I’ll be ruthless
Literally all my pet peeves with K-dramas collected in one single show ðŸ˜
• A grown-ass woman acting like a toddler
• The classic annoying love triangle
• That one hyperactive character draining everyone's soul
Let's see if I can even finish this mess. Will update my rating and review later 💀
So yeah, for those three reasons, the show started off on a really weak note for me. These are my least favorite tropes, and without solid writing, they rarely land the ending. It went down pretty much as I predicted—flimsy writing that left the narrative feeling super shallow. First up: the 'grown woman acting like a toddler' trope... To be fair, the show somehow found its rhythm later on and I adjusted. Still, it breaks my immersion. A character who is supposed to be highly capable, confident, and driven in her career suddenly regression-bashing into a child who can’t articulate basic thoughts just feels deeply forced.
Also, the sasaeng accusation plotline was painful. I will never wrap my head around toxic stanning and how normalized it is over there. The irony of hypocrites accusing her of being a sasaeng while actively acting like total sasaengs themselves? Hello, is anyone else calling out this madness???
Anyway, the love triangle remains totally forced and mean-spirited. Why throw a wrench into a decades-long friendship over a girl? They damaged a dynamic that might never recover, and for what? There isn't even a grand, all-consuming romance to justify it. These two were practically coded as a couple because of how close they were, and now they’re wrecking their bond over the same crush? Please, give me a break.
For me, the drama finally found its footing after episode 8 once a legitimate conflict kicked in. Bringing in a figure from the past to disrupt both their professional and personal lives makes for way better television. I wish they had gone with this from the start and had the rift be about shared history instead.
• A grown-ass woman acting like a toddler
• The classic annoying love triangle
• That one hyperactive character draining everyone's soul
Let's see if I can even finish this mess. Will update my rating and review later 💀
So yeah, for those three reasons, the show started off on a really weak note for me. These are my least favorite tropes, and without solid writing, they rarely land the ending. It went down pretty much as I predicted—flimsy writing that left the narrative feeling super shallow. First up: the 'grown woman acting like a toddler' trope... To be fair, the show somehow found its rhythm later on and I adjusted. Still, it breaks my immersion. A character who is supposed to be highly capable, confident, and driven in her career suddenly regression-bashing into a child who can’t articulate basic thoughts just feels deeply forced.
Also, the sasaeng accusation plotline was painful. I will never wrap my head around toxic stanning and how normalized it is over there. The irony of hypocrites accusing her of being a sasaeng while actively acting like total sasaengs themselves? Hello, is anyone else calling out this madness???
Anyway, the love triangle remains totally forced and mean-spirited. Why throw a wrench into a decades-long friendship over a girl? They damaged a dynamic that might never recover, and for what? There isn't even a grand, all-consuming romance to justify it. These two were practically coded as a couple because of how close they were, and now they’re wrecking their bond over the same crush? Please, give me a break.
For me, the drama finally found its footing after episode 8 once a legitimate conflict kicked in. Bringing in a figure from the past to disrupt both their professional and personal lives makes for way better television. I wish they had gone with this from the start and had the rift be about shared history instead.
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