26
49
9
AthenaTheStorierX
United States
A Powerful Display of Women, But with 2 Very Risky Choices
I loved this drama to bits. Such a great show of female empowerment with a diverse array of female personalities - a lot of which definitely go against the typical view of women, in reality and in dramas. See these women as they move through their careers and their various feelings about morals, ends and means, and relationships was very enjoyable. With a lot of material to spur some nice ethical and societal debates, should viewers decide to
The women were all strong characters. The main characters consisted of a a strategist with a great ability to read situations, a quick-on-her-feet action-taker with strong ethics, and a hard-to-read calculatory businesswoman. There's also a morally grey support character that I adore. You don't really see such types in modern-setting dramas much.
The romantic storylines rarely involved miscommunication or misunderstandings - if at all. It was truly quite novel. There was a lot of really great communication and emotional maturity. The main couple had a lot of inside references/jokes between each other - a personal favorite element of mine in romances. The couples also features some nice role reversals.
The music was exceptionally well-chosen, ranging from vibe-y tunes to emotional melodies. All of which fit into the scenes like magic. The editing and cinematography was gorgeous, poetic, and purposeful. Making me rewind on multiple occasions.
There were 2 major problems with this drama though:
Two of of our three female leads read as quite suicidal for a significant amount of time. And only one of them felt somewhat properly addressed. In fact, the one that wasn't properly addressed even said some insensitive lines to a minor character which displayed such traits as well.
If you made the storyline around the three female leads into a Sapphic love triangle, you wouldn't notice hardly any difference in their interactions with each other. Just about all of the usual cliché romantic tropes and lines were used in scenes revolving around these 3. The sweet romantic background music and rosy filter certainly didn't hide that it was purposeful either. I'm not one that typically calls "queerbait," but this one deserves it.
The women were all strong characters. The main characters consisted of a a strategist with a great ability to read situations, a quick-on-her-feet action-taker with strong ethics, and a hard-to-read calculatory businesswoman. There's also a morally grey support character that I adore. You don't really see such types in modern-setting dramas much.
The romantic storylines rarely involved miscommunication or misunderstandings - if at all. It was truly quite novel. There was a lot of really great communication and emotional maturity. The main couple had a lot of inside references/jokes between each other - a personal favorite element of mine in romances. The couples also features some nice role reversals.
The music was exceptionally well-chosen, ranging from vibe-y tunes to emotional melodies. All of which fit into the scenes like magic. The editing and cinematography was gorgeous, poetic, and purposeful. Making me rewind on multiple occasions.
There were 2 major problems with this drama though:
Two of of our three female leads read as quite suicidal for a significant amount of time. And only one of them felt somewhat properly addressed. In fact, the one that wasn't properly addressed even said some insensitive lines to a minor character which displayed such traits as well.
If you made the storyline around the three female leads into a Sapphic love triangle, you wouldn't notice hardly any difference in their interactions with each other. Just about all of the usual cliché romantic tropes and lines were used in scenes revolving around these 3. The sweet romantic background music and rosy filter certainly didn't hide that it was purposeful either. I'm not one that typically calls "queerbait," but this one deserves it.
Was this review helpful to you?
