The story is way too thin for a 124 episode drama. Which is why it had 30 episodes epilogue!! There were loads of other problems from writing, characters, pacing and production.
Sure it was a little bit different especially with its comedy but it couldn't maintain the same appeal. The jokes got repetitive and dull. If only Kim Bok Man can stop pretending to smoke a piece of paper. It's too focused on the jokes that any real development/progress was delayed until the ending part. I would understand if it was a sitcom or purely comedy but it consistently tries to incorporate other genres. I liked the characters initially but most of them became a background noise shortly after.
I don't know why most of these "mothers" themed drama fail to make the theme work and end up shooting themselves in the foot. What made the matter even worse is how weak the FL character is, it didn't suit playing a proper image of a mother in these specific circumstances. There were so many ways they could stir the story but they choose the least interesting and the longest way. After episode 24 everything was laid out and there was nothing to lookout for.
The biggest problem the drama has is that one major secret which was the one and only major point of tension. The revelation itself was weaker than expected after a long build up. Once the secret was revealed there wasn't anything else to replace it especially when it came a little early.
I was expecting more stories for the other members of the family but only the two sisters were the focus. The characters' shenanigans in the department store was boring. I didn't feel much chemistry going on between anyone. The ending was quick and dirty as per usual.
The title and the poster are completely irrelevant to the content of the drama. It's a generic "wrongfully accused" story where nothing stands out not even the villain. Add to that the unappealing kind of "birth secrets" and you get a dull combo. Unfortunately, this led to an unavoidable lukewarm ending. The cast was fine initially as they were being introduced but my interest in them fell gradually. The worst part about the drama has to be the plot of the husband in a coma, just poor writing.
Well, the cast did a lot of heavy lifting because the story is too damn scuffed. That wedding scene at the end was insanity! Who would accept such a thing?! Anyway, it's kinda a light drama from the leads perspective since they don't seek revenge. Instead, karma takes its course throughout the entire run. The drama separates the baddies from others for the most part, each carry on their story line without intertwining much until the later parts. Which makes it enjoyable watching the husband sinking into his demise very slowly instead of the usual quick payoff at the end. Although it's called Happy Sisters but they rarely ever interact or have scenes together. I thought we would be seeing some dynamic between them but there was none. The drama was fine for the most part and it's pretty much smooth sailing after the divorce.
This is without any doubt the dullest revenge plot I've ever seen. The first 40 episodes were unbelievably bad, it got a little tiny bit better after that. It was a bad move changing one of the actresses. Jung Won changing her hairstyle was a bad move too. Another bad move is the ending.
The eldest daughter Ma Ji Sung with her husband and that musician were the most boring part of the drama. Utterly dull and bland, might as well just replace them with anything random and that would be infinitely better. Ji Sung's story line ruined the drama for me. It's a family drama without much melo, the characters were fine but I wanted to see more of the mother-daughters dynamic since that's how the drama was advertised. Both families had a good dynamic especially with Jeong Geun & In Sung and both fathers. Other than the silliness and the characters there's not much else to like about it. Anyway, It's a passable watch for a daily drama.
The first problem became apparent very quickly. Both male leads were severely lacking both in regard of their performance and character writing. Meanwhile the female lead was unnecessarily excessively talkative. It's been a while since I've seen a love pentagon. I guess it was needed because there was nothing happening. Another daily drama with forced last minute birth secret. It felt like they were absolutely obligated to include it as if it's written in the contract.
The first problem became apparent very quickly. Both male leads can't act to save their lives. Seo Do Young was stiff as a brick, the dude barely react or be able to open his mouth more than 0.5 cm. In contrast, Im Yoon Ho was overacting as much as he could while putting silly expressions. I don't want to see him in any other project in the future, the dude is really off putting. The silliness will lure you in but soon enough it will turn into another bloated melodrama minus the silliness. The "illness" plot was too dump, is that the best they could come up with? This made the whole last 30 episodes unbearable.
