And also my most fav character is Soon Young. Ho Jun actually made me missing him so much with his character.
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Intriguing, loses steam by episode 12.
The drama's intrigue was in its slow unravelling of the main character Seo Jae Won, and her unreliable narration. However, that ends by the tenth episode, and it morphs into a crime investigation that it did not build itself to be. That is where the drama loses its charm, and the sole driving factor becomes Jang Nara's performance as Seo Jae Won, and, for many, her dynamic with Yeon Te-Oh.The first ten hours reel you into a world of suspects and tense confrontations, and I would be dishonest if I say the writing was not 8/10 in that timeframe. There was so much potential to build up on from that point onward. The exploration of Seo Jae Won's anxieties of not being a good mother and creating her a "happy ending", her relationship with herself as a result of her trauma, closure for what she experienced at the hand of those she trusted, and weaving it with the metaphor of the sea. As if there was no way out of the mess that had been created, the writing killed what potential this had. There was a beautiful family and psychological drama hidden in the layers of suspense, but it lost itself to a revenge thriller which does not have the satisfaction of one to give it merit.
All that said, the second half did have its moments, though they could have been delivered in a different setting altogether. Seo Jae Won works on herself, her relationship with her father becomes clearer and the best part of watching the drama, and her finding comfort and companionship in Te-Oh, within the plotting and scheming, was absolutely lovely to watch (despite what the comments may have you believe). I also want to appreciate that the plot moved ahead without beating the bush, which made it fast-paced, but also withholds enough to keep you guessing.
I already mentioned this, but what carried this drama was, quite simply, Jang Nara. Her portrayal of Jae Won in all her complexities was breathtaking. A worthy mention is Son Yi Hyun -- Yoon Jin's tantrums, as I would like to call them, made your blood boil, and we owe it to her for delivering that in earnest. Soon Young as a steadfast father and a vengeful husband would have been an image hard to swallow, but Son Ho Jun made that possible. He gave the drama a flavour you later come to appreciate. The acting was tight, given an experienced main cast and veteran supporting cast, so it makes you wonder how different the drama could have been had the writing not abandoned it so close to the end.
Despite my criticisms, I think I would rewatch the first half for its conspiracies. And the OSTs will be on repeat for sure.
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When you understand cheater more then the wife getting cheated
Husband is cheating on wife because he is single in that marriage, and physical cheating of husband count but emotional cheating of wife doesn't count,And he was raising someone else child like his own
Fl doesn't even care about that daughter because she is result of a RAPE, but she want custody GREAT
just 30min in the show we can see wife and team leader are not just working, team leader is worried about her and stay there for her while he ditch his girlfriend(sister) i never had any sane human making girlfriend of his own sister
wife enjoy this flirting with team leader but we should consider wife purest innocent being in universe, and all blame goes to husband
when wife suspected her team leader being the stalker she look more like heartbroken then afraid.
when she heard about her husband stopped going to gym, she start thinking about she no longer trusted anyone, being betrayed, so from the start she never trusted her husband
just because of a GYM membership she just lost all her trust in her husband is AMAZING.
wife check her husbands phone without permission its NOTHING......
but same thing if husband do that it would be against her privacy and freedom.....he will be called controlling freak
she was so eager to find something in her husband phone that she feel disappointed when there marriage Anniversary was his passcode and there daughter was on only person in his gallery , its like she was hoping her husband to cheat so she can sleep with that team leader.
just because her team leader lover was a stalker she believe her husband was cheating 150% even before she found him
and all we saw was her husband meeting her friend, and this make him cheater without any proof
how little she trust her husband..
at end her lover ask her if she is hiding something from him like CEO need to tell her team leader everything ?
she was having an emotional affair with her co-worker but it was nothing because she is FL, but her husband cheating is big deal.
i can understand her crying for her stepfather and husband but why she is crying this hard remembering her co-worker like that, he is more then just employee
YOU just release same drama before Park min young with your fake acting Jang Na Ra,
Marry my Husband copy that come 2 days before
Yoon tae Oh....... will be the man to save damsel in distress
Yoon tea Oh girlfriend is not even listed as cast for this drama which we know is going to be dumped anytime ..
because all the time we spent together is more then the time you spent with your husband and daughter.......By Team Leader who isn't stalker but 1000% good guy who will dump his girlfriend anytime CEO invite him into her bed.
..............EP2
FL can enjoy her work affair anytime she want but her husband isn't allowed to have a affair why ?
worst FL character ever her trust goes and she started treating her family like trash without proof, when she regain trust in them she spent her time with her office lover....
no wonder her husband cheat on her, this is only show i am on side of cheater because FL deserve it,
ep3 her lover will help her in catching her husband cheat while they also having an affair...
