Reserved for FINAL summary!

AD = Gitae, (Big Head) Angry Dad, hubby of JS, Father to SJ & DP
BH = Baekho, son of DJ
BI = Bak Inseok, SJ's assistant @ BonJour Foods
BS = Bongsun, sister to Granny
DJ = Dongji, mother to BH, married to MB, doormat to Granny & Brat/Sua
DP = Danpung, Team leader at Bonjour Foods
GG = GalleryGirl, Sua's friend that runs the art gallery
GH = Gyeonghun, co worker of Danpung, Cider Park from BB
GJ= Geumja Ji, from Ssaaikol, Has eyes for Vet dad.
HY = Hwang Yongsun, cute new female employee to replace Gossip
JS = Jongsun, wife of Gitae, mother to Seonjae & Danpung
JY = Jiyeong, Vet's daughter, friend of SJ
MB = Mansu Bong, President of Bonjour Foods, Father of Sua
MJ= Mr. Jo, head of the audit team at Bonjour
SJ = Seonjae, funds manager, son of JS & AD, brother to DP
SY = Sonya rents a room in the home of Jiyeong's family.
UJ = Ujin, New researcher at Bonjour, JY's friend, Cycle Man
Auntie = Dallae, Sister to Vet Dad. Aunt to Jiyeong
Sua = Snotty, Spoiled daughter of MB, Bonjour Foods President
Gambler = Jang Deoksu, Dalhyeon & Sonya’s gambling boss
Granny = Mother to Mansu Bong, Grandmother to Sua, EVIL MIL to DJ
Uncle = Dalhyeon, Brother to Dongji, Uncle to Baekho
VetDad = Jaebok, Veterinarian, father to Jiyeong
Chan = child of Uncle
Eulsu = the guy who works at the vet's office
Miae = younger sister of vet's family, Uncle's ex, Chan's mom
Misuk = Other female co-worker (Rira or Gorilla)
Maid = hottie adjumma that works at Bong residence.



 

Happier Times :
 

Granny tells DJ to sit down in her room. Granny gives DJ the promissory note and tells her to rip it up. Granny says let's forget about it. DJ cries. Granny finally rips it up. Granny tells DJ not to cry. She's the one who wants to cry. They both cry.

Vetdad and GJ are having a drink of soju together. She asks him if he's sad since JY's gone. She asks if she can fill in that empty space. He says he doesnt' know how long that will take. Just be a drinking buddy/friend until then. It takes a while for him to open up his heart. She says she'll be his friend forever.

Miae is excited. She tells Auntie she got a fixed role in a drama.

GH comes running in the office congratulating BH. The board of directors is discussing a huge promotion for him.

BS, BH, and DP arrive home. Granny tells DJ that BH seems thinner. Let's get him a tonic. Doorbell. A delivery for BS. She takes it in Granny's room. It's a DNA test to see if BH is MB's son.

At dinner, Granny is watching BH eat thinking he eats so deliciously. She puts food in front of him and tells him to eat this. Everyone looks at her like she has two heads. MB asks Granny if BH and DP can go to the in-laws. They must be lonely. She says, good idea.

AD and JS are eating. JS is moping. AD is complaining about the small meal she cooked. JS says, what's the use, there's no one to cook for. In walk BH and DP with food and suitcases. JS asks if they were kicked out. BH brought soju. AD's eyes light up. "We're done eating!" BH says he'll cook something to eat. JS says, BH will cook? DP tells her he's a good cook. JS looks at him thoughtfully.

Granny and BS are getting ready for bed. BS gives her the DNA test result. BS goes to sleep in Sua's room.

AD and family are having fun drinking soju. It's all gone. AD goes out to get more and DP goes with him. JS pours a drink for BH and vice versa. JS thanks BH for everything. She says she didn't really care for him before. Is there anything he wants to eat? She'll make it for him tomorrow. He wants a brood hen. They both laugh.

Granny finally opens the test results. She reads, "The two sets are a match. MB is Kang BH's biological father." Granny starts to cry/sob.


TIME JUMP: TWO YEARS LATER:

An airplane is landing. Sua has come home. (OH, yipee )

At the Bong's, DJ, DP, and hottie adjumma MAID are cooking for Granny's birthday. DP and DJ both gag at the same time. Granny asks DP if she's pregnant. DJ gags again. The Maid says close people get morning sickness together. Granny tells DJ to take DP to the hospital.

DP and DJ come out of the hospital. They hug. They're BOTH pregnant. DP wants to call BH. DJ is too embarrassed to call MB.

Shot of BH's nameplate, "KANG BH, PLANNING MANAGER". (Why does it not say Bong BH if he's MB's bio son? Hmmm) BH is in SJ's old office. GH comes in. He's BH's assistant. He gets a call from DP. She tells him she's pregnant. He's very excited. She tells him about his mom. BH-------->YEH??

