Beautiful and haunting from start to finish, Mother is a drama that's in a league of it's own. This drama isn't for those faint of heart and it works best that way—the problem of child abuse and how it effects children even all the way to adulthood, to the inner workings of children and how they understand more than we give them credit for, to the true meaning of the what it means and takes to become a mother in both positives and negatives is at the heart of this drama and makes it so incredibly beautiful to watch. There's twists and turns at every point, and you'll be holding your breath throughout every episode, and like myself, you'll probably have a good long cry after during some episodes.

The acting was beyond amazing. Lee Boyoung, Heo Yool, Lee Hyeyoung and Go Sunghee gave spectacular performances from start to end, and you really got a great sense of all of their characters and the complicated nature of all of their relationships. Even the more 'support' cast had wonderful performances and not one character was hopelessly thrown in with no real purpose—even the characters you think may have little to no point end up having a significant role as the story continues along. Also special props to Son Seok Koo (who plays Lee Seol Ak) for such a great performance and depth he gave to his character to the very end.

This drama isn't something I can rewatch easily, considering I had to take it in small doses, but it was a beautiful watch and something I would recommend to anybody who wants to see a drama really focused on an issue, with great female characters across the board, and with a story that will touch you to your core.