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Good show.
Second To Last Love was pretty good, in my humble opinion. I've seen WAY worse rom-com K-Dramas that I binge watched just to get to the end because the characters were awful and made stupid decisions. Second To Last Love was NOT one of them.
The characters/family dynamic in this drama was believable, with each individual person having their own dilemma they had to work through. The back-stories of the two Main Leads was heart-breaking. Also, Shin Suk Ki was a good villain. I kept shouting, "Snake!" whenever he was on screen. That means I was invested.
I'm so glad Joon Woo did not get with Min Ji-Seon. I felt like he was sending her mixed messages, tho. I also thought Kang Min Joo did Joon Woo dirty. She only dated him because she was flattered that a handsome, young entrepreneur was interested in her. She didn't have the same romantic feelings for him that he had for her.
Having said that, I wasn't feeling Joon Woo and Mi Rye either. The actress who played Mi Rye looked all of 15 years old. Joon Woo looked 27-30. And they were practically siblings. It just felt awkward to me. I could see Joon Woo with one of Sang Sik's or Min Joo's female employees.
But since the show runners had Joon Woo and Mi Rye in a relationship I would have liked to see them make the move to Canada. It would have been a great life lesson that families change, but your love for one another doesn't.
I also was not feeling the characters Cha Soo Hyuk and Goo Tae Yun's (former student/teacher) relationship. It didn't even get a conclusion. The writers just left that plot thread floating in K-drama space.
I thought Soo Hyuk could have had a perfect enemies to lovers relationship with Na Joo Yeon's (the stuck up actress). That would have been a great second lead romance. Another one could have been between Min Joo's teacher friend, Goo Tae Yun's, and Producer Han Jeong Shik.
I would have liked to see more of "Hoon". The writers didn't give this character anything to do outside of being tutored by Min Joo's friend. Maybe the actor was working on more than one series?
And I was hoping that Sang Hee would kick her cheating husband to the curb. Granted, he had a legitimate complaint about his relationship with his wife- he felt neglected. But instead of talking to her about it, he emotionally cheated. Granted, that IS a believable plot structure, but the family just forgiving him and moving on without any consequences? What kind of message is that? He could have at least been kicked out of the family home. It also would have been nice if Sang Hee got a life outside of wife and motherhood. She was an excellent pianist. She could have gotten a job teaching at a prestigious music school.
Lastly, I'm okay with Sang Sik and Min Joo not getting married in the end. That was refreshing. They were together and in love. That's good enough for me.
The characters/family dynamic in this drama was believable, with each individual person having their own dilemma they had to work through. The back-stories of the two Main Leads was heart-breaking. Also, Shin Suk Ki was a good villain. I kept shouting, "Snake!" whenever he was on screen. That means I was invested.
I'm so glad Joon Woo did not get with Min Ji-Seon. I felt like he was sending her mixed messages, tho. I also thought Kang Min Joo did Joon Woo dirty. She only dated him because she was flattered that a handsome, young entrepreneur was interested in her. She didn't have the same romantic feelings for him that he had for her.
Having said that, I wasn't feeling Joon Woo and Mi Rye either. The actress who played Mi Rye looked all of 15 years old. Joon Woo looked 27-30. And they were practically siblings. It just felt awkward to me. I could see Joon Woo with one of Sang Sik's or Min Joo's female employees.
But since the show runners had Joon Woo and Mi Rye in a relationship I would have liked to see them make the move to Canada. It would have been a great life lesson that families change, but your love for one another doesn't.
I also was not feeling the characters Cha Soo Hyuk and Goo Tae Yun's (former student/teacher) relationship. It didn't even get a conclusion. The writers just left that plot thread floating in K-drama space.
I thought Soo Hyuk could have had a perfect enemies to lovers relationship with Na Joo Yeon's (the stuck up actress). That would have been a great second lead romance. Another one could have been between Min Joo's teacher friend, Goo Tae Yun's, and Producer Han Jeong Shik.
I would have liked to see more of "Hoon". The writers didn't give this character anything to do outside of being tutored by Min Joo's friend. Maybe the actor was working on more than one series?
And I was hoping that Sang Hee would kick her cheating husband to the curb. Granted, he had a legitimate complaint about his relationship with his wife- he felt neglected. But instead of talking to her about it, he emotionally cheated. Granted, that IS a believable plot structure, but the family just forgiving him and moving on without any consequences? What kind of message is that? He could have at least been kicked out of the family home. It also would have been nice if Sang Hee got a life outside of wife and motherhood. She was an excellent pianist. She could have gotten a job teaching at a prestigious music school.
Lastly, I'm okay with Sang Sik and Min Joo not getting married in the end. That was refreshing. They were together and in love. That's good enough for me.
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