s01e200 — Season 1, Episode 200

childhood passed with them)

class!))

Childhood is such a strange thing in terms of emotional attachments ) Now I understand with my head that the series is a cheap remake of Ugly Betty, but every time I randomly get on the radio for "If love lives in my heart" or "How are you doing" - such warm feelings overwhelm. But still, you can't help but pay tribute to this series - if you compare it with most Russian TV (AKA Mukhtar-style detectives with amazing acting), it looks very good :3

I remember when the final was, I almost cried with happiness. I am glad for Katya and Andrey, and that everything worked out well for everyone, everyone got what they deserved. Makes you smile :-) I also watched it as a child.

my childhood, hello)

Why did everyone look so surprised at the one who was born to Katya in the end? And who is really there, has not been shown

It's 2018, there were so many TV shows to watch, but for some reason I took up this one. At the same time, I did not have much hope that I would like him, I thought: "I'll watch the first 3-5 episodes, get disappointed and forget about him." But even not... not immediately, of course, but he attracted me very much. And I watched episode after episode for three fucking weeks, almost without stopping. It's called, I felt like a 10-year-old girl who, after school, as scheduled, turned on the right channel and watched "My Beautiful Nanny." Oh, it's nostalgia.
But the most amazing thing, for me personally, is that I liked him NOW, when I'm almost 20, I'm kind of an "adult and independent woman", and here are TV series about the love of a plain girl and her boss. That's a fucking lie.

I've finally watched it! The impressions are generally not the same as they were in adolescence, when the series was first shown on TV. The script is lousy, too much is far-fetched, too many deliberate and absurd moments. Heroes and heroines too often change their lines of behavior for no logical reason. And the fact that Zhdanov was in love with Katya from the very beginning is so complete nonsense, because even after his statements about sincere love, he continued to laugh at her and scream and get angry, it's not love. Although the same Masha and the courier "love" also does not cause trust. And because of many such moments, it was even disgusting to watch, but I couldn't help but watch it because it was important to understand exactly how everything led to a happy ending.

From a good one. A sugary happy ending is still pleasant. In my youth, I did not notice Katya's special transformation and remembered the wedding dress as boring and ugly. But when I was reviewing, I immediately saw a beauty in Katya, in the first episodes I did not understand at all how one could not see beautiful facial features behind glasses? Beautiful, pretty appearance. And some of her clothes in 2019 are much more relevant than the clothes of the women's council or Klochkova (oh, this style is from the noughties, I don't want to remember). So for me, Katya's transformation did not become radical again, she was good from the very beginning. And I finally saw the dress as beautiful, beautiful as Katya herself.

It's a pity that they practically scored on the script, they could have made the series much more interesting and expanded the audience, but as usual they focused only on relationships, they say it will do anyway, people didn't really have an alternative to watch.

And yet it was a good series!
I was just studying at uni, I lived in a dorm, and every evening with the girls we made ourselves comfortable in one of the rooms of those who had a TV, and immersed ourselves in watching this miracle. Yes, soap. Yes, everything is so secondary and banal. But it's mentally the same.
But all the same, I love the first part more, when Katka was still wearing glasses and braces, before her transformation. She's kind of... more catchy and unusual.

That's how I understand you. I'm 18 and so I also chose him out of all the series that could be watched. A romantic love story - what else does a teenager need?! It didn't hit me right away: about a year and a half / two ago, I watched the first 16 episodes, they seemed too long and boring to me (in fact, until the end of the series, the 45-minute series contains very few events. One day can be stretched into 4 episodes!!!) But I took it up again-and got involved. So much so that the hand does not reach out to turn on modern American TV series, but I want to watch it!!!! In the 80th episode, I realized how much I did NOT regret that I started watching it!

My favorite Russian TV series. And it will probably remain so forever. With all its disadvantages (if you look through the eyes of critics) and advantages. He hit me right in the heart and hooked my soul. Even my father watched it with interest and did not miss a single episode, although he breathes evenly to all these serials.

