I loved this drama! South Korea has a very sensitive and delicate way of talking about mental health in its productions and this one was no different. I loved the visual portrayal of invisible illnesses, such as a panic attack or a person with depression, for example, because this helps to break down stigmas and bring the subject to the center of the dialogue. The point that left me conflicted was that I didn't see any psychologists working with the Mental Health team, except for administering an IQ test.
What an amazing series and regarding the ending ...
Would I have preferred a happy ending with rainbows and a big bow? Probably, because I am sucker for happy endings. But I am not dissatisfied with the ending we got, because I felt it was earned and what the characters needed.
Sunny and Grim Reaper needed a clean slate, to fall in love and live happily together. All her life she was always waiting and her leaving because she couldn’t forgive him would have been pointless. Love is sometimes simply not enough. And he needed to forgive himself and just love her. Not remembering was a blessing.
Eun Tak time on earth was limited, so choosing to sacrifice herself in a heartbeat and overcome her sorrow in another life, to just be him with all her memovies intact, felt right to me. Kim Shin loosing her was heartbreaking. But this time he wasn’t waiting for his bride to end his life, he was waiting for her to live his life. I believe, that in the end he would be able to leave this life behind together with her. Be it at the end of her second life or fourth.
