Um Amor no Paraíso (2025)

Heaven Ever After: Amor Genuíno

Heaven Ever After é aquele tipo de Drama que chega de mansinho, como quem não quer nada (eu, sinceramente, não dava nadinha por ele), e de repente toma conta do coração. Comecei esperando apenas algo bonito de se ver... Son Suk Ku, claro. Mas o que recebi foi uma experiência profunda, delicada e surpreendente.

A fantasia que transita entre céu e terra entrega muito mais do que se imagina: emoção verdadeira. Em cada situação – da dor silenciosa à ternura mais pura – me senti presente, como se vivesse tudo com os personagens. Foi um turbilhão de sentimentos: surpresa, encantamento, tristeza, esperança… e amor. Amor genuíno.

Todos os personagens somaram. Ninguém ali foi à toa. Cada um trouxe sua dor e sua beleza, e juntos construíram algo comovente.

Heaven Ever After não foi o dorama perfeito. Mas foi, sem dúvida, o que eu precisava. E foi bom demais.

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Strong Start, Dipped Toward Ending

I am a big fan of stories that delve between life, death and the in-between, or beyond in this case. So there were no second-guesses when I saw the trailer, read the summary and saw the comedic scenes - that I just HAD to start the drama. And I loved every bit of it - until the last 4 episodes. While the whole journey is fun but with some heavy, emotional commentary - I feel too much of anything can spoil the broth. And that is what happened in the last 4 episodes which was frankly unfortunate, a dip to what otherwise could have been a perfect drama. Let me break it down:

Pros:
➥ Inventive World-Building – The depiction of Heaven and Hell, their functions, and the backstories of those who ended up there was fascinating.
➥ Emotional Depth – Each character’s backstory carried a poignant message, making their struggles deeply relatable.
➥ Compelling Mystery – The suspense surrounding Som-i’s origins, Hae-Sook’s age dilemma, and Nak Jun’s accident kept me hooked.
➥ Heartfelt Moments – The pet/parent narratives and their life-and-death messages were undeniably moving, inspiring gratitude for relationships we often take for granted.
➥ Outstanding Performances – Every cast member shined—whether delivering emotional depth or embracing the drama’s exaggerated comedic style.
➥ Stunning Visuals – Solid CGI and effects enriched the storytelling, bringing the supernatural elements to life.

Cons:
➥ Repetitive Storytelling – Certain elements, like the pet-related arcs, followed a predictable formula, gradually losing their impact
➥ Underwhelming Resolution – Again predictable & unsatisfactory: Som-i’s existence, while emotional, felt rushed—more like a convenient wrap-up than a thoughtfully executed conclusion. Logical gaps left lingering questions, making the reveal feel unsatisfactory.
➥ Lost Focus on Love Story – Given its early emphasis on Hae-Sook’s relationship with her husband—an eternal love, transcending even death—the way this love storyline fizzled out in the second half felt abrupt and incomplete. It deserved more weight and screen-time.

Overall:
➥ Recommended? MAYBE - Watch it with Caution
Despite my frustrations with the ending, I acknowledge that this is a personal gripe rather than a universal flaw. Others might find merit in what I found lacking. And, truthfully, the drama’s initial episodes were so gripping that they make up for the missteps in its latter half. With that in mind, I’d still recommend to watch it—just with the awareness that the final stretch might not land as strongly as the beginning.

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A Soulful Meditation On Love, Guilt, and Afterlife

Heavenly Ever After enters the scene with an oddball premise: the recently deceased navigating the bureaucracy of the afterlife, tangled relationships, karmic payback, and even talking pets. On paper, it promises quirky charm and philosophical depth. In execution, however, it spends much of its runtime stumbling through tonal confusion, sluggish pacing, and scattered storytelling before finally finding its footing far too late.