P.S. Milko van love)))

The childhood series, after exactly 15 years, I decided to reconsider. In general, I watched on rewind, because it is very difficult to observe, for example, the women's council - well, some kind of kindergarten, it seems to me that as a student I thought much more adult than these ladies. Then Malinovsky, well, what a nasty bastard they made him, and in fact, as a child, I was dragged away from him, although the actor plays beautifully. Kira is sorry for her and not sorry at the same time, well, some kind of masochist, by God, Andrei from the first episodes brazenly lied to her in the eyes with a mocking smile on his face and she knew it and still continued to forgive him everything, some kind of sick dependence on him. Vika - how annoying is her voice and this style of clothing, it looks so cheap now, the clothes of the women's council are also terribly nightmarish. Milko is just the soul of the series, you can't take your eyes off him, the actor played incredibly, so believably that as a child I seriously believed that he was like that in life, that he was not an actor, but a real designer who agreed to star in the series)). Well, Katya, I didn't think she was scary from the first episodes, it's all about clothes, glasses, that's all. I simply do not understand why none of the women's council tried to transform it, although they themselves have no taste, but still it was possible to try.

After self-isolation, I returned to the office and one day I heard the familiar "don't look, don't look around" on the radio from childhood. That's how it went.
A terribly protracted, often illogical, inappropriately comical and snotty-dramotic series, which, despite all the shortcomings, conquered me for the second time. I spent this summer with the characters, laughing and crying, and autumn was amazed at how different things seemed to me as a child. It was nice to look at hysteria with a meaningful look.

One of my worries is how many months Tanya carried a child, if they found out about her pregnancy even before Katya left Zimaleto (and she seemed to be already 4-5 months old), then Egypt, work with Juliana, well, that's for sure a couple of months, then Katya six months (or a little less, because it was mentioned that a month remained before her negotiated departure, when Misha called her to St. Petersburg) as president, then after the reunion of Katya and Andrei, Katya was shown with long hair (which means they grew out), and she herself, mentioning Kira's departure, says that it did not happen immediately, but after a couple months. And preparing for the wedding requires a lot of time, and it's 12-16 months, it's not surprising that she gave birth right at the wedding.

And Tanya will not give birth to the whole series in any way)

Despite all the absurdity, prolongation, some illogic and stupidity of the characters, the series causes only warm feelings. I will note how interesting phrases from Soviet films are inserted (I noticed about five different ones)!

my mother loves this series very much, and therefore, when she reviews it every year, I do it with her. He is so dear and never gets tired of watching him

Oh, I love this series anyway!
the women's council is a little annoying, but they have their own charm
at the end, when Katya gets into a limousine and looks at herself as a child - just goosebumps and tears in her eyes
eh, don't look, don't look around

Very emotional, in many moments I cried.

I reviewed it anew, squandering all the lines of the women's council, very stereotypical characters and boring plots they have.
I like the main line of Katya-Andrey_Kira plus some points related to business, transactions, reports, etc. After Katya's departure from the company, it is interesting to look only at what is happening in Zimaletto. I'm terribly sorry for Kira, I don't understand why she suffers so much. First Zhdanov fucked, I'm sorry, all the models in Moscow, then this Katya, then it was necessary to choose either to save the company or to tolerate Katya and Andrey. Poor Kira, it was a very difficult choice and as a result she lost both her man and her beloved job. Yes, Andrei was unworthy of her, but she loved him.

As for Zhdanov, he is the most controversial character. An insanely charming, charismatic actor who makes the character very attractive, not as ugly as he really is, if you look specifically at actions, not words. He cheated on the future bride, proposed to her only for his own benefit, riskily got involved in an adventure and ruined the company, lied to everyone around including parents of business partners, etc., when he justly got what he deserved - selflessly reveled in his suffering, absolutely spitting on everyone around him and hurting them (ex-bride, parents, best friend), then shifted some of the blame to a friend, punched him in the face (thereby apparently forcing him to quit the company, i.e. also ruined his career) and eventually found happiness. The beloved woman forgave, the parents accepted the choice, apparently he became the president of the company again. Well, cool, well done Andrew))

Hooray, they finally took off her braces and forced her to put on lenses!
Poncheva's pregnancy is somehow cloudy: judging by Katya's regrown hair, at least a year has passed, and Tanya still won't give birth))
I don't understand why, at the end of all such films and TV series, the heroines necessarily and without fail give birth? There, even Masha is standing with a belly at the end. Otherwise, no one will believe that she is still happy with Fedya? How could they not have guessed at once to show the whole women's council with a belly?

