The Secret of My Love (2017)

I really used to enjoy the daytime dramas. Perfect for watching when you wake up - 30 minutes of distraction but at least meaningful.   This drama had a very good cast of actors tasked with a very mediocre storyline.   Since I marathon these dramas I try to wait for the reviews or ratings and if above 7.5  and 3/4th completed --- I will dive in to watch -- hopefully not resulting in an absolute waste of 50 or 60 hours of my life.   What I am discovering is the 100-120 episode dramas are resorting to cyclical, ambiguous, ridiculous storytelling schemes.  Even if you are an idiot you can detect they have run out of ideas for the story and begin to drag you along like pieces of attached trash.  You invest so much time - you feel you shouldn't abandon the story -- WE ARE CONQUERORS!!!
However, the daily drama challenge has become so insulting to the viewer that there is now one rule that I will follow -- LET ALL EPISODES AIR FIRST - then read ALL COMMENTS about the ending and the last few episodes - THEN DECIDE WHETHER I AM GOING TO BE INSULTED.    Obviously, if it is clearly not worth my time - I will just take a pass.   Now, this drama - since I am angry --- I watched after watching Sweet Enemy as well -- good in the beginning and terrible the last 20 plus episodes.  The story is just not plausible, women are devalued as being dumb, conniving, and easy to forgive even the most heinous of offences.  Crimes are rampant throughout but excused as part of the plot lines.  Romance or rather love relationships is just a side thought - not even there - but used to be the backdrop for betrayals and lies.   When will the writers be charged with the responsibility of QUALITY, not QUANTITY?  I am taking a pause from Korean daily dramas until one of them produces a rating of 8 + at the finality in MDL.

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