Great start with intriguing characters, however the end fell short for me.

The acting of the two mcs were phonomenal and I found myself on the edge of my seat cheering for them and badmouthing those who went against them. I absolutely adored all the soldiers in Captain Ri's squad, they brought humor and adorable sweetness to the show. A loved all the ladies from the town, it was so nice to see a group of neighbours that seemed like an actual family having each other's back despite the consequences.

Despite the shows excellent start the last few episodes had moments that brought the show down for me...

(Major Spoilers Alert!!!)
I liked the characters Seo Dan and Gu Seung-joon, finding their relationship quite cute. However the ending of their character arc didn't hit the mark for me. GSJ's death felt unrealistic and lacked the emotion needed when killing of a character. The whole time I was to distracted by the paramedic who sat there in the ambulance doing absolutely nothing. When a paramedic watches while someone who is dying takes off their oxygen mask to talk to someone, and when that person dies shows no attempt to save them it makes the scene unbelievably stupid for me. It made me continue to wonder if he wasn't actually dead which was furthered by the lack of reactions from any of the mc's. Also Dan's revenge was not clear at all.

The whole series they emphasised the power of the rich so I found it quite disappointing that when the people they loved were in danger Se-ri and Dan did little to nothing. When Se-ri and Jung Hyuk were in SK despite her mentioning that he shouldn't show his face they made no effort to hide it despite her social standing, constantly being photographed. However I understand that they wouldn't want to have his cute face covered all the time.

The portrayal of North Korean was very interesting, giving a new perspective to a place I didn't know much about besides its military and government flaws. It was nice showing the different cultures and the merits of both. The portrayal of the South Korean officials seemed unrealistic. It seemed like they were trying to show how amazing and kind the SK system is going way too over the top. It seemed silly and unbelievable that the soldiers were asked if they wanted to stay and that Jung Hyuk was allowed to go anywhere, with access to a phone. In any interrogation a certain degree of intimidation is expected and required, this show went over the top in trying to show the humanity in SK government vs NK's.

The ending also could have been better. Se-ri is so influential it would be easy to find where she was but they had to wait years hoping to meet by chance... I would have liked to see them settled down in switzerland or anywhere, living together and starting a family like they dreamed of. The show made ot seems like they only see each other for 2 weeks a year which was quite disappointing after everything they've been through.

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Overall the character development and acting was phenomenal but they ending didn't do the series justice.

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