In general, for me, this is still a story about Kira's drama, and not about Katya's happiness.

It's still a very good series. I have reviewed it now with great pleasure. According to the first series, it seemed that it was not at all how it was perceived in childhood — somehow it looks like some kind of heavily budgeted and outdated in terms of shooting quality, acting, etc., but then it got so delayed again that it already began to be perceived as modern, where everything is in its place, with interesting and well-written characters, where everyone is unique and inimitable in their own way.
For me, Julianna is probably the best character in the series (at least of the minor ones). How good she is, after all — both externally, and charisma, and behavior, and actions. She has never caused me any irritation, like some of the equally good characters. He behaves with dignity with each person, finds his own approach to everyone, treats Katya positively from the first acquaintance, is always ready to help.
Well, Katya's mom certainly likes it very much. Here, of course, Muravyova and her acting talent — watching her, as always, was a pleasure. How easily, naturally and naturally she plays.

What a pleasant fleur the series of the early 2000s still evoke. After "Poor Nastya" it was very nice to see Ostroumova and Krasilov here, and even Krasilov in a completely opposite role - from a noble nobleman to a cynical ladies' man! But there are a lot of flaws and plot holes in the series - the same pregnancy of Tanya, the Katya-Andrey line, a lot of disputes about when he fell in love with her, the behavior of the hero himself completely contradicts his words: sometimes he tells her that he has changed, then he goes back to Kira and wants Katya to believe in his changes. Kira herself causes irritation, sometimes I show pity for her, but I remember her previous actions, all this pity disappears. In general, when you look at Kira, Margarita and Vikusha, you get the impression that they are habals who have reached the elite. Alexander could have been a gorgeous antagonist and had all the qualities for this, but he was made a tyrant who ruined the company. I like Olga Vyacheslavovna and Amura from the women's council - they are clearly the most adequate representatives of it. The most beloved character is Julianna, that she was one in childhood, that now you discover new facets of this character and get into her even more. As for he - yes, I've read a lot of reviews that people don't change and Andrey will still go left, but here, rather, the deterrent factor will not be Andrew's huge love for Katyukha and vice versa, but the fact that Katya, unlike Kira, has at least some drops of self-esteem and she will not fall at his feet and beg him to stay, like Kiriukha, but she will fall first and he knows it perfectly well.

And in a year or two (if not earlier) Andrew started spending time with other beauties again behind his wife's back, Katya found out about it, kicked her hubby out of the house and resumed her relationship with Mikhail 🤣

I revised it after 17 years. And it's such a delight. Still, at one time it was a cool series, and even now. Songs to the heart)

Somewhere I accidentally came across a mention of this series and decided to reconsider. Now it looks a little different as an adult. I turned a blind eye to misunderstandings over time in the series, inconsistencies, long-lasting days (I don't understand how we used to wait all day to see how Katya and Kolya sit and chat during one episode, for example, or the insertion of kisses, which I already remember from the last episode). And my inner teenager is happy. I burst into tears at the moment where Katya waves her little hand to herself. Apparently, it resonates strongly in me. I love all these fairy tales with a happy ending and I am glad to review them.

I've been watching the series for almost a year and I can't even believe it's over. How am I going to be without my favorite characters now :( There has not been such an emotional attachment for a long time
I am pleasantly surprised that the series remains as funny right up to the last episode, these inserts from the imagination, musical effects remain. And for me personally, it was super interesting, for 10 months I did not forget about it and regularly turned it on, because I just wonder who is where and why, although all the actions of the characters sometimes look stupid.

I liked the unexpected "evil" appearance of the friendliest heroine, Kristina. She smiled straight :) And it's good that everyone is doing well in the end.

I am so glad that Katya eventually forgave Malinovsky and invited him to the wedding! At the beginning of the series, their trio seemed like a kind of team, let their friendship and sparkling humor resume!

You see this series with different eyes after a lot of years, but I like the message itself. It's a pity that sometimes he gets lost among the stupid characters, but nevertheless he is visible, a lot of topics are actually touched upon. We have coped with the most important thing, faith in ourselves. Probably he will never get bored just because many people lose faith in themselves and often.

