As a series, I felt it began stronger than it finished. That said, I did finish MRIAG, and I enjoyed it. Hyeri played a wonderful character to perfection.

The world building didn't make any sense, he was threatned to turn into a demon if he didn't become human, but he just disapeared and came back like nothing... The Woo-Yeon was pretty disapointing. He hide the truth and lied to Dam until the end... Dam always forgave him like what he did wasn't important.

The second couple was really fun and lovely. I loved Kang Hanna in this role! She was beautiful and funny. I mean Pox was the best surname for Woo-Yeon 😂

I can't see Park Kyung-Hye other than the ghost in The Goblin.

Cute cute cute😍😍😍😍
I loved this drama! I will binge it again once I come back from vacation.
Honestly, yes, you could think he was too old for her, or boring... you could think it was convenient... you could criticize its flaws, because show was not perfect, but it was very well done and had a happy end. What else can you wish for a k-drama? They didn't ruin the end, like in so many other dramas, they didn't destroy our main lead's personalities... they didn't give us only 5 minutes of suddenly happy together at the very end of the episode 16... 🙄
So, I am proud.
Good for you, writer-nim. Cha ra so!

Beanies! Those who stayed: thanks for watching! 🙂😇☺😛😍

Not even Mine was as dramatic as the first half of episode 16 (of MRIAG), and Mine was a melodrama!!
Thanks god Hye Sun didn't use her wish on them and their drama. Thanks god Hye Sun and Jae Jin had a happy ending.

I got really annoyed with Woo-yeo, but I'm really going to miss the humor (it snapped and crackled!) and I'm going to miss Hye-sun (so she came back into Woo-yeo's life on purpose because she knew it was almost the deadline), Dam (I hope Woo-yeo will one day be deserving of your love!), Sookyung, and Jae-jin. And even Lee Dan and Seon-woo's sister. Seon-woo got pretty boring in the end, but I wish him the best.

Everyone did a great job in their roles.

I love the reveal of it being Jae-jin who was Sookyung's crush. I want to be Jaejin's girlfriend!

I wish the drama had gotten rid of the mid-series memory removal attempt and spent more time on giving Woo-yeo how to be human lessons.

Though I didn’t love the “have you die first” ending, as it’s evident it was different stylistically from the webtoon, it was still well executed. The separation angst didn’t last long at all just like most problems in the drama. Plus they actually talked about it so it didn’t feel so makjang.

I think the order of events is a bit wrong in the wee cap?

Didn’t she decide to wait, THEN she was offered to forget him. And because she refused, he came back. This test of humanity was complete; another person did not want to forget him.

And I think they tried to explain away how he didn’t go through the same process as the girl gumiho. His time technically wasn’t up yet. Instead, since the mountain god was trying to save him, he created a scenario ahead of time where JKY had to demonstrate his humanity, aka willingness to die/save someone, and thus turning human. That’s why he didn’t turn into an evil spirit.

Like I said, it’s a bit forced and not in line with how the drama had been written for 15 episodes. But still worked since they didn’t try to beleaguer it like YFAS.

Anyways. Wish we had more screen time of the second leads!

I also wondered why the best friend romance didn’t get too many scenes at all throughout the series, just to set things up. So it made sense that it turned out she wasn’t crushing on the guy.

she stays in his house, cares for his yard, and waits for him.

Lives rent-free in his mansion...

he has learned the true lesson of humanity: love, patience, and sacrifice

And collecting rent :)

This show wasted Jang Ki-yong and Lee Hye-ri's real-life chemistry. As always, Soo-kyung is the brain of our trio schooling Dam in not calling her boyfriend "어르신 eoreusin," which wasn't even a pet name in the first place, and speaking in jondaemal. If only Woo-yeo had shape-shifted before teaching at her university, then at least Dam wouldn't be a student dating her 30-year-old professor.

Soo-kyung's secret crush being Jae-jin was a plot twist, but why did she confess on Everyday Time? Did she want him to know? I really loved Dam, Jae-jin, and Soo-kyung's friendship in the drama, so sigh of relief the truth didn't make them awkward.

Woo-yeo and Hye-sun's bickering was my favorite, but I cried with her when he thanked her for worrying about him. That was more moving than any confession. Like Dam said, they may say mean things to each other, but they really care about each other.