The show begins on a shaky note, taking too long to even reach its premise. While themes of redemption and love are present from the start, the show struggles to settle on a tone. One moment it’s playing out as a tender human drama, the next it's filled with surreal pet politics or slapstick comedy in the heavenly realm. The result is disorienting rather than dynamic.

As the story progresses, the emotional core slowly takes shape. Characters like Hae-suk and Nak-jun are given time to breathe, and actors Kim Hye-ja and Son Suk-ku inject warmth and vulnerability into their otherwise clumsily written roles. Still, subplots often feel disconnected or half-formed, especially the reincarnation arcs involving pets or the vague romantic entanglements that appear and disappear with little warning. The show has big ideas but doesn’t quite know how to thread them into a compelling throughline.

The world-building, especially of Heaven and Hell, is visually inventive in places but undercut by budgetary limitations and repetitive exposition. Even the show’s more daring creative decisions, like the stylized punishments of Hell or Som-I’s identity crisis, are often presented twice or bloated with filler scenes that undercut their impact.

It’s not until the final stretch that the narrative gains real momentum. Connections between characters begin to reveal deeper karmic ties, past lives are reframed with emotional weight, and the mystery of Som-I finally takes center stage. Her reveal is the series’ most poignant twist. It’s clever and thematically rich. Unfortunately, by this point, the show has already damaged its emotional pacing, and the revelation doesn’t fully land due to earlier inconsistencies.

At its best, Heavenly Ever After is a soulful meditation on love, guilt, and the afterlife. At its worst, it’s a messy patchwork of half-developed ideas and filler content that squanders its unique premise. The show wants to be heartfelt, whimsical, profound, and funny, but rarely achieves more than one at a time.

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I really enjoyed the series at the beginning. I came her for a love story that would transcend heaven and earth. For me a lot of the world building and inconsistencies in heaven especially in the latter episodes brought the show down. While I overall enjoyed the series, a lot of the subplots and side characters should have been left on the writer(s) room floor. What bothered me the most about the series though, is that the writer's made things so convenient for the characters just to move the plot along.

The best thing about the series for me is the acting. Son Suk Ku was absolute great in this. Emotional and believable. Kim Hye Ja too. I think both performances were stellar.

Episode 3 was a standout episode for me and the writing in that episode was top notch. Episode 5 was another favorite of mine and the best part were the Knetizens being typed to death!! Love, love, loved that scene.

The reincarnation stuff actually pissed me off b/c they basically imply that you are doomed to have the same experiences every single life time. Like WTF is that??? Why would anyone ever want to be reincarnated?

5/25/25

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This needed 6eps max
Finishing this drama left a bigger gap than the drama, things were answered but those were already obvious what was left unanswered was more important



Adding the two new ppl at the end they’re saying “many people have past connections”
So these two new ppl are also past lovers that found each other again but who cares xD
What happened to their son, the mother in law, what will their connections be? Friends? Siblings?

As for haesuk and nakjun, she lived a full life, rich, kids, and all, then she died again and he comes for her, this time they can spend their life in heaven without any regrets and attachments

On the other hand, their connection of saying married couples reincarnate as parents kids was so icky…
Your kid is your next life’s spouse…. Your little baby, comes back as your husband or wife……….
Also, 23 times coming back as a married couple, but every time back in heaven and they don’t remember, so why did she recognize him
On the other hand, they showed the past lives connection for the MIL but not for her son or hers and her husband’s, we should’ve seen the past connections
Unless they’d say her husband was her son and his mom was his wife…………



halfway through and it’s already repetitive and has zero future “anticipation”
Like yeah fine, who is somi, but like does that deserve 12 episodes?
Especially since the first two theories are basically it

Tbh the dog stories are borrrriiinnng and unnecessary long, even mom said to skip it and she rarely skips
animals turning into humans is just ridiculous and they’d get therapy while the humans are ignored

I mean if this is heaven and beyond, they should’ve had ppl have different pets like dogs choosing to be wolves and cats becoming tigers
Birds becoming eagles, fish becoming sharks