As a child, I loved the women's council, but now it just looks like a caricature pack of ordinary gossips who never work.

My favorite character in the series is without a doubt Juliana, the fairy godmother and the guardian angel of Katya, everyone needs such a friend in life. And I think that she is her best friend, unlike the women's council.

Of course, I don't like that the series is too long, it could have been squeezed into 60 episodes at most.

I will review it from time to time, it feels like I was in my childhood.

То, что Катя пригласила Малиновского на свадьбу, показывает её великодушие намного больше, чем, то, что она простила Андрея.

Summer is coming to an end and for him I finally watched the TV series of my childhood) Purely as a time capsule - it's generally great, nostalgia is so rushing. Wonderful cast, cool dialogues (in which people talk like people, not scripted NPCs from dubious RPGs). Morals and values, of course, are very outdated and this is probably the only thing that spoils it now. The first half of the series, right up to Katya's return from Egypt, is definitely her favorite, everything else feels superfluous. Let's see what they're shooting as a sequel this year or next :^)

I've finally completed my challenge: start reviewing and watch to the end. It is a pity that Katya still stayed with Zhdanov, and did not meet someone else. After all, you can sincerely forgive, but it's not always worth starting over with this person.

I just want to say how much I love this series, and even after so many years, it really touches. Well, just the best in the Russian space for me)

I accidentally stumbled upon the series, watched it for the first time. After ugly Betty, my impressions were completely different. I got everything I wanted from the series: costumes, characters, the general hope that the series of that era left. I was especially impressed by how in the 2020s the trends turned out to be exactly the same clothes and hairstyles as gg, but with a completely different connotation.

I advise you to watch, they won't take it off now

How Zhdanov beat the women's Council. That's their way. Milko and gapota were left for the last episode (they haven't been around for a long time). Thank you for the bride's gift. Kolka is alone. We could have taken that model from the end of the last series. I thought he was going to be with her now. And it turns out he was the only witness. Even Alexander was shown at the end.
I've been watching this series since 2022. But I stopped at the series where Sasha was president and did not continue to watch, it was not interesting (it turned out it was clear why, our series was completed for 31 episodes), and in 2023 I started watching again (I don't even understand how) and so.. I just finished watching it.
Well that's it

I am writing from 2024, to those who read in the future - hello! 👋🏻
I watched the series for the first time as a child. In all these 20 years, I have never even thought about reviewing, although I have reviewed the Clone and Tatiana's Day repeatedly. And "Don't Be Born Beautiful" seemed like such a stupid soap opera that I didn't feel like reviewing it. I heard the soundtrack from the series on the radio, caught nostalgia and turned on the first episode. I didn't even download all the episodes, because I was sure that now I would watch one episode and forget everything. I've watched two hundred episodes a lot. At times, I pushed things aside and watched. And sometimes I wished I had downloaded it to my phone to watch on the road. When you're over 30, you look at the characters and storylines with completely different eyes. It's doubly different if you're interested in the psychological analysis of the characters. Of course, I really like the main characters, but most of all I sympathized and worried about Kira. Olga Lomonosova is simply beautiful and clever. My favorite plot role is where Zhdanov realizes that he fell in love with Katya, but lost her. Oh these emotions💔 And where he lies beaten up, in the bloody snow, this is a look... I had never considered Antipenko a handsome man before, but by the middle of the series I realized why he was cast in the main role. He can play the lover very well, do you believe 100%?
I enjoyed the last two episodes because the writers completed all the plot roles and gave us a normal ending to savor. And not as usual, 200 episodes of drama and the last 5 minutes to tell how it all ended, Who doubts - look! Sincere, kind, the coolest Russian TV series of that time. Before filming in Egypt, I never even rewound. And the secondary lines that seemed like Spanish shame before, now cause only laughter and affection. By the way, in 2024 Katya is very much on trend, unlike Klochkova)) Well, Nelly is beautiful, even in the first episodes and strange costumes. This is probably an age, but you can immediately see that if you comb your hair, change your glasses, you get a feminine, pretty girl😊