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Secret Garden: Countdown to Finale

Surely I am one of the many fans of Secret Garden who's rather anxious about the ending of this drama series. Would it be a happily-ever-after ala City Hall , or a frustrating one like Lovers in Paris , both of which were penned by the same writer of Secret Garden . The last two episodes will air this weekend. Oh, how all good things come to an end.  The drama was described as "fantasy-melodrama", which to be honest, is a little hard for me to digest, unlike the fantasy of My Girlfriend is a Gumiho , which actually was based on local folklore. The fantasy part in Secret Garden involves body-changing between the two main leads, Gil Ra-im played by Ha Ji Won ( Memories of Bali, Damo ) and Kim Joo-won played by Hyun Bin ( My Lovely Samsoon, Snow Queen ). You have to watch it to see for yourself if it makes any sense, but the idea is there. I just wish the writer took a more plausible approach. 18 episodes in, and I still don't buy it. Hopefully the last two e