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Disappointment on detour
Disclaimer: I had to switch to another video after the first half, hence subtitle quality was significantly worse for the second part.
The inital idea was quite intriguing: A highly skilled assassin suddenly wakes up in the body of a high school girl. Although she seems to have no intention to find out what happened to her former body or to return to her former life, that part of the plot appeared quite consistently throughout the story until the last quarter of the drama. Since 99.9% of vertical dramas cater to some sort of damsel in distress trope, I was excited to finally find one where the "helpless girl" wasn't the least bit interested in ML's attempts to "save" her.
If you're expecting this kind of plot, you'll end up being disappointed. FL turned into a damsel in distress almost every episode and her only ideas to save herself lied in showing off how pretty she was or turn to some sort of violence. ML's rescue missions relied on his social status and economical power every single time, becoming less and less sophisticated as the drama progressed. If the dialogues hadn't said so, you could have thought the main leads actually hated each other and were trying to rain on each others' parade. With all the attempts to make FL badass and independent, the writers forgot to give her feelings for ML, too. I would've loved to see both team up instead of each doing their own rescue missions neither of them appreciated. And while FL's former life kept being mentioned, it was more of an unexplored plot device than a new spin on an old tale.
If you like pretty leads, the damsel in distress trope and an interesting initial setting, this might be sufficient to entertain you. Still, I recommend watching a vertical drama that's easier to find. The original plot idea isn't worth digging through the web for.
The inital idea was quite intriguing: A highly skilled assassin suddenly wakes up in the body of a high school girl. Although she seems to have no intention to find out what happened to her former body or to return to her former life, that part of the plot appeared quite consistently throughout the story until the last quarter of the drama. Since 99.9% of vertical dramas cater to some sort of damsel in distress trope, I was excited to finally find one where the "helpless girl" wasn't the least bit interested in ML's attempts to "save" her.
If you're expecting this kind of plot, you'll end up being disappointed. FL turned into a damsel in distress almost every episode and her only ideas to save herself lied in showing off how pretty she was or turn to some sort of violence. ML's rescue missions relied on his social status and economical power every single time, becoming less and less sophisticated as the drama progressed. If the dialogues hadn't said so, you could have thought the main leads actually hated each other and were trying to rain on each others' parade. With all the attempts to make FL badass and independent, the writers forgot to give her feelings for ML, too. I would've loved to see both team up instead of each doing their own rescue missions neither of them appreciated. And while FL's former life kept being mentioned, it was more of an unexplored plot device than a new spin on an old tale.
If you like pretty leads, the damsel in distress trope and an interesting initial setting, this might be sufficient to entertain you. Still, I recommend watching a vertical drama that's easier to find. The original plot idea isn't worth digging through the web for.
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