Anyways the hate on mils is also ridiculous and double standards, why not hate the wife’s mom too make it fair
What’s the problem of her wanting to visit her son’s house?
was her biggest issue that the mil gave her the fish head? i mean it's petty, cuz if you want to give your son the best, buy 2 fishes and give both the best piece...
but still, it's hardly abuse..

lol her mother in law was her daughter in law in another life and she harassed her first
Haesuk made her dil kill herself, then got sulky her mil gave her the fish head








So my theories were the most basic one

I’ll be disappointed if it’s true (which it was)

Haesuk and somi are one, and they’re the mom of the pastor and this is a double test

I’m also guessing haesuk wanted her mother in law’s help with the kid cuz the husband got hurt but the mil abandoned the kid

Cuz it doesn’t make sense for haesuk to spend so much time with the pastor if he’s just “somi’s son” and it also doesn’t make sense for somi to spend so much quality time with “haesuk’s husband”
The pastor needs healing with his mom not any old lady

Ok 2nd theory
Somi is haesuk’s husbands first wife and the mom of the pastor, and Haesuk abandoned the kid after Somi died?

Somi is haesuk’s “youth and memories” she lost
Calling for the same son, Somi thinks he was harming her
But he was trying to buy back infos and his son
And he wasn’t strangling her but he was trying to save her cuz she was trying to kill herself

Now that Somi is lashing out, he’s not angry like he was with the detective but he’s confused and scared, and they didn’t show his face when haesuk said she never had kids, he also keeps looking sadly at her


One could think he stole the kid for haesuk, but the pastor quality time, him thinking she’s his mom, the same kid name, the husband saving Somi
She can’t be an old wife or past life or a victim as she was going to hell
Also I’d guess his accident is “her fault”

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Heavenly Ever After (2025) – A Beautiful Start Full of Emotions and Charm

I’m already loving *Heavenly Ever After*! After waiting for months, it finally aired—and it was totally worth it. The story is off to a touching, emotional, and hilarious start.

The legendary *ajumma* (the older actress) never disappoints! Her acting is always so cute and heartwarming. I’ve loved her ever since I watched the movie *Mother*, and seeing her again feels like a warm hug. I was especially happy to see her reunited with Han Ji Min ,they were amazing together in *The Light in Your Eyes*, and I’m hoping for more of that beautiful bond in this drama too.

Also, it’s such a joy to see Son Suk Ku again! His chemistry with the *ajumma* as her younger husband is surprisingly sweet and refreshing. It’s a pairing I didn’t expect to love this much, but their scenes really shine.

These first two episodes are a perfect mix of emotions and laughter. I cried, I laughed, and I’m already looking forward to what’s next. This drama feels like it’s going to be something really special.


Edit:(ep 8/12)

I wrote the above review after watching just 2 episodes, but now that I’ve seen more…

The story has started to lose its charm. While the beginning felt emotional and fresh, the recent episodes feel repetitive and a bit dragged. Some plot points don’t add up, and a few scenes feel like fillers rather than real progress.

I was hoping Han Ji Min would have a strong presence, but sadly, her role feels more like a side character. She’s not getting the impactful screen time I expected, which is disappointing.

Overall, the drama had a beautiful start, but now it feels like it’s slowly going downhill. I’m still watching, hoping it picks up again—but it’s definitely not living up to the initial excitement.


Edit:(ep 12/12)
Not good as i expected 😕

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Une balade céleste un peu trop brumeuse pour moi.

