All Mine (2021)

Actual Strong Women Here - Be Warned

This drama deserves the highest praise. Incredible acting, gorgeous themes & wardrobe, interesting and well-formatted storyline, great examination of the web of family relationships and how bad choices can echo down thru generations, as well as a very thought-provoking theme of what truly makes a family, or more specifically, a mother?
I highly recommend this drama, and I also recommend that anyone wondering if they should watch it just IGNORE most of the commentary. There are many immature, undereducated and basically shallow persons on this site who haven't a clue how to interpret a complicated, thoughtful drama like this. The number of different themes presented, the indirect way the writers show the main traumatic event, the complicated interwoven motivations of all the characters, takes a willingness to watch the entire drama and to do some thinking about it as well.
So if you don't want to do that, this is not the drama for you, just saying. Not fluff, even tho L and his love interest do provide a lovely, sweet little note threading through-out the drama.

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Good direction but could be better!

I appreciate the new direction kdramas have been taking. Older dramas mostly pitted girls against girls and villainized a female role, and while I still enjoy those shows, Mine's story really tried to show a new type of story. The girl your husband was cheating on you with may not be a total devil, and your husband is the issue. That being said, Lee Hyun‑wook's character was so charismatic and handsome and it was hard to hate him. I feel like the story was a bit unrealistic in the sense that Lee Bo Young's character straight up takes a week before deciding to divorce her husband. While objectively a good decision, in real life it would be a more complex, emotional situation. The writer didn't really show this complexity until the final episode (which I appreciated...) and alas this was the biggest shortcoming to the story in my eyes. Lee Hyun-wook was definitely a complex character and I believe the writer and Lee Hyun-wook portrayed this very well. I pitied him and really just wanted Lee Bo Young to give him a hug. Random but the housekeeper annoyed me so much lol. Kim Seo‑hyung woooof. Such an incredible performance, so charismatic. I cannot see any flaws in who she is as a character - calm and collected, and accepting of her identity, AND such a capable womans. She is 100% carrying my rating for this entire drama. (Lee Bo young is also an amazing actress...)

I saw some comments where netizens talked about what the overall message of the drama was supposed to be...and I admit the writer did try to talk about some important things. I guess for me my feelings were more prominent and what I felt from this story was 1. how perfect Kim Seo-hyung's character was ... sorta inspires me ahaha. 2. how complex a person is, and how important it is to give grace to others. One line that stuck with me from the drama was that if there was even one person in support of you, you could live on. But for Ji-yong, he had no one.

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Meaning of Love

This is my favourite K-drama so far , and I credit K-drama for surviving this COVID year.
First of: script is many layered and deep. Not just exposing the emptiness of the lives of the lucky rich, but the influence the lack of true love and affection has on the character. It is also sooo refreshing to see the inclusion of lesbian love, so wonderfully and tastefully acted by Kim Jung-hwa and Kim Seo-hyung. The whole cast has been perfectly selected to fit their roles.

Very interesting final episodes going back and forth in time, leaving the surprising conclusion till the last episode.


Three thumbs up!

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O que é realmente seu?

Mine é aquele tipo de série que capta a sua atenção não pelo enredo original, mas pela forma como ele é apresentado. A típica história da família rica com rivalidade interna e um assassinato misterioso são a fundação da trama, encabeçada por 3 mulheres poderosas. A série vai desvendando aos poucos a história de cada personagem e em paralelo a do assassinato, durante esse processo os personagens vão amadurecendo e, particularmente, gosto quando se nota uma evolução nos personagens durante a série. No entanto, como não é um enredo tão original, algumas coisas ficam previsíveis, mas mesmo assim vale a pena assistir.

Prós: a atuação das personagens principais está muito boa! Além disso, são retratadas mulheres fortes, cada uma lutando por aquilo que acredita ser seu. Outro ponto que merece ser mencionado é o figurino, acho que depois de Hotel Del Luna e It's Okay no to be Okay, essa é uma das séries com melhor figurino que eu já vi.

Contras: a trilha sonora não me marcou muito, acho que poderiam ter explorado mais. O casalzinho cinderela achei superficial e parece mais uma participação especial, alguns dos personagens secundários são irritantes e a comédia é um pouco forçada.

No geral vale a pena assistir porque a série foi bem construída e prende a atenção, além de retratar personagens femininas fortes e questionar diferentes formas de amor.

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Girl Power Done Well

Normally I am turned off by girl power scripts where the women are all winners and the men are all losers. Had I watched the finale first I might not have watched the series in the first place, as the girl power underpinnings (and gay rights) are finally laid bare in the last minutes of the series. Yet, having binged through the episodes, with frequent fast forwarding, I felt that these women had earned their results and weren't just given them capriciously. It was only after reading some reviews that I bothered to look up the director and writer and saw they were both female. There were a few hints along the way that it was a feminine hand on the tiller, but not those hands were not as heavy as I might find in an American production.

Sure, the male characters were killers, adulterers, and generally inept human beings. But I didn't feel that the women in charge of the production were bent on indicting ALL men, merely highlighting the foibles of THESE particular men. There really wasn't much to applaud in regards to the male characters. The Young Master was let off the hook a bit and given a participation trophy for rising above the barriers of tradition in order to date and marry a maid whom he barely knew and who certainly didn't seem as much fun as his arranged fiance. (Or maybe the writer was dissing him for his unwise decision. Hmm)

And I'm not sure I would have watched the series if Lee Bo-young wasn't so darn attractive. I guess that's why they cast pretty people. I enjoyed the over-the-top presentation of Grandma and can't remember another series where they purposely allowed a main character to have food on their face while eating or showing an open mouth full of food. My own mother was quite dramatic and given to outbursts at times, but the cultural behavioral expectations of Americans and Koreans are much different. How would a Korean view Grandma's (or her daughter's) bombastic episodes?

Fortunately the ending of this series broke the string of unsatisfactory ones that I've experienced recently. Though I wouldn't categorize the ending as great or romantic. I would have enjoyed an epilogue set several years in the future instead of just 6 months. Let's see how well the young couple is doing. Bring in some new romantic interests. Alas, not enough there for a second season, so I'll just have to make up my own story lines.

And as always, the product placements were blatant, which I find a bit humorous.

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If you’re a Penthouse, Sky Castle and TWOTM lover...

There’s only been 2 episodes out and I’m already on my toes bruh. Everything about this drama is flawless so far, I’m genuinely amazed with the casting, cinematography, settings and soundtrack, I could go on for hours of the elements of this series.

I’m definitely impressed with how each character gets explored bit by bit, but I love Hisoo’s character the most out of the others so far. She’s somewhat the most balanced one in the entire household and never fails to insert her witty lines to lighten up the atmosphere and have the last words. If you’ve watched both episodes I think we can all agree how her husband and that d*mb betch will turn out to betray Hisoo and I’m already furious about that inevitable foreshadow.

We’re still unable to connect the dots as to which two characters (obviously the women) were in that bloody scene in the teaser but I’m praying Hisoo is not one of them, otherwise the directors are bizarre to do that to such a good character BUT judging as a penthouse lover we know the loveable characters always receive the worst unfortunately.

I sound like a Hisoo stan and I most definitely am so far lol, I’m preaching for her. This drama is definitely a mix of Penthouse, Sky Castle and The World of the Married (honourable mention, “V.I.P” too) so if you’re a big fan of those type of dramas that leave you wanting for more you should definitely give Mine a chance, I know this ones going to be INSANE... I reckon the ratings will definitely be up there with Penthouse eventually. Can’t wait for the entire series to unveil.

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