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The concept
This gives chills the shocking plot twist really makes the show standout . The way the scene was shown the serious court,suspense atmosphere while questioning and then the timing of her friend appearing just to show that she is the evidence is crazyf
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Episode 1 and 2 review for those who are unsure whether to press play or not
First...stories/plotline like this are very dependent on peoples palate.Its mystery thriller intense engaging.
Acting is top notch.
No dragging.
Very well paced for episode one and two
Definitely brain racking
A heavy theme so am excited to see how they will tackle whatever is coming next.
With such stories no one cares for the music cause it adds nothing to such plotlines.
For maximum experience this is a show you cant fastfoward or do something else well watching.
They need 100% focus to pick up on clues or hints so as not to miss the plot.
However they definitely have a low rewatch value but are those shows you will recommend whenever asked for.
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Not an adaption of Little Women
From the very beginning, the only recognizable connection to the classic is three sisters who are poor. ..well, not even that. They are missing one sister. Please don't call this an adaption and get a person's expectation up for a modern day version of Little Women, which had beautiful characters and a story of family and love. It was not a story of women feeling sorry for themselves that they were poor, but how they dealt with the unfairness of being poor and dealing with their social standing. Ugh, it is just another K-drama. It could have been something special. I won't be watching.Was this review helpful to you?
Production was good , Story was NOT
The production and cinematography of this Drama were high quality, the acting was superb but what could have been a great Drama was that half of the storyline was just such complete utter ridiculous nonsense that I couldn’t wait for it to be over with. To quote the oldest sister in the show. “ they are just a bunch of whack jobs”. Wi Ha Joon’s character was the only one that seemed to have any Personality that wasn’t 1 dimensional. Also it was good to see Kang Hoon, although I wish his role had been bigger, he is just too adorable!Was this review helpful to you?
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Being poor does not equal being dumb or not knowing how to handle money
Look, I really tried. Episode 1 was fire, but it went downhill from there.
The plot was set with these three sisters being super close (minus the youngest, who I found purely ungrateful, but more on that in a second).
In Joo and In Kyung talk about everything and share every thought. But when it comes to push and shove, it took them almost five episodes to realize they were chasing the same villain. Many issues wouldn't have occurred if they had talked about it from the moment In Kyung found the money in the fridge.
Also, why do both older sisters prefer to share their thoughts with random men instead of with each other to help their younger sister out?
I get that some things are made for the plot, but some scenes were unnecessary, rushed, and just badly plotted. After the grandma passed in Episode 6, I gave up.
I get it, obtaining 2 billion won in that manner is scary. But if the storyline is about poor people taking on the rich, then these strong sisters (all of them) should have buckled up. That would have been the perfect revenge storyline - with faults, of course, because they are new to having money - but these women are not dumb.
It felt like they purposely made them silly and not think things through because they are poor, which is nonsensical.
All in all, so much missed potential with the show, especially with such a great start.
And the little sisters excuse, of hating how her sisters love her and wanting her own life... please.
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a good lullaby to help you sleep
I’ve tried, guys. I really have. I gave this series a fair chance, but I couldn’t get past the third episode—it was just boring as hell.From the moment I saw the mother steal the envelope full of money in episode one, I knew this journey would not be easy. Honestly, it’s not a good idea to leave that much cash sitting on your bedroom table where anyone in the house can access it. It’s incredibly foolish, especially when you don’t trust your own family, like in this case with the mother. Face palm.
As for the characters, they didn’t fare any better. The first daughter comes across as far too naive, while the second daughter often acts rashly without thinking things through. The third daughter is just plain ungrateful, which made it hard for me to connect with any of them.
Unfortunately, I’m not strong enough to fight off the sleepiness that creeps in with each episode. So, sadly, my journey with this drama has to end here.
