Wow! Where do I even begin?! My mind is blown and my heart is broken.

I binged this within a single night and was unable to look away from the screen for even a second.

It has been a while since a drama - or any series in general - was able to capture me so completely. It is kinda rare that a story serves so many of my favorite tropes:

- Main character having to go through some rigorous physical training
- Revenge plot
- Secret identity
- Good main character goes dark
- Scene where main character looses all humanity and descends into darkness
- Love interest discovers secret identity
- Badass FL
- People changing sides

Seriously, give me any of these and I’m a fan. Give me ALL OF THESE?!? and I’m obsessed.

On top of that, Han So Hee’s brilliant acting catapulted this drama into untouchable greatness.

I agree that many times, writers force unnecessary love side-plots on us. But among all these cases, it seems viewers now cry „unnecessary love story“ way too soon, without considering the nuances this side plot brings to the story.
In this case, the love story made total sense - besides, I’m not even sure you can call it a love story. We watched two characters connect through their shared pain and seek comfort and warmth from each other. Pildo showed Jiwoo that it is not worth losing herself in the darkness and throwing her life away for revenge - but at the same time his death ended up being her breaking point and the final push she needed to complete her transformation.

The chemistry between Jiwoo and Pildo was tangible and the progression of their connection done masterfully.

I don’t think I will ever be over this. But I will definitely rewatch it and hurt myself all over again. Immediate addition to my top-10.