What an ending. Despite leaving a lot of things still open, I can't help but be in awe. They really know how to tell a story with just enough information, without overextending.
How Myeong-Hee died sucked and felt like it wasn't entirely necessary. But the execution of the story was amazing, the way they connected everything and how they built the story up and around that is just amazing. Wow. Great story! Very sad but so well done!
There were two instances where I just repeatedly shouted out loud: "pleasegiveahugpleasegiveahugpleasegiveahug". The first was when Soo-Ryun met Myeong-Hee before she left for Seoul and the second was when Hee-Tae saw Kyung-Soo at the police station in present dag. And a golden third one was honestly the scenes from Myeong-Hee and her father. Bro, that was so sad. All those hidden acts of love and miscommunications. T_T
The only things that I'm a little sad about are certain loose ends. Like Kyung-Soo, I would've loved to see him resolve his guilt and see Hee-Tae help him. Since Hee-Tae experienced a similar situation when Kyung-Soo's girlfriend fell into a coma. I honestly thought that Hee-Tae was writing the letter at the end for Kyung-Soo, but it's all good.
This drama already gave me so much more than I could've asked for. Like References from previous episodes that the characters would quote, the writing was outstanding! Also redemption arcs for the side characters looking at the stepmother, Jung-Tae and the Lee family. Not to forget historical events. I haven't checked the accuracy of it, but without this k-drama I wouldn't have known about what happened in May 1980 in Gwangju.
Lastly, the depth of the characters and their connections with other characters were great! The characters were in my opinion well written and they had good backstories. And with even multiple side characters we got to see their growth throughout the story. That's something I really appreciate, they did not only focus on the growth of the main characters but also of the side characters. The romance was also great, It felt a lot like a Romeo Juliet, forbidden love trope. Sadly the friendship between Soo-ryun and Myeong-Hee didn't feel that significant in the story. While Jung-Tae and Myeong-Soo's friendship definitely caused growth to both boys, which was great to see.
I could go on for a lot longer, but I'm gonna leave it at this. I enjoyed the story quite a lot! There were certain things that I would've liked to be different, but I'm more than glad that I watched it. Would recommend!
Review by TheYTcakeBlockedParentSpoilers2024-05-02T00:34:45Z
broooooo...
What an ending. Despite leaving a lot of things still open, I can't help but be in awe. They really know how to tell a story with just enough information, without overextending.
How Myeong-Hee died sucked and felt like it wasn't entirely necessary. But the execution of the story was amazing, the way they connected everything and how they built the story up and around that is just amazing. Wow. Great story! Very sad but so well done!
There were two instances where I just repeatedly shouted out loud: "pleasegiveahugpleasegiveahugpleasegiveahug". The first was when Soo-Ryun met Myeong-Hee before she left for Seoul and the second was when Hee-Tae saw Kyung-Soo at the police station in present dag. And a golden third one was honestly the scenes from Myeong-Hee and her father. Bro, that was so sad. All those hidden acts of love and miscommunications. T_T
The only things that I'm a little sad about are certain loose ends. Like Kyung-Soo, I would've loved to see him resolve his guilt and see Hee-Tae help him. Since Hee-Tae experienced a similar situation when Kyung-Soo's girlfriend fell into a coma. I honestly thought that Hee-Tae was writing the letter at the end for Kyung-Soo, but it's all good.
This drama already gave me so much more than I could've asked for. Like References from previous episodes that the characters would quote, the writing was outstanding! Also redemption arcs for the side characters looking at the stepmother, Jung-Tae and the Lee family. Not to forget historical events. I haven't checked the accuracy of it, but without this k-drama I wouldn't have known about what happened in May 1980 in Gwangju.
Lastly, the depth of the characters and their connections with other characters were great!
The characters were in my opinion well written and they had good backstories. And with even multiple side characters we got to see their growth throughout the story. That's something I really appreciate, they did not only focus on the growth of the main characters but also of the side characters.
The romance was also great, It felt a lot like a Romeo Juliet, forbidden love trope. Sadly the friendship between Soo-ryun and Myeong-Hee didn't feel that significant in the story. While Jung-Tae and Myeong-Soo's friendship definitely caused growth to both boys, which was great to see.
I could go on for a lot longer, but I'm gonna leave it at this. I enjoyed the story quite a lot! There were certain things that I would've liked to be different, but I'm more than glad that I watched it. Would recommend!