I squealed at Oh Jung-se's cameo. I was wondering why we never met Jae-kang hyung when we met Seon-woo's entire family including Subway owner uncle. Lastly, I loved siblings Seon-woo and Seo-woo's fighting like cats and dogs. Seo-woo's character was hilarious, and I knew Show was setting up enemies to lovers between her and Dan.

Did Hye-sun ever use her blue fox bead wish? Thanks a ton for weecapping the drama, @missvictrix!

The first 30 minutes of episode 16 was a drag. Din't care for any of it because in the end nothing made sense, as others have pointed out. I had been repeating the show should have focused on making Woo Yeo understand humanity because that was the core of the plot. Whatever 🙄

Hye Sun and Jae Jin story was wholesome ❤ and was the motivator for me to complete the story.

Nice drama. I loved hye sun and jae jin more than the main couple. But hyeri is so funny indeed.
By the way could anyone tell me what’s the title of the song that was sung by drunk lee dam in episode 13 (on the street)?
Thank you

Not perfect, but definitely a cute drama. It also managed to stay pretty light-hearted throughout its run, even with the different obstacles in our couple's path.

The first half -- even up to Episode 10 -- was largely entertaining television and I didn't even mind the intrusion of the red thread of destiny. However the final act ended with a whimper. It was one of those rare instances where the secondary romance did practically all the heavy lifting during the home straight while the primary one floundered around waiting for the resolution. The cast did well enough with what they had but perhaps the reality is that one can't do a fluffy version of Beauty and the Beast.

The biggest disappointment for me is how underdeveloped and unconvincing Woo-yeo turned out to be.

i love that they paired up do wan and han na here!!! paying homage to the Start Up pairing they deserved <3 their relationship was so sweet and funny and pure like i actually loved how fragile do wan's character was and how han na's was like really clueless sometimes despite being 700 years old LOL

but i do feel like the ending was kind of dry i kinda wished they "fast-forwarded" it to like do wan coming back from enlistment, seeing if kyung hye ended up with that sunbae or whatever or something???

also i think inhyuk was kind of a dry sl not his acting but in all honesty this show couldve gone without? just made people not like the sl all the more which was pointless iDK he just deserved better :') my heart feels for him but also i get that his major role was basically the red string, but still they couldve done more with the sl if they really wanted one in the show lol

i love how this drama was really just a feel good, sit back & relax kind of show the plot isn't crazy intense on the feelings and sometimes that's exactly what you need to relax yknowwwww

Personally, I liked the whole show. I will rewatch it, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to watch something light and funny and partially fluffy.

Ya know the only, ONLY, thing that made me mad about the show?

He poured his heart out to her after she got drunk and gave her a necklace and said that he loves her.

She NEVER SAID IT BACK. I was waiting patiently for a moment in which she would do the same for him. But nope. Just kept dancing around the phrase.

Dude LITERALLY DIED FOR HER and she can't even say "I love you". How is it possible to talk about how big of a dump you just took to the point where you clog the toilet and think that you pooped out a bead and yet you can't say ONE WORD. 🤦🏽‍♀️😒🙄😑

I loved loved this drama. I fallen so in love with the main & second lead couple. I enjoyed the last surprise of Dan and Seo-woo & Sun ky and
Jung Seok coupling but one thing truly puzzled me: How did Hye Sun become a fox?
I was stuck on this because one of the Mountain god's criteria for the human conversion was :If someone desperately wishes for you to live is waiting.
I finally convinced myself that it was probably true for H.S during the Joseon period and it wasn't in the order we heard in ep 16.
I don't know🙃

August 2023, 1st watch completed. This was a "nice" Kdrama, not too much angst and lots of positivity on the OTP. Unfortunately, the mythology and particularly the ending was underwhelming.

Just finished this K-drama and I enjoyed it though I have to say that Hyeri's acting is better than Jang Ki-Yong's as her face is so much more expressive while his emoting in this particular drama is perhaps a couple of steps up from that of Cha Eun Woo. I'm still a K-Drama newbie at this point so I can't tell if it's the role or if this is his acting style.

It helped that the OTP has chemistry and the supporting cast are excellent so that kept things rolling along.

Also, oddly, Jang Ki-Yong looks way better in Hanbok than in modern-day attire. He has the face for Sageuk, I guess? Some actors just have that look that fits well with historical dramas.