Was an ok drama. Kinda refreshing. But I have to say the way it ended was a "little" out of nowhere. They introduced a plot device that had no place there. Also, I have suffered from second male lead syndrome many times, but here I cant even say its a syndrome, I felt like the male lead got the girl just because he is the male lead.
(Btw, this is no spoiler cause we all know the female lead chooses the male lead in 99.9% of the dramas we have watched.)
In my opinion they were not able to wrap up the drama nicely. The last few episodes were quite boring. Also, many things were not explored. Her background story was never explained properly. I also find it really weird that her daughter was like a non-existent character. Only pictures, letters and emails. Not even a video call or anything, and she did ask her mother to "meet" the man she is dating.
On the other hand, they spent way too much screen time on his background story, to the point it got boring and the last episode was far from satisfying.
This drama embraced some clichés but at the same time managed to avoid others. It is a light drama, without a deep plot that is super interesting and can be boring if you’re not in the right mood. Watch this when you are not sure what to watch and don’t want too much drama and angst and crave a love story without too many obstacles or obstacles that take the entire drama to be overpassed.
The ending was nothing special since the main lead’s story was resolved several episodes before, but it managed to wrap up the supporting character’s story nicely.
Overall, it is an ok drama, not terrible like some reviews make it look, but nothing memorable either.
Nothing I havent seen before. Full of clichés and a plot based on a misunderstanding that lasted for almost the entire drama. If you are new to the kdrama world you might enjoy it but if like me you have watched hundreds of kdramas, then it will be just another one, nothing memorable.
I felt they kept changing the plot depending on Push’s schedule, no wonder after he came back the relationship with Ye Chen "had" to end. Oh well, its entertaining enough for a one time watch. When it comes to the plot it is just one more chinese drama, dragging everything and everyone around. I am pretty sure the rating would be lower if it wasnt for the actors chosen to play the main characters.
Wow, that was intense. I honestly thought I would not like this and drop it midway but guess what? I binge watched all the episodes. You would think mixing up thriller, melodrama and romance would turn out to be a disaster, but it ended up making a super interesting plot. The plot itself would have been nothing special and turn out to be boring if someone else was writing and directing it, but whoever did this knew how to keep us guessing what would happen next and if our suspicions would turn out to be correct or not. I honestly could not wait to watch the next episode right after I was done with the previous one.
I am not sure if I will re-watch this as I usually don’t do that (Empress Ki would be an exception), but it was definitely a ride that was fun the first time. I see dramas with super messy and boring plots with better ratings than this. Sadly, I guess it’s one more that goes to the list of underrated dramas.
Honestly, I was expecting more. With such a high rating here on mdl and so many reviews and comments saying how good it is, I was expecting it to make me excited for what’s next at the end of each episode. It did not happen. It was not bad, I watched it until the end, but I think this is what you call overrated. And the ending, better not even say anything. I liked most characters and the actors chosen to play them, I think my problem was with the way the plot was directed. The more dramas I watch, the harder it is to find one that meets my now super high expectations. RIP
The ending was, well, Im not sure. Thought something was missing, I guess. Overall, it was good. Since it has been some time since I watched it, I am not sure if I liked this one or Rookie Agent Rouge better.
I had finally started it after being in dilemma for so long (One of my baes is gonna die). But put it on hold…
Believe me, like someone said in a review, she is only like that the first 20 episodes or so. I am not saying after that she turns out to be the smartest of them all, but she does learn with her mistakes and starts thinking twice before taking any actions. But yeah, Im sure when you say one of your baes is gonna die, youre talking about "him". He dies in episode 49, and it did hurt, I was too attached to his character. I think I migh have even started to like him more than Chen Shen.
If the only reason you put it on hold was because of the female lead character, then dont. Trust me, she gets better. But yeah, if you decide to pick it up again, be warned, episode 49 will be a torture.
Like many people already commented, the ending was rushed. I liked it but I have seen so many law dramas by now that it cant enter my top. My expectations are always too high.
Glad I got bored and skipped to the last episode. I would have just wasted more of my time, I did not like who she ended up with. I also found out through spoiler comments that there were some makjang factors I was not aware of and that I would have been frustrated to watch. Yeah, good thing I gave up on this. Phew!
How about the ending? Was it sweet and happy or just disapointing ? Thank u
Well, I watched this 7 months ago so I don’t remember clearly, but considering that in the food example I said the "dessert" they served was delicious then that must mean it was a happy ending, that I probably was not able to fully enjoy because of the disappointment I got from the previous episodes.
Story was interesting but I felt it dragged a little at the end. Also, as someone who loves seeing romance, especially in historical dramas, I wish it had more, if you can say it even had any. The romance tag was not added for a reason.
At first I wanted her to be with Shen Xing Yi but that was just for a moment until he turned out to be an idiot…
Oh ok, so it was not her biological son, she adopted him. Thank you for the info. I honestly skipped too many episodes, I am sure I did not get to know a lot of things.
My problem was that I didn't like either wife. Even to the very end, Woo Jin insisted on a second proposal that…
Although I get your point, lets not forget the drama started with Joo Hyuk doing one of the most selfish things I have ever seen. He abandoned his wife, which meant abandoning his kids too as they would not have existed in the first place, and went looking for another woman. If he had done it in the year 2018, it would be called having an affair since he was already married.
True, his wife was completely nuts, always screaming and being violent, but like he himself admitted later on, he was the one who made her like that. He only had work to worry about but somehow was always busy and tired. She had to work too, while taking care of 2 small kids, a house and (at the time) a useless husband.
A marriage needs the effort of 2 for it to work. That was what this drama taught us. That we should be able to put ourselves in others shoes and both make efforts or neither will be happy.
But like I said, I get your point, she could be very demanding at times, although I still think not as much as Hee Won. Hee Won was a whole other level of selfish and demanding.
(Btw, this is no spoiler cause we all know the female lead chooses the male lead in 99.9% of the dramas we have watched.)
On the other hand, they spent way too much screen time on his background story, to the point it got boring and the last episode was far from satisfying.
The ending was nothing special since the main lead’s story was resolved several episodes before, but it managed to wrap up the supporting character’s story nicely.
Overall, it is an ok drama, not terrible like some reviews make it look, but nothing memorable either.
I am not sure if I will re-watch this as I usually don’t do that (Empress Ki would be an exception), but it was definitely a ride that was fun the first time. I see dramas with super messy and boring plots with better ratings than this. Sadly, I guess it’s one more that goes to the list of underrated dramas.
If the only reason you put it on hold was because of the female lead character, then dont. Trust me, she gets better. But yeah, if you decide to pick it up again, be warned, episode 49 will be a torture.
I also found out through spoiler comments that there were some makjang factors I was not aware of and that I would have been frustrated to watch. Yeah, good thing I gave up on this. Phew!
True, his wife was completely nuts, always screaming and being violent, but like he himself admitted later on, he was the one who made her like that. He only had work to worry about but somehow was always busy and tired. She had to work too, while taking care of 2 small kids, a house and (at the time) a useless husband.
A marriage needs the effort of 2 for it to work. That was what this drama taught us. That we should be able to put ourselves in others shoes and both make efforts or neither will be happy.
But like I said, I get your point, she could be very demanding at times, although I still think not as much as Hee Won. Hee Won was a whole other level of selfish and demanding.