Reviews

From Suicide Attempt to Heroine Status: A Wild Transmigration Ride

📝 Review (WARNING: Potential Spoilers — I’m Not Saving You from Emotional Damage)

This short drama is a little gem of chaotic, comical revenge. Only a handful of characters can hear the heroine’s thoughts—unfiltered, uncensored, absolutely disastrous—and it sends the story spinning into delightful mayhem. Green-tea behavior, scheming side-eyes, and sheer narrative derailment collide in the best way.

Her “brothers” go from hating her to absolutely adoring her, thanks to her thoughts slipping out at the most inconvenient (and hysterical) moments. One character, originally destined for heartbreak, ends up becoming her bestie in a surprisingly charming womance that practically steals the show. There’s even a wealthy single dad thrown into the mix, because why stop at chaos when you can have premium chaos?

By the end, she’s staring at this growing pileup of affection and attention like, “Well, shit. How do I even pick someone in this circus?”

A twisty, witty whirlwind with antics galore—and an absolute blast to watch.

💭 Final Mood
“Chaotic, clever, funny—revenge is best served with a noisy inner monologue.”

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Crazy girl and dull boy

I love whe Park Seojoon plays dumb characters Midnight runners, Fight for my way, Itaewon Class and Hwarang is where I've enjoyed him the most, so when I saw Lee Kyeongdo with that goofy face drop those coins, I got so excited, I laughed so much, maybe a little too much at how she roasted him from the moment they met she wouldn't stop teasing him.

The first episode was excellent, it's the second one that made me worry. I've seen others complaining about him not moving on from her and I get it it's weird that after all that time he hasn't dated anyone else, especially a man that handsome, but, then I thought other than being incredibly handsome, this man unlike the other dumb characters that Park Seojun has played before has no personality, all the times he has been fun and entertaining to watch it's either because he's being mercilessly roasted or forced to do things he wouldn't normally do. I hope that he does show more personality as the show progresses and I am intrigued by Won Jian, she clearly has serious mental issues on top of the horrible relationship with her mother.

I have been disappointed way too many times this year by dramas that start strong and then slowly get dumber and dumber, so I don't want get my hopes up too much, but for now it's good, it's setting up what could be a beautiful rom-com or a heartbreaking Melo, not sure yet but I want to find out.

15 Minutes into episode 5 and I've had enough of this, Dull boy is finally showing some spunk, it was getting funny again, but I realized he's not showing spunk, he's just copying her. I lost curiosity, there is something good here, they're dealing with serious topics, but it's made in an uninteresting way, it's gotten too boring and I no longer have the patience nor will I sit through another disappointment.

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Dropped after Episode 8

I don't really think I'll be adding anything new from what other's have said about this drama. I'm a fan of Lee Junho and have loved his other Kdramas, but I just couldn't watch this to the end. When you have a slow burn main plot, you need a lot of good sub plots to carry the story and the viewer forward. I thought this would have some really good subplots, but it didn't. It's basically the story of the IMF crisis in South Korea and the tragedy that hit one family who owned Typhoon Trading. The CEO died and the employees could not hold the business together and left one by one until there was only one left. Enter the CEO's son who knows nothing about the business, has massive guilt over his father's death, and decides he can resurrect the business. The one employee left is a smart, pretty female who wants to grow in her work and is the bread winner for her family, so she commits to helping the son. There is also a spark of attraction between the two. As they put the business back together, this is where the storyline comes off the rails. This was an especially difficult time in SK's history. Businesses and banks went under, people scammed each other to get ahead, and corruption grew. All this had to be navigated to put Typhoon Trading back to gather. Stupidity and poor decisions ruled the day which always got the business into a mess which they had to dig out from under. This happened over and over and over and over again. The same plot played out in 10 different ways. The acting got clownish, it was downright boring, and although I tried....I really did.....I gave up in episode 8.

This had a good cast of actors. It really was a poorly developed storyline so there was no character development. The subplots were either poorly developed or fizzled after barely being introduced. As a viewer, I just couldn't connect to the characters and finally said, "enough." The only enjoyment was the retro vibe it gave in the clothes and the sets of this by-gone era.

Sorry to say, I can't really recommend this.

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Affectionate Seduction — Can Love Survive Missteps and Miscommunication?