BH goes to MB's office to have something signed. He can't stop smiling. MB asks if he has good news. BH asks if he heard from DJ. NO. BH tells him about DP. Then he tells him about DJ. He's shocked and then they both laugh.

DP and DJ arrive home. Granny is excited for DP. DJ is hiding behind DP. DP tells Granny about DJ. Granny is shocked, then says this is great news. She tells them both to go and sit down. She says tell me what you want to eat. I'll cook everything for you. Granny says she just received the best gifts.

SJ is happily delivering boxes at a supermarket. He gets a call from JS. She wants to know when he's coming home. She wants to know how long he's going to do that kind of work. Mr. Kim of the investment company came over looking for him. SJ likes things the way they are right now. SJ is at the check-out counter and is leaving when he sees a pregnant JY. She and UJ just got back to Korea a few days ago. They say how happy the other looks. UJ runs up. SJ says goodbye to them.

Vetdad, GJ, Auntie, Miae, Eulsu, JY, and UJ are cooking pork belly at the house. JY and UJ are staying there until JY has the baby. Uncle, SY, and Gambler arrive. Uncle and SY are moving tomorrow and Gambler came to help them pack. They're moving nearby. Miae wants them to move far away. Vetdad tells them to sit down and eat but Uncle tells them he, SY, and Chan are going to Granny's birthday party.

SJ is at a big greenhouse packing apples in a box. He has a visitor. It's Sua. She tells him she tried to forget him. She wants to start over. She can do a good job now. He says I can't buy you bags or shoes like that with the money I make. She drops her purse and takes off her shoes. They hug.

Bong residence: A long table is filled with food and a birthday cake for Granny. DJ, MB, Granny, AD, JS, Uncle, SY, Chan, BH, and DP are there. Granny says it would be nice if Sua was there. In walks Sua. They're all happy to see her. She tells them she has a guest. SJ walks in. Everyone looks shocked. SJ says hello and everyone jumps up to greet him. Granny, "This is such a happy day." Sua said SJ didn't have time to prepare a gift. Granny says don't worry she got a huge gift today. "What?" She tells Sua about DP and DJ. Everyone's happy. DJ is embarrassed. Uncle says we should take a picture. Granny says, come, you're all my grandchildren. They have their picture taken together. Here it is: END!
 

does anyone have any idea if WYBE is going to re-play this final ep on Friday
as they have done in the past with some shows?

thanks!

I wouldn't count on it, it hasn't happen since the pre-Playback era and even without him things still seem to run that way.

I don't know how anyone else feels but I can't believe I watched this show for so long only to have it all tied up in two days...ridiculous. I've watched better high school plays than this ending here that was thrown at us. I know I've not watched many K-dramas but this was the most disappointing ending by far. What a let down. I don't understand the writers at KBS, what were they thinking...it was like "just throw everything in, just tie everything up whether it makes sense or not." Totally a letdown. I could go on forever naming things, but just a few glaring ludicricies -

1. BH being Mansu's son - we waited for this for so long and this is how it was handled? Unbelievable. I don't know if Granny was crying because she was glad BH was her "real" grandson or because she treated him so bad and now knowing he's her grandson, felt bad. Or was she upset over the news? And then they shoot into the future two years - and it's not even mentioned! KBS took away from us, the joy of seeing the expressions on everyone's face when this news was finally found out - especially the joy on BH's face. Unforgivable to handle this storyline in this fashion.

2. In all of Korea, JY and SJ just happen to run into each other. Also, Sua just happened to know where he worked?

3. At Granny's birthday dinner, when Sua came in and was told about the pregnancies, you mean to tell me that DP's parents sat there and weren't told first? They found out about it when Sua was first told? Absurd. And JS's reaction was like "oh, yes, that's nice." Oh brother.

I could go on and on, but what's the point. This totally throws me off watching the next K-drama. Thank God for PIH (after LON)...now there was a good K-drama.

Now that it's over, I'll repost what I put in the spoiler section a couple of weeks ago - the highlights, lowlights and sidelights of Episode 172:

Nice

- Granny ripping up DJ's promissory note
- BH got SJ's old job as planning manager
- JS truly appreciating BH
- DP pregnant
- BH confirmed as Mansu's biological son by DNA test
- Doc didn't show up



Hard To Believe

- DJ pregnant too!
- SJ's job as a delivery boy...........and smiling about it
- GH is now BH's "Mr. Bak"-type assistant
- Miae getting a "fixed role"
- Chan not aging after 2 years
- SJ welcomed back at the end with open arms and big smiles by everyone
- There just happened to be a camera on a tripod off to the side that was grabbed by Uncle and set up for the group shot at Granny's birthday party



Could Have Lived Without

- Seeing SJ........in any capacity
- Likewise for Sua
- Sua throwing herself at SJ the second she gets in from Paris
- SJ running into UJ and pregnant JY in a supermarket in 4-square-block Seoul within days of their return from the States



Missing In Action

- Lost Puppy Guy


Nice Touch

- Showing pix of the crew with the end credits



Still Unresolved (in all ways)

EULSUSAN!

