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This drama will make you miss a life you never lived.

If I had to recommend just one K-drama, it would definitely be Reply 1988 without a spec hesitation in my body. Honestly, it’s arguably the best K-drama I’ve ever seen, and maybe even one of the best "slice of life" shows ever made.It has everything.. Love, friendship, family, and all the deep, complicated emotions that come with them. What makes it truly special is the way it captures the sense of time passing. The feeling of growing up and slipping away without you even realizing they’re gone.Bro Deok-sun… she might be one of the most relatable characters I’ve ever seen. The way she struggles with feelings being overlooked, and wanting to be loved, making mistakes, and just trying her best. It just feels so real. At some point, you don’t just watch her, you see yourself in her.The acting is genuinely outstanding. Every character feels so real, like people you’ve known your whole life. With people outside of the show even referring to the actors as their characters instead of their real names at one point. The soundtrack is unforgettable & full of classics that make you love every scene. Even some being brought back to life because of this show.Every storyline feels so meaningful, and every episode leaves you with something to think about. There are so many life lessons taken from it, and I found myself reflecting after almost every episode.I didn’t want it to end, and that alone says everything. But like the show itself reminds us… all things do.Id say Reply 1988 isn’t just a drama, It’s an experience. But i could also just be extremely sentimental and emotional about it all.

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Cleaning house

These twins 🤬 The son is disgusting with his cowardice and greed but the twin sister…she is the most evil and ruthless of the two. So the mystery man from last episode is the son’s father in law. He plays hardball quick with his gifts bearing bombs. The Chairman and daughter get the codes for the slush fund so it will be a race to see who gets the cash first. The daughter is allowed to return home as long as she gives back all real estate her father gave her. This is her only inheritance but she signs it over to get access to her mother. The big sis has it all arranged to have her mom in maid clothes and service to greet her on her arrival. She also thinks she has the literal pulse on the Chairman deciding when he gets to die. Her husband is a weakling as a doc but the trusty night nurse is a good counterbalance. The gma has arrived on the scene and here the chairman needs to step up. He is at least aware of her condition and his daughter is getting a battery of tests done to see if that is all that is wrong and to what degree. The chairman’s bribe has their care and surveillance covered to counter the wicked daughter’s intentions. The sis is actually curious about events and wondering how her brother that hates pain will deal with it all. She knows to look into the sis in law’s family company. The Chairman is making waves since everybody wants to be in competition for CEO chair now. He has pitted materials and sales against each other in a winner take all scenario. We learn that the materials leader was the accountant that first discovered the book discrepancies. He was demoted and hidden to hide the fraud. The ripple effect has started but there will be serious fallout. One bigger fish is now gone. He can literally play dead and be out of the fight. Chairman was caught red handed by the daughter in the secret vault and he has to earn her trust to keep things on track. He has not convinced her, but seeing him pay out the cash to protect her dad in the hospital and to get slush fund access gets points in his favor. I wish daughter could have been successful getting her mom out rather than getting trapped inside with her. Big sis is determined to make them invisible tho her mom has lived 30 years with the dad. Little sis is definitely made the Cinderella of the group. While Chairman’s reasons for sending his daughter away is a bit clearer, it could have been done in a less brutal manner and with better understanding as to the why’s. He had already lost to the twins and had no real safeguards for his second family. I do not know if this was guilt for their mother’s loss or just seen as the necessary evil to have legacy for his company, but for all his business smarts, the Chairman leaves much to be desired as a family man. He dropped the ball and is now well aware of what he created. This will be a war of attrition. Which will hold out for the win? Experience or ruthless tag team attacks? Previews show gloves off fighting for the chair and father will be in direct fight with his firstborn twins. What did the twin sis do with chemical division that makes her feel both victim and entitled? This has damaged her to the point of justifying murder so a monster was created as a result. So far, other than youngest daughter’s potential, there is nothing to recommend about the chairman’s ‘legacy’.

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Truth is slowly revealed... and Heartbreaks are unavoidable

The mystery surrounding the real Klao's disappearance is slowing coming to light. In between flashes shown in his dreams, in the end, the whole incident was brought to light. But, Klao's actions prove to be quite careless without caring about his own safety as he continues to uncover the truth. He has to know the bad guys are on him by now and he probably shouldn't act alone.But what I want to talk about is the romance. There's so much to unpack here. From the start of the opposite, we have the tender loving care from Mr. Green Flag Phop, wanting to shower Klao with love and alcohol (for Klao's benefit, of course). The romantic feel was strong with a gentle nose kiss. I thought the nose kiss was cut short, it's not until towards the latter half of other episode did I found out Phop considered that a kiss! It's not even lips to cheek, it's nose to cheek! That totally doesn't count as a kiss! I'm glad he's shown what a real kiss is supposed to be like later on.But that heartbreaking conversation under the moonlight and lanterns really broke my heart. Right after a beautiful and romantic confession, Klao must bring them back to earth with reality. Even if they could ignore society's gossips, they cannot ignore the importance of responsibility to the family and the arranged marriage can't be avoided for much longer. It was excellent acting by both Net and JJ in this episode. Let's not forget about Kaew and Jom as well. They had limited scenes but they are no less important and impactful.This episode really reminded me of my favorite Thai period BL, "I Feel You Linger in the Air". I've been searching for a similar drama that gives me that same feeling... romantic, sensual, heartbreaking. I might have found it in "Love Upon a Time", at least in episode 7.**this is my first episode review after writing hundreds of drama reviews**

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