The casting was good, the writing not so good. This had all the cliches of the K rom-com - chaebol, dysfunctional family with an illegitimate kid; poor female drowning in debt & chased by loan sharks; love triangle with a long-time friend; FL constantly stumbling (literally & figuratively) & having to be saved; the scheming to overturn the company; the push/pull with the leads; so many coincidences; the loss of memory. I could go on. From the 10th episode onwards it was all downhill with the script. The ending left a lot of unanswered questions as it seemed rushed. What happened to her sister the entire time?
The FL & the ML had the chemistry. Ahn Eun-jin, the FL, is coming into more leading roles as in My Dearest. Here she does what she can with a script that projects her in a pathetic light for most of the time. Jang Ki-yong, the ML, is a bit hard to watch as he looks very plastic in appearance - so shiny & smooth. The alpha male chaebol suited him, but then 1 kiss & he became a pathetic puppy.
The supporting staff were strong. Nam Gi-ae seems to be the perpetual mother figure now (King the Land, Thirty-Nine). She has to stop marrying these rich guys! Kim Mu-jun, as part of the love triangle, just didn't have the nerve to tell her his feelings, which you think would be obvious to her after all those years. It was painful. The mothers' team were all solid in their parts.
The 'baddies' were all believable in their quest for power.
The final episode was sloppy, lazy writing that made me cringe. When everything is going smoothly the K drama has to throw the usual curb ball. But then it all works out in the end!!
