With 2022 nearing an end, watching this drama was a is actually a pleasant surprise. Not everyone is a fan of the slow romance genre; but dramas have seen success when taking that archetype, Mr.Sunshine being one of my favorites. This Drama cannot boast the same level of story telling, but after watching the likes of 2521 and Twentieth Century Girl, a slow paced healing drama is exactly what I needed. Sometimes a drama is perfect the way it is.

We sometimes wish for our favorite dramas to be perfect. Everything from the music to the acting. But in doing so, many may get "lost in the sauce", completely neglecting what the message of the drama was supposed to be. Summer Strike is a slow paced healing drama, mostly in the perspective of a City Girl with a mundane and repetitive life, moving to the country and finding peace.

Yes, this drama take an unnecessary dark turn for the sake of plot development towards the later two-three episodes, with a surprising character shift, It doesn't takeaway from the healing tone of the drama itself. This drama will also make you wait for true romantic interactions between the ML and FL, even being robbed from a kissing scene at the end. Even through that, this drama tells a wonderful peaceful story of our FL coming from a hectic repetitive lifestyle and crapy boss to family issues, the journey the FL goes on is a satisfying one in the end. While relations between blood prove fickle, she is able to find true family and unconditional love.

I highly recommend this, if for nothing else, but for our gorgeous FL and ML. They are both beautiful to look at, not to mention the very much improved acting of actor Im Si-wan as well as a very pleasing performance by singer/actress Kim Seol-hyun (AKA Seolhyun). Please give this a watch and stick by it til the end.