GDDS wrote: I want this show to have an "open ending". I don't need to see a death scene. We all know Yeon Jae is going to die. We've had to live with the angst now for 14 episodes. So I hope we end a bit softer. A happy scene between the characters; the inevitable is there but in the future...not something the audience must live through.


I didn't want to see a death scene either and was wonderfully surprised.

Nadia wrote: I agree with what you said, Yeon Jae's mother is different from other moms in kdramas, who are always extreme characters. Even the nice moms are always too nice, so nice that there doesn't seem to be any flaws. In SOaW Yeon Jae's relationship with her mom is so realistic.

Also I recently finished Capital Scandal, and the actress who plays Yeon Jae's mom playing one of the most amusing characters I've ever seen, Sachiko. Ever since whenever I watch this show I always see a bit of Sachiko popping out here and there. It makes me smile so much, I love it. :D


I loved that relationship. It seemed like everyone has mentioned real, they fight, they make up, they play, they do stuff together. It was wonderful.

amrita828 wrote: I gave it a full 10. Believable, brilliantly acted, absorbing and romantic. Sad, but beautifully so.
Aside from the obvious ones, the scenes with her mother are possibly those I loved the most. I was prepared for the worst, so I found the final episode simply perfect.

And Kim Sun Ah sports the best wardrobe ever! Great clothes. I wonder if the actors have a say in this?
(sorry for the shallow conclusion, I couldn't help it, LOL)


I totally agree with every word. I loved her clothes. I was like "Ah, finally! Fashion sense!" lol

I just finished this wonderful drama.

So, I'm watching the episode and she's lying in the hospital bed in his arms dreaming about her wedding and she thinks about how it must be a good dream and that she wants to sleep a little bit more. I started crying more at this point since I thought she had died. I blame a movie I saw a few months ago.

And when her friends and not so good friends were receiving presents with those little notes, I thought "Yes, she died...*sobs*" BUT when he comes out and she's there planting, I was SOOO happy. I mean, I had prepared myself for her death, but I loved the way the show ended.

Jhingjhing wrote: Ep 14 just made me cry. I mean this ep was draining me with its emotion between certain characters.
And OMG i honestly did not see Hee Joo's death coming. This writer definitely hit me from my blind spot. I really wanted her to live so when YJ is gone ES can have someone by his side. Damn you writer.
The scene of Eun Seok breaking down after Hee Joo's death and begging Yeon Jae to live was so damn heartbreaking.

Honestly i don't think my heart can take the rest of episodes


I completely agree with you. I was definitely not ready for that death! I was preparing myself for Yeon Jae's but Hee Joo's death and all of what followed left me a crying mess.
LisNoir wrote: I didn't want to see a death scene either and was wonderfully surprised.

[...]I totally agree with every word. I loved her clothes. I was like "Ah, finally! Fashion sense!" lol
I just finished this wonderful drama.
So, I'm watching the episode and she's lying in the hospital bed in his arms dreaming about her wedding and she thinks about how it must be a good dream and that she wants to sleep a little bit more. I started crying more at this point since I thought she had died. I blame a movie I saw a few months ago.

And when her friends and not so good friends were receiving presents with those little notes, I thought "Yes, she died...*sobs*" BUT when he comes out and she's there planting, I was SOOO happy. I mean, I had prepared myself for her death, but I loved the way the show ended.

[...]I was definitely not ready for that death! I was preparing myself for Yeon Jae's but Hee Joo's death and all of what followed left me a crying mess.


I had a very similar reaction to the events of this drama. I think that even if she had died in that bed, it wouldn't have been the saddest scene of all. I was so heartbroken over Eun Suk sobbing in the hospital corridor after the death of Hee Joo, begging her not to die, or the revelation to her mother and the fact that she felt compelled to apologize for her own dying... After all the trials she went through, and the ominous wait, her death would have been neither unexpected nor the hardest to take.
But this was also the reason why I too felt great when I realized she was still alive and taking care of her plant. It closed a circle in the same delicate way it started, somehow.

:)
I actually waited for this drama to be over to start watching it. Why? Because I wanted to know if it was a true terminal illness drama or if there'd be a magical twist that would make everything alright in the end. After reading your comments, I'm glad it's the second option. Now I can proceed to watch the drama with a lighter heart and without getting overly affected. I'm not sure if it'll totally ruin my experience - honeslty I don't think so, b/c I was already hoping there would be some kind of twist - , but I know I won't go fuuuuuuuuuuu again à la "49 days" ending at least, ah ah.
It took me to long to start this drama. About 4 eps in and can't stop watching. Love the lead actor and actress.
SakuraDanielle wrote: It took me to long to start this drama. About 4 eps in and can't stop watching. Love the lead actor and actress.


I hope you like it. I really enjoyed it so much. The chemistry of the leads is fabulous! Kim Sun Ah is one of my favorite actresses.