📝 Review (WARNING: Potential Spoilers — I’m Not Saving You from Emotional Damage)
Okay, let’s get real. This wasn’t terrible—far from it. The estranged-but-still-sparky dynamic works, and the misunderstandings are classic mini-drama fuel. He’s petty, she’s closed-off, and together they make a beautifully frustrating mess. Love that for us.

Wang Ge Ge is absolutely stunning, but she keeps the emotional window shutters closed at all times. Morose, stoic, deadpan—girl, blink twice if you’re still into him. My forehead got sore from how often I facepalmed.

He Jian Qi, on the other hand, nails the cold-to-soft transition. Sure, he starts off as a beautifully sculpted jerk, but he pulls off the thaw with charm. I laughed, sighed, and occasionally wanted to throw a pillow at him. Ideal mini-drama energy.

Quick sidenote: there’s a sequel, Summer Rose, following his brother and an arranged-fiancée situation. If you like family drama and socially awkward pairings, consider that your next snack.

As with all micro-dramas, don’t expect graceful fades or polished pacing. These stories cut to the next scene like they’re late for a train. But if you want concentrated chaos with love, angst, and enough chemistry to keep clicking “next”… this does the job.

💭 Final Mood
“Cute, frustrating, exasperating… and I kind of loved the chaos anyway.”

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ANG GANDA

Dec 8, 2025

OMG i finally finished this show, i am so happy na finish ko na siya.

I really love watching VivaOne Teleserye since it helps me strengthen my Tagalog since I am not as fluent. It really makes me feel satisfied with the adaptation since I also read the wattpad novel version.

Sam and Clyden's story hits so damn different, knowing everything that they put me through.

I really love the cast, I know people were a bit harsh on the actor portraying Clyden but at the same time, maybe its just that high Filipino beauty standards, nevertheless, he still is pogi for me to be Clyden.

Among the University series, you can really tell, this one had good budgeting! And I hope it keeps up especially with the on-going show right now with Arkin and Via.

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Thriller/Crime & Mystery

The subs are AI generated, so they're pretty wonky at times, but so far I'm enjoying the story & actors.
-Weird cliff hanger ending,. Are they really expecting to be able to make a season 2????? I'd actually be amazed if they could manage it, but I'm not holding my breath. Why can't we just complete a story, eh? 🙄
•Confused as to why Wu Ke Ran was in prison?? Aiding and abetting, I guess?...
•Who's the creepy little girl visiting her in prison? Her sorta "step" sister???? O.o!?!?
•Still don't know who the Abyss mastermind is. My guess is the paralyzed dad of Jiang Yan cause who else is using morse code to communicate over the phone? Then again, why call a policeman if your daughter's already been put away fornher crimes. Are there more murderers he's aware of??? Unknown.
•Luo Yin/Wu Fei killing himself was pointless...seriously. He didn't even try to take Jiang Yan with him or anything...O.o whatever, my dude.
•maybe it's because I came back to this one after a bit, but I'm still not exactly sure who the original Luo Yin is/was. As far as I could follow is that he was a victim of circumstances and wrong place wrong time.

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This was one of the most immersive movies I’ve found myself watching… it is full of pain, rage, violence, and escape through music as a bandage and place to feel free…

The sheer contrast between vivid, peaceful, utterly gorgeous and pristine rice fields and the teenagers growing up around them is painfully sharp. The intense guilt a weak bullied kid can feel contrasted with the fuck-it-all rage of a kid whose world went from stable with the kid a very easygoing sort to a financially ruined house with us only getting to see how the kid copes, completely transforming after a sudden rebellious trip that was the last bit of fun before a downward spiral…

Nothing I am saying here is a spoiler. This is not a linear timeline at all, and it is less a plot than being thrown straight into a middle school hell and reliving what you’ve likely either experienced or been afflicted with the pain of witnessing but having no way to change the horror someone is enduring… even with helplessness, though, we see how different the results are for kids enduring nightmares with just one person checking on them versus ones with no real sense of safety net to shoulder to lean on or even, as we see at one point, someone to physically inflict a tiny portion of one’s pain on and not be abandoned. There are powerful moments throughout if you tune in with a sense of compassion and curiosity. Those same moments, though, can easily be ignored by viewers, casting a mirror on how callous and apathetic a person might very well be seeing emotionally wrecked peers, neighbors, family members, or even total strangers. It demands your attention. It screams at you to not ignore their plights… yet does so without preaching one bit, only showing you the different kinds of humans all around and letting you see in some of them parts of yourself, some possibly uncomfortable, if you let it test your compassion and don’t throw on, even in the physically safe space of a room with a film on a screen, a shield of apathy as a defense against those preying on the defenseless.

