Catherine C

This show was truly a lot of fun. The FL is outstanding and great to watch. I loved how it didn't take itself too seriously and played on familiar tropes. The relationships and personalities are engaging and it's always fun to watch people play with food. Why I only gave four stars: I wasn't too impressed with the ML (sorry) and I didn't really enjoy the rushed ending. Also, the obligatory "carry the girl to bed so I can ravish her" move is so silly and tired. Can we just move past it? But on the other hand, the scenes got a little spicy for a k-drama. One of the things I enjoy most about Korean dramas is the lack of sex scenes. Seriously, American shows have enough of that and it doesn't make anything better, it just diminishes any other acts of intimacy the show portrays. But all in all, a fun watch.

Visually beautiful, maybe a little bit too much so, this drama was silly and slow and took way too long to tell a story. The lesson learned about letting go of a grudge is good, it was just hard for me to stay awake—the gripping moments didn’t pull me along. The characters were fun and I think the actors did their best, the pacing simply needed tightening and tension.

I loved the four leads. Such great characters with compelling stories and finally a young, pretty female lead who is not desperately perky. Ha-na is my favorite! I enjoyed how this show about supernatural forces was neither spooky nor cheesy, but really a lot of fun. Well done!

I liked this show to begin with but I hated the treatment of Mr. Han. The writers can't make such a likeable character so pathetic. I was rooting for him the whole time and never found satisfaction with Dal-Mi and Do-San, not feeling the chemistry with them.. think in general the story seemed too easy and optimistic--everything turning sunshine and roses, with only a few obstacles. It was fun to watch, but not fun seeing a great character being so lonely.

My Country has a compelling story, great acting, and fascinating characters. I also loved the soundtrack, especially Hwi's and Bang-Won's themes and of course the love theme for Mun-bok.

I really adored this show, in spite of it's flaws. The biggest problem is that the details of Habaek's back story are very confusing if you aren't familiar with the manga. But having said that, this kdrama was a delight to watch. The cast members are all gorgeous and the chemistry between the leads is good. The ending is fantastic, also.

I am not sure how I feel about this drama. In general, I go to TV to escape and be entertained and enthralled and be surprised. And K-drama romance is absolutely fabulous for this purpose. But this story is not a romance. It’s more about the power and beauty of family love and the process of loss. Grief is a hard thing for me to view. I didn’t know much about this story before I started watching because I hate any type of spoilers. As my husband and I watched, I could tell that the show took itself very seriously for a ghost story and was not going to bring Yu-ri back to Kang-hwa and I hated that! I put myself into her character and I felt like I would want my grieving spouse to see me again and drop to his knees and beg for me to stay and never let me go rather than go home to his pretty second wife and be in a stupor for a month. But as I said, this story is not a romance, it’s about the love we have for our children and what we are willing to sacrifice for them. I liked the characters and felt that the acting was pretty good. The story’s progression compelled me and yet it frustrated and annoyed and angered me. It was lovely that everyone was spending the whole show worrying about everyone else’s feelings but the lack of clear communication in the midst of all this pain was agonizing. However, in the end I was surprisingly satisfied and felt okay about it all. Not my favorite show and not something I’d recommend to a friend going through the death of a spouse, but it did give me something to think about.

This show was pretty fun, but the romance didn't work for me. The age gap between the main leads was awkward. The characters were charming but the whole book theme was pretty heavy handed. Light and easy to watch, it was entertaining but it didn't stick with me.