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Wonderful story about the complicated quest to prove worth
This was a wonderful story! I loved the actor playing HKH since Psychopath Diary. He was wonderful in that drama and he was wonderful in this one, as well! Tasked with playing both HKH and HSH, he did so well that it was always obvious which brother was which and they felt like 2 completely different people.
He was so charming and sympathetic as HKH and I really felt for him throughout this drama. His relationship with his mother broke my heart and the fact that he found himself capable of forgiving her was astounding to me. I really wished she would’ve done more to make up for what she did, but the story ends on more of a hope that their relationship improves in the future.
The relationship between HKH and Su Eun was cute overall! I was a bit put off by the dynamic of a man giving his subordinate an impossible amount of work and then taking credit for it. The premise makes the intent behind it less like the typical story of a man benefiting from a woman’s accomplishments, but he’s still leaving her with an unbelievable amount of stress. That aside, the way he cared for her was wonderful to see. He helped her conquer her fears and helped her get her wish regarding her sister. I was rooting for them at the end.
The story of Jae Ho broke my heart. Ultimately, that and the bribery cases and the way HSH treated his brother left a hole in the story for me. There was no sign he ever told his mother that he lied about seeing the knife the first time (?) his brother went to jail. He never really faces any punishment for the way he treated his brother. He never apologized for how he treated HKH and that + the way he ruled as a judge makes him unforgivable. He treated his girlfriend horribly too and that’s never really remedied.
Ultimately, the court cases were interesting to watch. Most of the characters were great and I enjoyed watching the show. HSH, the real one, remains the weakest point for me.
He was so charming and sympathetic as HKH and I really felt for him throughout this drama. His relationship with his mother broke my heart and the fact that he found himself capable of forgiving her was astounding to me. I really wished she would’ve done more to make up for what she did, but the story ends on more of a hope that their relationship improves in the future.
The relationship between HKH and Su Eun was cute overall! I was a bit put off by the dynamic of a man giving his subordinate an impossible amount of work and then taking credit for it. The premise makes the intent behind it less like the typical story of a man benefiting from a woman’s accomplishments, but he’s still leaving her with an unbelievable amount of stress. That aside, the way he cared for her was wonderful to see. He helped her conquer her fears and helped her get her wish regarding her sister. I was rooting for them at the end.
The story of Jae Ho broke my heart. Ultimately, that and the bribery cases and the way HSH treated his brother left a hole in the story for me. There was no sign he ever told his mother that he lied about seeing the knife the first time (?) his brother went to jail. He never really faces any punishment for the way he treated his brother. He never apologized for how he treated HKH and that + the way he ruled as a judge makes him unforgivable. He treated his girlfriend horribly too and that’s never really remedied.
Ultimately, the court cases were interesting to watch. Most of the characters were great and I enjoyed watching the show. HSH, the real one, remains the weakest point for me.
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