Cyril-H
Brest, France
This review may contain spoilers
It's a drama you need to watch... once !!!
I don't really know where to start.
Jang Na Ra who played Seo Jae Won had a very difficult role. Playing someone with a illness of the mind is not easy. Even if SJW has various phobias, playing the role where she has to play with her own fears is courageous. And she played it well!
Her cheating husband Heo Soon Young was played by Son Ho Jun. He wasn't the good guy of the story, but he wasn't the villain either. He made a mistake by falling for his wife best friend Kwon Yoon Jin played by So Yi Hyun. Jealous of her friend, she enjoyed the fact that SJW was sick, and wanted to steal everything from her. She charmed her husband and got close to their daughter. HSY regretted the fact he cheated when he learned about his wife illness by her father, especially the reason why she became that way. Both roles were difficult. Not only to play, but also to watch for the viewer. We learn that HSY died after kneeling in front of KYJ asking to spear his family. Because of that, we knew she was the one who killed him. But the whole story is later revealed in the drama.
Like SJW, we get informations in pieces. We are placed in the same situation that her mind. Characters are seen by us, but we discover later that it was only in her mind. At the end, if you don't watch everything in one go, you can be completely lost. That's certainly the reason of the low ratings. They are also some underdeveloped characters like Theo Harris played by Lee Ki Taek. He is the "love interest" if we can call him that. He knew SJW when they were young, but she didn't remember him. But we barely know anything about him. Even if he's the second role, too many pieces are missing. The detective Oh Soo Jin was also lacking the development story. She's important, yet, we barely know anything. So, it's difficult for the viewer to trust anyone around SJW. But I guess it was the wanted effect to be in SJW's mindset.
In a more general point of view, Park Sun Hee wrote a difficult screenplay. Not only it had a huge cast with difficult and various characters, but the story was written in a way that could have confused many people. So it's not a bad drama in general, but it's not a drama I would love to watch again. When you know the ending and the whole mind thing, you will loose the surprise that made the story interesting. The interest then is lost.
People who gave it between 1 to 5 star clearly didn't watch it carefully and can't be reliable in their judgement.
Jang Na Ra who played Seo Jae Won had a very difficult role. Playing someone with a illness of the mind is not easy. Even if SJW has various phobias, playing the role where she has to play with her own fears is courageous. And she played it well!
Her cheating husband Heo Soon Young was played by Son Ho Jun. He wasn't the good guy of the story, but he wasn't the villain either. He made a mistake by falling for his wife best friend Kwon Yoon Jin played by So Yi Hyun. Jealous of her friend, she enjoyed the fact that SJW was sick, and wanted to steal everything from her. She charmed her husband and got close to their daughter. HSY regretted the fact he cheated when he learned about his wife illness by her father, especially the reason why she became that way. Both roles were difficult. Not only to play, but also to watch for the viewer. We learn that HSY died after kneeling in front of KYJ asking to spear his family. Because of that, we knew she was the one who killed him. But the whole story is later revealed in the drama.
Like SJW, we get informations in pieces. We are placed in the same situation that her mind. Characters are seen by us, but we discover later that it was only in her mind. At the end, if you don't watch everything in one go, you can be completely lost. That's certainly the reason of the low ratings. They are also some underdeveloped characters like Theo Harris played by Lee Ki Taek. He is the "love interest" if we can call him that. He knew SJW when they were young, but she didn't remember him. But we barely know anything about him. Even if he's the second role, too many pieces are missing. The detective Oh Soo Jin was also lacking the development story. She's important, yet, we barely know anything. So, it's difficult for the viewer to trust anyone around SJW. But I guess it was the wanted effect to be in SJW's mindset.
In a more general point of view, Park Sun Hee wrote a difficult screenplay. Not only it had a huge cast with difficult and various characters, but the story was written in a way that could have confused many people. So it's not a bad drama in general, but it's not a drama I would love to watch again. When you know the ending and the whole mind thing, you will loose the surprise that made the story interesting. The interest then is lost.
People who gave it between 1 to 5 star clearly didn't watch it carefully and can't be reliable in their judgement.
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