The conclusion of tvN time-travel and do-over drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife) frees up on Wed-Thurs again after being fairly addicted for the past eight weeks. I tried to watch on the days it aired but wasn’t so engrossed that I couldn’t miss a few same day airings and catch up on the weekends. It was much better than I had hoped, that’s for sure, especially the acting of female lead Han Ji Min and the fantastic melding of character and performance by Ji Sung. The entire story felt like a cop-out on life itself, that we have one chance only and can’t press the rewind and re-do button on not appreciating our loved ones and hurting others by our own self-centered views. But it’s still just fiction so I don’t feel the urge to flay the male lead and enjoyed watching him suffer so much before he could even contemplate a happy ending for himself. Congrats to the entire cast and crew for delivering a solid drama worth watching. Continue reading →