It's a solid 8.5 for me because ML was awesone, story was epic and entertaining and the production value was very good.
It could have been higher if not for FL, SML and SFL.
FL should have woken up earlier imo. For someone who's supposed to be intelligent, cultivated, empathetic and nice, she was too biaised toward ML even when she knew he endangered himself time and again to save her. Even when he changed from the arrogant heir of the Xiao family to a responsible commander...
She was always talking about trust but she never once gave him the benefit of the doubt when it's what he always did with her. She demanded trust but never did anything to deserve it and couldn't trust her own husband over what other people were doing. She facilitated people coming between them imo.
SML could have been better imo. I think his role would have been more impactful if he'd turned rogue after having been kicked out of YMCA. Instead, we are make to see him work for the japanese because they are holding his mother hostage. For me, this guy wasn't as interested in his counties freedom from the corrupts as we were made to believe. We more than once witnessed him putting his obession for FL and one-sided rivalry with ML over his missions. The way I see him, he was someone who couldn't be faithful. He worked with the revolutionaries because it suited his situation (a young lord from a fallen family who resented having nothing to his name when he used to come from upper society), he worked for the warlord (he liked prancing around with his borrowed power to try and one up ML) and finaly for yhe japanese (because he wanted to fuck over ML even if it meant working for those who were harming the country he claimed he wanted to protect).
SFL is one character I disliked because she was useless. Her little shenanigans were okayish at first but when she turned to the Japanese after losing everything, she was just THERE. It's at the very end that we get to see what was her role in the japanese plan and it wasn't so great. I feel that for someone who was crazy in love for ML, her love turned to hate and that's all. She wanted to destroy him at all cost when she used to claim she couldn't live without him. I feel it would have been interesting if her character was the one who killed the japanese to save ML at one point because though she hates him, she can only remember the times she loved him.
For me SML is the one who should have had a pathetic death without the FL shedding a tear for him. He should even have had a pathetic, lonely and anonymous end in the chaos because that's how pathetic he was for me.
Taking care of a disabled sibling is really hard.First because it's a choice that was made without your consent…
It's caregiver's fatigue. It doesn't mean she doesn't love her sister but she's not in an emotional state to do it properly and so it might be best to take her distances.
She still kept in contact with ger sister and took her of her financially but she wasn't in an emotional state to do so.
It's caregiver's fatigue. It doesn't mean she doesn't love her sister but she's not in an emotional state to do it properly and so it might be best to take her distances.
Man.. I disliked young ok a bit this episode.. the way she kept ignoring her sister and running away and not seeing…
Taking care of a disabled sibling is really hard. First because it's a choice that was made without your consent Second because you know you'll have the responsibility to take care of your sick sibling until the end of your life. The situation is much worse in the show because she had to be responsible for her sister all alone since she 12
Third point imo, there are no proper facilities to take care of them. The two sisters when in the same class and the facility in which the sister is currently is a small facility run by a compassionate woman.
Let's not for get that it's Korea we are talking about and they aren't the most tolerant people out there (case in point the guy who was pissed to be seated beside the sister in the plane and who changed seat)
It's complicated enough in western countries where people are more aware of Down Syndrome.
Let's not forget that she has been disappointed tome and again in her relationships because no one wanted to accept her sister as she'd be a responsibility they'd have to take on for life. Also, Kim Woo Bin still wants to marry her he'll have to face his family disapproval because in Korea they take these kind of factor into account alongside finances. They'll undoubtedly seethe sister as a burden and also the risk for her to get pregnant with a disabled child as it's genetic.
the age gap.. why.. if it would be other way around.. people would call it out as noona romance..
The age-gap isn't huge or problematic. About ten years or so. There are plenty of dramas out there where there is a similar age gap with the woman being older.
Episode 13 was so good. I had always wondered with about Myong Bo's marriage and had just thought he seemed terrified…
I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you. I don't think Miran is playing the victim here.
She might be self-centered and childish but for her, Eun Hee is her constant. The person who will always be there for her, the person who will never judge her life choices. I fact, it's Mi Ran who always makes to keep in contact with Eun Hee.
For me, Eun Hee was sooo very wrong here. If she doesn't like confrontation, she could have gone low contact and then no contact with Mi Ran. It would have been quite easy as they already live in different regions. Instead, Eun Hee kept in touch with Mi Ran and was being two-faced.
How can Mi Ran think there is a problem when Eun Hee has never said anything about it ? If one of your friends hurt you, you tell them so that it never happens again. Period. The people one might be the most truthful with are their friends because they are their chosen family.
