Can I rate this 11/10? Exceeded all my expectations. Also can we call this Mothers, instead of Mother. It showcased a spectrum of mothers.
Honestly this was in my watchlist for a long time. It was there rotting in my plan to watch list for many years. For some reason I postponed watching this. I regret it now.
What I'm thankful is I didn't come across any spoilers for this show over the years. I only knew it was a kidnapping case and Lee Bo Young was the lead, that's it. But all my theories and assumptions were blown away as the drama progressed. Luckily I didn't check the full cast list, which added so many surprises while I was watching this.
It was hell of a rollercoaster coaster. One moment we were on top of mount Everest and the next moment we were in the deep Mariana trench.
The plot was simple. A kidnapping case for good. That was it. But it as filled with enough ups and downs for 16 long episodes. There wasn't a single boring or unnecessary moment. It was executed to the perfection.
Everyone in the cast did their best. Specially the young actress. No wonder she won a Baeksang award for Best New Actress.
ngl the romance isn't what's doing it for me in this drama, its the food lol This is the closest I can get to…
Same here. They started with great dynamics between the leads. They had the best opportunity to turn thier romance into one of a kind, given their chemistry, but their romance got barely developed. They were busy trying to recreate another Dae Jang Geum which was not bad. But At the end food was everthing this drama is, not the romance of the leads.
Am I the only one who feels like the writing kinda went downhill as the drama went on? The Ming storyline dragged things out way too much. Did we really need a full Korea vs Ming cooking competition with endless translations between the languages of 2 countries? They could’ve explored so much more with the villain story, and still had the opportunity to show her cooking skills.
I get that food is the main theme (and it’s clearly inspired by Dae Jang Geum) but the romance should’ve been a main theme too. The leads had amazing chemistry, but we barely got anything. She was always in the kitchen or searching for ingredients while the king kept falling for her, and HER PERSPECTIVE WAS HARDLY SHOWN. Now with only 2 eps left, she’s in prison, and the story feels like a whole new arc.
I still like the drama, but the romance was really underdeveloped. If they try to focus on it in the last 2 eps, it’ll feel rushed, especially with how good their small moments together were. Ideally this should have been a 16 eps drama, which would have been perfect.
With the Mangunrok book setup, I’m expecting she’ll return to the future and we’ll get a bittersweet Scarlet Heart Ryeo style ending.
It’s fishy to me considering hw some bad one get good ratings
That's because it's airing on TV Chosun which is a small network which can't be compared to TV stations like tvN or JTBC. I guess this is the first kdrama airing for the whole year, and Amazon Prime is the main distributor amyways. This is also Amazon's first original kdrama, so this is basically an experiement at this point. If this aired on Netflix or another channel like tvN viewership would have been much higher
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And the visuals of the leads are unbelievable. And Lee Chae Min in the last scene 😍😍😍
I can't get enough of James' Undercover looks.
PMY is doing a great job as well.
I absolutely love the brain rot work of this trio.
Exceeded all my expectations.
Also can we call this Mothers, instead of Mother. It showcased a spectrum of mothers.
Honestly this was in my watchlist for a long time. It was there rotting in my plan to watch list for many years. For some reason I postponed watching this. I regret it now.
What I'm thankful is I didn't come across any spoilers for this show over the years. I only knew it was a kidnapping case and Lee Bo Young was the lead, that's it. But all my theories and assumptions were blown away as the drama progressed. Luckily I didn't check the full cast list, which added so many surprises while I was watching this.
It was hell of a rollercoaster coaster. One moment we were on top of mount Everest and the next moment we were in the deep Mariana trench.
The plot was simple. A kidnapping case for good. That was it. But it as filled with enough ups and downs for 16 long episodes. There wasn't a single boring or unnecessary moment. It was executed to the perfection.
Everyone in the cast did their best. Specially the young actress. No wonder she won a Baeksang award for Best New Actress.
I get that food is the main theme (and it’s clearly inspired by Dae Jang Geum) but the romance should’ve been a main theme too. The leads had amazing chemistry, but we barely got anything. She was always in the kitchen or searching for ingredients while the king kept falling for her, and HER PERSPECTIVE WAS HARDLY SHOWN. Now with only 2 eps left, she’s in prison, and the story feels like a whole new arc.
I still like the drama, but the romance was really underdeveloped. If they try to focus on it in the last 2 eps, it’ll feel rushed, especially with how good their small moments together were. Ideally this should have been a 16 eps drama, which would have been perfect.
With the Mangunrok book setup, I’m expecting she’ll return to the future and we’ll get a bittersweet Scarlet Heart Ryeo style ending.
If this aired on Netflix or another channel like tvN viewership would have been much higher
Poor Guho and the audience 😂😂😂
The cases are so much fun
And the back story is so much thrilling
Why is September releasing so many dramas I want to watch?