![]() ![]() I didn’t expect the production value to be as impressive as Hyun Bin’s most recent series, “ Memories of the Alhambra.” But I think it was the men’s hairstyles that had me chortling. Aside from Daniel Henney, who played a Korean-American doctor, most of the men had unfortunate haircuts. There are some enjoyable elements in this series. During their more tender moments, Sam-Soon and Jin-Heon rather sweet together.īut there are so many control issues that I wanted Sam-Soon to just live, without listening to everyone who was pressuring her to marry. Her ex-boyfriend is written to be a creep, so his possessiveness fits the asshole-ness of his character. But Jin-Heon is supposed to be a good guy. So when he starts to have some romantic feelings towards Sam-Soon and says things like, “ Don’t look at other men” or “ Don’t talk to other men,” it was gross. ![]() ![]() The writers clearly intended it to be romantic - his way of showing his affection for her - but it came off as controlling. I found it incredibly disrespectful and manipulative when he deliberately sabotaged her dates with a very nice man who liked her just the way she was. Even as he does this, Jin-Heon reminds her that he has no interest in her. In the world of pickup artists, he would be negging her. He doesn’t want her, but he doesn’t want any other man to date her, either. In his own way, he’s as bad as Sam-Soon’s ex. To entice her into the relationship contract, he offers her $50,000 (so she can pay off her mother’s house and save it from foreclosure). When Sam-Soon insists she will pay him back, he agrees. But as circumstances change, he flips and flops about the money. He does something horrible and tells her that she doesn’t have to pay him back. A nanosecond later, he tells her that can’t leave until she pays him back. When he sees her going to a bar with another man, he spitefully badmouthes her to all the other pastry shops in town, saying she’s an irresponsible employee. ![]()
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