a journalist and he is a doctor; they fall in love, but she leaves him because of her "mother-in-law-to-be." Overcome with sadness, he agrees to move away to work as a doctor elsewhere and dies in an accident. His friend—who is also his cousin—is furious with her for having left him; he gives her a hard time but having promised him to protect her—he ends up saving her on several occasions. That is how they grow closer, and he begins to fall in love with her (he smiles just thinking about her).
This plot surprise me a lot. You think the ultimate couple is the one formed by the journalist and the doctor, but things change.
In any case, I expected the reason for her breakup with the doctor to be more serious—for instance, that the "mother-in-law" had gotten pregnant by her father, making them half-siblings, rather than it just being because she had been abandoned and harbored resentment toward her father (?!)—that way, the sudden and painful split from this poor, lovestruck doctor would have been more plausible.
Episodes 14 and 15 really got on my nerves because of the journalist friend—what an idiot, always just wanting money from her boyfriend, and he’s a fool for not dumping her and finding someone better! (That’s why the rating dropped from a 9 to an 8.)
It’s absolutely insane, the pressure parents put on their kids to get married! And that obligation to toast and drink until you puke is just appalling.
In Episode 19, that couple—her friends—are infuriating. She’s obsessed with the house and is materialistic to the core, while he bends over backwards and gets himself buried in debt for her... what fools! An insufferable couple.
The main pair, on the other hand, are wonderful: she’s now an independent architect, and he’s her serving knight. He’s sharp in business, kind and warm-hearted with family and acquaintances (the islanders), and attentive to her without making a show of it (visiting the island to celebrate her birthday, drumming up clients for her, dropping off a snack without making his presence known, picking her up from the police station with a lawyer in tow, keeping watch at the hospital, paying the restaurant bill...). He has eyes only for her and, after a while, subtly hints at his feelings—never pressuring her, but looking for signs of reciprocation, like when he asks her to come to the airport as he leaves for a business trip; it’s almost a test to see if she cares about him, too.
But it turns out that being too efficient and righteous doesn't spare him from the malice of social climbers and opportunists who get him arrested. It’s all the fault of the assistant (the male half of the couple of friends), who let a secret slip. What an idiot!
Episode 20 features romantic moments between the two. Now it’s her turn to investigate and clear his name. Unfortunately, he ends up sentenced to eight months in prison.
Episode 25: I couldn't wait for him to get out after those eight months and for them to reunite. The truth is, the experience has deeply changed him; he’s also been hurt by his father, who no longer recognizes him due to illness. He feels abandoned. Not to mention that he feels unworthy of her, believing he’s a nobody without his job.
Ep. 27: He acts like a jerk toward her, treating her badly to push her away while he investigates who framed him.
Ep. 28: It’s so sad; this poor guy first lost his best friend, then went to jail; after getting out, his father died; then he discovered from a diary that his estranged mother had passed away; he’s unemployed and has pushed away the woman he loves... *sigh*.
Note: He sets off in an orange car to visit his mother's grave but arrives in a black Lincoln (?!).
His cellmate is a good guy; he helps him figure out who sent him to prison. His relationship with her, however, isn't going well (she doesn't like his circle of friends and feels like a fish out of water).
Poor "Uncle's" daughter. She lost her son because of her husband; she’s unhappy and ignored by everyone—she’s lost weight, is depressed, and even attempted suicide. Thinking back to how bold she was at the start of the series, she’s really in a bad way now.
Just a small point: is there nothing else besides whisky?
Ep. 34: If he keeps trying to protect her by pushing her away, he’s only making her suffer for nothing—and he’ll lose her. She’s already a saint for having waited eight months and never stopped believing in him. Fingers crossed that things work out and they end up together. They are such a BEAUTIFUL couple.
Ep. 39: A joint wedding for these two couples? No thanks.
Her turning him down and making him wait makes perfect sense.
Ep. 40: He resigns and goes to work as her assistant and contrary to what I would have thought, she still doesn't accept him.
Ep. 41: Finally together, after so much heartache.
Perseverance has paid off. The island was a blessing, a sanctuary, and a crucial place for their reflection.
Even a few days after finishing the series, I find myself thinking about it.