The disrespect she shows towards her husband,
I really hope her husband cheat and leave her with there daughter too..
Ep 6
There is chance she was screwing her so called co worker from moment she got married but our ML is big worst Guy..
Ep 7
So woman drunk and cheat and still play victim card and show her crocodile tears
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Deception and Courage.
This drama transcends the ordinary, presenting a facade of normalcy while concealing layers of deceit within Dereve, the company led by Jang Nara's character. From start to finish, I was deeply engaged, experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions. Jang Nara's portrayal was captivating, as she navigated the complexities of her character's motivations within her own company. What initially seemed like a simple tale of betrayal and revenge evolved into a multifaceted narrative, with each episode delivering unforeseen twists. The character development was masterfully executed, leaving me constantly guessing about what would happen next. Despite facing numerous challenges, the protagonist remained resilient, with Lee Ki Taek providing steadfast support. Overall, it's a compelling watch, reaffirming Jang Nara's talent and the drama's ability to keep viewers enthralled till the very end.Was this review helpful to you?
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"falling in multiple disasters at one day" is what I derived from this trash script!!!
this should be rather called "my terrified end" so much dark and heavy plot, all the misfortunes irrationally falling over the head of the female lead at one time: being stalked, caught her husband cheating with her fake and abominable close friend, suspecting her step father for murdering her mother and doubting her subordinate being the one who attacked and thrown her in the river...I was wondering before watching about a romance between the female lead and second male lead, but it is so normally to not have the slightest here as she is experiencing a storm of disasters in her life, female lead is feeling so queasy from her cheating husband who is acting so coldly and calling her "yobo/honey"so brazenly!!!! he should be a little smarter to make his cheating successful and not being caught so soon!!!! even he wants their daughter to be used to his lover while the female lead is busy all the days at work, but really the female lead doesn't deserving all this torture in her life, what the scriptwriter is feeling in his life with this complicated and repulsive script?!!?!!
I could barely continue the first 2 episodes, this is a total failure in the history of korean dramas!!!! I don't recommend it at all for anybody and I will even consider that I didn't watch cause it is hard to reach the half of it already
8 is an over rating for such a trash husband and hypocritical friend of the female lead, I wish her husband and friend end up in hell for this daring and gross impudence, if it was a thailand version they should add like popular lakorns rape/slap and kiss in the same day she is facing all these calamities, it is not like a korean style drama watched before like they are taking something from old lakorns
if they gave some space for an impossible romance between female lead and second male lead I could thinking about giving a try to continue otherwise this is A BIG NO!!!! so depressive and I feel so disgusting from such a liar husband and friend pretending to care about the female lead...
the ost is the only thing acceptable but wish if a romance blossomed between female lead and second male lead then the story will take another turn to be barely accepted regarding this waste of script!!!
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LOVE THE ENDING, THE BITCH GOT THE JUSTIFIED ENDING.
HOW COME SO MANY SHOWS ALSO ABOUT AFFAIRS N THE OTHER WOMAN.THE STEP FATHER IS VERY SUSPICIOUS , HE KILLED THE MOTHER I SAW THE MOTHER LYING ON THE GROUND ASKING THE STEP FATHER TO SAVE HER. NOT SURE IS IT HE KILLED THE MOTHER.
MAYBE THE HUSBAND N THE STEP FATHER PLAN SOMETHING OR THEY ARE TOGETHER IN SOMETHING.
I JUST HATE THOSE 2 ALDULTERERS. THE STORY IS LIKE COPYCAT STORY. AT LEAST THE ML CHANGED HIS DECISION TO DIVORCE THE WIFE. BUT HE KENA KILLED BY THE BITCH. THE BITCH IS THE 2NDFL .
EVERY EPS GOT SOMETHING INTERESTING, WISH I WATCH FIN FASTER BUT NEED TO WAIT FOR IT . AT LAST I WATCHED FIN, SO ADD SOME SPOILERS N EDITED THE REVIEW. THINK THE 2NDFL GOT MORE MENTAL PROBLEMS THAN THE 1STFL . SHE IS THE OBSESSED WOMAN. .
THE 1STFL GOT SOME METAL ISSUES, SO SHE IS A BIT ERRACTIC.
ANYWAY WATCH IF U LIKE N DONT WATCH IF U DONT LIKE.
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HOW COME SO MANY SHOWS ALSO ABOUT AFFAIRS N THE OTHER WOMAN.
THE STEP FATHER IS VERY SUSPICIOUS , HE KILLED THE MOTHER I SAW THE MOTHER LYING ON THE GROUND ASKING THE STEP FATHER TO SAVE HER. NOT SURE IS IT HE KILLED THE MOTHER.
MAYBE THE HUSBAND N THE STEP FATHER PLAN SOMETHING OR THEY ARE TOGETHER IN SOMETHING.
