I've watched all kinds of dramas, and after watching this one I've discovered what kind of drama I'd prefer not to watch. This drama is too dramatic for my taste and everything is extremely exaggerated and fully blown out of proportion. I have no idea how people are calling this drama "realistic". The realistic aspect of this drama is the negative consequences you get from wrong decisions but saying that this drama is realistic is too much of an overstatement. After watching this, I dare you to say that actions coming from the drama are societal norms in your country.

What I didn't like about this drama is that there was barely any story build-up. Some would disagree, but I'm saying this because almost the entire time the drama was filled with tension. From start to almost the end, nothing was peaceful and you wouldn't anticipate anything big to suddenly happen. Scenes were fairly easy to predict; you wouldn't ask yourself "what's going to happen", it's more like "how it's going to happen". You'll know exactly what'll happen but not to what extent/degree. For 80% of the drama, I was completely annoyed with only one thing..... and that's for you to find out....

Now let's talk about a few positive things on why this drama was a success:
-The cast was amazing! Everyone did a job; acting was on point.
-Kim Hee Ae was honestly the saving grace of this drama. She definitely deserves the best actress award she
received from the Baeksang Awards.
- Kim Young Min and Park Sun Young roles were also my favorite.
-Honestly, the story itself wasn't anything special to begin with; it's how the drama was directed that deserves
high-praise.

Overall, it's a good drama; just not my cup of tea. I wouldn't really recommend this drama -- especially for light/casual watchers and newbies.