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It had SOOO much potential esp with Seo Yea Ji's acting.
It started off STRONG yet it lead to nothing..... and the fact that its 16 eps is diabolical.
At the start, the FL had a strong motive driving her actions yet I wasn't sure what she was trying to do.
Yes, she had to get close with the ML to get evidence and basically infiltrate his family but at one point it didn't make any sense, all she got was illegally obtained evidence that couldn't even be permissible in court.
In the middle, the FL just went crazy after ditching the plan.
Yes, her fake mother tried to throw her under the bus, but she wasn't helping the FL instead the FL was meant to help her yet she started to act towards her own accord.
Seo Yea Ji's acting was amazing, she truly gave the impression of being blood thirsty for revenge and the only thing driving her was her strong desire to get vengeance. Her mood shifting quickly, laughing while she got stabbed really made her look psychotic. Not sure if she had any character development but we could see her slowly going insane, where she started to become what she hated, a monster but towards the end, it just faded.
The romance between the 2 main characters (if we can call it that) was barely even lust, it didn't make any sense to me.
Yes perhaps the ML would be intrigued due to her mysterious aura or smh but it was confusing when She (FL) actually started to fall for him as well. Also when they kept replaying that one scene where perhaps they could have coincidently met each other before this whole facade started was extremely weird, especially when we saw later she was just stalking him.
Their story should have been just about lust but it tried to do WAYYY more then that.
"I see myself in you"
"Don't ever leave my side"
"I want to love as much as my heart desires"
or some nonsense like that. They attempted to make an impression of having instant forbidden attraction towards each other but instead it seemed like a cheap excuse to commit adultery.
Han So Ra (the wife) was truly the definition of insanity, where one does not know when to give up, taking things WAYY too far.
However I do not understand what she saw in her husband, especially when his previous affairs were hinted at.
Their marriage was forced upon him, the one where she tried everything to have him, hinting at her murderous crimes, but for what? He didn't even love her or feel anything, perhaps only pity for the way she was acting.
Her emotional turmoil she undergoes after losing control was really well executed but all she did was have a few crash outs especially when she was capable on ending someone's life.
I expected her to do a lot more at least in desperation then to just have a failed attempt at kidnapping the FL at the end and to almost die doing so. (her mirror scenes were also funny to watch for no reason)
Her fear towards her father wasn't well developed, and her half forgotten memories of her mother were just looming in the back, with no actual importance.
I literally prayed and waited for Moon Do Wan (wife's bodyguard) redemption arc but was utterly disappointed, especially when he was a triple agent (wife, the grandpa, and the prosecutor).
I do have to say his acting was brilliant yet he was so shameless when trying to apologize after accidently stabbing someone, hitting them with the "my moms kinda homeless" card.
Also near the end, he had no reason to whack the grandpa's head with the golf club, especially when everyone treated him the same, with disrespect.
I was hoping for him to turn his back on them, and he did that at the end, when he was forced to and had no other choice.
The Chief Prosecutor Seo and his so called love bombing drama was disappointing to watch, he was meant to be a character where he supported the FL's action no matter what, presenting smh more than platonic love but the way he was written was doomed to fail. He kept saying "I'll be the last person to stay by your side when everyone else leaves" which had a negative implication for sureee.
He was coming on TOO strong for no absolute reason, he was meant to be the "last person on her side" especially when her fake mom died (I cried so much btw) but he was expecting too much out of it.
His actions and his "love" confession doesn't make any sense when u realize he still thinks of her as a "kid" he wishes to protect and yet he emphasizes his romantic feelings for her. His acting was also caught lacking, I didn't feel sincerity in his gaze.
In the end it was useless since almost everyone died.
She aimed for only 4 "perpetrators" yet so many other employees were involved, forcefully or at their own will.
13 years were wasted just to collect so called evidence that meant nothing at all. The big back lawsuit a whole organization was created for?? What happened to that? The ML was like I'm sorry, I verify these claims as real and acts like he would commit suicide, yet it was all a lie. He played the victim "bystander" card after he found out everything, and tried to act guilty although he knew about his wife's crimes and how extreme she could be yet kept his mouth shut.
This was the first time I was so disappointed especially with the amazing acting we got.
This show put on a whole facade to keep us trapped, to watch 16 hrs of nothing, just for everyone to die and for the viewer to feel nothing. Not even satisfaction, let alone disappointment.
