Kate

Bad ideas should not be understood based on the idea of cultural differences, they should be criticized no matter what culture they come from.
Bad ideas don't go away, unless they face pushback.
They could show realistic depiction of patriarchal structure while also showing it's wrong. They did not. Everyone, including FL showed support towards it. It's problematic.

The whole episode was a new level of messed up. The idea that Ji Young being a little bit preachy towards Bom during the dinner was enough for Yeo Reum to show her support, but the same episode she criticized Bom for having emotional reactions towards her alcoholic father, is something that was approved is beyond my understand. This episode was a drastic take on domestic abuse and consequences even for Korean entertainment media, IF we take into consideration the genre this drama has.

This episode literally contradicts the message the drama was sending so far. How can they make me want to root for Yeo Reum in her journey of self discovery, of finally doing what she wants, what she thinks is right, without caring for other people and their opinions, while at the same time making Bom do exact opposite and this being seen as a good thing?

In the next episode you said "he actually did not try to kill her" - it does not matter in the context of the situation. It's a fact he completely disregarded safety of his own child when he started to fight her off with knife in his hand. "Negligence law allows you to sue someone for the harm they caused you either by accident or recklessness." < this is still a crime. A child should NEVER need to fight her dad so they won't go out and try to kill someone. No matter how you look at the situation, Bom was the victim, and she was forced by everyone to lie about the situation and forgive her father. She was yelled at and criticized for showing negative emotions towards her abusive and alcoholic father.

The issue is not just what dad did and whenever it was intentional. The issue is EVERYONE'S reaction to the situation and how NOT ONE PERSON was having Bom in their mind as priority.

Anyway, I do believe media should be responsible for what they show on screen. Everything has some message in it. You can show reality and make sure the message is clear - this reality is wrong. They did not do it here.

I'm so confused how that episode was approved by anyone...

It did not bother me at first even tho they played it all the time.
but like half way through I just could not hahaha

relationship between mains is amazing and I doubt anyone had any issues with it.
some people (me include) do have a problem with how some set ups and side plots are dealt with, but as for the two mains interactions, it's great.

exactly, they did not even give her a second to process what happened...

He is definitely a husband material < the truth has been spoken!

episode 6 got me so close to dropping the show.
honestly it was simply gross how everyone treated Bom.

Personally, episode 6 was trash.

I hated everyone involved int he dad issue, except from Bom herself and the teen boy. The idea that LITERALLY everyone was more concern about the dad and the grandma, and not the ACTUAL victim Bom was just gross. the way everyone kept telling her she should not call her dad jerk, after SHE WAS STABBED BY HIM (i don't give a fuck it was "accident", you don't fight your child when you have a knife in your hand in the first place). How about asking her dad how can he verbally abuse his daughter for years and neglect the whole family? I was just shocked by it all. The way they yelled at her at the hospital for having strong emotional reaction AFTER BEING STABBED AND HAVING SURGERY.

Being addicted is not an excuse for abuse. Bom should not be emotionally blackmailed into forgiving her dad "for the sake of the grandma".

The whole episode was everyone shitting on Bom because of her dad. And at the end it was her responsibility to protect him by lying she did it herself. and she was expected to do that. And any time she voiced her grievances, someone criticized her for it. The fuck is wrong with everyone in this drama?

some very cheap jokes and annoying side characters < I am so happy the work related characters were gone early on because I found them all annoying 🙃

Great review! Perfectly presents what the show is about and what a viewer might expect going in

All in all, this is definitely a drama that you should give a try, particularly, if you are a fan of romance and time travel genre. < I would add mystery genre to this. Personally I dislike dramas that tackle time travel, and yet I was amazed with this one and it was precisely because of the mystery that made me invested and try to figure out the twists and plot before it's actually fully explain by the show itself.

Great review! I especially agree how we truly got a variety of characters, and because of that the created world still felt real, even with the fantasy elements 😊

I had a lot of fun! I am honestly happy I watched it only now and went on this solo journey with trying to figure it out 🤣

Like this shit imprssive, Just acting like 2 characters is impressive, but XY in 2010 is different than the one in 2017 and different than the one in 2019 and different than the one by the end.

For anyone interested, my over the top, bullshit reactions to all episodes as I watched the show.

1 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/wBmpeFE
2 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/e4gk5iy
3 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/2Y41nFA
4 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/jPlQpij
5 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/jPAL2Cj
6 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/WE3jYU3
7 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/e4o0Jcy
8 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/qX5nYIp
9 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/RlXo0cP
10 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/kZqJDIJ
11 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/jPgbXCj
12 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/v7gzrux
13 https://mydramalist.com/profile/Shini/feeds/QRPBOT8

There are 2 Zi Wei's between 2008 and 2017.

that's why i said i liked the villain the best. he was so dumb it was hard not to feel bad for him hahaha it must be hard living with no brain lol

i am sorry, but i am still not passed the fact the doc kept all the info about his illegal stealing organs on his work related laptop, folder not really hidden, in his unlocked office. and that he called hit man from his personal phone which would be so easy to trace bakc i fucking cannot hahha

namu wiki says it's "human, drama" which would be like "life, drama".

It's calming, melancholic and mundane. Wrapped in a thin layer of sadness, but it does not make me sad.
I love it.
Han Seok Kyu's narration during cooking scene is just amazing with his clam and soothing voice.

Honestly, from what I watched online, cheering like that is more like a conductor for the audience, where the audience becomes part of the event itself, compared to cheering in other countries where it's about only the cheer team performance.

The pacing of the show is a true 💩.
The romance went from bickering, to barely interacting, to cute couple.
The mystery went from tense unknown, to barely existing, to murder thriller.

Realistically speaking, this is so poorly written. ML is PAINFULLY underdeveloped, There is NOTHING to his character. Because of this the romance has literally zero sparks, because dud does not even seem like a proper real person.

Sun Ho switches from cute, to annoying, to obsessive, to cute too many times I am kind of done.

Tae Cho Hee should not be named as the main character, she is barely a supporting one, which is sad because her plot is quite interesting. I think it would be a good watch to see her arc and dealing with the rumors about her.

Joo Sun Ja should have romance with Do Jae Yi - the comedic possibilities I cannot. While her and Grumpy just... nothing. I feel nothing.

I'm starting to enjoy the psycho dude. It's all so random, extreme, overdramatic and out of the writer's ass I cannot stop laughing every time he appears on screen.

Sure, some interaction are fun. Sure, Hae Yi is a fun character to follow. but damn this drama has little to offer overall. Which is sad, because I loved it at the beginning 😅