The writer seems to have a really cynical take on corporate politics. I wonder if the writing was deliberate in showing Jaeyeol and Inah take the brunt of their own actions. For him, he did not cut off his secretary who was displaying several red flags out of pity. The time where she kissed him without consent was more than enough grounds to fire her already. For Inah, she had lingering feelings that pushed her to do something against her principles. Both had a lot to lose, yet they let their personal feelings interfere with their professional life.
As for Ahjung, it's been a while since I saw a drama consciously make a second female lead the antagonist towards the end of the show. But honestly, it tracks that her character ended up like that as the signs were there all along.
I think the last two episodes were an interesting dive into the flaws of the characters. We see more of the true…
Agreed, plus the fact that their relationship started with her witnessing his attempted suicide. I think whatever feelings she had left were very complicated.
I have no meaningful inputs, but how gorgeous is SHS in this show? The ending of episode 8, damn. Reminds me of those old school Hong Kong/Chinese actresses with the elegance and black hair flowing in the wind. I might have rewinded that scene about 10 times lol.
Just got a thought that Shin Hae Sun plays almost the same sort of over the top character in most of her dramas.…
She probably started getting many offers for such characters after Mr Queen. But she's honestly just good at it and I see the effort to not make them repetitive so I'm not complaining. This character's humor is more on the cynical and deadpan side from what I see so far.
She always looks different in her shows tbh since legend of the blue sea. Most probably plastic surgery and botox…
Maybe, but I don't think it's even possible for someone to have surgery so frequently lol.
I think it's aging and her looking very different when she changes her styling and makeup. She kind of looked like 3 different people in her recent show. Even comparing LOTBS and Stranger, she looked very different.
After re-watching, it became clearer what the "truth" likely was. This is my theory: Basically what Sarah explains at the end actually happened (except she is Sarah and not Mijeong), and she did get caught by the loan shark boss with her hands full of blood. Loan shark boss gets questioned by the police and when detective says "Sarah Kim isn't dead", he realizes she had attempted to fake her death and his statement exposed her. Therefore, he returns her favour and removes her kidney sample, letting her get away again. I don't think they were in cahoots as he wouldn't have exposed her kidney transplant if that were the case.
Ultimately it was about a hungry woman who loved her goal more than herself, and lost her identity. Not the most original premise, but a good execution. There were many in-your-face metaphors that somehow worked. Sarah Kim is complex and has humanity under her many layers. Shin Hye Sun delivered a great performance that elevated the role.
What's with kdramas shoehorning body swaps / alter egos / split personalities into their plots nowadays? Sure it's cool to see the actors play more than one role, but it is truly getting old and feels unnecessary most of the time. Have writers forgotten how to write a good story without these tropes? I hope this trend ends soon...
I've watched SHS for years but on this poster she kinda looks like Jisoo from Blackpink upon first glance. Also the teaser is great, crossing fingers for a good thriller 🤞
The release seems to be brought forward to Q1 (likely Feb) as the leads are about to start promoting.
That might be true, though idt Monthly Boyfriend has announced any promotion with the leads yet. I would assume promotions for it will start earlier since it has Jisoo. Pretty sure both shows wrapped up filming around the same time.
As for Ahjung, it's been a while since I saw a drama consciously make a second female lead the antagonist towards the end of the show. But honestly, it tracks that her character ended up like that as the signs were there all along.
I think it's aging and her looking very different when she changes her styling and makeup. She kind of looked like 3 different people in her recent show. Even comparing LOTBS and Stranger, she looked very different.