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The actress & the translator

Main characters: Go Yoon Jung (Alchemy of Souls) and Kim Seon Ho (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha).
Kim Seon Ho, the "translator," worked really hard to act in this series. I read that it only took him four months to learn these five languages ​​(Japanese, English, Italian, French, and Chinese) and switch between them. Congratulations.
Another strong point is the stunning locations. They're top-notch, highly Instagrammable shots.
Her split personality that emerges in times of need is initially disturbing, but then this determined and resourceful version of her helps and encourages.
The last two episodes left me a little disappointed. I found the ending a bit dragged out, and then the lead woman's background is finally revealed, which I thought needed a little more exploration, given that it's the basis of her "split personality." Then, the news that her parents were still alive, in my opinion, they could have done without it.
While his brother, who made a fleeting appearance, I would have liked him to be more involved in the story.
Seeing a "mixed" cast was interesting and here the importance of knowing languages ​​​​emerges.

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Don't judge the book by the cover!

When she seems like a loser but turns out to be a genius in her field, and even the most pessimistic boss notices it but refuses to admit it... The PLOT was promising right from the start.
This lawyer's strong even when she tells her boyfriend to fuck off on a blind date after he proposes, and she does so without speaking or shouting, but using sign language. Some of the shots are also beautiful, like the one of the shadows of him and his wife, or the perspective on the teacups. Atypical legal cases are also interesting, but that's not all. In addition to work, there was also the personal life of many characters.

The sentence:
"Love begins with passion, then meets reality, and ends with solidarity" let me impress. A brief analysis of love stories.

PS: Beyond the Bar (Netflix), I don't understand the choice of this title .

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I'll start with the PLOT: who gets married without even having met her once or at least having seen a photograph of her? They want a divorce, yes, no... A passage that I particularly remember was her clever idea to sign the contract with the imprint. There I thought they had a good idea.
CAST: no goosebumps, the faces of the protagonists are always the same, not very expressive, no chemistry, cold kisses, then his attitude of taking her rudely against her will I didn't like much his character.
OST: nothing special. Usually when I like it I look for who the singer is and add it to my playlist but it wasn't the case.

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The story itself is nothing special. In short, one could say that out of spite a woman wants to take the company away from its rival and even succeeds. But the best part is the relationship that develops between this director and her assistant. I like how he is attentive to everything that concerns her. A true gentleman and also a sweet father.
Then I was struck by certain shots, such as zooms on the hands which were scenes that speak without words, as well as the good OST, I particularly liked them.
A small note to the make-up artists, they could have dulled the protagonist's face a little, who always seemed sweaty.

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shame about the ending

A rich girl and a lawyer has married and after 3 years he wants to divorce but his wife tell him she has 3 month to live so he decided to resist next to her untill her death.

Kim Soo Hyun's role reminds me of "It's okay not to be okay", such a man who is always calm and super kind, submissive to a strong and crazy woman, who is in love with him.
There is a palpable chemistry between the couple. They act very well.
I personally liked her aunt and also his lawyer friend.
My least favorite episode was episode 11th. When the bad guy blackmailed her, I hated these moments. A trash man who takes advantage of her weaknesses even though he knows she isn't interested in him.

The last episode disappointed me a lot.
She who still keeps him on edge with marriage (after what happened, hasn't she learned that life is short? She should have been the one to propose to him), the sight of his tombstone could have been spared, the brief glimpse of their daughter without seeing the joys of this event is a sin as is the hasty summary of all the stories, including the aunt's relationship.
Then, when he runs away from the hospital in his condition (absolutely not), when he is shot with all the special forces present and no one moves to see his condition (not real).

This series is compared in terms of share to the series "Crash landing on you" which still remains my favorite.
Certain scenes seem copied, for example the field of flowers at the end, but the sensations they convey are not the same.