I can absolutely recommend it to some and absolutely can NOT to quite the majority. It depends on what art you find value in. While this is not at all a BL and only has faint flickers of a couple of straight crushes that are by no means the story, just pieces of young teens’ psychological makeup, the two recent stories that I might be able to say “if you found value in… then consider this…” about are Smells Like Green Spirit (which has some overlap in story elements and likewise sharply contrasts the feelings of being stuck in your home you find hellish and finding a place you can breathe and just be a kid) and Happy of the End (because you need the same sort of ability to get immersed in the wretchedness of others’ lives and find worth in the media presented to you to really appreciate this).

It is hard hitting, and it is LONG (just 20 minutes short of 3 hours)… but it is phenomenal. If you ARE young and enduring bullying, mental health struggles, social isolation, or are witnessing it happening to others, this won’t be suitable. It is something I would absolutely put restrictions on in a cinema—R level for the content.
It also needs a dozen trigger warnings, among them sexual assault, bullying, and possible epilepsy triggers from fairly frequent fast and intense flashing of black and white graphics that are critical to read but might also induce a migraine in some. In any case, this is a rare film I took a break from mid-viewing. It starts in a disjointed manner that you just have to trust will go somewhere… but once you are locked into their world, it can feel exhausting. It might also be something many start, can’t get into, and go back to later. It is very much a mood piece.

I had to think a long while about my rating, but I found no flaws in this as I did indeed “lock in” which Debussy and my past experience with his works as a lover of his music certainly helped. Brilliant use of music, especially as the music heard the vast majority of the movie is not even the music the youth are getting immersed in. It got a truly hard-earned 10 from me. Every technical detail, every cast member’s performance, and the story told through stunning cinematography and painfully realistic performances wowed me even through an incredibly simple overarching narrative.

This may be a slight spoiler in terms of how this closes out this chapter of their lives though I won’t give details on the plot: The main near-end event of it which is both a negative and positive for characters in it (a cruel truth I’ll leave at that) and the simple thought of how different things could and would have been had someone not been fighting to survive and fighting others in that process… it is so incredibly poignant it kept hitting me harder and harder as I reflected on what I had watched.

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enjoyable and funny ...

Why this is listed primarily as a drama is probably the reason for some bad reviews. If you go into this thinking you're going to see a serious story with some dark tones, you're going to hate this series. This starts off extremely silly, but it does improve to a decent story by the second episode. Ryosuke Yamada has always had the talent for dramatic roles, seeing him do a great job at it in the past, so to see him play such a goof ball character early on was surprising, but he was really good at it, too. He had the expressions and body language to match this role really well. He starts off playing a shallow character only worried about his looks and smile, making sure he's always the center of attention ... but he does mature along the way in a short period of time.
We begin to see a deeper part of his character as he falls in love with a coworker, Izumi. That was the only problem I had with the series, there was zero chemistry with these two protagonists, no matter how hard they tried to make it materialize, it just wasn't there. Nothing against Kyoko Yoshine who played her, but that part of the story didn't seem to work.
The slapstick humor was definitely the big plus throughout the story, with a good supporting cast to make it come together as well.
Overall, it was a good lighthearted comedy with a touch of drama at times. Several moments with some really funny outcomes that you couldn't help but laugh. Enjoyable series!

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Intriguing story idea, rough execution

This story had the potential to be really interesting but the writing left a little bit to be desired. There were a lot of plot threads that were left unfulfilled. Also the completion of some of the storylines left a lot to be desired. Some of the characters motives did not make the most sense and it didn't match the vibe that they had previously been portraying. Things kind of went from 0 to 100 very quickly with no intermission sometimes. The Romantic Chemistry Between the main leads was somewhat lacking in that I was confused as to how they got together in the first place, because it very much seemed like they weren't actually interested in each other based on the actual dialogue but then suddenly they were together somehow?