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Good Enough
Korean Drama " Little Women " is the story of three sisters, completely different from each other, being drawn into the world of the rich and priviliged.The drama is more aesthetics and deep dialogues at times, sucrificing its plot for it, but the overall result is intense. The story is complicated, slowly being built up, revealing each characters' real self and motives. The mystery with the rooms and the suicide case were dark and unpredictable and kept things interesting. The romance, on the other hand, was moody and more of an outline in the end.
The performances, in addition, were all great by everyone in the cast.
So, overall, seven out of ten.
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Mystical blue orchid juice; spit out.
The bigger the expectations, the bigger the disappointment. I was looking forward to this show for the cast and what seemed to be a complex, suspenseful story; it had a fresh vibe to it. Instead, the show fell flat from start to finish. The cardinal issue is the overwhelming lack of reality in virtually every character, their motivations, and plot lines. In fact, I wonder if they would have better succeeded by employing a more surreal tone/style or adding clearer fantasy elements. It's hard for me to digest a mystical blue orchid juice schema as realistic. It does look like a nice color for a cocktail, though.The three sisters' interrelationships were not compelling or authentic. They were never on the same page with anything, willfully ignoring one another's advice and support, even freely embarrassing one another publicly, and putting each other in danger. Are they really sisters? Oh In Hye and Park Hyo Rin looked like they could be sisters, but were not.
Even though Won Sang A is overall not believable as a character, I did enjoy her skilled execution of 'delightful perversion'. She deserved a better ending scene; it was lame. Kim Go Eun, who I've generally enjoyed in other shows, was regrettably dull as Oh In Joo. I even got a bad acting vibe from her in this show. Oh In Hye's character was worthy of hate, but I was still impressed at how the actress put out a convincing arrogance, immaturity; she almost felt like a good character that was placed incorrectly on the board. Oh In Kyung, on the other hand, was too narrow and stubborn to enjoy, I feel the acting/directing could have been interpreted in a less narrow way; she had the right look for the part, but the delivery was simply overcooked.
Music was fairly good. The opening track, Power Scandal, was the right vibe for the show. I picture weird lizards crawling around peoples face when I listened to this. It definitely enhanced the 'twisted' feeling of the plot and villain characters. The OST tracks were mostly dark in tone and served well to enhance the thriller tension and action. Listening to the OST tracks alone, they feel appropriate for nighttime city suspense.
I'd actually like to rate this show lower, but I can feel the strong effort of production, the effort to try to do something different, great, and compelling. The show always felt like it had that potential to be great and it wasn't so far from accomplishing that with some modifications. Although the cast and crew fell short of my expectations, I applaud them for trying to give us something fresh.
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Not Wrong Living Poor
12 solid episodes.The scenario writer for the Korean drama "Little Women" seemed to be challenged, having to compose a work consisting of a set of colorful puzzles, with different themes and colors.
It takes the ability to place the right bridging so that the audience is comfortable from start to finish.
The poor family puzzle, combined with the friendship puzzle, the journalist world puzzle, the election intrigue puzzle, the disturbed mental health puzzle and other puzzles, must be put together in 12 episodes.
Not easy. But writernim is quite successful. At least the audience isn't confused when watching the Korean drama "Little Women" from start to finish. Although it must be admitted that many holes appear. One of them was when Won Sang-A trapped Oh In-Joo and Jin Hwa-Young in an orchid room. The climax needed for dramatic effect.
The Korean drama "Little Women" is recommended because it is filled with top South Korean actors/actresses. Among them, the antagonist Uhm Ki-Joon has become increasingly popular since playing Joo Dan-Tae in the Korean drama Penthouse (1,2,3).
His role as Park Jae-Sang in the Korean drama "Little Women" was truly unexpected. The audience, who initially resented him, turned pity to see Park Jae-Sang humiliated by his wife, and even told to commit suicide.
Regarding the main cast not being united in the last episode, it doesn't seem to be a problem. In fact, the audience can imagine that one day the two of them will meet.
Sweet, right?
