i wish people gave a chance to Forecating Love and Weather. it's a realistic show about the mess of work and relationships and although romance is only one part of the heroine's life, it's sweet and makes you root for them to be together
this drama sneaks up on you and surprises with its warmth and empowering message. the shots of cooking and eating are so cozy, you'd want to live there
excellent point about the gender representation, it only makes me appreciate this drama more, and i already loved it from the first watch. to your point about healthy masculinity I want to add Chef Gwi as an equally important example. this guy was the unsung hero of emotionally mature men. it's not just that he spent hundrends of years waiting for her, but most importantly that he didn't tell her anything and just helped her with her unfinished business. many male leads use their sacrifice as proof that the woman owes to be with them, and that's manipulative behaviour that defeats the principle of love. but our crown prince-turned afterlife detective-turned bar cook stays humbly by wol joo's side and doesn't expect her love. he peels potatoes and does the groceries motivated by his pure need for her to be saved. i want to salute the writers for this character