Member obryzum - My comments

My quick review: This drama covers three main themes: biomedical ethics, adoption, and the power of money in Korean society. I do not think it dealt with any of those themes in a satisfactory manner.

On ethics, I found it quite shocking that so many of the characters were ready to flagrantly disregard all the ethical rules. What drives them is an emotional response rather than a critique of the rules. They claim to be upholding the sanctity of life, but do not seem to come to terms with the fact that they are doing forbidden experiments to bring that life to existence. Would Korean astronauts really be so cavalier about such topics? Would an ob/gyn really be so reckless? Would they really cover for each other like this? I would have liked to see a more principled argument from the lead character, but he acts more like a petulant child.

On adoption, there is a huge hole in the story. We learn nothing about Eve growing up with her adoptive family. I can understand why she sought out her birth mother, but I felt a need to know more about her background and how she became who she is. This is all the more bizarre given that Gong Ryong was adopted by three mothers. How could this issue never come up for conversation between the two main characters?

On money, many of the characters are obsessed with it. The Chairman is a caricature, but an entertaining one. The lottery ticket subplot gets overplayed. How could these astronauts be so vacuous? None of them seem to have any backbone. Although this is a work of fiction, it does not portray the KSA in a flattering light.

All in all, I felt captivated and watched the series to the end, but part of that was because of a morbid curiousity about what crazy and implausible things the characters would say or do next.

👥 obryzum (🕒2025-02-27 16:52:13)

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