princess4eva

Firstly, I am so so sad I finished this. And before I get into anything else, I must say the amount of times they name-dropped Obama was nothing short of absolutely hilarious. Anyways, this drama was really funny and I enjoyed watching it. Kim Sun-a is amazing (as always) at playing a quirky, hard-headed FL but what I also noted she is excellent at is more serious roles involving important and complex plot like this one. I was so proud to see her versatility. I'm not very well versed in politics and I still feel like I was able to understand the majority of the jargon used in this show. Shin Mi-rae is such a complex, loving and caring character. She was the perfect mayor for Inju because she always helped her constituents so much that it got her jailed twice (even if unwarranted and agenda-driven). She grew up in Inju, she knew everyone's names, she always helped out her community, she was the perfect mayor until the end.
Cha Seung-won does really well at making you hate him while also seeing romantic potential, and he was great as a politician/부시장/국회의원 etc. His acting was amazing and I loved how one moment Jo Guk would be so cold and bitter with Mi-rae and then as soon as she leaves, he's either crying or thinking about her. Also his voice is very sexy and I love his bits of speaking quirks, his own satoori if you will… Besides that, I hope he became a better father to Rang to make peace with what a terrible father he had. Rang is adorable.
I hoped for a better ending for Lee Jung-do because he was so tender-hearted and adorable. At times, it did feel like SLS but now I just believe he’s a really kind, very very sweet, pure person. When he randomly changed his hair and took his glasses off I thought that was a bit silly but it was kinda funny and luckily he was still really cute. However I’m still really confused why they wrote hitting Joo-hwa into the script because that seemed extremely OOC for Jung-do. After finishing the show, I still didn't think his story with Joo-hwa was resolved well because they both have a lot to work on for a successful marriage and I don't see them as a good fit for each other, but it may just be that she was uptight and rude due to depression from not being able to have a baby. Maybe with her pregnancy, she became more compassionate as her husband.
I think the most important relationship by far in this show was between Mi-rae and Bu-mi. Mi-rae began to take actions that in turn affected Bu-mi as well which caused her to have to atone for her misgivings. Seeing Bu-mi support Mi-rae during voting time was very emotional and showed she still believed in her friend. Bu-mi was loyal all the way through and was the perfect sensical and logical addition to Mi-rae's political career. I really enjoyed scenes with her very much. Also, I know we only saw her sometimes but I need every single one of Maeng Hae-ra's outfits, they were so cute!!!
Overall, this drama was amazing and I would highly recommend to watch it!!!