(as someone suggested in the spoilers, maybe he ran off with Lost Puppy Guy - makes sense)


What I don't get is when SJ walks into Granny's party at the end, everybody looks extremely uncomfortable - no one knows what to say. All SJ does is say "hello" and everyone immediately jumps up, laughing and smiling, shaking his hand and patting him on the back.

WTF?



Note: it's now 3 weeks since LON ended here and I still have a blah, complete-waste-of-time feeling about the ending - very unsatisfying. I liked the show, but the ending sucked.........big time.




Get ready for Gukhwa Jr in YAMD.




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Summary done!!

A BIG THANK YOU to my fellow summarizers for all of their hard work, time, and patience!!

I think they wrapped this show up as expected.

The show was popular...so they added episodes.
Then at some point the writers say ..."we got to end this".
And they wrap it up in a few episodes & a time jump.

I liked how they had SJ bumping into a happy & pregnant JY at the store.
I would have liked SJ congratulating them on the baby.

I think Granny felt guilty over the way she treated DJ & BH.
I don't think Granny told anyone she knew the truth.
Out of respect for the man BH knows as his father,
he would keep his last name of Kang.

DJ being pregnant at what....50?

I am sure Sua came home for visits.
DP being her SIL, she could ask how, where SJ was?
It just showed, that Sua really loved SJ. She wanted him rich or poor.
SJ realized that he really did love Sua? Missed her?
<writers leave it open to interpretation?>

Endings have been worse.... <MPC>

Chris wrote:

I think they wrapped this show up as expected. I liked how they had SJ bumping into a happy & pregnant JY at the store. I would have liked SJ congratulating them on the baby.

good point, and I'm sure many of us considered that in a city with a Population of
over 10,000,000 (Metropolitan area aprox. 23 million) - it's amazing these
people in these shows always manage to bump into each other constantly

there - I finally said it and it feels good

bob

As I said before this Drama was BAD BAD and the ending was Pathetic ..at least Sua looked nice ..
This drama and MPC are in the same category..just my opinion ..

Hi everybody. This is the first time I've ever posted on this site. Sorry I'm not very technically proficient with avatars/graphics and stuff!!

Just wanted to say I enjoyed Likeable Or Not. I didn't get on board right away with this one---it wasn't until about episode 40-50 or so that I got on board watching this one each night after having dipped in for an episode here and there previously. I didn't have any problem with last night's final episode; I thought it was fine.

I might be in the minority on this but honestly I was very happy to see Seonjae and Sua get back together. Actually, I was hoping that they would somehow reunite in Paris!! (What can I say, I'm a hopeless romantic!...) I thought that was a very sweet exchange when Seonjae said I can't buy you new handbags and shoes with my current job's salary and then Sua took off her shoes and threw them and her handbag (threw them into some stream or river, I think...right?) away to symbolically say that's ok, I just want you back. The point is that I was able to come away with the feeling that Seonjae and Sua would definitely get back together again, which was unlike the final episode of "My Darling, My Sweetheart", which I thought was very, very frustrating because I just couldn't be sure whether or not KiJoon and InYoung would ever get back together again. (I really wanted them to.)

I realize that there is usually a lot of ground to cover and a lot of things to cram into a final episode, but there was just one little thing missing for me. After Sua shows up at Grandma's birthday party and then announces her guest, Seonjae; between that point there and the very end, I just wish the writers had been able to squeeze in about 30 seconds or so for a brief, sidebar reconcilliation between Seonjae and Mansu. Perhaps something like this:

..."I'm sorry you had to leave Bonjour the way you did---can you forgive me?" "It's ok. I've paid my debt to society, and now I just want to look forwards, not backwards." "What are you doing now?" "I do delivery/warehouse work for a produce company. It's good, honest work and I enjoy it." "That's good, I'm glad to hear that." "I'd like to start over with Sua. Do I have your approval to go out with your daughter again?" "Of course you do. Love her more this time." "Don't worry, I will!"...

(Just out of curiousity, if they got back together, stayed together, but didn't get re-married; is there any particular Korean word/term meaning like "non-married life partner"?...)

Anyway that's my two cents. I've already seen Pure In Heart before, the first time around. I love Gukhwa. Her personality is just brilliant.

Steve

Karma for your first post and welcome!