I'm a Mother, Too (2018)

Surprisingly good! Since it is a daily drama, it can be too much to binge watch but it is great viewing experience if you are just watching few episodes a time or one a day. The drama surprised me especially as it neared the end as the villain's journey became very interesting. It was unexpected and actually quite moving as you see her change, evolve and accept the mistakes she made.

The drama's title is "I'm also a mother" and it explores different facets of motherhood. Women who resent their mothers, who don't want to be mothers, who feel compelled to be mothers by societal pressure, who want children but cannot have, who are not sure if they want to raise a child with a partner, who have lost a child, who have broken their relationship with their child, who have fostered a child... The drama covers both good, bad and okay mothers and the different journeys these women take. Didn't expect to enjoy the drama but I really did. Worth a watch and it has got some good OST for a daily drama.

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Okay but lacks a lot....

Well, the drama is a little bit different but ends up following the same footsteps of its melodrama predecessors, mainly after the 1st half. The drama is definitely one of the tamer ones, the writer just doesn't let things get too far even when things have all the right to be fully escalated. This is why the envelop of forgiveness was aggressively pushed beyond its limits. This is also why the drama had a very very long 12 episodes epilogue just to stress on that one single point. This is also why you may see the influx of positive comments. This is also why feelings in general became disingenuous at the end.

Both main leads had a weak performance and even a weaker written character especially the female lead. The actress is just too stiff, the only scenes she showed some expressions was the ones with the baby while the remainder mostly poker face. Her poorly written character suffered greatly due to its saint-like personality. You know how these kind of personalities go in dramas. Anyway, the 1st half was promising but it didn't live up to my expectations.

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