LA_Drama Fan

So, how do you think this series was supposed to end? Before the extension, I mean, because it strikes me that this was just added onto whatever the series was supposed to be.
Was it to end with the double weddings? The last 2 weeks are so out of place that it's the only thing I can think of.

They didn't even try to make it interesting. How sad (for us, that stuck with this amateurish mess).

OK, well, despite the stupidity of where this show is going, I'll give the them credit: that was one of the best and most realistic scenes I've seen in a Kdrama (or on any TV) of getting the devastating news of a cancer diagnosis. And although I don't care for the performances of CY & DG thus far, they excelled at portraying the disbelief/ fear/denial/panic/desperation sequence of emotions that rush into a couple upon hearing this news. The discussion of the diagnosis at the dinner table was super-realistic too: The portraying of EA's grief, HY's shock, and ES inability to understand what was going on....And EH's desperation in trying to comprehend this. Also, SW's & HY's trying to reassure everyone while trying to not panic as well...as in-laws, they nailed their roles perfectly.
This whole scene was vastly superior to the same scenario in It's Beautiful Now, when Park JiYoung got the same diagnosis. And to give their diagnosis scene the counterpoint of HY/EH getting the ultrasound (possibly at the same hospital?) was kinda cliche, but also fitting too.

So, quality of the series may be sinking fast, but I'm pleased that the actors gave us one (at least) good performance before the end. Kudos all around for this one.

The last four or five (?) episodes were a liver cancer arc too. The show pretty much fell apart once the oldest couple got married. It turned into a star vehicle for the actress who portrayed the mother of the FL. The first 2/3's of the series were really good.

Straight out of "It's Beautiful Now".

EXACTLY!

Sadly, all this is so true. And there was no one left to even think about that, with just a caretaker crew left to end out the series. #1 & #5 omission is really bad, IMO. I was really disappointed by SW's lack of interest about his birth Mom. That attitude is really surprising for a drama airing in the family timeslot back home in SK.

OMG, they even brought back the doctor from BML! He was the neurologist in that one, now a liver specialist here. He also played an ER doctor in IBN.

I'm convinced they DO still have feelings for each other.

I was thinking the other nite....what if, as an epilogue, they did a several year time skip (after CY dies from cancer) with JA & DG together, married again, because they never really got over each other?

The more I thought about it, the more I liked it. And THAT'S what I'd have done with the last 2 weeks of the series, to try to save it - turn the show on its head and write out CY and at the funeral for her, JA & DG realize they still love each other. The fallout of that realization and how it would affect the families would have been interesting to watch.

The only thing I can think of, given the total lack of thinking in these last 2 weeks of the show is: The writers left after delivering the scripts for the first 120 episodes. We know that they usually complete the scripts about 3-4 weeks before airtime, so they were probably long gone ( or left for other prior commitments) after the decision was made to extend the series. Who would want to come back to do 2 more weeks of scripts? This probably fell to some junior writer left around who was looking for work. Hence, this hack job we've been stuck with.

No, you're right. It HAS to be JA, these writers have no imagination.

I wish I could get amnesia so I could forget I wasted my time watching this series.

OH FOR GOD'S SAKE! ARE THEY SERIOUS?

You KNEW this was gonna happen when the Dr. at the Emergency room made that passing comment in yesterday's ep about her liver chemistry being off. I'm stunned they actually recycled the liver cancer trope from IBN! JA is "technically" not too old, but she drinks, and may not be a suitable candidate (although I'm sure they're tempted). It will prolly be SW...HY is preggers so she's out.

I can't believe they are pulling this one. How could they have missed out on amnesia too????

Thank Goodness, it's almost done. Last week, right?

I'm sorry but this is now a dumpster fire.

Instead of this idiotic storyline, they should have just rerun the first episodes in order. The writers can't be bothered to come up with anything intelligent, so we get this garbage. (I'm really biting my tongue here).

What REALLY pisses me off, is that I think these writers CAN do better. We've seen glimpses of some really clever writing here. The only thing I can attribute it to now is LAZINESS. They can't be bothered to think too much, they've already checked out of this show and are on to the new one.

I rated this show as a 5, about half-way thru. I'm lowering it to a 4 now. They've actually succeeded in making this as bad as Apple of My Eye. Which took some doing, IMO.

Good plan.

Good grief. Would they have even gone this route with GR/MG if there was no extension? How needless. 2nd daily in a row with the father raising a child that was not his own.

Her coming back reeks of desperation on the part of the writers- they wrote her back in because of the extension and not knowing what else to do.

Given the penchant for dailies to have a 'happy ever after' ending, I think they'll pull out all the stops to make sure that JA/CY/DG all reconcile by the final episode. If they give CY a health scare and a few eps of her in hospital, etc, that could be a means for everyone to forgive each other. Plus it would help burn up a week or so of the extension. At this point, after the weddings, what's left to tell, other than HY's baby? I don't think there's an obligation to marry off EA, but it would be nice to see them date by the end of the show.