Not going to waste too much time…

Because there’s nothing worse than wasting time on a drama when the evil characters take over the show.

I started getting frustrated after episode 7 and the middle of episode 8 when the Chairman was bought off. I’m ffing all the bad guy BS.

Decided nope not going to waste too much time on the rest of the episodes. First Tae Ho gets a press conference claiming Jun Ho killed everyone only to have survivors show up. Come on, give viewers a break with such nonsense. I can’t stand it when the drama gives so much time to the bad guys. If you’re going to do this please let it make some sense.

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I’m going to have to watch again

I had to watch the ending a couple times because I didn’t know what to make of the ending. So I thought and thought about it and found I loved it so much I almost cried. I wish I could explain how moving the relationship between father and son at the end versus pre amnesia. Oh my gosh. Kim Myung Min and Choi Ii Hwa as father and son. So few words needed to be spoken. Kim Seo Joo had me sobbing when his father Kim Shin Ii tells him he was always proud of him he just didn’t agree with his son’s work.

So for me the story wasn’t in the works of lawyers protecting conglomerates as it was in how Kim Seo Joo was more like his father than I expected. That they found their way back to each other.

I’m going to have to watch it again.

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Glad I watched until the end

When I first started watching Search: WWW I thoroughly enjoyed it. Towards the middle the romances that were developing were somewhat frustrating. However, once I let go of wanting the leads to stop with their angst and get together I was okay.

I loved the surprise ending. Seeing three strong career minded women able come out on top without compromising their integrity was a win win for me. The best payoff was getting back at the mother in law. It was difficult as I watched the daughter in law be treated as the MIL’s dog; and satisfying to also watch the dog bite its master.

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Waste of time

The first couple episodes were quite interesting. However, too many stupid plot devices were used to keep me remotely interested. The absolute dumbest plot device was Lee Ho Chul finds daughter he doesn’t try to leave as soon as possible. But nooo, we had to wait for the killers to show up.

One complaint was how the police chief was made to look so dense. He never listened to his lieutenant. Detectives Choo and Choi seemed to be the only ones trying to connect the dots. Unfortunately it took the attempted killing of Detective Choi to make them realize that Lee Ho Chul was not the killer.

I also didn’t understand why Lee Ho Chul thought he could handle it by himself when his wife was a detective.

Anyway like I said I kept watching because I was hoping after it went off the rails it would get back on track. . I should’ve known after the two bad guys kept swapping the daughter that it wasn’t going to get better.

Sadly it had so much potential.

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Glad it was 4 episodes

After about half way through the second episode I thought “it’s a good thing it’s only 4 episodes” because I almost stopped watching.

In saying that I can see how hopeless life must felt to this poor kid ever since her Dad died.

I liked how the writers were able to portray how a little bit of kindness can go a long way. I’m glad the ending was so heartwarming.

I was so impressed with Kim Hwan Hee’s performance as Lee So Hyun. The emotions going from indifference to others plight, her anger towards her mother to being kind and thoughtful to Cho Yoon Ho’s grandmother was compelling. She had me in tears on several occasions as well as making me dislike her when she thought it was okay to use these people.

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Not sure why I wasted my time

This was spoof, right? Everything was so over the top and again too much airtime given to the psychopathic villains.

I really only tuned in because of Lee Joon. He’s been a favorite actor of mine ever since I saw him in My Father is Strange.

I got to the point to where all I cared about was the villains be taken down. Then I saw that there was a season 2 and that that wasn’t going to happen. I hope that season 2 doesn’t spend all their time on the villains and their dirty deeds. It’s time to bring them down 1 at a time.

The only character I liked was Min Do Hyuk. I could tell from the beginning he wasn’t a bad guy. The rest of the main characters were all psychopaths and there behavior got old.

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Too many episodes

This story could’ve been told in 32 episodes or less. By the 12th episode I was done with all the evil people, especially the grandma, Chairman Moon and Ms. Kim and was ready for payback. So when I skipped to episode 38 I knew I didn’t miss much.

While Ms. Kim’s quest for revenge was understandable using her kid wasn’t. Then there was the typical spoiled rich kid who hated losing to the poor kid. I didn’t understand the anger from Yun Joon after she had claimed she was grateful for her loving mom and started acting like a spoiled rich brat so quickly. Glad I skipped most of those nonsense episodes.

Lee Yoo Ri and Song Chang Eui made the drama, especially the ending well worth watching the last 10 episodes.

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Loved it!

I have to start with Yoo Joon Sang’s performance in this drama. The actor never disappoints me. One minute he’d have me hating him, then the next he’d have me laughing my head off.

I usually get tired of the wealthy family and their machinations a quarter way through the drama . I think what kept me watching was the dynamic between Han Jung ho and everyone around him. The parents’ obtuseness when it came to their children especially his son cracked me up. Yet they became typical grandparents when it came to Jin young.

I do think it was a little draggy but the ending was perfect because Jung Ho still didn’t get it even after his wife left him. Not that she was any better with her children than he was. Their inability to accept any responsibility for their actions no matter how many times they were told it always came down to blaming Bom.

I also liked how the music would be kind of eerie in the house when the parents were somewhere close or about to enter a room.

I’ll probably watch it again.

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How Could I Not Love This drama

How could I not love this drama when two of my favorite actors Namkoong Min and Yoo Joon Sang are the male leads.

I have to admit though that there were times I got frustrated with how long it took to solve Han Chul Ho’s murder. There’s a point where I always think too much time is given to the bad guys. Plus I was disappointed that the elders weren’t exposed.

Aside from that I think this is now my favorite Namkoong Min drama. Han Moo Yeong has replaced my all time favorite character from Listen to My Heart or Can you hear my heart Bong Ma Roo/Jang Joon Ha.

I don’t think there’s a drama I haven’t liked of Yoo Joon Sang’s. Watching Namkoong Min and Yoo Joon Sang work side by side was such a treat for me. A shame there was no season 2 so the elders could be revealed to make them suffer for the wrong they did to innocent children and seeing these two work together again.

I also have to give kudos to the whole cast.

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I loved the friendship between the women.

I don’t know why I kept avoiding this drama because I was immediately hooked because of the three strong female leads. I loved how their friendship stayed at the forefront throughout the drama. Even the moms were strong and they had strong family support.

I also liked how the men in their lives let them be who they were and respected their friendship.

I’m not sure how to say this but even though one of their friends dies, it was still a feel good story.

I was glad that the bad parents didn’t get in the way of their relationships.

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Karma can be a bitch

First I have to give kudos to Lee Jin Wook. He’s one of my favorite actors. However, he was riveting in this drama.

For me there was nothing better than watching the entitled 4 turn on each other and lose everything. The entitled 4 were so narcissistic. I hate to say it but I felt that Oh Tae Suk should’ve suffered the same demise as Kim Hak Bum. I kept wanting Kang In Ho to show at least an nth of remorse at least for his family. Of the four my heart went out to Seo Joon Hee - he seemed to be the only one who finally got it and was willing to pay for his crimes.

I was also moved by Geum Na Ra. It was bad enough how she learned about her husband’s affair but then to find out that he was responsible for the death of a 9 year old and wasn’t willing to accept responsibility. Sadly he got off too easily.

Choi Ja Hye’s scheme for revenge was perfection as the entitled 4 turn on each other and made her revenge scheme that much easier.

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