“God’s Gift – 14 Days:" The Final Day

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Lee Bo Young
Jo Seung Woo
Kim Tae Woo
God's Gift - 14 Days

In "God's Gift - 14 Days," Kim Soo Hyun, played by Lee Bo Young, has 14 days to prevent the death of her daughter Saet Byul. Kim Soo Hyun's journey back in time starts when she is about to kill herself and Ki Dong Chan, played by Jo Seung Woo, is about to be murdered.

Both characters were sent back in time, not only to try to prevent Saet Byul's murder, but to learn how they were connected.

The anxiety-provoking plot moved swiftly from episode to episode with viewers never seeming to get close to knowing who it was that would kill Lee Bo Young's daughter. But they did gradually learn how their fates were joined.

As it turned out, the death of Ki Dong Chan's first love a decade ago was tied into the plot. It was the reason that Saet Byul was kidnapped as a ploy to hasten the execution of a wrongly accused criminal. That criminal happened to be Ki Dong Chan's brother. The reason that Saet Byul became the chess piece was the involvement of Kim Soo Hyun's prosecutor husband, played by Kim Tae Woo.

By the final episode, Kim Soo Hyun tells the president she is not sure she can trust anyone any more. Not the police. Not her husband. Not the president. And as it turns out she can't even trust the one person she relied on through her 14 days of torturous trials. The ending was vague, which caused some netizens to comment that it was less than satisfying, but there were some plot elements that did resonate, even in the drama's final moments.

First, the subject of compassion came up over and over again. Lee Bo Young's character starts out being critical of her daughter for not being smart. She's an intellectual snob. She does not think much of Ki Dong Chan who she will ultimately come to depend on. Or Young Gyu, played so aptly by Baro. And yet he will also help her find her daughter.

Ultimately she learns to value these people for who they are.

Ki Dong Chan does not think much of his brother or he would never have believed him guilty. But he comes to love and respect his brother for what he did.

Both characters become better kinder people through their ordeal.

The drama also focused on the strength of a mother's love. Lee Bo Young's character will do anything for her daughter. She quits her job, attacks people, defies her husband, and does not care if people think she is insane. Jo Seung Woo's character also has a fierce mother, who will break the law to save her son. And finally, the president's wife also set the entire tragedy in motion in her efforts to protect her son.

Lee Bo Young said the role was a challenge and she lived inside the character.

"I became one with Soo Hyun and struggled for three months to find my child."

And in the end of the drama, the truth came out, the child was found and justice was served.

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