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(I have written a brief summary of what I think about the first 4 episode if you care to read it) - Is it under comments? Or somewhere else?

Continuing our discussion. The Mother basically disappeared in ep 3-4. No more "substance" to her. Now she enjoys flowers. And she works until her hands hurt. But she would not let her daughter help her. Is it possible that the viewers feedback basically forced those who edit the movie to cut her more obnoxious behaviors? It is known that they film extra 15-30 minutes for each episode and do the cutting of the final version after they see the reaction of the viewers.

"Art is meant to show disgusting things." So we are discussing the meaning of art in a Rom-com? :) The Mother character is an exaggerated caricature. One written without subtlety, leaning on some very old tropes that I hope are really very rare now (the beating for example). I like a complex negative character, but this Mother is not. You pointed out very well that she changes stances without little nuance. But they made it so negative and this is not a series for subtle things. This is over the top in many instances. The actress playing the mother is a good actress (in other dramas). She could have done a better portrayal with facial expressions, emotions, aso. If only the writers would have written the character that way...

Good point. Let's see how it evolves.

"relationship with mom is very realistic" - so the average Seoul Korean mom wants to beat her 34 yr daughter? I doubt it...

Very well pointed about the mother. Totally agree!

You did not reply what is progressive. I understand what is not. I am genuinely curios

I am probably older than you and I think the Mom line is borderline disgusting. Why is it comedy when a mother insistently wants to beat her 34 yr old accomplished daughter. How is her relation with her husband loving? What is her "weight and substance"? The obsessive desire to brag about her daughter's accomplishments? The importance she puts on the opinions of others? I hope the writers write some sort of redemption arc for her because now she is a very negative character in this drama.

Pls explain what is progressive about this show? Because they insisted way to much on the beating desire of the mom. Is that still a thing for 34 yrs old daughters?

Very disappointed by the first 2 episodes, especially by the first one. I do understand that in this type of dramas some characters are more unrealistic/over the top than other but the mother and partially the father were difficult to swallow, for non-Koreans especially. Maybe they want to satirize this type of behavior but the insistence of mother in beating her 34 yr old daughter was hard to see. Just compare it to the mother of JSM's character in "Because this is my first life". Now that was a delicately written mother character! Maybe we'll get to see her redeem herself.

Lately you can see less in dramas FL and ML using the difficult to understand for non-Koreans "죽을래/ jugeullae means “do you want to die?” It is usually used between friends like when someone plays a prank on you, you go like ‘죽을래? ㅋㅋ’ As you can see from this context it's all fun and games". Or the hitting. So again it was cringing to see the FL applying physical corrections to ML.

Both these interactions could have been written more delicately with accent on emotions transmitted by facial expressions. Some dramas do it. This one doesn't and it is such a waste for the great actors in this drama.

I will continue to watch it and some characters will have an arc to redeem themselves. But the bad taste of these 2 episodes will remain for me.