Dani

I just completed If Wishes Were Killed and honestly… this drama frustrated me, stressed me out, shocked me, and still managed to keep me hooked till the end. Overall, it was actually a really good show, especially because of the acting. Every actor did their role so well that even when I hated certain characters, I knew the actors were doing exactly what they were supposed to do.

One thing I realized while watching this drama is that you should never think you truly know someone, even if they are your closest person. The real side of people only comes out during the worst situations. When fear, greed, desperation, anger, or survival kicks in, people completely change. That was one of the strongest lessons this drama gave me. Trust can disappear so quickly, and sometimes the people you least expect become the ones who hurt you the most.

Nari especially irritated me so much. She acted so immature most of the time and honestly sounded like a teenage girl obsessed with arrogance and her own emotions. She kept talking about betrayal, loyalty, and honesty, but then what she did to Hyeon should also be called betrayal, right? People like her always pretend they are the loyal and truthful ones, but behind everything they lie, hurt others, and then somehow end up acting like the victim in the end. That personality annoyed me throughout the drama. But at the same time, I have to praise the actress because she played the role SO well that I genuinely hated the character. That means she did an amazing job.

And Kwon Si Won… dude, what was actually wrong with her? Just because she believed rumors and hated her own mother, she decided her mother deserved to rot in hell? That honestly made me so angry. If she truly loved her mother even a little, she should have at least talked to her and asked for the truth instead of blindly believing what others said. This is literally what happens when anger blinds your common sense. Once people become consumed by hatred, they stop thinking logically and start destroying everything around them, including themselves.

And Kwon Si Won being jealous of Do Hye Reong just because she kept visiting her mom’s house was honestly so weird to me 😭. Dude, wake up — that is not friendship, that is controlling behavior. You cannot claim to care about someone while trying to control who they meet, where they go, and how they live. That jealousy showed how possessive and emotionally unstable she really was.

The drama itself kept making me anxious because the plans to take down Kwon felt so unplanned and rushed 😭. I understand that things were happening quickly in the story, but while watching, I kept thinking, “PLEASE think properly before doing something.” Their decisions felt so hasty sometimes that it stressed me out while watching. That tension honestly made the drama more intense because I never felt relaxed while watching the plot unfold.

Also, the scenes where characters die 24 hours after their wishes come true were HORRIBLE to watch. Especially the throat-cutting scenes with the knife… absolutely not. I genuinely had to look away because those scenes made me uncomfortable. Beside those moments, though, the drama is not overly intense in terms of gore. The psychological tension and emotional frustration were honestly stronger than the violence itself.

I will say this though: if anyone plans to watch this drama, be patient and stay VERY focused on the plot because if you miss small details, you might get confused or frustrated. This is not the kind of drama you can casually watch while scrolling on your phone. You actually need to pay attention to understand everybody’s motives, lies, and actions.

And honestly, I don’t think this drama needs a Season 2. I feel like if they’re not going to bring better strategies and proper planning to defend Kim Na Ri ( I guess), then they should just leave it as it is. I was honestly tired of all the unplanned, rushed actions. I prefer when things are done with tactics and smart thinking rather than emotional, hasty decisions. And I cried so bad when the brother-in-law got injured—I genuinely thought he died for a moment. That scene hit me hard and stressed me out a lot.

What I liked most about If Wishes Were Killed is that it constantly shows how dangerous human desires can become. Once people are given the chance to get what they desperately want, morality slowly disappears. Greed, revenge, jealousy, guilt, fear — all of it starts controlling people’s decisions. Nobody in this drama felt completely innocent because every character was fighting with their own darkness in some way.