This review may contain spoilers
this is my drama of the year
i am honestly shocked at the average ratings. people seem to hate the attempt at politics but if anything it seemed real to me. US bombing first, researching later, people being barred from places bcs of xenophobia, but i digress.
i absolutely loved how the romance was incorporated in the storyline and the absolute feast it was to see jihyun and dongwon as munju and sanho. munju is shown to be such a perfect charecter who has had a fair share of struggles but still doesnt loose the goodness in her. her cheating husband trope confused me bcs i couldnt think of any other reason for him to do so but them loosing their child which anything makes everything sm worse.
sanho is absolutely the best male lead, green forest guy to ever exist. he did everything for munju, like laid down his life for her. i loved how he was always shown to have a thing for her before their romance became the main center piece. even the ending and his decision to stay away from her was so she doesnt loose her dream of being the president to save him and get cursed out by the public.
i liked how each charecter had some thought process put into making them, how there was a reason for why they acted the way they acted. munju's mother in law was an inherently bitter woman who wanted everyone to see how trash americans are and make money on the backs of the people who spread misfortune on the land. she was bitter that her mon left her and munju caught it. she just wanted to ruin everything and see it all dall down infront of her.
the idishia plot was funny but again kinda true. US loves sending their troops in other countries in the name of keeping peace there and small countries sometimes really do feel at their last nerve to have a weapon that keeps them safe. to me the whole plot felt happenable. there are people who benefit from wars and instigate it, regardless of whoever is the collateral damage. sometimes those people are the victims of such cases who cross the line into unsatible revenge making more victims.
if i was to talk about my favourite scenes from the drama i couldnt really choose bcs i LOVED dongwon's and jihyun's performance but the last scene in the ship before it blew up takes the crown. the way sanho easily put munju and her future before his own life and told her to move on with her life and he would always keep a look out for her–meaning that if she ever needs him, he will be there. he choose to stay away from her and not return to korea for her sake.
i also lastly want to touch up on the christmas song that played on the radio and how absolutely hauntingly pretty it was.
this whole drama had me at the edge of my seat week after week and after a run of bad less-than-16-ep-dramas, this one delivered so hard that i didnt feel like something was missing or was filler. thats why i feel like the s2 talks should be stopped. this masterpiece doesnt need another season.
thank you for coming to my ted talk
(it was my first review so i was basically rambling)
i absolutely loved how the romance was incorporated in the storyline and the absolute feast it was to see jihyun and dongwon as munju and sanho. munju is shown to be such a perfect charecter who has had a fair share of struggles but still doesnt loose the goodness in her. her cheating husband trope confused me bcs i couldnt think of any other reason for him to do so but them loosing their child which anything makes everything sm worse.
sanho is absolutely the best male lead, green forest guy to ever exist. he did everything for munju, like laid down his life for her. i loved how he was always shown to have a thing for her before their romance became the main center piece. even the ending and his decision to stay away from her was so she doesnt loose her dream of being the president to save him and get cursed out by the public.
i liked how each charecter had some thought process put into making them, how there was a reason for why they acted the way they acted. munju's mother in law was an inherently bitter woman who wanted everyone to see how trash americans are and make money on the backs of the people who spread misfortune on the land. she was bitter that her mon left her and munju caught it. she just wanted to ruin everything and see it all dall down infront of her.
the idishia plot was funny but again kinda true. US loves sending their troops in other countries in the name of keeping peace there and small countries sometimes really do feel at their last nerve to have a weapon that keeps them safe. to me the whole plot felt happenable. there are people who benefit from wars and instigate it, regardless of whoever is the collateral damage. sometimes those people are the victims of such cases who cross the line into unsatible revenge making more victims.
if i was to talk about my favourite scenes from the drama i couldnt really choose bcs i LOVED dongwon's and jihyun's performance but the last scene in the ship before it blew up takes the crown. the way sanho easily put munju and her future before his own life and told her to move on with her life and he would always keep a look out for her–meaning that if she ever needs him, he will be there. he choose to stay away from her and not return to korea for her sake.
i also lastly want to touch up on the christmas song that played on the radio and how absolutely hauntingly pretty it was.
this whole drama had me at the edge of my seat week after week and after a run of bad less-than-16-ep-dramas, this one delivered so hard that i didnt feel like something was missing or was filler. thats why i feel like the s2 talks should be stopped. this masterpiece doesnt need another season.
thank you for coming to my ted talk
(it was my first review so i was basically rambling)
Was this review helpful to you?
