Not for the faint of heart
Oof! This was a whirlwind.I have to first applaud the cast and crew because first off, this is NOT an easy subject matter to tackle and the performances were fantastic.
To try to keep this review spoiler free, I will just say the following:
Aside from the perpetrator, his family and that WITCH of director. The show tried to show you the rawness and imperfection of human nature.
The only exception to this are the cops doing the investigation, and ML and FL (though even they have their subtle flaws) but I don’t find them hateful.
The show also emphasizes a HUGE focus on NOT staying silent. It shows the damage it can do if you choose to. And for that alone, I have this on my rewatch list.
Anyway if you have an appreciation for human nature display and justice, this one is a must watch.
Is it perfect? Far from it. There is a whole arc I could have done without, maybe two. But the commitment to the rawness of human nature was excellent. And I’m a sucker for character development and a happy ending.
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Lee Jae Bin made this show
The writing and storytelling are a bit quirky but overall it’s splendid. A FL who chooses for herself. A CEO who is THE definition of confidence can get you anything.The R rating is definitely on the subject matter and dialogue than the actual scenes but it made it a really fun watch. FL was never truly a “damsel in distress” in the typical way and never were the misunderstandings so prolonged that it took away from the overall enjoyment of seeing ML and FL interacting.
I absolutely LOVED Lee Jae Bin in this. He fully committed to the character, every movement, smirk, and look screamed confident CEO adult with desires and wants. He made the show for me.
FL definitely deserves credit for at least putting herself out there. It’s not an easy role for anyone; much less to try and remain “modest” and “innocent” while portraying someone who outwardly is that but inwardly matches CEO’s desires. I just think she (or her team) focused to much on the image maintaining than the story and character portrayal but props to her for even trying this genre of storytelling and being comfortable enough to let ML carry those scenes. Besides, her feisty scenes were very well done. She didn’t let anyone step on her after the breakup. And the scenes definitely could have been way more awkward if she had been hesitant, poker face is definitely better than uncomfortable/awkward. And I think her poker was meant to portray how FL was supposed to have the modest pure exterior that ML always pokes at even if I don’t agree to that being the best choice by the team to have the actress have better portrayal of the character. All in all a good watch for adult themes and a charismatic af CEO who pulls the audience in hook line and sinker
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