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Well it was alright! This show definitiely had a strong start and it seemed like it was going somewhere but I remember being a bit disappointed by the ending. Especially by the couple (inju and doil) like what was the point of them having this divine tension and chemistry between each other if you arent even gonna do anything about it!?But I was really intrigued by that whole flower plot and the flower being like a serial killers autograph on every death.
I loved the sisters as well and their dynamic even though inju and inhye pissed me off sometimes..inkyeong remains the best sister in my opinion!!
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Not A Remake
I originally didn't watch this drama, because I thought it was a remake or the English Little Women. It is not!! From the beginning you are thrust into the poverty & the disillusionment of the 3 sisters. It also depicts very well how money is the root of all evil. It shows in stark contrast how individuals act when confronted with the option of good over bad. I liked the drama but I found it had way too many limbs on the tree. There was the family story - the grandmother story - the political corruption story - the money story - the murder & they threw in a fake romance between the main characters just I think for sustaining interest. It was an ok watch , only because the acting was grade A & on point. Too bad it had they waited until the last couple of episodes to try and tie in the multiple story linesWas this review helpful to you?
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olay etrafında dönüp duran karakterler?
Ara verdiğim için izleyemediğim bir diziydi, bende yazın son günlerinde bu diziye başladım. Bu dizi aynı zamanda hem büyüleyici hem de kafa karıştırıcıydı. Gizem atmosferi her bölümde kendini hissettiriyor, ama karışık olay örgüleri ve mantıksız karakterlerle birazcıkk kötü bir durumda.Benim için bazı olumlu şeylerle başlayalım:
İlk olarak kadro çok güzeldi sevdiğim oyuncuları toplanmış bir şekilde görmek beni mutlu etti. Bu seriden keyif aldığım şeyler, iyi kurulmuş bir ruh hali, harika aksesuarlar (o orkide çiçeği çok gerçekçi görünüyor) ve ayrıntılı sanat eserleriydi. Bir olay örgüsü olarak bu çiçek büyüleyici bir şekilde gerçekçi (tabii ki asla solamayacağına dair inançsızlığı bir kenarıya bırakalım).
Yukarıdaki unsurlara rağmen, bu seri çok düzgün olamıyor.
Tüm karakterler mantıksız olay örgüsünün etrafından geçiyor gibi görünüyor ve karakterler arasında sıfır gelişme var. (yani neden In-hye ve Hyo-rin bu kadar iyi arkadaşlar? neden Do-il In-Ju'yu korumak istiyor?) Bazı karakterler, sadece çalışma süresini doldurmak için önceki bölümlerden çok farklı davranma eğilimindeler. Ana karakterimize neden önemli olduğu konusunda pek bir açıklama yapılmadı, sorulduğunda herkes bu soru etrafında dans ediyor gibiydi. Karakterler arasında etkileşim olsaydı bu seri kesinlikle daha çabuk biterdi.
Olay örgüsü, birçok unsurun aynı anda gerçekleşmesi nedeniyle karmaşıktı, olayları düzgün bir şekilde birbirine bağlamadı. Hikayeyi devam ettirmek için karakterlerin uzun açıklamalarının ardından bize birçok güzel görüntü gösteriliyor. Bana bu seriden ne hatırlıyorsun deselerdi eminim sadece mavi orkide derdim.
Tarihsel olayların sadece olay örgüsü için kötü kullanımından bahsetmiyorum bile. Bunun için zaten eleştiri almış bir seri.
Genel olarak bu dizi, birçok insanın bir hikaye üzerinde işbirliği yapmak için bir araya geldiğini ve hikayenin tam olarak nereye gitmesini istediklerin karar veremedikleri hissi veriyor. Çoğu kişi için etkili bir dizi olsada mantıksal açıdan eksiği olan bir diziydi.
Sanat, sahne ve dekor açısından gayet güzel.
Ne kadar karmaşık şeyler olsada izlerken keyif aldığımı söylemeden edemem. Finale az kalmışken hızlandığı için çok heyecanla izledim son bölümleri. Kısaca konuyu başta uzatıp sonda patlatıyorlar. Güzeldi güzel
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