I would’t have guessed a year aho how much I would come to seriously not enjoy Lee Byunghun’s acting given how much I loved Mr Sunshine. Mind you, my love stemmed from the collective stellar acting of Kim Taeri, Yoo Yeonseok, Kim Minjung, Byun Yohan, Choi Moosung, Jo Woojin, Kim Byungchul as Ilsik and Bae Jung-nam as Choon-sik. The latter two were an amazing team with impeccable comic timing. I also have to admit I liked the actor who played the younger version of Dongsuk.

I'm not even sure what to say because this drama is a whole lot EVERY WEEK. It's a good thing I'm watching other lighter shows.

You said it well. At the end of each story you find yourself sympathising with the characters you couldn't stand because you get to see the circumstances that led them to where they are and who they have now.

It's scary that Seon-Ah has been battling with depression since the age of 14 and never received/been offered proper therapy. It looks like she was only given drugs which I find strange. The scene of her pulling her son's arm and hurting him was heartbreaking. It's no surprise that the father got the custody.

Dong-seok didn't have it easy too... However, he deserved another slap for that kiss even if his intentions were to make her snap out of her state.

Both of them holding hands at the end felt some type of way to me though

What is up with all these swoony high school boys? First Han-soo and now Dong-seok. Yet I don't like any of them as adults. It's a relief that Seon-ah wasn't raped. Dong-seok didn't fight back against his bullies until her.

Seon-ah was so confident that she would win the custody trial, but she lost it in one night by keeping Yeol out until eleven and hurting his arm. Shin Min-a's crying really hits you in the heart that I worry this role is going to give her depression for real. Dong-seok kissing Seon-ah to distract her was creepy, but he's a good oppa trying to understand her condition and encouraging her to do everything she can to get better.

Finally, Uhm Jung-hwa.

I want Seon-ah to get better. She suffered a lot and she deserved a break. But I don't understand her choices as a mother. She left far from Seoul and wants to live there with her son. She has nobody there to help her. So she wants her son to be separated from his father, grandparents, friends just to be with her? She thinks to have her son will save her from the depression, but it won't be the case. She tried to take her life, she's not ready to have her son fulltime. She wants to win the trial but she doesn't respect simple rules like a young boy should be in bed at 11pm...

It was nice to understand Dong-seok because until now, he was just an angry man. He really needs to speak calmy to his mother and tells her how he feels and not always yells at her. I guess she had her reasons too.

It's the second story, that I would have prefered to be developped in the past.

Why the writer make the adulthood so depressing...

I liked the scene with Ho-sik and In-gwon making up.

I understand now why Dong-seok hates his mom. I’m interested in seeing his mom’s perspective because if anything, this drama reminds us that everyone has a story and different sides to them.

Sun-ah's ex getting custody was honestly for the best. She is not stable. She just tried to kill herself, which her ex and the judge didn’t even know about. Her plan if she got custody was to take her son away from his dad, paternal grandparents, school and friends to live in a motel in Jeju for who knows how long while she fixed up that house. She’s thinking about what she wants and needs, not what her son needs, hence the arm-pulling incident. I was glad to hear she was going to start therapy because she needs it.

Sun-ah would have a better shot at custody if she stayed in Seoul, started therapy and got a job. She needs to earn back trust, and she's not going to do that in Jeju. But she needs support too, and she doesn’t have that in Seoul. Dong-seok is not the one, but his blunt and rough-spoken care might be what Sun-ah needs right now.

If the OUR BLUES lesson to why the main characters are miserable and angry because the environment they grew up in was miserable and angry, then pile on the quicksand. Really, everyone is their own worst enemy. Do you have to hit rock bottom to look up and view your circumstances differently. Seon-Ah sabotaged her chance for custody. She should have started therapy and had more interaction with her son rather than running away to Jeju. People in their right mind would think that way; even her lawyer should have given her such basic life and legal advice prior to the trial. But again, some people won’t listen - - - especially since it appears Seon-Ah had no support system around her. Her self-isolation (her own island) was her ultimate doom.

Dong Seok comes off as trying to be the white knight, but he is really clueless with woman, or clearly with Seon-Ah. She told him she was over him after she left Jeju - - - and she meant it. But he continues to cross that boundary without thinking. In the end, he will just go home to wallow in his own illusion of losing his first love. Seoh-Ah's story arc ended as it should because long shots rarely win.

Ho-sik and In-Gwon’s reconciliation was too quick and too out of character. I felt the teenage love story was wrapped up too nicely for all the destructive, abusive and emotional turmoil leading up to episode 10.

