Side note: I love seeing these old dramas with plots and elements that still heavily influence the modern day dramas. The use of amnesia is an integral part of the story of Spring Day. But the plot felt truly earned and it never once felt like a lazy plot device as it had a real impact on how the rest of the show was mapped out and was concluded throughout the show rather than it being done in a few episodes, quickly forgotten about. It’s nice.

The synopsis is vague and misleading, although it’s true in some ways. While Seo Jung Eun has a relationship with the brothers, there is more nuence to the story. Spring Day goes deep into portraying the many different types of love that one could have, and the ways of showing that love. And it's not just the triangle with Jung Eun, Eun Sub, Eun Ho. The way Kim Kyung Ah and Kim Min Jung show it is unique to them. Eun Sub claims many times that he doesn’t love Kyung Ah but the way he worked to get her out of debt (and danger) shows that he did to an extent. She thought so too. Even Eun Sub and dad had their own ways of expressing it. This had many interesting thoughts on the subject. The love triangle was somewhat complex and nuanced with each step carefully taken to set each option up and end it in a way where we come satisfied, which is difficult. Here’s my take on it: Jung Eun appericed what Eun Ho did for her, bringing her out of her shell and giving her reason to live on but she didn’t truly love him. She never once said that she was and whenever the topic came up, she’d brush it off or it’d feel forced. Sme with
Eun Ho to her. He liked what she represented, being similar to his long lost mother but not her. However Jung Eun and Eun Sub were truly in love. Their first interaction was a special one where they bonded together even while one was sleeping. The attraction was instant. They only developed it more and more as they spent time with each other, which Jung Eun & Eun Ho didn’t do. One was a pipe dream, one was more rooted in reality.

Eun Sub is such a fascinating character. He is emotionally driven, he cries a lot, screams in anguish when he’s unhappy or sad. There is a lot of hidden trauma to his character, same with Jung Eun which is why they work better. There were many subtleties to the relationship and its characters that can only be captured with incredible performances which this had in abundance. He, like the rest, was highly flawed but he wasn't a bad person. He is such an interesting character and one of the reasons why I liked Spring Day so much. Eun Ho was less flawed but there wasn't the same depth to him unlike Eun Sub. Once his arc with the amnesia storyline concluded, his character got somewhat dull and lame to me. I wonder if that was done purposely but the 3rd act for him isn't a compelling one. I do think the 3rd act did drag as well. Some of the most captivating parts of the show were the setup and character building which makes sense given how character driven this is. Spring Day is out the people involved and the cting, rather than the story which was effectively done, too.

I’d recommend this to anyone. It had a lot of things to say and interesting ways to present that.