Love Twist (2021)

TBH I loved it.

I love daily dramas even when they annoy me.

I enjoy spending a long time with the cast to the point that the characters all feel familiar by the end. You grow attached. And that's the case even with bad daily dramas.

I disagree with the other reviewers who called this drama terrible. I loved it. Here's why:

--character growth
--quality writing
--deep emotional impact
--the kids are awesome
--earned consequences
--satisfying resolution

In this drama, there are consequences for actions. And unlike many daily dramas, they don't drag it out where the evil characters getaway with everything for 98 episodes, then everyone forgives them, no legal ramifications and presto, everyone is happy.

This drama is not that. Everything ties together really well, and I cried more than once watching this. I'm honestly not prone to that, either. I'm the one rolling my eyes at scenes that are supposed to make me feel a certain way. But this drama really tugged at my heartstrings and my heart ached for so many of the characters.

It's messy. It's complicated. Things sometimes are baffling or inexplicable--just like life--but the writer sorted everything out brilliantly.

The romance line is honestly one of the best I've seen in a daily. I truly believed that Ha Ru and So Ri were soul mates. Ha Ru in particular seemed to lack the ability to bond with anyone else, as if So Ri was etched into his heart, utterly inextricable. He reminded me a little of the hero from A Love So Beautiful (the Chinese version), except that he wasn't mean to So Ri. He openly adored her and his heartbreak was palpable. The actor portrayed it beautifully. I bawled during one scene that I don't want to say too much about, except that I bet it will break your heart too.

Anyway, if you enjoy deep melo with a truly memorable romance and satisfying resolution, then give this one a try. I'll admit, So Ri is a bit annoying and self-centered in the early episodes, but she grows, changes, and matures a lot. So do the other characters. And that's why I loved it. The plot was quite unexpected, and they did something that I've never seen--they shifted the villains through characters genuinely seeing the error of the ways before the end, so there's growth for everything, not just the hero and heroine.

I've seen others say that Ugly Alert is the best daily they've ever seen. For me, this one is better because of the generational relationships. and the ending. For me, it was perfect.

Give it a try if it sounds like your cup of tea.

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Big yikes...

Just from watching the first 5 episodes the story was too thin and I was wondering how this will keep going for 103 episodes. It seemed impossible. The answer became apparent 20 episodes later.

These relationships were seriously fucked up and what made them frustrating is that the characters over complicated everything on themselves to create "the" story. That's one of the worst ways to write a story. Everyone is fucking everyone, everyone is pregnant, everyone is lying, everyone is swapping DNA tests, everyone is swapping partners back and forth, everyone got a baby, everyone is the father and everyone is a sociopath. At the end, everyone hanging around with each other like nothing happened after all the vile acts against humanity and the nastiness they went through. I can't even!! Both the writing and the actors failed to show remorse.

Finished the drama and the frustration and disgust didn't wash off. To get through this, you'll need a strong stomach.

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