From the start, the core mystery reels you in. You root for justice to be served and for the bad guys to get their comeuppance. The cast is great so that even when the story gets questionable at times, they’ll make you want to stick through til the end.

And there are certain parts where the writing is quite insightful, making the scenes exceptionally memorable and poignant. One example is in an early episode, when Jang Hwa Sa is trying all the food that are available on the menu.

Maybe if this were a slightly shorter drama (say, 12 or 14 episodes?) the writing would have been tighter.

My main complaint is there were several moments where I feel that the characters weren’t written solidly and they reacted to some situations in ways that don’t match how they were supposed to be. There were also plot developments that could have been avoided if the characters didn’t make frustratingly illogical decisions (like not moving out of the apartment!).

As for the romance, I think this is my first Kim Hee Sun drama where I don’t care for her leading man (the doctor) and was actively shipping her with someone else (the detective). A huge part of this is probably due to the way the doctor’s character was written. But I suspect that the inherent charm of Oh Dae Ewan (the actor playing the detective) contributed too.

Overall, I don’t regret watching this but I agree that there was a missing something and could have been better.