I liked the earlier parts with its silly scenes but once the drama got serious and melodramatic it lost its charm. It would have been better if they kept the lighter tone going on for the entire run. They overdone it with amount of twists and over complicated relations in the last 20-30 episodes which kinda ruined the vibes. The ending and the time skip were weak.
The drama desperately needed more side stories to not make the drama feel draggy too much since there is barely anything happening outside the main story. The content for the main story wasn't sufficient to fill the episodes. It took only 19 episodes to shove the cast into an office. The drama also had a deadly overdose of cheese and cringe. Despite liking the actress, the female lead can't stop smiling no matter what and it just got too much quickly. Any emotional scene came off as superficial and cheap, probably a combination of both writing and performance. The same goes for the relationships in general. Also, the drama had one of the worst birth secrets plots I've seen so far. It felt like they were absolutely obligated to include it as if it's written in the contract.
The thing with the cast is that both male leads actors don't seem to be a good fit to be leads, I mean they always occupy 2nd-lead/support roles in their other projects for a reason. The mother-daughter relationship and dynamic was average at best and was only brought up in the last chunk of episodes probably because the main focus was on hiding the other unrelated secrets. The ending was too short and quick. It bothers me with these 50+ hours daily drama that the director can't just push for a proper send off despite having all the time in the world.
Who in their right mind made this awful soundtrack at the ending of each episode? Who thought making a mix of violin and dubstep would be a good idea? Have mercy on my ears!! My biggest problem with this drama is the pacing. It took about 20 episodes for the story to be fully set up but it turned to an awkward slice of life fighting inside the kitchen with minimum development related to the culprit identity until the last chunk of episodes it picked itself up again. The cast was fine but both female leads were lacking in many areas. Both in regard of their performance and character writing. Anyway, not a fan of the ending either.
I saw the FL in a military custom in the first episode and I thought it might be something like "Famous Chill Princesses" but that was just one scene in the first episode. It's just another corporate setting junk. Also, the synopsis is mostly wrong and misleading. I was looking forward to see Kang Byul, she did great in "Ugly Alert" but her character in this one didn't appeal to me or whatsoever. She was one of those characters that are more holy than a saint. Drama writers need to understand that this trope for the protagonists is stale and boring. All the love lines were straight up awful from start to finish, they went full retardation with it. The leads triangle was pure cringe and childish, it would be infinitely better if none of the leads had a relationship/romance. I'm tired of watching Yoon Ho begging In Jeong every single episode, the man can't take a hint. By the way, weak ending as usual.
The drama is definitely unique. The director went all out with his own style. Not necessarily objectively good nor bad just different. I personally enjoyed what it tried to do. The quirky direction is the drama's biggest highlight. There were no eavesdrop where characters happen to stumble upon a secret, instead there are very long extended cut open dialogue scenes with no interruption which makes all the difference to see the characters actually talk. Some episodes may consist of only two scenes for this exact reason. The drama doesn't shy away from throwing experimental scenes that are completely unrelated to the story for fun. Although some scenes are just too bizarre like that one scene where an old lady reminiscing a young guy's body after the funeral. These scenes will probably make most of the characters seem insensitive. Then there's ep79 coming out of nowhere completely unexpected! The characters sometime step outside the boundaries of their character and do something unlike their character. This also resulted in inconsistency and showed the characters in a bad light. At least the drama doesn't attempt to "fix" the character, sometimes it's okay to remain broken. I ended up enjoying the drama for all the wrong reasons and that's cool. I liked Ha Na as the antihero, she did great and it might be her best work so far.
The narration had me dead on the floor. It reminded why I hate these old style narration in media. This is the 2nd worst 'TV Novel' drama from KBS after 'Eun Hui'. I was looking forward to see Oh Seung Ah as the protagonist but the drama sucked. On an unrelated note, they showed a suicide attempt with slit wrist without blurring or censoring which is very rare for K-TV.
6 
I was expecting more stories for the other members of the family but only the two sisters were the focus. The characters' shenanigans in the department store was boring. I didn't feel much chemistry going on between anyone. The ending was quick and dirty as per usual.