‘The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun’ succeeded in stimulating the emotions of viewers by deeply dealing with the mother’s tearful maternal love for her daughter, as well as the loneliness of an unloved child.The delicate portrayal of the inner side of the characters in the midst of the turbulent development brought the immersion of the home theater to the peak.

In episode 4 of MBC daily drama ‘The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun’ (planned by Jang Jae-hoon/directed by Kim Jin-hyung/written by Seol Kyung-eun/produced by MBC C & I)that aired on the 12th, Baek Seol-hee’s(Jang Shin-young)obsession in digging into the assault case of her daughter Baek Mi-so(played by Lee Ru-da)was clearly revealed, along with the deep wounds that Min Se-ri(played by Park Seo-yeon)had been harboring.In particular, the process of revealing the truth about the retaliatory assault and the heartbreaking tears that Se-ri shed in Min Kyung-chae’s(played by Yoon Ah-jung)arms showed yet another wound and conflict, leaving an even deeper aftertaste.

In the broadcast that day, Seol-hee’s scream after finding Miso covered in blood in the alley touched the hearts of viewers.Seol-hee praying in front of the operating room, “If our Miso goes wrong, I can’t live.How can I live without my child?” perfectly conveyed the mother’s desperate feelings of pain and guilt for not being able to protect her daughter, and a strong belief that her daughter will definitely rise again, stimulating the tear ducts.



Meanwhile, Moon Tae-kyung(Seo Ha-joon)went to see Jo Pil-doo(Lee Han-wi)to find out the truth about the car accident that killed his parents in the past.Tae-kyung demands the truth, saying, “The real culprit made you turn yourself in instead of him,” and Pil-doo vehemently denies it, saying, “I caused the accident even after asking ten times,” heightening the tension as they imply that there is another truth hidden in the case.

Above all, the point of note in the broadcast that day was the scenes that revealed Seri’s deep wounds.Seri desperately clung to Kyungchae after hearing the cruel words, “You are no longer someone who means anything to me.” Eventually, Seri burrowed into Kyungchae’s arms and confessed her wounds, saying, “The nanny was annoying me.I knew that when I was little.That’s why my sister was like a mother to me.” This scene revealed the subtle relationship between Kyungchae and Seri, adding depth to the drama.

Meanwhile, the truth behind Miso’s revenge assault incident has become even more concrete.The scene where Miso regains consciousness and tells her friend that the person who hit her was Seri, who caused a ruckus at the cafe, heightened the tension.The friend gave Seol-hee the one-piece dress that Miso had intended to give her as a birthday present but was ruined by Seri’s assault, and told her the whole truth about the incident that day.Seol-hee, who became certain that it was not a simple accident but a malicious revenge assault, became furious, and raised viewers ‘expectations by foreshadowing her next move to find justice.

In this way,’ The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun ‘, by depicting the passionate maternal love of Jang Shin-young and the hidden pain of Min Se-ri, went beyond a simple revenge drama and presented the charm of an’ emotional revenge drama ‘that Director Kim Jin-hyung emphasized.In addition, the dual narrative structure in which Seol-hee and Tae-kyung track down the truth behind the incident that happened to their daughter and their parents’ past accident increased the perfection of the drama and maximized the viewer’s immersion.Attention is focused on how Seol-hee will realize justice for her daughter, how the wounded Se-ri will change in her relationship with Kyung-chae, and how the truth of the past that Tae-kyung is searching for will be connected to the present.

Meanwhile, episode 5 of MBC daily drama ‘The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun’ will air today(the 13th)at 7:05 PM.

Reporter Yoonna Choi com Donga.com yyynnn@donga

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