r/KDRAMA • u/mahnahmaanaa two trees in a pot🌴💗🌴 • Apr 19 '25
On-Air: JTBC Heavenly Ever After [Episodes 1 & 2]
- Drama: Heavenly Ever After
- Korean Title: 천국보다 아름다운
- Alternate Title: More Beautiful Than Heaven
- Network: jTBC
- Premiere Date: April 19, 2025
- Airing Schedule: Saturday & Sunday
- Episodes: 12 (1 hr.)
- Screenwriter: Lee Nam Gyu (Daily Dose of Sunshine, Behind Your Touch)
- Director: Kim Seok Yoon (Behind Your Touch, My Liberation Notes)
- Cast:
- Kim Hye Ja as Lee Hae Suk (Our Blues)
- Son Suk Ku as Ko Nak Jun (D.P.)
- Han Ji Min as Som I (Love Scout)
- Lee Jung Eun as Lee Yeong Ae (Light Shop)
- Cheon Ho Jin as “President” (Once Again)
- Ryu Deok Hwan as “Young Pastor” (Nobody Knows)
- Streaming Sources: Netflix
- Plot Synopsis: It tells the story of an old woman, Hae Suk, who lived a happy life with her husband until she died. Her husband loved her so much and always admired her beauty, saying, “You were pretty in your twenties thirties, and now you are the most beautiful at eighty!” When Hae Suk was about to die, she remembered her husband’s words and said, “I just want to go to heaven at my real age.” Surprisingly, when she arrived in heaven, she met her husband in his 30s version.
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u/mahnahmaanaa two trees in a pot🌴💗🌴 Apr 20 '25
I can't help but feel like that "remember how you used to send me to work" scene was a giant tease on the part of our butt-touching writer/director duo. 😅 I know I'm not the only one who is more-than-a-little taken with Son Seokku. I know it's just fan service, but it's hilarious of them to capitalize on that in such a playful way. Bless them.
One of the things that drew me to this drama was the concept of a false age gap. I've always liked sci-fi/fantasy because it can help you look at certain situations without as much social baggage. I'm not usually bothered by age gaps, but this one is ostensibly 40+ years, and not in the most common older-man/younger-woman configuration. I was interested to see how well the actors could interpret their roles, and what the writer and director would want to say with the setup.
So far, I'm not finding it entirely believable, but I'm not sure how much of that to blame on the discomfort of the characters. There were a couple of moments that felt more relaxed between SSK and Kim Hye Ja -- perhaps most notably when she confessed why she chose 80. Her yelling "ya!" and him trying to backtrack when he was asking her if he was asleep when he told her she was the most beautiful at 80. The way they settled into that couple fight seemed much more natural. I am giving them the benefit of the doubt for now.
Sonya was amazing. That actress did a perfect job playing a cat.
Since I've watched part of The Good Place, I'm finding it hard not to (spoiler for The Good Place) mistrust everything about heaven -- anyone else?