When the Camellia Blooms Episode 1

The Woman with the Germanium Bracelet (1)


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Season: 1

Dong Baek, a single mother who runs a bar called Camellia, deals with her neighbors' opinions, and Hwang Yong Shik meets someone admirable. (Source: Netflix)
  • Aired: September 18, 2019

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avbrielc
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Apr 4, 2024

Heartwarming!!!!

The first episode was such a fun, heartwarming, comedic relief!! The entry of Dong Baek was controversial cause she didn't have a husband but have a child. On the other side Hwang Yong Shik fell in love with her at first sight. His story about how he has a knack of catching criminal since he was 17 when he caught a bank robber by beating him with his school lunch box. Dong Baek runs a Camellia (A bar-restro) which became a hang out spot for the male of the country-side small town. I want to see their stpry explored, like come on, a man who is such a comedy overall and the sophistication of the fl will definately capture my heart.

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silent_whispers
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Mar 12, 2020

7.0/10 - A fun start!

Whoa. So a cop’s wife/woman/love interest is killed. “The woman with the geranium bracelet.” So we don’t know if this is past or present. Way to start up the mystery. Oh, and I want that bracelet! I really love anything and everything geraniums. I love them!

Dong Baek vogue it girl. I just love how all the men and most of the woman are all enchanted by her. I’m entranced by her hair! Though I wonder way she can’t she just say she’s a widow to deal with those judging her? It’s not such a big deal in the States like it is in Korea, and most Asian countries. I do like that no matter how shy she is Dong Baek is honest and stands up for herself. And Yong Shik’s (I’ll talk about in the next paragraph) is more open minded. What’s the difference if she’s widowed or not? She’s a single mom like her! (FYI I love the actress playing his mom.)

So Yong Shik. We first meet in the start of a flash back. It’s one heck of meeting! We start with him as a youth and he looks awkward and timid. He looks scared witless then BAM! he’s beating the crap out of the bank robber. He was probably thinking about everyone’s hard earned cash. Haha!! He kept catching the bad guys again and again! He got to many awards they just decided to make him a cop!!!!! Though he’s too rash. So he’s promoted to Seoul where he thinks he’ll find a Seoul woman, but ends up getting demoted back to his country life.

I wonder if moving to the area was a calculated move by Dong Baek. Woman get to be in charge of these businesses and there men are just their employees. So of course they want to escape and eat somewhere else, and drink. I love how they talk about the women being in charge there and running the area. Not to mention that they never thought she’d succeed and she was successful for 6 years!!!

Oh, my gosh! Dong Baek’s son is so cute and protective. Telling those guys not to disrespect her and talk to her casually. To call her CEO! He’s so bold, probably because he’s learned to stand up for himself and his mom. It’s not that he takes after his dad. Those lame idiots! I can’t wait to get to know him more.

Huh, so they introduce is to another man. Okay, so the other guy is an athlete with a selfish wife. They’re a celebrity couple and I’m wondering if she really gave birth to their baby? Jong Ryul clearly is left to take care of the kid as they apparently don’t even live together.

To end the episode there’s this hint of Dong Baek being watched as she takes her son home. Queue creepy music!

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Devi
0 people found this review helpful
Sep 21, 2019

pilot episode

aku suka pilot episode-nya. yang paling membekas itu ketika ibu-ibu kompleks meragukan kebetahan dongbaek di kompleks tersebut. pikir ibu-ibu, "paling cuma tahan enam bulan, terus dia pindah." ternyata dongbaek mampu bertahan sampai enam tahun dan anaknya ketika pertama kali ke sana masih batita, sekarang udah umur delapan tahun.
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