K-Drama My Heart

This Netflix K-drama turned out to be a major disappointment but I don't necessarily feel resentful for watching it. The heartfelt scenes in Gangneung were definitely highlights for me, reminiscent of the small town charm of Hometown Cha Cha Cha and When the Camelia Blooms. Additionally, I got to see one of my favourite actresses, Seo Hyun-jin and I was introduced to another bright light in comedy, Nam Gyu-ri.  You are my spring had a lot of promise but I should have known by the strange opening scene that the plot and narrative would be jarring and disorienting - not in a fun, whodunnit kind of way. More of a why are they doing this with the story kind of way.  The murder plot twist and instantly killing off a main lead is a game changer move and I was intrigued to see what would happen next. The story of the church intrigued me and Dr Ju Young Do's heart transplant equally intrigued me as did the resilient storyline of a mother fleeing with her kids in the night. All excelle...

 What is this ending? again? Yoon Soo-ah wants to live with her immortal love until the day she dies? Did she not learn anything from her past life in Black Knight where she led a sad lonely life hidden in the country and as she aged the town folk thought she was first her husband's sister, then mother, then grandmother? I mean, come on, cut us some slack here. When will Shin Sae-Kyung catch a break? And, what was that messed up story line that she is responsible for her father's death? That's just way too much grief to handle, especially since she is so angry at her father and it has messed her up for the last 10 years. Is this K-Dramaland telling us to let go of our deep buried anger towards those in our past? Is there some life lesson here about not wasting time on thinking you're a victim all the time?Sigh... maybe that's why I love k-dramas, they pull you in with the inner turmoil the characters have to go through. All the miniscule mistakes made from a flash o...

 Firstly I love Shin Sae-Kyung. I have been a fan of hers since she starred in The Girl who Sees Scents (2014). She has a knack for playing the cute, loveable down-on-her-luck lead girl who you can't help but want to succeed. Her characters are feisty, go-getters. So, what happens to her throughout the 20 episode arc of Black Knight is truly disappointing. By the last episode she gets the love that was destined for her, but it becomes a sad love, mocked again by the cruel twist of fate of what should have been.  When we first meet Jung Hae-ra (Shin Sae-Kyung), she is a travel agent with a group of tourists at the airport. She takes her job seriously and loves helping her clients. She has plans for her life and is itching to immigrate. No request is too small and she is loved by her team mates. We find out she hasn't had an easy life and it is all to do with the twisted fate that happened to her in a past life. The two main culprits of this fate have been hanging around for the...