Miji & Mirae's mother suffered a lot. She lost her husband young and was left to financially support two daughters, one of them needing expensive medical care. She had to work a lot of crappy minimum wage jobs because she didn't have the education to get any better. There's a reason she can't tell her daughters apart and it's not because she doesn't love them. She was working so many hours to support the family that she wasn't able to spend a lot of time with the girls when they were growing up. The grandmother knows them better because she took care of them while the mother worked. The mother is harsh for a reason and I feel sorry for her. I hope she is able to get closer to both of her daughters and they can all let go of the past.
I've been loving this show but the editing for episode 9 was kind of a mess. I felt like I didn't understand what was going on at the start of the episode. There were also weird things like Miji still having Mirae's phone and texting Sejin after they'd already switched back. ETA: whoops, I forgot that Sejin never had Mirae's number, only Miji's, duh.
I'm also annoyed that Mirae just split on Sejin with no explanation because it feels like she hasn't grown very much while Miji has grown a lot. She does stand up at the end of the episode which is good but of all the characters she's the one who's still stuck feeling victimized and not trusting anyone to help her. I like her a lot better when she's with Sejin so I'm glad he's headed to Seoul.
I'm also finding the corporate shenanigans tedious. I kept getting confused about what exactly was going on with the building project and how it related to the sexual harassment case. It finally got clearer at the end of the episode but it's still unnecessarily messy.
I'm not sure what's going on with Hosu, if he's not interested in justice or fighting for people with disabilities, maybe he shouldn't be a lawyer at all. Is that where the show is headed? He leaves the law and then he and Miji try to figure out what they want together? Or will he go back to his old firm to work with his mentor? I still think the mentor isn't as evil as he seems so far.
Oh yeah, one more thing: why was Hosu sleeping on the sofa? Did they not have sex? They are 30 years old, I hate that the show is making their relationship so coy and chaste.
Okay, enough complaining — here's what I liked: the scene between Miji and her mother made me cry. A lot of people have been very critical of her mom but I feel sorry for her. She lost her husband very young and had to work minimum wage crappy jobs to support the girls while her mother took care of them. There's a good reason why she struggles to tell them apart and it's not because she doesn't care. I'm glad she and Miji finally talked it out.
The other thing I liked was Miji beating up the slimeball and Mirae telling her no one was coming so hit him more. I want more bonding moments between the twins. We haven't gotten enough of that.
I am loving this kdrama! so good!! can't wait for next week, but I have exams that week :")BTW, how did Sejin…
Sejin put two and two together after Mirae spoke so knowledgeably and enthusiastically about finance and then he met Miji who knew all about his grandfather and his farm.
Wow!!! I need this, like, yesterday!The year 1969 is actually such a fascinating moment in history for both Europe…
There were left leaning protest movements all over Asia, including Thailand, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. But often brutally repressed by right leaning governments funded by the US...
Episode 5 is where it's starting to come together for me. The team dinner felt very real to me. No the boss couldn't force her to drink but then he assumed all kinds of bad things about her. And for sure there will be fallout in future episodes.
The sister getting drunk at the concert was really sad and very concerning. she's the one who seems to have just as bad at drinking problem as her father. taekwondo instructor kissing her was not cool at all. yes she made the first move but she was really drunk and he should have held off.
The business with the stalker is annoying because it's not needed, especially when the drama's only 12 episodes long.
I would invite you to appreciate the HUGE beast of social issue that drinking alcohol is... It cannot be addressed…
You're making excellent points. Also I think the drama's numbers are showing the success of this approach because the ratings have increased with each episode.
I'm kind of struggling with the tone of the drama. I get that they are using standard romcom tropes to explore a serious social problem and draw people into the story so they can see what functional alcoholism looks like. But the contrast between the humor of the drinking scenes and how messed up they really are is bothering me. For example, I feel so sorry for the mother. Being the functional person in a family of alcoholics is a living hell and I don't think her pain is really being portrayed as it should be. Also, a mom of two young children getting hammered every night is very sad and very serious because it will eventually harm the kids even if she thinks she's hiding it from them. I'm not dropping because it's a short drama and I'm curious to see how they are going to deal with all this but I think the show doesn't have enough episodes to do justice to the serious themes.
I'm really enjoying Kang Hyung Suk as the 2ML, who I'd seen before as the gay best friend in Love in Contract. He's a taekwondo black belt plus good looking and charming so I'd love to see him in a lead role eventually. He's pleasing to my eyes and I'm looking forward to his romance
I'm also annoyed that Mirae just split on Sejin with no explanation because it feels like she hasn't grown very much while Miji has grown a lot. She does stand up at the end of the episode which is good but of all the characters she's the one who's still stuck feeling victimized and not trusting anyone to help her. I like her a lot better when she's with Sejin so I'm glad he's headed to Seoul.
I'm also finding the corporate shenanigans tedious. I kept getting confused about what exactly was going on with the building project and how it related to the sexual harassment case. It finally got clearer at the end of the episode but it's still unnecessarily messy.
I'm not sure what's going on with Hosu, if he's not interested in justice or fighting for people with disabilities, maybe he shouldn't be a lawyer at all. Is that where the show is headed? He leaves the law and then he and Miji try to figure out what they want together? Or will he go back to his old firm to work with his mentor? I still think the mentor isn't as evil as he seems so far.
Oh yeah, one more thing: why was Hosu sleeping on the sofa? Did they not have sex? They are 30 years old, I hate that the show is making their relationship so coy and chaste.
Okay, enough complaining — here's what I liked: the scene between Miji and her mother made me cry. A lot of people have been very critical of her mom but I feel sorry for her. She lost her husband very young and had to work minimum wage crappy jobs to support the girls while her mother took care of them. There's a good reason why she struggles to tell them apart and it's not because she doesn't care. I'm glad she and Miji finally talked it out.
The other thing I liked was Miji beating up the slimeball and Mirae telling her no one was coming so hit him more. I want more bonding moments between the twins. We haven't gotten enough of that.
The sister getting drunk at the concert was really sad and very concerning. she's the one who seems to have just as bad at drinking problem as her father. taekwondo instructor kissing her was not cool at all. yes she made the first move but she was really drunk and he should have held off.
The business with the stalker is annoying because it's not needed, especially when the drama's only 12 episodes long.