To get this out of the way, I find it weird that people want to point out the age gap when the main couple were at the same emotional stage and was looking for platonic support-- as Yijin was separated from his family and Hee-do was always left alone since her mom was a famous anchorwoman. I think the love grew very platonically to what it is now and do not see it predatory at all.

Putting that aside, I loved every single aspect of the drama. However, the falling action was the most disappointing and unrealistic part of the drama. For everyone talking about how "realistic" this drama is, it is not even close to realistic at all. It made no sense why Yijin, a novice reporter, was sent to a foreign country to fend off alone. While at that, Yijin also applied to a position in New York despite how much "hell" it brought him-- is he a masochist? I'm sure that he did feel like it was his duty to bring these victims' stories to light, but there was so much potential for the couple to simply make up. Instead, they simply ended in one heartwrenching fight.

Seung-wan also got done dirty in the end, she went to college and still was bored with her current occupation? I was expecting her to get some sort of "revenge" on those teachers. Her hitting on Yijin's brother was really weird. This group went from being the closest knitted group to a group that only sees each other at funerals? Is this the "realistic" message that the drama wants to give at the end? There are so many unanswered questions such as: Why did present-day Hee Do forget about her trip to the beach with her friends? Why did she forget about her first love? Who did she end up with at the end?