There is a lot of debate over the last episode. It's either 0 or 1; meaning to say a reviewer either liked it or didn't. The other episodes have all same ratings; people loved them, if to say so in a short sentence.
I also wanted to understand the real intention of creators, when they showcased the last episode; where the primary purpose was to portray break-up in a bold and comprehensive way. Maybe the intention was good, but somewhere I felt few pieces missing or not given justice. I would like to elaborate that here.
The two leads: Hee-do and Yi-jin drifted apart, mainly due to their job and workloads. While Yi-jin had to fulfill his commitments after his family's bankruptcy, Hee-do never liked her mother's job, because she never spared anytime for her. Now when Hee-do faced the same challenges through Yi-jin, she thought best to part ways due to known/unknown situations she was already afraid off, rather diving into them again. I would say, yaa, a person in early twenties may think so, but that should not be the case.
Let me now jump to Yu-rim family. Her hard working father mostly remains outside driving his van. Her mother runs a restaurant. Inspite of poverty challenges, they live happily. Yu-rim waits for her father, sometimes for months, and even drinks with him behind her mother: that's called love, that had come after sacrifice and patience. The patience here personfies the trust, the family had on each other.
When Hee-do broke up with Yi-jin, the primary reason was the time that he couldn't offer her, as he used to. Yi-jin always knew about it, and yet he moved forward, thinking he could manage stuff, she would understand him.
Now I have a question here. Would it have been the same if the two had got married? Or after a child? That's where the echo of problems start resonating. It should be the trust that should have kept them together. Out of that trust, they should have worked up to find a solution of their nascent stage problem rather jumping into conclusion of breaking up. As per me, break up is never an option after you have met someone who stands for you, keeps you smiling, beckons you when it's wrong, appreciates your success and above all, with whom you feel safe. If a job was the crux of your breakup, then either your love fell short or it was always a crush.
8 stars for all the other episodes except last.
