Bouhoub
San Francisco, CA
This review may contain spoilers
Perfect drama from A to Z
Twenty-five twenty-one is my favorite drama of all time. I will try to explain as much as I can why. I will add some spoilers to illustrate my point of view on the ending.
First, the writers did a fantastic job with the characters and their relationships. They were not a single one created only for another character's purpose, as we can see in dramaland. They bring us joy, sadness, laughter, and many different feelings. I want to thank the writers for their outstanding job.
Secondly, the cast was great, especially Kim Tae Ri. She managed to show the same person with some slight differences that show us that she is becoming an adult. That was impressive. But to be honest, the entire cast was terrific. I hope they will all get rewards for that, and I hope they will work together on future projects. The only thing I might criticize is: that they should not have cast an older version of Hee Do. It breaks the link between 2000 and 2021. It might be one of the reasons the people did not connect with the ending. We did not see the Hee Do we know as a mother, but another person.
Thirdly, the story was great. The writers managed to show teenagers becoming young adults with their first loves, deceptions, and happiness. It was beautiful to see. They gave us easter eggs to help us guess the ending and the path. The OST was magical. I added a lot of songs to my playlist.
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Finally, for me, the ending was perfect. I get why people are upset, but I want to give you my 2 cents. We are watching the drama from Min Chae's point of view. So we got the story from the diaries she is currently reading and the story behind the news interviews and articles she found. So we don't have any information about her dad, as she already knows him. We might also have missing information about her dad because he might no longer be in the picture for HeeDo. They gave us a lot of hints saying that she might have divorced. Why do we have no information about the other ones in 2022? Because Min Chae (our point of view) did not ask, or she already knew about them. From my point of view, there is a closure for the 1998-2009 era, but it is an open ending for 2022, and I love that. They are still in love with each other, and they might have a future together. And I hope they will.
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First, the writers did a fantastic job with the characters and their relationships. They were not a single one created only for another character's purpose, as we can see in dramaland. They bring us joy, sadness, laughter, and many different feelings. I want to thank the writers for their outstanding job.
Secondly, the cast was great, especially Kim Tae Ri. She managed to show the same person with some slight differences that show us that she is becoming an adult. That was impressive. But to be honest, the entire cast was terrific. I hope they will all get rewards for that, and I hope they will work together on future projects. The only thing I might criticize is: that they should not have cast an older version of Hee Do. It breaks the link between 2000 and 2021. It might be one of the reasons the people did not connect with the ending. We did not see the Hee Do we know as a mother, but another person.
Thirdly, the story was great. The writers managed to show teenagers becoming young adults with their first loves, deceptions, and happiness. It was beautiful to see. They gave us easter eggs to help us guess the ending and the path. The OST was magical. I added a lot of songs to my playlist.
SPOILERS BEHIND THIS POINT -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Finally, for me, the ending was perfect. I get why people are upset, but I want to give you my 2 cents. We are watching the drama from Min Chae's point of view. So we got the story from the diaries she is currently reading and the story behind the news interviews and articles she found. So we don't have any information about her dad, as she already knows him. We might also have missing information about her dad because he might no longer be in the picture for HeeDo. They gave us a lot of hints saying that she might have divorced. Why do we have no information about the other ones in 2022? Because Min Chae (our point of view) did not ask, or she already knew about them. From my point of view, there is a closure for the 1998-2009 era, but it is an open ending for 2022, and I love that. They are still in love with each other, and they might have a future together. And I hope they will.
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