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I dropped that one without hesitation. The cast was damn good too. What a waste of time.

These are more of the legendary/iconic actresses! I haven't seen Kim Mi-Kyung or Choo Ja-Hyun in any dramas yet, but I'll check them out. If Seo Woo were still acting, she could pull off Baek Ah-Jin too- those big eyes of hers would work so well. Very creepy.

It depends on the actor/actress for sure. There are several I can think of who'd nail this role: Go Hyun-Jung (she was basically Baek Ah-Jin 2.0 in Queen Mantis), Lee So-Yeon, Ha Ji-Won... I think this would be considered Kim Yoo-Jung's most iconic role, though.

Damn, Na-Young's backstory is so sad. I'M ROOTING FOR YOU, YOU GO GIRL!!!!

Good Lord, the editing for this drama SUCKS! Also, the acting isn't great either... dropped

Taking a look at episode 1 and... NO WAY did they just play "Phone Number" by Jinusean. I'm DEAD, I love this already 😭

What I call a massive yikes. Like... 😬 I really did wanna watch it lol

I loved Return though!

Loved season 1. Enjoyed season 2. Season 3 does not exist 💀

Oh yeah, he's the ML and the protagonist. Me personally I rooted for Chu Sang-Ah (the FL) throughout the drama. When that scene actually happened, I completely hated him. MASSIVE YIKES!

Ohhhh, thank you so much for these recommendations! I've copied them down!

I also recommend Return which is another legal/crime mystery-thriller. It has *some* makjang tropes, but at its core is a murder-mystery involving the elite. The FL and ML (a lawyer with a court TV show and a hot-tempered detective) team up to solve the murder, but the victim has connections to everyone's pasts...

It was a great watch for me. 34 episodes, 30 minutes each. Despite the FL recast, I enjoyed it a lot.

MDL users are never beating the misogyny allegations, man. 💀

I wish the writer explained this more! 😭

Understandable! I was giving additional context. Regarding legal dramas, do you have any recommendations? I've been getting into them and crime & political dramas lately.

I'd watch it, though there are various flaws plot and character-wise.

I hope season 2 is just as good, if not better! 😍

But they *did* explain her behavior and why she turned out the way she did. Frequently. (I'm not spoiling anything, but the FL had a messed up childhood. It was DARK. 1 reason why I wouldn't personally rewatch Dear X is because of all the violence in it.) 🤔 Also there's plenty of media with villain protagonists, even outside of k-dramas. It's not necessarily new nor does it reflect what the creator is like as a person (I'd REALLY hope not. Otherwise I have lots of questions for a few authors and screenwriters.) Usually they represent some type of message and/or almost always have some sort of grand downfall.
There are some "heroes" in Dear X but they play very minor roles. For the most part, every character is flawed somehow.

I didn't intend for my review to be THIS long, but well... it happened! Coincidentally we had the same score. Solid drama, it's definitely been fun. 😁

The way that Young-Shik came, dropped the bombshell that In-Ki was FL's daughter, then left??? I'm dead. You gotta love makjangs 😂 but the 2nd half of episode 47 was a trip! Between us catching up to the flash-forward, Young-Dae getting drunk, and the dramatic music... phew!

Nam Ae-Ri is still an annoying bitch...

Ahhh, you're right! But the dead CEO alluded to her having sex with those 2 men (the chairman and the other guy) too. We'll never know, but it drove her to end her own life.

My best guess is Sang-Ah found out, and that's when her path to darkness started...

Young-Dae takes me out with his overdramatics sometimes! 😂 The scene at Tae-Jin's speech had me cracking up. Also, In-Ki has become straight-up annoying. She was mildly irritating, but now she's pissing me off. WHY are you so hell-bent on marrying your stepbrother/half-brother? The whole forbidden love/soulmates angst is cute, but I can't bring myself to care about them at all. I don't care about their romance. Not even a little bit. 💀