Reviews suggest the subtext challenged by this drama is misogyny in SK. There are 5 reviews with an average of 9.5, though the score left on mdl is only 8.1. Personally I wonder that also reflects a misogyny about the subject: impossible to tell because those leaving lower scores have done nothing to explain/justify the reasons for that.
Having watched this at a fairly sprightly manner which kinda speaks for itself, I'm now giving a moment to my thoughts on it. Frankly I'm trying to be objective (translator's note-to work out if there ws anything wrong with it and try not to gush).
Of course it wasn't perfect. Absolutely certain it wasn't a realistic depiction of office politics or the work of an advertising agency for example, but that was actually fine. Sometimes I want realism, sometimes the story is strong enough to be less realistic. I suppose that at times it was toooo sentimental for me, but those moments were pretty fleeting.
On the whole this was an enjoyable drama with interesting stories and many engaging characters. Also (grrrr) some smarmy smug, and over-the-top infuriating baddies too.
Sometimes funny, sometimes very moving, sometimes a little too tense, but very well written, directed, and of course acted. Some of our stalwart character actors in evidence too, and even though they were small parts, they were just lovely to see.
Scores on the doors – 9.5/10 I'd say...