One of the best things about the Reply -series is that you get to experience those specific years as though you were actually there yourself. Like it's predecessor Reply 1997 (I have yet to watch 1994), Reply 1988 starts off with a current event from that particular year; introduction to the Olympics held in South-Korea. I'm immediately sucked in with the believable and well-portrayed characters and their antics and this drama grows to be the one that I am craving for every week, so much so that I'm devastated when they take a two week hiatus, only to return to this drama after what feels like an eternity and be gravely disappointed. The drama has changed completely. For the worse. Discussion as to who makes the best husband is something I don't even dare to start because there are loyal supporters on both sides of the argument. I am among those people who ended up rooting for the wrong guy, although I must wonder, for how long? Whether you agree with the choice of husband or not, you possibly cannot disagree with me when I say that ending was horrible. It was rushed and ambiguous. Some of the characters that we had grown to love since the beginning of the series were completely cast aside. We weren't even told what happened to them in the end. Did they get married? What kind of a job do they have? Are they even alive? None of these questions were answered, so don't go telling me that "No, it was wonderful, don't you dare say a bad word!" because that's complete bullshit. Complete and utter bullshit. "For how long?" is the question that presses my mind constantly. From how early on were the writers aware that they would be creating one of the worst endings I've ever seen to the one drama that could have otherwise been the best I've ever seen? I don't think they had much time. I mentioned earlier about the hiatus and in case you weren't aware, before the break a few very drastic spoilers were revealed about this drama. Ones that didn't come through in the end. The production team is now suing the medias that revealed those spoilers. So perhaps... just perhaps (honestly, I'm pretty certain), was the writing team forced to change the ending of this drama after the spoilers were released to avoid a predictable outcome? I don't know about you but to me having a good ending is more important than being surprised. Sometimes the most obvious ending is the best one. I'm sure that that's how it would've been here as well. So am I telling you to not watch this drama? Absolutely not. I'm telling you to watch this, but to know that the ending will most likely not live up to your expectations. Up until episode 16, everything is fine. A good plot, lovable characters and most importantly, important messages about life. One of my favorite messages that this drama sent out was that it's okay to ask for help. People you love will always be there to support you. This drama, for the most part, revolves around family and it warms my heart whenever I think about the interrelationships of the families. Yes, I'm still enraged by the ending, but that doesn't mean that the entire drama suddenly becomes meaningless. It's possible to criticize something even if you still like it. So consider watching this, because there are a lot of good things. Ryu Joon Yeol is magnificent as Junghwan; he made the character seem like a real person, that's how natural he was. The same thing can be said about Lee Dong Hwi and some of the older actors. Hyeri, Park Bo Gum, Go Gyeong Pyo and Ryu Hye Young do a good job as well. It's unfortunate that so many promising young actors ended up getting completely screwed over by the changes of script later on. However, as a total package this was a good, very nice continuation to the Reply series. I won't be re-watching this because of obvious reasons but another series would be nice. Can we get a little 1979 next? preferably without spoilers this time around, pretty please and thank you :)