Captain Joon’ and Young-Ok’s relationship is slowly out in the open. It probably will be the next couple segment. This one feels more real than the previous arcs. I expect Young -Ok’s true back story to have her own horrible skeletons to work through.

I don't like Dong Suk. His "love" of her overwhelms everything. He is always trying to kiss her at inappropriate moments. Sir, what is wrong with you? Sun-nah needs help, and although he is comforting, he isn't what she needs. As for the teenage thing, sigh, it was awkward, but fine.

This show is great drama, and these last episodes show us why. We see these flawed individuals, but we also see how they were damaged to begin with.

I think what I liked most is how the show does not just wallow in misery but also shows us growth. In-kwon and Ho-shik finally grew back together by acts of apology and forgiveness- and actually now have a grandchild to look forward to, having seen earlier their promise to become inlaws fullfilled. Their lives are no longer at a standstill and anger has departed. We all know that their kids are facing a tough road but not necessarily a disastrous one.

Dong-suk and Sun-ah's story is not a simple one. But unlike many I do not question Sun-ah's return to Jeju. Getting a job again is not that easy in Seoul, and deep down she already knew she that she was not going to get custody- that was why she was so "positive" that she was- it was her form of denial.

I think that her return to Jejudo was subconsciously a return to Dong-suk- the only person she has ever been able to rely upon since she was abandoned as a teenager. With his help she can finally get the therapy that she needs- and Jeju City is big enough that she can actually get it there and in an environment that will be far less stressful than in Seoul.

Dong-suk could use therapy himself but most of all his mom needs to come to him and make amends of some sort before she dies- which will be real soon.

I disagree that Dong-suk is wrong for her- he is already taking care of her now and even laying the groundwork for a better future for her. He knew what he was doing when he 'wasted time' with the horses before they left for the trial- those pictures were meant to plant that image of real horses and of her mom with the horse in her young impressionable child's mind: Dong-suk was laying the basis for her to eventually reconnect with her child. Her son will not forget those images.

Dong-seok really understood Sun-ah. Even after saying whatever was on his mind about her depression he still asked more questions to know what's in her head. He offered his words and still didn't dismiss her situation. The man could be dumb at times but he's also naive and innocent with a heart of a young man and understanding of Sun-ah.
And after what he's been through , his philosophy of life(in positive terms) is why he is still in wrong terms with his mom. He wanted her to snap out and just see him there. She however, didn't. I don't think he outright hates her, he just doesn't like the version he's seeing and desperately wants her out of it.

The last kiss while unwarranted showed something - she might have already start seeing Dong-seok as a man again. She didn't push him away unlike the anger of 7 years ago, hence her mild push. That is what it says to me at least.

Now it's for him to show that same understanding to his mother.

Dong-suk’s anger bothered me, so I’m glad we were shown it’s origination. He’s actually a good guy, and he gave Sun-ah good, practical advice. But yes, like her, he is broken. Maybe this is the start of their healing.
Lee Byun-hun seemed very comfortable on the horse. I was wondering if he got the cowboy hat he was wearing from when he filmed The Magnificent Seven.

Shin Min Ah is really doing great as Sun Ah and her story is really touching. Depression is so misunderstood, and it can be frustrating having people tell you to just snap out of it and to make reasonable decisions when in fact, you are sick and even when you want to you just can't. Yes, it would have been great if she could stay in Seoul, get a job, go to therapy in order to try to have custody of her son. We as viewers see that she is absolutely not ready to have custody. Her plans of moving to Jeju with her son clearly demonstrates that. She mistakenly thinks that having her son will somehow help her get out of the depression, she sees her son as her only exit. You can see her desperation when she was screaming to the sea that she wants her son. But she is sick so she does not see that it does not work that way. The support of Dong Seok might help her, as the Jeju scenery, as her new project with the house, as therapy (definitely). Bref. It was hard seeing her suffer, and I teared up a little when she was screaming for her son. I felt really bad for her.

All being said and commented by everyone; i just want to say i'm so impressed with Dong-seok/LBH handling his heavy load truck - especially after he gets a call from Seon-a/SMA, expertly turns around and rushes to her. LBH never fails to impress me!

*everything about Seon-a doesnt make sense because of her mental illness. Not even a good husband and a row of children can change a person with mental illness. Sooner or later, it will come back. I had seen many tragedies while covering some stories in the crime department. Someone like Seon-a should get help with medication and professional in mental illness, and letting her roaming around to find her own solution is not wise. Because in reality, it will always end up in tragedy.