When Dong-baek tells her mom to leave and never contact her again, her mom calls out to her, speaking for the first time. She smiles and says Dong-baek looks pretty. Her cheeks are rosy like a woman who’s loved. At the bar, Hyang-mi tells a worried Yong-shik that Dong-baek has...
I don’t want to say there’s not a ton of plot in this drama, because it’s got a really strong story — it just covers ground slowly and steadily since we are essentially watching two dramas at the same time get woven into one. The plot is about piecing both stories together and...
Yong Shik just has a way of being completely frank and forthright in his adoration and care for Dong Baek, that lifts her up in the process. I loved that, so much. In a drama landscape where many OTPs spend more time engaged in tropey wrist-grabs than actual meaningful conversation, I ...
To end on a positive note, how great was watching the ajummas stand up for Dong-baek? They’ve finally included her in their little family. It’s taken a long time for her to become an insider, but her kindness and persistence paid off. ...
Little man Pil-gu’s quick wit and bodyguard instincts make me go awww every time he’s on screen; he’s clearly taken a lot upon himself. I’m warming up to Jong-ryeol too, it must be tough to suddenly find out you have a son. I think he’s a good man, and judging from th...
But I am so happy that she turned out to be the former. I hope that this doesn’t mean Ja-young’s screen time is going to get cut down because I want more of her. Her genuine smile when she was with Dong-baek was everything and I want to see them become friends. Oh and of...
Dong-baek is taken aback (again) by how he manages to make everything sound like a confession, but this time she can’t help but blush as well, hee! Back at the Camellia, Dong-baek tells Hyang-mi to quickly pay back the money she owes the rice cake ajusshi. She offers Hyang-mi ...
(Dong-baek mentioned that her real birthday is sometime in the winter, but her legal birthday became Aug. 29, the day she was abandoned at the orphanage) but it seems pretty clear she’s the victim at the crime scene. She mentioned wanting to live a life that was as pretty (a.k.a...