The organizing principle of this work is gathering women in different circumstances into one house. From the head daughter-in-law who has remained a widow-like faithful wife all her life, to the head daughter-in-law about to divorce, the second daughter-in-law left alone after her husband fled abroad, and a nineteen-year-old unmarried mother, the texture of each story is entirely different, so while it is the story of one family, it offers the pleasure of an ensemble drama in which many characters' stories flow side by side. The relationships in which characters of different generations and positions clash and lean on one another before the shared task of protecting the head family are the center of the conflict.
It is available on Wavve with a subscription. Because it is a series released in 2011, there is also the fun of comparing it with family stories of today and seeing how subjects such as the head family and mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships were handled. Since the relationships among characters drive the story in the limited space of an old house, going through each character's story one by one suits it well.
What to watch for
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You can see the structure in which women of several generations interlock in the limited space of Manwoldang, a 300-year-old old house.
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It is worth looking at how the lineage of head daughters-in-law, the 11th, 12th, and 13th generations, divides each character's position and responsibility.
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You can watch how the shared task of facing the crisis of the family being wiped out brings together characters with different stories in one place.
This work suits viewers who like ensemble stories about the entangled lives of the women of one household.