I was a bit apprehensive to watch this drama. It had 30 episodes to start with! [yikes] I try to avoid dramas that are more that 20-25 episodes long but, the 30 episodes are worth it. It is entertaining and good!
It starts off dramatically so you know that this is going to continue that way for the rest of the episodes and it does! Not a single episode is sober. There are affairs, back stabbing, evil plotting, kidnappings, murders, jealousy, a few forced-on kisses [odd how it works, as it does in Kdramas], crying, deaths, more crying and most of all baking.
Be prepared for a lot of baking!!! Sometimes they take bread making way too seriously. A fellow MDL user pointed out saying it's like Master Chef in a few episodes. You just want to say 'It's bread for crying out loud!!' Nevertheless, it's based on baking and it's done well as you'll end up craving bread for the next few days :p
I found a common relation to Naruto with this series. Everything that can go wrong will go wrong to Kim Tak Gu but his persistence, determination and good heart will change the others around him and the situation.
The couples you expect to establish don't. x You won't be disappointed with the choices they make though :)You will learn to love Fallen Soyabeans, Ma jun and Yoo Kyung. It was good to see dramas not follow usual norms for relationship.
All in all the drama is well written and directed. It has flaws but those can be overlooked as without those flaws there wouldn't be this drama. Also, no cellphones. O.o how did they manage? I give it extra points just for that.
By the end of the drama, you'll know the basic ingredients required for making bread, learn how to knead bread, stand and wait for bread to rise, bake and be eaten. You'll also crave for it. Yes, you will.
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