When Life Gives You ... An INTELLIGENT KDrama
" Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called ... life ". I thought of this line while watching the final episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines . The drama opens and more or less closes with a very appropriate English-language song, Yesterday , but Prince's invitation does kind of sum up what the whole drama was about. Life, and getting through it. This was a remarkable drama. It was the 327th K drama that I have completed, and the third which I have scored at 12/10. I score dramas at more than 10/10 when they impact me in some way that is more meaningful or more powerful than simply being a more or less flawless viewing experience. This drama scored 12 for touching me deeply and for overcoming an obstacle in the process. I was a three year old middle child when my mother decided that the role was not for her and left it to my Dad. She made the right call, for her and us, but that experience has long coloured my interaction with Ko...