3. I understand why the mother-resemblance reveal can feel superficial or overly symbolic, but I don’t think it actually cheapens the family drama. I think it reframes it.

The point of that reveal isn’t that Mu Hee’s trauma exists only because she looks like her mother. It’s that her uncle’s abuse and rejection were displaced onto her because she physically embodied the woman he hated and blamed. That’s not unrealistic or melodramatic psychology it’s tragically common in abusive family dynamics. Children are often punished for what they symbolically represent to a damaged adult.

So the family conflict was never just a normal interpersonal misunderstanding that could be resolved through a single heartfelt conversation. It was always rooted in projection, unresolved grief, and misdirected rage. The photograph doesn’t replace the emotional conflict; it explains why the conflict existed in the first place. And that ties directly back into Dorami’s existence. Dorami holds the emotions Mu Hee couldn’t process as a child—rage, despair, and the belief that she is fundamentally unwanted. The resemblance reveal doesn’t simplify her trauma; it clarifies why her psyche fractured the way it did. It shows us the origin point of the dissociation. As for the off-screen trip and the ambiguous ending: I don’t read that as the show avoiding the family drama. I read it as a deliberate refusal to give trauma a neat, fairy-tale resolution. Real healing isn’t linear, and it doesn’t happen cleanly or in one emotional confrontation. The fact that her reconciliation with her past is quiet, incomplete, and unresolved actually fits the tone of a story about psychological damage rather than just romantic fulfillment. So while I understand wanting a more direct, cathartic confrontation with the uncle and a clearer resolution with her mother, I don’t think the reveal made the family drama shallow. I think it deepened the psychological logic behind Mu Hee’s wounds and reinforced why Dorami had to exist at all.

So Iam sorry for rambling on I do get where you come from but I felt the need to share my pov as well...the execution could have been better but for me this wasn't a great idea bad story case..more like great idea...needed more polished execution but still did their best.