Now imagine Mi Ran who was already ecstatic to see Eun Hee again -to the point she bought her new curtains, reading about her chosen sister calling her names, not taking her side during a fight (she actually beat her back more than once in the park) when Eun Hee has never showed she disliked her ? She would hurt and question the sincerity of the friendship.
Eun Hee didn't even let Mi Ran talk when she went to fetch her at the airport/station and that's why she still doesn't so she know Mi Ran was ditched by her daughter. It's obvious Mi Ran came looking for the comfort of her friendship but Eun Hee didn't make time for her.
Also, Eun Hee puts herself in the position of always serving Mi Ran, because she has an unresolved inferiority complex imo.
Eun Hee should have spoken up when Mi Ran pulled that joke years ago and not let the resentment fester. It might have been something she'd have forgiven (Miran might have had an explication) or maybe that would have ended the friendship but at least their Eun Hee would'nt need to be an hypocrite. Seems to me that the frienship was one sided on Miran's side for a while already.
The lunchbox incident is sad but they were teenagers. Eun Hee herself forgot about it.
Miran is indeed the victim in this case imo though she should see a therapist because she also has some issues to deal with.
I mean after all her scandals, any one with some brain cells would never consider her pure nor innocent. She is…
I know what you mean but even with all those scandals, it never really affected her as ML was always standing by her side and doing his utmost to salvage her reputation.
The Xiao family (except the sister) also never doubted her. Even when she was pregnant and that the ML was acting standoffish with FL, the aunt was acting as if the baby was undoubtedly ML's when the timing coincided with her running away with SML and her father's mourning period.
And you're right she's just stupid. The people she trusts are untrustworthy and those she doesn't are the one who always help her. She's full of prejudice which is a turn off. We are told she's that smart ladybut we don't see it.
I know what you mean but even with all those scandals, it never really affected her as ML was always standing by her side and doing his utmost to salvage her reputation.
The Xiao family (except the sister) also never doubted her.
Even when she was pregnant and that the ML was acting standoffish with FL, the aunt was acting as if the baby was undoubtedly ML's when the timing coincided with her running away with SML and her father's mourning period.
And you're right she's just stupid. The people she trusts are untrustworthy and those she doesn't are the one who always help her. She's full of prejudice which is a turn off.
We are told she's that smart ladybut we don't see it.
I know what you mean but even with all those scandals, it never really affected her as ML was always standing by her side and doing his utmost to salvage her reputation.
The Xiao family (except the sister) also never doubted her.
Even when she was pregnant and that the ML was acting standoffish with FL, the aunt was acting as if the baby was undoubtedly ML's when the timing coincided with her running away with SML and her father's mourning period.
And you're right she's just stupid. The people she trusts are untrustworthy and those she doesn't are the one who always help her. She's full of prejudice which is a turn off.
We are told she's that smart ladybut we don't see it.
I know what you mean but even with all those scandals, it never really affected her as ML was always standing by her side and doing his utmost to salvage her reputation.
The Xiao family (except the sister) also never doubted her.
Even when she was pregnant and that the ML was acting standoffish with FL, the aunt was acting as if the baby was undoubtedly ML's when the timing coincided with her running away with SML and her father's mourning period.
And you're right she's just stupid. The people she trusts are untrustworthy and those she doesn't are the one who always help her.
We are told she's that smart ladybut we don't see it.
I know what you mean but if you noticed, these scandals didn't affect her much as her husband was always standing guard for her.
The Xiao family (except the sister) never doubt her too.
Heck! The aunt was acting as if the baby FL was waiting was Beinchen's when he himself was acting standoffish with his wife during the pregnancy
I know what you mean but if you noticed, these scandals didn't affect her much as her husband was always standing guard for her.
The Xiao family (except the sister) never doubt her too.
Heck! The aunt was acting as if the baby FL was waiting was Beinchen's when he himself was acting standoffish with his wife during the pregnancy
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It could have been higher if not for FL, SML and SFL.
FL should have woken up earlier imo. For someone who's supposed to be intelligent, cultivated, empathetic and nice, she was too biaised toward ML even when she knew he endangered himself time and again to save her. Even when he changed from the arrogant heir of the Xiao family to a responsible commander...
She was always talking about trust but she never once gave him the benefit of the doubt when it's what he always did with her.
She demanded trust but never did anything to deserve it and couldn't trust her own husband over what other people were doing.
She facilitated people coming between them imo.
SML could have been better imo. I think his role would have been more impactful if he'd turned rogue after having been kicked out of YMCA.
Instead, we are make to see him work for the japanese because they are holding his mother hostage.
