After watching more than 50 Kdramas over the last couple years, this one for me tops them all for the amount of angst, emotional turmoil, and tears. That's saying a lot. But I can't think of another lead character who goes through as much tragedy and suffering as Yoo Jeong. She has to put up with everyone unjustly thinking she's a murderer, and she has to go through the humiliating and scarring experience of being imprisoned. And on top of that, her beloved dad is murdered by her traitorous boyfriend. Her baby is stolen from her and turned into a stranger by her evil stepmother. Her fiance, for whom she sacrificed her life basically, turns into her worst enemy. And then this crazy rich guy chokes her and constantly tortures her because he mistakenly believes she's a murderer. No wonder she cried so much throughout this whole show.

But it's frustrating because much of this is her own damn fault. One thing that Kdramas have taught me is that honesty is the best policy. I get frustrated at how much the main characters in Kdramas lie or refuse to reveal important information out of some self-destructive and idiotic sense of duty or twisted sense of morality. But of course, this deceptiveness and secrecy almost always hurts not only them but the people they're trying to protect. So imagine if Yoo Jeong had simply told the truth at the beginning and admitted that Do Hoon was driving the damn car. She would have avoided jail, her dad would still be alive, and she would still have her baby. Do Hoon would have gone to jail, but he was going to jail anyway, except she would have spared him his complete descent into pure evil, so he would only have to feel guilt about the hit and run, which was nothing compared to the horrible stuff he ended up doing to Yoo Jeong. He would have been released in a couple of years, and actually, Yoo Jeong would have probably waited for him, and they would have probably become married. Maybe as an ex-con, Do Hoon would have had to change careers, but he and Yoo Jeong would have been much happier, even if he ended up doing something less prestigious than being a prosecutor.

Now of course, in this alternate universe, Do Hoon would have had to face Min Heok's obsessive hatred at the beginning, rather than at the end. So maybe Min Heok would have tried to take Yoo Jeong and the baby away from Do Hoon as his revenge. Maybe Min Heok would have seduced Yoo Jeong while Do Hoon was in jail as his revenge. So then the final results would have been similar, except that Yoo Jeong would still have her dad and the baby.

The point of all this rambling is just to express how frustrated and angry I was at the stupid or despicable actions of all the characters. If you want to watch this show, you have to be ready to go through an emotional rollercoaster, and you'll probably end up crying, groaning, yelling, and possibly throwing things at the screen. So this drama really did a great job of pushing my buttons and getting me hooked. I was staying up late every night watching it, even while I was often disgusted by the improbabilities of the plot and the stupid behavior of the characters.

One last flaw I want to mention is that after taking you through so much tragedy and sadness, the show suddenly gives you a happy ending at the very end that's so abrupt that I found it a little confusing and unsatisfying. So Min Heok and Yoo Jeong had to give each other up for the sake of Min Heok's father and the company. But then after he goes away for a few years to Armenia and comes back, the father is now OK with Yoo Jeong? I'm not totally sure what really happened at the end with Min Heok, his father, and the business. But beyond that, when a show gives you lots and lots of darkness and tragedy, I think they need to give you at least a full hour or more of happiness and joy at the end to help balance things out, rather than just the last few minutes, otherwise it could leave you unsatisfied.

But I'll remember this show and the character of Yoo Jeong for a long time, because of the huge emotional impact it made on me. And that's one of the main reasons why I watch TV shows and movies and read novels, so despite its flaws, I'm glad I watched it.