the woman

This was a very cute series, short and sweet and just the right amount of goofy and serious. The cast were great, and I loved how each character had a distinct personality that shined through in their interactions with each other. The photography and lighting were beautiful, and the jazzy soundtrack was on point with the setting.

I also loved the relationship between the niece and the aunt and how the script used them to show the differences between queer acceptance in Korea and how that changed a lot in even just one generation. I particularly loved the discussion around the ambivalence between hiding your true self for safety reasons and wanting to live as your most authentic self and how often times those two wishes can become hard to reconcile.

The best part of the series for me was seeing these women be out and proud about being lesbians. A lot of sapphic shows avoid labeling characters at all costs, and while that has its place and is important representation to have, it can quickly become an excuse to queerbait and sidestep actual representation of queer people, so it was a breath of fresh air seeing all the characters in this series be open about who they are. Overall, this was a lovely show to binge in an hour and I highly recommend it if you want to watch something light and funny.