Provides some great social commentary
I really enjoyed this drama. The chemistry between the leads was very believable and the romantic thread was well paced. Perhaps it is a cultural thing but I wasn't thrilled with the seemingly standard trope they followed of allowing parental filial-piety to interfere with their lives for unreasonable reasons – especially considering their supposed ages and history but it did set up for an excellent ending scene for the pair.
The story provides a great commentary on the fickleness/evil of social media comments – especially the blatant hypocrisy by the commenters who actually did bully someone that was merely alleged to have bullied an employee.
I do wish they'd done a little more on the romances for the other sisters (perhaps dropping the rather weak love triangle trope of the main romance thread). Both of those story-lines were interesting in their own right and I would have really liked to see them fleshed out. That is one criticism I have for many Kdramas, they seem to require having a secondary (and sometimes tertiary) romance thread that they then do little with.
Although I dislike the love triangle trope, I really did like the conversations between the two suitors and especially Yong Pil's attitude – ...'don't feel bad, you cannot control your feelings...' and to give his competition the advice to confess his feelings. Actual love for another means wanting what is best for them even if that means they chose someone else. The main thing I hate about the LT trope is it usually involves jealousy and this drama did not stoop to that.
Finally, the little girl actress (Kim Do Eun) was adorable.
The story provides a great commentary on the fickleness/evil of social media comments – especially the blatant hypocrisy by the commenters who actually did bully someone that was merely alleged to have bullied an employee.
I do wish they'd done a little more on the romances for the other sisters (perhaps dropping the rather weak love triangle trope of the main romance thread). Both of those story-lines were interesting in their own right and I would have really liked to see them fleshed out. That is one criticism I have for many Kdramas, they seem to require having a secondary (and sometimes tertiary) romance thread that they then do little with.
Although I dislike the love triangle trope, I really did like the conversations between the two suitors and especially Yong Pil's attitude – ...'don't feel bad, you cannot control your feelings...' and to give his competition the advice to confess his feelings. Actual love for another means wanting what is best for them even if that means they chose someone else. The main thing I hate about the LT trope is it usually involves jealousy and this drama did not stoop to that.
Finally, the little girl actress (Kim Do Eun) was adorable.
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