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I honestly don't think rating should be allowed before all episodes come out. Also sometimes you experience drama differently depending on whether you binge it or watch weekly

I agree. Plus, it contained the backstories for each team member which made it special and more personal comparing to other seasons

I think it was barely possible due to the character changes they made when it comes to main trio. Webtoon AhJin is depicted as plain evil and I haven't emphatised with her since her father's death. I forgot to mention the way she got Junseo to sleep with her - they were in little to no contact situation so she sent him the DNA test which confirmed who his real father was (he didn't know until then) and that was on his adoptive father's death anniversary. He was broken and went to her for consolation and she used his state to sleep with him. That was the most ruthless thing she's done up to that point. I think the director said they wanted to make drama AhJin more empathetic and human so maybe this stuff didn't fit their intentions? Also the huge plot point was Mun Do Hyuk's infertility which wasn't ever mentioned in the drama. I also understand the webtoon readers' dismay, dramas are always compared to their original content anyway 😂 both are good in their own way and neither are without flaws. We got two versions to enjoy 💅🏻 I recommend you to read the webtoon sometimes in your free time, it's only 60 chapters

so the drama was a solid 8.5-9 for me. I loved the acting, music and production. The colour palette was fitting as well. There were flaws in writing and pacing for the last 2-3 episodes. although they certainly made Jun Seo's character more unlikable, they made me change my attitude towards AhJin quite often, which wasn't the case in the webtoon

yes. In the webtoon she is only dating the rich CEO and gets pregnant with Junseo's baby to get him to marry her and plans to abort the baby as soon as they're married. The CEO finds out but likes how cunning she is so he agrees to get married so she could run some of his companies and also abort the baby. But Junseo also finds out about all of this and it makes the revelation documentary that airs at the same time as the awards ceremony just like in the drama, except in webtoon he also admits to his faults and JaeOh never dies. The CEO then breaks off the engagement and AhJin tries to jump off the bridge to ruin JunSeo but JaeOh stops her and they fly to Hong Kong where she gives birth to a daughter and they live together. After a while she marries some rich guy and leaves her baby to jaeoh. But the guy's daughter hates her and one day pushes her down the stairs and her face is permanently ruined so she gets surgery. Fast forward few years later JunSeo is having a fan meeting signing his new book when a little girl approaches him and asks for an autograph for her mum, Baek Ah Jin. Junseo then realises it's his daughter and runs outside only to see AhJin leaving with the girl, which is her final revenge on her last X, JunSeo. His daughter will never know of his existence while he would always be haunted by the two of them

The first part was quite faithfully adapted so it doesn't spark much debate. When it comes to Longstar entertainment storyline I honestly prefer the way drama handled it. From CEO's involvement in covering up her actors' crimes to Rena's expanded role and "redemption arc" and finally AhJin's relationships with InGang's family - everything was more detailed and (in my opinion) had more depth than its webtoon version. Especially depicting InGang's mental health struggles and AhJin's relationships with his grandma - the part that humanised her the most. Mind you, this was deemed the slowest part of the series but I think it would feel even slower if they'd followed it more closely. I'm quite torn when it comes to the last part of the story. I liked that they expanded CEO Moon's role and made it darker. Then again, in the webtoon this is AhJin at her highest, smartest and most ruthless. In the drama this becomes her lowest point as she falls victim to Moon's schemes. I guess this was another attempt at humanising her by giving her a psychotic manipulative equal. Baek Ah Jin was extremely smart and knew what kind of man he was (since he had all the information on her and made all those slander articles disappear) so she deducted marrying him was the best option for her survival (and also rise). But I think it was a bit out of character for her to actually drink anything she was given in that house (knowing what a psycho he was). When it comes to Junseo and JaeOh's characters, I thought that their romantic feelings towards AhJin were way more obvious in the drama. The webtoon downplayed them until the certain point. I also didn't find JunSeo that possessive or obsessed with AhJin in the webtoon. Sure, she was guilt tripping him all the time so he felt the constant urge to "save her" but I think he wasn't as narcissistic as he was depicted in the drama. He was her enabler and punching bag until the moment she decided to kill their baby AND he admitted to his faults publicly as well. That said, I think his character changes caused the ending changes at some extent.
I kinda wish they'd kept the pregnancy storyline because it mirrored JunSeo's birth perfectly - a child of affair born to secure wealth. It also reflects AhJin's father trying to extort her to gain money. ALSO her step daughter pushing her down the stairs partially reflects her mother's death in the beginning!

just finished reading the webtoon so here are my two cents

that AND he probably still carried a certain amount of guilt since he's been gaslighted by Ahjin his entire life that it was his fault she turned that way (bad stepbrother didn't save her from drowning in the tub). So he could never seek actual medical help for her (and himself!) Then he couldn't bare to admit the full truth to the viewers which totally fits his character. I think at some point he gaslighted her as well because I feel he blamed her for her mental state more than her abusive parents, so she would feel the need to depend on him

thank you so so much! that's quite a different ending but also twisted. I just have one question, is her fiancé in the webtoon also a psychopath like in the drama?

yeah he kinda forgot to mention he was her enabler all those years 🤡

do you think there will be s2?

I'm following!

The ending was gut wrenching but it totally made sense to me...she was built to rise from the ashes and codependency was always within the trio, they just took it to another level. The only thing that pissed me off was Do Hyuk's open ending but then again, he DID tell Jun Seo he was too powerful for anything to harm him seriously. I'm glad Le Na got away and the coffee shop boss is alive and well. And this drama is definitely something different

Dude decided to unalive them both without even trying to posthumously bring down Moon Do Hyuk who killed THEIR FRIEND (even warning him about the recordings was dumb af) like please Ah Jin totally deserved to survive this shiii 😭

Wow. I'm constantly in awe of Jun Seo's stupidity

Could anyone tell me the differences between drama ending and webtoon ending in comments please? it's not available in my country

yeah this is common for action series. In reality none of them would survive that prison or someone like Yohan. And we also wouldn't have three seasons of Taxi driver because all of them would've died by S1 finale. The screenwriter loves plot armour and incredible healing abilities 😂

that's what I'm hoping for since it's been ranked #1 both domestically and globally. Otherwise we're left with quite an open ending lol. The possibilities are infinite. I just wish they'd utilised EunBi's character more.. she didn't feel like a main role to me until the very end😭

I believe S2 is already planned or even written. That last scene left many questions unanswered. I also don't believe the Nanny would've let TaeJoong live such a peaceful life after killing her baby boy lol (she must have SOME minions left after all, also all the powerful "friends"). I would've also liked if they had shown us who TaeJoong took the hard drive to, considering all those powerful people's connections within the police. Although not necessary, I wish we got some scenes of our team actually planning the course of revenge! Would be the nice addition. Uo to the last episode, still one of the best kdramas recently! especially the first six episodes!

So episode twelve should've been two hours long or split into two episodes. The last 20 minutes were so rushed I rewatched three times to make sure I hadn't skipped some scenes 😂