The whole mother subplot is not even necessary. Whether you like the mother or not, that subplot was super underdeveloped and made no sense with the overall story. This story is supposed to be about Byul, and while I understand that the grandma could be a part of his story, that would require addressing what happened since the original story. But all we get is, Dojin helped the her and Byul secretly meets her - and she doesn't appear again. If she was going to be a story arc, Fargo should have used the grandmother more. Maybe have Byul talk to her more about his problems and actually show she has changed, maybe have her actively try to contact Hyesung throughout the story, maybe have Hyesung actually briefly meet his mother but still have tension between them. This can all build up to the final meeting where Hyesung finally confronts his mother about why she abandoned him. Also, there should have been a confrontation. Even if they reconciled, it would make sense to address this plot point now and then actually rebuild the relationship. At this rate, the story will either keep dragging this arc for longer or it will just skip over it and show them happy without discussing the past.
I just think the worst part about the mother is not that she gets a second chance (realistically it could work in the hands of another writer) but that there is zero build up. We don't see her again despite making a big deal about her abandonment of her son and the secret meetings with Dojin and Byul. If we saw the build up, I could at least understand why the arc happens even if I dislike the mother. But with is coming out of nowhere, it just feels empty and like the story is being rushed along to a happy ever after despite its flaws. People are already willing to forgive much of the story, but the poor writing choices here are really showing the story's flaws for the future.
The whole mother subplot is not even necessary. Whether you like the mother or not, that subplot was super underdeveloped and made no sense with the overall story. This story is supposed to be about Byul, and while I understand that the grandma could be a part of his story, that would require addressing what happened since the original story. But all we get is, Dojin helped the her and Byul secretly meets her - and she doesn't appear again. If she was going to be a story arc, Fargo should have used the grandmother more. Maybe have Byul talk to her more about his problems and actually show she has changed, maybe have her actively try to contact Hyesung throughout the story, maybe have Hyesung actually briefly meet his mother but still have tension between them. This can all build up to the final meeting where Hyesung finally confronts his mother about why she abandoned him. Also, there should have been a confrontation. Even if they reconciled, it would make sense to address this plot point now and then actually rebuild the relationship. At this rate, the story will either keep dragging this arc for longer or it will just skip over it and show them happy without discussing the past.
I just think the worst part about the mother is not that she gets a second chance (realistically it could work in the hands of another writer) but that there is zero build up. We don't see her again despite making a big deal about her abandonment of her son and the secret meetings with Dojin and Byul. If we saw the build up, I could at least understand why the arc happens even if I dislike the mother. But with is coming out of nowhere, it just feels empty and like the story is being rushed along to a happy ever after despite its flaws. People are already willing to forgive much of the story, but the poor writing choices here are really showing the story's flaws for the future.