Pour être honnête, c’est un drama qui sort des sentiers battus. C’est contemplatif, c’est poétique, c’est doux.
Mais alors… est-ce que j’ai vibré ?
Pas vraiment... 😅

C’est une romance ultra mature, un peu mélancolique, pas du tout dans le trip classique. Ici, c’est plus du genre “je t’ai aimé toute une vie, et maintenant on va se regarder avec les yeux humides” 😶‍🌫️
Et même si l’idée est belle, j’ai eu du mal à m’embarquer émotionnellement 🤷🏼‍♀️

Le couple Hae-suk / Nak-jun ? Franchement adorable 🥰
J’avais PEUR que ce soit cringe vu le décalage d’âge visuel, mais non : c’est doux, c’est sincère, c’est bien amené 👌🏻
Et Hae-suk, avec son franc-parler et ses punchlines de queen, elle m’a bien fait marrer parfois 💥😂

MAIS…
Là où j’ai décroché, c’est tout le reste...

Som-i et Yeong-ae ?
J’sais pas… trop chelou pour moi, c'est allé trop loin d'un coup 😵‍💫
Il y a des scènes amusantes, parfois touchantes, mais d’autres fois j’étais en mode WHAT 😱 mais pourquoi😬

Et le délire avec les animaux de compagnie… là encore, je capte l’intention, mais j’ai trouvé que ça partait un peu trop loin aussi 😵‍💫🐾

Le Président du centre par contre ?
GÉNIAL !!! 🥰
Ultra bienveillant, toujours dans l’écoute, il m’a réchauffé le cœur. Et le pasteur ? Idem.
Mais là aussi, j’aurais préféré que ça reste léger, parce que quand ça devient trop “lié karmiquement”, j’avoue que j’ai levé un sourcil... ou deux 🧐

Gros + pour les acteurs, qui sont exceptionnels. Rien à dire. C’est sincère, c’est propre, c’est poignant 👏🏻👍🏻

Mais voilà.
C’est trop long !
Des longueurs, des scènes inutiles, des digressions...
À mon goût, le drama aurait gagné en impact avec un format plus court. J’ai parfois trouvé le visionnage… ennuyant (oui, j’ai failli piquer du nez 🥱)

Je pense qu’il faut être dans un mood précis, un peu planant, prêt à te laisser porter.
J’ai regardé, j’ai trouvé ça joli… mais j’ai rien ressenti de profond.
Je suis restée sur le banc de touche avec ma boîte de mouchoirs encore pleine 😅💔

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Promising Beginning, Slows Down Midway

The drama starts off strong, with an intriguing premise and a visually captivating portrayal of the afterlife. The way Heaven and Hell are depicted is particularly impressive—creative, immersive, and emotionally resonant. The acting throughout is solid, and the storyline has moments of brilliance. However, as the series progresses, the pacing begins to drag. Episodes feel unnecessarily stretched, and the momentum that made the beginning so gripping begins to fade.

One lingering issue is the lack of clarity around the character of Hae-suk. While the final episodes reveal that Somi is actually a forgotten memory of Hae-suk, the show never properly explores or explains what the young Hae-suk was like. This creates a confusing gap, especially since Hae-suk and Nak-joon had lived together in the past. It's hard to believe that neither of them would recognize any resemblance between Somi and young Hae-suk. A deeper exploration of that connection could have added emotional weight and cohesion to the storyline.

Another point of emotional complexity comes in the final episode, when Nak-joon says he has “tied her down for way too long.” While it’s a touching moment, it raises questions. Each time he was reborn, he tried to do better—but if he didn't remember his past lives, how could he intentionally improve? Life is inherently full of ups and downs, and the burden of guilt seems unfairly placed on him. In contrast, Hae-suk lived a fulfilling life in one of her past incarnations, even finding happiness with a husband despite his paralysis. Meanwhile, Nak-joon silently grieved throughout his life for their lost son. His pain is portrayed quietly, almost overlooked, adding a layer of emotional imbalance to their stories. His silent suffering—carried alone across lifetimes—feels unresolved, especially when compared to the closure and peace Hae-suk seemingly finds.

In summary, while the drama offers a unique concept, impressive world-building, and strong performances, it falters in pacing and leaves some important emotional threads underdeveloped. The ending tries to be poignant, but instead raises more questions than it answers, especially regarding memory, identity, and the emotional consequences of past lives.

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