NB: Is Mercedes a sponsor of this series by any chance? It wasn't clear enough.

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You never know people fully

An ex-prosecutor, mother and lawyer lost her husband in a car accident. Apparently he met his death in a cliff and the police believe that he committed suicide.
She faces debts and many dangerous situations, but the biggest surprise comes when she discovers that her husband is alive and not at all the good guy he seemed to be. Kidnapping, twists, lots of bad news... all ingredients of this series.

Revenge is the key word and I won't say anything else.
The plot was quite well constructed.

Great wife! I admired this tough and intelligent woman. Even she was scared, she faced situations head on.
I also like the character of her prosecutor friend.

The end of 9th episode seems to be the conclusion of the series, in the meantime there are other "troubles".

I found it right that the series was made up of 12 episodes and not 16.

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I liked the basic idea of ​​swapping carriages. Then I was happy with the romantic side of the series.
Two brides meet and are swapped and taken to the wrong grooms. Too late for a change, they agree to take their respective roles.
The girl who practices martial arts marries the sickly young man, while the intellectual marries the general.
The stories are alternated, a way to avoid boredom (a break is fine).
All is well until episode 13, when the point comes where they want to separate these two happy couples. On one side, the king orders the general to marry his daughter and thus become prince consort; on the other, the mean cousin convinces an old flame to come between them. With ruse, they manage to circumvent the problem and reunite. The princess has her eye on the general's right-hand man, and the evil cousin will do everything they can to avoid being killed and trap him.
Things that don't add up: dressed as a man one moment, then as a woman with a super sophisticated hairstyle? They drink so much tea that a little poison and they'd all be dead already. Why doesn't the doctor deliver the lotus flower to the queen?
In the 24 episodes, the background music is nice, but they could have added more to avoid being too repetitive.

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All begin when a man was accused of murdered a student when in the realty was innocent. 5 years after, a young and intelligent detective must resolve a case of the disappearing of a girl with an old investigetor who followed the case of the other student.
A lot of people involved and guilty, want to hide the true.
A young journalist will help the 2 investigators.

Things that don't add up: who notified the police of the guard's death, which occurred in such an isolated place? They were already there before the body was even cold!
A police chief who doesn't listen to anyone, a journalist who repeats everything she hears on the phone? Cops who show up "drunk" at the crime scene and are always tipsy (what a disgrace). Things aren't going well, and the police chief tells them to drink?
Cops who silence thugs by paying them off!
Passable until episode 7, but after episode 8, I feel like dropping the series to avoid getting angry. What kind of characters:
Starting with the journalist who starts out strong, determined, and convinced she's saving the world, and then turns out to be pathetic (what a bitch, she had evidence that could help the poor guy on death row and she's keeping it for herself)! She entered the profession to seek justice but in front of evidence that her boss is corrupted, and doesn't even publish her writes pieces, she continues to trust him. The policeman's sister, who's divorced and is only seen drinking (but pull yourself together if you want to see your son). Even the young detective is starting to get on my nerves. He's committed to his work, but he keeps squandering money like nothing, paying here and there (it's obvious it's money he didn't earn, but received). The investigator who perjured himself and begged his former subordinate to let him work as an inspector again. The murderer cousin who thinks he's God on Earth. The editor-in-chief who covers up the mess.
What a terrible world!