I JUST HATE THOSE 2 ALDULTERERS. THE STORY IS LIKE COPYCAT STORY.
DONT UNDERSTAND WHY SOME REVIEWERS TELL U DONT WASTE YR TIME BUT OWNSELF WATCH
ALL FINISHED. AND THOSE WHO SAYS THE 1FL N THE 2ML FLIRTING BUT SAYS THE 2FL N 1ML
BLAMELESS IS VERY FISHY, ALSO HAVEN WATCH FINISHED CAN ANYHOW SAY. I JUST KNOW THE 2FL
IS THE WITCH HERE N SHE SEDUCE THE HUSBAND JUST TO GET BACK AT JN . ALSO SHE IS A
MURDERER N WHEN SHE CANNOT GET WHAT SHE WANTS SHE MURDERED THE 1ML , JN HUSBAND.
ALTHOUGH THE STORY IN THE BEGINNING IS CONFUSING BUT NOT ALL THE KDRAMA IS PERFECT
WITH THEIR STORY ALSO. I LIKE SUSPENSE STORIES. ALL THAT IS HAPPENING IS TO SHOW PPL THAT
JN IS MENTALLY SICK, OF COURSE HAVE TO PORTRAY SOME WEIRD STUFFS TO GET U INTERESTED.
TOO BAD SOME PPL JUST DONT LIKE HER ACTING . SHE IS JUST FOLLOWING THE STORY TO ACT.
FROM THE BEGGINING I JUST CANNOT STAND THE 2FL , SHE IS SO FAKE, WHEN SHE TRIES TO ACT A
FRIEND. SHE IS JUST AN ALDULTERER WHO STAY AROUND TO FIND CHANCE TO TAKE OVER THE JN
EVERYTHING. SHE IS A JEALOUS FREAK, WAITING TO SEE HOW SHE ROTS IN HELL. HOPE SHE DOES.
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I’m really disappointed !
Honestly I hate this series so much. The writing is so lazy. Many plot holes and incoherences especially in the medical field. For example, who would lay down a patient in their wet clothes at hospital ?? Another example would be the fact she was moving normally when she was supposed to have fractured ribs…Soon as the series was announced to be, I was so excited because I love the genre (psychological/thriller) and Jang Na-Ra. First episode was good but with defaults. I tried to ignore them and gave the series another chance with the second episode because most K-dramas get very good from ep2. But no ! This was horrible asf !!
The female lead is unfortunately REALLY weak. I mean everyone would be vulnerable with all what’s going on in her life (being cheated on, stalked, mom that might have been killed by step dad) but she was being way too annoying always whimpering, making things before thinking about it…
I get she’s the bread winner and also doesn’t want her company reputation to get bad but at some point security matters ! She was being stalked for 7 years and didn’t even have bodyguards or any security system. What kind of nonsense is this ??? When she happened to learn about what was going on in her surroundings, she decided to take her revenge and I felt like the series could eventually begin but as always she disappointed me ugh ! She would for example litteraly tell her husband that is cheating on her about what she knows every time she gets angry ! Why ???? That’s really stupid right. Like plz gather evidence and just try to act cool until the moment has come oh gosh !
Another example would be her getting angry or just losing it in public, knocking like crazy at someone’s door because she thought her daughter was in there… She would also expose her best friend at a college former students get-together. I mean gurl who would do that to their best friend ? We all know what she did but you should have taken on yourself, stopped drinking or messing around trying to play the detective when you don’t even gather anything, until you have everything ready to serve them the revenge they deserve !
THAT’S WHAT I WANTED !
To end this review, just keep in mind the OSTs were the only good thing in the series. I dropped the series at the end of ep2. Even the comment section on Viki was bad especially at the beggining. Many were just being mysoginistic towards FL for prioritizing work over her family. But hear me out, it’s a really bad thing to not being able to manage the life-work balance but when women do that in series or irl stop calling them out because when it’s men y’all don’t point out and don’t come at them either…
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The writing is bad! The drama only focused on creating drama and more drama, without any regards of the characters personality and development. Although I really like the main actors, I can't continue watching because of the poor writing. This drama has the worst FL. As a mother she's never there for her daughter, and she's even worst as a wife. As an absent mother, she desperately holding on to her daughter, without caring about how her actions hurt her daughter. As an absent wife, she demand her husband to be as loyal as a dog and accommodate her every needs. She also cheat on her husband emotionally ( cheating is cheating, wether emotionally or physically ). And despite all of that, the drama portray FL as a victim, the purest, most pitiful angel. FL is supposed to be a very well accomplished person, smart, successful, resourceful, and yet she doesn't show any bit of rational or logical thinking in any of her actions.Was this review helpful to you?
