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well this one was a doozy... really i'm not sure what to say as i've only watched one other drama where the leads has died. the story of this drama was really interesting and complex and I thought it was great to see 차무혁 find his sister and nephew. I wish 오들희 was told about him being her son, but I feel like she knew internally and maybe unconsciously which is why she felt so pulled to 무혁 and 서경. I feel sad to know 송은채 chose that way to go, but I guess it was unavoidable really. I probably wouldn't watch again because I feel like the biggest secret not being out was a bit of a waste of plot. overall, I enjoyed the music. and sorry I don't know what's the proper name romanizations because it's get spelled differently everywhere.
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The show should have been called “Sanghyuk-ah”
First, I will just say this FL, Jung Yujin, is abysmal. I don’t know if it’s the actress or the script, but her personality and manner of speech irritated me the entire show. 90% of the script was just her saying “Sanghyuk-ah” or other people’s names and nothing else. In fact, if you took a shot everytime she said “Sanghyuk-ah” in one episode, I don’t know that you’d still be alive to read this. I can barely remember any meaningful moment of dialogue between Yujin and anyone else other than Junsang and I did not understand why she had multiple men falling over her. The only time I can think she had a personality outside of Junsang was during that one night with the widowed old man. I thought the storyline was really interesting especially with Junsang/Minhyung’s origin, but other than that, I don’t know how I managed to suffer through 20 whole episodes of this. What I will say is both (all three?) men were FIIIIIIINNEEEEE, but only including Minhyung half the time because those glasses were silly. And the capybara he robbed to put on his head was not very happy.Other than that, the OST was absolutely fire. Every song in this show was pure flames and definitely fit the mood and didn’t feel out of place. I love the orchestral/classical feel, even with the “pop" songs like 시작.
I really enjoyed the ending as well. I knew that their ending would not be completely perfect and happy, but for what they each went through, I think it was perfect for them. It was still a good show and I cried at the end, but I don’t know that I could make myself suffer through 20 hours of “Sanghyuk-ah” again.
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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!!!
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