TV Series2020 · 1 season · 16 episodes · Ended

It's Okay to Not Be Okay

Name: It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Yea-ji, Park Gyu-young, Oh Jung-se, Park Jin-joo

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancewholesomesimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allunderdog triumphs

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"When you can't control yourself, count to three."

Boxlist takeAn emotional comedy-drama series, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

8.7 /10

TMDB · 952 votes

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Season

Season 1

· 2020 · 16 episodes

Episodes (16)

1The Boy Who Fed On Nightmares20 Jun 2020
Moon Gang-tae has a striking run-in with his brother's favorite author, Ko Mun-yeong, when she comes to his hospital to read to the children.
2The Lady in Red Shoes21 Jun 2020
Mun-yeong invites Moon Sang-tae to a book signing event that ends with a nasty commotion. Gang-tae hears about a job opening in his hometown.
3Sleeping Witch27 Jun 2020
Having followed Gang-tae, Mun-yeong begins teaching literature classes at his new hospital. Chaos breaks out when a VIP patient runs away.
4Zombie Kid28 Jun 2020
The VIP patient's incident triggers childhood memories for Gang-tae, who remains an emotional puzzle to Mun-yeong. Lee Sang-in arrives in town.
5Rapunzel and The Cursed Castle4 Jul 2020
With nowhere else to take Mun-yeong, Gang-tae brings her back to his place. Discovering her there surprises everyone, most of all Nam Ju-ri.
6Bluebeard's Secret5 Jul 2020
When Mun-yeong offers an opportunity to Sang-tae, Gang-tae is forced to bend to their will. A patient at the hospital rattles Mun-yeong.
7The Cheerful Dog11 Jul 2020
Gang-tae takes a day off from work to spend time with Mun-yeong, who seems to need a distraction. While drinking alone, Ju-ri encounters Sang-in.
8Beauty and The Beast12 Jul 2020
Seeing Mun-yeong with something that belongs to him upsets Sang-tae. When a belligerent visitor shows up at the hospital, Gang-tae snaps.
9King Donkey Ears18 Jul 2020
Gang-tae and Mun-yeong decide to go on a day trip together. During their mountain getaway, an unforeseen situation crops up.
10The Girl Who Cried Wolf19 Jul 2020
Refusing to go home, Sang-tae coops himself up in a room. Gang-tae wrestles with the demons of his past and the constraints of his present.
11The Ugly Duckling25 Jul 2020
An escaped patient shows up at the mansion. Mun-yeong makes an effort to change Sang-tae's mind about allowing her a place in the brothers' lives.
12Romeo and Juliet26 Jul 2020
Wanting to overcome his trauma, Sang-tae opens up about his darkest memory. A cruel twist of fate threatens Gang-tae's newfound happiness.
13The Father of the Two Sisters1 Aug 2020
Sang-tae shows Gang-tae that he's been practicing drawing his greatest fear. Mun-yeong receives word about her father's worsening condition.
14The Hand, the Monkfish2 Aug 2020
The identity of the vandal who ruined Sang-tae's mural sends everyone into a state of shock. Mun-yeong struggles to process a devastating truth.
15A Tale of Two Brothers8 Aug 2020
After a chilling phone call, Gang-tae rushes over to the mansion. Later, Mun-yeong asks the brothers to leave her — but they refuse to listen.
16Finding the Real Face9 Aug 2020
Mun-yeong decides she's going to publish the new fairy tale after all. Everyone comes together at the hospital for a reading of the book.

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected—a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.

Synopsis: TMDB