i really liked this show at first but by the time the end came around i had sort of forgotten what i was even watching. the story was suspposed to be about the titular panda and hedgehog but that really only gets front and center for about 6 episodes right in the middle. it never stops being entertaining, but the change in direction makes it less fun than it would have been if they had kept the focus on the romcom andthe characters instead of some conviluted makjang plot. i was about half way through when i speculated this would be better to watch in a marathon and now that i've completed it i'm even more convinced. maybe i need to go back and rewatch some of the back story, maybe the subs didn't quite capture what was being said, but there were some parts of the back story (which really became THE story) that seemed to change as the thing progressed and other parts that simply do not make any sense not matter how hard you try to spackle that plot hole with drama logic. there were some really fun relationships in this drama and some really awesome characters. Choi Jin Hyuk's pouty little boy act is enough to make it worth watching, but there are some great supporting actors too like Won il's sister, grandpa and hedgehog's boys. i didnt expect a whole lot out of Donghae acting wise, but he's surprisingly not SUPER awful and IMO he's better than Siwon. the only performacne i was REALLY surprised by was Pan Da. i was shocked at her perma-face googly eyes and mooing. she was soooo awesome in the moon the embraces the sun. maybe she spent too much time around the mole and the bad acting just rubbed off on her.