For me, this guy wasn't as interested in his counties freedom from the corrupts as we were made to believe. We more than once witnessed him putting his obession for FL and one-sided rivalry with ML over his missions.
The way I see him, he was someone who couldn't be faithful. He worked with the revolutionaries because it suited his situation (a young lord from a fallen family who resented having nothing to his name when he used to come from upper society), he worked for the warlord (he liked prancing around with his borrowed power to try and one up ML) and finaly for yhe japanese (because he wanted to fuck over ML even if it meant working for those who were harming the country he claimed he wanted to protect).
SFL is one character I disliked because she was useless. Her little shenanigans were okayish at first but when she turned to the Japanese after losing everything, she was just THERE. It's at the very end that we get to see what was her role in the japanese plan and it wasn't so great.
I feel that for someone who was crazy in love for ML, her love turned to hate and that's all. She wanted to destroy him at all cost when she used to claim she couldn't live without him.
I feel it would have been interesting if her character was the one who killed the japanese to save ML at one point because though she hates him, she can only remember the times she loved him.
For me SML is the one who should have had a pathetic death without the FL shedding a tear for him.
He should even have had a pathetic, lonely and anonymous end in the chaos because that's how pathetic he was for me.
She still kept in contact with ger sister and took her of her financially but she wasn't in an emotional state to do so.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9225-caregiver-burnout
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9225-caregiver-burnout
First because it's a choice that was made without your consent
Second because you know you'll have the responsibility to take care of your sick sibling until the end of your life.
The situation is much worse in the show because she had to be responsible for her sister all alone since she 12
Third point imo, there are no proper facilities to take care of them. The two sisters when in the same class and the facility in which the sister is currently is a small facility run by a compassionate woman.
Let's not for get that it's Korea we are talking about and they aren't the most tolerant people out there (case in point the guy who was pissed to be seated beside the sister in the plane and who changed seat)
It's complicated enough in western countries where people are more aware of Down Syndrome.
Let's not forget that she has been disappointed tome and again in her relationships because no one wanted to accept her sister as she'd be a responsibility they'd have to take on for life.
Also, Kim Woo Bin still wants to marry her he'll have to face his family disapproval because in Korea they take these kind of factor into account alongside finances. They'll undoubtedly seethe sister as a burden and also the risk for her to get pregnant with a disabled child as it's genetic.
There are plenty of dramas out there where there is a similar age gap with the woman being older.
She might be self-centered and childish but for her, Eun Hee is her constant. The person who will always be there for her, the person who will never judge her life choices.
I fact, it's Mi Ran who always makes to keep in contact with Eun Hee.
For me, Eun Hee was sooo very wrong here. If she doesn't like confrontation, she could have gone low contact and then no contact with Mi Ran. It would have been quite easy as they already live in different regions.
Instead, Eun Hee kept in touch with Mi Ran and was being two-faced.
How can Mi Ran think there is a problem when Eun Hee has never said anything about it ? If one of your friends hurt you, you tell them so that it never happens again. Period.
The people one might be the most truthful with are their friends because they are their chosen family.
Now imagine Mi Ran who was already ecstatic to see Eun Hee again -to the point she bought her new curtains, reading about her chosen sister calling her names, not taking her side during a fight (she actually beat her back more than once in the park) when Eun Hee has never showed she disliked her ? She would hurt and question the sincerity of the friendship.
Eun Hee didn't even let Mi Ran talk when she went to fetch her at the airport/station and that's why she still doesn't so she know Mi Ran was ditched by her daughter.
It's obvious Mi Ran came looking for the comfort of her friendship but Eun Hee didn't make time for her.
Also, Eun Hee puts herself in the position of always serving Mi Ran, because she has an unresolved inferiority complex imo.
Eun Hee should have spoken up when Mi Ran pulled that joke years ago and not let the resentment fester. It might have been something she'd have forgiven (Miran might have had an explication) or maybe that would have ended the friendship but at least their Eun Hee would'nt need to be an hypocrite.
Seems to me that the frienship was one sided on Miran's side for a while already.
The lunchbox incident is sad but they were teenagers. Eun Hee herself forgot about it.
Miran is indeed the victim in this case imo though she should see a therapist because she also has some issues to deal with.
The Xiao family (except the sister) also never doubted her.
Even when she was pregnant and that the ML was acting standoffish with FL, the aunt was acting as if the baby was undoubtedly ML's when the timing coincided with her running away with SML and her father's mourning period.
And you're right she's just stupid. The people she trusts are untrustworthy and those she doesn't are the one who always help her. She's full of prejudice which is a turn off.
We are told she's that smart ladybut we don't see it.