The selling point of this drama for me were the unlikely friendships and feelings of found family. I must say however, I got very upset with what happened to one of my favourite characters. It was too cruel and he deserved so much better. The devastation was real and it happened mid-episode, I couldn't enjoy the rest of the show as much as I wanted to towards the end.
The acting was decent and the production better than I expected. Admittedly, I only skimmed it for SML but I got several gists of the main love story which can be summarized as polarizing (and nauseating) extremes that makes me glad I didn't try to sit through it properly.
The way ML emotionally and psychologically abused FL was beyond irredeemable. It's a melodramatic wuxia story, yes. However, I can't help but see and feel disturbed by these toxic elements being played as "the misunderstood man and his ever-loyal true love". This kind of narrative mentality is what encourages real life women to stay in toxic relationships and endure domestic abuse.
The Wolf would have been a much better story had FL actually dropped ML and got together with SML. And if ML had received the consequences of his bad actions, grew from it, and became a much better person to a new love interest.
Great production and acting, especially by Oh Jung Se as the brother with autism. As a frontline autism and mental health worker, it's refreshing to see a realistic and humane portrayal of someone with ASD and not just some bad caricature.
However, I am constantly reminded the "romance" is the focal point and it's terribly uncomfortable to keep watching FL aggressively corner the very reluctant ML at every turn. Boundaries need to be set and perhaps it does get better later but I dropped this drama after FL crossed the line for me (and ML basically rewarded her for taking him and his brother "hostage").
Yes, I know that's just her diagnosis but just because for example, a client of mine has BPD, doesn't mean stealing my colleague's laptop to pawn off for quick cash absolves them of wrongdoing nor should my colleague not be upset about it so to speak.
By an amazing stroke of luck, I came across the existence of this adaptation of my favourite childhood manga! I'm pleasantly surprised by how good it is and I'm grateful this adaptation is treated with great respect to its original source material while further developing the depth of its characters in interesting ways. Truly a feel-good binge-worthy drama~
Honestly, I came here for the badass female protagonist but outside of the awesome fight scenes, she's rather bland and I wasn't really taken in by the loss of her father. I ended up being waaay more emotionally invested in Choi Moo Jin who felt more "human" all around, especially when clinging onto the memory of his most trusted man who had betrayed him all along. His mastermind deception imo, was voluntary self-destruction masquerading as revenge against the father and daughter.
Is mental illness treated humanely in this drama, or is it for the sole purpose of sensational horror? Asking because I work frontline in mental health.
actually in a way they're working together from the start (love and hate) and in another way never haha
Simply put, after the first arrest. Their differing methods and personal stakes vs having the same end goal means they constantly diverge, cross paths, diverge, and cross again. But that's what makes their "partnership" interesting imo
I started this because I love NiF very much. But I watched up to episode 13 and so far I think it's just so-so. The romance with Lin Wan-er annoyed me and then I really lost motivation after my fave character got killed off. I also don't see the appeal of MC who is quite literally a self-insert character in his own fiction. No offense to fans of this drama, I just don't get it.
Does this drama have a conclusive ending? And do the main leads come out of it alive and relatively mentally stable? I love suspense, but I'd like to avoid feeling hallow and devastated by end, which unfortunately shows like Extracurricular, Squid Game, and Breaking Bad did to me.
The way ML emotionally and psychologically abused FL was beyond irredeemable. It's a melodramatic wuxia story, yes. However, I can't help but see and feel disturbed by these toxic elements being played as "the misunderstood man and his ever-loyal true love". This kind of narrative mentality is what encourages real life women to stay in toxic relationships and endure domestic abuse.
The Wolf would have been a much better story had FL actually dropped ML and got together with SML. And if ML had received the consequences of his bad actions, grew from it, and became a much better person to a new love interest.
However, I am constantly reminded the "romance" is the focal point and it's terribly uncomfortable to keep watching FL aggressively corner the very reluctant ML at every turn. Boundaries need to be set and perhaps it does get better later but I dropped this drama after FL crossed the line for me (and ML basically rewarded her for taking him and his brother "hostage").
Yes, I know that's just her diagnosis but just because for example, a client of mine has BPD, doesn't mean stealing my colleague's laptop to pawn off for quick cash absolves them of wrongdoing nor should my colleague not be upset about it so to speak.