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Late to view but a worthwhile viewing
Currently the two K-dramas I'm watching are still being updated so I had time between weekly episodes to catch up on old shows and this one kept popping up on Netflix as 'My next watch'
The story is really not anything new or amazing, The rich, the beautiful daughter, the over acheiving son, revenge, heart break etc. but the presentation, filming are all top notch so its a very polished show. The FL is pretty and always has stylish clothes.
One thing to note, that I liked is each episode is 1.5 hours long and with 16 episodes , this is a lengthy undertaking.
You'd think with such a long run time and a host of side characters (each with some story to unfold) would have a wealth of story telling but the core is frustrating same themes. The ML loving, waiting for the FL and events occur to prevent them being together. I don't understand why they did not go to marriage counseling when their marriage was in ruins and prompting the actions the ML took. The same with the FL and her Mother with the blame around the 'accident' and how her Mother treated her for years.
I was disappointed how they handled the baby misscarage as IMO this was the core wedge between the ML & FL. Did she not connect his staying in the old nursery as his ongoing grief for their lost child? The 'tumor' later the FL suffers is symbolic of her lack of coming to terms about the loss of her baby and how it impacted their marriage. I think her 'cold' nature was still there, but it likely became more after this event in their life and ML was lost how to help his wife.
I also didn't like how the grandfather / father character was handled, if he was such a big business man, he made really poor decisions about his family, business and did not have his radar on when the evil mistress came into his life. They didn't elaborate why the Grandfather and oldest son were fighting,
Overall its a nice watch if you have the time, try the first few episides if the story appeals, if not drop it.
I need to look up the songs played, there were a couple that played often that had good impact to pull at your emotions.
Thanks for reading!
~Chill
The story is really not anything new or amazing, The rich, the beautiful daughter, the over acheiving son, revenge, heart break etc. but the presentation, filming are all top notch so its a very polished show. The FL is pretty and always has stylish clothes.
One thing to note, that I liked is each episode is 1.5 hours long and with 16 episodes , this is a lengthy undertaking.
You'd think with such a long run time and a host of side characters (each with some story to unfold) would have a wealth of story telling but the core is frustrating same themes. The ML loving, waiting for the FL and events occur to prevent them being together. I don't understand why they did not go to marriage counseling when their marriage was in ruins and prompting the actions the ML took. The same with the FL and her Mother with the blame around the 'accident' and how her Mother treated her for years.
I was disappointed how they handled the baby misscarage as IMO this was the core wedge between the ML & FL. Did she not connect his staying in the old nursery as his ongoing grief for their lost child? The 'tumor' later the FL suffers is symbolic of her lack of coming to terms about the loss of her baby and how it impacted their marriage. I think her 'cold' nature was still there, but it likely became more after this event in their life and ML was lost how to help his wife.
I also didn't like how the grandfather / father character was handled, if he was such a big business man, he made really poor decisions about his family, business and did not have his radar on when the evil mistress came into his life. They didn't elaborate why the Grandfather and oldest son were fighting,
Overall its a nice watch if you have the time, try the first few episides if the story appeals, if not drop it.
I need to look up the songs played, there were a couple that played often that had good impact to pull at your emotions.
Thanks for reading!
~Chill
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