7.0/10 - "Come join us, angry mom!" *sparkle hands*

Kang Ja is a force to be reckoned with! That whole knife sharpening scene was the true intensity of a mother's anger. The club fight scene and Kang Ja's "origin story" was intense. I mean how could I not refer to it as an origin story. Kang Ja was a hero, legend and warrior. The best part is Kang Ja's old school friend! Gong Joo is so awesome!!! I really love her and Kang Ja together. I hope moving forward she's front and center. The cast page says main character so that's promising. I loved Kang Ja and Gong Joo's interactions. Not to mention that whole leap kick scene. "We didn't know when she was coming down!" Ha-ha! Not to mention that Kim Hee Sun needs to be the lead as an action star! Yes, please!

That said I love how this drama is about serious issues and uses it's outrageous humor to lighten it. It's still intense. Seeing Kang Ja's daughter with her hair cut and that blade was intense. Not to mention being checked into the hospital. (Should she still have her phone in the hospital?) Kang Ja missing her daughters hurtful words instead of this quiet and dead person she's become. That's why this type of story balances well with the over the top humor. We feel the emotions, but don't succumb to it. I hope the writing can keep that up.

Clearly Ji Soo's character Bok Dong is going to be complicated. He's doing bad things to help with his brother who is in prison, get a pay check, and maybe prevent things from happening before the "scarier person" comes to hurt these girls. Though Yi Kyeong didn't quite get that luxury and I hope someone is gonna help her soon. Angry Mom help a girl out!

There's also a terrible past about Ah Ran's conception. Also linking to that scarier guy that threatened Ye Kyeong. Gong Joo witnessed something awful happening to Kang Ja (assuming it's Kang Ja). Rape I believe. Ah Ran might be that child. Apparently Kang Ja tells everyone that Ah Ran is her dead sister's daughter. Ah Ran knows her mother is lying about this and some of that rage is not being properly claimed. I believe that Kang Ja is protecting her daughter from the awful truth and the stupid opinions of others. Let's see if this is all true or if there's a twist.

I love this transformation bit to high school student. Because Gong Joo is gonna be Kang Ja's mother. The love these women have for each other is so touching. I also wonder if Bok Dong threatened Kang Ja then shouldn't he immediately know who Bang Wool is. AKA the mother he just threatened the night before. I love how tidy this drama is. Event he new teacher can confirm that she is a student. Who happens to be a certain judge's son and apparently isn't a good teacher cause he's not dirty.

Dirty as in the school system is corrupted! The head chairman of the school is using the school as a front to launder money? Crazy!! It's gangsta school. I mean this chairman is so loaded his son has a bike in his room to use as a noise maker to drowned out his dad beating his wife/secretary. These people are bad and it makes the school system look hell'a corrupt. Though considering how much the teachers get paid and how much these principals and so on make you can kind of believe it. You know. Stretch the truth because there is some truth in it.

This drama is off to a pretty brilliant start. The raw emotions perfectly balanced with humor! Not to mention that ending. "Come join us, angry mom." Kang Ja isn't wasting time. She's found her female bullies and the boy who's made death threats. Poor Teacher Park Noh Ah! His new trouble student has him in a headlock! What a cliffhanger!

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