I hope I can find a comment that summers what happened at the last 4-6 episodes, I dropped it after ep 10 but I'm a little bit curious, reading the comments looks like I have nothing to regret.
Got released in theatres in Korea on Dec 31, 2024 but flopped, then went to Netflix.
I think the question was about why it's getting so much attention now when it was released a while ago. The answer is that it was released on Netflix just two days ago (and we know that happened because it didn't do well in cinemas—no need to hide the truth). Just have fun watching what you like; no need to be aggressive.
she literally got off on tormenting him. she knew he had nightmares about his childhood, so she wanted the chandelier…
Your explanation makes so much sense—I couldn’t agree more. But even with all that understanding, I still can’t grasp her logic. The SFL brought in a woman he was attracted to and forced him to marry her. Naturally, he’d fall for the FL, and the SFL would lose her control over him🤷♀️. I guess what ruined her messed-up plan was the FL. She didn’t act the way the SFL expected, nor did she anticipate that the FL would protect him from her. So I think that the SFL thought he’d fall in love with FL and suffer on his own, then come running back to her for “healing” through her pills and manipulation.
I started the drama as soon as it came out and just finished it. While watching, I checked the drama's rating on MDL and was alarmed by how low it was. However, I believe the drama deserves a better rating. I guess people had high expectations and ended up disappointed. I tried to avoid having such expectations, and it worked—I quite enjoyed it. The story was promising, the cast delivered wonderful performances, and the soundtrack added a mysterious and melodramatic vibe (especially the tango track).
BUT... how should I put it? It felt shallow. The story had more potential than it delivered. That doesn’t mean it was bad—it just could have been much better, especially since all the characters had deep backstories and they all were mentaly ill.
I started this drama against my principle: "Don’t watch an ongoing historical C-drama; wait in case the ending is sad." But I couldn’t wait to see those two together again. I stopped at episode 17 (just 2 days ago) because I smelled a sad ending—a death smell was coming from the male lead., and honestly, I didn’t get as attached to the drama as I was expecting and hoping for. Now that I’m reading the comments, I’m thankful to the me who didn’t keep going.
So I think that the SFL thought he’d fall in love with FL and suffer on his own, then come running back to her for “healing” through her pills and manipulation.
BUT... how should I put it? It felt shallow. The story had more potential than it delivered. That doesn’t mean it was bad—it just could have been much better, especially since all the characters had deep backstories and they all were mentaly ill.