Sabah Noor – Google

Where do I begin?? A tearjerker that will rip your heart into pieces. The chemistry of the leading actors was off the charts. One day takes you through the lives of two 20 somethings over a course of 20 years. I love that the show was made of the most mundane little moments and that they didn’t show key moments in the characters’ lives but rather brought them to life through dialogues and supporting characters. You get to see pieces of their lives with and without each other. I watched the movie years ago and it was a tearjerker, but this series was something else. The dialogues, pacing, lighting, music, setting, fashion and hair- everything was era-appropriate. As someone who is not traditionally the most beautiful brown person (key word: traditionally), watching a gorgeous guy fall head over heels for a (gorgeous but not traditionally so) brown woman did wonders to my self-esteem and sense of belonging in a western world. The representation of a brown person without resorting to stereotypes about brown culture and an identity was refreshing. My heart has been aching since I finished the show. If you want your heart broken too much, I would suggest stopping at episode 12 or 13. Episodes 10 and 14, in particular were brutal.

SPOILERS AHEAD!! I don't usually write reviews but I wanted to make sure no one wastes their time on this horrible show. Look, I get what they were trying to do. They tried to portray the dangers of religious extremism and indoctrination and the use of fear to hold power over people. Great. But it was so poorly done. Why were the monsters there? How did they decide whom to decree? How did the baby survive? The monsters had not fried anyone except those who had received their decrees, so how did the baby survive? The parents were fried. It's like the monsters put in zero effort to get the baby, but 5 mins later, they thrashed the deranged live streamer like he had set them on fire. It made no sense. Why would the mom go to the New truth when the husband hated them so much and why would the husband not warn the wife to stay away from them?? It was all so frustrating. I felt like I watched one show for the first 3 episodes and another for the latter 3 episodes. The show was deeply disturbing, distressing and upsetting for absolutely no reason. There was no satisfaction from the plot, the characters or the story. I regret every second I spent on the show.

Without spoiling anything, it is just a gorgeous feel-good healing drama!! The drama shows shining examples of healthy relationships, conflict resolution, communication and healing. A must-watch!! Shaped up to be one of my favourite k-dramas of all time. I will definitely re-watch it on dark and sad days. Also, If you were disappointed with the way the writers of start-up destroyed Kim Seon-ho’s character on Start-up, this drama will give you redemption.

My fist online review for a Korean drama because it deserves all the hype. This is a feel-good, funny and light tom com that starts off a little slow but BY GOD, it evolves into something so extraordinarily beautiful and heart-warming. The love story is very raw, real and the healthiest relationship I have seen in a Korean drama. Of course there are so fantasy and unrealistic elements but they only served to add more depth and value to the story. The way they weaved artwork into the story in so many ways is also remarkable. The male lead's character is everything a girl could want in a man- loving, supportive, caring, unafraid to be vulnerable, able to communicate feelings and concerns clearly etc etc. Ahh it truly is one of kind! I highly recommend it.