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when the master manipulator isn't the real villain...
the clues were there for those with eyes to see - but professor heo was blinded by his envy and his desire for all this fabrication about his first love’s successful husband to be real…
the unreliable narrator, the unsettling plot exposition, and the background score worked so well!!!
the big reveal in the end turned out to unexpectedly be a child’s hurt feelings, but I’m just SO IMPRESSED WITH OUR BELOVED GASLIGHTER/ MANIPULATOR LEE KANG. he got into a super competitive school, formed strategic friendships, hooked the obsessive professor to his fabricated stories and orchestrated a public downfall for the professor. TERRIFYING, YET IMPRESSIVE.
professor heo was the worst character for me in a show about a creepy manipulator ruining his life. he has no care in the world for anyone, not even his wife. his single minded obsession and his envy is what brought about his downfall - he never once questioned that Lee Kang could be making things up, he wanted author Kim Su Hun to be a terrible person so that he could satiate his saviour complex and save his poor wife.
the actors knocked it out of the park with their performances! every micro expression, every reaction contributed to the heightened tension and build up! this project really highlights the duality of Choi Hyun Wook - from an adorable goofball to a chilling villain.
a 9/10 for me. everything worked for me - I was just expecting a bigger motive to ruin someone’s life lol.
the unreliable narrator, the unsettling plot exposition, and the background score worked so well!!!
the big reveal in the end turned out to unexpectedly be a child’s hurt feelings, but I’m just SO IMPRESSED WITH OUR BELOVED GASLIGHTER/ MANIPULATOR LEE KANG. he got into a super competitive school, formed strategic friendships, hooked the obsessive professor to his fabricated stories and orchestrated a public downfall for the professor. TERRIFYING, YET IMPRESSIVE.
professor heo was the worst character for me in a show about a creepy manipulator ruining his life. he has no care in the world for anyone, not even his wife. his single minded obsession and his envy is what brought about his downfall - he never once questioned that Lee Kang could be making things up, he wanted author Kim Su Hun to be a terrible person so that he could satiate his saviour complex and save his poor wife.
the actors knocked it out of the park with their performances! every micro expression, every reaction contributed to the heightened tension and build up! this project really highlights the duality of Choi Hyun Wook - from an adorable goofball to a chilling villain.
a 9/10 for me. everything worked for me - I was just expecting a bigger motive to ruin someone’s life lol.
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