It promised a lot yet delivered none.
In conclusion, I do not recommend this drama.
At the start, the FL had a strong motive driving her actions yet I wasn't sure what she was trying to do.
Yes, she had to get close with the ML to get evidence and basically infiltrate his family but at one point it didn't make any sense, all she got was illegally obtained evidence that couldn't even be permissible in court.
In the middle, the FL just went crazy after ditching the plan.
Yes, her fake mother tried to throw her under the bus, but she wasn't helping the FL instead the FL was meant to help her yet she started to act towards her own accord.
Seo Yea Ji's acting was amazing, she truly gave the impression of being blood thirsty for revenge and the only thing driving her was her strong desire to get vengeance. Her mood shifting quickly, laughing while she got stabbed really made her look psychotic. Not sure if she had any character development but we could see her slowly going insane, where she started to become what she hated, a monster but towards the end, it just faded.
The romance between the 2 main characters (if we can call it that) was barely even lust, it didn't make any sense to me.
Yes perhaps the ML would be intrigued due to her mysterious aura or smh but it was confusing when She (FL) actually started to fall for him as well. Also when they kept replaying that one scene where perhaps they could have coincidently met each other before this whole facade started was extremely weird, especially when we saw later she was just stalking him.
Their story should have been just about lust but it tried to do WAYYY more then that.
"I see myself in you"
"Don't ever leave my side"
"I want to love as much as my heart desires"
or some nonsense like that. They attempted to make an impression of having instant forbidden attraction towards each other but instead it seemed like a cheap excuse to commit adultery.
Han So Ra (the wife) was truly the definition of insanity, where one does not know when to give up, taking things WAYY too far.
However I do not understand what she saw in her husband, especially when his previous affairs were hinted at.
Their marriage was forced upon him, the one where she tried everything to have him, hinting at her murderous crimes, but for what? He didn't even love her or feel anything, perhaps only pity for the way she was acting.
Her emotional turmoil she undergoes after losing control was really well executed but all she did was have a few crash outs especially when she was capable on ending someone's life.
I expected her to do a lot more at least in desperation then to just have a failed attempt at kidnapping the FL at the end and to almost die doing so. (her mirror scenes were also funny to watch for no reason)
Her fear towards her father wasn't well developed, and her half forgotten memories of her mother were just looming in the back, with no actual importance.
I literally prayed and waited for Moon Do Wan (wife's bodyguard) redemption arc but was utterly disappointed, especially when he was a triple agent (wife, the grandpa, and the prosecutor).
I do have to say his acting was brilliant yet he was so shameless when trying to apologize after accidently stabbing someone, hitting them with the "my moms kinda homeless" card.
Also near the end, he had no reason to whack the grandpa's head with the golf club, especially when everyone treated him the same, with disrespect.
I was hoping for him to turn his back on them, and he did that at the end, when he was forced to and had no other choice.
The Chief Prosecutor Seo and his so called love bombing drama was disappointing to watch, he was meant to be a character where he supported the FL's action no matter what, presenting smh more than platonic love but the way he was written was doomed to fail. He kept saying "I'll be the last person to stay by your side when everyone else leaves" which had a negative implication for sureee.
He was coming on TOO strong for no absolute reason, he was meant to be the "last person on her side" especially when her fake mom died (I cried so much btw) but he was expecting too much out of it.
His actions and his "love" confession doesn't make any sense when u realize he still thinks of her as a "kid" he wishes to protect and yet he emphasizes his romantic feelings for her. His acting was also caught lacking, I didn't feel sincerity in his gaze.
In the end it was useless since almost everyone died.
She aimed for only 4 "perpetrators" yet so many other employees were involved, forcefully or at their own will.
13 years were wasted just to collect so called evidence that meant nothing at all. The big back lawsuit a whole organization was created for?? What happened to that? The ML was like I'm sorry, I verify these claims as real and acts like he would commit suicide, yet it was all a lie. He played the victim "bystander" card after he found out everything, and tried to act guilty although he knew about his wife's crimes and how extreme she could be yet kept his mouth shut.
This was the first time I was so disappointed especially with the amazing acting we got.
This show put on a whole facade to keep us trapped, to watch 16 hrs of nothing, just for everyone to die and for the viewer to feel nothing. Not even satisfaction, let alone disappointment.
It promised a lot yet delivered none.
In conclusion, I do not recommend this drama.
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