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This drama was very “matter of fact” for lack of better words. It sorts out the Good and Bad for you so you couldn’t even think twice to pick a side; the evil were unquestionably evil you couldn’t help but root for the main character.
First it traumatizes you exposing you to the absolute worst that a person can go through then lures you in, dangling that carrot of sweet, sweet revenge. Now you’re invested and can’t help but see this journey through. And for some reason this was exactly what I found to be wrong with it.
The drama relied heavily on your feelings of absolute hatred for the bullies and placed all of its bet on your desire to see them hit rock bottom ignoring everything else.
Everything was just too convenient. How people blindly sided with the FL, how crimes were casually committed and how, for some reason, people were more than O.K. with it and how there was a pattern to everything that after a while you could predict exactly what was going to happen next.
There were no apparent plot holes and the acting was superb but there was still something missing. The characters lacked depth and the plot, despite its heavy nature, did too.
Our FL, Dong Eun, despite going through the absolute worst of abuse, displayed some very random, nonsensical trauma responses that seemed to only arise at times of convenience.
Which brings me to the romance. I don’t see why it needed to be included in the first place. It was so forced and did not add up nor make sense when taking into account Dong Eun’s past.
It was almost like the writer woke up one day and was like, this is how things would go, no questions asked. Now let’s take them there no matter what. Lots of cringy moments were born thanks to this and I almost dosed off in a lot of parts.
But guess what? I still tuned in ‘cause I wanted to see how these motherf’ing bullies go down, which was also for some reason not as climactic as I would’ve like/thought it would be. All thanks to the writer’s “convenient” way of sorting matters.
So yeah, will I be rewatched this ever again? Don’t think so, but I still enjoyed it. Not the thriller I expected but still a fun watch as long as you turn off your brain and leave the character analysis at home.
I understand the buzz around this drama, but it could’ve been much better.
First it traumatizes you exposing you to the absolute worst that a person can go through then lures you in, dangling that carrot of sweet, sweet revenge. Now you’re invested and can’t help but see this journey through. And for some reason this was exactly what I found to be wrong with it.
The drama relied heavily on your feelings of absolute hatred for the bullies and placed all of its bet on your desire to see them hit rock bottom ignoring everything else.
Everything was just too convenient. How people blindly sided with the FL, how crimes were casually committed and how, for some reason, people were more than O.K. with it and how there was a pattern to everything that after a while you could predict exactly what was going to happen next.
There were no apparent plot holes and the acting was superb but there was still something missing. The characters lacked depth and the plot, despite its heavy nature, did too.
Our FL, Dong Eun, despite going through the absolute worst of abuse, displayed some very random, nonsensical trauma responses that seemed to only arise at times of convenience.
Which brings me to the romance. I don’t see why it needed to be included in the first place. It was so forced and did not add up nor make sense when taking into account Dong Eun’s past.
It was almost like the writer woke up one day and was like, this is how things would go, no questions asked. Now let’s take them there no matter what. Lots of cringy moments were born thanks to this and I almost dosed off in a lot of parts.
But guess what? I still tuned in ‘cause I wanted to see how these motherf’ing bullies go down, which was also for some reason not as climactic as I would’ve like/thought it would be. All thanks to the writer’s “convenient” way of sorting matters.
So yeah, will I be rewatched this ever again? Don’t think so, but I still enjoyed it. Not the thriller I expected but still a fun watch as long as you turn off your brain and leave the character analysis at home.
I understand the buzz around this drama, but it could’ve been much better.
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