In general I did enjoy the story but it just left me confused in some places and the ending wasn't very satisfactory. I think this could have used more tweaking and fleshing out to be a fully robust storyline. The last episode felt like they just wanted to be done and then they moved on but then wanted to give you a feeling of or is it, which at this point didn't really hook me.

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A real masterpiece is waiting for u

I was waiting for this drama with no high expectations just to watch it as my fav genre (crime) but yeah it far exceeded my expectations.Am a fan of the two female leads jeon doyeon nd kim goeun nd i was psure they'll portray their characters very well nd yeah they did nd even more than that. The story was great the suspense like everything ur lookin for in this drama u can find it nd well presented.



+The motive of the real murders of an yunsu's husband was very childish nd stupid just because he gave his opinion abt the painting was stolen so they considered it like he insulted them nd they started annoying him to apologize to them as if their lives would end with this so they decided to kill him😀😀😀😀



So overall the drama was great nd well presented in every genre they mixed between them well a masterpiece literally.

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Surprise Mother Father

The initial sports and influencer scheme wasn't much interesting until the supernatural conceit kicks in and Klairung has to figure out what is happening to his stiffening hands. This entry really benefits from casting two of the company's more capable actors that also have camera presence as the leads and good supporting roles as well, which importantly comes into play for Klairung's deep insecurities that's preventing him from properly boxing for years and Malai's difficulties from her debt and not receiving any help despite having a magical spirit grandma that grants the wishes of everyone that makes some at her shrine. There's no inherent romantic chemistry between Kairung and Malai, but the growth of the character's relationship with each other makes sense. The rival influencer Sunrise whose schtick is to expose the schemes and facades of various other influencers has a funny catchphrase where he says "Surprise, Mother Father!", but the funniest moments are when the shrine spirit grandma uses her power to show herself to people behaving badly towards her or her granddaughter like when she scares the jerk scamming Malai by endlessly extending her debt and smacking down Sunrise all in her giant form. It was funny too when Klairung is giving her the updates and mentions that Malai is staying at his house and peaces out of the dream before she can say anything. There are also little moments that have that wonderful Parbdee trademark comic timing that's fun too.

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A Journey Through Seasons, Generations, and Healing

This review is more of an analysis and spoilers, haha I watched this while it was airing, and wrote this in my document that I would like to share now!

WLGYT is not your typical drama that simply explains life’s lessons; instead, it offers a 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 through detailed experiences and perspectives as if the 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 (hence, "dedicated to you" message on the poster. Fun fact: The title, "When Life gives you Tangerines", is a Jeju language verb for "𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠."

🍊Tangerines grow in a specific season, mirroring the drama’s 4-volume structure: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Like the fruit maturing, the characters mature alongside the changing seasons of life.

𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗘 𝟭: 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴🌷- A mother who bends so her daughter could fly and the blossoming love between a young couple. [Tags: Dreams, romantic love]
𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗘 𝟮 : 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿🏖️- I’d swim oceans, cross deserts, walk through fire, and against the whole world—just to be with you. [Tags: Social pressures, family expectations, personal sacrifices, relationship challenges & ambitions].
𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗘 𝟯: 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻🍂- Parents are like the sun. We complain about the heat, unaware that without them, we'd be cold and lost. [Tags: Parenthood, sacrifice, unspoken love, generational differences, romantic love, family bonds & unspoken love].
𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗘 𝟰: 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿❄️ - The body may rest, but the soul lingers—in voices remembered, in rooms once shared, in hearts never the same. [Tags: Aging, life reflection, legacy & eternal love.]
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𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
The drama presents two POVs—starting with Ae-Sun, the mother, and gradually transitioning to her daughter, Geum Myeong, as the story unfolds. Initially, the narrative can be a bit confusing, particularly because the same actress, IU, portrays both the young Ae-Sun and her daughter. Not to mention, the transition between the past and present.

Though they are confusing, and I have to admit, I was going to drop it, but later on, I realised it actually enhances the emotional depth of the drama, weaving the two timelines together in a way that reflects how 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩. The past sometimes shapes the future. Furthermore, these creative choices introduce a level of complexity and continuity to the story, emphasising the generational bond and the passage of time, as we see the challenges faced by each character in the drama from both the characters' own perspectives.

