I watched all 53 episodes of this drama! I liked the premise and the story was good. The main characters are a daughter (Jang Da-Ya) and father (Kang Soo-il). The father is released after 28 years of a life sentence in prison for murder while his daughter was left with his close friend and his wife to bring up as their own. The wife, however, is not happy with this situation and does not treat her well, although she is doted upon by her adoptive father. She does not know that she is not their biological child. Her biological father comes back into contact with her without her knowing who he is. He tries to help her without her finding out his identity therefore avoiding the stigma of having a father who is a murderer. Secrets and stories are uncovered throughout the drama as you become more familiar with the characters.
The culture of parents being able to approve or disapprove of and often choose their childs' spouses is a major theme in the drama and there is a definite class system apparent and animosity towards any spouse who is deemed inappropriate. Perhaps it is because I am British, but it was difficult for me to understand why a married couple didn't move out of the family house when there were conflicts with their in-laws. Why Jang Da-Ya didn't stick up for herself more may have been a cultural thing, but I wanted to shake her!
It is a long series, but it kept me engaged. I enjoyed the romances and the different stories which connected the characters, but OMG the amount of shouting and crying was emotionally exhausting. I can't remember an episode where there wasn't a good amount of both. It got a bit depressing part way through and I had wanted a feel good drama to help me through lockdown! I did really enjoy the last couple of episodes which were more positive, so I am glad I watched those.
So on the positive side, it is a good story which kept me going for so many episodes, but I almost gave up halfway through due to all the sobbing that was going on!
