a much needed story
as someone who's watched countless kdramas with bullying as a recorrente theme, teach you a lesson is such a breath of fresh air!! getting to see bullies get a taste of their own medicine so quickly is trulyyyy gratifying.the paybacks require some suspension of belief because yeah this wouldn't happen in real life, but it's fine with me. it's not trying to be realistic in the first place. in fact, its charm is getting to see terrible people pay for their actions even if in real life they'd walk away unpunished and to see the victims get some deserved reparations. some may say the bullying/cases portrayed were over the top but i didn't doubt for a second real life could be this cruel and unjust, despite how heartbreaking that is. law systems not only in south korea but everywhere need a reform ASAP.
i'm not exactly the biggest action enthusiast - i usually get lost in the frenzied camerawork - but the choreographies for this one genuinely awed me - along with the sound design wowow!
even it adresses really heavy themes, there are some golden comedy bits, i felt the balance was necessary so it wouldn't become too hard of a watch.
the main cast's chemistry is great, i particularly loved the little romance between bong and hanrim (the crazy gf x loser stocks have never been higher!!!!) jin kijoo is amazinggggg, i personally looove how LOUD she is, kdramas need to invest more on loud and unabashed fls!!
as for kim muyeol, i hadn't watched any of his past projects, so i was pleasantly suprised!! his presence on screen is so gripping!! i might have developed a gigantic crush on na hwajin btw, he looks insanely attractive here.
overall, a well-balanced and wildly entertaining watch. i have hope for a 2nd season but maybe that's just wishful thinking lol
ps: the ending theme is a banger but i can't find it on spotify... ugh
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