My personal favourite is Volume 3, where the perspective from Ae-Sun shifts to Geum Myeong, since I was born into a similar generation as Geum Myeong, relating to her more. Meanwhile, other volumes remind me of my parents' life stories. Regardless of which volumes, I cried my heart out ಥ_ಥ
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𝗠𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀:
❤️‍🩹 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚
➤ Your mind can’t weep if your body is weary. One day, life might get so tough that you feel like you can’t go on. Don’t just lie still. Struggle with all your might. Tell yourself you won’t die and must survive, no matter what. 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.
➤ 𝘐𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘐’𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘵.
➤ Am I the only fool in this world? Is everyone else adulting just fine?
➤ There was a time when people held their heads up. A time when people stayed true to their hearts. A time when we looked at each other, not our cell phones.
➤ You learn about life if you live through it.

💞 𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚
➤ I do love you deeply. But I love myself deeply, too.

💝 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
➤ All I ever wanted was to say I’m sorry, but when those tender words left my lips, they always turned into barbs.
➤ 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘥. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘋𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳.
➤ Dad slept in for the first time.
➤ Seeing a loved one return each day through the door they left in the morning. It was a miracle every day.
➤ I had no idea back then…that what I’d want to say the most at 70 would be the word I used to say all the time. Mom!
➤ Parents dwell on what they couldn’t give, children dwell on what they couldn’t get.
➤ Every time I walked a tightrope, my dad stood there holding a net.
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𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀
‼️Only doing the characters that impact me the most.
➔ 𝗔𝗲-𝗦𝘂𝗻🌻: She was a passionate, rebellious young woman with dreams bigger than her time allowed. Her character was all shaped by her mother, Gwang Rye, who folded her wings so Ae-Sun could learn how to fly. As Ae-Sun grew up, she struggled with societal expectations and sacrificed her own desires for the sake of family.
➔ 𝗚𝘄𝗮𝗻-𝗦𝗶𝗸🌲: A green forest. He isn’t poetic or expressive with words, but his 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙨. His love (whether romantic or familial) is steady, silent, and self-sacrificing—symbolising the kind of care that’s often overlooked but unwavering.
➔ 𝗔𝗲-𝗦𝘂𝗻'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗚𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝘆𝗲💎: A stern, traditional mother shaped by war, poverty, and sacrifice. She’s strict and emotionally distant, but beneath her harshness is a deep love that she struggles to express. She believes survival and stability matter more than personal desires. Her story reveals 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, which Ae-Sun embodied later on as Ae-Sun became a mother on her own.

➔ 𝗔𝗲-𝗦𝘂𝗻'𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝘆𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗴🌼: She was born in a different era with new freedoms but also new pressures. Just like how Gwang Rye shaped Ae-Sun, Geom Myeong is shaped by both admiration and frustration toward her mother. Her journey explores first love struggles, identity, independence, parenthood, and generational healing.
➔ 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝘆𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗴'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗬𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗼𝗺💔: On the surface, Yeong Beom is literally the carbon copy of Gwan Sik. However, while Gwan-sik stood firm and ran toward Ae-Sun even when the world tried to tear them apart, Yeong Beom hesitated and didn't do the same to Geom Myeong. He let go when things became difficult. He lacked that same courage when 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚. That’s why he couldn’t be the endgame. In the end, love isn't just about compatibility—it’s about showing up, especially when it’s hardest to do so.

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Crazy Good!

I don’t usually watch these types of dramas, but it’s Kim Go Eun, so I had to. And what a feast both she and Jeon Do Yeon delivered, damn. Such good acting from the entire cast, but the female leads definitely delivered stellar performances and I hope they get a ton of awards for the show! The reveal of the murderer may seem out of place, and the motive a little weak, but I think I am happy with how they concluded the affair… Some people just think so highly of themselves that they become delusional and crazy. It fit the characters lowkey…! I do think that Yun Su’s plotting was a little sloppy at times, when she wasn’t actively trying to be seen, she was still … so painfully visible lol. Also, she went through the incredible trouble of burning any proof of her supposed murder, only to bury some of the proof in her own garden? That is so … messy and dumb!! Anyway, this had me hooked; every episode managed to make me crave more as it always ended on a cliffhanger. It always made me anticipate the next part of the story, so I ended up watching the show pretty quickly for my own standards. Great!

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