I just finished this drama. I liked the scenery but I had problems with some of the characters.

First, I could not fathom how the ML character fell for the FL as quickly as he did, or at all, to be honest. Maybe it was her super cute dimples. Or that she seemed to be the only young, single woman (other than her friend) in the entire town. Or that they had the mysterious Korean childhood connection that makes a later pairing inevitable. (Poor Yi Jun will be stuck with shouty Bora for the rest of his life.) But the FL was also kind of a judgmental snob, who seemed to decide that the ML was good enough for her only after she found out that he graduated from Seoul University. She routinely underestimated him, so much so that she turned her back when he needed her the most. I assume that we were supposed to appreciate her character growth but she disappointed me over and over again. He, on the other hand, was smart, kind, and funny, although he had a tendency to overestimate his power over other people’s lives (hence his sense of overwhelming guilt). And he also was an amazing physical specimen with broad shoulders, a megawatt smile, and the ability to cry prettily. Which he demonstrated often. I did enjoy his interactions with Gam Ri and Director Ji but I felt that he deserved better than the FL.

I also wish that the writer and actors could have shown more nuance when contrasting the villagers to the supposedly sophisticated city folks. With the exception of Gam Ri, Hwa Jeong, and, of course, the ML, the villagers were stereotyped as uncouth and somewhat dim innocents with hearts of gold.

Finally, Domino’s Pizza must taste a lot better in Korea than it does in the US.