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Marvelous revenge story with a true old school villain
Before I start let me say that I'm refraining from a 10 bc of the bad editing and the second-thought romance (as per the two lukewarm kisses in total).
Now, firstly, what a villain! He is evil without a reason but the survival of his arse. Everyone is fodder as long as he stays alive. He is the epitome of a coward, hiding behind everything that serves his purpose. A weasel, scheming and slithering trying to avoid death and repercussions sacrificing even his own baby! The father is a case study on his own.
The FL: her father's true daughter, a killer but with a sense for justice (thank God). She longs for family and a home but her love language is violence and payback and the ML gets to experience it every single day.
The ML:stoic, unemotional but only bc alas! he's dying like every decent ML. Only,he forgets his hero status and grabs the FL by the neck at the first threat to his family. Truly a pair made in torture!
The FL's mother: A storm. A typhoon. An earthquake. She dominates the screen, she humbles mere mortal actors and performs for the Gods! A revelation!
Hateful side characters: serve their purpose beautifully, proving how Mother the mother is and how the FL is mothering too.
Her bi*ches: Giiiirl, if she were a gang leader 4 women would be her generals. Her angels of doom! The 4 horsemen, sorry horsewomen,of the Apocalypse: An assassin, a tinkerbelle, a princess and a milf(good for her!). And then she makes her enemies part of her power ranger team because she's the suffragette of her time! Girl power for the win!
The love story:slowburn but with a constant love/hate edge. They never let go of their passion, if only it was realised into sth more steamy at the end!
The revenge: chef's kiss. He dies-OBVIOUSLY- but in a Hitchcockian way (a pity there was no curtain scene...)
The ending:Happy! And a supernatural one, with long dead people reunion. Some say the ML will eventually die bc he's next to the deceased at the end. Well duh! it's a historical drama set 300 years in the past. All of them will die and probably he'll go first because he's older. There, solved it. Personally I think he was put on the left bc it made for a more artistic shot.
Should you watch it? Yes, it's a condensed drama, meaning you get all the flavour in a tightly packed 30 episode duration. No fillers,no wasted time.Enjoy!
Now, firstly, what a villain! He is evil without a reason but the survival of his arse. Everyone is fodder as long as he stays alive. He is the epitome of a coward, hiding behind everything that serves his purpose. A weasel, scheming and slithering trying to avoid death and repercussions sacrificing even his own baby! The father is a case study on his own.
The FL: her father's true daughter, a killer but with a sense for justice (thank God). She longs for family and a home but her love language is violence and payback and the ML gets to experience it every single day.
The ML:stoic, unemotional but only bc alas! he's dying like every decent ML. Only,he forgets his hero status and grabs the FL by the neck at the first threat to his family. Truly a pair made in torture!
The FL's mother: A storm. A typhoon. An earthquake. She dominates the screen, she humbles mere mortal actors and performs for the Gods! A revelation!
Hateful side characters: serve their purpose beautifully, proving how Mother the mother is and how the FL is mothering too.
Her bi*ches: Giiiirl, if she were a gang leader 4 women would be her generals. Her angels of doom! The 4 horsemen, sorry horsewomen,of the Apocalypse: An assassin, a tinkerbelle, a princess and a milf(good for her!). And then she makes her enemies part of her power ranger team because she's the suffragette of her time! Girl power for the win!
The love story:slowburn but with a constant love/hate edge. They never let go of their passion, if only it was realised into sth more steamy at the end!
The revenge: chef's kiss. He dies-OBVIOUSLY- but in a Hitchcockian way (a pity there was no curtain scene...)
The ending:Happy! And a supernatural one, with long dead people reunion. Some say the ML will eventually die bc he's next to the deceased at the end. Well duh! it's a historical drama set 300 years in the past. All of them will die and probably he'll go first because he's older. There, solved it. Personally I think he was put on the left bc it made for a more artistic shot.
Should you watch it? Yes, it's a condensed drama, meaning you get all the flavour in a tightly packed 30 episode duration. No fillers,no wasted time.Enjoy!
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