I feel like the writer wanted to be different by making dosan the ml. he was unlike the usual mls. he was awkward, self continuous, easily got hurt and thought he was lacking, he believed everyone's criticism about him so he always seemed to not want to try.
that's when he met dalmi and she was like a spark for him. she wasn't his goal, but his motivation, he didn't want to succeeded to get her, he wanted to succeeded with her and I found that support and road really sweet.

usually mls are rich, confidence and jerks (kinda like the 2ml), they also share the "childhood connection", so most of the time romances feel forced by "destiny" and the ml is way too controlling. (again like the 2ml ;/)
so this was refreshing in that part, I'm giving them another 0.5 just becasue the ml was not the "childhood friend to lover" trope xD

on other ways dosan was dalmi's motivation, her support and the hand that chose to walk along side her rather than in front or behind her.

I LOVED, saha and her coupling with Cheol San, I wish they focused more on them though. also I think the writer should've went with a slow burn romance instead of the random middle breakup and getting back together at the end.

also I think they wasted In Jae. thankfully she wasn't the evil witch, but then it was kinda like dalmi "made it" becasue she depended on her sister's company. tbh if she started fresh no one would've made her a ceo so fast.
then there was the fact that the grandmother's ex daughter in law came back running to her, and her own grand daughter didn't for 3 YEARS! just becasue she wanted to change back her surname (how long does that even take).. that was just an excuse to add her story for the last ep so they could have content...


for the 2ml, tbh I see him as a fairy godmother, he gave and gave but stayed in the shadows which just shows how the writer doesn't intend to give him anything else in return, he was just the spark for the main couples' fire/story.

basically the writer wanted a past connection without a past connection. and in some ways "this" was the drama the writers chose the 2nd lead. (personality-wise) dosan always felt more like the 2ml. he was not the 1st love, he was not rich and he didn't have a chance until he "browned" the typical 1st lead's backstory, ie the rich 1st love ;)



there's a difference between "samsan tech couldn't have made it here without you" and the "tell her if she fails I'll be her plan b"
2ml was like the fairy godmother mixed with the evil witch, it just didn't add up. there's a big difference between guidance and being cynical, I really can't function around someone who keeps yelling that I'm wrong or useless...

there's a difference between "depending on someone" and someone who'd break your motivation ;p he didn't say, "work hard but if you fail I'll be here", he says "don't do this, you'll never make it"


there was a drama like this, the 1st couple had the rich girl/poor guy but people were all about the 2ndery couple who were the usual rich guy/poor girl.
so here people are not getting sls but they're getting first lead syndrome xD

the songs were nice but kinda felt like itaewon class and I never rewatch stuff