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These episodes are really intense. I can only watch two at a time.

Well, I have watched 6 episodes and feel ready to drop this. Horrible writing, bad acting, and characters I don’t give a toss about. Why tease us with the mistresses’s scenes and not tell us who is who? What the hell kind of trash writing is this? The only thing nice about this drama are the kids and the OST.

If memory serves me correctly, he apologies for the violence but refuses to kneel. Saeroyi knew the old man just wanted to humiliate him and he refuses to play ball. But some interesting things happen at the end which forces him to put that pride aside.

I think it's because she has a very self-centered personality who zeroes in on what she wants and doesn't mind steamrolling over others to get it. As annoying and bratty as I found her in the beginning, I couldn't help but find her interesting. I kept wanting to understand her.

I have to say that manicmuse's review is the most fair I have read. I was set to review this show and describe its strengths and weaknesses, but don't feel the need since she was so eloquently able to express exactly how I felt about this show. It started out strong and I really liked Yi Seo even though she was crazy annoying. But I, too, felt the romance was forced and felt the natural way of things would have been continuing the romance that provided the most chemistry. I never once bought the idea of Yi Seo being into Park Saeroyi. For someone as vibrant and self-involved as Yi Seo, I would think she would have found him old and boring. She had some wonderful layers at the beginning and I couldn't tell if I disliked her or not because she was so interesting. I would have thought her relationship with Saeroyi as being more of a big brother who would teach her how to take charge without steamrolling over people. Instead, they seemed to meet in the middle. She became more compassionate while he, less so. I also didn't care for her sexually harassing him in the workplace because he couldn't return her feelings at the time. The soundtrack slays!

She is awesome! I want to be her

You might like the TV series LOST. It's a western drama of airline flight passengers that crash land on a remote island. Creepy things start happening on the island and there is a lot of back story and character growth for the main leads. It is from the 1990's, so very similar to the situations of Sweet Home.

So, I just watched the first 6 episodes and it started off well enough, but now I'm wondering what happened? The show is starting to drag and the FL just spends her days napping. I don't really understand why she wants to stay away from the ML. I suppose it's because they are from different socio-economic classes. It's starting to resemble Meteor Garden (Chinese version). I wonder if I might have to drop it soon?

Well said. It's their experience that glues you to the screen. You can't look away. There is an inner monologue within them that is not present in many of their younger counterparts. I always look for that. You can literally see the wheels turning. I was an acting major in college and our professors called that inner monologue being truly alive in your role. Mind you, I have seen a few very talented younger actors pull this off, but it's uncommon. The younger ones just need to learn their craft better. This is why I can see a stark difference in the ML of The General's Lady and a seasoned actor like Chen Kun. There is no comparison in terms of experience and depth. TROP was my first foray into Asian dramas. It is still my favorite. Excellent script and talented actors made it a joy to watch. Who could not love NiNi? Then 3L3WTMPB came along and I fell in love with Mark Chao and Yang Mi as Yehua and Bai Qian. Two actors also in their 30s playing teenaged characters, so to speak. When they are that good, they are completely believable and can make you forget they are older actors and only see the character. To answer the question of why they take these roles, naturally they are drawn to a good script with well developed roles to play.

I agree. It's this kind of sloppy writing that makes my blood boil, and the reason why many of us didn't like it so much. That was not a nice thing to do to the audience or the characters. I actually skipped further and didn't see the light coming above them, so I was a little confused and figured they'd gotten rescued.

Erp, episode 17 and 18 were not my favorites. I like it when the drama revolves around our main leads. These felt like fillers.

I couldn’t even finish the first episode because it felt disjointed, the humor was moronic and the ML was too arrogant to root for.

Just finished the last episode today. I loved this drama and appreciated the talent of the cast, crew and writers. It’s a joy to watch something so beautifully crafted. Thank you!

Plot definitely is meandering. It’s just not very interesting even though it’s still watchable. I can’t shake the impression that our main couple like each other only as friends. They are just not convincing as a romantic couple. They are cute but more like siblings than in love.

I like this show. I like it’s youthfulness and the depiction of family life and struggles among young people trying to make their dreams a reality. It also has a well rounded cast of talent and well written roles. Looking forward to completing this drama.

I loved the first episode but I am reading that he will suffer much. Not sure I want to invest that kind of time right now.

So, I have watched the first episode already and came here to read a synopsis and see the reviews. The synopsis had huge spoilers. I also read that it’s like Ruyi’s Love in the Palace, which I watched, and don’t ever want to go through again because it was so sad. Do you think I should bother or give this one a try?

What does Aigoo and Ahjussi mean? It was used so often without a translation, that I wondered.

IKR? He looks like someone I’ve already seen in a drama, so I was surprised to learn he just debuted this year.

I’m almost finished with this drama and I have to say that I have enjoyed the character growth the most. The FL is a hard character to like at first, but you can see her begin to warm up as she falls in love. The performances are well done. I’m watching this on Netflix and am surprised at the MA rating as I see nothing offensive in it. Some may be offended by the foul language but it’s limited. I have definitely seen far worse and this is pretty tame by comparison.