Fanbender

Edit: Yeah... I edited this review to be a tad less abrasive. Cheese In The Trap is a crappy, mediocre adaptation of its webtoon of the same name. Bias towards the Baek siblings take over the last 9 episodes of the drama. Main character Jung disappears into oblivion and Seol is reduced to nothing but love interest material tease for In Ho. The webtoon is unfairly twisted in an attempt to paint Jung as this imaginary abusive sociopath. In fact, this couldn't be more nonsensical to the story. Jung is repressed, stifled from his environment, and emotionally fucked up. Considering his status as a wealthy heir, his father drilled into Jung to constantly protect the company's brand and reputation. Jung should have gotten ample time on screen as a main character he should have deserved. His side of the story and his relationship with Seol should have been explored. Because the story is about them. They are the main protagonists. Seol wasn't depicted as she was was in the webtoon. Poor girl was hyperventilating from the first second she appears. She was portrayed as a nervous and selfish college student. And like I said from before, Seol also is reduced to filth. She becomes unusually submissive in her relationship with Jung. I thought that was a strange difference from the webtoon. If anything, in the webtoon, she controlled Jung from the beginning without knowing herself. He becomes intrigued by Seol and later falls for her. Speaking of strange differences from the webtoon, Young Gon, Min Soo, and In Ha are pathetically and illogically made out to be "misunderstood victims." They blame Jung and Seol for all their problems. Especially In Ha, I couldn't wrap my head around as to how she went from the mental institution where she clearly belonged to having a happy ending with a boyfriend, and tons of money due to said boyfriend. There was no change in her behavior. There was no remorse and apologies. Absolutely nothing. This was all because she comes out on top of the settlement deal with Seol. Seol comes out as a loser who is suppose to accept what In Ha and In Ho do to her. In Ho was a captain asshole to ask her to save his sister when his sister pushed her into oncoming traffic. Overall, this drama wasn't a psychological bender by any means. It was downright disturbing to stomach for 16 episodes. Hae Jin and the rest of the cast managed the best they could with this horseshit farce of an adaptation.