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Under rated thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat

I was really impressed with this drama and am completely baffled how this has not got more attention.

The story is very simple but executed in such a "keeping you on the edge of your seat" drama.

Two individuals switch souls, one of who might be innocent, and she takes this opportunity to try to find out the truth. The lawyer whose soul gets transported into the prisoner also undergoes a life changing experience in the process.

I am not going to say much that despite some loopholes and areas that might require better explanation, the story and the performances of all individuals involved was excellent.

Top notch show and will always be in my Top 10 list of best dramas I have watched.

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Lack Luster Drama with Zero Chemistry

A hugely disappointing drama that follows the traditional template of all Korean drama.s

Sweet Stranger and Me offers nothing new to the drama world audience.

Its a typical drama of a guy who falls for a girl during this childhood and forms a one sided love for her. Nam Gil grows up in an orphanage where the mother of the FL works. He wants her to be his mother and the only way he thinks that is possible ifhe marries her daughter, Na Ri and thus starts the beginning of his one sided love her. Na Ri is older and does not even acknowledge his existence.

At 16 he is adopted by a loan shark and raised as a thug who remains a wholesome virgin and loves Na Ri from a far. Na Ri then enters into a 9 year love affair with a guy who cheats on her and this where she returns home to find her deceased mother has married Nam Gil and he is now the owner of her mother's dumpling shop and land.

The whole show focuses on unveiling on how it happened (which is basically a paper marriage to protect the land from ruthless gangsters with whom he worked for). In this drama we have the developers lead by the 2nd ML who also develops a one sided relationship with Na Ri and wants to date her. These developers want the land.

So the whole drama is based on asking who is Nam Gil, did he have a proper marriage with Na Ri's mother. If not, can Na Ri have one with Nam Gil. And what is the mystery about the land.

The saving grace are the comedic scenes involving the 2nd ML sister who has a crush on Nam Gil and the young dumpling maker staff.

The romance between the ML and FL is a drag to watch. No witty dialogue, nothing original and just the FL taking in third person and treating him like dirt - toying with him and just acting like a total B___ towards a guy who has done so much for her. She then fools around with the 2nd ML failing to set any boundaries with him and also messes with the ex-boyfriend all the while forcing Nam Gil into the life a monk.

Please do not waste your time watching this drama.

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Ditsy Cradle Snatching Woman Falls for 18 Year Old Pretending to be her Boss

Yep folks, that's what this show is all about. Some guy pretends to be his elder brother and seems to be able to navigate between working at a company and going to high school and no-one wonders how he is able to manage either without doing bad at both. This show is beyond ridiculous and the whole premise is outrageous. The young guy falls for a contract employee whom he makes his secretary. He is 18 and she is 28 and the employee's sister is in love with him (they go to the same high school together). So not only does the FL go for a teenager, she also takes the guy whom her sister likes and does not seem to give a toss.

I don't know the moral standards of the writers but in the world I live in a 28 year old woman going after an 18 year old in High School be he Seo In Guk or some other popular actor is not very appropriate or acceptable. Plus, this child has not even had his brain develop into an adult (go read a biology text book if you doubt me).

The character played by Lee Soo-Hyuk and his background story was the most interesting and it was his performance that grabbed by attention and made me want to watch the show. I did feel for the misfortunes of the character Jung Soo Young (played by Lee Ha Na) but she was so unreal that she was practically comical instead of drawing on your empathy for her I would have liked to have seen the story evolve between these two characters - watch them grow and develop for the better - but the writers wanted the FL with a child. So if you're into love stories where older women go after children, this drama is perfect for you.

Addendum: May I add the show promotes sexual harassment as love and gives horrific examples of what the writers deem as love but are instead complete violations of the boss-employee relationship. We have an 18 year old forcing a kiss on the FL which she accepts without protest, and then he harasses her to like him which they call romance.

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