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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake, buildings collapse, hospitals closed... a group expedition to transfer patients to another private, earthquake-proof hospital.
This doctor who does everything for the patients who sometimes has shaking hands from post-traumatic stress syndrome, and yet another doctor who wants to please the director and only takes on easy cases, stand in silence, while for a disease is losing his sight.
In this emergency, the first activates and assembles his trust own team that includes also an orthopedic surgeon from Busan who will be involved in the operations.
Certain parts are nerve-wracking: for example, when he's in a hurry to get back to the hospital with bags of platelets and blood and stops in the old, collapsed hospital, gets hit in the head, and has his motorcycle stolen. But is it possible!!! The doctor chief who loses her son and masks the pain of the loss and continues working?
By episode 14, I'm sick of the constant boycotts of this poor, competent doctor, who's being blackmailed into transferring his mother into a vegetative state. They blame him, take credit for him, revoke his license, fire him...
This manipulative system is solely for financial gain, willing to do anything, even kill people, to profit from it! Disgusting.
Eps 16-17 are really starting to tire me out, this push-pull, this bastard director who wants to be a puppeteer (you die, you don't operate anymore, I'll throw you out on the street...) While there's a shitty situation, he listens to classical music in the office, pursuing his model-making hobby, thinking only of how to get rich!
His henchman, this idiot (who no one knows how he became a doctor) who's a spy... The new "governor" who sent a firefighter to sacrifice himself!
It just makes me nervous and I don't understand why they dragged the series on for 20 episodes when they could have done half that.
It's getting repetitive. This doctor who can't operate, who operates. The doctor who should operate, doesn't operate because he's sick.
I honestly couldn't wait for it to end.

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EVERY SOLITARY JOURNEY ENDS WITH A MEETING ORDERED BY DESTINY

He is fire, she is ice, lifelong companions in 3 Kingdoms.
This child, whose blood is contested, is confined to a mountain for 500 years. Many girls approach him, intent on taking his life, but only this new and unsuspecting girl will win him over with her sincerity. Thus she will begin to be his servant and, with time and trust, even his beloved.
What a bad thing, all this blood, extracted from innocents, just to fuel the flame of the Spiritual Fire!
Until episode 19, when he melts the second Spiritual Fire and destroys half the Kingdom, leaving no trace of Her.
Ep 19: Demonic Kingdom vs. Immortals, 18 years after Her disappearance, He awakens.
From episode 20, the atmosphere changes. From hot to cold, from love to hate, from "well-being" to "survival"—it seems like a different story.
He can't accept that he can't find her anymore and goes looking for her even in the Demon Realm, where she, having lost her memory, lives as the daughter of the enemy who urges her to kill the Him she once loved.
He finds her, but she tries to kill him because she doesn't remember him. He is so kind to her that she changes her mind and wants to spare him but still stay with her "father."
She will unwittingly kill him and he will be reborn into the mortal world, and that's another story.
Resume of 3 parts: one in the Realm of the Immortals (they fall in love), the second in the Demon Realm (she loses her memory and he goes looking for her), and the third in the Mortal Realm (he doesn't remember her).
In all 3, people always want to kill him to have his blood!
Luckily they will have the chance to meet again in the Modern world.

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Better to lose with dignity than to win with dishonor!

I appreciate the revenge of this rugby player who fell from grace for doping. He disappeared and three years later, he will return to this sports school to coach this team of seven boys.
I found the soundtrack to be spot on, especially the music during the explanation of "what rugby is" that made me smile because it reminded me of the Quark programm. I liked the natural acting and the interludes with comics based on the images, as well as... the handsome young men.
A little less so are the moments where the shooting coach is treated like a slave by these school principals.
Their dirty methods to undermine the rugby team for more funding or for themselves. New guidelines, manipulation, unfavorable situations, unequal battles between the best in their classes against people who have never practiced... I couldn't wait for the showdown, especially from episode 9 onwards, when kneeling seemed to be the order of the day.
I didn't know about the existence of this rare disease, MYASTHENIA, which causes muscle weakness, eyelid damage (eyelids, double vision), and respiratory paralysis. Kudos to the actor for his performance, which makes these moments so touching. His character is a brilliant motivator for these kids, winning them over with his actions and advocating for them.
A mix of feelings: anger, seeing that those who play dirty, despite injustice and violence, always have everyone at their feet. Emotion, accompanied by a few tears, for these two coaches who put the well-being of their players before their own (support, sacrifices); tenderness for this captain who timidly confesses his love to the girl he likes; praise for the director who supports this coach through thick and thin; admiration for this shooter who trains hard to regain her balance after the accident.
A few emotional tears in the last few episodes.

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