Kim Hee Sun's Bitter Sweet Hell Ends with a 5.5% Nationwide Viewership Ratings | Episode 12 Review

Bitter Sweet Hell finally ended with 5.5% in the viewership ratings and even though it didn't reach the double digits, this drama is worth it to watch. Episode 12, finale, Se Na chose to end her life with the fire that she herself started. With the help of No Yeong Won's family, they were able to find Do Hyun's hideout and saved him from Se Na's plan of explosion. When Se Na, pressed her control to explode the hideout of Do Hyun, Yeong Won was devastated but thankfully, Jae Jin was there to tell her that Do Hyun was already saved. Yeong Won escaped the fire with Jae Jin's help but Se Na chose to stay and get burned by fire. This ending is indeed cruel but a bit unsatisfying for me, tbh. I mean, she did so many things to harass Yeong Won and her family and that's how she'll just end? I was hoping that she'll get caught and live her whole life in prison. That would have been the best punishment for a narcissistic person like her. She's nuts!

Anyways, since we only got 12 episodes, I think that's the better ending that the writer could've think of. Still, the drama was exceptionally done as the actors were so good at conveying the message of the story. Se Na was the root of all the secrets being out in the open for No Yeong Won's family. It's true that it was still a harassment but if it weren't for her, everyone in the family would live in lies forever. Isn't it more scary to live with people who you don't know well? And still call them a family? This is much better now that everything is out in the open, only then that they will live a happy life. 

I really love the ending. The whole family were separated but still has a bond that nobody can break. Hong Sa Gang left their home and lived in the woods with her trusted companion. She's still working as a novelist and had her latest work published called 'Bitter Sweet Hell', yep, it's their story made into a book.  Do Hyun on the other hand is now living abroad with his classmate and boyfriend. Jae Jin and Yeong Won may still be married but they decided not to commit their lives to each other. Now, they are choosing the life they wished to live for a long time. Jae Jin's license to practice as a doctor got revoked while Yeong Won still worked as a doctor but to counsel people in prison. There, she wanted to help and save those who are having mental health problems like Oh Tae Hwan or also known as Moon Tae Oh. Lastly, Dr. Oh became a changed person all thanks to her confrontation with Hong Sa Gang. They got reconciled and became a family that Dr. Oh had ever wanted. Dr. Oh is still with the kind detective and that's really splendid!

Overall the drama was good! Will I recommend it? Definitely YES!

Kim Hee Sun Retaliates Yeon Woo's Plans by Revealing Her Identity to the Public in Bittersweet Hell Episode 11

Moon Tae Oh, who's real name is Oh Tae Hwan, was finally arrested in the residence of No Yeong Won. No Yeong Won purposely lured Tae Oh with Do Hyun for the police to capture him successfully. Thanks to Jae Jin, Young Min and his friend Sung Jae, they were able to stop Tae Oh from escaping the residence after losing his temper at Yeong Won for revealing the truth about his identity. 

Just like Se Na, Tae Oh holds a grudge towards Yeong Won because he blames her for his family's death. After Tae Oh's mother received counselling from Yeong Won, Tae Oh's mother wanted to eliminate her husband for being the root cause of the family's difficulty. However, her plans failed and ended up being killed by the husband instead. Tae Oh witnessed the death of his family before his eyes as his father all family member's lives except from him. He was awake the whole time and it's the reason why he was able to escape and become the sole survivor of the family. Seems like the father took his own life too. 

Se Na and Tae Oh become accomplices in taking revenge towards No Yeong Won. Tae Oh was made to gaslight Do Hyun by Se Na, it was all going smoothly but not until Do Hyun confessed his sexuality to his mom.  This means, Tae Oh no longer has something to hold against Do Hyun and he failed miserably with his mission. With that, Se Na took action and planned to make Yeong Won become the suspect in killing An Yo Sub in their rest house. However Tae Oh made a move that Se Na wasn't aware of and that leads her plans crumbling. Se Na was angered by it and the reason why he framed up Tae Oh for killing Yo Sub instead. Yep, she put all the blame at Tae Oh and make him become the real suspect. With Tae Oh arrested, the novelist Hong Sa Gang got free from the prison. 

Se Na made another plan and continues to make Yeong Won miserable. This time she gaslighted Oh Ji Eun to reveal the truth about Jae Jin's ghost doctor case. The public knew about it and Se Na made Yeong Won do press conference and read aloud the script she has prepared for her. At first, that's what Yeong Won did, she read the script aloud only to reveal that it was made by Se Na who was threatening her for a long time now. Yeong Won made it public about Se Na's evil doings and that's how she fights now with her. The whole world is now helping Yeong Won capture her and it made Se Na even more challenged in making Yeong Won's life miserable. And so, Se Na captured Yeong Won's only child Do Hyun as her hostage to hold against her. 

Sheesh! We're near the end now! Only 1 episode left!!! I'm excited for it and hopeful that we'll receive a satisfying and best ending. 

Kim Hee Seon and Lee Hye Young Face Yeon Woo in Bitter Sweet Hell Episodes 1-10 | Quick Review

Bitter Sweet Hell revolves around the life of No Yeong Won (Kim Hee Seon) who is a psychology consultant that's running a television program. The said tv program discusses about different family issues wherein Yeong Won professionally and confidently gives advice to resolve the family issues raised. Because of this, Dr. No attracted psychopaths who wanted to prove her wrong. They were challenged to make her realize that her advices do not apply to everyone and they convey this disagreement to her in a destructible way. 

Lee Se Na (Yeon Woo) is a psychopath young lady who's targeting No Yeong Won and her family. She first introduced herself at Yeong Won's clinic as a patient who's in a complicated relationship with a man older than her. When Yeong Won's father-in-law died and Se Na was crying at his funeral, Yeong Won instantly believed that Se Na was another mistress of her father-in-law. The attack to Dr. No and her family begun when she received a package from an anonymous sender. It contains a fake beheaded pigeon and a photo of Dr. No's family members with numbers indicating the order of their lies to be revealed.

Warning, spoiler ahead!!

1st was the father-in-law, Go Myeon (Kwon Hae Hyo). His dirty secret was revealed by Se Na and it was about a past incident involving No Yeong Won's father. It turned out that the father in law was the one who framed Yeong Won's father to become an offender in a sexual harassment case which leads for her dad to suicide.

2nd target of Se Na was Dr. No's husband. She first introduced herself to him as a patient to his clinic too and instantly asked for a dinner. It turns out later in the drama, Se Na gaslighted Jae Jin and make him fake a death to escape his suffocating family. His secret was that, he is a doctor that's afraid of bloods which means he has a ghost doctor to do surgeries for him. 

3rd was the mom-in-law, Hong Sa Gang (Lee Hye Young). She's a writer of books which themes are about crime. Se Na's ideas in threatening and killing people are based on her books. Sa Gang may seem like a witch that's controlling of everything but she's a woman that only wants to protect her family. Her secret was that Jae Jin wasn't her biological child. Jae Jin was a baby from the mistress of the father-in-law. Yep, he's a disgusting womanizer. ew.

4th is Dr. No's child, Do Hyun (Jae Chan). He was being gaslighted by another psychopath named Moon Tae Oh. Turns out that Tae Oh was recruited by Se Na to take revenge against Dr. No's family. His secret was that he's gay. 

5th one would be No Yeong Won. The secret is yet to be revealed in the last 2 episodes of this drama. Waaah!

Yep, there are only 2 episode left! About time it ends because I'm already stressed with the turn of events in here especially towards Se Na and Tae Oh.. They make my blood boil in anger! They needed to be stopped and get punished by law.