is it just me, or did that tailor shop exchange between Hansu and Isak not happen in the book? i don't recall Hansu being so "invasive" in Sunja's life, i recall that he definitely was watching from the sidelines, but never had a direct exchange like that...

i could be forgetting certain details, but... i'm guessing the production wanted to cast Hansu in a more direct/mean manner? if i recall correctly, the display Sunja witnessed of Hansu's rough/violent exchange with a vendor/fisherman at the terminal - and another incident later with one of his subordinates - was to illustrate that how he is professionally is very much yakuza-like.

but i don't recall him displaying that meanness in his personal relationships.

People are missing out on a JEWEL.. This drama is so beautifully executed especially this last episode. I am not sure if its popular in Korea or not but this drama is definitely worthy of an EMMY Nomination. The ending scene and the cinematography just blew me away.

Lee Min-Ho and Kim Min-Ha (who is not tagged in case) failed to make me interested or feel for their characters.

I liked how they compared the old and new area with simple every day life scene, it's beautiful.

The direction is good but I would prefer to care about the characters...

Wow, I binge 4 episodes in 2 days - and honestly I was undecided as ep1 was slow with the set up and I found the 2 timelines sometimes difficult to follow BUT here’s the Big But , after watching till ep 4, I think this is a sweeping epic unlike any other kdrama.
Ep4 had me ugly cry and fist pumped when old granny gave the third finger to the bankers and when Sunja cling on to her mother before leaving her homeland.

This is not any man’s drama so if anyone is here just to see LMH, yeah he’s there doing his thing but everyone shines here. Even the side characters, mother got me surfing wondering show is she, what other dramas has she been yet even Kim Ha especially - stood out very well. The actress playing young Sunja - she’s a great find. Her monologue to the priest was just *chef kiss - this is one real epic. The cinematography, directorship is on the level of movies (and great ones), don’t view this with kdrama lenses, come for great story telling and no wonder the reviews are raving it. It’s totally deserving.
I’m hoping the next 4 stays strong but considering how they managed to weave the timeline so perfectly, I’m confident this is going to be a strong contender for international awards.

So many epic scenes that I couldn't single out one as the best from Mom trying to buy rice as parting gift for Sunja or Geum Ja's refusal to sign or Solomon's dance in the rain. This drama is really doing wonderful job of portraying three generations.

Sunja never told her mother who the baby's father was till the end. Her crying and hugging Donghee, Bokhee, and her mother before leaving was heart-rending. Since the singer asked for her due date, Sunja's baby bump shows, so do all the boarders and market people know she got pregnant before marriage? The singer's pansori was powerful, but she didn't have to kill herself. I really love Isak and can see Sunja falling in love with her husband. I was proud when Solomon told the landowner halmeoni not to sign and how they spoke Korean so no one understood.