Immediately after I sent this post I remembered that Su-Mi does also try to get Young-Woo disgraced and fired which is a little villainous XD It's been a good while since I watched the show, so I don't remember how many people spoke against Su-Mi as a suitable candidate for minister; I might argue that her track record speaks for itself in that she is publicly regarded as such a strong candidate and is well known as a fantastic if ruthless lawyer, but I'll agree that some more nuanced takes from the main cast would have been a good thing. The fact she IS willing to be so underhanded and do whatever it takes seems to be the main reason why she might be an unsuitable minister, but it's not exactly uncommon behaviour :|

I see Su-Mi not getting the position as simultaneously a defeat and a victory for her. A defeat for the ambitious woman who cares most about her career and social status, and also for the person who has tried hard to succeed in an unforgiving environment (in another culture, having a child out of wedlock would be a non-issue!). A victory for the mother who cares about her son, and for the person who is able to do the right thing at personal cost; and for the young woman who was once willing to take a huge risk to let Young-Woo's father have the child he wanted.

The Children's Liberation Army episode was so interesting! First I'd heard of the cram schools. Poor kids, I don't think I can complain about my workload ever again.

I didn't realise single seasons were the norm! It stands alone pretty well so I would not have been too disappointed, but I think there are some fun possibilities in a second season too. I just hope we get Young-Woo and Jun-Ho as a stable couple throughout, I've had quite enough back and forth there XD