I had been seeing good reviews of good bad mother for a while but didn't fel compelled to watch it because sometimes parents in asian dramas can feel so triggering in their 'i do this to protect you' self-righteouness and I didn't know if I could watch an entire drama revolving around that. But I was waiting for new episodes of my current WIP so i decided to give this one a go.
And boy was i glad i did! Yes at the core it was about a mother-son relationship but it was also sooo much more. This was such wonderful mix of family, drama, suspense, comedy and romance.
One minute I'm so sad, the other I'm angry, the next I'm laughing, the next I'm going awww. The whole village dynamic, the relationships, each character felt fleshed out and nuanced. No one was perfect and cookie cut out and that's what made it beautiful. How the mother comes to realise the damage she did, how the son realises what he was raised to do. The love story between the leads. The weird push and pull friendships. The adorable twins and their banter. Just perfectly done. I also really enjoyed the mi-joo and sam-sik scenes because they were such a doltish yet earnest duo whenever they worked together to do something. The Chemistry between the Mi-Joo and Kang-ho was amazing. This was the first where i didn't need to see too many lovey dovey scene to understand how deeply they cared for each other. Even when the other didn’t remember their history.
I wanted to shake the mother sometimes but I understood that it was part of her story. The actor playing the played it beautifully.

THE ML! GOOD LORD WHAT AN EXCEPTIONAL ACTOR. From the seemingly heartless and ambitious man to a heartbroken but determined man to a clueless yet earnest man he played his role so beautifully. He deserves all the awards.

The only reason why i 6 give it a perfect 10 was I think some more time should have been given to resolving things between Mi-Joo and Kang-Ho instead of rushing to the climax.

But all in all, watch this! You won't regret it!