My Sassy Princess: The Poisoned Apple (2022)

In this rendition of Snow White, social media is the "poisoned apple" in the form of cyber bullying. Where Cinderella covered socioeconomic inequality, Snow White covers beauty standards, social media and bullying.

Very strong first half followed by a weaker second half that all gets quickly resolved in the end. Like the lightbulb suddenly goes off in everyone's head in the last episode. I felt like the progression towards the resolution could have benefited from being more gradual. But it was like drama, drama, drama to all suddenly, be resolved in the end.

But I stuck with this because Snow is a great character (sometimes too selfless to a fault), the godmothers and the characters who weren't influenced by gossip and social media.

The reason the antagonist was out to destroy the FL's life -- I actually like and endears me to her, but there weren't enough scenes to support it. The writers were too focused on trying to mislead and throw off viewers but ended up veering too far off in the wrong direction instead. It's unfortunate because I think many people who has ever been in the situation Beauty has been in could understand and sympathize with her, but again, they went too far off in the wrong direction with her story arc for most of the story.

Plu's manager had the best character development. I was not expecting his romance arc, and it was a welcome development and reprieve from all the drama lol.

This is the first time I've seen the actresses who play Snow and Beauty, and they both did a wonderful job. I look forward to seeing their future works.

I appreciate the social issues that the story tackles and hope that it raises awareness about being more conscious and responsible for the things that we put out on social media and how it could affect others.

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Modern Snow White: Less Magic Mirror, More Toxic Social Media.

Watched this immediately after My Sassy Princess: Wake Up! Sleeping Beauty, and I’ll admit—it’s a step up. Honestly, these shows feel like they could have an order: Wake Up! Sleeping Beauty → Cinderella → Snow White, but you don’t really need one. This one has more complexity, deeper emotional beats, and is—despite being a disaster in its own chaotic way—actually watchable.

Episode 5 of the USA version had me completely over Beauty. Like, I almost quit watching because of her. But oh, the sweet, bitter karma of it all: Snow gave her VIP seat, thinking she was doing a kind gesture, Plu was trying to do something nice for Snow without realizing she’d already given it up… and Beauty? Everyone shoved her into crying. Do I feel bad? Not even a little. She’s the textbook villain who dishes it out but can’t handle the slightest taste of her own medicine. Absolutely delicious.

Plu—I’m torn. You can see he likes Snow, but because of his image and fear of his company, he keeps hurting her. It’s unfair. Snow is sweet, overly caring, and frankly a bit too selfless sometimes, which makes her misery even more painful to watch. I wish they gave her a little evil queen moment—a moment to smack back at the chaos instead of being walked over constantly.

Ma/Ton—poor guy. The genuinely nice friend who loves Snow quietly, and she only sees him as a friend. I mean… sometimes Prince Charming doesn’t need to be romantic, but come on. Heartbreak.

And the whole “ugly Snow” thing? Please. She’s very pretty. Too dark? She’s tanned. Too heavy? She’s healthy. Finally, a lead who isn’t a stick and the show acknowledges it. Small victory.

Episode 6—things perk up, finally. Snow starts showing herself online, and the views go from 11.5k to nearly 20k. Glory. But of course, chaos: Beauty’s true colors, Plu’s overbearing boss, and more of the cringe factory hits Snow hard. Still, I love the moments where she starts reclaiming her self-esteem. She’s been beaten down since childhood, and seeing the crew start to recognize her worth is genuinely satisfying.

This series is part fairy tale, part social media commentary, all sass. Yes, it’s messy, and yes, it’s chaotic, but it’s entertaining. The characters are ridiculous, the villains are deliciously cruel, the side drama makes zero sense sometimes, and yet… I could not stop watching.

💭 Final Mood:

“Train-wreck fabulous, bitterly sweet karma, social media chaos, Snow reclaiming herself, Beauty finally getting what’s coming, and Plu being a mess of his own fears."

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