I have been putting this drama off since more than a year now and I believe this had to do with how hyped it was. We’ve read so many comments and posts on this drama and each one of those were praising this immensely. I feel skeptical about watching hyped dramas in general. But safe to say, My Mister lives up to it’s hype.

This is a drama that depicts “all relationships are precious” and second chances beautifully! It’s not one of those dramas where you can binge watch it. Give it time and you’ll find yourself getting attached to every character. Even the characters that get on your nerves initially, you’ll end up understanding where they came from if not loving/liking them.

I think this drama does the character driven aspect perfectly. When a drama has so many characters it tends to either make most of these unidimensional and doesn’t develop them properly. But props to the writer of My Mister, she’s written each and every character with such depth. Every character teaches you something. Even if you leave out the learning aspect of it, you’ll end up appreciating their character growth. I was a bit skeptical about many characters in the drama like Jeong-hui, Yu-ra, and a few other characters but as the drama progresses you see a growth and story of all of these characters and how a "second chance" does wonders to their lives.

Let's talk about the main characters. Park Dong-hoon has to be one of my favourite characters ever! He is kind but in a realistic way. He is a nice person, but in a realistic way. He is not your perfect nice guy, he too is flawed, broken and as Ji-ahn says, "pitiful". Yet he manages to be kind. There is a lesson here as well, and as mentioned in the drama, "if you feel helpless and can't save yourself then try to help others out and ease their hardships, it really helps" and this mantra was time and again depicted beautifully in the drama.

Lee Ji-ahn was a character I wasn't too fond of initially but 6 episodes into the drama and I could see feeling myself for Ji-ahn. By the end of the drama I was so attached to her that I wanted to go inside and give her a warm hug. Props to Lee Ji-eun (IU) for pulling this character off so nicely. I literally cried with her whenever she cried because I could feel the pain of her character. It seemed as though she had immersed herself in the role and the entire time I couldn't feel that she was acting. It felt so real. Ji-ahn teaches you a lot but most importantly her character is basically all about a second chance. I believe that the ending she got was the best. Indeed a second chance was all that she needed. Her relationship and care for her Grandma was the most heartwarming and pure thing about the drama. From a person who thought kindness doesn't last long to a person who wanted to be there for someone and who wanted to be loved and taken care of, she came a long way.

The brothers are other characters whom I loved and adored. Sang-hoon is a character that is close to my heart. He was funny, and reminded me of his character from Prison Playbook. I loved how initially he was a bit carefree but ends up taking a job that probably isn't very respectable and yet doing it so diligently. The scene where he gives his mom monthly allowance and living expense and his mom is so touched is probably one of the memorable scenes. His dream of the three brothers dressing up in expensive clothes and going on a drive in an expensive car as he saves up money through all the work and the using that money to help Ji-ahn for her Grandma's funeral spoke volumes about his character growth. From saying "all I did in these 50 years is sleep and shit" to "this is the most memorable day of my life" he clearly as come a long way. Gi-hoon is also hilarious and his dynamics with Yu-ra were absolutely a delight to watch. It was lovely to see how him and Yu-ra grow together and find peace through each other. I also absolutely adored the relationship between the three brothers! They were so wholesome and the way they cared for each other made my heart full.

So coming back to the title of this post. Every character, be it Jeong-hui, Yoon-hui, Ji-ahn, the soccer club guys or even the loan shark, they all depict how a second chance helped them and was the only thing they needed along with someone like each other. I really wish to find a guy like Dong-hoon who would help out a stranger and even if she tried to make things awkward or do whatever she did, he understood where she came from and even if they met after many years he'd want to greet her with a smile.

Dong-hoon and Ji-ahn's relationship was so pure and I can't see how one would want them to get into a relationship because that's clearly a very unrealistic thing in an otherwise realistic drama. Their relationship was a precious one. I adored how Dong-hoon was there for Ji-ahn until the very end. The last hug they had just made my heart warm.

Overall this drama is absolutely perfect and the only flaws were in the characters which made the characters look so true and real. Even those flaws would teach you lots of things. It has a solid plot, well written characters and to top it all it promises great acting from literally everyone. It's one of those that will make you think about the characters even after the drama has ended. I still think about how would Ji-ahn and Dong-hoon's dinner would've been, did Ji-ahn meet the people from Jeoung-hi's bar again, did she decide to move into that neighborhood again, how're things with the loan shark, etc. Also it has a fantastic soundtrack. Adults by Sonida is definitely my favourite OST, everytime I listen to it, it makes me think about Ji-ahn.

Lastly I would say, as Ji-ahn says, "I would like to be born in this neighborhood in my next life". I would love to be surrounded by the bunch of amazing people in that neighborhood where these characters lived.